Lauren Michele’s combined knowledge as a practicing transportation planning consultant and climate policy analyst has given her a foundation to build a business on connecting federal/state funding opportunities and legislative developments with transportation and air quality planning practitioners in the field.  Her detailed Curriculum Vitae provides additional background on her areas of expertise. In a time where both state and federal efforts are pointing toward sustainable planning, her recent M.S. thesis publication covers five key topics that are necessary for practitioners to understand in order to implement effective climate, air quality, and transportation solutions at all levels of government:

• The Four Circles of GHG Reduction Strategies from Travel Behavior: categorizes the existing literature on GHG reduction ranges from land use and transportation strategies into four major themes

• Frameworks that Influence Travel Behavior in California: analyzes how environmental review frameworks, funding structures, and the land use/transportation planning process work at the local, regional, state, and federal levels

• Accomplishments and Challenges in Implementing SACOG’s Blueprint-Based RTP: reveals what aspects of California government need policy reform in order to successfully implement SB 375’s “Sustainable Communities Strategies” through an analysis of SACOG’s Blueprint process successes and shortcomings

• Recommendations for New Policy Frameworks in California: contains suggestions for statute changes, agency actions, and framework reforms that support AB 32, SB 375, and SB 391 objectives

• Creating an Integrated Framework to Address Travel Behavior at the Federal Level: provides recommended language for evolving federal climate/energy bills (e.g. CLEAN-TEA; House/Senate versions) and the upcoming transportation reauthorization to support GHG reduction through the planning process.

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