Principal Planner

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia
  • Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, University of Miami
  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
  • Road Safety Champion Program Level 1, VA LTAP Safety Circuit Rider Program

BIO

Amanda Poncy is a Principal Planner with 20 years of multimodal transportation planning experience and project implementation. Prior to joining EPR, she served as the City of Charlottesville’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, where she pursued her interests in creating vibrant and healthy communities through sustainable transportation planning and community design. In her 10 years with the City, she had leadership roles in accessible design and planning, complete streets design guidelines/standards, pedestrian and bicycle master planning and implementation, site plan review, pedestrian and bicycle count program, dockless mobility, and Safe Routes to School. Her experience as a planning consultant includes regional scenario planning, local government comprehensive planning, multimodal transportation planning, and public involvement. Amanda excels in project coordination, community engagement, and communication with project partners and the public. She strives to build community consensus and translate that into dynamic community plans. Amanda is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Virginia’s Urban and Environmental Planning Program and also teaches a Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning and Design course through the Virginia LTAP Safety Circuit Rider Program.

MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESIGN 

  • Three Notched Trail Master Plan (Albemarle County, VA)
  • Safety Action Plan (Danville MPO, Central Virginia Planning District Commission)
  • Roadway Reconfiguration Study (Harrisonburg, VA)
  • Bicycle and Trails Plan (Henrico County, VA)
  • Project Pipeline (VDOT Fredericksburg and Staunton Districts, VA)
  • 5th Street Safety Study (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Streets that Work Plan (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (Charlottesville, VA)
  • ADA Transition Plan (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Village Transportation Links Plan (Montgomery County, VA)
  • US Route 30 Master Plan (Westmoreland County, PA)
  • Rt. 15 Multimodal Corridor Plan (Town of Orange, VA)
  • Richmond Road Multimodal Corridor Plan (Staunton, VA)
  • Boca Raton Multimodal Design Guidelines (Boca Raton, FL)

COMPREHENSIVE AND SMALL AREA PLANNING

  • AC44 Comprehensive Plan Update (Albemarle County, VA)
  • Comprehensive Plan Update (City of Suffolk, VA)
  • Uniontown Small Area Plan (Staunton, VA)
  • Action Plan for Port Republic (Waynesboro, VA)
  • Cape Charles Comprehensive Plan (Cape Charles, VA)
  • Comprehensive Plan (Town of Morrisville, North Carolina)

BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITY IMPLEMENTATION

  • 6th Street Protected/Contraflow Bike Lane (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Rose Hill Drive Buffered Bike Lanes (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Monticello Avenue Bike Lanes (Charlottesville, VA)
  • University Ave/McCormick Road Bike Box (Charlottesville, VA)
  • West Main Street Bike Box (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Elliott Avenue Climbing Bike Lane (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Alderman Road Climbing Bike Lane (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Park Street Shared Lane Markings (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Clark Elementary Pedestrian Improvements (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Jackson-Via Elementary Pedestrian Improvements (Charlottesville, VA)
  • ADA Curb Ramp Upgrades (Charlottesville, VA)

OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNING

  • Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (U.S. EPA, various locations)
  • Maine’s 10 Year Outdoor Recreation Roadmaps (Maine)

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

  • Development Review (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Town of Dumfries Multimodal Code Audit (Town of Dumfries, VA)

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

  • Dockless Mobility Program (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Program (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Safe Routes to School Grant Supervisor (Charlottesville, VA)

GRANT FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT

  • Smart Scale Applications (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Transportation Alternatives Program (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Highway Safety Improvement Program (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure (Charlottesville, VA)

RESEARCH AND POLICY

  • Transportation Efficient Land Use and Design Guide for Virginia – Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Livable Communities Research – Federal Highway Administration
  • Smart Transportation Toolkit – Montana Dept. of Transportation
  • Complete Streets for an Aging America Research Report and Design Handbook – AARP

AWARDS

  • 2017 – Herman Key Jr. Access to the Disabled Award – Streets that Work Plan
  • 2015 – City of Charlottesville Planning Commission NDS Staff Member of the Year
  • 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
  • 2009 -NC Marvin Collins Planning Award, Outstanding Planning Award, Comprehensive Planning (Small Community) for “Town of Morrisville Land Use and Transportation Plans Update”