Steve Cunningham
Administration
Principal Planner III
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Meet Steve.

Steve (he/him) joined the Indianapolis MPO in April 1988. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Urban and Regional Studies and a minor in Geography from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He has worked in various areas of transportation planning at the MPO, including travel demand forecasting, Regional Transportation Plan development, local thoroughfare plans, interchange justification studies, railroad studies, airport planning, traffic impact analysis, street functional classification and other local and regional transportation areas. Between 2002 and 2024 he served as the Principal Planner overseeing the MPO's programming section responsible for the Indianapolis Regional Transportation Improvement Program.

Outside of work Steve is a regular cyclist, and with his wife, enjoys music, art, theatre, food and visiting their children in Chicago and Toronto.

His main responsibilities with the Indianapolis MPO include:

    • Senior management support and coordination
    • Assisting with strategic policy development and initiatives
    • Support organizational direction across various areas of the IMPO
    • Federal Funds Exchange program
    • Human resources support and initiatives