Simon Blenski

About Simon Blenski

Working to make our streets safe for all people. Equal fan of small wins and…

Experience

1. Senior Transportation Planner

   City of Seattle

   Oct 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Manage the Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) program, including monitoring community-proposed project scopes, schedules, and budgets, identifying outreach and communication needs, and providing updates to stakeholders•Plan for upcoming NSF program cycles, including developing an approach for outreach and project prioritization to improve equitable outcomes of the program•Manage community-proposed NSF projects through 30% design, including intersection redesigns, pedestrian signals, traffic calming, and neighborhood greenways•Lead the development of Alaskan Way protected bike lane, a future all ages and abilities bike route that will fill a critical gap along Seattle’s central waterfront•Support the Reconnect West Seattle Program, including developing bike spot improvement projects, tracking traffic mitigation projects along detour routes, and preparing project status reports•Conducted an evaluation of the NE 65th St Vision Zero project, highlighting the positive safety benefits of a street redesign and documenting the effectiveness of a new protected bike lane and shared bus stop design •Serve as liaison to the city’s Bicycle Advisory Board, working with the chairs and city staff to plan agendas, host meetings, recruit and train new members, and coordinate with other modal board liaisons

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Master's degree

  2008 — 2011

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Gis
• Public Speaking
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Sustainability
• Nonprofits
• Arcgis
• Public Policy
• Economic Development
• Research