Matt Noonkester, AICP | President & Founding Principal

Matt Noonkester has 27 years of progressive planning experience managing projects that help local, regional, and state government officials tackle difficult public policy planning issues. He has extensive experience using geographic information system (GIS) software to measure the built environment and leading community groups through a comprehensive planning process.  Mr. Noonkester is a certified CommunityViz classroom instructor, and routinely speaks at professional conferences, expert panel sessions, and technical user group meetings on the topic of scenario planning and CommunityViz software.  He has also partnered with staff and elected officials throughout the United States to prepare regional growth studies, comprehensive plans, small area plans, corridor studies, capital improvements plans, land development regulations, transportation system plans, development impact fee ordinances, and other special studies consistent with state law and community context.

Before forming City Explained, Inc. in 2015, Mr. Noonkester owned another successful planning firm, led a community planning team at two large planning and engineering firms, and served in the public sector, holding the position of Zoning Compliance Planner for the City of Bloomington, Indiana.