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/global/transportation/home.page 2024-05-02 2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Calvin Sykes [email protected] 786-720-9248 Global Transportation and mobility thought leaders to join Miami-Dade County at NACTO Designing Cities Conference 2024 From May 7 to 10, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference will convene more than a thousand transportation officials, urban planners, engineers, and practitioners from across North America and the globe, in Miami-Dade. From May 7 to 10, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference will convene more than a thousand transportation officials, urban planners, engineers, and practitioners from across North America and the globe, in Miami-Dade. Held for the time in the southeastern U.S., this historic event centers around pivotal themes including safety, climate, equity, sustainable growth, and regional collaboration. Hosted at the InterContinental Miami, the conference promises to be a catalyst for innovation and progress in urban mobility. Miami-Dade joined NACTO in 2016, making history as the first county to become a member. Spearheaded by the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), Miami-Dade continues to make strides in enhancing its transportation infrastructure and services, boasting the largest transit system in Florida and the 15th largest in the nation. The NACTO Designing Cities Conference promises to be a dynamic platform for insightful discussions, interactive local and regional “walkshops”, and engaging sessions throughout the community. It will showcase Miami-Dade's progress under the visionary leadership of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and DTPW Director Eulois Cleckley. Key panelists include: <ul> <li>Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County</li> <li>Eulois Cleckley, Director and CEO, DTPW</li> <li>Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary, USDOT</li> <li>Janette Sadik-Khan, International Transportation Expert, Principal, Bloomberg Associates</li> <li>Jeffrey Tumlin, Executive Director, SFMTA</li> <li>Kimberly Lucas, Director, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh</li> <li>Tamika Butler, national expert on race, equity, and transportation</li> <li>Veronica Davis, Director, Cities Program for AtkinsRealis; former Director of Transportation and Drainage, City of Houston</li> <li>Laura Rubio-Cornejo, General Manager, LADOT</li> <li>Chelsea Reed, Mayor, Palm Beach Gardens</li> <li>Ravi Bhalla, Mayor, Hoboken</li> </ul> The event will also feature “walkshops”, interactive workshops conducted on-site at specific locations. Highlighted local “Walkshops” include: <ol> <li>Historic Overtown Heritage Tour</li> <li>The Underline: Miami's Future 10-mile Linear Park</li> <li>Allapattah Main Street: Preserving our Culture</li> <li>Activation & Connection: Collaborating to Build Community</li> <li>Biking the Rickenbacker Causeway</li> </ol> Highlighted regional “Walkshops” include:   1.Better Bus SHIFTS into Gear! The County's bold Network Program All Aboard the BRT Express 2.Miami’s Pedestrian-Friendly Centers: The Design District 3.Northward Bound Open Streets: A Walking Tour of Downtown West Palm Beach’s Newest Active Transportation Network 4.PRIDE & Resilience - A walking tour of South Florida’s most fabulous LGBTQ community The Designing Cities Conference will serve as a platform for collaborative discussions, highlighting Miami-Dade County's progress and initiatives in transportation and urban planning. no 2024 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Transportation and Public Works 1 rel1714651570071432 Transportation and Public Works Overtown Transit Village North 701 NW 1st Court Miami 33136 ADA Coordinator [email protected] 786-469-5225 local county miami-dade department department Transportation and Public Works Contact Us /global/transportation/contact-transit.page About Us /global/transportation/about-transit.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works We connect people to places by providing a high-quality, safe, reliable, clean and efficient mass transit system that meets the travel needs of the County's growing population and we provide vital transportation infrastructure systems and services. 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MIAMI-DADE ( May 02, 2024 )–

From May 7 to 10, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference will convene more than a thousand transportation officials, urban planners, engineers, and practitioners from across North America and the globe, in Miami-Dade. Held for the time in the southeastern U.S., this historic event centers around pivotal themes including safety, climate, equity, sustainable growth, and regional collaboration. Hosted at the InterContinental Miami, the conference promises to be a catalyst for innovation and progress in urban mobility.

Miami-Dade joined NACTO in 2016, making history as the first county to become a member. Spearheaded by the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), Miami-Dade continues to make strides in enhancing its transportation infrastructure and services, boasting the largest transit system in Florida and the 15^th largest in the nation.

The NACTO Designing Cities Conference promises to be a dynamic platform for insightful discussions, interactive local and regional “walkshops”, and engaging sessions throughout the community. It will showcase Miami-Dade's progress under the visionary leadership of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and DTPW Director Eulois Cleckley.

Key panelists include:

Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Eulois Cleckley, Director and CEO, DTPW
Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary, USDOT
Janette Sadik-Khan, International Transportation Expert, Principal, Bloomberg Associates
Jeffrey Tumlin, Executive Director, SFMTA
Kimberly Lucas, Director, Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh
Tamika Butler, national expert on race, equity, and transportation
Veronica Davis, Director, Cities Program for AtkinsRealis; former Director of Transportation and Drainage, City of Houston
Laura Rubio-Cornejo, General Manager, LADOT
Chelsea Reed, Mayor, Palm Beach Gardens
Ravi Bhalla, Mayor, Hoboken

The event will also feature “walkshops”, interactive workshops conducted on-site at specific locations.

Highlighted local “Walkshops” include:

Historic Overtown Heritage Tour
The Underline: Miami's Future 10-mile Linear Park
Allapattah Main Street: Preserving our Culture
Activation & Connection: Collaborating to Build Community
Biking the Rickenbacker Causeway

Highlighted regional “Walkshops” include:

1.Better Bus SHIFTS into Gear! The County's bold Network Program

All Aboard the BRT Express

2.Miami’s Pedestrian-Friendly Centers: The Design District

3.Northward Bound Open Streets: A Walking Tour of Downtown West Palm Beach’s Newest Active Transportation Network

4.PRIDE & Resilience - A walking tour of South Florida’s most fabulous LGBTQ community

The Designing Cities Conference will serve as a platform for collaborative discussions, highlighting Miami-Dade County's progress and initiatives in transportation and urban planning.

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