Russell Brito

ISEA2012

Russell Brito is the Manager of the Urban Design and Development Division of the City of Albuquerque Planning Department. Over his eighteen-year tenure with the City, he has worked with development review of current projects, metropolitan redevelopment in distressed areas of the city, and long range planning for specific sectors, areas, and the larger metropolitan area. This type of Planning involves the coordination of land use, transportation, and infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions, in concert with elected and appointed officials, business owners, neighborhood associations, and other interested parties. Consensus is not always the result, but collaboration has resulted in successful projects and partnerships that benefit individual communities and the city as a whole, such as the redevelopment of Old Albuquerque High School, the Downtown 2010 Sector Development Plan, and the Nob Hill/Highland Sector Development Plan.