ATLANTA, GA — Paula Dowell has been named HNTB Corporation’s national integrated planning services practice leader. Based in the firm’s office in Atlanta, Georgia, Dowell will guide integrated planning strategy and support clients and teams nationwide.

In this role, Dowell will focus on delivering value to clients through multimodal systems planning; urban design and planning; freight and goods mobility; environmental planning; resilience and sustainability planning; and strategic planning, policy, and communications services.

Dowell brings more than 24 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning, economics, and policy to this role. Since joining HNTB, Dowell has played a role in positioning the firm as a leading planning consultant and adviser to several states including Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

“With Paula’s leadership, we will continue to work with our partners early and often to discover their priorities and help define policies, goals, investments, and spatial designs to achieve safe, efficient, and resilient mobility systems,” said John Barton, Senior Vice President and Professional Services Chair at HNTB. “Her vision and experience will help us continue to deliver extraordinary value to our clients.”

Dowell is active in the Transportation Research Board, where she has served on the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Committee, the Transportation Economics Committee, the Transportation and Economic Development Committee, and the Urban Goods Movement Committee. She also is a member of the International Transport Economists Association and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.