Greensboro, NC
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Hanna Cockburn
Transportation
Email
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.”