Liza Birch is a transportation planner, policy analyst, project manager, researcher, community organizer, and communications professional skilled at building the human infrastructure necessary to change physical infrastructure. Liza has spent the last 13 years advancing active and public transit systems in roles ranging from grassroots advocacy to private consulting to federal policymaking. In addition to her role at Bike Newport, she is a Senior Planner at Neighborways Design, as well as the founder and Board President of the Providence Streets Coalition. Liza is happiest when channeling and operationalizing her stubborn optimism in a future that holds safe, equitable, and sustainable mobility for all.