The transportation sector accounts for approximately 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and represents the fastest growing share of emissions in most developing countries. Community and regional planners are developing new ways of designing cities, communities, and transportation systems to provide mobility options – such as biking, walking and transit – that are clean, efficient, and cost-effective. Panelists will focus on specific policies and strategies that can provide sustainable personal mobility to a growing global population while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through strategic community and transportation system planning. In addition, panelists will discuss the impacts of climate change on existing transportation infrastructure and the need to incorporate adaptation strategies into long-term planning.

Chair & CoHost

Chris Gregoire of Washington
Governor of Washington State, USA.

Moderator

Mary D. Nichols
California Air Resources Board

Speakers

[Speaker] Robert Cervero
Professor for City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley

[Speaker] Adam Giambrone
Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, Ontario, Canada

[Speaker] Patricia Monahan
Director of the California Union of Concerned Scientists

[Speaker] Dhyana Quintanar
Bike Mobility Strategy Coordinator for Mexico City

[Speaker] Simon Reddy
Manager of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, United Kingdom