• How does an American public transit agency get big projects done?

• Where is the resistance related to adopting big projects? 

•  What is required for day-to-day operations? 

New Insights: 

• The best path for me to meet my lifetime goals in the US is by working within city & state transport agencies. 

• The United States is currently undergoing a major perspective shift in how it handles transportation and more funding for large projects is becoming more readily available. How can I use this knowledge to make an impact?

•  Student Planning Intern (10/2022 - 9/2023)

• Student Government Affairs Intern (6/2022 - 8/2022)

• Student Transit Operations Intern (6/2022 - 10/2022)

Responsibilities: 

• Create, plan & kickoff portfolio project. 

• Support the planning department with day-to-day tasks. 

• Provide system-level/insights during service change. 

Project Background & Goal: 

In our mission to move every life forward, COTA is always looking for new ways to serve the community through its service offerings.

COTA has an opportunity to provide support to the Central Ohio cycling community & further accelerate its growth.

Project Background

COTA maintains approximately 3,000 transit bus stops. The objective of this project visit each of these stops to evaluate the physical condition of and amenities (Signage, Shelter, Seating, Wheelchair Accessibility) available at each stop. I audited approximately 70% of COTA bus stops using a mix of walking (downtown), biking (within the 1950/blue map boundary), and driving (outside of the 1950 blue/map boundary)