Architecture & Urban Planning

Fellow Story

TransForm: Building with Transit in Mind

How does urban sprawl and highway expansion impact the environment and the quality of life? That question is being addressed by TransForm, a coalition of environmental, social justice and public health groups in the San Francisco Bay Area.
January 2, 2012
Fellow Story

Fixing Transit Access for Baby Boomers

By 2015, more than 15.5 million Americans 65 and older will live in communities where public transportation service is poor or non-existent. Stuart Cohen, Executive Director of TransForm and 1996 Switzer Fellow, talks about a new report entitled Fixing the Mobility Crisis Threatening the Baby Boom Generation.
July 1, 2011
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Jeannette Laramee

2011 Fellow
Jeannette is currently a PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. She is a registered Professional Engineer with ten years of work and research experience designing, building and analyzing civil...
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Christian Casillas

2011 Fellow
My work focuses on helping to build learning and energy systems that support people to live more sustainably. I have been involved in various aspects of design, testing, and implementation of renewable energy systems in the United States...
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Julia Ledewitz

2011 Fellow
Julia Rogers is a Senior Sustainability Designer with Vanderweil Engineers. She previously worked for DTZ, a global facilities management corporation, as the program manager for the Energy and Sustainability team. She was also the...
Leadership Grant Grant

Reducing the Impacts of Rural Sprawl on Wildlife Habitat, Year 1

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) will hire Sarah Reed as Project Leader for the Western Private Lands and Connectivity Conservation Project, building on work Sarah has already done with WCS through her David H. Smith Conservation...
May 27, 2011
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Brownfields: Revitalizing Communities

Switzer Fellow Carol Tucker, who manages the New England Brownfields Program for the US Environmental Protection Agency, explains how brownfields offer major opportunities for community development and revitalization.
November 15, 2010
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Building Energy Efficiency into Multi-Family Dwellings

About one-third of the homes in California are multi-family units and saving energy in these units has significant potential. Beckie Menten, Switzer Fellow and Research Fellow with the California Public Utilities Commission, offers a perspective on this issue.
September 23, 2010
Fellow Story

Creating Sustainable Communities

In 1997, Oakland, California, began to face the challenge of sustainability on a community level. Today, Oakland enjoys cleaner air, improved recycling, more bike lanes – and a consistent ranking in the Top Ten U.S. Green Cities. Garrett Fitzgerald, Oakland’s Sustainability Coordinator and a Switzer Fellow, shares key steps.
July 2, 2010
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Erin Hafkenschiel

2010 Fellow
Erin Hafkenschiel is the President of ThinkTennessee, a nonpartisan, statewide, results-oriented think tank. Previously, she was the Executive Director for Mobility and Transportation at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Sustainability for Nashville Mayors David Briley and Megan Barry. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Infrastructure Systems at Vanderbilt University.