Join ITDP at Transforming Transportation 2023

Organized by the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and the World Bank, Transforming Transportation 2023: Accelerating Toward Green and Inclusive Mobility is a multi-day event to engage high-level policymakers, hear from cutting-edge thinkers, and explore transport and mobility solutions for countries and cities around the world. Guest speakers will address a range of critical topics, including decarbonizing mobility, resilient logistics, climate finance, accelerating innovation, and beyond.

Register to attend in-person or virtually and join ITDP for the panels, workshops and demonstrations below. Stay up-to-date on our activities at #TTDC23 via Twitter @ITDP_HQ and on LinkedIn.

Panels and Workshops

Tuesday, March 14th

Shifting Gear: Accelerating Financing and Knowledge-Building for Active Mobility

1:45pm – 2:45pm (World Bank HQ, Room MC 2-800)

Hosted by the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Join this panel discussion on accelerating international financing and capacity-building for cycling, walking, and active mobility policy and infrastructure. Speakers include:

• Lucas Harms, Managing Director, Dutch Cycling Embassy (Moderator)
• Heather Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
• Arlette van Gilst, Program Manager Active Mobility, The Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
• Claudia Adriazola-Steil, Deputy Director, Global Urban Mobility, and Director, Health & Road Safety, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
• Rob de Jong, Head of Sustainable Mobility, UN Environment Programme
• Daniel Ernesto Moser, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank

Wednesday, March 15th

Electrification and Compact Cities: Roadmap to Success 

1:30pm – 2:30pm (World Bank HQ, Preston Auditorium)

Hosted by ITDP and ClimateWorks

Join ITDP and ClimateWorks for this panel on our Compact City Scenario – Electrified research and a discussion around the funding and policy levers needed to implement more compact, electric cities worldwide. Speakers include:

• Heather Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (Moderator)
• Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge, Global Director for Transport, World Bank
• Fernanda Rivera, Director of Public Transportation and Licensing, Ministry of Mobility, Mexico City, Mexico
• Insa Illgen, Project Director Sectorproject Sustainable Mobility/TUMIVolt, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
• Margarita Parra, Director of Transportation and International Programs, Clean Energy Works

Thursday, March 16th

“Better Data for Better Bicycle Lanes” Workshop

10:00am – 12:00pm (ITDP DC Office, 1140 3rd St NE East, Washington, DC 20002)

This ITDP-led workshop will focus on data formats and collection methods to describe infrastructure for urban bicycle lanes and paths, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Email taylor.reich@itdp.org to learn more.

ITDP Exhibition Booth Events

Tuesday, March 14th 

2:45pm – 3:15pm Coffee Break: Atlas of City Transportation Demo 

The Atlas is a forthcoming online data dashboard for indicators of sustainable and inclusive urban mobility — stop by for a demonstration. 

4:00pm – 4:30pm Coffee Break: Pedestrians First Demo

Pedestrians First is a tool that measures walkability for babies, toddlers, their caregivers, and everyone in cities — stop by to learn about walking conditions in your city.

Wednesday, March 15th

10:50am – 11:20am Coffee Break: Grow Cycling Toolkit and Cycling Cities Campaign

How can cities better address barriers to cycling and take actions to improve urban environments for cycling? Learn more about our toolkit and global cycling campaign. 

2:30pm – 3:00pm Coffee Break: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Standard Demo

The TOD Standard is a powerful tool to help shape and assess urban development, with a focus on people-centered mobility and public transit — stop by to learn how it works.

3:45pm – 4:15pm Coffee Break: Atlas of City Transportation Demo

The Atlas is a forthcoming online data dashboard for indicators of sustainable and inclusive urban mobility — stop by for a demonstration.