Houston-Galveston Clean Cities Coalition

Allison Carr is an Air Quality Planner with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) - the Metropolitan Planning Organization in the Houston region. She has worked with H-GAC since 2010 and has served as Clean Cities Coordinator since 2011. Carr actively supports multiple Air Quality programs that have a common goal of reducing pollutant emissions and improving regional air quality. In particular, she has been involved in development, administration, and outreach for many alternative transportation projects. Some of these activities include regional planning for electric vehicles and local programs that support cost-effective vehicle retrofits, replacements, or conversions. Carr has also collaborated on recent Sustainable Communities regional planning activities in the Houston area.

Prior to beginning her work with H-GAC, Carr supported renewable energy and energy efficiency policy analysis and outreach for the British Consulate-General in Houston. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University.