Courtney Sung

Courtney Sung is an urban planner with a passion for helping cities become more inclusive and vibrant with better technology and policies. Currently the Director of Growth at Remix, Courtney works with transit agencies across the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to develop technology solutions that dramatically improve the planning process, while enabling greater exploration and public engagement. Previously, she launched the urban development practice at Chemonics International, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm working in 60+ countries, wrote for the Brookings Institution, and developed master urban plans in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangkok with MIT. She is a founding member of the Sidewalk Laboratory at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, where she developed cartography experiments and economic analyses to map 100+ street vendors, sidewalk life, and public spaces. She has a master’s and bachelor’s in city planning from MIT.

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