Laura Torchio
Project for Public Spaces Deputy Director
ltorchio@pps.org
Laura Torchio is a certified planner specializing in active transportation, healthy communities, and placemaking. She is a seasoned facilitator with a forte to inspire thoughtful, creative initiatives and coalitions that strengthen the social, physical, and economic vitality of communities. Her expertise applies to public, private, and not-profit sectors and she passionately believes communities are empowered by zealous civic engagement. Laura aa seeks to inspire change makers and visionaries who help make inclusive, healthy places irresistible. She is currently the Deputy Director of Transportation Initiatives at Project for Public Spaces managing the Healthy Places Program and Main Street Initiative.
