States and Cities Creating New Leadership Positions as They Rethink Their Approach to Transportation - The Urban Edge

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In 2015, Atlanta got its first chief bike officer, for example. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency created a new office of innovation last year, headed by a chief innovation officer, and L.A. Metro did the same thing. Oregon has a chief electric vehicle officer, and Boston recently appointed an active transportation director as well as a chief of streets.

The positions vary in focus, level of seniority and funding — Colorado’s bike czar is a voluntary position with an annual salary of $1 — but whether in practice or symbolically, they represent a new approach to mobility starting to enter the collective consciousness of state and local governments.

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States and Cities Creating New Leadership Positions as They Rethink Their Approach to Transportation - The Urban Edge