Michael Dyett

Michael V. Dyett, FAICP, is one of the country's leading experts in general plans, growth management, transit-oriented land use planning, performance-oriented zoning and plan implementation. He also is skilled in designing visioning strategies, environmental assessment and transportation policy research, focusing on development patterns and land use-transportation linkages.

Mr. Dyett has led preparation of general plans for Lemoore, Los Banos, Porterville, Concord, San Ramon, Yuba City, Humboldt County, Chico and Vacaville. He also has worked on new zoning ordinances for American cities throughout the U.S. Current work includes new zoning regulations for Los Angeles County, Pomona, Concord, El Cerrito, Manteca, Morro Bay, Yuba City and Mesa, Arizona. Other zoning assignments have included cities (San Jose, Monterey, Albany, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Austin); counties (St. Mary's County, MD, and Larimer County, FL) downtowns (Chicago, Kansas City, Portland and Scottsdale); and transit-oriented and mixed-use development regulations (Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and St. Paul, MN). He also advised St. Mary's County on how to make its proposed comprehensive plan responsive to Maryland's Smart Growth legislation.

Mr. Dyett is an acknowledged expert on land use/transportation integration, and has taught on this subject for the Technology Transfer Program at the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. He was project manager for the BART Impact Program Land Use and Urban Development Project for MTC and led national case studies for US DOT, FHWA and HUD on beltways' impacts on urban areas and the economies of central cities. Recent international planning projects led by Mr. Dyett include the Kuwait National Greenery Plan and the Tainan Strategic Plan for the Republic of China.

Mr. Dyett holds a Master of Regional Planning from Harvard University, and an A.B. from Harvard College. His work has won awards from the American Planning Association, the Local Government Commission, and the International City Managers Association. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He was a member of the California Planners Roundtable (2000-2003), and a Trustee for the Headlands Center for the Arts (1999-2002). He also has served on the Advisory Council for the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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