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GERARD WALTERS PE r <br /> FEHR l�L PEERS <br /> Principal /Chief Technical Officer TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS <br /> Jerry Walters is Fehr & Peers' Chief Technical Officer and leader of the firm's "Cool <br /> • Connections" initiative, integrating transportation planning with sustainable climate, <br /> energy and quality of life. He is a registered Traffic Engineer with over thirty years' <br /> experience in transportation planning, engineering and travel forecasting. Jerry is a <br /> member of the Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC) to the Air Resources <br /> Board on implementing California's landmark transportation/ and use and climate <br /> law SB 375, and the American Public Transit Association (APTA) working group on <br /> national guidelines for estimating climate change impacts of transit. Jerry has also <br /> served on the advisory committee for Caltrans' 2007 'Assessment of Local Models <br /> and Tools for Analyzing Smart- Growth Strategies," and on the California <br /> Department of Housing and Community Development assessment "The Effect of <br /> Housing Near Transit Stations on Vehicle Trip Rates and Transit Trip Generation ", <br /> as well as on the Califomia Transportation Commission working group on travel <br /> modeling guidelines for Regional Transportation Plans under climate law AB32. <br /> Jerry also led development of smart growth travel analysis methods for Sacramento Regional Blueprint study, <br /> San Joaquin Valley Growth Response study, and smart growth planning for the San Diego and San Luis Obispo <br /> regions. Jerry has also developed project evaluation methods and metrics for the US EPA Smart Growth INDEX <br /> and is project manager for the on -going US EPA study "Mixed -use Development and Vehicle Trips: Improving the <br /> Standard Estimation Methodology." He is a co- author of the 2008 book "Growing Cooler — the Evidence on Urban <br /> Development and Climate Change," published by the Urban Land Institute. <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1974 <br /> Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1971 <br /> PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS <br /> Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) <br /> Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) <br /> PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION <br /> Licensed Professional Traffic Engineer, California (1467) <br /> AREAS OF EXPERTISE <br /> Smart Growth and Climate Change • Integrated Land Use/Transportation Planning • Transit and Station <br /> Area Planning • Highway Planning and Traffic Operations • Travel Models and Demand Forecasting • <br /> Traditional Neighborhood Living /Livable Streets • Infrastructure Prioritization and Funding Programs <br /> University Transportation Plans <br /> PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> Presentations on Land Use and Transportation Planning for: Transportation Research Board (TRB), American <br /> Planning Association (APA), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Association of Environmental <br /> Professionals (NAEP), New Partners for Smart Growth, Rail- Volution, Urban Land Institute (ULI), California <br /> Transportation Planning Conference, Local Governments Commission, San Francisco Planning and Urban <br /> Research Association, and San Joaquin Valley Futures Forum. <br /> Author or co- author of: <br />