Sean Hertel

Sean is a Registered Professional Planner with over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, City of Toronto, and York Region. In 2012 he established his own small firm, Hertel Planning, where he and his team advise provincial, municipal, and non-government clients, and select development firms.  His work and projects are focused on policy formulation and implementation for rapid transit corridors, station development and integration, housing, and social equity.

Sean has an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from the University of Windsor and a Master in Environmental Studies from York University. In addition to teaching at Waterloo, Sean is also a Lecturer in the schools of planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and York University.

He is a fan of the Detroit Tigers but not Jane Jacobs, tells tourists to skip Toronto and head to Montreal, and makes the drive to Windsor just for the pizza (sorry, mom).

Co-teaching PLAN 721 Advanced Planning Project Studio, fall 2023