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Tiya Gordon

Tiya Gordon

Co-Founderit's electric

Tiya holds 20 years experience in design, leadership, and operations across a range of disciplines for some of the country’s top firms and institutions. She is now venturing to spend the next 20 years building companies that use design to wage war against the Climate Crisis.

Her career's work has received the industry’s top accolades including The National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; The SXSW Innovation Award for Urban Infrastructure; The Inaugural Cannes Gold Lion for Creative Data; The Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival; The Designation of Second Most Innovative Design Firm in the World from Fast Company; The 2023 Innovation by Design Award by Fast Company; The 2023 Next Big Thing In Tech; The 2024 Keeling Curve Prize, and a 2024 Finalist for the Earthshot Innovation Challenge. 

She is also fortunate enough to share her perspective on climate, design, innovation, and gender for key audiences including those at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, The Urban Land Institute, and Aspen Energy Week. Her work has also been covered by Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Grist, and The Atlantic.

Mon May 043:00 PM – 3:40 PMWimberly Theater

Streets, Homes, and Health: Designing for Boston’s Low-Carbon Mobility Ecosystem

Access to health care, good jobs, and affordable homes depends on how we move through Boston. How we power that movement is a critical factor for clim…Access to health care, good jobs, and affordable homes depends on how we move through Boston. How we power that movement is a critical factor for climate change. Transportation is one of the city's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions — making…Access to health care, good jobs, and affordable homes depends on how we move through Boston. How we power that movement is a critical factor for climate change. Transportation is one of the city's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions — making it a key piece of the region's necessary climate solutions. This panel brings together leaders in transit advocacy, neighborhood planning, land use and zoning, and community-based health care to expl…Access to health care, good jobs, and affordable homes depends on how we move through Boston. How we power that movement is a critical factor for climate change. Transportation is one of the city's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions — making it a key piece of the region's necessary climate solutions. This panel brings together leaders in transit advocacy, neighborhood planning, land use and zoning, and community-based health care to explore how Boston can design for access while reducing emissions. We'll examine how transit-centered land use, zoning reform, and equitable permitting can connect residents to essential services; how public transit investment and municipal fleet electrification can accelerate decarbonization; and how low-carbon mobility options can reduce household costs while improving air quality and public health. Panelists will explore the connections between environmental justice, public transit, neighborhood planning, and green infrastructure — and how Boston can align its climate commitments with lived community needs.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More

PanelSession TypeTrack 3: Climate Technology as a Business OpportunitySession Track
Rachel Ackerman
Reggie Ramos
Tiya Gordon
Rachel Ackerman
Rachel AckermanSenior Program Director, Clean Transportation, MassCEC
Reggie Ramos
Reggie RamosExecutive Director, Transportation for Massachusetts
Tiya Gordon
Tiya GordonCo-Founder, it's electric
Rachel Ackerman
Rachel AckermanSenior Program Director, Clean Transportation, MassCEC
Reggie Ramos
Reggie RamosExecutive Director, Transportation for Massachusetts
Tiya Gordon
Tiya GordonCo-Founder, it's electric
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