Robby Long, AICP
Robby Long, AICP
Planner | California, USA

Resume

Proactive, ambitious, and adaptable professional with 5+ years of experience in transportation demand management, data-driven behavior change, transportation planning, active transportation advocacy, and program management. Aiming to leverage my passion to improve people's access to their cities through transportation and land use.

Education

B.S., Business Administration
May 2011

  • Interpersonal Communication

  • Leadership and Management of Organizations

  • Business Policy & Systems Management

  • Business Finance

Master of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO
May 2016

  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning

  • Urban Sustainability

  • Transportation and Land Use

  • Urban Design

  • Tourism Planning

  • Hazard Mitigation & Resiliency

Certifications & Relevant Skills

  • Community outreach and campaign marketing

  • TDM program design and implementation

  • Event planning

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • GIS analysis


  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

  • Program management

  • Program analysis
    Database management

  • Survey design & analysis

  • Community outreach

  • Active transportation planning & design

References

Available upon request

 
 

Experience

Planner
UrbanTrans North America, Denver, CO & Los Angeles, CA
January 2018 to present

  • Cultivated positive working relationships with a diverse and evolving portfolio of 20+ private and public sector clients.

  • Effectively applied statistical and GIS analysis to inform planning decisions, tell stories, and further client goals.

  • Completed data-driven GIS and survey analysis to identify gaps in the active transportation network and prioritize recommendations.

  • Executed dozens of behavior change campaigns that reduced over 3 million vehicle miles traveled.

  • Drafted and collaborated on 50+ technical memoranda, grant reports, proposals, and final plans improving people’s access to non-drive alone transportation options.

  • Performed weekly quality assurance and quality control of timely client deliverables.

  • Advocated on behalf of clients as a member of multiple organizations, including Denver Streets Partnership, University of Denver Sustainability Council, and Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council.

  • Delivered exceptional customer service to meet client objectives and goals.

Program Manager & TDM Planner
Transportation Solutions Foundation, Denver, CO
June 2016 to December 2017

  • Executed 50+ public outreach events to promote active transportation campaigns for community partners.

  • Designed and customized 30+ surveys to identify barriers to alternative transportation use.

  • Managed the budgets for three separate grants, including over $400,000 in annual CMAQ funding.

  • Coordinated projects and analyzed processes to improve access for people walking and biking to RTD stations.

  • Managed external communications including monthly newsletters, quarterly press releases, and annual seminars.

  • Facilitated monthly board meetings and presented periodic reports for ongoing programs and campaigns.

Graduate Assistant
University of Colorado, International Student Services, Denver, CO
June 2014 to May 2015

  • Developed close working relationship with potential students to encourage enrollment.

  • Researched and prepared written correspondence, including confidential and sensitive information.

  • Maintained files and database records for over 1,000 students.

Facilities Manager and Customer Support Analyst
Lewan Technology, Denver, CO
June 2008 to June 2014

  • Provided customer support and technical guidance, including on-site customer contract validations and orientations.

  • Planned facility projects that were coordinated and executed at headquarters and branch operation levels.

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Summary Portfolio

The following portfolio contains some work samples completed throughout my career as a transportation planner and program manager. Each work sample includes a description of the project, outlines my contribution, and provides a link to a relevant project deliverable.

 
 

Mount Joy Walking Challenge | Markham, ON
Program Results and Infographic, 2019

Project summary: challenge campaign to help increase the number of people walking to the Mount Joy GO commuter rail station outside Toronto, Ontario.

Personal contribution: provided the survey analysis support and recommendations for prioritization of amenities that were most likely to improve walkability to the station and co-authored the final summary deliverable provided to Metrolinx.

Collaborators: Adrienne Boyd, Ashley Jaberi, and Elise Klesmer

 
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Georgia Commute Options | Atlanta, GA
Transportation Management Association, 2018 to 2020

Project summary: ongoing program that strives to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicles and improve air quality in Metro Atlanta through employer and commuter services.

Personal contribution: Led survey programming, analysis, and summarization of over 10,000 survey respondents annually. Provision of GIS analysis, analysis of environmental impacts, and report-quality maps to help inform programmatic recommendations for teleworking, carpool formation, and first-last-mile solutions. Coordinated final deliverables and work with the project manager to ensure the adequate presentation of survey findings. Liaised with Worksite Advisors to problem-solve solutions to achieve employer trip reduction goals.

Collaborators: Emily Haar, Ulla Hester, Ronald Soh

 

Station Area Master Planning | Denver, CO
Outreach, Communications, and Recommendations, 2017

Project summary: Station area master plan for two light rail stations in Denver, CO.

Personal contribution: Assisted in community outreach and public meeting facilitation. Designed feedback instrument for public input including coding survey responses to inform planning decisions. Hosted “reaching out” events at principal locations in the study area, presented to RNOs during the public input phase of the plan. Helped facilitate public meetings, PMT Meetings, and Stakeholder Meetings. Advised on active transportation planning best practices for proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements to Buchtel Blvd and intersections surrounding the University of Denver.

Collaborators: Stuart Anderson, Loralyn Fabian, Fontaine Burruss

Monterey Mobility Score | Monterey, CA
TDM Strategy One-pagers, 2019 to 2020

Project summary: virtual survey for employers in Monterey which produced custom sets of TDM strategy one-pagers based on the highest trip reduction potential for each respondent’s use-case.

Personal contribution: authored the definitions and implementation instructions, researched all pertinent case studies the 51 identified TDM strategies. Aided in the design of the final deliverables.

Collaborators: Ulla Hester

 

RTD First and Last Mile Strategic Plan | Denver, CO
Transportation Planning Process, 2019

Project summary: a planning process in the Denver area to define strategies and policies that will improve multimodal transportation and connectivity to Regional Transportation District (RTD) services and facilities by making them more accessible to more people.

Personal contribution: performed extensive existing conditions research across all 15 typological station areas, distilled existing conditions to inform toolkit recommendations for each typology, coauthored report recommendations, and collaborated on report design and flow.

Collaborators: Jonny Rotheram, Amy Johnson, Matthew Kauffman

 

H-GAC Telework Market Analysis | Houston, TX
Client Report, 2021

Project summary: Market analysis and report prepared for the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) to identify employers in the region who would be most apt to receive telework assistance.

Personal contribution: Completed market analysis using data from the following sources: Census Household Pulse survey, H-GAC Employer Survey, Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP), OnTheMap, and NAICS industry sector classifications. Identified characteristics that may make an employer more interested in telework services, rationalized the process and authored narrative, and developed a priority framework with business contact information.

Additional collaborators: Emily Haar

Map Samples | Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, Rochester, MN
2018 to 2021

Project summary: maps showing various transportation options, trends, origin-destination locations, home-end density, conceptual transit routes, and other metrics.

Personal contribution: Completed analysis, necessary data cleaning, and map design.

Additional collaborators: none

 

Bicycle Facility Concepts | Denver, CO
Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to Visualize Active Transportation Improvements
2015 to 2018

Project summary: Visuals created for a campaign illustrate facility improvements and alternatives along two corridors in Denver, CO. The Photoshop rendering shows what different configurations might look like in practice and the plan-view shows the layout, striping requirements, and parking removals necessary for improvements.

Personal contribution: Completed site assessments, analyses of constraints, and produced symbology for recommendations that follow NACTO best practices.

Additional collaborators: none

 

Developer TDM Plan | Santa Monica, CA
Transportation Deman Management Plan for Multi-Family Development
2021

Project summary: Plan report to outline, identify, manage, and budget for infrastructure and programmatic requirements of the Santa Monica trip reduction ordinance.

Personal contribution: Completed site visits, GIS analysis, parking elasticity, and parking fair market value study to develop recommendations for the final deliverable. Developed outreach plans to promote transportation alternatives available to building tenants. Completed policy analysis and interviews with non-profit partners. Provided zoning code-informed parking reduction recommendations during the development phase. Application of local zoning ordinance to ensure carshare implementation and the development’s proximity to high-frequency transit was leveraged.

Additional collaborators: Ulla Hester

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