Amanda Kennedy is Associate Planner with RPA's Connecticut Office in downtown Stamford. Her work focuses on encouraging land use policies that reduce vehicle travel and meet diverse housing needs. Amanda currently administers the community portion of BGreen 2020, Bridgeport's long-term sustainability initiative, and is working with the City of Stamford Land Use Department to develop a sustainability assessment process for proposed development. Ms. Kennedy received her Masters in City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she was awarded the AICP Award for Outstanding Scholarship, and her B.A. with Honors in Anthropology from Yale University.

Prior to joining RPA, Ms. Kennedy was Development Associate with Konover Properties Development Corporation, a developer of residential and commercial real estate based in West Hartford, Connecticut.