About

Hey, I’m Adriana! 🚌🌱

I just finished my BASc in Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo and I’m now a Transportation Engineering Graduate at GHD. Next up: a Master of Future Cities, because I can’t stop asking how our cities move and who they’re really built for.

I’m drawn to the places where transit, open data, civic tech, and public policy intersect. I care most about the quiet incentives that determine whether a system actually works for the people who depend on it.

Things I’ve worked on:

Stage 2 of the ION light rail train connecting Kitchener to Cambridge 🚆
Mobility hub and transportation planning at Stantec
Accessibility improvements to the OpenTripPlanner open-source project
TRANSIT-data-tools, helping transit agencies manage their GTFS data
Youth city-building events and experiments at Urban Minds
Retrofitting century-old homes for an Indigenous family in Kitchener with a team of students, net-zero, affordable, built to last
Improving the housing and mortgage experience for tens of thousands of clients as a software developer at RBC

Recognition:

It’s important to acknowledge organizations that have supported me in my quest-to-become-a-transportation-engineer-and-equity-advocate. As a young person, it’s hard to feel credible in what I do, but these organizations believed in me before I did:

When I’m not thinking about light rail trains, I can be found cross-country skiing, travelling, reading or painting!

I am always glad to connect with people who care about building better cities, whether that is through software, policy, community building, or fun experiments.

Feel free to stroll through my projects, read my posts, or connect with me on LinkedIn!

My inbox is open: adriana.ceric@gmail.com

Waterloo OSMnx plot of Waterloo, Ontario