Anthony Tepedino Garcia
Principal/Director of Miami Office
A Principal of the Street Plans Collaborative, Anthony specializes in design, urban planning, and transportation planning. His expertise in code writing and policy development has been utilized by municipalities, developers, schools, and citizen groups who seek to balance community input with long-range planning. He has contributed to numerous plans at the scale of city, neighborhood, and campus and is a specialist in reforming land development regulations and promoting Smart Growth policies.
Prior to working with the Street Plans Collaborative, Anthony was Project Director at Chael Cooper & Associates, Architects, leaders in New Urbanist design and architecture. He has participated in community charrettes, ranging from small workshops to community wide meetings, and was one of a select few regional participants in the LEED-Homes pilot program for a historic South Miami cottage - a project that earned a Gold LEED rating and a Dade Heritage Trust Award for excellence in preservation.
Anthony is an active member of civic life in South Florida, serving as the Editor of TransitMiami.com, a South Florida based blog that seeks to encourage public participation and discourse in land use and transportation planning. He is also a Board member of the Urban Environment League, a local organization that promotes public participation and engagement in the planning process. He is a member of the Dade Heritage Trust, Congress for the New Urbanism and the US Green Building Council.
Anthony possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Urban Design from New York University and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Miami, where he worked as a research assistant on a number of urban policy papers related to code writing and urban development in Cuba.
Some Past/Ongoing Projects :
El Paso TOD Implementation Plan and Smart Code, El Paso, TX. 2010
El Paso Charrette, El Paso, TX. 2010
Plan El Paso Website, El Paso, TX. 2010
Bike Westminster Website, Westminster, CO. 2010
Lee County DR/GR Transportation Analysis, Lee County, FL. 2010
Plan Stone Avenue Website, Greenville, SC. 2010
Urban Environment League, Miami, FL. 2010
UEL Virginia Key Master Plan, Miami FL. 2010
La Quinta y Ocho Mixed-Use Development, Miami, FL. 2009
TransitMiami.com website, Miami, FL. 2009
LEED for Homes Pilot Program, Chael-Dover Cottage, South Miami, FL. 2008
Univeristy of MIami Medical School Campus Architectural Standards, Miami, FL. 2008
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Charrette and zoning analysis, Miami, FL. 2008
Long Savannah Charrette and Architectural Standards, Charleston, SC 2008
Chael, Cooper & Associates Website, Miami, FL. 2008
Miami World Center Miami 21 Analysis, Miami, FL 2007
