Low-carbon Urban Mobility Plan
13 November 2013
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13 November 2100 EST | 14 November 1000 PHT
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Presentation—Introduction to the webinar and panelists
Presentations—Developing Urban Mobility Plans
Transcript—Webinar audio transcript
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She informed participants on:
- Guidance related to important components of a low-carbon urban mobility plan and how to develop such plans
- Relevant tools that support decision making processes
- How to identify key stakeholders and engage them in the process
- A step-by-step process and case studies that show how growing cities can use urban mobility plans to facilitate growth across sectors, while putting cities on a path to more sustainable development.
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Presenter
Robin King, Director of Urban Development and Accessibility Program, EMBARQ, WRI
Presentation
Dr. Robin King is the Director of Urban Development and Accessibility at EMBARQ. In this role, she promotes collaboration across the EMBARQ network and integration of sustainable transportation and urban development using her experience working in policy matters in the Americas and Asia. Prior to EMBARQ, she worked as Principal Research Scholar at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), in Bangalore, where she helped lead the Next Generation Infrastructure Laboratory since August 2008. She also is a non-resident Associate at the School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University. Previously, she served as Academic Director of the Master’s Program in Latin American Studies in SFS at Georgetown, and held posts at the G7 Group, the Organization of American States, the US Department of State, and Mellon Bank. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She spent a year as a Rotary Exchange student in Oruro, Bolivia, and more than a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico.