Siddharth Shah

Siddharth Shah is a Senior Transportation Planner at Sam Schwartz, where responsibilities include consulting city governments on traffic safety strategy and managing the Chicago Department of Transportation's Pedestrian Projects Program, which achieved targeted safety improvements at over 60 intersections during 2021-22. Previous experience includes work as a 9/11 Memorial Scholar at the New York City Department of Transportation, focusing on the Vision Zero initiative, and as a consultant for the United Nations Capital Development Fund. Siddharth's educational background includes a Master's Degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from NYU and a Master's Degree in Construction Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, complemented by various internships and assistant roles in urban planning and engineering.