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

1983 Bullet Publication of 'Sustainable Communities, A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs and Towns'; co authored with Sim Van der Ryn
1988 Bullet Designs Laguna West, first New Urbanist community in the West; Sacramento, CA
1989 Bullet

Designed first Smart Growth Regional plan; Portland OR
1990 Bullet Developed first Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design guidelines; San Diego CA
1992 Bullet Co Founder of Congress for New Urbanism and first board President
1993 Bullet Publication of 'The Next American Metropolis; Ecology, Community and the end of Sprawl' that defines TOD for the first time
1995 Bullet Developed guidelines for HUD's new HOPE VI and Consolidated Planning
1997 Bullet Appointed to the President's Commission on Sustainable Development
1998 Bullet Named 'Innovator on the Cutting Edge' by Newsweek Magazine
2001 Bullet Publication of 'The Regional City; Planning for the End of Sprawl' highlighting the firm's regional plans
2003 Bullet Started international design practice introducing Sustainable Design and New Urbanism globally
2006 Bullet Awarded ULI's prestigious JC Nichols Award for innovators in community design
2009 Bullet Developing first statewide smart growth plan, Vision California
2010 Bullet Publication of 'Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change'
2012

Published 'TOD in China' documenting urban design changes tested by HDR | Calthorpe Asssociates' projects in China
2015 China State Council and Central Committee adopts Urban Design Standards derived from HDR | | Calthorpe' published principles
2015 Launched HDR | Calthorpe Analytics to develop and maket UrbanFootprint, software to enhance decision making for sustainable cities
2016 Appointed to special UN High Commission for implementation of the New Urban Agenda, created at Habitat III
2017 Published 'Emerald Cities: Planning for Smart and Green China' with introduction by Al Gore