Kaitlyn Service, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

After relocating to Denver, I continued leading the agency’s Scorecard Metrics project, which used data related to transportation, equity, conservation, economic impact, and public health to measure the success of long-range plan implementation and determine which projects would be included in the capital improvement plan (CIP) to receive funding

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Managed long-range planning efforts to advance the regional biking and walking trail network across the St. Louis region
• Led collaboration efforts with local government officials and other regional planning partners
• Utilized project management expertise, attention to detail, and effective communication skills to ensure project success
• Procured and managed consultants, budgets, schedules, and deliverables; Negotiated contracts
• Led the agency’s Scorecard Metrics project, which used data related to transportation, conservation, economic impact, equity, and public health to measure the success of long-range plan implementation and determine.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Created, implemented, and managed community engagement strategies and plans for 26 greenway projects in planning, design, and construction phases
• Tailored engagement plans to each individual community to meet people where they are and ensure community input on key decisions
• Engaged people throughout the St. Louis region, including a wide variety of demographics, community values, and socio-economic statuses
• Wrote and promoted public surveys that collectively gathered input from over 2,000 people; Ensured community input had a meaningful impact on greenway plans
• Convened and managed community member-led committees and advisory groups for greenway planning processes
• Added to GRG’s engagement philosophy by introducing concepts of Trauma-Informed Community Engagement to GRG staff and the GRG Board

• Performed advanced professional planning functions and acted as sole planner for the City, reporting directly to the Assistant City Manager
• Managed all aspects of the City’s planning process
• Reviewed development proposals, authored staff reports, and presented recommendations to the Planning Commission, Community Development Committee, and City Council
• Analyzed data related to affordable housing, authored a memo to City Council, and guided the Council to adopt the City’s first quantifiable definition of affordable housing
• Facilitated the approval process for a $41 million transit-oriented development, which included affordable housing units
• Negotiated site plan modifications to remove a drive-thru in the middle of the walkable downtown and convert the property into a restaurant with patio dining, native landscaping, and public art

Kansas City, Missouri

• Consulted with public health departments; Assisted with data-driven decision-making and demonstrating the connection between resident health, the built environment, and access to opportunity
• Engaged key stakeholders, elected officials, and the public by putting data into everyday language so they could understand the data, care about its implications for the community, and make data-driven decisions
• Served as the project manager for complex projects that had never been attempted by the company
• Lead a team of 3 full time staff and 1 intern
• Planned, directed, and organized all phases of work to ensure projects were delivered on-time and within scope
• Created and implemented efficiencies that reduced the time needed to deliver projects from 5 months to 6 days

Kansas City, Missouri

• TAP and CMAQ Programming Committee
• Facilitated committee meetings as they allocated $14 million to bicycle and pedestrian projects in the Kansas City region
• Authored revised TAP scoring criteria and facilitated the approval process for adoption of the new criteria
• Scored STP and TAP applications to determine which projects were awarded fundingEnvironmental Justice
• Conducted the Environmental Justice Analysis for the 2018-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) using GIS
• Evaluated transportation project applications for environmental justice impacts and consistency with the region’s Complete Streets Policy Complete Streets

• Reviewed development proposals, subdivision plats, and site plans for conformance to County regulations and Comprehensive Plan
• Researched land use topics to provide recommendations on regulation amendments and development proposals
• Authored reports and presented recommendations to Planning Commissioners and County Commissioners
• Created the 2015 County Comprehensive Plan Map and contributed to the 2015 Plan Update
• Fulfilled GIS requests for the Community Development Suite
• Evaluated floodplain development permit applications for compliance with federal, state and local regulations

Columbia, Missouri

Created and edited spatial and attribute data related to land use and site development plans

Columbia, Missouri

Worked with a team to develop, implement, and maintain Coalition programs, which promoted alternatives to private-car dependency and encouraged more sustainable modes of travel

Kansas City, Missouri

• Created a map of bicycle parking locations around the city for use by the public
• Catalogued the amount of bicycle parking created by private development because of new development code requirements
• Helped Staff to prepare for and run public meetings
• Organized and interpreted survey data
• Researched the relationship between bicycle facilities and increased bicycling for the Bike Plan Update

Ashland, Missouri

Contributed to a pedestrian accessibility project by collecting and mapping sidewalk data using ArcGIS

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Bachelor Of Arts, Geography

Emphasis in Urban/ Population Systems Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) Certificate Multicultural Studies Certificate Minor in Women's.