Fatima Al-Sayed
Transit Planner
Redesigned Chicago South Side bus routes serving 90,000 weekday riders and modeled the case for a $12M bus priority lane pilot.
- 90,000weekday riders served
- $12Mbus lane pilot justified
- 11bus routes redesigned
- 24trilingual community meetings
Experience
Transit Planner at Chicago Transit Authority
2023 – Now
Redesigned 11 South Side bus routes serving 90,000 average weekday riders
Junior Planner at Sam Schwartz Engineering
2022 – 2023
Supported corridor studies and pedestrian safety audits across the Midwest
Planning Intern at City of Dearborn
2021 – 2021
Mapped sidewalk gaps and ADA deficiencies across 40 miles of arterial roads
Education
- University of Illinois ChicagoM.U.P.P. Urban Planning & Policy, 2022
- University of MichiganB.S. Civil Engineering, 2020
Skills
- Transit planning
- GIS analysis
- Ridership modeling
- Community engagement
- AutoCAD
- Public speaking
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