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Craig Toocheck

Craig Toocheck

Oakland, CA

 

About 

Craig is an Urban Designer and Planner with interests in transportation and policy, and a background in architecture. Working at the nexus between these fields, Craig has worked to create places that are more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable by tying together the many ways cities and neighborhoods are designed, traversed, and used.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Great Communities Collaborative, San Francisco, CA, Consultant

-Creating an easy-to-understand guide to implementing equitable transit-oriented development to facilitate advocacy by collaborative organizations
-Assessing the impact of past work in impacting transit station area plans

Sep 2013 - current
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, Graduate Student Instructor

Graduate Student Instructor for Environmental Design 100, "The City: Theories and Methods of Urban Studies" with Dr. Marco Cenzatti (Spring 2013); City Planning 140, "Urban Design: City-Building and Place-Making" with Prof. John Ellis, AIA, RIBA (Fall 2013); and City Planning 110, "Intro to City Planning" with Dr. James Buckley

Jan 2013 - current
 

TransFORM, Oakland, CA, GreenTRIP Volunteer Analyst

GreenTRIP is "an innovative certification program that rewards multi-family, mixed-use projects that apply comprehensive strategies to reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions". I analyzed housing developments for certification by gathering data on each project and using Urbemis to estimate transportation-related emissions reductions from these strategies.

Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
 

Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Historic Preservation Volunteer

Compiled restoration reports and designed renovation proposals for three Pittsburgh-area historic structures

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
 

cityLAB, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Urban Planning Intern

-Compiled data, graphics, and research for "6% Place", a neighborhood redevelopment report and series of projects in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood which seek to support the area's creative class
-Studied the feasibility of a number of other potential urban interventions in Pittsburgh

Oct 2011 - Dec 2011
 

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Real Estate Development Intern

-Analyzed proposed developments and ordinances which impacted Pittsburgh's Cultural District
-Worked with property owners, architects, and tenants to improve conditions and draw more visitors and tenants to the Cultural District

Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
 

Büro für urbane Projekte, Leipzig, Germany, Urban Planning Intern

-Prepared for, carried out, and documented two three-day urban design workshops with the City of Leipzig
-Prepared exhibit materials for the International Building Exhibition Saxony-Anhalt 2010
-Created posters, flyers, branding ideas, and graphics for urban redevelopment projects and strategic plans

Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
 

Kossman Development Company, Architecture/Construction Intern

-Acted as contact person for subcontractors, product salesmen, and building tenants
-Created packages for project bidding
-Calculated material quantities and cost estimates for projects up to 40,000 square feet

May 2007 - Aug 2007
 

Kossman Development Company, Architecture Intern

-Created packages for project bidding
-Drew as-is and tenant build-out plans using Microstation

May 2006 - Aug 2006
 

Education 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Masters, Urban planning

Urban planning student with a focus on urban design and transportation

Aug 2012 - May 2014
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Bachelors, B.S. Architecture

Cumulative GPA: 3.43 / Dean’s List: 4 semesters
Active member of the American Institute of Architecture Students and German Club

Aug 2005 - Mar 2009
 

Awards 

Jiangmen Urban Design Workshop, Other

Participant in the two-week join urban design workshop with UC Berkeley at the South China University of Technology in Guangzhou, China, examining the transformation of industrial landscape in Jiangmen.

2013
 

AIAS/AARP Livable Communities Design Competition; Planning Phase entry, Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention for urban design/development plan in the AIAS/AARP Livable Communities Design Competition, Planning Phase, entitled "Industrial Revolution".

2010
 

Transatlantic Program for Young Technology Leaders, Other

One of eleven young professionals nationwide selected to participate in an intensive 8-day program in Germany examining sustainable architecture and urban planning

2010
 

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, Other

One of 75 Americans chosen for a year-long exchange fellowship in Germany entailing two months of intensive German courses, a semester of university study, and a five-month internship

2009
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills