Yonah Freemark
US urban planning researcher at the Urban Institute; founded The Transport Politic.
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Roles
Urban Institute (principal research associate)
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- Yonah Freemark is a researcher on transportation, housing and land use.
- He is principal research associate at the Urban Institute, where he leads its practice area on fair housing, land use and transportation.
- His work often compares the United States with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
- He founded the website The Transport Politic and holds a PhD in urban studies from MIT.
Key facts
- Role
- Principal research associate, Urban Institute; leads Fair Housing, Land Use and Transportation (as of 2026)1
- Founded
- The Transport Politic, a website on transit1
- Education
- PhD in Urban Studies, MIT1
- Testimony
- Canadian Parliament; Washington State Legislature1
- Writing
- Journal of the American Planning Association, Urban Studies, Housing Policy Debate; CNN, The New York Times, CityLab1
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principal research associate; leads Fair Housing, Land Use and Transportation (as of 2026) source on Urban Institute
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