TIANNA MORTON
Tianna Morton is a Community Planner with Hoxie Collective and has a background in data analysis, engagement, neighborhood-scale development, multi-modal transportation planning, urban design and placemaking, and sustainability. Her multidisciplinary background is matched with compassion and creativity to improve the quality of life for the communities she serves. At Hoxie Collective, she focuses her thoughtful approach on data analysis, engagement, and visualization to give form to communities’ opportunities and challenges, clear steps to achieve their goals, and formal plans for neighborhood and city use. Morton’s career goals and working relationships are anchored in her core values of kindness, integrity, and creativity.
Education:
Accredited Bachelor of Urban Planning and Design
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2019
Professional Experience:
2 years total
1 year with Hoxie Collective
CHRISTINA HOXIE
Christina Hoxie started Hoxie Collective in 2017. She has been practicing urban and regional planning in the greater Kansas City area since 2008. Prior to 2008, Christina worked in architectural practices in Chicago and Houston since 1995. Christina’s work focuses on providing comprehensive, actionable planning solutions that are pragmatic, creative, and owned by their unique communities.
The process to achieve these integrated, community-driven solutions is where the innovation lies. Christina is an empathetic listener and strategic thinker who facilitates informed dialogue to find common ground and creates clear decision-making processes that build trust. She also seeks opportunities during planning and analysis processes to build multi-sector partnerships that assist the implementation of solutions from public policy, to educational programs, to housing, mobility, and green infrastructure solutions.
Christina’s deep love of nature and neighborhoods carry over into her community service activities in Deep Roots committee leadership, and Heartland Conservation Alliance committee service, as well as volunteering with various community gardening initiatives.
Education:
Master of Urban Planning,
Environmental Focus
University of Kansas
Master of Architecture
University of Kansas
Bachelor of Fine Art,
Interior Architecture
University of Houston
Years of professional experience:
25
Full resume available HERE
Professional registration and membership:
American Institute of Certified Planners #025838;
American Planning Association (APA) national and Kansas City, Missouri member
Contact:
CORE COLLABORATORS
Molly Gosnell, Midwest GeoInfo
Josh Hemberger, Substance Architecture
Synthia Isah, OBI Insights
Alecia Kates, Cannonball Development
Lance Klein, SWT Design
Thomas Morefield, Promenade Consulting
PAST TEAM MEMBERS
Becca Boles, intern 2022
Jazmin Bustos, intern 2022-23
Idalia Cabrales, intern 2022
Dan Eddie, architect and community planner 2017-2019
Martha Kyalo, intern 2023
Monica Medeiros Propst, intern 2020
Jessie Roach, communications 2023-2024
Regan Tokos, community planner 2020-2022
SELECT AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
American Planning Association, Missouri Chapter, 2024 Outstanding Public Outreach, Program, Project, Tool or Community Initiative Awards:
Kessler Park Improvement Plan, Kansas City, MO (Client: KCMO Parks and Recreation; Team included: SWT Design and Biohabitats)
Westside: Southwest Boulevard Transportation Plan, Kansas City, MO (Client: KCMO Public Works; Team included: Wilson & Co, SWT Design, BikeWalkKC, Fresco Marketing, Single Wing Creative)
Central States Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2024 Awards:
Oceti Sakowi Community Academy Vision Plan, Merit Award
Gliun Vision Plan, Award of Excellence
Both projects are located in Rapid City, SD. (Team included: Substance Architecture, SWT Design, McLennan Design, Archineers, Biohabitats, KLJ Engineers)
Prairie Gateway Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2024 Honor Award:
Woksape Makoce: Food Systems District Vision Plan
Porcupine, SD. (Team included: Substance Architecture, SWT Design, Archineers, KLJ Engineers)
Prairie Gateway Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2022 Awards of Excellence for planning and analysis:
Oceti Sakowi Community Academy Vision Plan and Gliun Vision Plan
Rapid City, SD. (Team included: Substance Architecture, SWT Design, McLennan Design, Archineers, Biohabitats, KLJ Engineers)
American Planning Association, Missouri Chapter, 2020 Outstanding Public Outreach, Program, Project, Tool or Community Initiative Award:
Lykins Neighborhood Strategic Development Process.
American Planning Association, Missouri Chapter, 2020 Outstanding Plan:
North Kansas City Bicycle Master Plan (Team included: BikeWalkKC, WSP)
Prairie Gateway Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2016 Award of Excellence for planning and analysis: Thunder Valley Regenerative Community, Porcupine, South Dakota. (while at a previous firm)
American Planning Association, Missouri Chapter, 2015 Original and Innovative Plan award:
Flint Hills Frontiers, 19 county ecoregional plan for the Flint Hills communities of Kansas. (while at a previous firm)
National American Planning Association, 2010 Daniel Burnham award: Greater Downtown Area Plan, Kansas City, Missouri (while at a previous firm)