On-Site Event | Cities Summit - Complete Streets: Aligning Infrastructure Investment and Sustainable Development
Within the framework of the Cities Summit of the Americas, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America- and the World Resources Institute invite you to this plenary session that aims to highlight complete streets within sustainable urban development agendas and their capacity to improve safety, equitable access, and urban cooling.
Event date:
April 27, 2023
Cities are increasingly recognizing the detrimental impact of motor vehicle-centric planning and design on air quality, greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), road safety, public health, congestion, and productivity. Now is a critical time for cities to adopt sustainable mobility systems and boost investment in green, multimodal systems, and infrastructure.
A panel of practitioners and city representatives from across the Americas will share their success stories, greatest challenges, and lessons learned. They will discuss ways to promote similar sustainable efforts across cities and help identify investment opportunities that will ensure tangible change and augment impact.
The session aligns with the commitments to lower GHGs, promote sustainable development investment, scale up and enhance finance and investments in climate action, and support implementation of climate change mitigation strategies in all states, particularly in developing countries. The session aims to:
- Highlight Complete Streets as a holistic urban mobility concept that aligns with the different key agendas on climate, mobility, and equity.
- Make the case for Complete Streets as an effective path to align available investment opportunities to sustainable development agendas through shared examples
- Create connections among and between cities and investment banks to create a momentum for collaborations.
- Identify tools, resources, and investment opportunities available for cities.
Date: Thursday, April 27
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (MST)
Place: Colorado Convention Center
Agenda
Agenda
April 27, 2023
Introduction
Speakers:
Felipe Ramírez
Global Urban Mobility Director, World Resources Institute
Nuria Fernández
FTA Administrator
Felipe Ramírez
Global Urban Mobility Director, World Resources Institute
Nuria Fernández
FTA Administrator
Opening Remarks
Bogotá’s Highlights
Speakers:
Claudia López
Mayor of Bogotá
Claudia López
Mayor of Bogotá
Mayor of Bogotá, previously serving as a senator for the Republic of Colombia from 2014 to 2019. Her dedication to strengthening human rights and the rule of law makes her one of the most well-known contributors to democratic development in Colombia. A former researcher for New Rainbow Corporation and Civil Society Electoral Mission, she exposed the infiltration of paramilitary death squads at some of the highest levels of Colombia’s political system. Her research on the infiltration of paramilitary groups in the Colombian Congress triggered a national scandal known as “parapolitics” which led to the legal investigation of more than a third of all members of Congress. Claudia subsequently helped found the Electoral Observatory Mission, a coalition of NGOs and journalists that monitors political processes in Colombia, and worked for the New Rainbow Corporation as an analyst of illegal groups and armed conflict.
CDMX’s Highlights
Speakers:
Claudia Sheinbaum
Mayor of Mexico City
Claudia Sheinbaum
Mayor of Mexico City
Quito’s Highlights
Speakers:
René Bedón
Metropolitan councilor of Quito
René Bedón
Metropolitan councilor of Quito
Brazil’s Highlights
Speakers:
Marcela Laiz
Deputy Director of Regulation, Enforcement and Management from Secretariat of Traffic, Ministry of Transport
Marcela Laiz
Deputy Director of Regulation, Enforcement and Management from Secretariat of Traffic, Ministry of Transport
Comments CAF
Speakers:
Nicolás Estupiñan
Infraestructure project director, CAF -development bank of Latin America-
Nicolás Estupiñan
Infraestructure project director, CAF -development bank of Latin America-
Es Ingeniero Civil de la Universidad de Los Andes. Cuenta con un Magíster en Planificación Urbana y Transporte de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill. En su trayectoria profesional se ha desempeñado como consultor en Transporte del Banco Mundial, asesor de transporte en el Departamento Nacional de Planeación, Viceministro de Transporte, y durante los últimos cinco años trabajo para CAF como Coordinador de Transporte Urbano y Director de Conocimiento Sectorial. Nicolás fue parte del Comité de ‘Transporte en países en vía de desarrollo’ del Transport Research Board en Estados Unidos, y presidió el Comité de ‘Transporte público e innovación’ del mismo órgano.
Comments WRI
Speakers:
Luis Antonio Lindau
Cities Program Director, WRI Brasil / Expert from WRI Brazil
Luis Antonio Lindau
Cities Program Director, WRI Brasil / Expert from WRI Brazil
Final discussion
Closing
Speakers:
Felipe Ramírez
Global Urban Mobility Director, World Resources Institute
Felipe Ramírez
Global Urban Mobility Director, World Resources Institute
