The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present a lecture on how low-carbon modes of transportation, including public transit, bicycling, and walking, yield environmental, economic, health, and social benefits. The discussion will be centered on the interplay among environmental and non-environmental issues in advancing sustainability, as well as the ways in which advocacy and activism can be used to change cities.

Paul Steely White is executive director of Transportation Alternatives, New York City’s leading advocate for bicycling, walking, and public transportation. White is an internationally known transportation planner who, prior to joining Transportation Alternatives in 2004, worked for seven years as the Africa director of the New York-based Institute for Transportation & Development Policy.

Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus, Havemeyer Hall, Room 209

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To RSVP for this event, please contact Hayley Martinez via email (hmartinez@ei.columbia.edu).

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