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Jennifer Keesmaat is the Chief Planner of the City of Toronto in Canada, and a former urban design consultant. Jennifer Keesmaat was raised in Hamilton, Ontario.〔 She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in English and Philosophy, and then obtained a Master's degree in Environmental Studies (Politics and Planning) from York University in 1999. For a brief time, she worked as an executive assistant to Councillor Joe Mihevc at the Toronto City Hall, during the mayor Mel Lastman's tenure. ==Background== Before becoming the Chief Planner of Toronto, she had worked on master plans in Toronto, Vancouver, Mississauga, Vaughan, Regina, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Moncton, London and Halifax.〔 Outside of Canada, she has worked in United States, Ireland and Greece. She is a founder of the planning and design firm ''Office for Urbanism'' and a founding partner at DIALOG. Jennifer writes articles on planning-related topics, including recent editorials in the Toronto Star on the importance of complete streets and communities, and in the Globe and Mail on the need to change approaches to land use planning to ensure the liveability and sustainability of Canada's future communities. She has guest lectured at Ryerson University, York University, and the University of Toronto. She has also delivered the TEDx talks ''Own your City''〔(Own Your City: Jennifer Keesmaat at TEDxYorkU )〕 and ''Walk to School''.〔(TEDxRegina -- Jennifer Keesmaat -- Walk to School )〕 Jennifer became the Chief Planner of Toronto in September 2012. She is an advocate of density and walkability, 〔 and has described mid-rise development, transportation, and waterfront as areas of focus. Jennifer has also been a strong proponent of a national urban agenda, calling for an expanded role of the federal government in supporting Canadian cities. To discuss her plans, she hosts public roundtables, which are live-tweeted and broadcast on Rogers TV. The (Feeling Congested Consultation ), one of the first major projects launched by Jennifer as Chief Planner, uses a range of non-traditional online and offline consultation tools to reach the public. Jennifer was named the 9th most influential person in Toronto by Toronto Life Magazine in 2014,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-most-influential-2014/ )〕 and the 41st most important person in Canada by Macleans Magazine in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/20/the-most-important-people-in-canada/5/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jennifer Keesmaat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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