Events: Learn about what Vision Zero could mean for DC’s future
People crossing the street in DC by Aimee Custis licensed under Creative Commons.
As the DC Council is set to cast a final vote on the Vision Zero Omnibus Act of 2019 this fall, what will that mean for the District? What is in the final bill now, and what happens after the bill is passed?
These and many other questions will be discussed during WABA’s Vision Zero Webinar held from 6 to 7:30 pm via zoom this Thursday.
Speakers will include Christy Kwan of DC Families for Safe Streets; Mysiki Valentine from the Fair Budget Coalition, Najeema Washington from Black Women Bike DC; and Lauretta Williams also from Black Women Bike DC.
This event is free and open to the public. Register here.
Tuesday, August 18
Can congestion pricing make transportation more equitable?: Join the Eno Center for Transportation as they unpack how congestion pricing plays a role in more equitable transportation.
Speakers include Hana Creger, Environmental Equity Program Manager, The Greenlining Institute; Rio Oxas, Co-Founder, RAHOK; Tilly Chang, Executive Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority; and Brianne Eby, Senior Policy Analyst for Eno Center for Transportation.
The discussion begins at 2 pm. All are welcome to participate in this free event. Click here to register.
Thursday, August 20
How are today’s protests and the 1968 uprisings in DC connected?: How were the protests against police brutality in June similar to the uprising to the response to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination? What are the lessons from our past we can take into our present and future?
The Historical Society of Washington, DC will host a conversation with Historian Kyla Sommers and Tony Gittens, director of the Washington, DC International Film Festival, who was a student at Howard University in 1968, to help unpack the connection between these two important events.
This event begins at 7:30 pm Thursday and is free and open to the public. Register here.
How to incorporate equity into performance-based best practices: The recent pandemic and protests over police brutality have highlighted disparities in many of our systems. Right now many Black and Latinx people face “worse mobility outcomes than white people, with longer and more difficult trips to access employment and other critical needs.”
The Eno Center for Transportation will host a panel discussion about how to better incorporate equity measures within it’s best practices in transportation. Audrey Wennink, Director of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Council of Chicago, and Brianne Eby, Senior Policy Analyst, for the Eno Center for Transportation, will both be panelists in the discussion.
The online conversation will be from 2 to 2:45 pm this Thursday. Register here.
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