The Clean Mobility Equity Alliance team hosted the 2nd annual Clean Mobility Forum on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024. Funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission, the Forum was hosted in the Pasadena Convention Center.
The Clean Mobility Forum was a one-day in-person event focused on clean mobility topics and discussions. It gathered 257 in-person and virtual attendees, including awardees of CARB-funded projects, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit mobility providers, tribes, private organizations, and local governments.
The Forum comprised panels, workshops, a poster session, a closeout keynote, and a reception. Attendees had the opportunity to network and connect in person with clean mobility project awardees, experts in the field, and other potential partners, as well as learn about and share project lessons and successes.
See below for a look at the Schedule of Events!
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National Association of City Transportation Officials
Steer
emergent labs
City of San Jose
EVGide
Big Pine Paiute
City of Pico Rivera
Prosper Sustainably
Míocar
Center for Innovation in STEM Education
CALSTART
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Shared-Use Mobility Center
East Side Riders Bike Club
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
California Vanpool Authority
CALSTART
CALSTART
MCE
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Climate Solution Consulting
Zūm Services Inc.
Aura Planning Inc.
Oakland Unified School District
Federal Highway Administration
Green Commuter
Juaneño Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation
Native American Environmental Protection Coalition
Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center
Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center
DemandTrans Solutions, Inc.
Shasta Living Streets
IBank
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
City of Escondido
8:30-9:30 am
Breakfast and Registration
9:30-9:50 am
Opening remarks will be shared to welcome attendees to the 2nd annual Clean Mobility Forum and present the purpose and goals of the event followed by a land acknowledgement and grounding exercise.
Speakers:
Brytanee Brown (emergent labs)
Brian Holland (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Adelia Sandoval (Juaneño Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation)
Location: Ballroom D & E
9:50-10:40 am
The advancement of clean transportation and clean mobility options depends on thoughtful and intentional planning and community engagement. A community’s acceptance of new infrastructure, equipment, and services depends on how planning, engagement, and services are designed and implemented. This session will dive into various approaches to ensure inclusive and sustainable community development practices are woven into the design of clean mobility services, the development and implementation of clean transportation infrastructure, and the community engagement process from start to finish.
Moderator:
Cesar Hernandez (CALSTART)
Panelists:
Pallav Prakash (Züm)
Kimberly Raney (Oakland Unified School District)
Josie Talamantez (Chicano Park Museum)
Anne Wallach Thomas (Shasta Living Streets)
Location: Ballroom D & E
10:40-11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00-12:15 pm
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
This session will explore strategies and initiatives to enhance local hiring and workforce development, particularly in the clean mobility space. The panel will discuss the importance of creating job opportunities that are accessible to these communities and how such efforts can contribute to both economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. This session aims to build a bridge between economic development and environmental sustainability, ensuring that the transition to clean mobility is inclusive.
Moderator:
Lauren McCarthy (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Speakers:
Rachel Heckl (MioCar)
Tegan Knifton (Sacramento Municipal Utility District)
Angelina Rahimi (Aura Planning)
Location: Ballroom D & E
This session will reimagine data beyond numbers. Attendees will hear from on-the-ground project implementers collecting data to understand and improve mobility in the community. The second half of the session will allow attendees to brainstorm and discuss the best strategies, from collection to storytelling.
Moderator:
Katarina Hou (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Speakers:
Roger Teal (DemandTrans)
Craig Williams (City of Escondido)
Location: Ballroom F
This session is for attendees currently implementing bikeshare, preparing to launch a bikeshare system, considering a bikeshare for their community, and anyone interested in how bikeshare can meaningfully contribute to achieving transportation equity goals. Bikeshare program administrators will share how they are tailoring their bikeshare model to their communities. Brytanee Brown and Joey Juhasz-Lukomski will then present questions to attendees about transportation equity and then apply those principles to bikeshare. Lastly, the group will discuss the challenges bikeshare programs commonly face: theft and vandalism, the deterrent effects of the built environment, wavering political will, and the importance of widespread education and engagement. During the sharing segment, attendees will hear about how to meet these challenges while applying principles of transportation equity.
Moderator:
Joey Juhasz-Lukomski (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Speakers:
Brytanee Brown (emergent labs)
Mary Holing (Los Angeles Clean Incubator)
John Jones III (East Side Riders Club)
Location: Ballroom C
This session will build off the Inclusive Engagement main session with presentations and a round table discussion covering topics affecting the implementation of clean transportation and clean mobility options. Participants will have the opportunity to join focused conversations on the following topics and discuss how inclusive and sustainable community development approaches could be applied to address the barriers and opportunities listed below:
Moderators:
Sarah Huang (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Diana Voss-Gonzalez (Shared-Use Mobility Center)
Speakers:
Jesus Garcia (City of Pico Rivera)
Xiomy Sanchez (Green Commuter)
Terri Steele (Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center)
Eric Washington (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)
12:15-1:30 pm
The CMF Poster Session will offer attendees a chance to learn about innovative programs transforming transportation. This session will inform the public, stakeholders, and legislative staff about impactful initiatives and the communities that benefit from them. Attendees will be able to discover how these programs drive sustainable change, improve accessibility, promote clean mobility solutions and connect with experts, and gain insights into the future of transportation.
Location: Ballroom Lobby
1:30-2:20 pm
In this session attendees will be involved in a conversation diving into the funding and financing opportunities and challenges for clean mobility services and infrastructure in priority communities. This discussion will consider various viewpoints including those from the private sector (private equity/venture capital), banking and financial institutions, industry associations, and global business consultants.
Moderator:
Robyn Marquis (CALSTART)
Speakers:
Camille Boggan (National Association of City Transportation Officials)
Kate Bridges (Steer Davies and Gleave, Inc.)
Patrick Toppin (iBank)
Location: Room D & E
2:20-2:40 pm
Networking Break
2:40-3:55 pm
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Over the past several years, there has been a notable increase in grant funding opportunities at the state and federal levels to advance clean transportation investments, particularly in underserved communities. Despite the considerable availability of funding, accessing these funds can be challenging due to the demanding nature of proposal preparation. This session will give an overview of the current and prospective grant funding landscape and provide participants with essential tools, tips, and strategies for effectively pursuing public funding opportunities.
Moderator:
Erlin Martinez (CALSTART)
Speakers:
Angie Hacker (Prosper Sustainably)
Urvi Nagrani (Climate Solution Consulting)
Location: Ballroom D & E
Tribal Nations across the United States are rich in diversity of cultures, perspectives, population, geography, and transportation goals. Yet, the traditional approach to transportation planning at state and local levels and existing tools often fail to align with tribal community context and needs. Through the hands of tribal transportation leaders and practitioners, this session will explore how culturally appropriate approaches and the inclusion of tribal perspectives and expertise is critical in advancing equitable planning and implementation of multimodal transportation options in tribal communities.
Moderator:
Dana Reinke (Federal Highway Administration, Tribal Transportation)
Speakers:
Cindy Duriscoe (Big Pine Paiute Tribe)
Jill Sherman-Warne (Native American Environmental Protection Commission)
Location: Ballroom F
The road to success is not traveled alone; it involves creating connections, building relationships, and ongoing collaboration, from applying for grants to completing projects. During this session, attendees will gain knowledge from a panel of speakers sharing their experiences, valuable insights, and perspectives on how to identify, develop, and maintain strong, enduring strategic partnerships to enhance long-term viability.
Moderator:
Ali Cooper (EVGide)
Speakers:
Daniela Castañeda (City of San Jose)
Dr. Kamal Hamdan (California State University, Dominguez-Hills)
Georgina Landecho (CalVans)
Location: Ballroom C
3:55-4:10 pm
Networking Break
4:10-5:30 pm
The keynote speech will highlight mobility projects, their evolution, lessons taken from the Forum and share the importance of peer-to-peer learning, strengthening partnerships and CMEA. Following the keynote speech attendees are welcome to join the reception.
Speaker:
Joy Massey (MCE)
Location: Ballroom D & E
*Indicates virtual sessions.
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