Ryan Kadet

Planner

Ryan is a planner whose professional interests include development policy and regulations, comprehensive and park planning, and environmental planning.  He enjoys working with community members to explore and develop ideas for improving their communities, and his strengths include a strong attention to detail, data analysis, and research.  At HKGi Ryan provides planning support for a wide range of projects, particularly comprehensive planning, development code updates, and community engagement initiatives.  He also provides GIS data collection and mapping assistance as well as community-focused and policy research.

As a graduate student at Tufts University, Ryan’s Master’s Thesis focuses on land use and design policy as they relate to urban parks in Boston, MA.  He also collected community input regarding a Zero Waste initiative in Lexington, MA and authored a report for that city’s Public Works and Office of Sustainability units.  He has worked with summer camp youth for several summers and most recently provided leadership to both staff and campers as a Program Director.  His leadership experience also includes working with youth park crews for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy in Boston.