Robert Liberty, Strategic Partner

Robert has almost forty years of experience with the design, implementation, evaluation and politics of land use and transportation plans, at the local, regional and state levels. His advice has been sought from places as different as Bozeman, Montana and Beijing, China.

Robert’s experience in both the public and private world gives him a unique ability to bring people together, speak their language and bridge divides to get tangible results.

Key Past Leadership:

• Founder & Director of the Urban Sustainability Accelerator and Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University
• Smart Growth Consultant and Public Speaker – US and International
• 2-term Councilor at Metro Regional Government
• Senior Counsel to Congressman Earl Blumenauer in the Third District of Oregon
• Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon

Robert is passionate about helping communities translate lofty planning goals and visions into the policies and practices that bring to reality compact, vibrant, sustainable and equitable cities and neighborhoods and the conservation of working farm, ranch and forest lands.

Robert has a JD from Harvard Law School, an MA from Oxford University, a BA from the University of Oregon Honors College and was a Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard.

Contact:
Robert@Cascadia-Partners.com