Jeff Brooks

Jeff Brooks

Transportation Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired (formerly with the City of Pickering)

  • Education

    • University of Waterloo

      1982 - 1986
      Honours BES Urban and Regional Planning
  • Experience

    • Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto

      Aug 1987 - Jan 1988
      Transportation Analyst

      Performed survey coding, geocoding, error correction, and logic checks related to the 1986 Transportation Tomorrow Survey

    • Municipality of Clarington

      Jan 1988 - Nov 1990
      Planner

      Policy development and planning application evaluation and processing

    • Regional Municipality of Durham

      Nov 1990 - Mar 2014
      Principal Planner

      Reporting to the Manager of Transportation Planning, the Principal Planner is responsible for leading various components of the transportation planning program in support of the Region's Official Plan policies. In this role I am responsible for:• Providing leadership in the development and implementation of the Region’s Transportation Master Plan and the ongoing monitoring of progress measures associated with its implementation;• Providing guidance and input for the development, maintenance, and application of the Region’s Travel Demand Forecasting Model, in support of Department Policy implementation and Planning Branch activities;• Developing, managing and coordinating the implementation of the Region’s Cycling Plan and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program;• Assisting in setting the transportation capital program priority for alternative modes, in support of the Region’s growth management strategy; and• Providing leadership and direction to section staff and consultant’s retained by the Region on a project-to-project basis. Show less

    • City of Pickering

      Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
      Manager, Policy and Geomatics

      The Manager, Policy and Geomatics is responsible for: providing a comprehensive planning policy function for the City, in accordance with the Ontario Planning Act; and, overseeing the gathering, analyzing, interpretation, distribution and use of geographic information.This is accomplished through planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, directing and administering the work associated with the planning policy and geomatics functions, and the provision of professional leadership, supervision, training, and coaching to staff. The Manager, Policy and Geomatics provides professional advice and strategic input to Senior Management and Council, and coordinates activities and work programs with other Departmental and City objectives. Show less

    • Formerly with the City of Pickering

      Jun 2019 - now
      Retired

      Travelling, Fishing, Boating, Curling, Cottaging ... Living the good life

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Accredited Municipal Clerk/Treasurer

      Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks & Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO)
      Jun 1998
    • Register Professional Planner

      Ontario Professional Planners Institute
      Feb 1997
    • Member Canadian Institute of Planners

      Canadian Institute of Planners
      Feb 1997