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Keli P. Kemp, AICP
Senior Associate
Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Areas of Expertise:
Air Quality
Climate Change
Long-Range Transportation Plans
Professional Experience
Ms. Kemp has 13 years of experience in air quality conformity analyses; metropolitan and
regional transportation planning; travel demand forecasting; and training. She received a
Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor’s
degree in Political Science from Florida State University.
Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization
(TPO) Air Quality Support. Ms. Kemp has assisted the TPO with managing its air quality
conformity process since its designation as a PM 2.5 tri-state nonattainment area in 2005. She led
the development of all five Conformity Determination Reports and has participated regularly in
the Interagency Consultation Committee process providing policy and modeling guidance to the
TPO. Currently, Ms. Kemp is managing the update of the air quality postprocessor to reflect
MOVES2010, greenhouse gas (GHG), and ozone emissions.
Hillsborough County MPO Greenhouse Gas Emissions Support. For the Hillsborough
County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Cambridge Systematics, as part of a team,
updated the MPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan, including recommending greenhouse gas
(GHG) reduction strategies and analyzing of GHG impacts of alternative plan scenarios.
Ms. Kemp recently managed the calculation of GHG emissions using MOVES emissions factors
as a result of the transit-oriented development scenario being evaluated by the MPO.
FDOT Central Office Modeling Support: Air Quality Postprocessor and Training. For the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Ms. Kemp managed the development of the first
air quality postprocessor in Florida within the statewide transportation modeling framework that
calculates both ozone and GHG emissions using the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
MOVES model. She also has participated in the interagency consultation process between
regional, state, and Federal partners and in the development and delivery of training courses.
Professional Affiliations
Transportation Research Board Transportation and Air Quality Committee, Friend
American Institute of Certified Planners and American Planning Association, Member
Big Bend Florida Chapter Institute of Transportation Engineers, Past President
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