Vision Zero PHL 2023 Program

Friday, March 31, 2023

COFFEE + CONNECTION

Morning Plenary Session: FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING – Impact on Vision Zero and Racial Equity

Moderated by:

Ariella Maron | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Panelists:

Michael A. Carroll | oTIS

Jennifer Crobak | Federal Highway Administration

John Chin | Philadelphia Chinatown CDC

Breakout #1A: The Future of Automated Speed Enforcement

Moderated by:

Latanya Byrd | Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia

Panelists:

Corinne O’Connor | Philadelphia Parking Authority

Gus Scheerbaum | Philadelphia Department of Streets

Angela Johnson-Rodriguez | PhD Student, Rutgers University

Charles Turner | District Department of Transportation

Rep. John Taylor | Archer Public Affairs

Breakout #1B: Creating a More Equitable Chestnut Street

Moderated by:

Doug Robbins | AECOM

Panelists:

Matt Zapson | SEPTA

Andrew Simpson | oTIS

Akshay Malik | City of Philadelphia

Joanna Hecht | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Breakout #1C: Equitable Transit Strategies and the Effect on Vision Zero

Moderated by:

Emmanuella Myrthil | SEPTA

Panelists:

Elizabeth Smith | SEPTA

Mary Buchanan | TransitCenter

Nadji Kirby | Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)

Linda Ford | APTA

REMARKS by Mayor Jim Kenney

Introduced by

Christopher Jandoli | WSP

LUNCH

LUNCHTIME SPEAKER – Veronica Vanterpool | Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Introduced by

Yocasta Lora | AARP

Moderated by

Leslie Richards | SEPTA

Breakout #2A: Looking Back to Look Ahead – A Retrospective of Philly’s Vision Zero

Moderated by:

Marco Gorini | oTIS

Panelists:

Jeannette Brugger | oTIS

Jackie Weidman | oTIS

Rosanne Lubeck | Connect the Dots Insights

Juan Restrepo | Transportation Alternatives

Breakout #2B: Environmental Justice on Route 291

Moderated by:

Tara Hofferth | Kittelson Associates

Panelists:

Francis J. Hanney | PennDOT

Elaine Paul Schaefer | Council Member, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Rodney Robertson | City of Chester

Barron Lacy | 9th Street Youth and Community Center

Breakout #2C: Neighborhood-Scale Vision Zero Programs

Moderated by:

Casey Ross | oTIS

Panelists:

Carlton Williams | City of Philadelphia Streets Department

Anthony Murphy | Town Watch Integrated Services

Kurt Lituma | East Trenton Collaborative

Donna Price | 10th Memorial Slow Zone Project

Afternoon Plenary Session: Best Practices for Community Engagement in Vision Zero Planning

Moderated by:

Waffiyyah Murray | oTIS

Panelists:

Meghan Alvarez | oTIS

Chinita Bradshaw | Erie Ave Concerned Citizens

Nathan Grace | Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Amelia Price | Called to Serve

Kelley Yemen | oTIS

Laura Fredricks | Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia

CLOSING REMARKS by Lydia Grose | Michael Baker International