Jason Reyes has a background in community and regional planning with a focus on conservation, urban sustainability, and active living by design. His planning career started by serving as an advocate for open spaces and alternative transportation with the Coalition for Smarter Growth in Washington, DC. While in DC, he also worked as a construction foreman, building roadways and bridges. This experience gave him a grounded understanding of feasibility for trail-, bike-, and pedestrian-facility design.
In Austin, TX, Jason volunteered with Envision Central Texas, a non-profit organization composed of a diverse group of citizens – neighborhood, environmental, business leaders and policy makers – who share the common goal of addressing growth sensibly with the citizen's interests in mind.
In Oakland, CA, Jason interned with Community, Design + Architecture (CD+A), developing Design Guidelines for Green Dense Redevelopment (which integrate green stormwater treatment into the site planning and building design of new development). While at CD+A he also contributed to the development of context sensitive solutions for major urban thoroughfares in a collaborative project with the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Congress for the New Urbanism.
With Greenways Inc., Jason has contributed writing, research, graphic design, and project management to a variety of greenway, bicycle, pedestrian, and open space plans. Currently, his main work is focused on the Town of Davidson Bicycle Transportation Plan and the environmental resources section of the Raleigh Comprehensive Plan Update. Jason also contributed significantly to the Charleston County Comprehensive Greenbelt Plan, winner of the South Carolina American Planning Association's Outstanding Project Award.
Education: Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2005. Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Mary Washington College, 2000.
Professional Affiliations: Commissioner, Durham Open Space and Trails Commission (DOST), 2007-2008
Presentations: "The Greenprint Process" North Carolina American Planning Association Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (2007)
"Planning and Design for Urban Sustainability" The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Geography (2008)
