MICHA EL JOHN YOUNG

9232 Pipilo Street

San Diego, CA 92129-3574
(858)775-3934
plandiego@msn.com
Over 30 years of urban planning & urban design accomplishment in both
the public & private sector. I truly enjoy my profession and the positive
impact it can have on the lives of people.
A WA RDS
Primary author of 3 projects that have received awards from the San
Diego Chapter of the American Planning Association:
Bronze Triangle Master Plan (rst place)
Encinitas Wireless Communications Ordinance (honorable)
Oceanside Unied Schools Facility Master Plan (honorable)
Recipient of rst place writing award from the California Chapter of the
APA for their Dark and Stormy Night writing contest:
Zone Noir
SKILL SETS
Urban Planning and Urban Design
Document Preparation - Specic Plans, Form-Based Codes,
Urban Design Standards, Zoning Text, Qualications / Proposals,
Web Site Design and Text
Public Speaking
Writing - Documents, Articles, Correspondence
Photography
Graphic Design
PowerPoint, Indesign, Excel, Word
Comfortable and experienced public speaker, published author,
photographer, and graphic designer. Produced print advertising and
created concepts and produced graphics published in: San Diego
Metropolitan Magazine, San Diego Daily Transcript, and several
conference programs & catalogues.
A SSO C IA TIO NS
NewSchool of Architecture and Design / 2002 to present
Regular volunteer juror of graduate-level student planning and design
work
Walk San Diego / 2011(Consultant)
Prepared Healthy City Heights - a precedent-setting study of planning
solutions that improve the health of the City Heights community. The plan
was translated into English, Spanish and Somali (shown at left)
Rick Engineering / 2005 to present (Senior Planner)
RiverPark 300-acre community plan, National City Bike Plan, San Luis Obispo
Form Based Code, Tijuana River Valley Plan, Glendora Specic Plan
Stepner Design Group / 2002 to 2005 (Principal)
National City Downtown Specic Plan, Ramona Specic Plan, Bronze
Triangle Master Plan, Family Justice Center Charette/ Report
County of San Diego (Associate Planner), Cities of San Marcos
(Assistant Planner), Solana Beach (Assistant Planner), Encinitas (Associate
Planner), Toledo Ohio (Principal Planner), Lexington Kentucky (Associate
Planner)
BRG Consulting (Senior Planner) Environmental Assessments
RESUME
PHOTOGRAPHY: Balboa Park / October 2010
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