Barry Bergman is a Senior Planner with a multimodal transportation planning background, specializing in active transportation and grant writing. Barry is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Barry completed his Master of Regional Planning (MRP) degree in 1993 at the University of Massachusetts. He joined W-Trans in 2018 with more than 20 years of planning experience, including 17 years in the public sector working on regional plans at the metropolitan planning organization in Baltimore as well as on local plans and projects for the City of Alameda.
Barry specializes in active transportation planning, having managed regional, citywide, corridor-level, and project-specific plans in rural, suburban, and urban contexts. With an eye toward transportation as a key part of placemaking, he maintains a focus on the larger policy context and with his experience preparing grant applications, strategically guides planning projects to successfully compete for future funding. Barry has led highly inclusive public engagement efforts for numerous plans, working effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, including agency staff, elected officials, business leaders, and community-based organizations.