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ALESSAN DRA LU N DI N
<br /> ASSOCIATE
<br /> I Alessandra is an Associate with a broad range of experience on urban design and land
<br /> use planning projects including specific,corridor,and downtown plans,comprehensive
<br /> plans, objective design standards,vision plans,and zoning codes.With over ten years
<br /> of experience working with public sector clients, she brings expertise in strategic
<br /> planning,policy development,development regulations,GIS,graphics and illustrations,
<br /> creative and inclusive community engagement, and implementation. Her interests
<br /> include collaborative community design, the social design and use of public spaces,
<br /> and economic revitalization strategies. Her recent and past projects include drafting
<br /> area and corridor specific plans for the cities of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Fresno,
<br /> EDUCATION leading land use policy analysis for the Gary Comprehensive Plan, assisting with the
<br /> Indio Zoning + Sign Code Update, and creating compelling, user-friendly outreach
<br /> University of California Berkeley materials for a range of projects.
<br /> Berkeley, CA
<br /> Master of City and Regional Planning KEY PROJECTS
<br /> ■ El Camino Real Specific Plan(Santa Clara,CA)
<br /> College of William and Mary Drafted focused specificplon for the El Camino Real,the most visible and identifiable
<br /> Williamsburg,VA commercial corridor running through the City of Santa Clara. The Plan provides a
<br /> Bachelor of Arts - Economics vision and detailed guidance on preferred land uses, multi-modal transportation
<br /> improvements,and design standards for the corridor over the next 20-to 30 years to
<br /> AFFILIATIONS transform El Camino Real from a series of automobile-oriented strip malls to a tree-
<br /> American Planning Association fined,pedestrian and transit-oriented corridor with a mix of uses.
<br /> San Francisco Planning & Urban m Fresno Central Southeast Area Specific Plan(Fresno,CA)
<br /> Research (SPUR)
<br /> Currently managing a specific plan for the Central Southeast neighborhood
<br /> EXPERIENCE of Fresno,a 2,220 acre area southeast of Downtown. The Specific Plan will be
<br /> Raimi+Associates an implementation-focused document that addresses a wide range of topics
<br /> Berkeley, CA that impact the quality of fife in the community including affordable housing,
<br /> Associate, 2017-present jobs and economic development, transportation,parks and open space, and a
<br /> healthy environment. Outreach activities included developing an engagement
<br /> PMC/Michael Baker International toolkit to enable focal community groups to lead conversations with residents,
<br /> Oakland, CA businesses, and traditionally underrepresented populations.
<br /> Associate Planner ■ Castro Valley Business District Specific Plan Update (Castro Valley,CA)
<br /> 2014-Aug 2017 Currently leading the urban design analysis and land use vision development
<br /> for an update to the 7996 Business District Specific Plan that will implement the
<br /> City of Emeryville, Planning vision established for this area by the 2072 Castro Valley General Plan. Leading
<br /> & Building Dept the urban design existing conditions analysis and writing the community form
<br /> Emeryville, CA and character policy framework and chapter of the Specific Plan.
<br /> Long-Range Planning Intern
<br /> 2013-2014 ■ Indio Zoning + Sign Code Update (Indio,CA)
<br /> Assisting with a comprehensive update to the City of Indio Zoning and Sign
<br /> University of California Berkeley Codes. The code focuses on implementing the recently adopted General Plan,
<br /> Berkeley, CA modernizing allowed uses, creating development standards that encourage
<br /> Graduate Student Instructor economic revitalization and high-quality infill and mixed-use development, and
<br /> 2011-2013 ensuring consistency with new State legislation. The team is working closely with
<br /> Staff and the development community to make sure the new Code is easy to
<br /> Greenbelt Alliance navigate, user-friendly,and highly-illustrative with new graphics and figures.
<br /> San Francisco, CA
<br /> Planning Intern ■ Walnut Creek Objective Design Standards(Walnut Creek,CA)
<br /> 2010-2011 Leading an update to the Walnut Creek Citywide Design Guidelines in response
<br /> to recent California housing legislation. The update will include adapting
<br /> Accenture existing subjective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use residential
<br /> Washington D.C. development into a robust set of clear and objective design standards. The project
<br /> IT/Management Consultant includes targeted developer outreach, usability testing to ensure legibility, and
<br /> 2005-2010 illustrative graphics to create a user-friendly document.
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