Experience

Toole Design Group

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Planning Director, Northeast

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Jeff is Toole Design’s Northeast Director of Planning. As a Senior Planner and professional engineer, he works at the intersection of transportation, land use, and public policy. His professional experience in government, consulting, non-profit, and academic spheres has conferred expertise in disciplines such as street design and traffic engineering, transit planning, and transportation policies at the municipal and state level. Jeff has significant experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, consensus building, visioning and strategic planning, and research and evaluation. His transportation policy experience incorporates equity, public health, climate resiliency, and transit-oriented development. For the past eight years, Jeff has co-taught the Northeastern University Sustainable Transportation intensive summer course held at TU-Delft in the Netherlands. Show less



Northeastern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2013 - Present

  Co-Instructor: “Sustainable Transportation Planning in the Netherlands.” In collaboration with Delft University, city officials, and public transit authorities, we deliver an intensive interactive summer program focused on public transit systems (including rail, tram, and bus) and safe street design (including traffic calming, protected bicycle facilities, and bus priority) . Co-Instructor: “Sustainable Transportation Planning in the Netherlands.” In collaboration with Delft University, city officials, and public transit authorities, we deliver an intensive interactive summer program focused on public transit systems (including rail, tram, and bus) and safe street design (including traffic calming, protected bicycle facilities, and bus priority) .



Self-Employed

• Consultant

  • 2020 - Apr 2021

  Clients included: Maryland Transit Authority, King County Metro (Seattle), Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, City of Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. Clients included: Maryland Transit Authority, King County Metro (Seattle), Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, City of Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student/ Research Scientist, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

  • 2014 - 2020

  Dissertation: “Expanding Access to the City: How Public Transit Fare Policy Shapes Travel Decision Making and Behavior of Low-Income Riders.” Research involved a randomized controlled evaluation testing the impact a low-income fare has on ridership behavior for Boston-area using automated fare collection data. Designed, developed, and implemented an automated mobile phone texting ChatBot tool to collect daily trip purpose data from participants. CoAXs: As part of the project team, developed and piloted interactive transportation planning tools to enhance participation and creative problem-solving for planning public transport systems. ECHO: Helped manage a team of designers and developers to create an innovative online tool to assist low-income families in Greater Boston and around the country in their housing search process which includes a public transit travel tool component. Show less



City of Cambridge

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Transportation Planner & Engineer

  • 2007 - 2014

  Managed the redesign of major street corridor reconstruction projects (one project was recognized nationally as #1 in America’s ten best new bike lanes of 2015). Launched and managed a new public transit planning team within the Community Development department. Led a 1-year internal and external multi-stakeholder process to develop a public transit strategic plan. Liaison for regional transportation planning and policy coordination with surrounding municipalities, the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization, and state agencies including MassDOT and MBTA. Served on the Governor’s MassDOT Secretary of Transportation advisory board (2010). Show less



LivableStreets Alliance

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder/ Executive Director

  • Sep 2004 - Nov 2007

  Built a nonprofit transportation policy and advocacy organization from the ground up, including recruiting board of directors, strategic planning, fundraising, establishing credibility with government officials and other stakeholders, and hiring, managing, and mentoring staff. Worked with high-level local and state government officials on strategies to advance better street design and public transit delivery in the greater Boston area, bringing best practices from around the US and Europe. Appointed to serve on the Mayor of Boston’s Complete Streets Advisory Committee. Show less



The Cadmus Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• International Development Consultant

  • 2005 - 2007

  Clients included: - Urban Institute (Washington, DC): Provided technical and local governance training and consulting services for innovative rehabilitation of medium-scale water supply systems in Tajikistan funded by USAID and Department for International Development (UK). - Cadmus Group (Watertown, MA): Designed and conducted training and provided consulting services for environmental impact assessments, sustainable program designs, and structures for improved local governance for USAID in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Morocco, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen. - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (New York, NY): Delivered a sustainable mobility project to poor townships in South Africa providing low priced bicycles to jump-start self-sufficient micro-businesses. Show less



Tellus Institute

• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher, Business & Sustainability Group

  • 2000 - 2003

  - Piloted innovative resource efficiency models at semiconductor manufacturers to realign profit incentives with those of chemical suppliers based on a service rather than ownership model. - Other areas of focus included: sustainable mobility, life-cycle analysis, scenarios modeling, environmental full-cost accounting, and green building innovations. - Piloted innovative resource efficiency models at semiconductor manufacturers to realign profit incentives with those of chemical suppliers based on a service rather than ownership model. - Other areas of focus included: sustainable mobility, life-cycle analysis, scenarios modeling, environmental full-cost accounting, and green building innovations.



Chewonki Foundation

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Camp Councilor

  • 1995 - 1998