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Inclusive Transportation with Veronica O. Davis

April 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
April 23: Inclusive Transportation with Veronica O. Davis

"How do you change a system that was never designed to be equitable?"

On April 23, BikeWalkKC will host an in-person conversation with Veronica O. Davis, author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities. The event will be held at iWerx in North Kansas City. Event proceeds will support BikeWalkKC’s pro-bono community planning and policy efforts in disadvantaged communities.

Together, we can create safer streets and heal our communities!

Meet nationally-acclaimed author Veronica O. Davis and find your place in the movement for connected, equitable, and joyful transportation. Whether you are a community planning professional, a city leader, or a school bus driver who believes that every neighborhood deserves safe streets and connected transportation, you have a place at "Inclusive Transportation with Veronica O. Davis." Get your tickets now!

$20 - Author Talk
$40 - Author Talk + a copy of Davis' Inclusive Transportation
$75 - Author Talk + VIP Reception + a copy of Davis' Inclusive Transportation
** We want you to attend even if you are unable to afford a paid ticket. A limited quantity of scholarship tickets are available through the ticketing portal.

 

About Veronica O. Davis

Veronica O. Davis, PE, is the former Director of Transportation & Drainage Operations, Houston Public  Works. Veronica has nearly 20 years of experience in engineering and transportation planning. She co-founded Black Women Bike and was recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House in 2012 for her professional accomplishments and advocacy. Veronica serves on the committees for the Transportation Research Board, the board for America Walks, as well as technical advisory boards at the University of Maryland and Cornell University.

In Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, Davis examines the inequalities and destructive practices present in transportation planning and provides a roadmap for inclusive transportation planning. Sharing how her own family has been harmed by racist transportation policies, Davis calls for bold, new thinking and more diverse leadership to create transportation networks that connect people with jobs, education, opportunities, and each other.

About BikeWalkKC

BikeWalkKC offers a variety of planning, policy, and education services. Its mission-based, nonprofit model makes it more affordable for urban, suburban, and rural communities to access high quality planning, advocacy, and policy assistance, such as Complete Streets policy work, Safe Routes to School planning, community engagement strategies, traffic calming demonstrations, and advocacy workshops. More than fifty percent of BikeWalkKC’s policy and planning work for communities is pro-bono.

 

Thank you to our generous event sponsors!

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