Laura Lopez Cardenas

Laura is committed to helping clients develop the necessary tools, strategies, and narratives to successfully achieve their transportation goals. She brings extensive experience in data analytics, travel demand modeling, curbside management, station access strategy, and transit corridor design to projects across sectors. With a holistic approach and strong communication skills, Laura effectively conveys technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, facilitating meaningful collaborations and fostering a shared vision for equitable and accessible mobility.

Laura has played a leading role in planning new BRT routes in Boston and Puerto Rico, improving multimodal access to transit stations in New York City, and developing a playbook for equitable electric mobility investments. Before joining Nelson\Nygaard, Laura worked on civil engineering projects in Houston, TX.