Human Transit with Jarrett Walker

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Written By Sharon Kirk

Feburary 28, 2024

To meet Petaluma's ambitious carbon neutrality goals we must shift 70% of automobile trips to other modes of transportation!  Making this mode shift will require a huge investment in public transit. 

Join Know Before You Grow for a discussion of the revised edition of Human Transit. We will screen the Congress on the New Urbanism's webinar with Jarrett Walker after which Dr. Walker will join us for live Q&A. Dr. Walker became familiar with Petaluma during the years he was learning about transit. He was thrilled to be asked to talk with a KBYG audience.

Meet the author

Dr. Jarrett Walker, Founder and CEO of Jarrett Walker + Associates is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. 

Dr. Walker is the author of the popular public transit blog HumanTransit.org, and the book Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives. His background integrates an arts and humanities PhD (Stanford, 1996) with long technical experience in all aspects of transit and its role in city-building. He is a frequent keynote speaker, teacher, and facilitator of decision-making processes.

Sharon Kirk

Sharon joined Urban Chat in 2017 following a spontaneous meeting with Kevin McDonnell at the Petaluma Engagement Fair (sponsored by PCRC). Her interest in Petaluma city planning stems from her years of living in vibrant, walkable cities including San Francisco and Göteborg, Sweden. Sharon assists with Urban Chat promotional activities and acts as co-chair of the Know Before You Grow educational committee. And despite her hesitation as an introvert, she occasionally hosts events.

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