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Nicole Foletta has worked in the field of transportation planning for over ten years under a variety of contexts, from public to private sector, with experience in both Europe and the United States. She is currently a Principal Planner with the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District in Oakland, CA. Prior to this position, she worked as a Senior Transportation Planner at Fehr & Peers transportation consultants in San Francisco, bringing a focus on improving communities and finding innovative solutions that promote sustainable principles.
Jason Henderson is a Geography Professor at San Francisco State University, USA. His research and teaching include transportation and land use, with an emphasis on how culture and politics shape urban transportation policy. His book Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco (University of Massachusetts Press 2013) examines debates over freeway removal, parking, bicycle politics, and transit finance.
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