Ann Cheng

Ann Cheng is the director of GreenTRIP – TransForm’s green building certification program for new residential, mixed use development that encourages less driving by reduced parking and incentives like free transit passes and carshare. She also developed the Great Communities Collaborative Toolkit, used throughout the region in developing model station area plans and provides technical assistance to community groups engaged with planning processes.

Over the last decade Ann has been a transportation consultant and has developed design guidelines, bicycle and pedestrian master plans and coordinated planning efforts. Ann was elected to the El Cerrito City Council in 2008, served as Mayor in 2011 and is currently a Councilmember.  Ann loves that her work helps to empower communities with planning and transportation tools that can improve their environment, health, wealth and equity. Ann has a B.S. in Environmental Biology and Management at UC Davis.

Planetizen Article on Ann's unique story "Planner to Politician" by Tim Halbur.