Dr. Kott has over thirty-five years experience in transportation planning, including as Chief Transportation Official for the City of Palo Alto. He has a B.A. from Wayne State University, master's degrees in urban and regional planning from the University of North Carolina, in both transport planning and traffic engineering from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and a PhD in urban and regional transport planning from Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Dr. Kott is a lecturer in transportation planning, urban planning, and transportation management at San Jose State University and is a Research Associate for the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State. He has co-presented webinars on transit-oriented development and bus rapid transit, workshops on complete streets, and a study of transportation safety on tribal lands and rancherias in California for the UC Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Technology Transfer program. Dr. Kott holds certifications in both urban planning (AICP) and as a professional transportation planner (PTP) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

Mr. Lightbody is a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience working in transportation and community development. He is currently managing transportation projects for the City of Mountain View and recently served as Interim Chief Transportation Official with the City of Palo Alto. Mr. Lightbody has also managed transit and corridor planning projects for AECOM. He has been lead instructor and course developer for the Bus Rapid Transit training course sponsored by the National Transit Institute. Prior to joining AECOM, Mr. Lightbody served for 33 years as a senior manager with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), most recently as Deputy Director for Planning and Development. Mr. Lightbody also represented VTA on the BRT Consortium established by FTA and participated on TCRP panels conducting BRT research.