People Behind the Plans: Kristin Saunders

In this episode of People Behind the Plans, Courtney talks with
Kristin Saunders, principal transportation planner with the City of
Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility & Infrastructure. They
discuss the new department’s five ambitious goals relating to
safety, access, reliability, affordability, and engagement. They
cover Kristin’s work on the city’s bike plan and the City Steps
Assessment, which aims to understand how each one of Pittsburgh’s
800 public staircases fit into the pedestrian network. The two even
tackle the commotion surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers’ player JuJu
Smith-Schuster and his stolen bicycle, which saw the city come
together in support of finding the athlete's primary mode of
transportation.