Tax revenues are lagging behind the real estate recovery—and political support for traditional growth-management tools like impact fees and exactions is waning. Learn how traffic sheds can help communities plug the growing gap between infrastructure costs and available revenue. While traffic sheds have been used as a planning tool for some time, their application in growth management is fairly recent. Hear from planners who have successfully integrated them into existing growth-management efforts.
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Wendy E. Moeller, AICP
Project Manager
Compass Point Planning
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Bio: Wendy E. Moeller, AICP, is a principal and owner of Compass Point Planning, a planning and development firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has worked in the planning field since graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Urban Planning in 1996. Ms. Moeller is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has also received a certificate of completion in form-based codes from the Form Based Codes Institute (FBCI). Ms. Moeller has served as a project manager and planner for numerous planning, regulatory, and development projects throughout her career including, but not limited to, comprehensive and growth management plans; zoning, subdivision, unified development codes, and other land use regulations; form-based regulations; design standards and guidelines; land use plans; redevelopment plans; and demographic, economic, and mapping analyses. Her experience comes from working on projects across the United States with extensive work in the Midwest. Ms. Moeller is a regular speaker at local, state, regional, and national conferences and is very active in the state and local section of APA-Ohio where she currently serves as the immediate past chapter president. Ms. Moeller is also currently serving a term on the Board of Directors for the Signage Foundation, Inc.
Education: 1996 - Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati 2011 - Certificate in Form-Based Codes from the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI)
Key Publications: “The Role of the Planning Commissioner in Land Use Decisions,” Chapter Two in A Guide to Planning in Ohio, prepared by the Ohio Planning Conference, 2007.
Past Assignments: Numerous speaking assignments for conferences and general seminars including, but not limited to: David J. Allor Planning and Zoning Workshop (Cincinnati, Ohio); Ohio Planning Conference-State Conference (various locations); Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Planning Conference (various locations); APA National Conference; and other seminars and sessions for specific groups.
Michael D. Matteson, AICP
Planning Director
Williamson County
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Bio: Michael Matteson, AICP, has served as Planning Director for Williamson County, Tennessee since 2005. During his tenure, the County developed and adopted a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which won an Outstanding Planning Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association, as well as a new Zoning Ordinance, which became effective on January 1, 2013. Michael has more than 20 years of progressively responsible experience in the planning profession, having previously worked for the City of Rock Hill, SC, where he served as Senior Planner, and the City of Asheville, NC, where he held various positions, including that of City Development Director.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Tennessee
Past Assignments: Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TAPA) Winter Retreat 2009 – Award-winning Planning in Tennessee: The Williamson County Comprehensive Plan
Stephen E. Tocknell, AICP
Manager
Tocknell Planning Services, LLC
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Bio: Stephen Tocknell, AICP is a transportation and growth management consultant based in Jacksonville FL, currently doing business as Tocknell Planning Services. Before moving to Florida to join the planning staff of a large architectural and engineering consulting firm, Mr. Tocknell worked for over 20 years as an independent transportation consultant in Tennessee. He currently has clients in both states. Mr. Tocknell is a past president of APA TN, and is also the First Coast Section Chair for APA FL.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (BA in American Civilization, 1971) Northwestern University (MS in Transportation, 1974)
Key Publications: "Florida's Community Renewal Act: An End to Sprawl...?" in AICP Practicing Planner (2010); Articles on traffic impact studies, transit impact studies, and traffic sheds, in Planning and Urban Design Standards (2006); "Traffic Sheds, Rural Highway Capacity and Growth Management," PAS Report #485, (with Lane Kendig) (1999).
Past Assignments: "Buses for Beginners" at 1000 Friends of Florida Jacksonville Workshop (2009); "TCEA/MMTD Case Study - City of Jacksonville Beach" at 2008 APA FL Conference; "Washington Parish - Dry and Growing" at 2007 APA National Planning Conference; presentations on planning for security, at various APA conferences in 2005; "Context Sensitive Rural Roads" at 2003 APA National Planning Conference.
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