Senior Revitalization Program Manager | Fairfax County Government, Fairfax, VA
JoAnne Fiebe is a Revitalization Program Manager and urban designer based in Fairfax County, VA. Her work centers on retrofitting post World War II suburbs into sustainable, walkable, and culturally relevant urban environments. Her professional background is diverse. She has experience working as a developer of residential and mixed-use neighborhoods, as a researcher at the Center for Urban Transportation Research in Tampa, FL, and in local government. JoAnne is a founding member of the Urban Charrette, a non-profit that helps cities solve urban design problems. She once owned a food truck and a solar power installation company.
JoAnne holds a B.Arch from the University of Miami and a Masters of Urban and Community Design from the University of South Florida where she is adjunct faculty and teaches on the history of city design
Courses
Retrofitting Suburbia for Equity and Resilience to Climate Change
With all the talk about the importance of cities in the global climate fight, suburban jurisdictions have received relatively less attention. However, in the US suburban residents are responsible for half of our household carbon footprint due to inefficient land use and the resulting transportation and resource use patterns they produce. This session will explore strategies for shifting drivable suburbs to more walkable urban communities and explain how this change supports goals and policies related to resilience, active transportation, and community building. In addition, the speakers will discuss gentrification pressures and the implications strategies have on communities, with the goal of breaking cycles of disinvestment and preventing displacement. Join this important conversation with thought leaders who are driving the movement and working on the front lines of suburban change today.
Hosted by AIA Center for Communities by Design.
Course expires 09/18/2025