Jan Top is an attache for Infrastructure and Water Management working with the Netherlands Consulate General in San Francisco. He is trained as an architect at the Technical University in Delft (Netherlands) and has a passion for transportation and especially how transportation solutions land into our built environment. Transportation decisions cannot be made without taking into account urban planning and housing ambitions.In his role as attache he is determined on strengthening the relationship (policy and trade exchange) between the Netherlands and the US (with a specific focus on the US West Coast) on projects and topics related to smart, green and urban mobility, water management and circular economy. To shape this relationship Jan has played a leading role in building strategic partnerships between both public and private entities in respective countries.