FIRM PROFILE

LK Planning is a transportation planning consulting firm specializing in strategic and long-range planning. Founded by Lindsey Kiner, AICP in 2018, LK Planning helps clients in both the public and private sectors thoughtfully approach complex planning issues with a keen eye for project context, sustainability, and equity.

LK Planning is a certified disadvantaged business (DBE) with the State of California. Additional certifications include small-business enterprise (SBE) and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

LINDSEY (HILDE) KINER, AICP

I am a certified urban planner with over twelve years of experience working on transportation and land use projects in Northern and Southern California. I'm passionate about developing sustainable and practical approaches to improving mobility and the viability of transit, walking, and biking for daily trips. I work with clients to create context-sensitive solutions for the communities they serve, with an emphasis on sustainability and meaningful stakeholder engagement.

I've worked on a variety of integrated land use and transportation studies throughout my career, including the SamTrans Youth Mobility Plan, Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project, and the Airport Metro Connector (to LAX). As the Principal and Founder of LK Planning, I have successfully led long-range, strategic planning projects with clients such as Caltrain and SPUR. Also, I have been a teaming partner on many strategic planning projects in the Bay Area, including the Caltrain Business Plan and the VTA BART Silicon Valley Program. My technical specialties include transit planning, grant writing, multi-modal site/circulation, stakeholder engagement, and policy research.

I'm a San Jose native and double Bruin. I hold a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA. 

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CLIENTS + PARTNERS

I am proud to partner with organizations doing forward-thinking work in the urban planning and transportation space. Below is a sampling of my past and current projects.

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

-Caltrain Short Range Transit Plan FY2018-2027

-Caltrain Business Plan

-Various Strategic Service & Infrastructure Feasibility Studies

Contracting Partners: Fehr & Peers, HNTB

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

-BART Silicon Valley Phase II Program: Transit-Oriented Communities Implementation

-BART Silicon Valley Phase II Program: Diridon Station Construction Staging Area Plan

Contracting Partner: Placeworks

San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)

-Flexible Transportation Research and Whitepaper, SPUR Regional Strategy (read the full report here)

-Pro-bono meeting facilitation services

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)

-Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycles 4 & 5 Grant Applications

-Caltrans SB1 Grant Applications (2018 Cycle). Successfully secured $460K in grant funding for The City of Bell Gardens and Los Angeles County.

Contracting Partner: Evan Brooks and Associates

City of Los Angeles
-Boyle Heights Community Plan Draft EIR

Contracting Partner: Impact Sciences