February 2024 YPT International Board of Advisor Spotlight: Audrey Wennink Audrey is the director of transportation efforts at Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and oversees coordination with other planning facets, such as #affordablehousing, #landuse, #equity, and the #environment. Her responsibilities include leading transportation research, advocacy, and sustainable funding pursuits in Illinois. She focuses on integrating performance-based #planning methods and enhancing transportation equity. Under her leadership, MPC developed reports like “Toward Universal Mobility” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” addressing the needs of people with disabilities and seniors in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Audrey contributes to research on #mobility barriers for marginalized communities and prioritizes equity in transportation projects. She has spearheaded reports like “Transit Means Business,” emphasizing the importance of #transit investment for job support in the region. Audrey also leads the MPC Transportation Advisory Committee, consisting of regional business and public policy leaders. Prior to her role at MPC, she was a transportation planning and policy consultant for 12 years with expertise in transit, traffic safety, freight, and performance-based planning. Audrey has a background in communications and has been a Chicago resident for over 20 years. She is actively involved in professional organizations, serving as an advisory board member for the WTS Greater Chicago Chapter and the national advisory board of Young Professionals in Transportation. Additionally, she is a member of Lambda Alpha International and serves on the #transportation committee of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Audrey holds a B.A. in English and Spanish from Colby College and a Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is also a fellow of the University of Chicago’s Harris School’s Civic Leadership Academy. Thank you, Audrey, for being one of our #YPTInternational Advisors and for your work to advance the #transprotation industry in #Chicago! Learn more about Audrey by visiting the link in our bio! (fb)

EVENT UPDATE: Our January Board of Advisors Spotlight Event has been rescheduled for Monday, February 26, 2024. Please join us for our YPT Board of Advisors spotlight event at AECOM’s NYC office, featuring our #YPTAdvisor, Sally Librera, Americas #Transit Market Leader at @aecom . The Q&A session also features Amtrak’s Jeannie Kwon, VP of Mega Programs Development & Coordination, and Jaidev Sankar , VP of #Infrastructure Project Delivery at @amtrak . We will also have a #YPT happy hour after the Q&A at Sinigual. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gbVEWMYp *Link in Bio* #WhyIYPT #YPTransportation #Transportation (fb)