3rd Annual Sustainable Transportation Roundtable
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In the 20th Century, the automobile became the predominant mode of transport in most cities in North America. This has had a wide range of negative environmental and social impacts. However, transport systems which focus on public transit and 鈥渁ctive鈥� transport (walking and cycling) are uniquely situated to address a wide range of societal goals including reducing GHG emissions and other pollutants at the same time improving health and safety. While cities have begun to embrace a move towards a new mobility paradigm, the path towards sustainable and inclusive transport systems has a number of technical, political, economic and societal barriers.
In this 3rd Annual Sustainable Transportation Roundtable, following their recent book, 鈥淟ife after cars鈥�, Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of the podcast 鈥淲ar on Cars鈥� will open the day with a keynote. Following this, two panels consisting of local experts and stakeholders will discuss issues related to transport and sustainability. As always, the day wouldn't be complete without presentations by student researchers from 九色视频 and Polytechnique Montr茅al on diverse topics related to transport and cities.
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time:听9:30 AM - 17:00 PM听
Location: Armstrong building, Room 365/370
Meet the keynote speakers
Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in CityLab, Streetsblog, Grist, The New York Daily News, The Village Voice, Ms. Magazine, Psychology Today, and many other venues. She is the coauthor of Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, out on October 21st from Thesis, a Penguin Random House imprint. She is also cofounder and cohost of The War on Cars, a podcast that looks at the effects of automobile dependence on our society. She is the author of a novel, View from a Burning Bridge, published by Red Hen Press. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in Biography and Memoir from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Sarah lives in Brooklyn.
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Doug Gordon is a writer, media producer, public speaker, safe streets advocate and passionate believer in cities for people. He's also one of the hosts of podcast. Their book, , was published by Penguin Random House in Fall 2025.
His writing has appeared in , , , , and . He's frequently quoted in the press about New York's livable streets revolution.
As a TV producer with credits for PBS, ABC, Discovery, History, Travel, and NatGeo, Doug knows how to tell a good story. Using these skills, he has advised transportation advocacy organizations, climate groups, and mobility companies on communications strategies that make the case for safer, smarter and more sustainable cities. Doug is a tireless advocate for safe streets for cyclists and pedestrians, a dedicated community volunteer, and helped establish New York's which makes people on bikes safer at intersections.
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Leora and their two children, who love getting around the neighborhood by biking, walking, and public transit. He has not owned a car since 1998.
