50 Years of Adventures, Debacles, and Achievements: The Story of My Life, Part 1

by Dominic Nozzi

Overview

The story of Dom Nozzi's life. Growing up in Rochester, New York, where he learned about females, sports, and being raised by wonderful parents. One of his greatest achievements was to obtain a Master's Degree in town planning (he also has a BS in Environmental Science). He went on to write long-range plans for Gainesville, Florida, as well as land development regulations in his 20 years there as a senior planner. His passions in town planning include urban design, compact & walkable design, transportation choice, and timeless traditional design. Dom is proud to call himself a New Urbanist, and has authored several books about transportation and town design, philosophy, politics, and health. After retiring young, Dom moved to Boulder, Colorado, then to Greenville South Carolina. Dom is an avid skier, hiker, bicyclist, writer, reader, chef, dancer, speaker, skydiver, and kayaker. This memoir concludes by describing many of Dom's most important life lessons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823114356
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/07/2022
Pages:	402
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Dom Nozzi has a Bachelor’s in environmental science from SUNY Plattsburgh and a Master’s in town planning from Florida State University. For 20 years, he was a senior planner for Gainesville FL, and a planner for Boulder CO. He has spent 40 years working academically and professionally in town planning, urban design, and transportation – particularly designing for walking, bicycling and transit.
He has delivered over 100 speeches across the US. He is a prolific blogger.
He was a Neighborhood Assoc. president in Gainesville. He served on a Condo Assoc. Board of Directors in Boulder. He was the founder and chair of the Mapleton Hill PorchFest in Boulder.
He was a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He authored several environmental, transportation, and urban design plans and regulations for Gainesville. He is in Who's Who for the South and Southwest.
He has written and published several books.
He has served on the Board of Directors for Bike/Walk Virginia. He has served as a Complete Streets Instructor in several cities throughout the nation. He was an adjunct professor for the University of Colorado and served on the Boulder Transportation Advisory Board. He served on the PLAN-Boulder County Board of Directors, and the Bike/Walk Greenville SC Board of Directors.
He is a lifelong bicycle commuter. He is a world traveler, skier, hiker, kayaker, single-track mountain bicyclist, and scuba diver. He has toured over 56 Italian cities and visited 26 nations.
He has hiked 154 named trails in the Colorado Rockies, totaling 1,810 miles.
He is an accomplished cook, and a satisfying dancer.