Posts by Ari Rickman

Ari Rickman grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland walking distance from the Red Line. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Maryland and is currently studying for an MPA with a focus on urban policy at Columbia University. Ari has worked as a pedestrian safety analyst for Fairfax County, Virginia, organized for a campaign to reform regional governance in Houston, Texas, and studied Portuguese in Maputo, Mozambique. Ari is interested in comparative urban policy, and the ways in which cities can learn from each other’s successes.