Alan Cunningham, Leed-Ap, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Virgina

Herndon, Va

Transportation Planner - Newark Airport People Mover Planning• Revised Transit Ridership forecast modeling for Newark Airport AirTrain Airport People Mover, including understanding and modeling changes to passenger and worker flows, and predicting airport growth. Recomposed writing, flow, and graphic presentation of Ridership Forecast report.• Identified and designed alternative AirTrain circulation to simplify station layout and reduce passenger trip time with no cost impact to support company proposals.LEED-AP - Silver Line WMATA rail yard at Dulles• Successfully guided WMATA contractor through 50+ schedule milestones for achieving LEED Silver certification for a railway substation in complex multi-contractor environment. LEED Silver certification awarded in 2021• Evaluated review and revision of Contractor LEED compliance practices, materials and documentation throughout design and construction.Environmental manager - Silver Line Extension to Dulles Airport (IAD) for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority • Monitor and maintain environmental compliance for construction of 11 miles of heavy rail, transit stations and a 99-acre rail yard. Field-verify permit compliance.• Proactively monitor schedule adherence via permit closeout meetings with multiple contractors, regulators, and agencies. Ensure permit and Record of Decision documentation under local, state, federal, and NEPA for project closeout.• Respond proactively to environmental incidents, coordinating between emergency responders, contractors, and clients to expedite issues.

Herndon, Va

As an independent researcher, I designed an approach to study impacts of up-zoning areas within 3 miles of 4,600 existing rail transit stations on bikeability, walkability, and transit rates. Wrote findings as a book which has been accepted for publication. • Using national data sets (e.g. Center for TOD, Census Transportation Planning package, American Communities Survey), analyzed impacts of up-zoning areas within 3 miles of existing rail transit stations to evaluate biking, walking, transit and driving rates. • Found high-density development can impact changes for commuting under certain factors while only impacting 1% of the land in the continental US.• Captured findings by writing a book on transit potential to transform land use. Accepted for editing by UIT Cambridge, “Urban Transport without the Hot Air: American Solutions for a Sustainable Future.”• Developing thesis of this book into PhD dissertation at Virginia TechPresented subject matter of book toMay 2013 - Central Maryland Regional TransitAug 2013 - Young Planners in Transportation Apr 2014 - Canadian Transportation Research ForumJuly 2015 - London Conference on Transport & Public HealthCurrently editing book for publication by UIT Cambridge

As a Transportation and Watershed Management Planner I conducted multi-modal planning impact assessments involving data analysis and interpretation, GIS mapping, stormwater/ hydraulic modeling, and design skills for large-scale infrastructure and transportation projects for state and county authorities in the mid-Atlantic area. Presented findings via GIS maps, graphics and written reports. Highlights include:• For Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), surveyed and designed 2 miles of complete street retrofit on an arterial connecting two transit-oriented developments enabling biker and pedestrian access on Gallows Road arterial. Developed budget to implement design which was approved and implemented.• For Northern Virginia Regional Commission, surveyed and designed biking/pedestrian and freight circulation to increase local service for a planned trolley line as part of the Baileys Crossroads district revitalization to TOD. Impact assessment factors included street size, vehicle speed, and solar gain of streets. • For Fairfax County, desinged sidewalks and walking routes to enable access to and around four new transit stations as part of the Tysons Corner re-development.• For Arlington County, conducted a detailed GIS analysis of lane widths, intersection configurations, and vertical clearance to assess the impact of implementing a streetcar line on Columbia Pike.• For Fairfax County, recommended strategies for suburbanized stream remediation to address flooding and reduce environmental impacts, including survey mapping, and reporting. • For VDOT, recommended Low Impact Development strategies to address stormwater within the right-of-way of a proposed interchange to lower costs and reduce environmental impacts.• For VDOT and City of Wilmington, conducted extensive base-mapping and surveys in support of hazard identification, signage, and hydrologic assessments for large-scale infrastructure projects.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• For 10,000 Friends of Florida, created a 2040 state-wide scenario plan based on agent-based simulation recommending TOD as a strategy to concentrate population growth in existing developed areas and protect water resources. Compared costs of TOD investment versus commensurate infrastructure costs to present fiscally defensible plan.• Forecasted size and patterns of growth, assessed water resources, assessed impact of growth around transit stations on water resources. Wrote findings and created GIS maps and summary charts for presentation.

• Instructed classes of peers in quantitative and research planning methods. • Commended by peers for simplifying complex analytical techniques and methods.

As Transportation Intern, I supported Transportation Demand Management studies in support of regional transportation planning.• Develop a corridor safety, interchange, and development plan for 11 miles of PA-100.• Create a detour route mapping software project for emergency responders

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Award winning plan for revitalization of a West Philadelphia streetcar corridor and business district engaging the community leaders, residents, and shopkeepers to improve their conditions without redevelopment or gentrification.• Forecasted size and patterns of growth, assessed water resources, assessed impact of growth around transit stations on water resources. Wrote findings and created GIS maps and summary charts for presentation.

Site and plant street and yard trees to improve walking environment and neighborhood health.

Create, collect, organize and produce the GIS library for the Georgia office of the Nature Conservancy. Included spatial analysis and map production for over $1 million in land conservation projects.

Deployed and maintained CMS and web board software for a global dryland agriculture and sustainability community.

Addressed web and mail server issues for high value reseller and dedicated customers.

Document and begin database of stakeholders and permitees along Georgia's major rivers.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Transportation Planning And Policy

Fleshing out the topics in my book to restore transportation and land use choice to America.

M.C.P., Transportation & Environmental Planning

Economics, Graphics

M.S., Landscape Ecology, Botany

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association

B.S., Biology, Conservation Science