David is a Landscape Architect, Planner and Urban Designer with over 14 years of diverse professional experience. This experience ranges from Streetscape and Plaza Design to Bike/Ped Planning and Redevelopment Consulting. David is the Managing Principal of Arterial LLC and offers his clients a unique perspective on the importance of thoughtfully planned and well-designed streets and public spaces in creating sustainable Cities, Towns and Neighborhoods. As Senior Associate with EDAW Inc, an internationally recognized planning and design firm, David was the lead designer and project manager on many of the firm’s significant and challenging urban design projects with a focus on the City of Newark. Over the course of five years, David was the project manager and lead designer for three of Newark’s largest capital improvements projects including Broad Street Streetscape, Newark Penn Station Circulation Improvements and Broad Street Station Transit Plaza. In addition, David has extensive experience in private development and redevelopment both locally and internationally. His development experience ranges from the comprehensive Bloomfield Center Redevelopment Plan in New Jersey to large scale mixed-use developments in Sana’a, Yemen. David earned his Bachelor Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Rhode Island in 1997 and, in collaboration with Smith Maran Architects, was commissioned to provide design services for Montclair’s current S. Park Street project.

Barton Ross, AIA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C is a preservation architect, certified planner, and green accredited professional with over ten years of design experience. He has worked on master plans for the Virginia State Capitol, the United States Capitol, and the World Trade Center. In addition to running his own architecture practice, Mr. Ross is the historic preservation consultant for Montclair Township, a Commissioner for the Summit Historic Preservation Commission and the Director of the Queen Anne’s County Trust for Preservation in Maryland. Mr. Ross received a B.Arch. from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.

Peter G. Steck has been engaged in private consulting as a land use planner since 1981 representing municipalities, development boards, land developers, and neighborhood associations. Work performed in over 170 New Jersey municipalities. Expert testimony presented in Bergen County, Passaic County, Essex County, Union County, Morris County, Monmouth County and Sussex County Superior Courts and before the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the New Jersey Tax Court. Mr. Steck is the former Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development for the Township of Montclair, New Jersey.

Ms. Talley is a licensed professional planner with over 23 years of experience in planning. She has a wide range of experience in the field including preparing master plans, zoning ordinances, housing plans, redevelopment plans and conducting special planning studies such as visioning studies, build-out analyses, fiscal impact studies and economic impact studies. Ms. Talley has represented a variety of public-sector clients and has been accepted as an expert witness before various Courts in the State of New Jersey. Ms. Talley received a Master of City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is the current Director of Planning at the Township of Montclair.

David is a Landscape Architect, Planner and Urban Designer with over 14 years of diverse professional experience. This experience ranges from Streetscape and Plaza Design to Bike/Ped Planning and Redevelopment Consulting. David is the Managing Principal of Arterial LLC and offers his clients a unique perspective on the importance of thoughtfully planned and well-designed streets and public spaces in creating sustainable Cities, Towns and Neighborhoods. As Senior Associate with EDAW Inc, an internationally recognized planning and design firm, David was the lead designer and project manager on many of the firm’s significant and challenging urban design projects with a focus on the City of Newark. Over the course of five years, David was the project manager and lead designer for three of Newark’s largest capital improvements projects including Broad Street Streetscape, Newark Penn Station Circulation Improvements and Broad Street Station Transit Plaza. In addition, David has extensive experience in private development and redevelopment both locally and internationally. His development experience ranges from the comprehensive Bloomfield Center Redevelopment Plan in New Jersey to large scale mixed-use developments in Sana’a, Yemen. David earned his Bachelor Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Rhode Island in 1997 and, in collaboration with Smith Maran Architects, was commissioned to provide design services for Montclair’s current S. Park Street project.

Barton Ross, AIA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C is a preservation architect, certified planner, and green accredited professional with over ten years of design experience. He has worked on master plans for the Virginia State Capitol, the United States Capitol, and the World Trade Center. In addition to running his own architecture practice, Mr. Ross is the historic preservation consultant for Montclair Township, a Commissioner for the Summit Historic Preservation Commission and the Director of the Queen Anne’s County Trust for Preservation in Maryland. Mr. Ross received a B.Arch. from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.

Peter G. Steck has been engaged in private consulting as a land use planner since 1981 representing municipalities, development boards, land developers, and neighborhood associations. Work performed in over 170 New Jersey municipalities. Expert testimony presented in Bergen County, Passaic County, Essex County, Union County, Morris County, Monmouth County and Sussex County Superior Courts and before the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the New Jersey Tax Court. Mr. Steck is the former Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development for the Township of Montclair, New Jersey.

Ms. Talley is a licensed professional planner with over 23 years of experience in planning. She has a wide range of experience in the field including preparing master plans, zoning ordinances, housing plans, redevelopment plans and conducting special planning studies such as visioning studies, build-out analyses, fiscal impact studies and economic impact studies. Ms. Talley has represented a variety of public-sector clients and has been accepted as an expert witness before various Courts in the State of New Jersey. Ms. Talley received a Master of City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is the current Director of Planning at the Township of Montclair.