City transportation team members promoted to new roles

They’ve been called the city of Sarasota’s “dynamic duo” of transportation by Mayor Debbie Trice, and dubbed the “transportation twins” by this news outlet.

But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.

The band that is Alvimarie Corales and Corinne Arriaga hasn’t broken up, but they are now playing different instruments.

Recently, Corales was promoted from chief transportation planner to capital projects manager and Arriaga elevated from senior transportation planner to Corales’ prior role of chief transportation planner.

The two came to the city at about the same time in 2021, having both worked together at the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization. There, they had worked together since 2017. Both colleagues and close friends, the pair have endeavored to implement various aspects of the Sarasota In Motion transportation master plan since joining the city.

Corales and Arriaga will remain closely aligned, however, as much of the capital projects workload includes transportation initiatives. The city has begun a search for a new senior transportation planner.