PennFuture and The Clean Air Council are bringing representatives from different city agencies to University City this Tuesday (Aug. 23) to discuss transportation pollution and are hoping to form a more streamlined policy that reduces traffic and pollution. A roundtable discussion will take place at International House Philadelphia (Asia Room, 3701 Chestnut St) from 6 – 8 p.m.

The latest American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report shows that Philadelphia has very poor air quality, which creates a critical public health issue.

“By bringing key stakeholders together, we’ll determine concrete policy and programmatic actions that each sector can implement to reduce transportation-related pollution in the Philadelphia region,” said Joseph Otis Minott, Clean Air Council Executive Director. 

The panel will feature speakers from a variety of perspectives and sectors: policy, sustainability, transportation, and public health, including:

• State Representative Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia);
• Erik Johanson, director of innovation at SEPTA;
• Tony Bandiero, executive director of Eastern PA Alliance for Clean Transportation;
• Jessica Caum, assistant program manager in Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness at the Philadelphia Department of Health
• Christine Knapp, director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.

PennFuture Energy Center director Rob Altenburg will moderate the discussion.

If you’re interested to participate in this discussion, please register here.