{"id":183,"date":"2020-07-06T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queensparkclt.org\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2020-07-07T11:43:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T11:43:37","slug":"stantec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queensparkclt.org\/team\/stantec\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stantec Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stantec Urban Places<\/h3>
<\/div>A virtual network of thought leaders, Stantec\u2019s Urban Places produces innovative yet achievable plans that build communities of lasting value for everyone. We help clients capitalize on the economic, social, and environmental benefits of accessible, mixed-use downtowns and walkable neighborhoods. Our urban designers, engineers, planners, landscape architects, and economists know how their own active involvement improves their communities. That translates directly to their work and a commitment to improving your community.

Stantec formed Urban Places around a nucleus of internationally known planners and designers. We help our clients tackle the most complex urban issues, and one key to our success lies in an unconventional structure. As a specialized practice, we maintain the focus and responsiveness of a boutique firm. As part of one of the world\u2019s largest design firms, we can call on field-leading experts. Our team includes urban-focused experts in:

-Planning and urban design
-Brownfield redevelopment
-Public realm design
-Landscape architecture
-Transportation, including smart and shared mobility
-Resilience
-Real estate feasibility
-Smart cities

With this clear focus and a unified interdisciplinary approach, the professionals of Urban Places help communities across North America develop visions and plans to chart a path to greater livability, equity, and sustainability.
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Queens Park Committee Members<\/h2>
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Craig Lewis, FAICP, LEED AP, CNU-A<\/h3>
Principal, Planner<\/div>
is a 30+ year resident of the Charlotte region and is a Principal and North American co-leader of Stantec\u2019s Urban Places Planning and Urban Design practice. His international, award-winning practice includes growth and regeneration plans for small towns, large cities, transit agencies, mixed-use developers, housing authorities, hospitals, urban parks, and universities spans the range of city building to include planning, urban design, placemaking, active transportation, form-based codes, and smart mobility, producing][has produced billions of dollars in vibrant, urban investment across North America. He holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is a Fellow with the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP), a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional, and is an accredited member of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU-A). He received the 2013 Community Sustainability Award from Sustain Charlotte and is a signatory on the Charter of the New Urbanism. He is the past Chair of the Rethinking Southern Cities ULI Regional Initiative Council and is a Board member for ULI-Charlotte.

He recently completed urban design plans for Buckhead, in Atlanta, GA around the planned Park over 400, a \u201ccap park\u201d over the GA 400 highway and City Center Birmingham, AL around three urban parks \u2013 Kelly Ingram Park (home of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute), Linn Park (in their Civic Center), and Railroad Park (a former railroad switching yard-turned urban park). He also led the 2018 Vision Plan for Charlotte\u2019s South End that has facilitated a dramatic urbanization that is more transit-supportive, pedestrian-friendly, and economically sustainable.

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Dylan McKnight, AICP<\/h3>
Planner, Urban Designer<\/div>
is a resident of the Villa Heights neighborhood and is passionate about helping communities manage change and creating great places. He is particularly interested in the importance of public space and the inclusion of nature into urban environs. Dylan has more than 8 years of planning and urban design experience obtained through projects throughout the central and eastern United States. His work has implemented the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth through complete streets studies, downtown and small area master plans, comprehensive community planning, muliti-modal transportation initiatives, and major metro urban revitalization plans. He values public engagement and regularly meets with both public and private stakeholders in communities, providing experience in charrette facilitation, innovative public engagement, and creative placemaking in order to develop a true community-driven vision.

Dylan has a diverse background that includes urban design, community planning, multi-modal mobility planning and previous work in Botany and Horticulture. His multi-disciplinary perspective brings together design, market realities, mobility, policy and implementation strategies and a deep understanding of the natural world to create great places that are sustainable, competitive and resilient.

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