City Dweller

Michael Moritz is an organizer with Stop TxDOT I-45, an organization that is fighting to stop the expansion of Interstate 45 through the city of Houston, Texas. The expansion project is expected to displace over 1000 homes.

Stephanie Watt is an urban geographer and an advocate for children's rights and play. She served on Montreal's city council from 2017 to 2021, where she championed feminism, parks, play, and child-friendly cities. Stephanie is the cofounder and codirector of Metalude, a firm that partners with municipalities and organizations to develop child and youth engagement, playable public spaces, and child and youth-inclusive municipal policy.

Chris Denham has been a railway enthusiast since childhood. He is the Senior Media Relations Manager forNetwork Rail, the public body that owns and operates Great Britain's railway infrastructure.

Jaime Cano is one of the Directors of Escuelita del Alma, a Spanish immersion daycare and preschool in Austin, Texas. Escuelita del Alma was founded in 2000, and it's being displaced for the second time as a result of a project to widen Interstate 35 through Austin.

Paul Klein lives on City Island, an island that it part of the Bronx but has a small-town feel. He is the owner of Kaleidoscope Gallery and the President of the City Island Chamber of Commerce.

Nic Laporte lives in Vancouver and is the creator behind the YouTube channel @nicthedoor where he makes videos about micromobility and urbanism.

Joe Schwarten grew up in the Cleveland area and moved back to Cleveland after living in the Bay Area. He lives a car-free lifestyle and is the chair of Clevelanders for Public Transit, an organization that advocates for improvements to public transportation in the Cleveland area.

Graham Garfield has worked for the Chicago Transit Authority for almost 25 years. He is currently coordinating the construction of Phase 1 of the Red-Purple Modernization Project. Graham also runs Chicago-L.org, a website that provides extensive information about Chicago's rapid transit system.

Audrey Wennick leads the transportation policy efforts at the Metropolitan Planning Council, a Chicago-based organization that generates community-informed ideas about issues including housing, sustainability, and transportation. She is focused on improving the sustainability and equity of the transportation system, pursuing sustainable funding for transportation in Illinois, integration of performance-based planning methods into transportation practice, and advancing equitable transit-oriented development.

W. Robert Schultz III has been an activist in Chicago for the past several decades, championing causes including marriage equality, the abolition of the death penalty, and the protection of immigrant rights. Since 2018, he has worked as a campaign organizer for the Active Transportation Alliance, promoting access to walking, biking, and transit. Robert was inducted into Chicago's LGBT Hall of Fame in 2024.