Management Specialist and Long-Range Transportation Planning Discipline Leader Justin Feek Joins CDM Smith

PHOENIX— CDM Smith welcomes Justin Feek as a management specialist and long-range trans­porta­tion planning discipline leader. With 20 years of experience, Feek offers expertise in performance-based planning, developing and managing delivery of capital improvement plans, trans­porta­tion improvement programs, trans­porta­tion area studies, corridor studies, multimodal planning, MPO admin­is­tra­tion, grant application development, as well as stakeholder and public outreach. He brings state, county, and city trans­porta­tion planning experience across multiple states. In his new role, Feek will focus on mentoring technical staff, showcasing our planning work in the marketplace, partnering with client service teams on key planning oppor­tu­ni­ties, and engaging in priority projects to expand our long-range trans­porta­tion planning services and grow our planning practice.

Previously, Feek was a program manager and assistant director of planning and programing for the Arizona Department of Trans­porta­tion’s (ADOT) Multimodal Planning Division. In that role, he scoped and managed the ADOT statewide long-range trans­porta­tion plan, “What Moves You Arizona,” to address statewide, diverse urban and rural trans­porta­tion needs. Feek also spent several years as a principal trans­porta­tion planner for the city of Phoenix, Arizona, where he developed and managed delivery of major streets and mobility improve­ments as part of the Phoenix Street Trans­porta­tion Department Trans­porta­tion 2050 initiative, a voter-approved initiative expanding investment in street and transit improve­ments through 2050. Feek brings extensive experience, as he led the development and delivery of performance-based planning, programming, management consulting, project development and delivery initiatives for clients including the Texas Department of Trans­porta­tion; Arizona Department of Trans­porta­tion; Maricopa Association of Governments; City and County of Denver Department of Trans­porta­tion and Infra­struc­ture; Napa Valley Trans­porta­tion Authority; City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix; Southeast Naval Facilities Command; and various MPOs throughout Arizona and California.

“I am excited to have Justin Feek join our elite planning team and help lead our growth in long-range planning for state DOTs, communities, and MPOs,” said Christopher Nazar, CDM Smith senior vice president and the leader of the firm’s trans­porta­tion services group. “Justin has been a planning innovation and data driven decisions leader throughout his career, dating back to when we worked with him as a project manager at ADOT. I look forward to collab­o­rat­ing with him to bring context sensitive and leading-edge solutions for our trans­porta­tion planning clients.”

Feek has a bachelor’s degree in regional development from the University of Arizona and he is an excellent addition to the firm. With his focus area in long-range trans­porta­tion planning, Feek enjoys, “under­stand­ing the unique natural and social oppor­tu­ni­ties and constraints facing communities and working to improve the quality of life and trans­porta­tion choices for people of all walks of life.”

CDM Smith is a privately owned engineering and construc­tion firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, trans­porta­tion, energy, and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world’s envi­ron­men­tal and infra­struc­ture challenges.