Why I am running for Charlottesville City Council:

I moved to Charlottesville in 1981, and have grown to love the city. Since 1997, I’ve been actively involved in a broad range of local public policy issues, and I’m convinced that council members need broad experience, enthusiasm, and creative leadership to govern Charlottesville so that the city will work for all its residents. I have the desire, training, and leadership skills to move Charlottesville forward over the next four years.

Major themes in my council campaign:

• Public Involvement - Council has to communicate clearly, fully, and promptly on council matters, so residents can actively shape Charlottesville’s future.
• Transportation - Public transportation needs to grow with the city, and as part of a regional system.
• Growth/Environment - City services overseeing building and development must protect cultural and historic resources, preserve our local and global environment, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Engage Neighborhoods - Neighborhoods must be engaged in council decisions that affect their homes and businesses.

Community Service and Experience:

• Member, Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board, and its Regional Transportation Planning committee.
• Vice President and board member, the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation.
• Volunteer, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
• Volunteer teacher, Charlottesville City Schools Quest program.
• Participant, the Charlottesville Mural Project on Fourth Street SW.
• Advocate for public involvement, open government, transportation planning, and managed growth in our community before council, planning commission, and other municipal meetings.
• Attendee, Neighborhood Leadership Institute.
• Writer examining local infrastructure needs in Charlottesville and Albemarle County in regular Hook column, “The Squeaky Wheel”.

Professional Experience:

• 10 years, Independent Transportation/Environmental Consultant
• 5 years, faculty, University of Virginia
• 2 years, faculty, Piedmont Virginia Community College
• 3 years, researcher, Institute of Textile Technology
• 3 years, transportation/environmental engineer, VDOT, Richmond, VA
• 3 years, energy and economic system analyst, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
• 2 years, commissioned officer, U.S. Public Health Service, Air Quality Analysis, Cincinnati, OH and Research Triangle Park, NC

Education:

• Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University (1978)
• S.M., Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University (1972)
• S.B., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1969)
• Classes in Transportation Engineering and Urban and Regional Planning through the Citizen Scholar Program at the University of Virginia.

Material on Charlottesville Tomorrow (audio, video, text) about announcement: http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2007/06/kleeman.html

TV-29 coverage (June 18, 2007) in story by Jenn McDaniel: http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6675460

(Electronic mail, June 21, 2007)