TLC Regional Peer Exchange Network Kickoff Forum

Jason Groth, Charles County Planning & Growth Management

Jason oversees the Division of Resource & Infrastructure Management for the Charles County Department of Planning & Growth Management to ensure the adequacy of public infrastructure. His team is responsible for the planning and management of transportation facilities, water and sewer infrastructure, the allocation of school capacity to new development, and GIS Mapping Services for Charles County, Maryland. Jason has 15 years experience in the environmental, land use, and public infrastructure planning field from both the public and private sectors. He received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Land Use Planning from Frostburg State University.

Purple Line Bicycle Access/Bicycle Hub Location Study

Carol Kachadoorian, Toole Design Group

Carol has nearly 30 years’ experience in local government, policy development, government relations, and multi-modal transportation planning. She was the lead contributor to information on pedestrian and bicyclist access for a Transportation Cooperative Research Program project to develop a guidebook for various access modes to high capacity transit stations. Carol holds graduate degrees in East Asian Studies and Urban Management/Planning and is a member of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicyclists Professionals, and the Washington Area Bicycle Association.

NoMa Gateway Transportation Enhancement Project

Presentation (3.5 MB)

Jamie Brätt, NoMa Business Improvement District

Jamie is responsible for myriad projects relating to NoMa’s public realm enhancement, its economic vitality and its transit accessibility. She advocates for public sector infrastructural investments and guides design and policy recommendations from consultants. Jamie completed her undergraduate degree at Trinity College in Hartford. She is currently completing her master’s degree in urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech’s satellite campus in Alexandria, Virginia.

Pedestrian Facility Standards for Mixed-Use Development Centers

Project Final Product

Rick Canizales, Prince William County

Rick is chief of Transportation Planning with the Prince William County Department of Transportation. He has served nine years with Prince William County, two years with VDOT-Planning, and two years with the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission. Rick received a BS in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and a Masters in Transportation Planning and Engineering from VCU.

Wiehle Avenue Station Multimodal Mobility Needs Analysis

Stephanie Denis, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates

Stephanie has worked as a transit and pedestrian planner at Nelson\Nygaard in New York City since 2006. Her work has taken her to some far off places -- designing streets in China, removing highways in Abu Dhabi -- as well as all over the Washington Metro region, including a Great Streets plan for Minnesota Avenue in the District, Route 1 corridor planning in College Park, and station access analysis at East Falls Church Metro.

Van Ness - UDC: Commercial Corridor Enhancement Study

Presentation (5.5 MB)

Elliot Rhodeside, Rhodeside & Harwell

Elliot is a founding partner of Rhodeside & Harwell. His expertise includes landscape planning and design, environmental planning, urban design, and historic preservation. Elliot studied landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

South Washington Street Corridor Planning