The Road Ahead 2010: Implementing Innovation

Program Summary

For the past five years, Transportation Solutions has led dialogue about cutting-edge and practical transportation research, policy and applications to help balance economic, environmental and health considerations to meet today’s and future needs. This high-level educational forum continued in 2010 with The Road Ahead: Implementing Innovation, providing a detailed look at pioneering sustainable transportation options employed around the country.

Innovations such as carsharing, bikesharing, and enhanced transit strategies are being implemented successfully in cities across the nation to facilitate connectivity, accessibility and sustainability. The Road Ahead forums attract elected officials, policy makers, governmental staff, business representatives, private-sector developers and transportation industry leaders.

The 2010 event was held on Friday, January 29, 2010 from 7:30 to 10 AM at the JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek. Nearly 100 representatives from local and state-level government agencies, nonprofit and community organizations, businesses and neighborhoods joined us for the 2010 event.

Event Details

2010 Keynote Speaker

Clayton Lane is currently Chief Operating Officer of EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s Center for Sustainable Transport. EMBARQ works to catalyze sustainable solutions to problems of urban mobility in the developing world, collaborating with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. Prior to joining EMBARQ, Mr. Lane co-founded and directed PhillyCarShare, the non-profit organization that provides environmentally friendly “cars by the hour” from hundreds of neighborhood locations in Philadelphia.

Mr. Lane has also served as a Professional Associate and Lead Planner for Parsons Brinckerhoff, where he became a recognized expert in transit planning and FTA New Starts projects. He designed rail and bus facilities and services; developed operating cost models; projected ridership; led long-range planning efforts; and assessed regional land use impacts. Mr. Lane holds a Masters Degree in city planning and Master of Science in transportation from M.I.T., with a Bachelor in civil engineering systems from University of Pennsylvania.

Additional Presenters

A panel discussion followed the keynote presentation. Bios for local panelists are below.

Scott Caldwell, Senior Vice President, Lincoln Property Company. Since 2001, Scott has been responsible for the overall management of the Denver operations, including new business development for property management and leasing services, 3rd party brokerage assignments, and office and industrial property acquisitions. During his 17-year tenure in commercial real estate, Scott has experience in development, property acquisition, property management, and brokerage perspectives of commercial real estate.

Emily Kriesa, Senior City Planner, City of Denver, Public Works, in Policy and Planning Department. As one of the City's multi-modal planners, Emily focuses on planning, programs and policies involving city and region-wide bicycle and pedestrian initiatives, including oversight of the city's bicycle improvements funded through federal stimulus funds.

Nate Kvamme, VP Government Relations for B-cycle, and board member and Director of Partnership Strategy for Humana. At Humana, Nate founded the Freewheelin' bikesharing program, launched in August 2007 for the employees of Humana. Under his leadership and with the support of both Humana and Bikes Belong, this initiative became the largest bikesharing program yet to be deployed in the United States, with 1,000 bikes made available during the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.