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Meg Merritt, principal,
Nelson\Nygaard, began her
career in transportation as a
transit-oriented development
(TOD) planner and then
spent time as a management
consultant for the U.S.
Department of Transportation's
High-Speed Intercity
Passenger Rail Program. She
also worked for moovel as
director of mobility planning.
Merritt co-founded Nelson\
Nygaard's Emerging Mobility
practice but focuses most
of her client work on Texas
transportation efforts, such
as Capital Metro's Project
Connect and Dallas highspeed rail station area planning.
She is most passionate about
implementing dedicated
transit lanes in urban areas
as a means of leveling the
mobility playing field.
Merritt is noted for her ability to
find common ground among
people. She is politically savvy
and her work is frictionless. She
has the ability to communicate
and connect with technical

"I am most proud of being a working mom in transit.
When I lose steam on a project, remembering
that our efforts go beyond our careers - they
benefit future generations- can keep me going.
Being a working parent has also afforded me a
deep conviction of why we must improve travel
times for transit. For single parents working two
or more jobs, shaving minutes off commute times
adds up to more hours spent with families."
staff, as well as an executive
audience, which speaks to
her communication skills,
energy and polish. She has
integrity, intelligence and the
breadth of experience to be
able to walk into a room with
developers and immediately
command their attention.

Meg Merritt
Principal
Nelson\Nygaard

creatively brainstorm, both
individually and in a group
setting. Communicating and
presenting to diverse audiences
and cultivating relationships
through diplomacy at regional,
state and national levels is just
one of her many strengths
as a young professional.

Merritt is innovative and
able to collaborate and

Fact: Merritt knew she wanted to devote her career to the
betterment of transit after hearing the mantra 'move people,
not cars.'
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