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Edward J. O’Donnell, AICP - Bio

Policy Scientist and Instructor

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302-831-4928 phone/voice-mail
302-831-4934 fax

DGS Annex | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware 19716-7380

Education | Research and Professional Interests | Experience | Professional Memberships | Awards | Recent Courses Taught | Selected Presentations | Selected Publications

go to top of pageEducation

MEd, West Chester University 1973, Geography

BA, Kansas State Teachers College 1965, Social Science

go to top of pageResearch and Professional Interests

transportation planning, comprehensive planning, infrastructure planning, growth management, educating of municipal officials, environmental protection

go to top of pageExperience

2004-present
Policy Scientist and Instructor, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
  
2002-2004
Limited-Term Researcher, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
  
1998-present
Land-Use Coordinator, St. Andrew’s School (Middletown, Del.)
Chairman, Livable Delaware Indicators Subcommittee  

1998-2002
Senior Policy Advisor, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware; and Consultant to the New Castle County Department of Land Use 

1997-1998
General Manager, New Castle County Department of Land Use
 
1974-1997
Chief Planner, New Castle County Department of Land Use
 
1972-1974
Director, Wilmington (Del.) Metropolitan Planning Organization
  
1970-1972
Principal Planner, Wilmington (Del.) Metropolitan Planning Organization
  
1965-1970
Senior Planner, Montgomery County (Pa.) Planning Commission

go to top of pageProfessional Memberships

American Planning Association (APA)

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) - charter member

Delaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA)

go to top of pageAwards

Peter Larson Memorial Achievement Award (from the Delaware and Maryland chapters of the American Planning Association), October 2006

go to top of pageRecent Courses Taught

UAPP-667-010, Land Use and Transportation Linkages

Delaware Planning Education Program (Co-Instructor):

  • Planning 101 - Planning Your Community’s Future
  • Planning 102 - You Can Manage Growth: The Local Planning Toolbox
  • Planning 103 - Land-Development Administration
  • Planning 104 - Community Design
  • Planning 105 - Mobility-Friendly Design
  • Planning 106 - Board of Adjustment Issues

The “Takings” Issue

go to top of pageSelected Presentations

“Growing Pains: A Sprawl Commission Investigation,” co-presenter, 2008 Democracy Project Institute for Teachers, Newark, Del., June 23, 2008.

“Partnerships and Structure for Training Public Officials—The Delaware Experience,” co-presenter, APA 100th National Planning Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., April 28, 2008.

“Transit-Oriented Development—Prospects for Delaware,” co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., April 16, 2008.

“Top Ten Reasons to Invest in Pedestrian Facilities," Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Improving Mobility and Designing Transit-Ready Communities policy forum, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., February 2008.

“Growing Pains: A Sprawl Commission Investigation,” Co-Presenter, 2007 Democracy Project Institute for Teachers, June 25, 2007.

“Go Take a Hike! Walkable Communities and GIS,” Co-Presenter, Delaware GIS Conference: Serving Communities, May 2, 2007.

“Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Safety, Security, and Maintenance,” Co-Presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, March 21, 2007.

Moderator for the “Our Town Meeting on Innovative Transportation Finance,” WILMAPCO, November 13, 2006.

“New Castle County Comprehensive Plan Update,” Delaware League of Women Voters, October 17, 2006.

“Planning Commissioners Training,” for the Regional Meeting of the Delaware/Maryland chapters of the American Planning Association, October 6, 2006.

go to top of pageSelected Publications

“Summary Report-Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Improving Mobility and Designing Transit-Ready Communities,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., July 2008.

“Transit-Oriented Design Illustrations of TOD Characteristics - A Working Paper,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., November 2007.

“Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Safety, Security, and Maintenance,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., September 2007
“Infrastructure: the Catalyst for Successful and Sustainable Economic Development,” the American Society for Public Administration, PA Times, April 2007.

“Interconnectivity: A Review of Current Status and Steps Necessary to Increase the Level of Connectivity of Future Development in Delaware,” co-author, published by the Delaware Transportation Research Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., August 2006

“New Castle County Comprehensive Development Plan Update- 2007,” co-author of “Community Character” and “Intergovernmental Coordination” chapters, July 2006.