Zak Accuardi

Director, Mobility Choices, Climate & Energy

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Zak Accuardi works across the U.S. to advance equitable, low-carbon transportation policies and projects. Previously, he consulted on transportation policy and climate change mitigation with organizations including the World Bank and Project Drawdown. He also worked as a senior program associate on TransitCenter's research team, where he co-authored several national policy reports on topics ranging from strategic approaches to public procurement to local transit equity and led research on bus reliability in New York City and national, pre-COVID transit ridership declines. Accuardi is based in Berkeley, CA.

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