Daniel Carlson is a research consultant at the Institute for Public Policy and Management at the University of Washington in Seattle. His areas of interest are community development, preservation, and empowerment. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a master's degree in city and regional planning. He is also the author of Reusing America's Schools, a guide for converting closed schools into centers of community and economic activity.

Lisa Wormser was a founding staff member of the Surface Transportation Policy Projects in 1991. As communications manager, she oversaw all aspects of STPP's public information programs. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and is now the owner of Two Heads, a communications consulting firm.

Cy Ulberg is a research associate professor in the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. He is also associated with the Washington State Transportation Center, a consortium of the University of Washington, the Washington State University, and the Washington State Department of Transportation. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Stanford University and a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan. His interests are in community development, transportation policy, and land use.