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1:45pm PDT
How to Talk About Equity
Speakers
Transportation Equity Consultant, Ontiveros and Associates, LLC
Amber’s experience spans two decades of advocating for civil rights among impoverished and minority communities. She is considered a national leader in developing transportation equity policies and programs and an expert in several civil rights laws. Amber created her company, Ontiveros...
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1:45pm PDT
How to Tell Your Story: Distilling Transportation Concepts, Projects and Research
Moderator
Dean, Portland Underground Grad School
Steph Routh is the director of the
Portland Underground Grad School and interim Communications Officer at the Office of Community & Civic Life. She served as the first Executive Director of Oregon Walks and is the co-founder of the Why Isn't Anyone Talking About This? podcast, an exploration of the relationship between justice and the built env...
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Speakers
Capital Projects, Assets and Maintenance Communications Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland
Hannah Schafer is the Capital Projects, Assets and Maintenance Communications Coordinator for the Portland Bureau of Transportation. A born-and-raised Portlander, Hannah spent the first 10 years of her career in Tel Aviv, Israel working on numerous environmental initiatives including...
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Journalist, Transportation and Commuting, The Oregonian
Professor of Practice, Chair in Journalism Innovation and Civic Engagement, University of Oregon
Andrew DeVigal is the inaugural Chair in Journalism Innovation and Civic Engagement and the first professor of practice in the School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC). Previously, he served as the multimedia editor at The New York Times, where he helped guide the newspaper’s...
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1:45pm PDT
Lightning Talks on Multimodal Research and Implementation
Moderator
Professor & Chair of Civil Engineering, Oregon Tech
Dr. Lindgren is a native of Edmonton, Canada and has over twenty years of engineering and teaching experience. His research interests include traffic flow theory, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), microscopic simulation of urban and rural traffic, as well as pavement design...
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Speakers
New Mobility Group Leader, Alta Planning + Design
Jean Crowther, AICP is a Senior Associate with Alta Planning + Design, a national firm specializing in active transportation and mobility. She leads Alta's New Mobility practice, building on eight years as a bikeshare planning specialist and 15 years of planning for mobility options...
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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Torrey Lyons is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he is working under Dr. Noreen McDonald. He received his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont, a Master of Public Policy from the University of Utah...
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Distinguished Professor, University of Utah
Reid Ewing, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, and columnist for Planning magazine. He holds master’s degrees in Engineering and City Planning from...
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Nordberg is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington. She earned a joint PhD in Social Science and Social Worker at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the lived experiences of justice-involved people. She studies innovative...
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President, Modern Traffic Consultants
Scott O. Kuznicki is a traffic operations and safety engineer bringing bold ideas to the new mobility world. His work and speaking engagements throughout the world are a testament to his willingness to learn and observe without borders. He has delivered cutting-edge and innovative...
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PhD Student, University of Texas at Arlington
Ms. Farah Naz is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She graduated with her master’s in transportation engineering from Northeastern University. She is the Vice president of UTA ITE student chapter. Her research focuses...
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Senior Research Scientist, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Peter Ohlms, AICP, researches bicycle/pedestrian, transit, and planning topics for the Virginia DOT’s research division, the Virginia Transportation Research Council. He has over 10 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning and is usually a bike commuter and occasionally...
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Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Philip Stoker is an Assistant Professor of Planning and Landscape Architecture in the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Philip holds a Ph.D. in Metropolitan Planning, Policy, and Design from the University of Utah where he completed his thesis on urban...
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1:45pm PDT
Student Poster Design Competition
Sponsors & Community Partners
Jacobs Engineering provides solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. Our transportation planning and design group brings a full suite of transportation planning and design services, from long-range system plans, to NEPA assistance, cost estimates and design services to implementing...
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Ride Report translates between city staff and mobility operators to create sustainable, efficient, and equitable transportation systems. Uniquely positioned to facilitate information sharing between cities and operators, Ride Report helps cities overcome the different processes and...
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