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Michael-Whelan

Michael Whelan

Michael-Whelan

Michael Whelan

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2024

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
Harvard Graduate School of Design

Fellowship
Office of Representative Seth Moulton

Supervisor
Liam Morehead, Transportation Policy Advisor

Mentors
Alex Khoury, Consultant and Emma Swarney, StreetLight

Fellowship Description
As a Rappaport Fellow, he will help advance Congressman Moulton’s work on transportation policy, with a focus growing access to passenger rail in Massachusetts. Key topics will include: MBTA funding, regional rail, the proposed North South Rail Link, and
other transit projects. Methods will include policy analysis, GIS mapping, and stakeholder engagement