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Leading the way to better communities


Professional Highlights
  • Hoyle Consulting, 1987-present
  • Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (Consultant), 2002-Present
  • Alta Planning + Design, 2014-2017
  • Orion Planning Group, 2010-2014
  • City of Oklahoma City, 1985-1987

Publications
  •  Planning and Urban Design Standards, section title:  “Traffic Calming,” John Wiley & Sons, 2006, contributing author.
  • "Traffic Calming for New Residential Streets Enhances Housing Value," Land Development, National Association of Home Builders, September 1996, co-authored with Reid Ewing, Ph.D.
  • Traffic Calming, Planner's Advisory Service, American Planning Association, July 1995.
  • Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities: A Proposed Recommended Practice of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITE Technical Committee 5A-5, Charles V. Zegeer, Chair, December 1994, contributing committee member.
  • "Speed Limit Study," Movite Journal:  June 1986, additional authors were Kent Moorman and Dennis D. Kyrk, P.E.

Grants Awarded
  •  Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant approved for $15.7 million for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, to rehabilitate streets on core transit corridors to safely accommodate all roadway users including bicyclists, pedestrians, vehicles, and transit. September 2014.  
  • Transit Investment for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Grant, part of the America Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009;   $450,000.00 to install a Geothermal Heat Pump System at the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Administrative Offices in Urbana, IL; September 2009.
  • Illinois Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Grant to provide training to school and community audiences about Safe Routes to School:
    • $48,587.00 2019-2021
    • $15,840.00 2015-2016
    • $76,000.00 2012-2014 
    • $62,000.00 2009-2010
    • $25,500.00 2008-2009. 

Presentations
  • Becoming a Bicycle Friendly Business, Ride Illinois Safely Webinar, January 12, 2022
  • Infill Guidance Webinar Series:  Active Transportation, Sierra Club, November 15, 2021 
  • Sierra Club Smart Growth and Infill Policy & Guidance, Sierra Club, 2021
  • ​Bicycle Education for Children – Making It Fun!, Illinois Bike Summit, September 15, 2020 
  • Active Transportation System Planning, Sierra Club Planning Commissioner Bootcamp, August 17, 2020
  • LCI Webinar - Cycling Education for Kids Through Fun & Games, League of American Bicyclists, League Cycling Instructors Seminar, July 15, 2020
  • Ride Illinois Lunch & Learn: Cycling Education for Kids Through Fun & Games, Ride Illinois Webinar, May 6, 2020
  • Safe Routes to School:  Creating Safe Routes for Everyone; Illinois Department of Transportation - Pedestrian Safety Peer Exchange, September 10, 2019.
  • Land Use Planning, Sierra Club Land-Use Planning Workshop, Oakland, CA, July 20, 2019.
  • Creating and Implementing Active Transportation Solutions in C-U, Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Class, University of Illinois Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Champaign, IL, October 18, 2018.
  • A Tale of Two Streets:  Completing Our Streets in City or Country, Keynote Address - Indiana Bike and Walk Summit, Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 2018.
  • Non-traditional Partnerships to Create Healthy Communities, National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association, New Orleans, LA, April 23, 2018.
  • Creating Active Mobility, Keynote Address – Student Michigan Association of Planning Conference,  Ypsilanti, MI; February 2, 2018.
  • ​​Complete Streets & Transit Oriented Development, Illinois Public Transit Association, Springfield, IL; September 19, 2017.
  • Gold and Silver Cities of the Prairie: How to Transform Your Community into a Bicycle Friendly Place; American Planning Association Illinois Chapter 2017 State Conference, Naperville, IL; September 14, 2017.
  • The Benefits of Active & Resilient Transportation Systems; Healthy Communities – Green Transportation Strategic Planning Workshop, Sierra Club, Washington, D.C. June 10, 2017.
  • Making It Count: Collecting and Using Bicycle Data; Illinois Bike Summit; Normal, IL; September 19, 2016. 
  • Raising the Next Generation of Cyclists; Illinois Bike Summit; Normal, IL; September 19, 2016.
  • Building Transportation Equity – Innovations in Practice; National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association; Phoenix, AZ; April 2, 2016.
  • Bicycling to School; Chicago League Cycling Instructors Meeting; Chicago, IL; December 9, 2015.
  • Mode Shift Revolution:  How to Create Active Communities; American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division & Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals National Webinar; November 13, 2015
  • Bicycling to School; Illinois Bike Summit; Champaign, IL; October 28, 2015 
  • Building Transportation Equity: Innovation in Education and Encouragement Programs in Grand Rapids, MI; Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Professional Development Seminar; St. Louis, MO; September 29, 2015

Civic Activities
  •  Team Member, Healthy Communities - Green Transportation Team, Sierra Club, 2017-present. http://content.sierraclub.org/beyondoil/content/local-solutions
  • Task Force Member, Infill Policy Guidance - Sierra Club, 2020 - 2021.
  • Chair, Champaign-Urbana Safe Routes to School Project, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2004 to present.  www.cu-srtsproject.com  
  •  Urbana Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Urbana, IL, 2016-present. 
  • Vice-Chair, Ride Illinois, 2017-present.  rideillinois.org/
  • President, Healthy Champaign County, Champaign County, IL 2017-present.   www.healthychampaigncounty.org/
  • Member, Illinios Safe Routes to School Coalition, 2015-2017.
  • Task Force Member, Sustainability Operations Task Force, University of Illinois, Office of Sustainability, 2009-2010.
  • Champaign County Blue Ribbon Environmental Panel, Champaign County, 2003-2005.  Published report available at:  http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/cil/out.php?cilid=285
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