Michael Rodriguez
25 August 2009 - 2:03pm
Michael Rodriguez, Planetizen Correspondent
Michael A. Rodriguez is a Transportation Analyst for Cambridge Systematics, a national transportation consulting firm in Bethesda, MD. He works on projects related to freight and rail transportation, providing analysis for state departments of transportation, local governments, and the U.S. DOT. Having worked for the Wisconsin Transportation Center, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Michael uses his transportation experience to write about policy and planning issues in the transportation field. Michael is also a member of the American Planning Association and active in the Transportation Research Board’s Intercity Passenger Rail and Public Transportation Planning committees.
Michael received his M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning and Master of Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (“Go Badgers!”), focusing on transportation planning and policy. His undergraduate alma mater is The U.S. Military Academy at West Point (“Beat Navy!”) where he studied American Politics and Latin American Studies.
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The problem quite simply is speed. Motorists want more of it, while revitalizing neighborhoods need less of it.
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