| University of Delaware | DGS Annex | Newark, DE 19716 | | <div class="ExternalClass3054C6C89DC04AB485606B3179CB6E1B"><p>2015-present
Senior Fellow and Instructor, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware</p><p>2004-2015 Policy Scientist and Instructor, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
</p><p>2002-2004
Limited-Term Researcher, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
</p><p>1998-July 2010
Land-Use Coordinator, St. Andrew’s School (Middletown, Del.)
Chairman, Livable Delaware Indicators Subcommittee </p><p>1998-2002
Senior Policy Advisor, Institute for Public Administration,
University of Delaware; and Consultant to the New Castle County
Department of Land Use </p><p>1997-1998General Manager, New Castle County Department of Land Use</p><p>1974-1997Chief Planner, New Castle County Department of Land Use </p><p>
1972-1974Director, Wilmington (Del.) Metropolitan Planning Organization </p><p>
1970-1972Principal Planner, Wilmington (Del.) Metropolitan Planning Organization</p><p>
1965-1970Senior Planner, Montgomery County (Pa.) Planning Commission</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass0DD17DA8D30348D3832CA677DF98BAE9"><p></p>American Planning Association (APA)American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) - charter memberDelaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA) <br><br><h2><br></h2></div> | <div class="ExternalClassAF3D1587633545DBBDFD8AACF8E5FE72"><p>UAPP-667-010, Land Use and Transportation Linkages Delaware Planning Education Program (Co-Instructor):</p><ul><li>Planning 101 - Planning Your Community’s Future </li><li>Planning 102 - You Can Manage Growth: The Local Planning Toolbox </li><li>Planning 103 - Land-Development Administration </li><li>Planning 104 - Community Design </li><li>Planning 205 - Mobility-Friendly Design: Planning Healthy, Walkable Communities</li><li>Planning 206 - Board of Adjustment Issues</li><li>Planning 208 - Strengthening Local Economies </li></ul><p>The “Takings” Issue</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClassC5737544F1254802BFE32BAAD3E9A6C1"><p>Traffic Impact Studies and Traffic Operational Analysis", Delaware
Department of Transportation, Workshop, Facilitator, IPA, University of
Delaware, Newark, Del., September 14, 2011.</p><p>"Integrated Transportation Management Systems," Public Policy Forum,
Co-Presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., April 20, 2011.</p><p>"Pedestrian Lighting Options and Roles of Responsibility within
Unincorporated Delaware Communities," Working Group Meeting,
Co-Presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., April 12, 2011.</p><p>"Research of Management Plans for Sidewalk Snow Removal," Working
Group Meeting, Co-Presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
April 6, 2011.</p><p>“Enhancing Mobility to Improve Quality of Life for Delawareans,”
workshops, co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
March 9th and Dover March 18th, 2010.</p><p>“Enhancing Mobility to Improve Quality of Life for Delawareans”,
Working Group Meeting, co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware,
Newark, Del., April 13th 2010.</p><p>“Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Identification of Optimal
Characteristics in Delaware,” Workshop Meeting, co-presenter, IPA,
University of Delaware, Newark, Del., April 22nd, 2010.</p><p>“Scoping Out Delaware’s Role in Facilitating Business Travel as it
Relates to the Wilmington Redevelopment Area, Wilmington Train Station,
and New Castle County Airport,” Working Group, co-presenter, IPA,
University of Delaware, Newark, Del., July 28th, 2009.</p><p>“Integrating Transportation/Transit Planning in the Overall Planning
Process,” Working Group Meeting, co-presenter, IPA, University of
Delaware, Newark, Del., April 28th, 2009.</p><p>“Improving Freight Movement in Delaware Central Business Districts,”
Working Group Meetings, co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware,
Newark, Del., December 12th, 2008, April 16th, 2009.</p><p>
“A Concept of Bus Rapid Transit for the Mid-Atlantic Region,” Public
Policy Forum, co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
November 13th, 2008.
</p><p>“Growing Pains: A Sprawl Commission Investigation,” co-presenter,
2008 Democracy Project Institute for Teachers, Newark, Del., June 23,
2008.</p><p>“Partnerships and Structure for Training Public Officials—The
Delaware Experience,” co-presenter, APA 100th National Planning
Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., April 28, 2008.</p><p>“Transit-Oriented Development—Prospects for Delaware,” co-presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., April 16, 2008.</p><p>“Top Ten Reasons to Invest in Pedestrian Facilities," Sidewalks and
Shared-Use Paths: Improving Mobility and Designing Transit-Ready
Communities policy forum, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
February 2008.</p><p>“Growing Pains: A Sprawl Commission Investigation,” Co-Presenter, 2007 Democracy Project Institute for Teachers, June 25, 2007.</p><p>“Go Take a Hike! Walkable Communities and GIS,” Co-Presenter, Delaware GIS Conference: Serving Communities, May 2, 2007.</p><p>“Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Safety, Security, and Maintenance,” Co-Presenter, IPA, University of Delaware, March 21, 2007.</p><p>Moderator for the “Our Town Meeting on Innovative Transportation Finance,” WILMAPCO, November 13, 2006.</p><p>“New Castle County Comprehensive Plan Update,” Delaware League of Women Voters, October 17, 2006.</p><p>“Planning Commissioners Training,” for the Regional Meeting of the
Delaware/Maryland chapters of the American Planning Association, October
6, 2006.</p><h3>Selected Publications</h3><span><p>“Enhancing Mobility to Improve Quality of Life for Delawareans,”
Project Manager, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., July 2010.</p><p>“Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Identification of Optimal
Characteristics in Delaware,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware,
Newark, Del., published by the Delaware Center for Transportation June
2010. </p><p>“Improving Freight Movement in Delaware Central Business Districts,”
co-project manager, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
November 2009.</p><p>“Scoping Out Delaware’s Role in Facilitating Business Travel as it
Relates to the Wilmington Redevelopment Area, Wilmington Train Station,
and New Castle County Airport<a href="http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/WilmBusinessTravel.pdf">,”</a> Project Manager, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., September 2009.</p><p>“Integrating Transportation/Transit Planning in the Overall Planning
Process,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
published by the Delaware Center for Transportation June 2009.</p><p>“Feasibility of Bus Rapid Transit Within the Mid-Atlantic Region,”
Project Advisor, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., June 2009.</p><p>“Summary Report-Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Improving Mobility
and Designing Transit-Ready Communities,” co-author, IPA, University of
Delaware, Newark, Del., July 2008.</p><p>“Transit-Oriented Design Illustrations of TOD Characteristics - A
Working Paper,” co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.,
November 2007.</p><p>“Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Safety, Security, and Maintenance,”
co-author, IPA, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., September 2007
“Infrastructure: the Catalyst for Successful and Sustainable Economic
Development,” the American Society for Public Administration, PA
Times, April 2007.</p><p>“Interconnectivity: A Review of Current Status and Steps Necessary
to Increase the Level of Connectivity of Future Development in
Delaware,” co-author, published by the Delaware Transportation Research
Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., August 2006</p><p>“New Castle County Comprehensive Development Plan Update- 2007,”
co-author of “Community Character” and “Intergovernmental Coordination”
chapters, July 2006.</p></span></div> | <div class="ExternalClass50C4777233EF452B9E403C734A4984D7"><p>Transportation planning, Comprehensive planning, Infrastructure planning, Growth management, Educating of municipal officials, Environmental protection, Urban affairs, State and local government, Intergovernmental relations and coordination, Planning, Meeting facilitation </p></div> | Experience | Professional Memberships | Recent Courses Taught | Selected Presentations | Research Interests | | troutbum@udel.edu | | O'Donnell, Edward J. | | | <img alt=" Edward J. O'Donnell " src="/Images%20Bios/ODonnell_Ed.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Senior Fellow, IPA | Instructor | | | | | | | | <div class="ExternalClassDFE4E013A7A94E699C3C314BDBA3B072"><p>MEd, West Chester University 1973, Geography</p><p>BA, Kansas State Teachers College 1965, Social Science</p></div> | <div class="ExternalClass31249DC1E3244CE595E7DED2BBD50F21"><p>Public Service Award (from the Delaware Association for Public Administration), November 8, 2010</p><p>Peter Larson Memorial Achievement Award (from the Delaware and
Maryland chapters of the American Planning Association), October 2006</p></div> | | | | | | | | |