Kini L. E. Knudson | Street Transportation Director
City of Phoenix

Kini currently serves as Director for the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department. As one of Phoenix’s most essential city departments, the Street Transportation Department manages the planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of an extensive roadway network that features 5,000 street miles; 1,400 bikeway miles; over 1,200 signalized intersections and more than 95,000 street lights. During his 20-year tenure with the City of Phoenix Kini has worked in five different departments. 

Before joining the City of Phoenix, Kini served as an Officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Kini spent time stationed in southern Spain and in the Washington D.C. area.  He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona, and a master's degree in business administration from Arizona State University.