Conversation with Veronica O. Davis PE: improving access through transit infrastructure

Veronica Davis, a civil engineer passionate about transportation and community development, chatted with ESF about challenges in designing roadways for equitable transit.

Ms Davis has 20 years of experience in engineering and transportation planning.  She is the new Director of Transportation and Drainage Operations for the City of Houston, responsible for maintaining and improving infrastructure across 671 square miles.  She co-founded Nspiregreen (pronounced InspireGreen) in Washington DC, which manages Community, Multimodal Transportation, and Environmental planning and consulting.  While at Nspiregreen, she led the Vision Zero Action Plans for Washington, DC and the City of Alexandria.

She also co-founded Black Women Bike, an organization and movement that builds community and interest in biking among black women.  She was named a Champion of Change  by the White House (2012) for these accomplishments and advocacy.

Veronica earned a Bachelor of Science from University of Maryland College Park and a Master of Engineering and a Master of Regional and Urban Planning, Land Use and Environmental Planning from Cornell University.

This presentation was part of ESF's Earth Week Celebration, and an installment in the College's annual WiSE Professions Speaker Series.