Amanda Eaken
Director, Transportation, People & Communities Program
Amanda Eaken is responsible for managing and overseeing a team driving ambitious climate action in 25 U.S. cities to create transportation choices like walking, biking, and public transit, and to accelerate vehicle electrification. In 2020, her team helped to advance the transformation of streets for transit, safer infrastructure for walking and biking, infrastructure and incentives for electric vehicles, and transformative policies like congestion pricing and zero emissions areas. In her spare time, she serves as vice chair of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors.
Areas of Work
TransportationRelated content
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Getting to Zero Now
Expert BlogAmanda Eaken
A bold new program is accelerating the transition to zero-emissions trucks.
How Congress Can Get Cities Moving
Expert BlogAmanda Eaken
The Biden administration has set an ambitious climate goal for America: a 50 percent decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. To reach this goal, changing the way we move must be key since transportation is the largest contributor…
Moving Forward on Equitable and Sustainable Mobility in 2020
Expert BlogUnited StatesAmanda Eaken
City and community leaders across the nation have rallied over the last 12 months to advance policies that both tackle climate change and help catalyze a just recovery from the global pandemic.
Policy Resources
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Los Angeles Shared-Mobility Climate and Equity Action Plan
ReportLos AngelesAmanda Eaken, Carter Rubin
Here’s how Los Angeles can use shared mobility to address climate change and make transportation services more equitable.
A Bold Plan for Sustainable California Communities: A Report on the Implementation of Senate Bill 375
ReportCaliforniaAmanda Eaken
Communities Tackle Global Warming: A Guide to California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375)
Issue paperCaliforniaAnnie Notthoff, Amanda Eaken