STPP Announcements

David Burwell Joins STPP

On March 12th, STPP’s Board of Directors named David Burwell as President and CEO of STPP with Roy Kienitz remaining as the organization’s Executive Director.  Burwell, who is a co-founder of STPP and served as its Chairman from 1990 through 1997, will have overall responsibility for the strategic direction and management of STPP.  He will also be primarily responsible for managing STPP’s Alliance for a New Transportation Charter, a multi-year campaign to make federal and state transportation policies better serve families and communities. 

Prior to joining the STPP staff, Burwell co-founded and led the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation’s largest trails and greenways organization, and served as the legal counsel at the National Wildlife Federation from 1977 to 1986. 

Easing the Burden
STPP’s Companion Analysis of the TTI Urban Mobility Study

STPP’s most recent report analyzing congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute is available from our website at www.transact.org .  Visitors to the site may also view fact sheets for 68 metro areas across the country.

STPP Internship Available

STPP is seeking a graduate-level summer intern to assist with data analysis for the Quality of Life Campaign.  Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Access and Excel, and should be independent, creative problem-solvers.  Send resume with a cover letter  to: Barbara McCann, STPP, 1100 17th Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington DC 20036.

Don Chen Leads Smart Growth Movement

After six years of serving as STPP’s Research Director, Don Chen is now heading Smart Growth America.  He is joined at SGA by Kate Bicknell formerly of Senator Moniyhan’s Office and Elizabeth Humphrey formerly of the Maryland Department of Planning.

Don was instrumental in making STPP the leader in innovative transportation research, conducting our first analysis of induced travel, pedestrian safety, transportation equity, the true cost of automobile-dependency, and congestion.  While at STPP he also co-authored the comprehensive sprawl primer, Once There Were Greenfields.

While we are sad to see Don go, we are delighted that he is leading the Smart Growth movement!