Channing Bickford, AICP

Channing Bickford serves on Northern’s board as Events Program Co-director. He is a transportation planner at Kimley-Horn in Oakland. Currently, Channing is working on the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a statewide effort to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. Bickford is passionate about creating vibrant communities that are walkable, bikeable, accessible, well-served by public transportation, and with an interesting urban fabric. He holds a master’s in city and regional planning from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and Asian studies from Marlboro College.

When not working, Channing enjoys traveling, exploring, and learning the history of the places he visits and lives in, especially from a planning or transportation perspective. He is a big fan of nature in urban areas, such as street trees, public parks, and urban nature preserves.