Ite Talks Transportation

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.