Meera Gregerson
Philadelphia
Summary
Highly motivated multi-disciplinary transportation planner, passionate about furthering sustainability and equitability through mobility. Strong computer science and urban planning background, quick to pick up new skills, excellent presentation skills, and adept in both individual and team capacities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Transportation Planner
Foursquare ITP
06.2024 - Current
- Analyzed spatial demographic, trip, and infrastructure data to recommend corridors for active transportation improvements
- Synthesized local active transportation plans for consideration in analysis of ongoing infrastructure improvement projects
- Developed workshop materials to identify bike/ped working group values for development of project prioritization tool
- Created maps to visualize data analysis and communicate opportunity areas to various stakeholder groups
- Drafted presentation materials to communicate transit route changes and microtransit opportunities to stakeholder groups
Transportation Planning Intern
Washington State Department of Transportation
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Analyzed gaps in division-wide community engagement
- Presented to community partners on statewide planning efforts
- Developed and led workshop to identify data needs in statewide public transportation plans
- Researched and presented to management on novel methods for characterizing financial hardship
Research Assistant
City Form Lab - MIT
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Analyzed walkability of historical US cities, using lab software and GIS
- Collaborated with other researchers to develop novel equitability and walkability metrics
- Compiled and prepared large historical spatial datasets for analysis
Research Assistant
MIT
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Researched and compiled data on 60+ US cities' systems for publishing rezoning cases
- Conducted need-finding interviews with city Planning & Zoning Commission members
- Evaluated city Planning Commission agendas & documents for compatibility with machine learning
- Researched existing civic data-sharing platforms
Intern
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
06.2020 - 09.2020
- Launched development of dashboard to track federal key performance indicators
- Developed survey of similar Metropolitan Planning Organizations to identify potential upcoming transportation challenges
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Urban Science & Planning with Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA06.2023
Skills
- Spatial analysis
- Cartography
- Python programming
- R programming
- Engagement analysis
- Public speaking
- Workshop facilitation
Timeline
Junior Transportation Planner
Foursquare ITP
06.2024 - Current
Transportation Planning Intern
Washington State Department of Transportation
05.2023 - 05.2024
Research Assistant
City Form Lab - MIT
09.2022 - 05.2023
Research Assistant
MIT
06.2022 - 09.2022
Intern
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
06.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Urban Science & Planning with Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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