City Of Boulder Announces Transportation And Mobility Director

BOULDER, CO — The City of Boulder announced a new transportation and mobility director Friday. The director was chosen following a national search.

Carlos Hernandez will take over the position Jan. 13.

“Mr. Hernandez’s background in city planning and engineering provides an opportunity for the city to build on its strong mobility foundation and to work with the community to implement the next evolution of transportation and mobility to prepare for Boulder’s future,” Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam said in a statement. “His experience with mobility issues in Colorado and around the nation positions us well to maintain the current infrastructure as we also prepare for new standards in mobility.”

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Hernandez is one of Colorado’s leading transportation planning professionals, Boulder officials said. He has more than 20 years of experience implementing complete streets, regional transit and multimodal transportation systems.

Hernandez previously partnered with the community and City of Boulder staff on the Chautauqua Access Management Plan, the East Arapahoe Transportation Plan and the 30th and Colorado Corridor study, officials said. He also spent a decade working with advocacy organizations, City and County of Denver staff and neighborhood groups to implement the Denver Moves Mobility Plan, neighborhood-based vision zero plans and high capacity transit projects in downtown Denver.

Hernandez is a certified planner and transportation planner. He graduated from the University of Colorado Environmental Design program with a degree in City, Urban and Regional Planning.

As Boulder’s transportation and mobility director, Hernandez will oversee transportation planning and operations, project management, transportation maintenance and airport operations.