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Lynn Peterson Resumé

Chair, Clackamas County Board of Commissioners (Jan. 2009 - present)
The Chair is responsible for conducting Commission meeting and events, representing the Board’s position on issues and coordinating meeting agendas.

Committees

  • JPACT (2007 - present)
  • Lake Oswego Streetcar
  • Portland Streetcar, Inc.
  • Sellwood Bridge
  • Governor's Transportation Task Force
  • Scenic Byways Bike Committee
  • Portland Transportation Plan
  • Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
  • Association of Oregon Counties, Transportation Committee
  • Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Stakeholder Committee
  • Oregon Department of Transportation Least Cost Planning Committee

Clackamas County Commissioner (Jan. 2007 – Jan. 2009)

Lynn Peterson Consulting, July 2002 - 2006

  • Managed TriMet's Elderly and Disabled Land Use Research Project
  • Representing TriMet on the Damascus Concept Plan
  • Managed TriMet's South Corridor Project New Start Submittal for P.E.
  • Coordinated SMART's (Wilsonville, OR transit agency) effort to enter data into the National Transit Database in order to be eligible for Federal Urban Transit Monies
  • Created the transportation element of the Sustainable Fairview; a mixed use transit oriented sustainable development- proposal in Salem, Oregon
  • Transit sub-consultant to Fregonese Calthorpe Associates for Envision Central Texas, Austin Texas, a regional transportation/land use scenario modeling (January- April 2003).

TriMet, Strategic Planning Manager, June 2000- July 2002

  • Project coordinator for the Transit Investment Plan; the first 5-year plan - that emphasizes both service and capital projects as well as project coordination with local jurisdictions, Metro and ODOT.
  • Representative on short and long-term transit & land use processes and projects with local jurisdictions. Examples include City of Portland North Macadam Development, OHSU Master Plan, local TSP participation and review, and Pleasant Valley Master Planning.
  • Managed the application of MTIP, flexible federal funds.
  • Served as the TriMet representative on the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee and Metro Technical Advisory Committee.

1000 Friends of Oregon, Transportation Advocate, June 1998-June 2000

  • Served as a citizen member of Metro-Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee
  • Lobbyist for the 1999 Legislative Session
  • Advocated for state administrative rule-making for project development and selection.
  • Aided citizens in working with local jurisdictions on multi-modal transportation solutions.
  • Represented 1000 Friend's interests on the State Access Management Advisory Committee, the 1999 Portland Airport Task Force, and the Willamette Valley Livability TCSP grant.

METRO, Travel Forecasting, Assistant Transportation Planner, June 1995-May 1998

  • 1998 Regional Transportation Plan modeling
  • 1997 Regional Transportation Plan LOS Alternatives Analysis
  • South Willamette River Crossing Study Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Traffic Engineer June 1988-August 1993
  • Highway design and construction as well as work zone traffic control design

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Highway Design and Construction Engineer, 1989-1990

Internships

City of Portland, Traffic Calming Program, Kittelson & Associates, Metro-Travel Demand Forecasting.

Education

  • Portland State University
    Civil and Environmental Engineering, Masters, 2008
  • Portland State University
    Masters of Urban and Regional Planning, 1995
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison
    B.S. Civil Engineering - Transportation, 1992

Awards

  • 2010 Oregon League of Conservation Voters Heroes Award
  • 2001 German Marshall Fellowship 2001 European Study, Land Use and Transportation
  • 2002 Clackamas County Community Recognition Award, 2002
  • 1997 Women's Transportation Seminar New Voice Award
  • 1994 Women's Transportation Seminar Graduate Scholarship

Volunteer Activities

  • Rotarian (Lake Oswego, OR)
  • Lake Oswego City Councilor (1/02 - 12/06)
  • First Addition Neighborhood Association (1996-2002)
  • Oregon League of Conservation Voters-Clackamas County (1999-2002)
  • Citizens for Sensible Transportation