ITE Talks Transportation

Peter Rogoff, Chief Executive Officer of Sound Transit, shares his perspectives on transit issues and innovative solutions. Peter’s previous roles included Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration and USDOT Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

Reuben Sarkar, DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, discusses the new report, “The Transforming Mobility Ecosystem: Enabling an Energy-Efficient Future” and the four future states of mobility it explores. Read the report at https://energy.gov/eere/vehicles/downloads/transforming-mobility-ecosystem-report .

This episode features thoughts on parking by expert Donald Shoup, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at the University of California, LA.

Deborah (Debbie) Hersman is president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council and chair of the Road to Zero Coalition. This episode is sponsored by Trafficware.

Karyn Warsow, Founder & Executive Director of Transportation-Public Health Link, discusses the connection between transportation and health.

Thea J. Walsh, AICP, talks about Smart Cities, focusing on Smart City Challenge Winner, Columbus, OH, USA. Thea is Director of Transportation Systems & Funding for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

This episode features Brent Toderian, former Chief Planner for Vancouver, BC, Canada and current founder and principal at TODERIAN UrbanWORKS. Brent shares his perspective on city planning and urban design. He discusses the relationship between transportation engineers and planners, noting the evolution of the "plangineer."

The latest ITE Talks Transportation Podcast features Matts-Åke Belin, traffic safety strategist with the Swedish Transport Administration, who has been instrumental in Vision Zero where it originated in Sweden.

In this second episode, Susan Shaheen, Ph. D. discusses shared mobility and how the business models in this transportation delivery segment will continue to evolve. Susan is an internationally recognized leader in innovative mobility research, focused on carsharing, bikesharing, and ridesharing.

The first episode in this series features long-time ITE member and visionary, Sam I. Schwartz, P.E., President + CEO, Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants. Schwartz shares his perspectives on the future of transportation as a senior leader and entrepreneur in both the public and private sector.