Planner
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Arts in Public and Urban Affairs, Urban Policy and Planning, Virginia Tech, 2007
- Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Planning, Transportation Planning, University of Virginia, 2014
- Master of Divinity, Duke Divinity School, 2020
BIO
Matthew Loomis Rehnborg is a Planner who recently rejoined EPR, bringing more than a decade of experience spanning transportation planning, regional planning, transit, consulting, and community development. Matthew previously served as a Senior Planner at EPR from 2013 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025. His background also includes work as a Transit Planner for the City of Greenville, South Carolina, and as a Regional Planner with the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission.
Matthew’s planning experience includes highway corridor reviews, freight and transportation data analysis, transit ridership surveys, Safe Routes to School initiatives, traffic-flow data collection, and Transportation Improvement Plan mapping. He also served as a Peace Corps Community and Organization Development Volunteer in Albania, where he worked with local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and USAID on grant-funded community development, environmental, and tourism initiatives. Matthew holds graduate degrees in urban and environmental planning and divinity, giving him an interdisciplinary perspective on transportation, community development, public service, and the ways people build and sustain communities.
TRANSPORTATION AND REGIONAL PLANNING
- Highway Corridor Reviews (Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission)
- Freight and Transportation Survey Analysis (Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission)
- Transportation Improvement Plan Project Mapping (Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission)
TRANSIT AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
- Transit Planning (City of Greenville, SC)
- On-Board Transit Ridership Surveys and Bus Performance Evaluation (Roanoke City, VA)
- Safe Routes to School Walking-Route Analysis, Parent Surveys, and Program Materials (Roanoke Region, VA)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Community and Organization Development (Peace Corps, Pogradec, Albania)
- Local Government and NGO Grant Proposals (Albania and Macedonia)
- USAID-Supported Community and Tourism Initiatives (Pogradec, Albania)