Curvie Hawkins '95, '00
Curvie Hawkins has over a decade of experience in the transit industry. He currently serves as the Director of Planning for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) where he was hired as one of the youngest directors at The T. His key responsibilities include managing and directing all planning related efforts including bus, rail and strategic planning. Curvie is currently overseeing the planning of a $400 million commuter rail line from southwest Fort Worth into DFW Airport.
Mr. Hawkins leadership in the development of The T’s Strategic Plan resulted in the project being awarded the Planning Project of the Year by the Midwest Section of the Texas American Planning Association. As part of the strategic planning process, he received accolades for developing a public involvement plan that incorporated widespread community involvement and validation, which resulted in overwhelming community support.
Prior to joining The T, Curvie was employed by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) where he worked in the planning department and directed project teams during the development of bus feeder plans leading to the opening of two Light Rail lines. He worked for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Cities of Southlake and Crowley, and as a Graduate Research Assistant at UTA.
He is knowledgeable of the transit industry and is often called upon to perform numerous presentations such as at the 2007 Transportation Summit, the Transportation Research Board Conference on Application of Transportation Planning Methods, and the annual meeting of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO). He was honored to present on transportations strategies at Congressman Michael Burgess’ 2007 Renaissance Communities Economic Development Summit.
His civic involvement includes being appointed by the Mayor as Chairman of the Arlington Transit Advisory Board and serving as a member of the Fort Worth Central City Redevelopment Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Southeast Fort Worth, Inc., a non-profit development company, dedicated to the revitalization of the southeast quadrant of Fort Worth.
Mr. Hawkins is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington where he attained a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Science in Economics. While attending UTA, Curvie was awarded the title University Scholar and was recognized for two successive years as a selection for Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Curvie volunteered his time by returning to UTA, in November 2006, to provide a lecture on Public Transportation for a graduate class in the School of Urban and Public Affairs.
He is also one of the 2008 recipients for the Outstanding African-Amercan Award from the Alumni Association. Curvie will be honored February 23rd at the African-American Alumni Reception.
