Thomas Devaney

Engagement and Communications Coordinator
Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation


Thomas Devaney is a writer, mediator, and educator focusing on urban design and community engagement. He works as the engagement coordinator for the Lindy Institute. His master’s thesis for Drexel’s Urban Strategy program is "Reimagining Urban Parks: Philadelphia's Hidden Olmsted Park" (2024). For over a decade, he has taught creative writing at Haverford College. Devaney is a Pew Fellow in the Arts and the author of Getting to Philadelphia (Hanging Loose Press, 2019). He wrote and co-directed the documentary film Bicentennial City (2020), which explores the legacy of Philadelphia's 1976 Bicentennial celebration.