Timothy Rood, AICP, LEED-AP Principal Timothy Rood is an urban planner and architect with experience in transportation, land use, and regional planning and policy, as well as architecture and urban design. His work and research covers the full range from building design to regional transportation and land use studies. Past projects have involved: regional transportation and land use projects; new towns and master planned communities in the United States and the Middle East; transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhoods, and transit station areas; Specific Plans; public policy and program design for the implementation of smart growth and the New Urbanism; and, a variety of building architecture, including multifamily housing, commercial, and historic preservation projects. Mr. Rood’s foundation in planning and design stems from extensive academic and work experience in an array of interrelated fields. He has lectured widely and teaches urban design at the University of California at Berkeley. At U.C. Berkeley’s Institute of Urban and Regional Development, he co-authored a study of job accessibility with Professor Robert Cervero. As a research consultant to the Local Government Commission, he developed the Local Index of Transit Availability (LITA), a tool for coordinating transportation and land use planning at the local level. He practiced architecture for six years, specializing in historic building rehabilitation and multifamily housing, before joining Calthorpe Associates. At that firm he worked as a project manager and principal, leading numerous design and policy projects, and developing materials for use in regional workshop processes, including development prototypes customized to each region in which he has worked. Mr. Rood has recently joined CD+A as a principal. Years of Experience 15 Professional Practice 2006- Principal, Community Design + Architecture 2002-06 Principal, Calthorpe Associates 2000-02 Senior Associate, Calthorpe Associates 1998-00 Project Manager, Calthorpe Associates 1997-98 Project Architect, Powell & Partners Architects 1994-95 Project Architect, Design Corral 1992-94 Project Designer, Stoller Knoerr Architects 1989-90 Project Designer, Stoller Knoerr Architects 1987-89 Project Designer, Pennoyer Turino Architects Education 1995 Masters of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley 1992 Masters of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley 1988 Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Columbia College, New York, NY Licensing 1994 California Architect #C24778 Affiliations Member American Institute of Certified Planners Member Congress for the New Urbanism LEED Accredited Professional Associate Member, US Green Building Council, Northern California Chapter