PAPREN Transportation Policy & Planning Work Group

Evidence and insight for integrating climate protection, public health, and equity into transportation

Kelly Rodgers, MLA, LEED-AP, is the Executive Director of Streetsmart, a non-profit organization that helps civic leaders embed health, climate, and equity considerations into transportation. She is a member of the TRB Standing Committee on Transportation and Public Health (AME70), is the Vice-Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Committee on Health and Transportation, and serves on the American Public Health Association’s Center for Climate, Health, and Equity advisory committee. She also serves on the steering committee of PHEAL (Planning for Health Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership). Kelly is a PhD candidate in Urban Studies who is researching the use and influence of health indicators in transportation. Kelly has a graduate degree in landscape architecture and an undergraduate degree in urban and regional planning.