Brad Barnett

Brad comes to PlaceMatters from Texas, where he recently completed a Master's in Community and Regional Planning at Univ. of Texas-Austin. As a planner, his focus is on connecting planning goals to measurable strategies and outcomes, from how regulations influence urban form to how social equity is addressed within plans and policies.

In addition, Brad brings a background using GIS and spatial analysis as tools to better understand complex planning issues and help communities make more informed decisions. While at UT, he was part of a team at the Center for Sustainable Development working to develop a software tool that allows Central Texas municipalities to model the impacts of land use and transportation investments as they work towards implementation of a regional plan.

Prior to PlaceMatters, he was on staff at AIA Seattle, an architecture non-profit, where he managed the office's web presence and developed an appreciation for the importance of design on the sustainability of the built environment. An Alabama native, he has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.