We invite you to join us for a dialogue on Sustainable Transport and Traffic Safety from 12:30pm to 3:15pm on December 5, 2013.

This event will explore the link between traffic safety and sustainable transport and will include a presentation on a newly released EMBARQ publication - "Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport" - examining evidence of the safety impact of sustainable transport projects and policies including Bus Rapid Transit, biking and pedestrian infrastructure. Attendees will be invited to interact on how cities can best address traffic safety through sustainable transport, street design, and sustainable urban development.

Expert Panelists

  • Kelly Larson Global Road Safety Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Barbara McCann Founder, National Complete Streets Coalition

  • Ralph Buehler Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

  • Claudia Adriazola Director, Health and Road Safety Program, EMBARQ

  • Tawia Addo-Ashong, Program Coordinator, Global Road Safety Facility, World Bank

  • Clayton Lane (moderator) Chief Operating Officer, EMBARQ

Agenda

12:30 pm - A light lunch will be provided for all attendees
1:00 pm - Opening remarks from Holger Dalkmann, Director, EMBARQ
1:10 pm - "Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport", Nicolae Duduta, Associate Transport Planner, EMBARQ
1:30 - 2:30 pm - Expert Panel dialogue on Sustainable Transport and Traffic Safety
2:30 - 3:15 pm - Discussion with the audience

Location

World Resources Institute
10 G St. NE, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002

RSVP

Please RSVP to Aaron Minnick at aaron.minnick@wri.org no later than December 3, 2013.

Photo by EMBARQ Mexico.