CHESTER E. CHELLMAN (“RICK”)
Ossipee, New Hampshire

AFFILIATION: Principal, TND Engineering

AREA OF EXPERTISE: New Urbanist street design

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE: Rick has more than twenty-five years experience in zoning, civil engineering, land surveying, engineering consulting, traffic engineering, and development planning and has worked on projects throughout the U.S. and to lesser extents in Canada, the U.K., and India. In 1977 he founded White Mountain Survey Co., Inc., a multidisciplinary firm that focuses on projects in New Hamphire. More recently he founded TND Engineering, a specialty firm addressing engineering consulting and Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) and New Urbanism (NU) nationally and internationally. Rick’s primary focus in recent years has been working  on the engineering and traffic engineering aspects of TND/NU, particularly in connection with the matters of street design, vehicular and human-powered traffic control, and external transportation connections; a major focus has been to design and build more walkable streets while still accommodating vehicles. Rick has authored numerous works on topics related to the traffic and transportation aspects of TND/NU design and frequently speaks on these topics.

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Rick will explore the functional characteristics of streets that have been designed to encourage pedestrian activity in TND/NU communities such as: I’On, South Carolina; Kentlands, Maryland; and Seaside, Florida.  

E-MAIL: chellman@tndengineering.com