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Providing access to opportunities through transportation
Anna Gremling at the Pacers Bike Share expansion event. (Courtesy Indianapolis Cultural Trail)
Anna Gremling, '01 & '04, grew interested in local government operations during family dinners. She went on to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from Grand Valley and take a job leading an urban planning department.
Gremling is the executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. The MPO covers 1,500 square miles of the Indianapolis area and surrounding counties and has a $50 million annual budget for infrastructure investment and transportation purposes.
While still a student, Gremling participated in an internship with the Grand Valley Metro Council. The council is the MPO for the Greater Grand Rapids area. She said the internship experience helped her develop an interest in the transportation industry that has stayed with her throughout her career.
“I have such an interest in my work, personally and professionally, because if you don’t have quality infrastructure, it really does impact your quality of life,” said Gremling. “For instance, sitting in traffic every day just to get to work has a negative impact on you. This is one reason why good transportation planning is so important.”
Read the full article in the GV Magazine
Photo Courtesy: Indianapolis Cultural Trail
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