Jeffrey’s primary research interests lie in urban development and infrastructure planning and policy. He is particularly interested in how cities manage and plan for density to accommodate growth and improve quality of place, including how local governments capture financial value from private development to serve the public good. Through this lens, Jeffrey examines policy questions such as the impact of costs and regulations on development viability, strategies for implementing greater density in city centres, and the effects of demographic change on social infrastructure capacity. His work is rooted in issues of equity and power, and the contested nature of urban development—investigating how cities are shaped, for whom, by whom, and at what scale.
In the classroom, Jeffrey fosters collaborative learning to deepen students’ educational experience and prepare them for team-based work in the planning profession. He draws on his practical experience as a planner to bridge theory and practice. Before joining Dalhousie in 2021, he held senior planning roles at Metrolinx (Ontario’s regional transportation authority), the Province of Ontario, and worked in the private sector as a planning consultant specializing in development planning.
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