Venugopal AV — Program Manager
Program Manager | Healthy Streets & Partnerships at ITDP India ENFJ who thrives on collaboration to transform urban spaces. I work with cities across Tamil Nadu and nationally to create people-friendly streets and effective parking systems. My work includes: · Scaling City Projects: Helped conceptualize Chennai’s large-scale “Mega Streets Project,” and scaling the parking management and street design works · Leading National Challenges: Coordinated the India Cycles4Change and Streets4People initiatives, guiding over 100 Indian cities to create safer, healthier streets. · Shaping Policy: Provided technical support for city policies on walking, cycling, and parking, with 15 cities adopting formal Healthy Street Policies. · Capturing & Sharing Knowledge: Led the publication documenting 50 street transformation journeys across India to inspire wider change & other data centric city level research cities. · Driving Behavior Change: Strategized campaigns across 40+ cities to promote walking and cycling, including scaling “Open Streets” initiatives. At heart, I’m passionate about bringing stakeholders together to build better systems and public spaces for all.
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Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Experience: 9 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Communications
- Implementation Monitoring
Career Highlights
- Led national initiatives for urban transformation.
- Successfully shaped policies for healthier streets.
- Coordinated projects impacting over 100 cities.
Work Experience
ITDP - India
Program Manager - Healthy Streets & Partnerships (2 yrs 5 mos)
Deputy Manager - Healthy Streets & Partnerships (1 yr 11 mos)
Senior Research Associate Urban Development (2 yrs)
Research Associate Urban Development (1 yr)
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth
United Nations Local Pathways Fellow 2020 (1 yr)
foodora
Delivery Driver (9 mos)
Idea League
Idea League Challenge Programme (5 mos)
Toastmasters International
President L&T ECC Toastmasters (5 mos)
Larsen & Toubro
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HCP Design, Planning & Management Pvt.Ltd.
Architect Trainee (5 mos)
Education
Msc. Urban Planning & Policy Design at Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch at National Institute of Technology Calicut