Resilient Transportation Analysis in the Rio Grande Valley
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: NAS Members' Room
Presenter
Ben Magallon
Alliance Transportation Group
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Biography
Ben Magallon, AICP, TSSP-Rail, has nine years of experience as a transportation and transit planner. Ben started his planning career as a sustainability and resilience planner at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette working for the University’s Office of Sustainability. He continued his career as a transportation planner at the Lake Charles MPO and focused on federal compliance review, as well as on active transportation and transit planning. He developed several complete streets projects and worked closely with local agencies on implementation and funding strategies. Over the past 5 years, Ben has completed analysis and plan development in 8 metropolitan transportation plans incorporating resilience as a component within each.
Co-presenter(s)
Rene Pastorek
Alliance Transportation Group
Biography
Rene Pastorek, AICP, ENV SP, is a project manager with Alliance Transportation Group. Mr. Pastorek has eight years of experience as a public sector planner across a wide range of focus areas including policy development, capital project implementation, and public outreach. Most recently, René was the Director of Planning and Zoning for St. John the Baptist Parish, LA where he successfully combined various goals such as transportation mobility, economic development, and water management to implement a comprehensive approach to community resilience. He currently works to develop transportation plans and policies for communities around the Gulf Coast.
Andrew Canon
Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization
Biography
Resilient Transportation Analysis in the Rio Grande Valley
Category
Resilience Processes and Programs