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EDUCATION

Master's in Urban Studies and Planning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Center for Transportation Studies

Concentration: Transit, Land Use, and Consumer Behavior

Master's in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy

Harvard University

Graduate School of Education

Concentration: Organizational Learning

Master's in Educational Foundations and Policy Studies

Florida State University

College of Education

Concentration: International / Intercultural Development Education

University Fellow; College of Education Fellow

Bachelor of International Studies

School for International Training

Concentration: World Issues Program

Compton Fellow; Roothbert Fellow

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Social Relations and Sociology

Cornell University

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree with Distinction in All Subjects; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi;
Quill and Dagger; Dean's List

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TEACHING AND LECTURING

Universities where Alan Hoffman has taught courses or spoken as an invited guest or lecturer

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PROJECTS

International

 

Australia         

Brisbane               Queensland Transport/TransLink, Busway Land Use (TOD) Study

                              Transport Roundtable/Univ. of Queensland, Course on Transit-Oriented Development

Sydney                  University of Sydney, Seminar on Market Research in Public Transit

                              Transport Roundtable Australasia, Invited Speaker at Smart Urban Transport Conference

 

Brazil                 

Rio de Janeiro      Conference on Privatization & Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, Keynote Speaker

 

Canada              

Calgary                 City of Calgary, Calgary Transportation Symposium Keynote Speaker

Vancouver            Canadian Urban Transportation Assn., Presentation to N. American BRT Conference

Winnipeg             U. of Manitoba Transport Inst., Keynote Speaker, Sustainable Public Transit Conference

 

Colombia         

Bogotá                 Latin American Congress on Public and Urban Transport, Keynote Presentation

                              Transmilenio, S.A., Speaker, 2nd International Mass Transit Fair

 

India                   

New Delhi            City of New Delhi, Bus Rapid Transit Planning Review

 

México               

Tlaunipantla         State of México, Intl. Forum for Integrating the Municipal Environmental Agenda

Ensenada             Gobierno Federal, Punta Colonet Port City Planning Study – Transportation Strategy

Tijuana                 Office of the Mayor, BRT system planning consultant

 

New Zealand   

Auckland              Auckland Regional Council, Workshops on Transit-Oriented Development

                              Auckland Regional Council, Metro Travel Model Improvements and Indicators

Christchurch        City of Christchurch, Workshop on Transit-Oriented Development

Wellington           Ministry of the Environment, Workshops on Transit-Oriented Development

                              Wellington City Council, Review of North Wellington Public Transport Study

 

Puerto Rico     

San Juan               MIT/UPR Joint Program, Marketing Study in support of the Tren Urbano Project

 

United States

 

Arizona             

Phoenix                National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

California       

Aliso Viejo            City of Aliso Viejo, Go Local Scoping Plan

                              City of Aliso Viejo, Transit Options Review

Carlsbad               City of Carlsbad, Integrated Transportation Program, Strategies for Mobility

Chula Vista           General Growth Properties, Inc., BRT Transit Integration Study

                              City of Chula Vista, Support to General Plan Update (Transit & TOD Integration)

Coronado             City of Coronado (RBF Consulting, Lead), Downtown Specific Plan Parking Study

Costa Mesa          The Planning Center, Transit/Land Use Strategy for Future Urbanizing Area (Corona)

El Cajon                Downtown El Cajon, Inc., Downtown Vision Plan

Emeryville             Caltrans and UC Davis Extension, Course on Transit-Oriented Development

Lathrop                 TCN Properties, LLC, Lathrop Proposed TOD Project           

Los Angeles         Endangered Habitats League, Four Corners Transportation Study Transit Overview

National City        Environmental Health Coalition, Community Training Workshop on Transportation

Monterey              National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

Oakland                Local Government Commission, Bus Rapid Transit Workshop

        TransForm, Report and Toolkit on Equity in Road Pricing

        TransForm, Design Bay Area Regional Express Transit Network (ReX)

Ontario                 Caltrans and UC Davis Extension, Course on Transit-Oriented Development

Palm Desert          Sunline Transit, Transit Innovations in Australia and New Zealand

Riverside               Warkentin Partnership, Menefee Town Center Community Specific Plan

                              Riverside County CETAP Process, County-wide Transit/Land Use Strategy Development

                              Riverside Transit Agency, Bus Rapid Transit Strategy Development

Sacramento          Caltrans and UC Davis Extension, Course on Transit-Oriented Development

                              UC Davis Extension, Course on Improving Public Transportation

                              UC Davis Extension, Course on Transit-Oriented Development

                              National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

                              Caltrans, Transportation System Performance Measures Team

San Diego            San Diego Historic Streetcar, Inc., Historic Streetcar Restoration Project

                              Move San Diego, Inc., Regional Independent Transit Study (FAST Plan)

                              Move San Diego, Inc., Mid-Coast Corridor New Starts Project Alternative   

                              Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter, Interstate 5 Expansion Options Review and Testimony

                              University Heights Community Dev. Corp., North Ave. Parking  & Community Survey
                              University Heights Community Dev. Corp., Parking and Traffic Management Plan
                              Handler Properties, Otay Mesa Site and Community Planning

                              Golden Hill Community Dev. Corp., 25th Street Renaissance Project

                              Golden Hill Community Dev. Corp., Parking Study

                              Sudberry Properties, Inc., Quarry Falls TOD Strategy        

                              Mid-City Parking District, Normal Heights Parking/Pedestrian Study

                              Mid-City Parking District, Parking and Mobility Strategic Plan  

                              Mid-City Parking District, Head-In Parking Pilot Program

                              Family Health Centers of San Diego, Clinic Parking Demand Study

                              San Diego Dialogue, Public Transportation Planning Improvement Study

                              Westfield Corporation, Inc., Transportation Enhancement Program—UTC 

                              New City America, Inc., North Bay Planning Study

                              Uptown Partnership, Hillcrest Parking Study Update

                              Uptown Partnership, Co-development of Strategic Mobility Framework and Parking Plan

                              North Park Main Street, Inc., University Avenue Traffic Calming & Historic Streetcar Study

                              American Gas Assn./PDC, Intl. Sustainable Cities Competition Study, Transportation Element

                              Regional Governance Efficiency Committee, Transportation Working Group (member)

                              County of San Diego, Support to GP 2020 County General Plan Update

                              SANDAG, Consultant to the Citizens Advisory Committee on the 2020 RTP

                              SANDAG, Support to Transit Element of Regional Transportation Plan

                              City of San Diego, General Plan Strategic Element (“City of Villages”) Support

                              City of San Diego, Author of White Paper on Transportation and Urban Form

                              Zoological Society of San Diego, Tourist Transportation Studies

                              Potomac Sports Properties, Inc., Black Mountain Ranch TOD Transit Plan Development

                              Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Development of Long-Range Strategic Plan     

                              Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Regional Transit Strategies Study

                              Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Eco-Pass Development Study

                              Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Central Coastal Transit Development Study

San Francisco      James Irvine Foundation, Strategy Development for Livable Communities Initiative

        San Francisco County Transportation Authority, T/3rd / Rt 15 Planning Study

San Ysidro            San Ysidro Transportation Collaborative, Transportation Workshop Facilitation

                              San Ysidro Business Association, Traffic Circulation Scoping Plan

Santa Monica       Suisman Urban Design (Rand Corp.), Transportation Infrastructure for Palestinian State

 

D.C.                      

Washington         Transportation Coop. Research Program, Transit IDEA Program Research on Mobility

                              US Conf. of Mayors/Mortgage Bankers Assn., White Paper on Reinvestment in Cities

                              (Major International Transportation Firm), Strategic Study: Shared Ride Services

 

Florida             

Sarasota               Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), Small Starts BRT Project Development

                              Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), County-Wide TOD Strategy

                              Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), Transit Planning and Board Communications

Tampa                  National Bus Rapid Transit Institute, FTA Study on “Advanced Network Planning for BRT”

                              National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

Georgia            

Atlanta                  Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Transit Strategy

                              eMotion Mobility, Market Study for Station Car Concepts

                              National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

Louisiana         

Baton Rouge        National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

Maryland        

Baltimore              Corridor Transportation Corporation, Bus Rapid Transit Workshop

 

Minnesota       

Apple Valley         Dakota County, Bus Rapid Transit Workshops

Bloomington        Economic Dev. Assn. of Minnesota, Key Speaker, Land Use Development Conference

Eagan                   Hennepin County & Inst. of Transportation Engineers, BRT and TOD Seminars

Minneapolis         Hennepin County, TOD Development Strategy

                              National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

Nevada              

Las Vegas             Reg. Transport. Commission of Southern Nevada, Transit System Restructuring Study

                              Reg. Transport. Commission of Southern Nevada, Transit Service Planning Manual

                              Reg. Transport. Commission of Southern Nevada, BRT Peer Benchmarking Study

                              Reg. Transport. Commission of Southern Nevada, ACExpress Implementation Plan

                              Reg. Transport. Commission of Southern Nevada, Long-Range Transit Strategic Plan

Reno                     National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

New York          

New York City      National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

                              Metropolitan Transit Authority (NYMTA), BRT Planning Peer Review Panel

White Plains         Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Tappan-Zee BRT Workshop

 

Oregon             

Portland               Tri-Met, Long-Range Bus Strategy Review

       Oregon Dept. of Transportation/WSP, Equity Framework for Road Tolling Projects

 

Pennsylvania  

Philadelphia        National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

South Carolina                                          

Charleston           Keane & Company, Ashley-Cooper Transportation Workshop

 

Texas                  

San Antonio         National Transit Institute, Workshop Speaker on BRT/Land Use Integration

 

Washington

Seattle                  American Public Transportation Association, Speaker at National BRT Conference

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MAJOR PUBLICATIONS

ReX: Connecting the Bay Area with a Regional Express Transit Network. Oakland: TransForm (October, 2019).

http://bit.ly/ReX-report

Pricing Roads, Advancing Equity. Oakland: TransForm (January, 2019).

www.transformca.org/transform-report/pricing-roads-advancing-equity

Sails to Trails: Reimagining San Diego’s Historic Growth Corridor with Quickway Transit, the Balboa Parkway, Max3 Greenways, and the Great Park of North Park. San Diego: The Center for Advanced Urban Visioning (November, 2017).

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiLYHUTI_8lpinSSk4oJrgUC1HBp?e=L06qcQ

www.amazon.com/Sails-Trails-Reimagining-Historic-Greenways/dp/1979183562/

Moving About Paradise: Comparing the Quickway Proposal and the SANDAG 2050 RTP Transit Plan for Area Coverage and Transit Travel Times. Discussion Paper #2 in The Paradise Project series. San Diego: The Center for Advanced Urban Visioning (July, 2017).

www.slideshare.net/UrbanVisioning/movingaboutparadise

Preserving Paradise: How a Better-Connected San Diego Can Serve Residents, Reduce Traffic, and Save Taxpayers Money. Discussion Paper #1 in The Paradise Project series. San Diego: The Center for Advanced Urban Visioning (November, 2016).

www.slideshare.net/UrbanVisioning/preserving-paradise-77620902

Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit: The ‘Quickway’ Model as a Modal Alternative to ‘Light Rail Lite.’ Washington, D.C.: US Federal Transit Administration (February, 2008).

www.nbrti.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BRT-Network-Planning-Study-Final-Report.pdf

How to Overcome the Ten Barriers to Effective BRT Planning,” Smart Urban Transport (February, 2004).

Here We Grow Again: Preserving Mobility in San Diego—The Transportation/Land Use Connection. White Paper commissioned by the City of San Diego Planning Department in support of the Strategic Framework Program (November, 2001).

Creating a New Century of Transit Opportunity: Strategic Planning for Transit.” With Bill Lieberman, Dave Schumacher, and Chris Warnum (2001). Transportation Research Record 1747, pp. 60-67.

https://trrjournalonline.trb.org/doi/abs/10.3141/1747-08

Beyond Participation: Market Research as a Tool for More Effective Transportation Planning.” Colloqui: Cornell Journal of Planning and Urban Issues (1997).

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