Better information leads to better city policy.  Unfortunately, many of the world’s cities still lack basic information on their own transport systems, leading to decisions measured against anecdotes rather than data. 

ITDP presents the all-new Atlas of Sustainable City Transport, a global data dashboard measuring indicators of all modes of sustainable transport in 1,000 urban areas and tens of thousands of jurisdictions worldwide. The Atlas is a powerful tool for planners and officials to develop meaningful goals for sustainable transport while measuring their own progress and that of peers.

This webinar will focus on how the Atlas can be used for decision- and policy and will highlight the Atlas’ key indicators, especially People Near Bikeways and  People Near Transport, and their relevance to mobility planning. This debut webinar will be the first in a series of content from ITDP that will feature the Atlas’ dynamic capabilities and insights.

 

Moderator

D. Taylor Reich Data Science Manager, ITDP Global

Taylor (they/them pronouns) leads ITDP’s global work leveraging digital data to achieve the organization’s mission of sustainable and inclusive transport. Their work strategically connects data analysis to policy and city planning. Taylor is responsible for managing projects to develop and measure strategic indicators of urban transportation, to model the global urban transport sector, and to track ITDP’s impacts through the Monitoring and Evaluations program.

They are the author of data platforms including Pedestrians First and the Atlas of Sustainable Transport, the Compact Cities Electrified series of research papers (in collaboration with UC Davis), and Protected Bicycle Lanes Protect the Climate, the first-ever empirical study of the climate impacts of bicycle lanes in the Global South.

Before joining ITDP in 2019, Taylor took a Sc.B. in biochemistry and molecular biology at Brown University and completed a Fulbright research fellowship studying the history of housing policy in Amman, Jordan. They speak Arabic proficiently and Spanish at a low-intermediate level.

 

Speakers

Ben Rosenblatt Principal Planner at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)

Ben, AICP, CFA, is a Principal Planner at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). He managed development of SDOT’s Climate Change Response Framework, which identifies existing and new strategies necessary to position Seattle as an international leader in climate action. Ben applies his experience in strategic planning, transportation policy and design, and sustainability metrics tracking to his current role. Prior to SDOT, Ben worked at consultancies in transportation and business strategy.