Bikes, Trains, and (Electric) Automobiles: Plans for Carbon-Free Transit in SMC

Thursday, February 4, 2021
3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00

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Bikes, Trains, and (Electric) Automobiles: Plans for Carbon-Free Transit in SMC

Amidst major disruptions and vast challenges in 2020, what lies ahead for sustainable and equitable transit on the Peninsula corridor? As pandemic shifts subside, do we come back to where we left, or leap forward to a new era of accessible and low-carbon commute and leisure travel?

Hear from transit experts on

Caltrain Electrification – Measure RR recap, Seamless Bay Area update, transit equity, and inter-County alliances Adina Levin, Executive Director, Friends of Caltrain

Biking & Sustainable Streets – new city/county bike plans, slow street permanency, and citizen needs & preferences Emma Shlaes, Deputy Director, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Commuter Shuttles & Ride Shares - new ideas for last mile and point-to-point transit John Ford, Executive Director, Commute.org
Electric Vehicle Growth – overcoming challenges to drive increased penetration rates Rebecca Fisher, Climate Smart Transportation Program Lead, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)

After short panelist remarks, share your concerns, submit your ideas, and join in on the conversation. Working together, our community is more powerful and poised for a transportation future with vast reductions in transit carbon emissions and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and more accessibility.

Co-sponsored by Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, Friends of Caltrain, and Communte.org.