Anushka Thakkar
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Toronto

Anushka Thakkar

Associate
Anushka is a transportation planner and strategic policy thinker committed to making our cities more sustainable, accessible, healthy, and fun for all ages and abilities.

Anushka brings over 5 years of experience in policy planning, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making across Canada and the U.S. She works with clients across the country, supporting them in strategic planning, evaluation, and communication for various mobility goals. Some of her key projects have included the City of Toronto's strategic parking framework, analyzing ridership patterns for TransLink's Transit Service Performance Review, and helping Toronto Pearson airport develop strategies to improve transit connectivity.

Anushka previously worked at Smart Growth America, a national non-profit based in Washington, DC, where she advanced the vision of the National Complete Streets Coalition through research, capacity building, facilitation, and community engagement.

Anushka is a team member of Access Planning, a part of Nelson\Nygaard Canada.

Education

M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley

B.A., City Planning, CEPT University, India