Angie Schmitt is one of the country's best-known writers and experts on the topic of sustainable transportation. She was the long-time national editor at Streetsblog. Her writing and commentary have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, and National Public Radio. She is the founder and principal at 3MPH Planning and Consulting, a small firm focused on pedestrian safety. She lives in Cleveland with her husband and two children.

Anna is a walking advocate, public health professional, and PhD candidate in Transportation Engineering at the University of New Mexico, where she focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety. She is passionate about making walking and rolling accessible and safe for all. Anna is the founder of Made2Walk, a certified Walk2Connect trainer, and a 2017 Walking College alumna. She brings expertise in community engagement, program development, and cross-sector collaboration.

Dr. Bruce Appleyard is an Associate Professor of Urban Design and City Planning at San Diego State University. He specializes in applied research of human settlement and behavior patterns at the intersection of urban design, transportation, land use, environmental science & policy. His work focuses on how policies and practices can be used in concert with one another to improve a range of sustainability, livability, and social equity, outcomes.

Mark Fenton is a nationally recognized public health, planning, and transportation consultant, associate professor at Tufts University, advocate for active transportation, and former host of “America’s Walking” on PBS television. He has led training and planning processes for pedestrian-, bicycle-, and transit-friendly designs in communities across the US, Canada, and Australia. He studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute Technology and biomechanics at the US Olympic Training Center.

Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. His work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in transportation decision-making, improve evaluation methods, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis.