Transportation Planning: Who We Are
Transportation Planning Division (TRP)
Paul Smith, AICP, Transportation Planning Division Manager
Email Address: paul.smith@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7736
Judith Fouts, Administrative Contact
Email Address: judith.fouts@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7603
Centers and Corridors Planning Section
The Centers and Corridors Planning section focuses on planning for major transportation corridors and Metro 2040 Town Centers. The section provides support work for new light rail initiatives as well as other city and regional transit efforts. The section also manages and/or participates in Transportation and Growth Management studies for 2040 centers and major corridors to identify their transportation facility requirements and modal split plans.
Mauricio Leclerc, Senior Transportation Planner
Email Address: mauricio.leclerc@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7808
Patrick Sweeney, AICP, LEED AP, Senior Transportation Planner
Email Address: patrick.sweeney@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-5611
Ningsheng Zhou, PE, Senior Transportation Planner
Email Address: ningsheng.zhou@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7732
Grant Morehead, Transportation Planner
Email Address: grant.morehead@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-9707
Policy & Systems Planning Section
The Policy and Systems Planning section focuses on broad policy initiatives that guide the implementation of a balanced transportation system. Staff works closely with regional partners to represent Portland’s transportation planning and financing interests. This section also conducts planning studies to establish future street network improvements in developing areas.
The Policy and Systems Planning group maintains the Transportation System Plan (TSP). The TSP implements the required portions of the state's transportation planning rule, Metro's Regional Transportation Plan and the City of Portland's Comprehensive Plan. It includes transportation policies, a transportation facilities plan (both a complete needs list and a strategic investment list) as well as programs and strategies to implement the non-capital recommendations of the plan.
John M. Gillam, Section Manager
Email Address: john.gillam@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7707
Courtney Duke, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner
Email Address: courtney.duke@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7265
Stuart Gwin, Senior Transportation Planner
Email Address: stewart.gwin@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7788
April Bertelsen, Pedestrian Planning Coordinator
Email Address: april.bertelsen@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-6177
Roger Geller, Bicycle Planning Coordinator
Email Address: roger.geller@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7671
Robert Hillier, Freight Planning Coordinator
Email Address: robert.hillier@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-7567
Sarah Figliozzi, Bicycle Program Specialist
Email Address: sarah.figliozzi@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-0805
Denver Igarta, Transportation Planner
Email Address: denver.igarta@portlandoregon.gov
Phone Number: (503) 823-1088
This program focuses on planning the annual Rail~Volution conference. Rail~Volution first served as an outreach and advocacy tool in the Office of Transportation to involve citizens locally and nationally in the development of the Portland Region's Light Rail System (MAX). In 1995 Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer spearheaded its evolution into the preeminent gathering place it is today, representing over 1,000 attendees from around the world annually.
Rail~Volution is, first and foremost, a conference for passionate practitioners - people from all perspectives who believe strongly in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater communities. Rail~Volution brings together a unique cross-section of concerned citizens, business leaders, academics, elected and federal officials, planners, and transit operators. To date, it has attracted representatives from hundreds of cities from all over the world. No other conference provides for such diverse collaborative exchange, problem solving and discovery. Rail~Volution 2008 will be hosted in San Francisco, California October 26-30. For more information visit our website at www.railvolution.com.
Adam Cummings, Interim Executive Director
503-823-6870, adam.cummings@portlandoregon.gov