Ally Holmqvist

Senior Transportation Planner @Metro

Portland, OR, US

Plans, develops and executes transportation work programs, objectives, strategies and budgets for assigned programs and projects.Manages major transportation projects with broad public impact or that are highly controversial with the public or outside agencies and/or multiple transportation projects that require a high level of expertise.Develops regional transportation policy and planning recommendations based on Metro policy, technical analysis and public input.Prepares complex technical transportation planning and administrative reports and special studies. Coordinates the selection of consultants, administers agreements and contracts with agencies, and directs and monitors the work of consultants and contracting agencies.Leads the work of project staff and interagency project teams. Builds relationships with local partners and stakeholders.Communicates technical information to the general public and briefs elected officials on policy choices and agenda items.Long Range Transit Planning - Lead for implementing the 2018 Regional Transit Strategy through local transportation plans and regional investment area studies; transit planning lead in RTP updates; project manager for periodic updates to RTS; Metro\'s lead on long-term, regional transit planning with the ODOT in the implementation of ODOT\'s Transit Plan.Planning Liaison to Transit Districts - Long-range transit planning liaison to TriMet, SMART and C-Tran for topics related to systemwide transit planning and service planning consistency with the RTS. Local Government Liaison - Liaison to the East Multnomah County Transportation Committee and TAC.Leads highly complex, multi-agency and multi-partner planning projects:Long-term, innovative transit planningGreen transportation and climate resiliencyUpdates to requirements for local jurisdictionsCoordination with local governments to implement policy2040 Growth Concept Refresh and Green Corridors policyTransportation pricing policy

University of California, Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Arts

University of California, Davis

Masters of Science