Next Practices for Addressing Climate Resiliency in Public Transportation

Transit facilities, equipment, and networks must be planned, designed, and built to be resilient and able to withstand extreme weather events. Panelists will share their forward-looking planning and practices to address system vulnerabilities associated with the increased frequency of extreme heat, rising sea levels, storm surge, high winds, flooding, earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes.

Moderator

• Amy Shatzkin, Director of Sustainability, Office of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA.

Remarks

• Mark Ferroni, Deputy Associate Administrator, Planning and Environment, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

Panelists

• Kim Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metro), Houston, TX
• Eric Wilson, Vice President, Climate Resilience & Sustainability Planning, Capital Strategy, MTA Construction and Development, New York MT
• Andrew Biesterveld, Senior Director of Capital Projects, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), Columbus, OH