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David Zipper is a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center for State and Local Government, where he examines the interplay between urban policy and new mobility technologies. David’s perspective on urban development is rooted in his experience working within city hall as well as being a venture capitalist, policy researcher, and startup […]

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Claudia is a transportation planner that is passionate about improving sustainability, livability, and mobility in cities. As Director of Engagement in 2022, Claudia led NACTO’s strategy and approach to engaging members, advancing our goal to connect, challenge, and champion the city transportation professionals working towards equitable, sustainable mobility policy and people-centered street design. She brings […]

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Lisa Marie Glover is an accomplished and results-oriented professional with 15+ years’ experience in leading multiple projects within transportation industry. Stellar track record of devising cost-effective and environment friendly transportation strategies to improve mobility and accessibility while reducing congestion. Expert in designing and executing sustainable transportation infrastructure plans. Excel at directing operations and maintenance of […]

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Stefan co-designed and launched Seattle’s free-floating, scooter share, pilot program and leads community engagement and initiatives to support the 1st/last mile needs of Seattle’s Environmental Justice Communities. Prior to SDOT he co-founded two marketing firms and helped grow early micromobility pioneers, like ofo and gotcha.

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Hamzat Sani (he/him) has played a pivotal role in shifting the consciousness of, inspiring, and even building spaces and resources at the intersection of culture, cycling, and community building. He is a writer, advisor, and experienced leader.  You can find his written work in the Afro-American newspaper, Washington City Paper, equity work across the cycling […]

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Coreata R. Houser (he/him), serves as the Manager of Neighborhood Investment and Business Diversity for the City of Birmingham. He is focused on fulfilling Mayor Woodfin’s vision of creating an inclusive economy by leading the City’s VITAL program, an inclusive procurement program, and the City’s 2021 disparity study. Coreata created and leads the City’s first […]

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Rose Luma is a Certified 500hr Yoga Instructor and Health Coach who has used her practice to create and sustain supportive environments for behavior change. She has used evidence-based coaching skills, assisted with problem-solving, set health-related goals in the areas of nutrition, exercise, and stress management, and collaborated with members to develop and implement effective […]

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Aidil Ortiz is a tribe member of SpiritHouse, a multigenerational Black women- led cultural organizing tribe with a rich legacy of using art, culture and media to support the empowerment and transformation of communities most impacted by racism, poverty, gender inequity, criminalization and incarceration. She is also the principal at Aidilisms, a consultancy focused on […]

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Murray has spent her career serving the medically underserved. She has worked in a variety of settings including practicing Occupational Medicine at a Workers Clinic in Canada, residency director for Occupational Medicine at Meharry Medical College, and bureau chief for the Chicago Department of Health under Mayor Harold Washington. She worked as medical director of […]

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Mitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years received wide critical praise. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award. His novel also won The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence and was a finalist for The Center for Fiction Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, the PEN / Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, and the […]

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Chiara Fasi breathes new life into traditional live string performances. Through a unique blend of Classical, Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop and Electronic Music, she leaves the audience with experience they will never forget. She began playing violin at the age of 11 and graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance. […]

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Nico Larco, AIA is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon where he is the Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute. Urbanism Next is focused on how technological advances such as new mobility, autonomous vehicles, e-commerce and the sharing economy are changing city […]

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Kenyatta McLean is a strategist and facilitator interested in neighborhood resource access and heritage conservation. As an economic development practitioner, she developed strategy, engagement plans, and commercial corridor focused programming for multiple neighborhood revitalization projects in New York City. Kenyatta is a founding member of BlackSpace Urbanist Collective and currently serves as the Board Co-chair. […]

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Born and raised in an immigrant, working-class household, Giovania Tiarachristie (they/them) is dedicated to centering the margins to create systemic change for more just and equitable places. Giovania currently works as an Equity and Social Justice consultant, facilitator, and coach, carrying more than eight years of experience in racial equity initiatives and cultural competency-building in […]

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David Carson Lipscomb is the Curbside Management Planner at the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). In this role, David is responsible for facilitating the safe and efficient transfer of people and goods to and from the curbside. His major projects include planning and evaluating motorcoach parking, managing DDOT’s pick-up/drop-off (PUDO) zone pilot program, parking sign […]

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Alia engages individuals and groups to achieve more connection, honesty, and depth, in service to holistic social change and liberation. Her work has taken her around the world and focuses on conflict transformation and mediation; leadership development; collaborative workplaces; identity; processes of deep listening, visioning, and reflection; and community building.

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Cata loves collaborative processes and asking questions. While Cata’s work moves across many fields, collective conversation is at the center of her work. From Social Practice in Museums, and working on Environmental Justice campaigns, to Community Murals and Urban Economic Development, Cata facilitates spaces where stakeholders can progress on their project, goal and connectivity.

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Susan Loucks designs and facilitates processes for change, planning, skill building, and organizational improvement, with particular attention to broad and effective participation and power dynamics within organizations. Susan has convened and facilitated many multi-stakeholder decision making processes in sectors ranging from natural resources to employment for people with disabilities. A longtime resident of Boston, she […]

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Julianne Sabula is Strategic Planning & Programming Manager for the Salt Lake City Transportation Division. She has 17 years of experience in transportation, financial, land use and environmental planning and holds degrees in Urban Planning and Cultural Anthropology. Her current initiatives include implementation of the Salt Lake City Transit Master Plan, development of a project […]

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Jean Crowther, AICP has more than fifteen years of experience fostering change and innovation in cities and regions across the U.S. She is a Principal with Alta Planning + Design and leads the firms emerging mobility practice, working at the intersection of transportation and technology. Her outcomes-oriented approach to planning and commitment to reducing mobility […]

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Ashwini Chhabra is a Co-founder and Principal of Electric Avenue, a public affairs consultancy whose mission is to accelerate the transition to human scale, zero-emission urban transport. He has previously held roles as Head of Public Affairs at Bird, a pioneer in the shared micromobility industry; and as Head of Policy Development at Uber, where […]

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Melinda is Co-founder and Principal at Electric Avenue, a public affairs and mobility policy firm whose mission is to accelerate the transition to human-scale, zero-emission mobility. She’s spent her career working at the intersection of transport and climate, including as Head of Sustainability at Bird, Deputy Director at NACTO’s Global Designing Cities Initiative, and Portfolio […]

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Po Sun is a Senior Planner at Sam Schwartz specializing in communicating complex ideas and plans through thoughtful design strategies that help communities make informed decisions. He has over six years of public and private sector experience, managing and performing numerous transportation planning studies that designing Complete Streets to provide equitable and safe environments for […]

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Alex Hanson is a Senior Planner at Sam Schwartz who works with cities across the country to better connect their transportation policies and street design to community goals like safety, resiliency, and equity. Alex specializes in helping cities translate their mobility goals into meaningful performance metrics and creating new organizational processes and structures to better […]

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Alex Johnston is a civic designer and social entrepreneur. In 2014, Alex founded Cities Reimagined, a civic design firm that employs principles of design to solve complex challenges in urban cities. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics with a Master’s Degree in Cities. Alex started her career as a social worker, […]

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Christina O’Claire is pleased to serve King County Metro, the nation’s eighth-largest transit system, which was named APTA’s Outstanding Public Transportation System for 2018. Chris steered the creation of Metro Connects, the agency’s long-range plan for doubling transit ridership over the next 25 years. As Director of the Mobility Division, her role is to oversee […]

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Believing that great ideas—smartly communicated—can change the world, Patrin’s professional focus is helping organisations use knowledge to make a bigger social impact. She joined BvLF in 2015 to set up the Knowledge for Policy team to develop and share policy and programming ideas to better serve babies, toddlers and the people who care for them. She […]

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Becca is a Senior Transportation Planner with the City of Minneapolis Department of Public Works.  Becca has over eighteen years of professional planning experience, with nearly fifteen of those as a planner for the City of Minneapolis in transportation, land use, urban design, preservation, and environmental planning.  Becca has led and collaborated on a variety of […]

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Amanda O’Rourke is the Executive Director of 8 80 Cities. She was a key architect of the 8 80 concept, and has been an integral driving force in the development and growth of the organization for the last 13 years. She has worked on numerous local and international projects that put people at the center […]

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Amina Yasin is Co-Chair of the Canadian Institute of Planners Social Equity Committee. She currently lives in New Westminster and works as an Urban Planner in lower mainland, British Columbia. Her interest and research commitments have actively embraced her unique professional and lived-experiences to advocate for an increased emphasis on responsive, equitable and inclusive planning. […]

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Brian Gould is a Senior Transportation Design Engineer with the City of Vancouver, BC, and a portfolio emphasizing downtown street design, cycling, and public space. Brian’s recent project work includes protected bike lanes on Richards, Drake, Smithe, Nelson, Beatty, and Cambie as design lead, with detailed design for six downtown protected intersections underway and involvement […]

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Peter Eccles is a Transportation Planner at the City of Houston’s Planning and Development Department. From crosswalks to freeway corridors, he coordinates across Houston’s constellation of agencies, community groups and advocacy organizations to support projects that broaden multimodal options and have robust public buy-in. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Vassar […]

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Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng. is the Director of Transportation Planning and currently oversees the development of plans and recommended actions to best serve the city’s transportation needs. As a leader, he is passionate about delivering transportation systems that are customer focused, aligned with smart growth principles and supportive of all modes of travel. Having worked at […]

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Annette Darrow has been a transit industry professional for over 25 years.  She has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  While working on her degree she took a job at UMASS Transit learning many aspects of public-transit operations; from driving to training, customer service, dispatching, and supervising.  This foundation provided […]

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Matt Eierman is with the City of Sacramento Parking Services Division and has served as the City’s Parking Division Manager since 2013, overseeing a staff of 142 employees who provide support as unit managers, parking lot personnel, parking enforcement officers, parking meter operations, city right-of-way management, maintenance and custodial staff. Mr. Eierman has also served […]

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Naz Capano is the Manager of Transportation Policy and Innovation in Transportation Services with the City of Toronto. He has over 30 years of experience in areas focused on infrastructure asset management, traffic and road operations, transportation policy and environmental initiatives related to climate change and adaption. Naz has guided a variety of strategic initiatives […]

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Stephanie Dock manages the  District (of Columbia) Department of Transportation’s Research Program. The Research Program supports all aspects of the agency’s work and over the past 7 years, Stephanie has been involved in a range of projects from pervious concrete to connected and autonomous vehicles. Some of her largest efforts have been the parkDC value pricing parking […]

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Julia Friedlander’s career in New York City and San Francisco as a public policy architect, manager and lawyer drew her into many periods of transformational change, including the public health crisis of HIV, restructuring of the telecommunications market and emergence of high speed internet infrastructure, the LGBT civil rights and marriage equality movements, and the […]

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Aaron de Rozario is Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria. He is responsible for implementing Victoria’s commercial passenger vehicle reforms and its new regulatory environment; and regulating Victoria’s commercial passenger vehicle industry. Aaron has been involved in the regulation of commercial passenger vehicles since 2012 and has advised the Western Australian and Victorian […]

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Anne Sherwood, P.Eng. is the first female Senior Design Engineer with the Halifax Regional Municipality. A skilled project manager and senior civil design engineer, Anne is responsible for managing the municipality’s capital program including streets and roads, active transportation and transit projects. She has lead several innovative projects in the Halifax Region including the North […]

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Lynda Lopez is a transportation reporter for Streetsblog Chicago focusing on transit oriented development, displacement, and bike equity. She is also the Active Transportation Alliance’s Fair Fares Organizer, a campaign to bring discounted fares for low-income transit riders in the Chicagoland region. As an avid bicyclist, Lynda was selected as the Southwest Side representative for […]

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Graduated in Urban Design and City Planning at UCL (University College London), with undergrad in Business Administration at FGV-EAESP and post-graduation in Creative Economy and Creative cities. Founder and director of SampaPé!, NGO focused in promoting walkable cities and improve walking experience, member of International Federation of Pedestrian (IFP).  Co-founder of Latin American Network for Walkable Cities and […]

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With over 25 years of experience in various Transportation related roles, Dave Twaddle, is currently the Director of Permits and Enforcement within the City of Toronto’s Transportation Services Division. He has worked on an array of projects associated with improving the City’s traffic congestion as well as overseeing all permits related to development applications & […]

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Tim Lawson is a Senior Transportation Engineer with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). For the past nineteen years, he has worked to improve the operation and safety of TTC’s buses and streetcars, through transportation engineering. Tim has been involved in various transit priority initiatives, including the extensive development and implementation of transit signal priority (TSP). […]

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Joel is a transportation planner with Austin Transportation Department’s Vision Zero Program. Joel works on a number of strategic initiatives within ATD including the development of a new Speed Management Program, citywide pedestrian crossing enhancements and crash data analysis. Prior to joining the Vision Zero team Joel served as Pedestrian Coordinator and was the lead […]

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As a senior transportation planner in the Planning Division at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), Tracey leads long-range transit projects that aim to improve transit services to critical neighborhoods throughout the City. With a heavy background in outreach and service planning and a personal interest in equity issues, Tracey led the day-to-day project […]

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Thalia is a senior planner with the Livable Streets subdivision of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Thalia’s work at the SFMTA focuses on implementing bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout San Francisco as well as coordinating larger streetscape projects such as the Polk Streetscape Project and the 5th Street Improvement Project. Thalia is also […]

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Stephanie Shaw is Chief of Staff of the Street Improvement Programs sub-division at the New York City Department of Transportation. Stephanie helps oversee NYC DOT’s Bicycle Unit, Pedestrian Unit, and Public Space Unit, as well as the agency’s ambitious Street Improvement Program which implements over 100 safety projects annually. This is Stephanie’s second stint at […]

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Ms. Treese is a registered landscape architect in the State of Missouri. She has been with the City of Kansas City, Missouri since 2012. She started her landscape architectural career with Wallace, Roberts & Todd (WRT), and later, Vireo. Ms. Treese holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with a secondary major in Natural Resources and […]

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Mary is an impassioned civic leader with diverse experience in the business, government, not-for-profit and philanthropy sectors in Canada and the US. Over 30 years, Mary has been a steady advocate and champion for place-based approaches to building livable and resilient cities, and community-driven local economies. She has led campaigns, organizations, initiatives, and companies spanning […]

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Adrian Leung works at SFMTA as the Bikeshare and Bike Parking Program Manager, and the Scootershare Policy Evaluation Lead. He has worked in bicycle/pedestrian planning and advocacy for 12 of the last 16 years, arriving at the SFMTA after working at non-profits, private firms, and other public agencies. He was the first person to call […]

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Juan Pablo is a civil engineering graduate from the University of the Andes and holds a Doctorate in Transport from the University of East Paris. He was the co-founder of the University of the Andes Sustainability Study Group, where he directed research with many international partners, generating relevant publications in major scientific magazines. Bocarejo participated […]

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Sheyda is a professional engineer and has been with Transportation Services at the City of Toronto for over 8 years. Most recently, she lead the development of Vision Zero 2.0, City of Toronto’s updated road safety plan. Sheyda has been involved in several aspects of planning, designing, operating and monitoring the right of way for vulnerable road users. […]

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Alex Demisch is the Data Analytics and Strategy Manager for the Sustainable Streets Division at the SFMTA.  He is working to improve how the division acquires, manages, and uses data to support a range of functions, including managing dockless mobility, digitizing curb and street assets, and optimizing enforcement resources.  He builds on ten years of […]

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As Senior Communications Associate at TransitCenter, Hayley translates wonky transportation concepts into compelling and digestible stories. She directs TransitCenter’s video series, designs reports, and writes for the blog. She is an alumna of the George Washington University and Pratt Institute.

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A Mexico City native, Romina Castillo has always been fascinated by urban communities and their relationship with the built environment. For the last five years, Romina has worked closely with Chicago communities in different capacities. Her focus and experience has primarily been on place-based, community-driven projects in the non-profit sector to advocate for equitable mobility, […]

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Shagithya Deivendran has been working in policy development within the transportation sector since 2014. Her areas of focus have been stakeholder engagement, government relations, research and regulation. Shagithya is currently a Project Lead on Automated Vehicles for the City of Toronto. She has contributed to a number of AV-related initiatives for the City including a review […]

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Tien-Tien (“Tim Tim”) Chan is the TDM Program Manager at the City of Austin Transportation Department. As the program manager, Tien-Tien is leading the efforts to develop the City’s TDM policies, planning, and programming to manage congestion and improve mobility by changing how we get around rather than trying to build our way out of […]

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Terry White has been appointed by Executive Dow Constantine as the interim general manager of King County Metro, the Puget Sound region’s largest public transportation agency. Prior to COVID-19, Metro delivered more than 400,000 trips every weekday and roughly half of downtown Seattle commuters relied on transit. Metro provides bus, vanpool, and water taxi services, […]

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Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson is Chair of Toronto’s Economic and Community Development Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Now in his fifth term as Councillor, Michael has earned a reputation as one of Toronto’s hardest working and most effective political leaders. Michael is known to his constituents as a community builder committed to […]

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Dane Forlines has been involved in community development for nearly 20 years, both domestically and internationally as a consultant and in the non-profit sector.  Dane has a degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s degree in city and regional planning from the University of Memphis. He is currently an affiliate broker with Crye-Leike and […]

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Greg has had roles in the private and public sector as a traffic engineer and transportation planner. He is a project manager leading the planning and implementation of King County Metro’s Bus Rapid Transit system, RapidRide, which Metro is committed to expanding throughout the county. Before joining Metro, Greg worked on a variety of transportation […]

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Jonas Eliasson is visiting professor of transport systems at Linköping university and new Director of Transport Access at the Swedish National Transportation Administration. He was Director of the Stockholm City Transportation Administration 2016-2019 and professor of transport systems analysis at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 2007-2016. His research interests focus on transport policy design […]

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Born and raised in Toronto, Mayor Tory has spent his life giving back to the city he loves, through his tireless work in public, private sector and philanthropic roles. Elected as the 65th Mayor of Toronto in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, John Tory is making the city more liveable, affordable and functional. He has […]

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David joined 8 80 Cities in August of 2016, after several years working at Toronto City Hall. An avowed lover of all things urban, he has helped co-ordinate numerous public realm and park revitalizations, planning studies, and neighbourhood improvement projects. Trained as an actor, David firmly believes listening is the first step towards creating inclusive, […]

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Janice Simsohn Shaw is an adept, high-energy facilitator with 20 years of experience training foundation and social change leaders to be better partners, listeners, and givers. She is a passionate and vocal advocate for the power of communal learning and proudly serves her clients by helping them move their work forward in meaningful ways. In […]

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Chris Eaves is a PE with practice in public agencies in Texas, Nevada, and Washington State.  His career has ranged from field work to project design, and over the last five years he has managed Seattle’s freight transportation program, including rail, port and roadway modes.

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Bianca is an open government advocate with a dual background intechnology and public engagement. She is the co-founder of Tech ResetCanada and is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International GovernanceInnovation in the Global Economy program. She worked for several yearsin the tech sector in operations, infrastructure, corporate training,and product management, most recently at […]

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Jascha Franklin-Hodge is the Executive Director of the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF). The city-led foundation helps cities and industry collaborate to develop open source tools and data standards that support adoption and regulation of emerging mobility technology. He previously served in the cabinet of Mayor Martin J. Walsh as Boston’s Chief Information Officer, and lead […]

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Dr. Jan Whittington is Associate Professor of the Department of Urban Design and Planning, at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research applies transaction cost economic theory to networked infrastructures, such as transportation, water, and communications systems, to internalize factors historically treated as external to transactions. Her publications include methodologies for greenhouse gas mitigation and resilience […]

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Peter Bennett is a Transportation Specialist in San José, California with the Department of Transportation’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Program. He is currently leading the implementation of more than 30 miles of all ages & abilities bicycling facilities in downtown San José. Using quick-build techniques, the project takes advantage of scheduled pavement maintenance to upgrade to […]

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Katy Sawyer is a Senior Project Manager in the City of Pittsburgh’s Traffic Bureau, where she oversees the engineering and construction of active transportation projects and manages the City’s traffic calming program.  She has over 14 years of public- and private- sector experience in the planning, design, and construction of multi-disciplinary transportation projects. Katy assists with the […]

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Merisa Gilman was inspired to become a transportation planner through her interest in public art and is motivated by New York City’s ever-evolving use of public space. As a Senior Project Manager in the Pedestrian Projects Group at the New York City Department of Transportation, Merisa has successfully implemented various projects to improve safety and […]

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Lily Brown is a Transportation Planner on the Planning and Project Development team at the City of Oakland’s Department of Transportation. Lily works to create safe streets and enjoyable public space for all users and modes, with a focus on underserved Oaklanders. Lily’s work is guided by the belief that inclusive community engagement is the […]

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Shreya Gadepalli is one of the foremost urban mobility experts in India. She leads the Urban Works Institute—an Indian think-n-do tank that enriches the lives of people by helping cities create safe and engaging public spaces and develop green and inclusive mobility solutions. Ms. Gadepalli is the Founder Emeritus of the India Programme of the […]

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Yohannes Dadi has grown up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and graduated from Haramaya University in Civil engineering. He completed Master of Technology degree in Transportation Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), New Delhi, India in July 2015. Before joining IITD, Yohannes was an instructor at Dire Dawa Institute of Technology, Civil engineering department. Yohannes is […]

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Laura Ballesteros is a young politician and sustainable leader, with 15 years of hard work in public and private sector. She is an expert in agenda setting, and policy and regulation, in urban affairs (Ex. Mobilty and Road Safety). Former Congresswoman at Mexico’s City Local Assambly (ALCDMX), she has a Bachelor in Political Science from […]

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Stephanie Ramirez is a Los Angeles native with extensive experience in public policy, community outreach, government relations, and civic engagement. As Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP California, she is responsible for driving the organization’s social mission, including fighting for issues that matter most to Californians 50+ and their families. Prior to joining AARP, […]

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Eric Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley — the son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson of immigrants from Mexico and Eastern Europe — Mayor Garcetti’s life has been shaped by a deep commitment to the core values of justice, dignity, and […]

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Tiffany-Ann Taylor is Deputy Director of Freight Programs, Education and Research for the Freight Mobility unit at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). Prior to working at NYC DOT, she worked for the New York City Economic Development Corporation on transformative projects that impact passenger transportation throughout New York City. Tiffany has […]

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Charlotte is the Vision Zero & Neighborhood Programs Coordinator for the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS). At oTIS, she supports the development of the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan and Updates, Vision Zero Task Force and sub-committees coordination, community engagement, and more. In addition to coordinating Vision Zero efforts, Charlotte manages the […]

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Jeff Marootian is the Director of the District Department of Transportation where he has served since March 2017. Jeff leads the agency in its mission to create a safe and sustainable transportation system for the District of Columbia and is responsible for delivering on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s priorities to rebuild and modernize the city’s public […]

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Chava Kronenberg is the Pedestrian Manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and San Francisco’s Vision Zero Task Force Co-Chair. She is accountable for delivering excellent complete streets projects to reduce the annual injuries and fatalities that occur annually, especially for the City’s most vulnerable populations. Her most interesting capital projects in progress […]

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Jacob Lieb is currently Senior Director for  First/Last Mile Planning for LA Metro where he leads the agency’s efforts to improve conditions for travelers accessing Los Angeles County’s growing transit system.  In prior capacities at Metro, Jacob has had oversight for implementation of agency sustainability initiatives including producing a sustainability performance metrics and reports, and […]

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Dhyana Quintanar Solares is a sustainable mobility, public space and urban design expert with over 10 years of experience in the public, private and non-governmental sectors in Mexico. She previously was the head of the Authority of the Public Space of Mexico City where she implemented various street, park, and plaza projects, road safety programs, […]

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Hank is a Transportation Planner in the Oakland Department of Transportation’s Planning & Project Development section. In addition to his work delivering transformative transportation improvements, Hank serves on OakDOT’s Racial Equity Team, whose mission is to address racial disparity both in Oakland and in the City workplace. Hank is the Community Engagement Manager for Let’s […]

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Wilson Tam is a transportation planner and the lead analyst at the City of San Jose Department of Transportation. His focus is on long-range transportation planning, policy development, land use/transportation studies, data analytics, and modeling.  He served as the technical lead in making San Jose the fourth city in the state to shift its CEQA […]

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Alissa Walker connects people with where they live through writing, speaking, and walking. As the urbanism editor at Curbed, she authors the column Word on the Street, highlighting the pioneering transit, clever civic design, and game-changing policy affecting our cities. Alissa has been named a USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellow for her writing on design […]

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Frank has awarded the 2010 CPPA Parking Professional of the Year and the City of Santa Monica has awarded the 2011 CPPA Parking Program of the Year and the Los Angeles Metro has also awarded the 2017 CPPA Parking Program of the Year under his lead. Frank also received the National Parking Association Innovator of […]

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Guillermo Martinez, Jr. is a Senior Transportation Engineer for the Port of Los Angeles where he manages the Port’s Transportation Improvement Program. This program consists of the planning, development, and design of transportation improvements in and around the port vicinity to improve the movement of goods through this international gateway. He received a Bachelor’s degree […]

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Carol Kong, P.Eng. is a Senior Engineer in Transportation Planning at the City of Vancouver. She currently manages a regional portfolio, bringing the lens of Vancouver’s urban centre to broader initiatives such as mobility pricing, freight rail and Port projects, and capital funding programs. Before entering the public sector, Carol was a consultant on a […]

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Gary Buchler is a writer, story coach and storyteller who has been the Los Angeles based producer of The Moth StorySLAM series & Mainstages since 2011. He also produces a live show called Shoot ‘Em Up which is a 3-night exploration of the evolution of a story to a screenplay to a film. You can […]

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Veena is an experienced Urban Planner with a history of working in environmental analysis, transportation planning and urban design. Veena previously worked as an Architect before choosing urban planning as her profession. She is currently an Assistant Planner with the Los Angeles department of city planning, where she has the opportunity to draw upon all […]

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Tal Harari is a Los Angeles native who works for the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, where she works in the Policy Planning Division on the update to the Downtown Community Plan. Harari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History of Arts and Visual Culture from University of California, Santa Cruz, and a […]

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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Karina Macias is a transportation planner with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. She uses data-driven analysis methods and research to effectuate strategic transportation planning initiatives and develop sustainable transportation policies in the City.  She built and tested the Department’s first project scoring model to help support decisions around […]

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Amalia M. Merino is a Policy Analyst and Planning Assistant on the LARiverWorks team. She is lead for the Los Angeles River Cooperation Committee and select planning issues, parks and other LA River Revitalization Master Plan projects, the arts, public engagement, homelessness, and partnerships. She holds a BA in Economics from Smith College and a […]

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As the City of Los Angeles’ first Pedestrian Coordinator, Margot led the development of the City’s first public placemaking program, People St.  She now manages the City’s Safe Routes to School in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest district in the nation.  She oversees the design of school neighborhood street […]

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Carlos Morales is a Senior Transportation Planner with the City of Santa Monica and has a Master of Arts in Urban Planning with a specialization in Transportation Planning from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts in International and Environmental Studies from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  His career started as an AmeriCorps volunteer for a […]

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Scott Johnson is a Transportation Planner with the City of Santa Monica. He works on various mobility initiatives including the City’s Vision Zero effort. Previously he lived on the East Coast, working at the NYC DOT as a project manager for road safety improvement projects.

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In September 2013, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. appointed Kate White as Deputy Secretary of Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination. Prior to joining the Agency, Kate spent two decades in the sustainable development field, including as Initiative Officer at The San Francisco Foundation’s Great Communities Collaborative, Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute Bay Area District, founding […]

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Jen De Melo is the Director of Programs and Operations at KaBOOM! and has been committed to prioritizing play and serving the kids who need it most since 2005. KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to ensuring that all kids get a childhood filled with the balanced and active play needed to thrive. Jen has worked on […]

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Nader Asmar is a registered Traffic Engineer in the State of California and is a 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.  He has been involved in many of the Department’s initiatives, including the buildout of the City’s computerized traffic signal control system (ATSAC), Planning and Development Review, the Speed Hump Program, Project […]

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Lois Arkin is the founder (1980) of the nonprofit CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages.   In 1993, she co-founded the Los Angeles Eco-Village as a project of CRSP.  Co-author/editor of two books on sustainable cities and cooperative housing, she is the former editor for the “Ecovillage Living” column in Communities Magazine. She represents the Western U.S. […]

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Born in the Philippines, Reanne Estrada is a longtime Angeleno and a visual artist. She is Co-Founder & Creative Director of Public Matters, a creative studio for civic engagement. Founded in 2007, it is an award-winning, Los Angeles-based social enterprise that grows leadership capacity in our most vulnerable communities of color through collaborative creative acts […]

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Jacqui Swartz is a transportation planner on Vision Zero and Great Streets at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.  Jacqui has over 15 years of experience leading data-driven decision making for urban planning and engineering efforts. Jacqui has worked on various projects creating conceptual design development to improve safety for people walking and bicycling, geo-spatial models […]

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Tara Worden is an Assistant Planner in the Long Range Planning Division within the Planning and Development Services Department for the City of West Hollywood in California. Tara works on a range of projects including emerging mobility regulations, land use solutions to address affordable housing, and managing community outreach events. Tara currently serves as Awards […]

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David Somers is a transportation planner with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), in the Transportation Planning and Policy Section. As a part of this work, David is leading efforts to adopt sustainable transportation metrics that informs how the City reviews land use and transportation projects that incentivize reliance on transit and […]

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Anthony Bruzzone is an Associate Principal in Arup’s San Francisco office, and is a transportation planner. His 38 years of experience includes transit service and operations planning, capital projects and airport experience. Tony’s most recently managed the $1.7 million study to reassess the feasibility and benefit of connecting Boston’s separate north and south commuter rail […]

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Kirsten Watson is the Chief Customer Officer and acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Toronto Transit Commission. Kirsten and her team ensure the customer is the focus of TTC strategy and planning. Her team consists of Customer Development, Service Planning, Customer Service and the Farecard project. The group lead the development of the new […]

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Tilly Chang serves as Executive Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. As the Congestion Management Agency and transportation sales tax administrator for San Francisco, the SFCTA collaborates with public agencies, community groups and the private sector to improve San Francisco’s local and regional system.  Ms. Chang has 25 years of experience, including 15 […]

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Jon Hamblen is the Parking Manager for the City of Pasadena, and he has been with the City since 2015.  Jon has over 15 years of experience in the parking industry in California, and he now works closely with stakeholders in Pasadena to implement parking solutions that help businesses and community members.  He is currently […]

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With more than 15 years of media relations, government coordination and journalism experience, Marissa currently leads communication efforts for the City of Austin’s Transportation Department. In this role, she leads a team in creating and implementing communication plans for high-profile initiatives including Vision Zero, shared active transportation, smart mobility and multi-million mobility bond efforts. Marissa […]

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Jacqueline Torres joined Arup in 2017 as a Senior Transportation Planner. She brings a wide range of transportation and transit planning experience having collaborated on numerous projects including bicycle, pedestrian, and safe routes to school plans as well as multimodal transit operational planning, station area access and first and last mile planning. Prior to joining […]

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James Perttula was appointed Director of Transit and Transportation Planning for the City of Toronto in September 2016.  Prior to shifting to planning transit for the City of Toronto in December 2014, James spent most of his career exploring transportation, economic and municipal policy issues with the Ontario provincial government.  His experience in transportation covers […]

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Julia Salinas is a Transportation Planning Manager at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Metro holds a role unique to agencies like it in the United States. It finances, plans, builds, and operates all modes of surface transportation in a county of almost 10 million people. Julia is a native of Los Angeles but […]

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Theresa has over 20 years of experience in transportation and environmental planning, traffic management, and implementation of major infrastructure projects. She currently serves as Transportation Development Manager at the Port of Long Beach, which is one of the world’s busiest seaports and a major gateway for trade between the United States and Asia. Her responsibilities […]

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Tony Cruz is a former professional cyclist and U.S. Olympian. He has served as the Bicycle Ambassador for the City of Long Beach since 2009, helping to encourage and promote safe biking throughout the community. He has hosted multiple youth bike camps and school bicycle rodeos. Since the spring of 2017, Tony has worked full […]

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Katie Miller is the President of Left Lane Advisors and a Principal at Fehr & Peers. An expert in the people-side of the A/E industry, Katie brings over 25 years of experience managing people at all levels with over a decade of coaching leaders in public agencies. She brings a background steeped in the behavioral […]

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Margo Dawes works at the Seattle Department of Transportation as a strategic advisor on new mobility, data, and equity. Her work includes advancing strong racial equity framing and engagement strategies for the new mobility program, leading data management for the city’s free-floating bike share program, and collaborating with regional transit agencies and other stakeholders on […]

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Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, M.U.R.P., is the Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Environment and Planning at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in October of 2011. He leads the activities of the divisions of Environmental Services, Long-Range Planning, and Multimodal Transportation Resources. He currently serves as vice chair of the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation, first convened in the […]

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Katie Caskey is the Policy Planning Director at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Recently, she was Project Manager for the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan update, Minnesota’s highest-level transportation plan. After experiencing one too many poorly-attended open houses, she became particularly interested in developing visual, interactive, data-driven – yet responsive – approaches to public engagement, with […]

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The Healthy Ride system is operated by Pittsburgh Bike Share. David White was hired as the Executive Director of Pittsburgh Bike Share in February, 2015. David White is a lifelong student of municipal decision making. David started his government work in Pittsburgh in 2008 at the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Housing department then moved on to […]

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JEANNE E. SCHERER is the Chief Counsel of the Caltrans Legal Division and has an extensive background in risk management and litigation defense.  She began her legal career in the private sector, representing a variety of national and international corporate clients and public entities in general liability and contract litigation.  Jeanne joined the Caltrans Legal […]

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Danielle J. Harris is the Director of Mobility Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, where she works with portfolio companies, partners, and cities to catalyze collaboration within the mobility industry. As a thought leader in new mobility with 10 years of experience in transit planning, street design, and transportation policy, Danielle provides a systems approach to help […]

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Evian Patterson, MPA, is Associate Director of the Parking and Ground Transportation Division at the District Department of Transportation. As Associate Director, he leads parking and curbside management, focusing on implementing data-driven parking solutions and providing accessible public information with technological innovation. He also serves as an Operations Administration leader for activities related to large […]

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Clarence is frequently referred to as “the hardest working man in transportation show biz” for his dedication to making difficult, wonky concepts more accessible and entertaining to the general public. He’s been documenting advocacy transportation for over 15 years.

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Kristen Jeffers was born in Greensboro, NC to two parents who instilled in her the love of learning, the love of telling stories, the love of helping others and the love of her home state and all the elements that make up its environment. In 2010, after an early career in the nonprofit and professional services […]

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Chris Pangilinan is the program director for technology and rider engagement at TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving urban mobility. Chris’s work focuses on reforming transit agencies practices around data, performance metrics, and bus dispatching to improve service for their riders. He is also an advocate for improved access for people with disabilities to the […]

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Natalie Draisin is the Director of the North American Office and the United Nations Representative for the FIA Foundation. She manages the Foundation’s grants in North America to achieve safe and sustainable mobility worldwide. At the UN, advocated for the inclusion of road safety in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and secured language prioritizing a […]

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As Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager for the Chicago Dept. of Transportation, David oversees a team of planners and engineers responsible for planning, designing, and implementing the City’s bicycle network, developing policies and programs to improve pedestrian safety, and advancing the City’s Rapid Delivery Program. The Rapid Delivery Program has included the implementation of quick […]

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Jacky joined CNT in 1992, and has since developed its capacity to engage in public policy advocacy and transportation planning, transportation research, environmental justice, public participation tool development, GIS mapping, community economic development and air quality. Jacky advocated for and provided expertise to increase transit in the Chicago region. She created and led CNT’s transportation […]

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Stacey Gillett leads research and development of new Government Innovation initiatives at Bloomberg Philanthropies.  In this role, she has launched multiple programs which include What Works Cities, supporting US cities to better use data and evidence; the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, growing the leadership and management capacity of mayors and city leaders; and the […]

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Passionate about cities in general and his hometown of Memphis in particular, Nicholas left home for a number of years in search of lessons on the topic of great cities. This pursuit of knowledge and experience rewarded him with a Master of Urban Planning degree from Texas A&M University, four years of life and employment […]

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Stacy Cook, AICP is a Senior Associate for Cambridge Systematics. She supports agencies in navigating change, such as adapting to new technologies, and managing growth, land use, and transportation investments to create vibrant, walkable communities and improve regional mobility. Ms. Cook is supporting the development of the Virginia Automated Vehicle 20XX Strategic Plan and is […]

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Billy Hwang is a Principal Consultant with the Advisory Services group of WSP based in Los Angeles, California. In this capacity, he provides a variety of services, including technical grant writing for state and federal programs, financial and strategic planning, organizational and business process analysis of project and service delivery, and management support for large-scale […]

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Jonathan Rogers is a transportation planner with the District Department of Transportation where he focuses on NEPA studies, development review, neighborhood planning, and public space design. Prior to his five years at DDOT, Jonathan worked for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) on the regional transportation plan and transportation demand management. Jonathan has a […]

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Erin Aleman is the Director of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Office of Planning and Programming (OPP). Under her guidance, the office develops plans and programs aimed at improving the state’s transportation system. 

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Meera Joshi is a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy, an independent consultant and serves as a Policy Advisor for Remix. Meera is the former Commissioner of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), where she oversaw the largest private for-hire ground transportation industry in the United States, […]

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Chris Bruntlett is an Architectural Designer who has always used the humble bicycle to get around.

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