About Yonah Freemark
Yonah Freemark (CV) is a native of Durham, North Carolina and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Urban Stu
Education, Teaching, Awards, Grants
Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA | 2016-Present PhD Candidate in Urban Studies, Department of Urba
Dissertation Project
Mobility Politics: Local Ideologies in the Multi-Jurisdictional Metropolis Dissertation Committee Lawrence J. Vale, Ford Profe
Research and Publications
I study how local governments shape planning outcomes in the context of political conflict and multi-level governance systems.
Writing: Journalism & Op-Eds
I have worked as a journalist and op-ed contributor on hundreds of articles for more than a dozen outlets, including The New Y
Planning Experience
Employment Metropolitan Planning Council, Chicago IL Associate 2013, Project Manager 2014-2016. See further work details below
The Transport Politic
The Transport Politic was created in October 2008 and tracks the state of transit in the U.S. and around the world; I founded
Conference and Workshop Presentations
Academic Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, April 2020, Washington DC (upcoming) “That train left the station:
Design
Below, find a selection of the design work I conducted as a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Yale U