Meghan Makoid, AICPEnvironmental Planner

Experience Environmental Planner, GoTriangle

(2013 – present) Transportation Planner II, Charlotte

Area Transit System (CATS) – City of Charlotte (2008 – 2013)

Transportation Planner I – Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) City of Charlotte (2005 –2008)

Graduate Research Consultant, UNC Charlotte Public Management Graduate Research Team – Contracted by the City of Kannapolis, NC (2005-2006)

Transit Data Analyst, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) – City of Charlotte (2004 – 2005)

NCDOT Transit Planning Intern, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) – City of Charlotte (2004)

Education Post-Graduate Certificate in NEPA,

Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment

Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Membership/Affiliation American Institute of Certified

Planners (AICP) American Planning Association

(APA) American Public Transportation

Association (APTA)

As a member of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) project team, Meghan is responsible for environmental compliance. This includes the preparation of all environmental review documentation in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

During Project Development (PD), Meghan managed the preparation of the D-O LRT Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (August, 2015) and the combined Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) / Record of Decision (ROD) (February 2016). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed the combined FEIS / ROD in February 2016, which completed the environmental review requirements to exit the New Starts (PD) phase.

During the Engineering phase, Meghan will continue to oversee the project’s environmental compliance. As engineering advances, she will review refinements in the project design and prepare environmental re-evaluation documents for FTA review. Meghan will coordinate the re-evaluation reviews with FTA staff, who will determine if additional environmental work and/or supplemental documentation is necessary. In addition, she will be responsible for tracking and monitoring all mitigation commitments outlined in the ROD, and overseeing the preparation of all required permits.

Meghan started her career with the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) in 2004 and held multiple positions between 2004 and 2013. Meghan worked on the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail Project, the Davidson Bus Maintenance Facility Expansion, the Charlotte Streetcar, the LYNX Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project, and the LYNX Blue Line Capacity Platform Expansion Project. On these projects, her work included both transportation and environmental planning.

In her most recent CATS role, her work focused on: • environmental compliance and documentation • public involvement• station area planning• design and execution of origin-destination studies• bus-rail service planning

Meghan holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, with minors in International Politics and Comparative Studies, and concentrations in American Studies and Urban Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her professional development includes transportation planning, environmental planning, and NEPA documentation coursework from the National Transit Institute, as well as a post-graduate certificate in NEPA from Duke University.

Meghan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the American Public Transportation Association.

Years of Experience: 12Years with Organization: 2Years with Current Project: 2

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