In this episode, I sit down with Isa Gaillard and Valeria Menendez from Equitable Cities, an organization with planners, researchers, and advocates transforming the way people move through their communities. Rooted in justice and lived experience, Equitable Cities addresses the inequities that have shaped America’s transportation systems, from highways that divide neighborhoods to underfunded public transit. We explore why transportation is a justice issue, how historic policies and funding ...
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In this episode, I sit down with Isa Gaillard and Valeria Menendez from Equitable Cities, an organization with planners, researchers, and advocates transforming the way people move through their communities. Rooted in justice and lived experience, Equitable Cities addresses the inequities that have shaped America’s transportation systems, from highways that divide neighborhoods to underfunded public transit. We explore why transportation is a justice issue, how historic policies and funding ...
Episode 9: Energy Justice with Vice Provost Shalanda Baker
Rising Tides
29 minutes
6 months ago
Episode 9: Energy Justice with Vice Provost Shalanda Baker
In this episode, I sit down with Professor Shalanda Baker, Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action at the University of Michigan, and one of the nation’s most influential voices in energy justice. Under the Biden-Harris administration, Professor Baker served as the Director of the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she where she architected groundbreaking federal efforts to embed justice and equity into national energy policy. Guided b...
Rising Tides
In this episode, I sit down with Isa Gaillard and Valeria Menendez from Equitable Cities, an organization with planners, researchers, and advocates transforming the way people move through their communities. Rooted in justice and lived experience, Equitable Cities addresses the inequities that have shaped America’s transportation systems, from highways that divide neighborhoods to underfunded public transit. We explore why transportation is a justice issue, how historic policies and funding ...
