Brian Tang

Current

• Yale Urban Fellow at Elm City Cycling

Past

• Yale President’s Public Service Fellow at City of New Haven Transportation, Traffic and Parking Department
• Youth Representative at C-TRAN Citizens' Advisory Committee
• Volunteer Crew Leader at Friends of Trees

• Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering Intern at Portland State University

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Education

• Yale University

Connections

19 connections

Industry

Architecture & Planning

Websites

• Bike New Haven website

Brian Tang’s Summary

I’m just looking to see how I can help make New Haven a nicer place to live.

Brian Tang’s Specialties:

bicycle facility design, neighborhood traffic calming, transportation planning, GIS, online mapping platforms, graphic design, web design, citizen activism and public outreach

Brian Tang’s Experience

• Yale Urban Fellow

  Elm City Cycling

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  November 2009 — Present (1 month)

  We are currently working with the city to create a bicycle master plan for New Haven, CT.

• Yale President’s Public Service Fellow

  City of New Haven Transportation, Traffic and Parking Department

  (Government Administration industry)

  June 2009 — July 2009 (2 months)

  Specialized in bike-related projects. Helped to locate 25 new bike racks installed in late June. Compiled traffic safety data and statistics for New Haven. Represented the Street Smarts traffic safety campaign at numerous public events. Built bike website for New Haven: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/BikeNewHaven.asp

• Youth Representative

  C-TRAN Citizens' Advisory Committee

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  October 2007 — May 2008 (8 months)

  helped to facilitate communication between C-TRAN (the public transportation agency for Clark County, WA) and its riders

• Volunteer Crew Leader

  Friends of Trees

  (Environmental Services industry)

  November 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 5 months)

  Volunteered as a crew leader at Friends of Trees neighborhood tree planting events in the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Each crew consisted of 8–12 volunteers and was responsible for planting a similar number of neighborhood street trees.

• Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering Intern

  Portland State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  Interned at a Portland State University environmental science lab under the direction of Dr. Linda A. George. Assisted on project to measure, map, and model traffic-related air pollution on a sub-neighborhood scale in Portland, OR (the findings of this research were published in the July 2008 edition of Science of the Total Environment—DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.017)

Brian Tang’s Education

• Yale University

  Environmental Studies 2008 — 2012 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  Yale Dems, Yale Bulldog Cycling, Yale Sustainable Food Project

Additional Information

Brian Tang’s Websites:

• Bike New Haven website

Brian Tang’s Interests:

making my neighborhood a better place to live, bicycling, planting trees

Brian Tang’s Groups:

Elm City Cycling, New Haven Safe Streets Coalition, SoHu Blockwatch and Urban Resources Initiative Public Greenspace Group, Upper State Street Public Greenspace Group

Brian Tang’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• getting back in touch