Urban strategy and planning

Cities will save us.

For the last decade I've been working with governments, nonprofits, and the private sector to create healthier, happier, and more equitable cities and towns.

I write plans and build policy approaches that respond to the public's vision for the places they love. We've adapted best practices from around the world to places large and small. And we've set paths for implementation that are measurable, accountable, and support the long-term well-being of places and people.

My approach is holistic and interdisciplinary, because sustainable places can't be created in a silo. We need collaborate, engage deeply with communities, and boldly rethink how our systems work.

Expertise

Land use and transportation integration

Placemaking

Downtown and district-level strategies

Economic and financial analysis

Policy analysis and recommendations

Transit- and trail-oriented development

Active transportation planning

Community and stakeholder engagement

Public agency strategies

Selected project experience

Caltrans Active Transportation Plans

Indianapolis Trail-Oriented Development Study

Water Works Park Concept Plan (Minneapolis)

Redevelopment Strategy for the Presidio of San Francisco

Re-Envisioning New York City Branch Libraries

Inwood/Sherman Creek Opportunity Area Plan (New York, NY)

Orange County (CA) Safe Routes to School Action Plan

Avalon (CA) Active Transportation Plan

San Diego Association of Governments iCommute Strategic Plan

Government Alliance on Race Equity

Nyack (NY) Comprehensive Plan and Development Feasibility Study

Culver City (CA) General Plan Update

Los Angeles Dockless Compliance Evaluation

New York State DOT Active Transportation Strategy Update

Los Angeles Countywide Sustainability Plan

University of California - Santa Barbara Master Circulation Plan

Los Angeles County Bicycle Plan Update

Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency

CreateNYC: A Cultural Plan for All New Yorkers

MassDOT Freight Plan

Orange County (CA) Active Transportation Support Services

Filoli Historic House and Garden Revenue Study (Woodside, CA)

Burton Way Bus Boarding Islands (Beverly Hills, CA)

Torrance (CA) Citywide Wayfinding and Signage Plan

Winchester (MA) Downtown Parking Study

Los Angeles Metro Bikeshare Expansion

Fresno Trail Network Expansion Feasibility Plan

Wilshire Boulevard Safety Study (Santa Monica, CA)

Connect Beverly Hills (CA)

North Jersey Regional Active Transportation Plan

Port Authority Bus Terminal International Design and Deliverability Competition (New York)

Lighthouse Point Sustainable Development Vision (Eleuthera, The Bahamas)

Minnetonka (MN) Housing and Density Options Study

Harlem River Brownfield Opportunity Area Plan (New York)

Culver City (CA) Community Conversations

Loring Greenway Public Realm Study (Minneapolis)

Cancer Survivor's Park Programming Plan (Minneapolis)

Developers' Perspectives on Transit-Oriented Development (Minneapolis)

Mounds Boulevard Station Public Realm Updates for Bicyclists and Pedestrians (St Paul, MN)