Sam Johnson is a Sustainable Transport Specialist with the World Bank and Visiting Researcher at the Technical University of Eindhoven, focusing on innovation and urban mobility transitions. He has worked in transport infrastructure advisory (roads, maritime, aviation)—planning, design, construction, maintenance, and financing—for the World Bank with many national governments over the last eight years. He co-leads the World Bank's Active Mobility Community of Practitioners. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons1), a Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action, and a Master’s in Global Development Practice from Harvard University. Sam is a strong advocate for people-centric urban design and reducing car dependency to foster more vibrant, equitable, affordable, healthy, and green cities.