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San Francisco Bay Area

Co-chair the City's Vision Zero Task Force with the Department of Public Health. Accountable for the implementation of the City's Vision Zero Strategy, with actions and ownership across city staff and over a dozen city agencies. Work with City and community stakeholders to advance and implement Vision Zero programs and projects. Additionally responsible for implementation of City's pedestrian program, to improve pedestrian safety and reduce injuries and fatalities on San Francisco's high injury corridors. I set strategic Agency operating and capital policy, program and project initiatives for pedestrian safety to support the City’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths

San Francisco Bay Area

Transit Effectiveness Project-Developed and oversaw completion of $196M implementation strategy for medium-term transit operations, including phased capital program, project descriptions for all engineering components and performance metrics-Performed service cost modeling and service variants for implementation-Composed competitive grant applications for federal grants-Consultant procurement and management, including TEP Implementation Strategy contract, and delivery of full RFP and contracting process for $2 million TEP Environmental Services contract-Supported outreach material development, including presentations to internal and external stakeholders, calendar items, and quarterly update memos-Daily project administration and analysis of TEP implementation, including program tracking tools and action itemsRecreation and Parks-Authored annual Park Standards Report, reporting on Park standards for citywide Park programs, including longitudinal data analysis and trend-finding. -Presented final Park Standards Report to San Francisco Rec Park Commission -Implemented detailed process-flow analysis of Rec Park Structural Maintenance Division and capital planning processes, informing discussion on operating and capital budgets in FY12 -Completed annual project planning process for Rec Park work order to Controller, including scope, schedule and budget for FY12 and FY13Public Safety -Authored Traffic Citations report, summarizing processing of infraction-level offenses, from citation issuance by the San Francisco Police Department to final disposition in the San Francisco Superior Court Traffic Division -Developed infraction-level citation database for the purpose of analysis and understanding of SFPD and Superior Court Traffic Division trends and handling of cases-Created business-process flow tracking infraction citations across three distinct public safety agencies-Made recommendations to Public Safety Task Force for implementation

San Francisco Bay Area

Livable Streets Bicycle Program-Project lead for Bicycle Minor Improvements program implementation citywide, with over 70 completed work orders; completed engineering work in AutoCAD and created project management database to track work orders. -Wrote policy memos on briefing memos and public facing documents analyzing and interpreting complex citywide education policy impacts on transportation modes in San Francisco -Performed data collection and data analysis on use of green pavement markings in City-Organized, reviewed, and performed analysis on outstanding grants from local and federal sponsors in order to complete closed projects and ensure correct billing by planners and engineers to open projects and work codesSFMTA Accessible Services-Performed analysis of accessible services for Muni routes, stops and capital programs -Served as Muni’s fixed‐route liaison to the disabled community, including outreach to local advocacy groups and engagement with multiple community organizations -Completed public presentations, and memos for policy-makers on complex accessibility topics such as strollers on buses, wheelchairs on escalators, and accessibility needs from revised Muni stop-spacing policy-Monitored fixed route operations data, customer complaints, records, and conducting periodic customer surveys to identify trends in accessible service and determine areas needing attention or changes -Educated and trained new operators on accessible service rules, programs and regulations -Supervised distribution and implementation of Taxi Card program for paratransit users-Developed service tracking methods to identify trends and determine solutions to challenges following project implementation

Mcrp, City And Regional Planning, Transportation Specialization

B.A., Urban Studies

Activities and Societies: Wellesley College Rugby, Cafe Hoop, Student Senate, Lake House Social Coordinator