Three decades of innovation in urban design, regional planning, and sustainability

 

1980		Designed first 'Sustainable Community' in US; Marin Solar Village with Sim Van der Ryn
1983		Publication of 'Sustainable Communities, A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs and Towns'; co authored with Sim Van der Ryn
1988		Designs Laguna West, first New Urbanist community in the West; Sacramento, CA
1989		Developed first Smart Growth Regional plan; Portland OR
1990		Developed first Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design guidelines; San Diego CA
1992		Co Founder of Congress for New Urbanism and first board President
1993		Publication of 'The Next American Metropolis; Ecology, Community and the end of Sprawl' that defines TOD for the first time
1995		Developed guidelines for HUD's new HOPE VI and Consolidated Planning programs
1997		Appointed to the President's Commission on Sustainable Development
1998		Named 'Innovator on the Cutting Edge' by Newsweek Magazine
2001		Publication of 'The Regional City; Planning for the End of Sprawl' highlighting the firm's regional plans
2003		Started international design practice introducing Sustainable Design and New Urbanism globally
2006		Selected for ULI's prestigious JC Nichols Award for innovators in community design
2009		Developing first statewide smart growth plan, Vision California