Matthew D. Raimi, AICP
Principal, Raimi & Associates, Inc., Berkeley, California
As the sole principal of the land use planning firm Raimi & Associates, Raimi focuses on creating more livable and sustainable cities by promoting public dialogue on land use, environmental, and transportation issues. He has over a dozen years of experience in planning and has managed numerous comprehensive plans, open space plans and site planning projects across California. Raimi has also spoken extensively on applying the principles of new urbanism to comprehensive plans, incorporating public health concerns into the planning process, and promoting sustainable development at the local level.
He is the author of several books and reports including Understanding the Relationship Between Public Health and the Built Environment (USGBC, 2006), Once There Were Greenfields (NRDC 1999) and Five Years of Progress: 110 Communities Where ISTEA is Making a Difference (STPP, 1996). Prior to founding his own firm, Raimi worked for the planning and urban design firms of Design, Community & Environment in Berkeley and SMWM in San Francisco. Previously, he worked as a policy analyst for the Natural Resources Defense Council. He is currently the co-chair of the Environment Task Force of the Congress for the New Urbanism and is a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program.
Raimi holds a master's degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. from the University of Rochester.
Matthew Raimi is a keynote speaker for the Comprehensive Planning for Healthy Cities and Communities event on October 26, 2006.
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