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Kristina Curtiss, MPP, is a transportation planner, safety policy wonk, and researcher. She has worked on transportation system safety since she moved to Detroit without a car in 2016, focusing on transit, roadway, and pedestrian safety. She is a fierce advocate for the adoption of safety culture and the innovation of the Safe System Approach.

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Doug Trumm is publisher of The Urbanist. An Urbanist writer since 2015, he dreams of pedestrian streets, bus lanes, and a mass-timber building spree to end our housing crisis. He lives in Seattle&#8217;s Fremont neighborhood and loves to explore the city by foot and by bike.

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Leah Shahum is the founder and executive director of<a href="https://visionzeronetwork.org/"> Vision Zero Network</a>, a nonprofit project supporting U.S. communities in setting and advancing the goal of safe streets for all. Vision Zero Network marked its 1<a href="https://visionzeronetwork.org/tag/10th-anniversary/">0-year anniversary</a> in 2025.

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Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">archived here</a>.

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Jonathan Lethem is one of the greatest writers working today. He writes essays, novels and short fiction. Check out his website at <a href="https://jonathanlethem.com">jonathanlethem.com</a>.

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Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek&#8217;s journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the &#8220;War on Cars&#8221; podcast. You can find more of his work <a href="http://www.naparstek.com/">on his website</a>.

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Vishaan Chakrabarti is an architect, public thought leader, and the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), a Manhattan-based design studio dedicated to building ecological, equitable, and joyous communities. He is the creative director for PAU’s growing portfolio of cultural, institutional, infrastructure, urban planning, and public space projects including Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Cleveland&#8217;s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Princeton&#8217;s Hobson College, New York’s Pennsylvania Station, Columbus’ InterOculus, Indianapolis’ Wave Bridge, Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards, and the FAA’s new sustainable air traffic control tower prototype. As former Manhattan Planning Director after the events of 9/11, he helped to save the High Line, extend the #7 subway line, advance Moynihan Station, rebuild the East River Waterfront, expand Columbia University’s campus, and reincorporate the street grid at the World Trade Center. He taught at Columbia for over a decade and served as the Dean of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. Chakrabarti is the author of the highly acclaimed book A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America (Metropolis Books, 2013) and The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy (2024, Princeton University Press). He speaks widely on matters of urban architecture and the need to design cities to foster flourishing communities. You can see him speaking about his work and vision for TED <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kyrIQCFXQ&amp;data=05%257C02%257CJodi_Price@press.princeton.edu%257Cbd7876d0552443a31ac008dc74eeda80%257Ce07c4d477d7c45e0a0123272632a829e%257C0%257C0%257C638513816458592495%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%257C0%257C%257C%257C&amp;sdata=15pTU/AnqC4GV43OhZ649KijOAOIRg58jRire/s1syk=&amp;reserved=0">here</a> and <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hItQZfVU6-g&amp;data=05%257C02%257CJodi_Price@press.princeton.edu%257Cbd7876d0552443a31ac008dc74eeda80%257Ce07c4d477d7c45e0a0123272632a829e%257C0%257C0%257C638513816458603728%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%257C0%257C%257C%257C&amp;sdata=kU3GZyfU8DxzHN9Z+bwB9cWb53ASgO9P8SEWl6+0cEM=&amp;reserved=0">here</a>.

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