Sarah Kaufman
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Planning

Sarah M. Kaufman works as a Research Associate at the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, where she focuses on the use of cutting-edge information technologies in transportation communications, particularly the implementation of open data and social media programs. Ms. Kaufman joined NYU Wagner after nearly five years at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where she led the open data program, created a conference and online exchange between the MTA and software developers, and assisted in developing the agency's social media program. She specializes in the use of cutting-edge technologies in transportation, particularly mass transit, and the opportunities for community involvement in transportation management through interactive technologies.
 
Ms. Kaufman earned a MBA in Technology and Innovation Management at NYU’s Polytechnic Institute in 2011, focusing on new technologies in emerging economies. She attained a Master of Urban Planning from NYU’s Wagner School in 2005, specializing in infrastructure, transportation and telecommunications, and wrote an award-winning thesis designing a bus arrival time signage system. She earned her BA from Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in science writing and concentrating in computer science.











Contact Details

sarahkaufman@nyu.edu
212-998-7493
295 Lafayette St., 2nd Floor

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Areas of Expertise

  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Information Technology
  • Management
  • Open Government
  • Technology And Democracy
  • Technology Policy
  • Transportation
  • Urban Planning
  • Urban Policy