Yonah Freemark

Yonah Freemark is Principal Research Associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institut

Education, Teaching, Awards, Grants

Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA | 2016-2020 PhD in Urban Studies, Department of Urban Studies and

Mobility Politics: Local Ideologies in the Multi-Jurisdictional Metropolis Successfully defended July 14, 2020. Awarded prize

I study how local governments shape planning outcomes in the context of political conflict and multi-level governance systems.

I have worked as a journalist and op-ed contributor on hundreds of articles for more than a dozen outlets, including The New Y

Employment Urban Institute, Housing and Communities Division, Washington DC Principal Research Associate, 2024–present. Seni

The Transport Politic was created in October 2008 and tracks the state of transit in the U.S. and around the world; I founded

Academic Professional 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2011 2006 2004

Below, find a selection of the design work I conducted as a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Yale U