DISTRIBUTECH International 2020

Julia Murphy
Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability


Julia Murphy is the City of San Antonio’s Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer and is on the team working on the City’s first climate action and adaptation plan, focusing on energy efficiency, modern transportation and air quality. Julia has worked on and published articles about natural resource conservation initiatives in the Texas Hill Country, and developed the award-winning San Antonio Bikes program. Signature projects include land conservation over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, implementing the first bike sharing system in Texas along the San Antonio River to connect the assets in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, establishing the Hardberger Park Conservancy and coordinating preservation and adaptive reuse of historic Herff Farm on the banks of Cibolo Creek. Previously, Julia worked with the Army Air Force Exchange Service in Italy, Germany and Spain. Julia serves on the board of the Cibolo Conservancy, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Urban Sustainability Directors Network and Urban Land Institute. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

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