Join the Penn Transportation Club for an engaging internship panel featuring second-year planning students in the Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Planning concentration. Panelists will share their internship experiences in transportation planning and share insights on their work. This discussion will provide a look at different roles in the field and what to expect from the internship process.
Allie Hayes
National Network Planning Intern
Amtrak
Allie Hayes is a Master of City Planning student at a Penn, passionate about building safer, more sustainable, and more connected communities.
Riya Saini
Transportation Modelling Intern
DVRPC
Riya Saini is a Master of City Planning student at Penn with a focus on urban mobility. She is passionate about transportation accessibility and the impact of transit on public health.
Viva Wan
Planning Intern
WSP
Viva Hongyu Wan is a second-year master’s student in City Planning. She is currently a transportation planning intern at WSP, where she contributes to projects like the Chinatown Stitch, the Consolidated Rent-A-Car (CONRAC) facility at Philadelphia International Airport, and some grant applications.
Spencer Castle
Strategic Planning and Analysis Intern
SEPTA
Spencer Castle is a Master of City Planning student at Penn with a focus on safe and equitable transportation systems in Rust Belt and Mississippi River cities. He has experience with transit ridership analysis, complete street design principles, and the intersection of transportation systems and vacancy.
Stewart Tillyer
Urban Design & Planning Intern
HNTB
Stewart Tillyer is an urban designer and planner with experience in the private sector, focusing on the design and implementation of transit systems and infrastructure projects.
Varun Bhakhri (moderator)
Master of City Planning Student
Weitzman School of Design
Varun Bhakhri is a Master of City Planning student at a Penn, focusing on solutions for transit and active transportation to drive sustainable growth.