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Bryan is the Regional Engineering and Complete Streets Leader at Alta Planning + Design, Inc. As a professional engineer and certified planner with both public and private sector leadership experience, Bryan is uniquely positioned to understand challenges that communities face from a land use, transportation and economic development perspective and turn them into opportunities. Bryan works collaboratively across professional disciplines and community stakeholders to understand and leverage everyone's input and strengths. He has his "planning" eye focused on the vision and his "engineering" eye focused on designing great streets that move and connect people effectively and safely to create vibrant communities.
Todd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, an
independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport
problems. His work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in
transportation decision-making, improve evaluation methods, and make specialized
technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His research is used worldwide in
transport planning and policy analysis.
Mr. Litman has worked on numerous studies that evaluate transportation costs, benefits and
innovations. He authored the Online TDM Encyclopedia, a comprehensive Internet resource
for identifying and evaluating mobility management strategies; Transportation Cost and
Benefit Analysis: Techniques, Estimates and Implications, a comprehensive study which
provides cost and benefit information in an easy-to-apply format; and Parking Management
Best Practices, a comprehensive book on innovative management solutions to parking
problems.
Mr. Litman has worked as a research and planning consultant for a diverse range of clients,
including government agencies, professional organizations, developers and nongovernment
organizations. He has worked in more than two dozen countries, on every
continent except Antarctica.
Kevin is an entrepreunerial 'plangineer' with over 23 years of
experience in civil engineering, planning, site development and municipal
finance. He spent 17 years at global A/E firm HDR as a leader of the Dallas
office's municipal services program and later as National Director of the
Community Planning + Urban Design market sector. In 2011, he founded VERDUNITY
to provide progressive planning and engineering solutions that engage
residents, reduce infrastructure costs and enhance quality of life. He recently
partnered with two others to start the CULTIVATE! Collaborative,
which provides another platform for Kevin to educate, engage and inspire people
and communities to embrace the challenges ahead and take action.
Known for his innovative ideas and willingness
to challenge the status quo, Kevin enjoys educating others on fiscal and
environmental impacts of various development patterns, and thrives in
environments where multiple perspectives must be brought together. Kevin
is a Verifier for ISI’s Envision rating system and a member of the Technical
Advisory Committee for the STAR Communities program. He is a vocal advocate for
the non-profit group Strong Towns, serves on board of the north Texas chapter
of the Congress for the New Urbanism, and writes and speaks regularly on the
topics of fiscally-based planning, small scale development, economic gardening
and neighborhood revitalization.
James Dougherty is a Principal and Director of Design at Dover, Kohl & Partners – an international town planning practice located in Coral Gables, Florida. James has dedicated his career to helping communities envision and implement a more walkable, sustainable future. James began working with Dover-Kohl in 1996 and has participated in design and form-based coding charrettes throughout the United States and abroad. James works closely with the firm’s Principals, Project Directors and Urban Designers to establish the design direction of each of the office’s projects. He participates in all aspects of the office’s work, including public involvement, development of master plans, regulating plans and form-based codes. James also specializes in the creation of many of the company’s three-dimensional illustrations, using a blend of hand-drawn and computer techniques. James’ graphics and visualizations illustrating sustainable urban design and form-based code principles have been published in over fifteen books. He co-curated the 2012 exhibit "The Art of the New Urbanism" featuring over 200 visualization artworks by leading practitioners of the New Urbanist movement. James founded and continues to co-lead the Congress for the New Urbanism’s urban design and illustration training series, the CNU Art Room. James was honored to receive the 2012 Congress for the New Urbanism Florida’s "Charles A. Barrett Memorial Award for Continuing Excellence in Architecture And Urban Design". The American Society of Architectural Illustrators has presented James with "Awards of Excellence" in their prestigious Architecture in Perspective (AIP) 24 and 25 international competitions, and "Top Informal Category Award" in their AIP 29 competition.