Ray Delahanty
American urban planner
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Ray Delahanty is a former traffic engineer and urban planner who operates the CityNerd YouTube channel that examines urbanist issues, mainly related to transportation and housing.[1][2][3][4]
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Ray Delahanty in 2025. | |
| Education | Portland State University |
| Occupations | YouTuber, traffic engineer, urban planner |
| Known for | CityNerd YouTube channel |
Career
He graduated from Portland State University with a Master of Urban and Regional Planning.[5]
Delahanty worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation and Multnomah County as a traffic engineer. He then worked for private companies in traffic and transport planning, including modelling.[6]
Following these positions, he started the CityNerd YouTube channel on 9 July 2021 and now has over 300,000 subscribers.[7][8][9] While CityNerd videos usually have a theme and top 10 list format, in November 2024, Delahanty interviewed the outgoing Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, about the state of U.S. passenger rail and its future.[10]
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