This is a critical moment in our shared history. We are facing a transportation crisis. It’s pretty clear that the transportation systems we developed in the last century are at a breaking point.

Let me give you some context.

During the next 60 seconds, motorists in cities across the country will spend more than 15,000 hours in traffic. That’s just 60 seconds, and it costs Americans about $149,000 every minute in wasted fuel — not to mention the loss of all that productive time.

In San Francisco, in the next minute, 30 percent of the traffic will result from people circling the block looking for parking. Nationally, this hunt for a parking spot will unleash 102 tons of carbon every minute.

And, unfortunately, the strain on our transportation infrastructure is only going to increase.

By 2030, the world’s population will increase by more than 1 billion people — the majority of whom will live in cities. This is a problem that is both local and global in nature.