Form-Based Approach to Parking

Bio: Brian Canepa is a Principal with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, a transportation consulting firm specializing in transit, pedestrian, and bicycle planning as well as parking and transportation demand management projects across the country. Brian specializes in developing comprehensive packages of context-sensitive parking policy reforms and transportation demand management strategies for cities, academic institutions, and private clients to both improve transportation choices for residents, employees, students, and visitors, and promote economic development.

Education: M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, Virginia Tech University M.A., Political Management, The George Washington University B.A., Bates College

Key Publications: “Bursting the Bubble: Determining the Transit-Oriented Development’s Walkable Limits”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1992, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., January 2007.

Past Assignments: "Parking: The Why, How, Where, and What of a Confounding Practice," Sunnyvale Cool Cities, November 2012. “Parking and TDM: Opportunities and Obstacles,” Taught at the Association for Commuter Transportation Annual Conference. August 2010. “Moving Beyond a Plan: Parking in TODs,” Presented at the Leadership Institute Smart Growth Symposium V. October 2009. “Parking and Traffic in High Density Areas – Myths, Realities, and Solutions,” Presented at the San Diego American Planning Association: Making Density Work Conference. October 2008.

Bio: Greg Sandlund has worked as a professional planner for seven years with the City of Sacramento and is primarily responsible for developing and implementing zoning code amendments that facilitate sustainable, urban growth. He recently was project manager of the Zoning Code Parking Update, which modernized the City's parking requirements to consider density, mix of uses, walkability, access to transit, and other alternative modes of transportation. He has also managed the Northeast Line Implementation Plan which guided the reinvestment, redevelopment, and revitalization of a commercial corridor that includes three light rail stations.

Education: M.S. Community Development, University California, Davis; B.A. Anthropology, California State University, Chico

Bio: Mr. Pace heads advanced planning for the City of Sacramento and is responsible for the adoption and implementation of the Sacramento 2030 General Plan. He is the principal in charge of the City’s zoning code update, the 2035 General Plan update, and the Sacramento Center for Innovation Specific Plan. Prior to heading the Long Range Planning section, Mr. Pace was a Senior Planner in charge of a development review team for current planning projects in the southern portion of Sacramento, and prior to that, he worked on major development projects in the north area of the City.

Education: B.S., Political Science, emphasis in Public Administration, California Baptist University. B.A., Spanish Language and Literature, California Baptist University

Past Assignments: Speaker, "Making the Most of Opportunities During Challenging Times," and "How Planning Commissioners Can Overcome Tough Challenges to Promote Infill Development Along Commercial Corridors," APA California 2010 Conference, November 2010. Speaker, "Reinventing the General Plan Map," and "Sacramento General Plan," APA California 2009 Conference, September 2009. Speaker, "CEQA and Climate Change: Implementation of California Senate Bill 97," California Redevelopment Association Conference, April 2009.