Planning for Sustainability and Resilience at a District Scale

Session 2B | Wednesday | 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (PT)

About the Session

What does a sustainable and resilient mixed-use district look like? This session will share lessons from the Wilburton Sustainable District Opportunity Assessment study, outlining the unique challenges and opportunities of planning at the scale of a 300+ acre district with ambitious sustainability and resilience goals. We will dig into the processes that have helped secure buy-in from internal and external stakeholders, integrate aspirations into city codes and policies, and align sustainability and resilience priorities with urban design, affordable housing, mobility, and a number of other citywide and regional goals.

About the Moderator

Kimberly Selby, AICP

Urban Designer and Planner, NBBJ

An urban designer and planner with NBBJ, Kim works with a wide variety of clients to envision placemaking opportunities and development potential. She enjoys complex problem-solving and engaging the community to collaboratively tackle design ideas together. Kim is a longtime member of APA and the Washington chapter - ask her about the national divisions for Women and Planning or Private Practice!

About the Speakers

Justus Stewart, ENV-SP

Sustainability Program Manager, City of Bellevue

Justus Stewart is an experienced sustainability professional, having logged nearly 20 years in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. All of that time has been dedicated to the public interest, supporting municipalities and public agencies in planning, programmatic, and project-level support in furthering sustainability goals. Justus tries to apply tools and lessons from diverse disciplines to all of his work, including performing arts, urban design, games and game theory, and professional futurism. He has a master’s in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and a Certificate in Game Design from the University of Washington. Justus is currently the Sustainability Program Manager for the City of Bellevue.

Ranu Singh

Associate Urban Designer and Planner, NBBJ

Ranu Singh is an architect, urban designer, and planner using research-based design and policy solutions that integrate sustainability, equity, and well-being with an overall aesthetic experience. An MIT post-graduate, she practices at NBBJ, focusing on healthcare, educational campuses, urban design, visioning and planning projects. Her prior projects span housing, civic, and cultural institution design. Ranu's scholarly contributions include research papers and books, particularly on sustainability at the urban scale. At the core, Ranu's work reflects a deep commitment to shaping environments that foster community and environmental stewardship.

Jared Silliker, MBA, LEED AP

Senior Sustainability Specialist, NBBJ

Jared is a sustainability strategist consider him as a general contractor for all in-house sustainability efforts. He coordinates projects, solves problems, and pairs big-picture strategies with detailed research and logistics. Jared focuses on human systems within the built environment. He has collected nearly two decades of sustainability knowledge and coordinates technical experts to deliver transformative, high-performance initiatives. Think of Jared as a general contractor for sustainability efforts. Like the best traditional GCs, he coordinates projects, solves problems, and is a friendly partner who leverages his extensive network. Pairing big-picture strategy with detailed research and logistics, Jared focuses on human systems within the built environment. Jared has collected more than two decades of sustainability knowledge and coordinates technical experts to deliver transformative, high-performance projects. He excels at the intersection of the technical and non-technical and is adept at balancing triple bottom-line priorities. As an advocate for change, Jared instills confidence, mitigates risk, and accelerates impact. Jared is passionate about solving the climate change crisis, especially with systems that can scale impact. He believes that creative solutions can pay it forward to future generations while paying for business today.

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