As Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Eugene since 2007, Rob’s leads a highly productive team that works on a wide range of transportation issues. Team responsibilities include capital project development, multimodal corridor planning, Vision Zero implementation and programs to encourage use of alternatives to single occupancy driving. Under Rob’s leadership the city has built significant new walking and biking infrastructure, facilitated development of a non-profit managed shared mobility system for bikes and scooters, developed Eugene’s first standalone Transportation System Plan and initiated new transportation options programs including Sunday Streets and Get There Eugene. Previous to Eugene, Rob worked the City of Takoma Park, MD and Neighborhood Design Center in Baltimore. Rob has a Master of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and degrees in engineering and business from the University of Pennsylvania. He grew up in the suburbs of New York City and lived in just about every major city on the east coast before moving to Oregon in 2005. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
