Roger Waldon, FAICP
Contact Information
7910 Village Harbor Drive
Cornelius
NC
28031-3700
United States
FAICP Statement
Roger Waldon personifies the link between planning theory and practice. Drawing on innovative ideas, his successes include the establishment of an Urban Services Boundary, New Urbanism developments, visualization techniques, shifts in transportation policy, and affordable housing in Chapel Hill. These concepts and principles are models to students and practicing planners everywhere. Inducted 2004.
Professional Biography
Roger Waldon is a Senior Consultant with Clarion Associates, working with cities and counties in preparing plans and ordinances. Mr. Waldon served as Chapel Hill's Planning Director for 21 years, directing the Town's comprehensive planning and growth management functions with a focus on neighborhood conservation and housing policies. He is a frequent speaker at national planning conferences, and has lectured on planning topics at Universities in Massachusetts and North Carolina. His writing includes numerous articles, and a book published by the American Planning Association, Planners and Politics. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Education
160255 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduation Date: June, 1972
Degree Level: Undergraduate
Planning Degree
160353 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Graduation Date: June, 1976
Degree Level: Graduate
Planning Degree
Job History
Clarion AssociatesPrincipal
May,2005 - Present
Chapel Hill, NC
United States
Town of Chapel Hill
Planning Director
November,1984 - May,2005
Chapel Hill, NC
None
United States
Triangle J Council of Governments
Director of Planning
November,1972 - November,1984
Research Triangle Park, NC
None
United States