Cities’ reliance on motor vehicles imposes myriad public health and environmental challenges. In New York City, for example, officials estimate that fine particulate matter pollution from motor vehicles contributes to 320 premature deaths in New York City each year, which is approximately the same number as die from homicide. In Germany, the situation is not much better. In fact, approximately 70 German cities violated EU air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide emissions last year and automobiles have been largely blamed for the problem. To remedy the situation, policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic are experimenting with a range of strategies — from bans on diesel engines, to congestion pricing schemes — to encourage new forms of urban mobility. Yet they are encountering a series of obstacles along the way. At this upcoming event, experts from Germany and New York City will discuss options for lessening cars’ grip on transportation and challenges that lie ahead.
Title:Curbing Cars: A Transatlantic Dialogue on New Urban Mobility.
When/Where:
Thursday, September 5, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Faculty Library, Vanderbilt Hall (3rd floor)
40 Washington Square South
New York, New York 10012
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Credit:
1 credit of CLE in Areas of Professional Practice
Speakers:
- Keynote address: Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Department Head, Energy, Environment, Economics, German Institute for Transportation
- Discussion to follow with:
- Thomas Matte, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
- Jen Roberton, Transportation Policy Advisor, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
- Danielle Spiegel-Feld, ’10, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Guarini Center
Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law
Cost:
This free continuing legal education event has been made possible by the generous support of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York.
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