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Nathan will be in his second year of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program during the 2009-10 year. A native of Washington State, he went to New York to pursue undergraduate studies at Columbia. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in History, he worked for a community economic development non-profit, worked in social policy research, and more recently, served as a performance auditor for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Office of the Inspector General. Nathan worked with Professors Jennifer Dill and Christopher Monsere on an evaluation of Portland's "Bike Boxes" during the 2008-09 year. Over the coming year, he plans to research ways that land use and transportation decisions can encourage dense, multi-modal neighborhoods. In his spare time, Nathan likes to spend time exploring alpine meadows, old-growth forests, and new cities and neighborhoods.
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Upcoming professional development course: Making the Case for Bicycle & Pedestrian Investments: Collecting and Using Data to Tell Your Story. February 25, 2010 Scientific American: The 2008-2009 Annual Report is available! IBPI and Alta Planning + Design's Bicycle Boulevard Guidebook is available to download! Recent research update: Resident Perceptions of Bicycle Boulevards: A SE Salmon Street Case Study |
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The recipient of the 2009-2010 Rex Burkholder and Lydia Rich Scholarship is Nathan McNeil. 
The recipient of the 2009-2010 Alta Planning + Design Scholarship is Drew Meisel. Drew holds an undergraduate degree in History with a minor in Sustainable Urban Development from Portland State University (PSU). Drew's interest in bicycle and pedestrian planning stems from his experiences as a bicycle commuter in Portland, OR, his volunteer work with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and professional work at PSU Transportation. As an intern at Alta Planning + Design he is working on a variety of projects focused on improving walking and bicycling conditions on both the regional and citywide level. 
