Alex Boccon-Gibod

Alex Boccon-Gibod is a transit planner and cartographer at JWA’s Portland office. With experience at transit agencies, design firms, and in academic research, he brings a skillset and passion lying at the intersection of transportation planning, visual communication, and urban design. Through his work on public transit systems, he is committed to centering urgent goals such as decarbonization, equitable access to opportunity, and resilience.

Alex holds a Bachelor’s degree in Planning, a Bachelor’s degree in Art & Design, and a Master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he assisted on numerous transportation- and planning-related research projects. Most recently, he has gained experience redesigning New York’s subway and bus maps for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.