Rochelle Brahalla

Rochelle Brahalla is the Chief of Staff of Transit Development in the Transportation Planning and Management Division of NYC DOT. Prior to rejoining NYC DOT, she worked for WSP as the Equity Manager for Portland, Oregon’s emerging congestion pricing program, managing various equity policy initiatives and leading strategy for Oregon DOT’s external-facing equity advisory committee. In her current role, she leads various strategic program initiatives, manages a $10+M budget and supports a team of planners and policy experts to advance transit-supportive street infrastructure in NYC. Rochelle holds a BS in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design from Cornell University and an MPA from New York University. As a Black, bi-racial, Mauritanian-American from rural Upstate New York, Rochelle holds a deep cultural empathy that empowers her to bring communities together to advance equitable public infrastructure projects.