At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon will lead “Life After Cars,” a featured session exploring how cities and towns can create safer, healthier, and more people-focused transportation systems.

As cohosts of @thewaroncars podcast and co-authors of Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, Goodyear and Gordon have become nationally recognized voices in the conversation around transportation, urban design, and car dependency. Through journalism, storytelling, and advocacy, they continue to challenge the way we think about mobility and public space. Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in Grist, CityLab, and Streetsblog. Doug Gordon is a TV producer, writer, and neighborhood safe streets advocate known online as Brooklyn Spoke. Register today to join transportation professionals, advocates, planners, public health leaders, and community members for conversations shaping the future of mobility in North Carolina. Link is in our bio.