VladGavrilovicPRINCIPAL PLANNER

Email: vlad@epr-pc.com

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia
  • Bachelor of Architecture, University of Illinois
  • American Institute of Certified Planners, No. 91410

BIO

Vlad Gavrilovic is a principal with EPR and has over 30 years of experience in the integration of land use, urban design and transportation planning practice. He has managed a wide variety of complex projects throughout his career and has designed innovative and context sensitive solutions for communities throughout the country. His experience includes land use and transportation planning, multi-modal transportation design, urban design, environmental planning, and facilitation, public involvement and consensus building.

Vlad’s work has included projects for a wide variety of state, regional and local government clients, including state transportation agencies, regional planning organizations and MPOs, and cities, towns and counties at a wide variety of scales. He has served on the American Institute of Architects Committee of the Environment, and has taught planning and design at George Washington University and the University of Virginia. He has a particular focus on the development of integrated solutions that cross the boundaries of professional disciplines such as transportation planning, urban design, community planning, and economic development to address the challenges of modern society as it deals with the built and natural environments.

STATEWIDE PLANNING

  • VTRANS Statewide Transportation Policy Plan Updates – Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • Growth and Accessibility Planning (GAP) – Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • Smart Scale Project Prioritization – Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • VDOT TMPD On Call Services
  • VSTP Statewide Surface Transportation Plan Updates – Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • Multimodal System Design Guidelines – Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Richmond, Virginia
  • On-Call Services for the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment Services (OIPI) – Virginia Department of Public Transportation
  • Transportation Efficient Land Use and Design Guide for Virginia – Virginia Department of Transportation

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

  • HRTPO Regional Connectors Study – Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
  • Richmond Connects – City of Richmond, VA
  • North South Bus Rapid Transit Study – Greater Richmond Transit Company
  • Downtown Master Plan Update – City of Norfolk, VA
  • Multimodal Transportation Master Plan – City of Norfolk, VA
  • PlanRVA Scenario Planning – Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization
  • US Route 29 Statewide Plan – Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit – Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation
  • Blacksburg Transit Strategic Plan – Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation
  • Radford Transit Strategic Plan – Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation
  • Rural Microtransit Study – Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation
  • Local Government Assistance for Urban Development Areas – Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Central Virginia Connectivity Plan – Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • US Route 30 Master Plan – Smart Growth Coalition of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  • Transit Plan Update – Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Central Virginia 2035 and 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Updates – Region 2000, Lynchburg, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Element – Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Route 419 Intergovernmental Cooperation Plan – Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Route 522 Corridor Design Guidelines and Overlay District Ordinance – Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Thoroughfare Plan – Augusta County, Virginia
  • Greene County Multimodal Corridor Study US 29/US 33 – Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
  • Village Transportation Links Plan – Montgomery County, Virginia
  • Northern Virginia Transit Master Plan – Virginia Department of Rails and Public Transit
  • Route 58 Economic Development and Land Use Plan – Isle of Wight County, Virginia
  • Caverns Road Interchange Master Plan – Town of Mount Jackson, Virginia
  • Special Area Study for Williamsburg Road/Technology Boulevard Corridor – Henrico County, Virginia
  • Route 719 South Area Plan – Town of Round Hill, Virginia

COMPREHENSIVE AND MASTER PLANNING

  • Comprehensive Plan Update – James City County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Hanover County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Town of Ashland, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Town of Abingdon, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Henrico County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – City of Suffolk, Virginia
  • Vision and Master Plan for the Neck Area of Charleston and North Charleston, SC – Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Chesterfield County, Virginia
  • Project DTO – Advancing Downtown Orlando – City of Orlando, Florida
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – City of Winchester, Virginia
  • Madison Heights Master Plan – Amherst County, Virginia
  • Rural Plan Update – Fauquier County, Virginia
  • Community Conversations – Fauquier County, Virginia
  • Rural Village Plans – Montgomery County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Updates – Shenandoah County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Updates – Northampton County, Virginia
  • Foresight Middletown – Middletown, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan – Town of Morrisville, North Carolina
  • Comprehensive Plan – Powhatan County, Virginia
  • Dragon Run Land Use Policy Audit – Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
  • Comprehensive Plan – City of Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan Update – Town of Plains, Virginia
  • Village of Oyster Community Vision – Oyster Village Steering Committee
  • Vision and Community Planning Process – Town of Willis Wharf, Virginia

URBAN DESIGN

  • Ballston/MU Metro Station Area Improvements (On-Call Multimodal Transportation Planning Services) – Arlington County, Virginia
  • East Macon Fort Hill Neighborhood Design and Community Development Assistance – US Environmental Protection Agency Region IV and Office of Sustainable Communities
  • Norfolk Urban Development Area – Virginia Office of Intermodal Planning & Investment
  • Marshall Service District Urban Development Area Charrette – Fauquier County, Virginia
  • Gateway Crossing Small Area Plan – Botetourt County, Virginia
  • Bladensburg Town Center – City of Bladensburg, Maryland
  • Stonestreet Area Redevelopment Initiative – City of Rockville, Maryland
  • Streetscape Master Plan – Town of Round Hill, Virginia
  • National Mall Master Plan for Site Improvements – The Smithsonian Institution
  • Waterfront Design Guidelines and Master Plan – Town of Cape Charles, Virginia
  • East Central Florida Vision – Private Client

COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND DESIGN STUDIES

  • Round Hill Design Charrette – Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Ferrum Housing Development – Franklin County, Virginia
  • Toano Community Character Area Study – James City County, Virginia
  • Rural Residential Development Study – James City County, Virginia

ZONING AND CODE DEVELOPMENT

  • Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance – Prince William County, Virginia
  • Building a Better Norfolk – Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – City of Norfolk, Virginia
  • Rural Cluster Zoning Study – James City County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Updates – Shenandoah County, Virginia
  • Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Updates – Northampton County, Virginia
  • Town of Bedford Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Rewrite– Bedford, Virginia
  • Brunswick County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Rewrite– Brunswick, Virginia
  • Norfolk Resilience Standards for Zoning Ordinance – City of Norfolk, Virginia

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

  • Virginia Eastern Shore Biosphere Reserve – The Nature Conservancy
  • Wheatland Farms – Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Sawmill Rural Affordable Housing – Accomack/Northampton Regional Planning District Commission and the Town of Nassawadox, Virginia
  • ACE Basin Economic Forum Planning – The Nature Conservancy

AWARDS

  • 2019 – APA National Award for Excellence in Sustainability for Building a Better Norfolk Zoning Ordinance Update
  • 2017 – APA National Award of Merit for Small Area Plan for Westlake – Hales Ford Area Plan; American Planning Association, National Chapter: County Planning Division
  • 2017 – APA Gold Best Practice Achievement Award for Urban Development Areas American Planning Association, National Chapter
  • 2014 – Outstanding Planning Project, Multi-Jurisdiction for Master Plan for the Neck Area of Charleston and North Charleston; American Planning Association, South Carolina Chapter
  • 2013 – Outstanding Plan Award, American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter; City of Winchester Comprehensive Plan
  • 2013 – Honorable Mention, American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter; Multimodal System Design Guidelines for the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
  • 2012 – Vision Award, Urban Land Institute, Richmond, VA Chapter; Transportation Efficient Land Use and Design Guidebook for VDOT
  • 2012 – Honorable Mention, American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter; Transportation Efficient Land Use and Design Guidebook for VDOT
  • 2003 – National Association of Counties Achievement Award; Round Hill Design Charrette
  • 1997 – Honorable Mention, American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter; Willis Wharf Vision Plan
  • 1995 – Governor’s Achievement Award; Sawmill Rural Affordable Housing, Nassawadox, Virginia
  • 1994 – Meritorious Planning Award, American Planning Association, Virginia Chapter; Virginia Eastern Shore Biosphere Reserve
  • 1985 – Paul S. Dulaney Environmental/Conservation Planning Award, University of Virginia