Michael Horodniceanu

Michael Horodniceanu
Michael Horodniceanu
Born	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Professor

Michael Horodniceanu (born Mihai Horodniceanu; August 4, 1944) is a Romanian American engineer. He was president of MTA Capital Construction.[1] He was born in Bucharest, Romania, and emigrated to Israel at age 16. He served in the military there and graduated Technion. In 1970 he came to the U.S. with his family.[2] He founded the Urbitran Group[3] in 1973, being CEO from 1980 to 1986 and 1990 to 2008. From 1986 to 1990 he was traffic commissioner in New York City. He taught transportation planning, highway design, traffic engineering, transportation financing, and system safety as a full-time professor in both the undergraduate and graduate schools of Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-POLY) and Manhattan College. He earned a Ph.D. in Transportation Planning & Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-POLY). He is a former engineer-in-chief of the MTA.[4][5][6]

2013, Horodniceanu discussing the Second Avenue Subway

2015, 34 St-Hudson Yards Opening

References

MTA biographical information
Jose, Katharine (November 1, 2011). "Behind the scenes, M.T.A. engineer-in-chief Mike Horodniceanu builds a new transit system, as long as Joe Lhota can bring in the money". Capital New York. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
Urbitran Group
"Michael Horodniceanu « Honest Buildings Real Estate Innovations Summit". Honestbuildingssummit.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
"Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction Projects: An update from Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, President, MTA Capital Construction Company | NYU Wagner". Wagner.nyu.edu. October 25, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
"Building New York: A Conversation With Michael Horodniceanu | Arts Initiative Columbia University". Artsinitiative.columbia.edu. February 25, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

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[1] MTA biographical information

[2] Jose, Katharine (November 1, 2011). "Behind the scenes, M.T.A. engineer-in-chief Mike Horodniceanu builds a new transit system, as long as Joe Lhota can bring in the money". Capital New York. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[3] Urbitran Group

[4] "Michael Horodniceanu « Honest Buildings Real Estate Innovations Summit". Honestbuildingssummit.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[5] "Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Construction Projects: An update from Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, President, MTA Capital Construction Company | NYU Wagner". Wagner.nyu.edu. October 25, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[6] "Building New York: A Conversation With Michael Horodniceanu | Arts Initiative Columbia University". Artsinitiative.columbia.edu. February 25, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.