Community Endorsements

Angie Schmitt

Author, Right of Way
Owner/Principal, 3MPH Planning & Consulting

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure

Clear-sighted, well written, and actionable — a roadmap to offer the public something richer and more humane.

Wes Christmas, PE

President & CEO, Clark Dietz, Inc.

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure, Field Guide

For those of us committed to engineering quality of life, these resources are a welcome invitation to lead with purpose, listen with humility, and keep the human experience at the center of our work.

Jeff Gahan

Mayor

City of New Albany, Indiana

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure, Field Guide

Larry Summers has helped guide New Albany’s infrastructure with both technical excellence and deep moral conviction — and now brings that leadership to the national stage.

Jeff Speck

City Planner and Urban Designer

Author of Walkable City and Walkable City Rules

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure

Ethical Infrastructure gives name and language to a kind of professional instinct many of us have felt but rarely had words for. It’s not a manual. It’s a map.

Suresh Immanuel, Ph.D.

Schroeder Family Dean and Professor

College of Business and Engineering

University of Evansville

Supports: Field Guide

The Ethical Infrastructure Field Guide connects ethical decision-making with real-world engineering practice. It’s a timely and necessary contribution.

Zhihui Sun, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

University of Louisville

Supports: Field Guide

Every design decision carries ethical and societal implications. This Field Guide fills a vital gap in engineering education.

William Morrish

Professor Emeritus

Urban Ecologies, Parsons School of Design

The New School University

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure

Summers redefines infrastructure standards to reflect the vibrant, moral life that streets can sustain — shaping trust through movement, accessibility, and beauty.

Ray LaHood

Member of Congress

1995–2008

Secretary of Transportation

2009–2013

Supports: Field Guide

Infrastructure is never neutral — it’s a mirror of our civic values. This guide belongs in every agency, training program, and engineering ethics course.

Charles L. Marohn, Jr.

Engineer, Planner, and Founder of Strong Towns
Author of Strong Towns and Confessions of a Recovering Engineer

Supports: Ethical Infrastructure

Infrastructure isn’t neutral. Ethical Infrastructure shows how our streets and systems quietly tell the truth about what—and who—we value.