Mimi Hutchinson, AICP

mimi.hutchinson@utexas.edu

Hello! I’m Mimi, a doctoral student in the Community and Regional Planning PhD program at UT Austin. My research examines governance trends in urban systems like transportation and housing, and the health impacts that ensue. View my CV, check out my blog, or get in touch.

Updates

Read my latest op-ed, published in the Austin American-Statesman, here.

My poster won 2nd place at the 6th National RTAP Conference! See more details and photos here.

I’ll be at the 6th National RTAP Conference in Austin, TX this December to present a poster on medical transportation and health outcomes. Looking forward to connecting there!

Catch me at ACSP 2025 in Minneapolis! I’ll be presenting a paper on tenant organizing and health.

I presented a poster at the UT Austin Center for Health & Environment: Education & Research Retreat!

I presented a poster at the WTS Central Region Conference on September 18th in Chicago, IL!

I presented at the 5th annual Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR) conference! Here’s a video of my presentation.

I attained AICP Certification in June 2023!

I attained AICP Candidacy in May 2023!

Updates

My work

➜ ‘The many faces of affordability.’ Substack essay.

➜ ‘Cost is only half the problem: Austin needs healthy housing, too.’ Op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman.

© Mimi Hutchinson, 2026