Jeff Ward
Director
Jeff spent 31 years as a planning consultant, with a focus on transportation, land use planning and community economic development in all four Atlantic Provinces. Working in both urban and rural contexts, he assisted municipalities to develop new transportation options including transportation master plans, rural and urban transit strategies, and active transportation plans. Now retired, he conducts independent research mainly in the areas of maritime (seafaring) history, photography and biography. His local history, Head of the Bay was published in 2009 and reprinted in 2018. His article, "A Tale of Two Suburbs" won the 2013 Plan Canada Award for best long-form article in Plan Canada magazine. Jeff is currently a member of board of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. While he now enjoys a very short commute, he is committed to the concept of light rail tied to community planning as a more equitable use of public funds than current planning and development models provide.