Back to All Events

Quarterly Convening: Electrification of the Right-of-Way

About the Event

Presentations at this convening highlighted current electrification initiatives and explored barriers to installing charging infrastructure in the public right-of-way. Speakers from the City of Minneapolis, Metropolitan Council, City of Saint Paul, and Xcel Energy shared their perspectives, followed by a group Q&A.

Topics discussed included:

  • What needs to be in the public right-of-way vs. in private facilities

  • Access considerations for individuals/communities that don't have charging available at home or at work

  • Branding, advertising, and partnerships for charging stations

  • Winter weather maintenance

Speakers

  • Danielle Elkins, City of Minneapolis

  • Russ Stark, City of Saint Paul

  • Thomas Santorini, Xcel Energy

  • Tony Fischer, Metropolitan Council

Credit

Attendees are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance credits. The AICP event number is 9226544.

More Information

For more information, please contact Chelsea Arbury Prorok at arbur001@umn.edu.

Sponsors

This event was sponsored by the Twin Cities Shared Mobility Collaborative and supported by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Previous
April 27

Quarterly Convening: Shared Mobility Post-COVID
Next
April 26

Quarterly Convening: Shared Mobility in Human Services