Speaker
Speaker
Ms. Mikaela Hiatt
Associate Transportation Planner Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
Mikaela’s work is focused on sea level rise and climate adaptation. She has master’s degrees in landscape architecture and city and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley and has worked for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the City of Oakland’s Department of Transportation, C/CAG San Mateo County, Via, and now the Transportation Authority of Marin. In these roles she worked on corridor studies, ITS programs, active transportation plans, alternative fuel programs, and most recently sea level rise planning and programming and its impacts on the transportation system.
Speaking at
Thu May 15
1:45 PM — 2:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time
Shoring Up the Future: Policies and Plans Advancing Resilience in the Bay Area and Beyond
As rising sea levels and extreme weather events intensify and become more frequent, coastal communities across the U.S. face increasing pressure to adapt swiftly and turn bold ambitions into tangible action. California—home to some of the nation's most at-risk shorelines and pioneering climate policies—has become a testing ground for resilience strategies that could shape the future of coastal adaptation nationwide. Speakers will share firsthand insights from projects that are rewriting the playbook for how coastal communities adapt – including efforts to protect critical transportation networks, explore innovative nature-based solutions, and unlock new funding mechanisms for resilience. Whether you're a policymaker, planner, or practitioner, this session will provide valuable lessons and replicable strategies for building climate resilience—no matter where your coastline is.
Speakers
Brooke duBose; Climate Resilience & Transportation Lead, Associate Principal; Arup
Dana Brechwald; Assistant Planning Director for Climate Adaptation; SF Bay Conservation and Development
Summer Bundy; Director of Project Management, OneShoreline; San Mateo County
Mikaela Hiatt; Associate Transportation Planner; Transportation Authority of Marin
Janelle E. Kellman; Founder and CEO; Center for Sea Rise Solutions
Separate ticket required. This session is part of ULI’s Resilience Summit. Purchasing a ticket to ULI’s Resilience Summit provides access to this session and all other ULI Resilience Summit sessions