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Hanna Cockburn

Hanna Cockburn
Transportation

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Phone: 336-373-2861

300 W. Washington St.
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-3136

Work Experience

  • City of Greensboro | 2013-2018, 2020 to present
    • Director, Transportation, 2020 to present
    • Long Range and Strategic Planning Manager, 2013-2018
  • NC Department of Transportation | 2018-2020
    • Director of Integrated Mobility, 2019-2020
    • Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, 2018-2019
  • Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Planning Department | 2003-2013
    • Planning Program Manager
  • Guilford County, Planning and Development Department | 1998-2003
    • Planner

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • American Planning Association
    • AICP Commission Nominating Committee
    • Education Committee
    • Student Project Awards Jury
  • American Planning Association, NC Chapter
    • President, 2021 to present
    • President-Elect
    • VP for Professional Development, 2016-2020
  • FTA  Transit Advisory for Safety
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Transportation Research Board
    • Standing Committee on the Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Land

Certifications

  • American Institute of Certified Planners
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Community and Public Service

  • Current
    • Transportation Research Board Research panel member (NCRP-J-11; NCHRP-20-102; NCHRP 07-31; WFL 2020; NCHRP 15-77)
    • NC Statewide Vision Zero Taskforce member
    • Greensboro Bound volunteer
    • National and NC Folk Festival volunteer
  • Past
    • Greensboro Housing Authority Board
    • NC Bicycle Committee
    • NC Association of Rural Planning Organizations

Awards & Recognition

  • Four-time recipient of the RPO America Excellence in Regional Transportation Award
  • 2015 Local Government Credit Union Fellow

Education

  • Master of Arts in urban planning, Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Bachelor of Arts in theater, secondary education and communication studies, Cornell College

Why Greensboro?

“I enjoy working with our talented team to solve complex problems and make Greensboro a great place to get around.”