Work

Town Planner, Town of Eliot

Eliot, ME

Current

Senior Planner, Toole Design

Boston, MA

2018-20

  • Managed consulting teams delivering high-quality deliverables to clients
  • Managed successful business proposal efforts
    • 100% proposal winning percentage as technical lead
  • Selected projects:
    • City of Jersey City (NJ) Vision Zero Action Plan (Deputy PM)
    • Capital Region Council of Governments (CRCOG – Hartford, CT region) Complete Streets Plan and Policy (PM of subconsultant role; prime: Fitzgerald & Halliday)
    • Massachusetts Safe Routes to School technical assistance (PM of subconsultant role; prime: MassRIDES/AECOM)
      • Presenter: MA SRTS Fall Forum (2018)
      • Presenter: Municipal Solutions to Common Safe Routes to School Challenges (webinar on YouTube)
    • City of Providence (RI) Great Streets Master Plan (PM)
    • Boston Planning & Development Agency PLAN: Mattapan (PM of subconsultant role, August 2019-April 2020; prime: MASS Design Group)
    • City of Lowell (MA) GoLowell Downtown Lowell Multimodal Complete Streets Plan and citywide Bicycle Master Plan (lead for Bicycle Master Plan component, August 2019-April 2020)
    • City of Cambridge Bus Service Planning (PM of subconsultant role; prime: Kleinfelder)
    • City of Cambridge Bicycle Data Analysis (PM of subconsultant role; prime: Kleinfelder)
    • Boston Transportation Department Connect Downtown
    • Santa Maria (CA) Active Transportation Plan
    • Ohio Department of Transportation Bicycle & Pedestrian Design Guidance (PM for task order)

Transportation Planner, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

San Luis Obispo, CA

2014-18

  • Assisted with the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and regional programming/funding cycles
  • Assisted with the development of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
  • Managed the Edna-Price Canyon Trail Feasibility Study
  • Managed the SR 227 Operations Study (2016-17)
  • Managed regional FTIP reporting (2014-15)
  • Worked with the Senior GIS Planner to track developments and manage CEQA referral response letters
  • Developed a quantitative Safe Routes to School Prioritization Tool and managed the associated funding program
  • Managed the final stage of the design, as well as the bidding and construction phases, for federally-funded gateway monument and interpretive sign projects along State Route 1, the North Coast Scenic Byway, while facing tight funding deadlines. Projects built in 2017.
  • Helped facilitate workshops and training sessions
  • Managed a regional SB1 – Solutions for Congested Corridors grant application (2016-17) including over $21 million of multimodal projects (TDM, transit operations improvements, active transportation projects, and intersection operations and safety improvements) to relieve severe congestion on US 101 between San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach without widening the highway with additional mainline lanes
  • Worked closely with member jurisdictions and Caltrans to identify and apply for funding; provided general regional transportation technical assistance
  • Gave presentations to SLOCOG Board and advisory committees, as well as stakeholder and neighborhood groups
  • Coordinated with SLO Regional Rideshare as they delivered high-quality TDM services across the county
  • Received Bike SLO County’s Red Davis Award for Public Sector Professional of the Year (2016)

Transportation Planner, Town of Carrboro

Carrboro, NC

2009-14

  • Gave frequent presentations to the Board of Aldermen (now called the Town Council) on transportation topics
  • Served as the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) staff contact, responsible for preparing agendas, minutes, and staff reports
  • Regularly reviewed development applications and site plans for adherence to the transportation provisions of the Land Use Ordinance and consistency with the Town’s transportation plans and policies
  • Led or assisted with recommendations for Land Use Ordinance and other Town Code amendments
  • Contributed to small area land use planning processes
  • Served on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC, now called the Technical Committee)
  • Chaired the Traffic and Parking Committee, a work group promoting interdepartmental coordination on Town traffic and parking issues, including the Public Works, Police, and Fire Departments and the Economic Development Director
  • Managed the Town’s traffic calming program, including reviewing petitions for traffic calming, collecting and analyzing speed and volume data, conducting site visits and communicating with neighborhood contacts, and developing traffic calming recommendations with the Traffic and Parking Committee, TAB, and Board of Aldermen
  • Served as a Carrboro staff contact for the Chapel Hill Transit Partners, a partnership of the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the University of North Carolina, who fund Chapel Hill Transit (CHT), which provides systemwide fare-free transit service within the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area with UNC as a hub
  • Contributed to various CHT transit studies, including a long-range transit plan and comprehensive operations analysis
  • Served as the Carrboro staff contact for the regional staff working group developing the Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan
  • Advocated for the return of regional (Triangle Transit) bus service to Carrboro; wrote a report on potential regional bus stop and park-and-ride locations
  • Contributed to DCHC-MPO metropolitan transportation plan development and represented the Town of Carrboro regarding MPO funding and programming
  • Led the design phases for the federally-funded Wilson Park Multi-use Path, which opened in 2013, and the Homestead-Chapel Hill High School Multi-use Path, which opened in 2018
  • Led the design phase of the Morgan Creek Greenway and drew design concepts for a two-way protected bike lane connecting to the future greenway
  • Managed a road diet study for state-maintained West Main Street. After receiving the study, NCDOT implemented the road diet after a resurfacing project in the summer of 2013.
  • Managed a traffic circulation and traffic calming study of the Oak-Poplar neighborhood and subsequent trial traffic calming installation.
  • Wrote a report on the potential for establishing a Downtown Slow Zone, a concept developed by the TAB that would involve comprehensive areawide traffic calming throughout the downtown area to encourage motor vehicle speeds no faster than 20 mph
  • Worked with Town staff, the TAB, the Board of Aldermen, and neighbors to provide input and convey local priorities to NCDOT for safety improvements on Jones Ferry Rd., which led to the installation of a new traffic signal and marked crosswalks to enhance access to bus stops and a road diet with a buffered climbing lane in the uphill direction on this steep road
  • Worked with other Town staff, the TAB, and the Board of Aldermen to reach consensus with NCDOT and finalize the design vision for NCDOT’s Smith Level Rd. project, which resulted in new sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalk improvements, and a roundabout along this key corridor in the southern part of town without adding new through general travel lanes. My contribution was a small part of a long history of discussion and consensus-building on this long-running project, where many Town staff, advisory committee members, and elected officials devoted considerable time and energy to conveying the Town’s vision for multimodal improvements without additional through capacity for motor vehicles. NCDOT ultimately built the project mostly consistent with the Town’s vision.
  • Managed the Safe Routes to School Strategic Action Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Aldermen and endorsed by the Board of Education for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools in 2012.
  • Worked with NCDOT, the Public Works Department, the Town’s Environmental Planner, and neighbors to implement pedestrian safety improvements at the Hillsborough St.-James St. intersection (a recommendation of the SRTS Action Plan), including a curb extension, median island, and crosswalk improvements. The project began as a trial project with before-after data collection, and eventually NCDOT constructed permanent improvements. The Town subsequently installed a rain garden along the extended curb. The project also involved police enforcement of motorist compliance at the crosswalk and the distribution of educational materials from the Watch for Me NC pedestrian safety education campaign.
  • Applied for and received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding through the NC Division of Public Health for the Carrboro IMPACTS Project, which funded an internship focusing on improving public health through active transportation in Town, as well as bicycle parking and bicycle wayfinding signage
  • Served on the host organizing committee for the 2013 North Carolina Bike Summit; gave a plenary presentation at the Summit on the history of bicycling in Carrboro and co-led a bike tour of local bike facilities
  • Worked with a UNC Department of City and Regional Planning graduate workshop to collect data and analyze parking utilization at several multifamily developments
  • Served on the Chapel Hill Bike Plan steering committee and on a focus group for Walk Bike NC, the statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan led by NCDOT
  • Used Synchro to monitor traffic level of service in the downtown area, providing periodic updates to the Board of Aldermen; coordinated manual motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian counts at select downtown intersections
  • Worked with regional transportation demand management (TDM) staff to implement local TDM education and encouragement activities and resources
  • Co-managed the annual Carrboro Bike Breakfast and Bike-on-Bus Demo in May (National Bike Month); assisted with the planning and implementation of other bike events, such as Kidical Mass
  • Worked with local elementary schools to hold Walk and Bike to School Day twice a year
  • Managed the installation of a temporary bike corral on Weaver St., including the collection of before-after parking utilization for people bicycling and for people driving to adjacent on-street spaces; collected input from adjacent businesses. The Board of Aldermen subsequently voted to make the corral permanent.
  • Frequently interacted with citizens, businesses, neighborhood groups, and other stakeholders on transportation issues relevant to Carrboro
  • Received WCHL’s Village Pride Award (June 2014)

Planning Graphics Technician, City of Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

2007-08

  • Assisted with policy analysis and public involvement for Planning Raleigh 2030, the City’s major comprehensive plan update
  • Wrote memos on the potential for alternative fuels for the City’s buses and on interdepartmental coordination best practices
  • Assisted with GIS site analysis for a future intermodal transportation center
  • Created a short documentary on Kids’ City, an experiential learning event at Marbles Kids Museum led by the Raleigh Planning and Development Department that helped children learn about urban planning concepts

Selected published articles

Life and Death Every Quarter Hour: Looking back over 60 years of mixed results on traffic safety (Planning, March 2017)

Let’s Get Moving: Resources that will help you avoid roadblocks to transportation projects (Planning, May/June 2012)

All in One: How intermodal passenger transportation centers fit into the high-speed picture (Planning, May/June 2010)