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KFH
Group Staff S. Bennett Powell Transportation
Analyst Bennett Powell is a transportation
analyst specializing in transit oriented design (TOD). He brings to the KFH Group team his skills
and experience in land use planning, geographic information systems (GIS),
public participation, and consensus building. Selected Experience Land Use Planning: Mr. Powell specializes in addressing the
ways in which land use and transit work together to create special
places. He has contributed work to the
Dallas Mixed Use and TOD Districts, the Prince George’s County Mixed Use and
TOD Districts, the Denver Zoning Code Update and the Portales, New Mexico
Downtown Plan and Code. Public Participation: Mr. Powell has a proven track record in the
facilitation of public meetings.
Whether design charrettes in rural New Mexico or appreciative inquiry
processes in Nirobi, Kenya, he has shown the ability to help contentious groups
reach consensus based decisions on important issues. Mr. Powell has also organized presentations
for the University of Texas City Forum and has spoken at the Congress for New
Urbanism national conference. Graduate Studies: Mr. Powell’s graduate research includes
quantitative methods, urban design, land use and environmental law,
sustainable development, TOD, public participation, GIS, real estate
development, and financing public services.
He was involved in the Austin Alley Flat Initiative, a program to help
low income communities in Austin combat gentrification pressure through the
use of sustainable secondary dwelling units.
He presented the Alley Flat Initiative at the 2007 Congress for New
Urbanism annual conference. Mr. Powell
was also the team leader of a design group in the 2008 Urban Land Institute’s
(ULI) Gerald D. Hines urban design competition. The team focused on the sustainable
development of a TOD in south Dallas and was recognized by the Texas Chapter
of the ULI for their commitment to sustainability and pragmatism. |
Education ·
M.S Candidate,
Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas, Austin ·
B.A in Sociology and
Environmental Policy, Western State College of Colorado Previous Positions ·
Planner, Code
Studio, Austin ·
Facilitation
Planner, Providence Children’s Home and Community Center, Ngong, Kenya ·
Project
Administrator, Bennett, Wagner & Grody Architect, Denver |
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