What do we call home? Is it our residence? Or our community? What makes a home feel like ‘home’? For some, it’s a particular park, a local restaurant, or the way the light filters into their dwelling in the mornings. Regardless, home and community matter.

As a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; I strive to weave together people and place through a combination of data and participatory planning. I am currently looking for an entry level planning position to take the planning skills I have developed in my coursework and apply them. Please feel free to peruse my work and contact me if you have any openings

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Implementing a Regional Planning Model

Aug 22, 2022

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how it would be best to implement a Regional Planning Model. In this article, I will sketch out a general pattern of how this could be implemented. Luckily, in many jurisdictions, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) also functions as the Council of Governments (COG). This means there is […]

A Short Case for a Regional Planning Model

Jun 10, 2022

An idea that has been floating around planning circles for a long time is the concept of “Regionalization.” Put simply, that land use and governance should be administered regionally as opposed to being administered at the municipal or County level. There have been nods towards regional governance, but no full adoptees. Many populated areas have […]

Acknowledging the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA)

May 07, 2022

In 2018, California passed a rather progressive housing bill that did not get the attention that it should have. The bill, Senate Bill 2 and authored by Toni Atkins, is known as the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Act. Instead of affecting land use changes or entitlements, SB 2 created a new revenue stream. This revenue […]