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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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Alex Karner, PhD is an academic researcher. His work critically engages with transportation planning practice to achieve progress towards transportation equity and mobility justice. He was a member of the planning committee for the Transportation Research Board’s <a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/830_07-2024_trb-2nd-conference-on-advancing-transportation-equity">2nd Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity</a>, served on the committee that authored the National Academies consensus study report <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27439/elevating-equity-in-transportation-decision-making-recommendations-for-federal-competitive-grant-programs">Elevating Equity in Transportation Decision Making: Recommendations for Federal Competitive Grant Programs</a>, and was lead author of <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26793/accessibility-measures-in-practice-a-guide-for-transportation-agencies">NCHRP Research Report 1000—Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies</a>.

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Dana Rowangould, PhD conducts community-engaged research to inform the design of transportation systems so that they better serve people and communities. She was a lead author on <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26793/accessibility-measures-in-practice-a-guide-for-transportation-agencies">NCHRP Research Report 1000—Accessibility Measures in Practice: A Guide for Transportation Agencies</a>.

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Dana Rowangould

Jesus M. Barajas, PhD, conducts research on transportation planning and policy using the lenses of transportation equity and justice. He recently served as a member of the committee that authored the National Academies consensus study report <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28591/an-assessment-of-data-tools-and-metrics-for-equity-in-decisions-about-surface-transportation-investments">An Assessment of Data, Tools, and Metrics for Equity in Decisions About Surface Transportation Investments</a>.

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Jesus M. Barajas

Charles T. Brown, MPA, is the Founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, a global leader in advancing equitable urban planning, transportation, and public health strategies. Appointed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity and the EV Working Group, he has received numerous accolades, including the NHTSA Public Service Award. His forthcoming book, <a href="https://islandpress.org/books/arrested-mobility">Arrested Mobility (May 2025)</a>, explores the systemic barriers restricting Black mobility and offers a powerful call to action for justice and equity in urban policy.

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Charles T. Brown

Sarah Grajdura, PhD is a transportation engineer and academic researcher working on transportation equity and justice issues in the disaster context. She takes an interdisciplinary and human-focused approach to topics including wildfire evacuation modeling and community-based post-disaster resilience.

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Sarah Grajdura

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Op-Ed: Equitable Transportation Research Makes America Great. So Why Is the Trump Admin Hollowing It Out?