Cynthia L. Hoyle, AICP

Hoyle Consulting

2207 S. Cottage Grove
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 328-5641
(217)649-6505 (mobile)
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EDUCATION

Master of Regional and City Planning, 1981, The University of Oklahoma.

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, 1979, The University of Oklahoma.

Studied humanities in Cambridge, England with the American Institute for Foreign Study, 1975.

Highway Capacity Analysis Workshop, Texas A&M Public Works Training Division, 1987.

Context Sensitive Solutions Workshop, Technology Transfer Program, Illinois Department of Transportation, August 2006.

Roadway Safety Assessment Workshop, Technology Transfer Training Program, Illinois Department of Transportation, 2008.

Designing and Implementing Modern Roundabouts Training, Ourston Roundabout Engineering and Illinois Chapter, American Public Works Association, 2009.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal, Planning Consultants, 1987 to present.  Samples of work:

• Community education, advocacy, and consultation to promote transit-supportive development, walking, biking and to reduce sprawl on behalf of the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Champaign-Urbana (CUMTD), IL, 2002-present.
• Safe Routes to School program development creating Safe Routes to School programs for communities including Champaign-Urbana, IL 2004 to present.
• Center for Neighborhood Technology study on mobility enhanced development opportunities in the Champaign-Urbana Community, sub-contractor, 2006-2007.
• Facilitator/coordinator for Mobility Implementation Plan project with CUMTD and local governmental agencies, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 2005-2009.  www.ihavemiplan.com
• Comprehensive Plan development:  facilitated meetings of the Citizen’s Committee, drafted goals, objectives and policies, etc., City of Perkins, Oklahoma 2000-2005.
• Strategic Plan for the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; facilitated Department Directors in developing a mission statement, goals, etc., 2001.
• Comprehensive Plan development:  facilitated meetings of the citizen’s oversight committee, F.O.C.U.S., training for planning commissioners; provide consulting services as needed, City of Blanchard, Oklahoma 2000-2001.
• Consultant to the City of Perry, Oklahoma providing general planning consultation, writing of ordinances for manufactured homes, job description for zoning officer, revision of site plan review process and ordinance, and review and updating of various planning ordinances, June 1999-2000.
• Planned and facilitated public input meetings for Neighborhood Plans, City of Stillwater, OK, February 1999.
• Lawson Hill Traffic Calming:  Site Review, Evaluation and Recommendations, Telluride, Colorado, November 1998.
• Production of training workshops for planning commissioners in Oklahoma, 1988-1992 and 1995-2001.
• Work on a downtown plan for the City of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, 1995 to 1998.
• Adjunct faculty member, Oklahoma State University, Department of Geography, 1996-1997.
• Development of sign ordinance for Sand Springs Industrial Development Authority, Sand Springs, OK, 1996.
• Author of Traffic Calming published by the Planner's Advisory Service of the American Planning Association, July 1995.
• Developed software for analysis of survey data for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1991.
• Assisted in development of landscaping ordinance for Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1991.
• Development of a driveway policy for the City of Edmond, Oklahoma, 1987.
• Urban intersection capacity analyses for the Broken Arrow Expressway, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1987.
• Production of videotape set for training planning commissioners, 1989.

Traffic Planner, City of Oklahoma City, 1985-1987. 
Reviewed plats, PUD's, rezoning applications and traffic impact studies; conducted special traffic studies; supervised traffic data collection; coordinated with area council of governments, state and federal agencies; administered federally funded programs; researched and recommended solutions to transportation related problems.

Associate Planner, City of Oklahoma City, 1985.
Office of Research and Economic Development.  Conducted survey for municipal airports and assisted in the development of a business index for Oklahoma City.

Research Assistant, Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City, 1982-1985.
Planning Services Office.  Oversaw development of a strategic plan for the library system, including the preparation of the research proposal, conducting demographic studies, analysis of data and writing of the final plan.  Oversaw citizen participation committee.

GRANTS AWARDED

Transit Investment for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Grant, part of the America Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009;   $450,000.00 to install a Geothermal Heat Pump System at the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Administrative Offices in Urbana, IL; September 2009.

Illinois Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Grant to provide training to school and community audiences about Safe Routes to School; $62,000.00; 2009-2010.

Illinois Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Grant to provide training to school and community audiences about Safe Routes to School; $25,500.00;  2008-2009.

AICP Continuing Education Grant, American Planning Association:  to conduct a professional development workshop and handbook on Sustainable Development:  Prosperity Without Growth, 1991-1992.

Chapter Grant, American Planning Association:  to conduct training workshops for planning commissioners and produce a manual and video tape set, 1989.

American Association of University Women:  grant for research project on the status of women in higher education, 1984.

PUBLICATIONS

Planning and Urban Design Standards, section title:  “Traffic Calming”, John Wiley & Sons, 2006, contributing author.

"Traffic Calming for New Residential Streets Enhances Housing Value," Land Development, National Association of Home Builders, September 1996, co-authored with Reid Ewing, Ph.D.

Traffic Calming, Planner's Advisory Service, American Planning Association, July 1995.

Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities: A Proposed Recommended Practice of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITE Technical Committee 5A-5, Charles V. Zegeer, Chair, December 1994, contributing committee member.

"Speed Limit Study," Movite Journal:  June 1986, additional authors were Kent Moorman and Dennis D. Kyrk, P.E.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

American Institute of Certified Planners, member since 1987.
Planning Assistance Team Taskforce, 2005-2008
Regional Representative, Membership Committee, 1991-1992.
American Planning Association, member since 1984.
APA Nominating Committee 2006, member
Chair, Private Practice Division, 2004-2007
Vice-Chair, Private Practice Division, 2001-2004
Treasurer, Private Practice Division, 2000-2001.
Member, National Planning Officials Advisory Committee, 1999-2001.
Chair, National Task Force on Women and Minorities, 1993.
Member, National Task Force on Women and Minorities, 1991-1992.
Oklahoma Chapter President, 1989-1991.
Oklahoma Chapter Secretary and newsletter editor, 1987-1989.
Coordinator, APA 1989 National Conference, Women and Planning Division conference sessions.

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, member since 2006.

Illinois Safe Routes to School Network, Steering Committee Member, 2007-2009.

Working Group on Implementation, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Committee Member, 2008-2009.

Climate Change Working Group, American Public Transit Association, Committee Member, 2008-2009.

American Association of University Women, member since 1982.
Branch President, 1984-1986.
Division Officer, 1985-1991.
Branch Vice President, Membership, 1993-1995.
Chair, Legislative Day at the Capitol, 1986-1988.

Institute of Transportation Engineers; Fellow 2006; member since 1987.
Member, Speed Zone Guidelines Committee, 1990-1991.
Member, Committee 5A-5:  Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities, 1992-1995.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Co-Chair, Champaign-Urbana Safe Routes to School Project, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2004 to present.

Champaign County Blue Ribbon Environmental Panel, Champaign County, 2003-2005.  Published report available at:  http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/cil/out.php?cilid=285

Committee Member, Building Livable Communities Campaign, Sierra Club, 2002-2009.  http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/

Planning Commissioner, City of Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1999-2001.

Board of Adjustment, City of Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2000-2001.

Stillwater Partners for Affordable Housing, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1999-2001.

Policy Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan 2020, City of Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1997-2001.

President, Stillwater Neighborhood Alliance, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1997-1998.

Environmental Advisor to the Planning Commission, City of Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1990-1991.

HONORS AND AWARDS

1998 Outstanding Traffic Engineering Council Project for the Recommended Practice entitled "Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities", as a member of the ITE Traffic Engineering Council Committee TENC-5A-5, from the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Who's Who of American Women, selected for inclusion in 17th Edition, 1991-1992.

Selected as an Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1985.

National award for publicity for Legislative Day at the Capitol, from the American Association of University Women, 1986.

National award from the American Association of University Women for a research project entitled:  The Status of Women in Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma, 1985.

PRESENTATIONS

A Bicycling Culture:  Creating Partnerships with Transit; 10th Annual International Conference for Walking, New York City, October 9th, 2009.

Sustainable Transportation – Mobility in the 21st Century; Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, September 17th, 2009.

Making the SRTS-Transit Connection - Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District and C-U Safe Routes to School Project; 2nd National Safe Routes to School Conference, Portland, OR; August 21, 2009.

Going Green:  What Does It Mean? American Public Transit Association Sustainability Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah; August 3. 2009.

Why a Green CUMTD? Making a Commitment to Sustainability APTA Webinar; April 20th, 2009.

Mobility and the Environment:  Making Transportation Green; Community Environmental Council; Decatur, IL; November 13, 2008.

Connecting the Dots:  Mobility Choices for Competitive Growth in Champaign-Urbana; Illinois State Conference, American Planning Association; Champaign, IL; October 30, 2008.

Walking Proof:  Building a Successful Safe Routes to School Program; Illinois State Conference, American Planning Association; Champaign, IL; October 30, 2008.

Building Community Partnerships for Mobility:  miPLAN; Railvolution, San Francisco, CA; October 29, 2008.

Reaching Out to the Environment, Making Your Agency Green; Illinois Public Transportation Association Fall Conference; Kankakee, IL; September 9, 2008.

Walking Proof:  Succeeding with Walk and Bike to School Day; Illinois Safe Routes to School Conference; Normal, IL; August 14, 2008.

Planning for Mobility:  miPLAN Creating Mode Shift Through Sustainable Planning and Land-Use; ITE Midwestern District Conference:  Make No Little Plans-Transportation in the Heartland; Chicago, IL; July 7, 2008.

Sustainable Communities:  Creating Mode Shift Through Sustainable Planning and Land Use; Transport Chicago, Chicago, IL; June 6th, 2008.

Planning For Mobility:  How to Create a Multimodal Transportation System in Your Community; The National Corridors Initiative: The Carmichael Conference on the Future of American Transportation; January 29, 2008

Planning for Mobility:  Creating a Multimodal Transportation System, The 2nd Annual Conference on Planning 21st Century Cities and Regions, Norman, OK, November 30th, 2007.

Social Marketing:  It’s Built Let’s Inspire Them to Come, APBP’s Professional Development Seminar, CBC’s Walk/Bike 2007 Conference, Davis, CA, September 12, 2007

Doing Your Job While Running Your Business, American Planning Association National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 17, 2007.

The Secret to Fat-Free Consulting Services, American Planning Association National Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 24, 2006.

Walking to School, 2005 Planning Institute,  Community Design for Healthy Lifestyles; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, March 4, 2005.

Dealing With the DOTs and Preserving Character.  American Planning Association National Conference, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2004.

Traffic Calming:  State of the Art.  2004 Planning Institute:  Innovative
Community Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, March 4, 2004.

Traffic Calming in New Residential Developments. Subdivision Design Workshop, sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Planning Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 4, 2000.

Streets:  They're Not Just For Vehicles Anymore:  The Art and Science of Traffic Calming.
Oklahoma Traffic Engineering Association Annual Meeting, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, May 4, 2000.

Streets, They're Not Just For Vehicles Anymore:  The Art and Science Of Traffic Calming, APA Four State Regional Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 8, 1998.

Traffic Calming, Oklahoma Public Works Tech Conference & Trade Show, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 30, 1998.

Designing Livable Streets: Meeting the Needs of People and Vehicles, Nevada Planning Conference, Boulder City, Nevada, October 3, 1996.

Starting Your Own Consulting Business, American Planning Association, National Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 15, 1996.

Traffic Calming, American Planning Association National Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 14, 1996.

Traffic Calming, Four State Regional Conference, American Planning Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 21, 1995.

Traffic Calming and the Emerging Urban Village, American Planning Association National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 1993.

Traffic Calming, American Planning Association Regional Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, October 3, 1991.

References available upon request.