Erin Chambers

Background

About Erin Chambers

With more than 15 years of experience working in the urban planning and community development field, I am passionate about impacting the quality of life within communities through service, citizen engagement, policy guidance, and urban form and design. I have worked for the City of Newton since 2006, first as the City Planner, then as the Director of Planning and Zoning, and, now, as the Community Development Director. During that time, I have had the opportunity to be part of the team of community leaders and citizens working on Newton’s economic recovery and reinvention in a post-Maytag era. Some highlights of projects that I've been a part of include: working with volunteers and elected officials to establish the first Newton Historic Preservation Commission and growing the local ethic for preservation, developing the current comprehensive plan, leading the establishment of Downtown Design Guidelines and a Downtown Streetscape Master Plan, participating in the creation of a new community brand and logo, and directing neighborhood revitalization through the local Dangerous & Dilapidated Program. Previously, I served as a planner for the Town of Groton, Connecticut.