VISION ZERO AT A CROSSROADS
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Vision Zero PHL 2024 Program
Friday, March 22, 2024
8:30 am
COFFEE + CONNECTION
9:15 am
Morning Plenary Session: TRAFFIC CALMING AS A COMMUNITY EFFORT – Council and Community-Led Projects
Introductory Remarks by:
Michael A. Carroll, P.E. | Deputy Managing Director, oTIS, City of Philadelphia
Moderated by:
Rick Sauer | Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations
Panelists:
Rich Montanez | Streets Department, City of Philadelphia
Council Member Jamie Gauthier | 3rd District, Philadelphia City Council
Anne Dicker | West Mount Airy Neighbors
Teea Tynes | Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises (HACE)
Council Member Anthony Phillips | 9th District, Philadelphia City Council
Council Member Quetcy Lozada | 7th District, Philadelphia City Council
10:40 am
Breakout #1A: Where Do Caps Fit in Our Future?
Moderated by:
Megan Clarkin | oTIS, City of Philadelphia
Panelists:
Lizzie Woods | Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
John Chin | Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Debbie Ferraro | Pennoni
Roger Eaton | HDR
Breakout #1B: Isolated Safety: The Future of Vehicle Design
Moderated by:
Megan Ryerson | Weitzman School of Design, UPenn
Panelists:
Chris Puchalsky | oTIS, City of Philadelphia
Mindy Maslin | Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia
Sid Ozer | Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia
Marisa Jones | Safe Routes Parnerships
Dr. Walshe | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Breakout #1C: Do Cars Belong in Public Parks?
Moderated by:
Justin DiBerardinis | Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF)
Panelists:
Catzie Vilayphonh| Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (CAGP)
State Senator Nikil Saval | 1st Senate District, State of PA
Mildred Pitts | We Walk
Kevin O’Connell | Streets Department, City of Philadelphia
12:00 pm
LUNCH
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION – Larry Shifflet | Deputy Secretary, PennDOT
with Kristin Del Rossi | Commissioner, Streets Department, City of Philadelphia
Introduced by:
Yocasta Lora | AARP
Moderated by:
Becky Bradley | Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
1:15 pm
Breakout #2A: Case Study: Cleaner, Greener, and Safer on North Broad Street
Moderated by:
Shalimar Thomas | North Broad Renaissance
Panelists:
Dr. Ken Scott | Beech Community Services
Nancy Gephart | Shift Capital
Luke Kirby | Tropical Smoothie
Martin Droz | Temple University
Chris Cordaro | EB Realty Management Corp.
Breakout #2B: Passing the Hat: Shared Transit Funding in PA
Moderated by:
Barry Schoch | Former Secretary, PennDOT
Panelists:
Mike Boyer | Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Ken Lawrence Jr. | SEPTA Board President
State Representative Ben Waxman | House District 182, State of PA
Councilmember Rue Landau | Philadelphia City Council, At-Large
Breakout #2C: Learning From Our Neighbors
Moderated by:
Kelley Yemen | oTIS, City of Philadelphia
Panelists:
Scott Bricker | BikePGH
Erin Potts | POGOH / Bike Share Pittsburgh, Inc.
Ted Reinhold | StreetLight, a Jacobs Company
Angela Martinez | City of Pittsburgh, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure
2:30 pm
Afternoon Plenary Session: The Future of Automated Traffic Enforcement
Moderated by:
Erick Guerra | Weitzman School of Design, UPenn
Panelists:
Lauren Alden | Liberty Resources
State Representative Ed Neilson | 174th House District, State of PA
State Senator Tim Kearney | 26th Senate District, State of PA
Jenna Fortunati | Hayden AI
Corinne O’Connor | Philadelphia Parking Authority
Latanya Byrd | Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia
3:45 pm
CLOSING REMARKS – Chris Jandoli | HNTB