SMARTech Collection: Context Sensitive Design Symposium - 2004

CSD, Project Development and Community Expectations [Summary]

Tue, 11 May 2004 22:58:59 GMT

Title: CSD, Project Development and Community Expectations [Summary]

Authors: Jackson, Tim

Abstract: Tim Jackson, P.E., AICP, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc. Tim Jackson is president of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc., a community planning consulting firm with offices in Orlando, Atlanta, and West Palm Beach. With a staff of 110, Glatting Jackson provides services to public and private clients throughout the nation in areas of planning, urban design, landscape architecture, transportation, and environmental science. Tim also currently serves as president of 1000 Friends of Florida, a private not-for-profit group that has been advocating smart growth throughout the State since 1986. Jackson was born and raised in Brandon, Florida, and holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Master of City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State. He and his wife, Carol, live in Longwood, Florida with their three sons.

Description: Summary of a presentation from the Context Sensitive Design Symposium, May 2004, Atlanta, Georgia; Project development and community expectations

CSD: Maintenance Issues [Summary]

Mon, 10 May 2004 22:58:59 GMT

Title: CSD: Maintenance Issues [Summary]

Authors: Crozier, Fred

Abstract: Fred Crozier, Maryland State Highway Administration District Engineer. Fred joined the Maryland State Highway Administration in 1984 as a construction project manager on the Capital Beltway in the Washington metropolitan area. In 1987, he transferred to western Maryland where he held several management positions in construction and maintenance. He was appointed as District Engineer for western Maryland in 1997. Prior to his career in Maryland, Fred worked for the West Virginia Division of Highways. Fred attended the University of North Carolina and received his civil engineering degree from West Virginia University. He is a registered professional engineer in Maryland and West Virginia.

Description: Summary of a presentation from the Context Sensitive Design Symposium, May 2004, Atlanta, Georgia; Maintenance issues

Frontiers of Context Sensitive Design: Understanding Context

Tue, 11 May 2004 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Frontiers of Context Sensitive Design: Understanding Context

Authors: Ross, Catherine L.

Abstract: Catherine L. Ross is Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) and Harry West Professor for Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences and the ENO Transportation Foundation in Washington, D.C. She previously served as a senior policy advisor to the Transportation Research Board. Catherine is also past president of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ASCP) and past Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Woman of the Year. Dr. Ross previously served on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and organized and served as the first Executive Director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). This innovative regional entity was created by the Georgia Legislature in response to the federal cut-off of transportation funds to the Atlanta region. GRTA was created to help 13 counties out-of-compliance with clean air standards develop new transportation plans and initiatives to help them meet or exceed federal requirements. Ross began her career at Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in the Graduate City Planning Program, associate professor, then full professor in 1990. She has held a variety of leadership positions at Georgia Tech including vice provost for academic affairs, associate vice president for academic affairs, co-director of the Transportation Research and Education Center and director of the College of Architecture's PH.D program. Locally, Ross serves on several boards/committees including the ULI-District Council Steering Committee, Metro Atlanta Quality Growth Task Forces, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ferst Center Advisory Board, High Museum of Art and the Midtown Alliance. Regionally, she co-founded the "Healthy Places Research Group" in cooperation with Emory University's School of Public Health. Ross earned a Bachelor's degree from Kent State University, a Master's degree in regional planning from Cornell University and a doctorate in city and regional planning from Cornell in addition to completing post-decorate work at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to teaching at Georgia Tech, Ross has conducted research for numerous governmental transportation agencies. She has published extensively in the fields of Urban Planning, transportation planning, public participation and regional planning.

Description: Summary of a presentation from the Context Sensitive Design Symposium, May 2004, Atlanta, Georgia; Frontiers

Place and Context Sensitive Design

Tue, 11 May 2004 22:58:59 GMT

Title: Place and Context Sensitive Design

Authors: Dobbins, Michael A.

Abstract: Michael A. Dobbins, FAIA, AICP, Georgia Institute of Technology. Presently, Michael Dobbins is a part-time professor of practice in the architecture and the city and regional planning programs, as well as supporting the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, at the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech. From June 1996 until April 2002, Dobbins was Commissioner of the Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Conservation for the City of Atlanta. He continues to provide advisory services to the City of Atlanta, for transportation and land use issues. He received Bachelor and Master of Architecture Degrees from Yale. Dobbins is a Licensed Architect in Georgia and California; Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute, the Congress of New Urbanism and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Other experience includes planning director positions at UC Berkeley, Birmingham, Alabama, New York City Planning Department (Staten Island). New Orleans Comprehensive River Area Study and teaching at UC Berkeley, Birmingham Southern College, Tulane School of Architecture and Columbia University. Participant in planning and design forums and technical assignments across the country and in Europe and China; supporter of a range of community and neighborhood based activities; and recipient of a variety of honors and awards.

Description: Summary of a presentation from the Context Sensitive Design Symposium, May 2004, Atlanta, Georgia; Frontiers