{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/95db78cc-f43b-4d7f-9ea6-ff6d3b926954/64051f73b4fca80011c98127?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marianna Koval - Delivering Equity and Economic Opportunity Though E-Mobility","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dad/1678057171814-60f951e642517d00fcdff504fbb61da6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week's guest is Marianna Koval. Marianna is the Director of Invest NYC, SDG at the NYU Stern Center For Sustainable Business.&nbsp;Invest NYC SDG is a multi-year initiative that aims to build a sustainable,&nbsp;inclusive, and resilient economy in New York City by using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as a framework to drive private sector engagement and financing in six primary areas.&nbsp;Those areas are sustainable mobility, the built environment, climate resilience, renewable energy, food and health, waste, and circular economy.&nbsp;</p><p>Today we talk about how she's delivering transportation equity to disadvantaged communities in New York through an innovative micro-mobility and e-bike strategy.</p><p>And this follows on from my recent interview with <a href=\"https://theimpossiblenetwork.com/podcast/karl-popham/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Popham,</a> who runs the transportation electrification program in Austin, Texas. And given this is one of the areas of focus for the podcast, I'm excited to welcome Marianna.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What we discuss&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>03:40 Marianna recounts her upbringing in the 60s and the influences on her</li><li>05:20 Her political awakening and volunteering as a 13-year-old</li><li>06:30 Being a page in the Senate</li><li>09:00 Attending Princetown in a time of huge social change and Chairing the Academic Committee.&nbsp;</li><li>11:00 How she sought our change and felt out of place.</li><li>13:00 Becoming a ligator in an NYC law firm and hating it.</li><li>16:30 Marianna’s perspective on New York, its resilience and her memory of 9/11&nbsp;</li><li>23:00 Marianna explains the work she does in New York to embrace the UN SDGs and create a city strategy.&nbsp;</li><li>27:00 Her insights and lessons on operationalizing strategies</li><li>29:30 Marianna describes the background the Equitable Commute Project</li><li>31:00 Implementing the project in The Bronx and the challenges of doing to during Covid.&nbsp;</li><li>35:00 Marianna describes three key pillars of the strategy to deliver access, jobs and an accelerator program.</li><li>40:20 The challenges to scaling in NYC and the need for a US-based E-bike manufacturing.</li><li>42:00 The role of employers.&nbsp;</li><li>44:00 Marianna’s expectations for NYC sustainability in 2030.&nbsp;</li><li>46:15 The role of education.&nbsp;</li><li>50:10 Marianna discusses other local NYC initiatives and ensuring all parties and organizations are at the table and take responsibility for the goals</li><li>54:00 The need for political leadership&nbsp;</li><li>56:00 Marianna discusses her work to develop Brooklyn Bridge Park and build coalitions.&nbsp;</li><li>1:02:30 Marianna’s hopes for the future of New York.&nbsp;</li><li>1:06:00 Urban Agriculture</li></ul><p><strong>Social Links&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannakoval/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin</a></p><p><strong>Show links&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/American-Experience-New-York-Season/dp/B006CAV3TY/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New York - A Documentary</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.spring.bank/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spring Bank&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thehopeprogram.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hope program&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NYU Stern Center For Sustainable Business</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cannabronx.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Canna Bronx&nbsp;</a></p>","author_name":"Fabrica Collective"}