Ray Atkinson, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Key West, FL, US

Key West, FL, US

I struggled to continue my sustainable transportation lifestyle in Memphis. I moved back to my childhood home in the Charlotte region to have my parents' help as I improved my health. I pursued a new job in a workplace and city where my sustainable transportation lifestyle is accepted and supported.

Memphis, TN, US

The Bikeway and Pedestrian Program Manager manages the City of Memphis' Bikeway and Pedestrian Program, which is located in the Engineering Division. Ray supervises four employees.Manage $800,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan process. Taught classes at the University of Memphis and Rhodes College to get students involved in the.

Petaluma, CA, US

The Senior Transit Planner helps lead the City of Petaluma's Transit Division, overseeing staff and a budget of approximately $3 million.

Oregon City, OR, US

Develop and implement strategies to expand transportation choices and remove transportation and land use barriers. Increase accessibility to CCC's three campuses by walking, biking, transit, carpooling, and emerging technology. Collaborate with regional partners, including, but not limited to, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Metro, TriMet.

Alexandria, Virginia, US

The City of Alexandria, VA won the national 2021 Robert C. Larson Housing Policy Leadership Award from the Urban Land Institute for my team's work on the South Patrick Street Housing Affordability Strategy.I helped plan, execute, and manage follow-up for a 70-hour week-long charrette for the South Patrick Street Housing Affordability Strategy. This.

Washington, DC, US

Planning, analysis, and public outreach for bikeshare systems, chiefly Capital Bikeshare in the Washington, DC region.Primary responsibility involves serving as bikeshare planner (in a consulting role) for Arlington County, VA and Montgomery County, MD. In this role, I have been responsible for implementing a substantial expansion of the Capital Bikeshare.

Portland, OR, US

Bike PSU is the bike advocacy club at Portland State University.

Portland, Oregon, US

I used ArcGIS 10.3 to assist with regional parks, trails and natural areas planning projects, including the development of the Parks and Nature System Plan and Trails System Plan. While working on these plans, I worked at GreenWorks (consultant on the plan) and Metro. I critiqued draft planning and map documents provided to Metro by Alta Planning and.

Silver Spring, MD, US

I was hired to help launch Indego (Philadelphia's bikeshare program). I worked with Toole Design Group staff in Portland, OR and Washington, DC and City of Philadelphia staff to prepare Indego for launch in 2015. My work involved using ArcGIS 10.2, Google Earth and Microsoft Excel to do hot spot analysis and create a station database. In addition to this.

Kannapolis, North Carolina, US

As a member of the Design Committee, I worked with a team to improve the design of downtown Kannapolis so we can strengthen Kannapolis as a whole. The main project we worked on is to create a multi-modal and multi-faceted wayfinding system to direct residents and tourists downtown. We also critiqued the design of the city's first road diet and first.

Charlotte, NC, US

I worked on projects to improve staff work efficiency and campus sustainability awareness. One of the projects involved creating an online map for all the trash and recycling bins on campus. I accomplished this through using a Trimble GPS to locate all the trash and recycling bins then ArcGIS 10 and JavaScript to prepare the data for the online map.

Charlotte, NC, US

• The Eco-Reps program is run out of the Office of Sustainability and is funded by the Sustainability Committee budget. Housing and Residence Life is the key campus partner for the Eco-Rep program.
• Raise awareness about green practices and promote green living on campus
• Collaborate with other Eco-Reps and the Resident Assistants in each residence hall to promote green living
• Manage and update Facebook page

Charlotte, NC, US

• Committee receives $2 from every full time student (about 25,000 students) each semester to spend on campus sustainability projects
• CGI is currently collaborating with Facilities Management and Athletics to make our football stadium zero waste
• I was in charge of managing and updating CGI’s website and Google calendar

Charlotte, NC, US

• The Club purpose is aligned with the Five Es
• Organize weekly group rides
• Collaborate with the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance
• Meet regularly with university administrators to advocate for bicycle needs
• Organize biweekly Toby Creek and Mallard Creek Greenway cleanups
• Manage and update Facebook group and page

Charlotte, NC, US

Assisted with organizing the successful GIS Seminar that brings in professionals to speak about how they use GIS

Charlotte, NC, US

I was hired by Dr. Thill three times between 2009 and 2012 to work on multiple projects. One project involved geocoding worldwide cargo shipping routes. The other project involved verifying physical addresses and number of employees for businesses located in Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Counties.

Charlotte, NC, US

I represented and informed the students of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as their senator. I was voted "Most Reliable Senator" in 2010-2011.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Prepared weekly agenda and speaker feedback and voting sheets

I worked with a team to determine the most effective marketing techniques to facilitate interest in North Carolina's first bike share program. Some of the ideas that I introduced at tabling events include creating upcycled bracelets from bicycle inner tubes and a bike-powered smoothie maker.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

http://www.carolinathreadtrail.org/The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of greenways and trails that reaches 15 counties and 2.3 million people. There are 113 miles of The Thread open to the public – linking people, places, cities, towns and attractions.My internship duties included gathering GPS data for trails, taking photos, and writing.

Recorded bicycle and pedestrian counts at several intersections along Concord RoadObserved bicycle and pedestrian safety to determine whether improvements needed to be made

Charlotte, NC, US

Updated the sidewalk request database in ArcGIS 10Evaluated the multimodal level of service for intersections to improve safetyCreated a bike rack inventory for uptown using a Trimble GPS and ArcGIS 10Created a database in ArcGIS 10 for the historic city and state road and intersection projects

Charlotte, NC, US

I worked at AAA Carolinas during the summers of 2007, 2008 and 2010. Due to the Great Recession of 2008, I was not hired back during the summer of 2009.Responsibilities included: time management, organizational skills, answering phone, face to face interaction with members, geographic knowledge of regions, and cartographic skills.

Thank you to everyone who has assisted me over the years!

Master’S Degree, Urban And Regional Planning With Transportation Specialization

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geography With Community And Regional Planning Concentration And Urban Studies Minor

Study Abroad, Sustainable Bicycle Transportation Field Seminar In Denmark And The Netherlands

Diploma, Cum Laude

Huskins Program, General Studies