photo Scott Polikov Scott Polikov President of the Gateway Planning Group, Scott is a town planner who started his professional life practicing law in Washington, D.C. Returning to Texas, he served on the boards of a local transit authority and a regional metropolitan planning organization (MPO). Alarmed that the MPO's transportation plan ignored the urban form, Scott embarked on establishing a national planning practice focusing on the marriage of place-making to the economics of transportation. Gateway Planning's awards include the Form-Based Codes Institute's inaugural Driehaus Award for best code. Scott's service includes membership on the National Board of Directors of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He also serves as an associate of the CitiStates Group and as a faculty member for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Ford Foundation Sustainability Program for Chamber CEOs. Recently, Scott was appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission (TxDOT) to co-chair a committee charged with incorporating urban design criteria into the state's Roadway Design Manual, resulting in the state's adoption of the ITE/CNU Manual, Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares. www.gatewayplanning.com

Scott Polikov Principal, Gateway Planning Group Scott Polikov of the Gateway Planning Group, Inc. works with communities to reestablish their connections with place. Town planner and civic entrepreneur, Scott started his professional life in law, practicing with Patton Boggs. Here Scott established a national planning and urban design practice. His firm’s work has been featured in ULI’s Urban Land and APA’s Planning Magazine. Scott serves as an associate member of the Citistates Group and he serves on the National Board of Directors of CNU.

Scott Polikov President of the Gateway Planning Group, Scott is a town planner who started his professional life practicing law with Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C. Returning to Texas, he was appointed Director of the State's Alternative Fuels Program and served on the Board of Directors respectively for Capital Metro Transit Authority in Austin and the regional metropolitan planning organization (MPO). Alarmed that the MPO's transportation plan ignored the urban form, Scott channeled his frustration by establishing a national planning practice focusing on the marriage of place-making and the economics of multimodal transportation. Gateway Planning's awards include the Form-Based Codes Institute's inaugural Driehaus Award for Best Zoning Code. Scott's service includes membership on the Board of Directors of the National Civic League. He also serves as an associate of the CitiStates Group and as a faculty member for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Ford Foundation Sustainability Program for Chamber CEO's. Recently, Scott was appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission (TxDOT) to Co-Chair a committee charged with incorporating urban design criteria into the State's Roadway Design Manual and reforming the State's Project Development Process for urban thoroughfares to better mesh the appropriate design of streets with their desired urban context.

Scott Polikov to Present Webinar on Form-Based Economic Development Scott Polikov of Gateway Planning and Other Partners Selected to Lead Effort to Fund the 62-mile Cotton Belt Rail Corridor Plans to Transform South Padre Island Move into High Gear May 28, 2010 - Craig Ranch TND Adding Business District Called in by the ULI, Gateway Planning's Scott Polikov in Memphis with Rick Hall to Support More Walkable Streets Scott Polikov Proposes More Comprehensive Federal Roadway Funding Reforms in Reauthorization in Order to Promote Sustainable Development Patterns Scott Polikov of Gateway Planning is Not Worried about Turning All of America into an Urban Oasis...Some Places Must be Left Alone President Scott Polikov Named to the Board of Directors of the Congress for the New Urbanism Scott Polikov Proposes More Comprehensive Federal Roadway Funding Reforms in Reauthorization in Order to Promote Sustainable Development Patterns

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