Monica Chitre
Bio
As the Alliance Coordinator for NUMO, the New Urban Mobility alliance hosted by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Monica facilitates team decision-making, supports working group events, conducts weekly team meetings, supports senior staff, and tracks team projects and deliverables.
Prior to joining NUMO, Monica was Executive Assistant to the lead co-counsel of the high-profile U.S. climate change case where 21 young people are suing the U.S. government.
Monica holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Her primary focus throughout her undergraduate career was on sustainable development and environmental justice. Additionally, she was selected as a Fellow for the Gender, Equity, and the Environment Program at the Sierra Club and was a blog contributor with the Worldwatch Institute.
Practice Areas
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Sustainable Urban Mobility
Helping cities design and implement efficient, high-quality, sustainable transport systems -
Energy and Climate
Promoting the development and acceleration of affordable, low-carbon solutions for emerging economies
Projects
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New Sustainable Mobility
New mobility services have the potential to positively redefine urban mobility—if they can better meet the diverse needs of all residents. -
NUMO, the New Urban Mobility Alliance
Channeling tech-based disruptions in urban transport to create joyful cities where sustainable and just mobility is the new normal -
Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities
How the flows of people and vehicles are managed dictates quality of life and access to opportunity for billions of people. And these flows are changing.