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Dani Simons is the Communications Director for the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, an NGO that promotes sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide. She previously served as Director of Strategic Communications for the NYC Department of Transportation where she managed the agencys online communications, social media, large-scale marketing campaigns and started New York Citys Summer Streets program.

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