J. Skinner, AICP

Professional Land Planner

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Thank you so much for visiting my website. I am a professional land use planner and designer, based in Colorado, with 20+ years of experience in resort, rural and urban community planning.

 

Specializing in entitlement, and building form and site design, I have years of planning for residential and commercial development in the western slope/mountain valleys of Vail and Aspen, with experience on the front range of Colorado as well. As you can also see from visiting my website, I also do graphic design and marketing. I have also achieved certification in Conflict Resolution and Mediation. 

 

Through design, I have combined my expertise into an advanced form of planning, which benefits both governmental and private sector clients. I call it: Experience-Based Planning. I believe it is not a matter of simply presenting an idea for new or improved development, but it is also a matter of importance to incorporate design and cohesive social psychology into a community needed to reflect the community personalities of the people who live there. Vibrant communities filled with people that understand the varied components of a community attract new businesses and residents, seeking to become part of something important: a place where people love to live and work - or as I prefer to call it = quality of place.

 

I believe in the COMMUNITY as a whole, functioning as a sustainable and social machine. Change is necessary to maintain vitality, sales tax dollars, and residential (locals) and commercial retention, all the while, accommodating growth and community resilience. I help fit the pieces into the planning puzzle, using my years of professionalism that is rooted in leadership and design.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."

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     - Albert Einstein