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Aditya Inamdar,
AICP, RSP1, LEED AP
Urban Planner &
Designer
Kittelson &
Associates, Inc.
Aditya Inamdar is a seasoned professional in the
fields of architecture, urban design and city planning.
He focuses on creating urban design solutions
that integrate mass transportation projects with
the built environment to foster sustainable and
livable communities. Inamdar strongly advocates
for a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach,
involving community members and agency stakeholders
to design and plan equitable places.
Originally from Pune, India, Inamdar's academic
journey brought him to the U.S. where he
studied urban design and city planning with a
focus on public-private development and transportation
infrastructure. He has more than 12
years of experience working on architecture, urban
design and planning projects and has been
a member of the Kittelson & Associates team
since 2013.
Examples of notable projects Inamdar has led
include the planning analysis and recommendations
for bus rapid transit projects in Orlando,
Fla., as part of the SR 436 Transit Corridor Study
and the exploration of transit-oriented development
potential for enhanced public transportation
services in Northern Virginia. Currently,
he is leading transit planning studies and TOD
explorations in Denton County, Texas, and the
East-West Corridor Study in Baltimore, Md.
Inamdar's contributions to the field extend
[Developing a] deep
understanding of the places
we work in is critical to
building credibility and trust
with the local community. "
beyond his professional endeavors in mass
transit. He has been responsible for significant
innovations, such as being the key member in
the development of the Context Classification
system for the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT). Inamdar also led the creation
of the FDOT Context Classification Framework
for Bus Transit Facilities, guiding the planning
and designing of bus transit facilities in different
land-use context zones.
Inamdar actively engages in industry-related
associations and organizations, such as the
American Planning Association, Urban Land
Institute, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals, Congress for the New Urbanism
and Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Fast Fact: Inamdar has traveled on 33 different
public transit systems across nine countries
spanning four continents.
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Boris Lipkin
Northern California
Regional Director
California HighSpeed
Rail
Authority
Boris Lipkin has devoted the majority of his career
to making high-speed rail in the United States a
reality. He began work on California's transformative
high-speed rail project in 2011 as a consultant,
developing ridership forecasts, economic analysis,
funding plans and strategies to access and secure
funding for the project.
By age 30, Lipkin was appointed by former California
Governor Jerry Brown to lead the development
of high-speed rail in northern California as
the northern California regional director. During
his tenure, Lipkin led the successful certification
of environmental clearance for almost 150 miles
of high-speed rail in northern California from
San Francisco to Merced.
Lipkin is well-known for his pragmatism in
transforming the region's transportation network
into a world-class system. He has worked diligently
with regional partners to implement policies that
advance high-speed rail initiatives and support
regional readiness for when high-speed rail is operational,
namely the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission's Plan Bay Area 2050.
In his executive leadership role within the state
of California, Lipkin leads the Northern California
Regional Office team made up of engineers,
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Demonstrating that you are
reliable, diligent and proactive
will always go a long way to
being asked to take on larger
tasks and leadership roles. "
environmental and planning professionals and
outreach and communications experts.
Lipkin is a regular guest lecturer at Stanford
University, Mineta Transportation Institute at San
Jose State University and at other universities across
the country. He was also a founding board member
of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of Young
Professionals in Transportation and served on the
international board of directors as well.
He holds bachelor's degrees in business economics
and geography from UCLA, where he graduated
cum laude and a master's degree in city planning
from the University of Pennsylvania.
Fast Fact: When moving back to California from
Pennsylvania, Lipkin and a friend took the train
cross-country.
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