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Geoff Anderson
Related Link: http://www.t4america.org
Biography provided by participant
Geoff Anderson is a co-chair of the Transportation for America Campaign (T4) and President and CEO of Smart Growth America. T4 is a national coalition of transportation, housing, environmental, public health, and other organizations committed to creating a national transportation program that will take America into the 21st century by building a modernized infrastructure and healthy communities where people can live, work and play. Anderson came to his current position in January 2008 after 13 years at the US EPA where he headed the Agency's Smart Growth Program. During his tenure at EPA, he was instrumental in creating the Agency's Smart Growth program, he helped to found the Smart Growth Network, the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, and the popular web site smartgrowth.org. In addition, he provided seed funding for and helped to catalyze the creation of the National Vacant Properties Campaign, The LEED for Neighborhood Development Certification program, and the Governors' Institute for Community Design. Anderson has co-authored numerous publications including: This Is Smart Growth, Getting to Smart Growth Volumes 1 and 2, Protecting Water Resources with Higher Density Development, The Transportation and Environmental Impacts of Infill vs. Greenfield Development and many others. His work also included direct technical assistance, helping with smart growth implementation in communities nationwide including Cheyenne, WY, Prince George's County, MD, and the flagship smart growth project Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Ga. Anderson received a Masters Degree from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment with a concentration in Resource Economics and Policy.
Recent Responses
June 7, 2011 12:02 PM
The Fiscally Responsible Approach
Preservation and repair are critical components of reauthorization of our surface transportation bill, and should serve as the foundation of any new bill.
Smart Growth America partnered with Taxpayers for Common Sense on the recent report “Repair Priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads” to point out that our nation’s highway infrastructure is in a state of disrepair. As highways deteriorate they become exponentially more expensive to repair. The fiscally responsible approach is to preserve more of our highways in good condition, and to make the needed repairs early—when it costs taxpayers significantly less. The same approach is called for in managing other assets – our bridges, our transit systems, and our bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
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