Miami, Heat, and Multimodal Mobility with Carlos Cruz-Casas (TRB 2023)

Transportation, climate resilience, and public health are deeply intertwined — and understanding the connection between them is essential for building thriving, livable communities in the 21st Century. At TRB 2023, Greg Rogers sat down with Carlos Cruz-Casas, the Chief Innovation Officer at Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works. Carlos and Greg covered a wide range of topics, including:• Opportunities to encourage mode shift through right-sizing transit and offering a wider range of mobility options.• Why climate resilience and heat adaptation are essential for building multimodal options and achieving Vision Zero goals. (Featuring a discussion of Miami’s indoor bus stop with A/C!)• Why Miami-Dade County appointed the first Chief Heat Officer for an American city.• How to build local support and have the political courage to push for change.________Links and ResourcesFind Carlos on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c3miami Twitter: https://twitter.com/c3miami Miami-Dade County’s website: https://www.miamidade.gov/global/home.page As always, you can follow us on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @MoveGreg, @Pete_Gould, @SmarterTranspo.Help us grow: please rate, review, and subscribe! Reach out with questions, ideas, and feedback: [email protected] up with us on LinkedIn: Greg RogersGreg Rodriguez Samantha Roxaswww.beyondstreets.org