Channing Bickford, AICP

Channing Bickford serves on the Northern Section’s Board as Events Program co-Manager. He works as a transportation planner at Kimley-Horn in Oakland. He is currently working on the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a statewide effort to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries across the state. Bickford is passionate about creating vibrant communities that are walkable, bikeable, accessible, have good public transportation, and have an interesting urban fabric. He holds a master’s in city and regional planning from Rutgers University and bachelor’s degrees 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.