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Home My WebLink AboutRESPONSE - RFP - 7464 LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLANs • • '' SUBMITTED BY LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. TASK 4: ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT Based on Task 2 and Task 3 results, three alternatives will be developed to integrate five elements or concepts, as explained below. These will be illustrated in composite form at approximately 1"=40' scale (9 feet long), and accompanied by illustrative sketches. Task 4.1 Street Concepts Alternative solutions for public use areas and dimensional characteristics of the elements within the Lincoln ROW, as well as their visual character will be developed. The features to be considered will include, but may not be limited to: ■ Road cross sections, vertical profile options, and intersection configurations ■ Pedestrian and bike facilities ■ Pedestrian amenity areas (seating areas, focal features, plazas, gathering areas, etc.) ■ Bridge design and character options ■ Median and drive access design ■ ROW acquisition requirements ■ Streetscape, gateway, signage, lighting, furnishings, pavements and urban design concepts ■ Landscape palette Three distinct alternative illustrative conceptual plans will be developed for the roadway. These concepts will be supported with illustrations (street view or bird's eye) that are realistic depictions of how the street could be transformed. The perspective views will include enough detail to illustrate choices for the design character of streetscape elements. / Concepts translate the visions into Task 4.2 Edge physical form, allowing for a more creative, Concepts productive, and true The alternatives will comparison for the triple Illustrate potential edge bottom line analysis. conditions that are synergistic with the design of the street. These include the potential land uses, building forms and density of development. The Northside Neighborhoods Plan and City Plan identify land use categories for existing developed and vacant lands. We will review these plans with stakeholders, discuss potential refinements, and develop conceptual plans for adjacent parcels that illustrate potential development concepts that are synergistic with the specific types of streets. For each alternative vision a preferred land development concept will be developed and refined. Items to discuss with the community include: ■ Potential catalyst projects, including Link-n- Greens ■ The potential for land uses on individual properties to change over time ■ The opportunity to aggregate smaller properties ■ The potential for conflict between existing regulatory requirements and the land development strategies ■ Targeting appropriate land use types ■ Conflicts between unlike land uses and their transitions ■ Neighborhood protection and enhancement ■ History and culture improvements ■ Building scale and character ■ Enhancements to Buckingham Park and relationship to the Oxbow property A narrative will be provided explaining how different approaches to the mix, form and orientation of development have resulted in providing a coherent framework for each alternative vision. Lloyd Boulevard bike box in Portland, Oregon. Alta led the design recommendations for five of Portland's most challenging and politically - sensitive bikeway corridors. The bike box provides bicyclists with a safe, visible way to get ahead of queuing traffic during the red signal phase. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 Task 4.3 Mobility Concepts Transportation options and improvements for Lincoln Avenue will be developed in conjunction with the three alternative visions and their associated land development concepts. The transportation component of the corridor visions will center around a solid understanding of how travel patterns are likely to change in the future (as a result of the evolving land uses along the corridor and local and regional transportation advances in the vicinity (such as the initiation of MAX BRT service), and the community's desire for change (e.g., to encourage alternative travel modes). The mobility concepts will support each of the land development concepts by addressing: ■ Local and regional access and connectivity; ■ Transit/circulator service; ■ Intersection functionality and design; ■ Access control; ■ Transit facilities (shelters, bus stops/super stops); ■ Bicycle accommodation (e.g., bike lanes, bike library, transformation to bike boulevard); ■ Rail crossing enhancements; ■ Intermodal transfers (particularly at the nearby Downtown Transit Center); ■ Pedestrian improvements (e.g., sidewalks, crossings, connections to Poudre River Trail) ■ Car share and parking for residents, employees, customers and visitors. Each alternative will be represented by concept drawings for the entire project corridor that identify roadway edges, roadway striping/median treatments, bike lanes, landscape areas, ROW constraints, drainage improvements, and traffic control elements in an aerial view that shows how each infrastructure component meshes with surrounding properties. Conceptual Plan for North College Avenue highlighting potential streetscope improvements. Other design elements will focus on specific intersection treatments for pedestrian crossings, transit stop design and amenities. Alta will provide innovative state -of -the -practice solutions for on -street and off-street bicycle facilities, based on the best national and international practices, policies, and programs. The solutions for each alternative will strive to balance all modes of transportation in order to improve the bicycle and pedestrian flow and safety, enhance motor vehicle traffic while integrating "great street" features throughout the corridor. While providing bicycle facilities throughout the corridor is important, planning for additional bicycle parking within the corridor will also be a key component of the planning effort to meet future demands and current events (bicycle brewery tours). We need to consider better connections and access to local and regional pathways (Poudre River Trail), existing neighborhoods and businesses, and to the on -street facilities near Old Town Fort Collins in a way that makes sense and is contextually appropriate. Task 4.4 Infrastructure Concepts Due to the potential impact on the cost and schedule of the project, understanding the type and location of utilities in the corridor will be necessary in analyzing the three alternatives. The team will investigate utilities in the area, identify conflicts and propose possible relocations so that the scale of utility impacts is known before finalizing design. Our team is already working on the corridor to improve the aesthetics of above ground power lines. Working in conjunction with the service providers, implementation plans shall be established for any proposed expansions. h, i A i IS LOFN4N urtwE pi �� ■piE-SiRFFi •rE Nlw- `- lNlISCYED ¢uSFOMEDuu SRH1�Rf PWM Y IpN UWN E SLEVY411 It is critical to understand drainage options early in the planning stages. Storm sewer systems and water quality features can require extra ROW, extensive coordination with other utilities, and dictate parts of the roadway design. LID solutions can often require more thought than a traditional design, and incorporating that piece early in planning will ensure that the functional portion of the storm sewer/water quality system is integral with the overall vision of the corridor. Various roadway and pedestrian lighting approaches, integrating the concepts associated with Fort Zed, and new communications technologies will also be explored. Task 4.5 Natural Systems Concepts Ways to enhance the Poudre River and Oxbow ecology and extend the riparian landscape character to the streetscape will be explored, with the goal of creating a functional urban ecology. This ecology can reduce heat island effect, improve air quality, and increase migratory bird and other urban tolerant species habitat while providing opportunities for human interaction and enjoyment. Illustrations shall be prepared showing natural systems concepts for each of the three alternative visions. How each alternative functions within the larger systems of air/ wind, water, energy, soil, solar, plants, wildlife and waste will be diagrammed and explained in text. Differences in benefits and impacts to these natural systems will be evaluated in the next task. Street Enhancement Toolbox, Cheyenne, Wyoming The Street Enhancement Toolbox studied six communities with characteristics similar to Cheyenne to develop Best Management Practices for the design, funding and implementation of street enhancement projects. The research provided the basis for the design and costing of nine street enhancement prototypes that ranged in intensity and style. Each cost estimate calculated the capital, replacement, and maintenance costs over a twenty-year period to help the City and public anticipate the realistic long-term investment of right- of-way enhancements. The design and cost parameters were then transferred to a spreadsheet format where design palettes could be customized, and costs could be updated over time. TASK 5: ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION Task 5.1 Triple Bottom Line Analysis This task involves establishing the sustainability goals for the project and comparison of performance for the three concepts and a No -Action alternative using defined goals and indicators of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Both qualitative and quantitative assessments of the benefits or disadvantages of each alternative will be prepared to assist in the evaluation process. We propose to conduct a workshop with the PMT and SG at the outset of the project to select the most appropriate sustainability goals and indicators from the Sustainability Plan, City Plan, LEED-ND, and the SITEST" system. We can also incorporate principles from the Living Building Challenge, LENSES, and other tools if desired. A refined set of draft goals and indicators will be presented at the first community event, and be referred to continually through the development of alternatives. The street design will depend upon the ultimate uses and character of development that is adjacent to it, so we may also include measurements that compare various types of land uses and development patterns in addition to the street design choices. Part of this evaluation will be the economic evaluation that documents construction, operations, and maintenance costs and compare the cost- effectiveness of the alternatives. The roadway and infrastructure estimates developed for this task will be order of magnitude in nature; however, we can get quite detailed on streetscape enhancements and utilize LSD's Streets Enhancements Toolbox to compile data on various levels of improvements. medians pad-Uian amenities 0 a City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 We can also include use economic/financial predictive modeling to quantify potential market absorption for different land uses, potential job growth, and other economic and revenue growth measurements based on different development concepts. We anticipate that the analysis may compare aspects of the alternatives, such as: ■ Environmental: impervious surface; tree canopy/ heat island effect; low water use / raw water landscaping; air quality improvement / carbon reduction through shift to alternative modes of transportation and smooth traffic flow; habitat preservation and creation; exposed water quality treatment versus structural methods and costs; soil and ground water health; hazardous material clean-up/avoidance; energy consumption; etc. ■ Social: safety; mobility and access to transit; affordable housing; access to employment; health (social interaction, recreation, connection to nature, walking, biking, local food production, access to health services); art and cultural expression; diversity and inclusion; strong neighborhood identity; beauty/visual quality; etc. ■ Economic: construction, maintenance and operational costs; cost per user; attractiveness for investment and development; property value increase; job creation; tax revenues, etc. A comparison of total economic, social, and environmental benefits and costs for each of the three visions will be developed. Task 5.2 Community Event #2: "Selecting a Future" This task will select a preferred vision for the corridor from the three visions identified. To help decide on the preferred vision, a two-day weekend community event will be held. The event may be timed with other local activities and may include support from local businesses. Timing of this event will allow tourists, families, and local neighborhoods to choose a vision and a set of experiences for the future. The event will focus on the preferred concept elements and where the public would like to apply public investment vs. private investment activities. At this time, this concept will be posted to the website along with an online questionnaire (in both English and Spanish). TASK 6: PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN/ ENGINEERING Based on the evaluation of alternatives and the public engagement process, a preferred alternative will be selected. The conceptual design will be refined to a schematic design level in order to resolve more detailed issues as needed, and a final plan rendering provided. Plans at 1 "=40' will be refined to more accurately locate roadway, streetscape, and landscape improvements, and to assess costs associated with drainage and utility infrastructure. A composite illustrative rendered plan and two sketches of the corridor at street level will be prepared for use at boards and commissions meetings and for public information. If appropriate, Illustrative plans of two catalyst public or private projects can also be developed. Members of the LSD team developed 14 Character Districts for Jackson/Teton County, Wyoming. These detailed plans designed new streets as places with a distinct character, similar to Main Street. These new, complete streets included a performing arts center, residential development, and Snake River Brewing Company. • A palette of illustrative details that define a place will be created. In addition to the illustrative drawings and plan views, the LSD team will also provide a photosimulation showing the phasing and transition of the corridor. The photosimulation can also indicate public versus private improvements. TASK 7: STRATEGIES This crucial task is the bridge between vision and implementation, during which the project team will define various components of the plan that will require actions and define strategies to employ in their implementation. Components that require funding for construction and coordination opportunities for other projects in the area will be identified. The LSD team will explore options regarding the role of - and partnerships between - the City of Fort Collins, Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority, local landowners, residents, and businesses. These actions could include changes in underlying codes, plans, or other development related regulation. Where possible, implementation plans from other related planning projects, including the River District and Jefferson Street corridor, will be evaluated to determine if application to Lincoln Avenue is appropriate. The team will identify and prioritize administrative actions for achieving implementation, which include regulatory reform, the formation of improvement districts, public/private partnerships, or other administrative entities. The team will also identify a range of federal and state grant programs that may be employed to aid in funding the preferred alternative and the actions required to secure them. The team will produce a recommended strategies paper that outlines required public and private participation and actions. TASK 8: IMPLEMENTATION, FUNDING, AND PHASING The implementation plan will outline the phases and funding strategies, and define the process that the City will use to track progress towards realization of the plan. The phasing plan will emerge after decisions are made regarding the time frame to deploy the strategies outlined in Task 7, when funding may become available, and based on logical construction sequences. Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig (FHU) has worked with the City in the past to position projects to receive state and federal funding for roadway improvements, and LSD team members are very familiar with the long list of local, state, federal, and private/non-profit funding tools and grant opportunities. We will then work with City and community stakeholders to derive a shortlist of options that would become the funding plan. The project team will work closely with stakeholders to produce the most appropriate funding and implementation strategy based on revenue production, implementation feasibility, fairness of financial burden, and ease of administration. The public and private participation strategies, as well as the state and federal grant recommendations from Task 7, will be incorporated into the funding section of the implementation plan. The team will also develop a set of performance indicators, perhaps derived and adapted from the City's annual Community Scorecard process, to track the performance of the corridor improvement project. Emerging technologies, including mobile applications and social media, will be explored and used for implementation, monitoring, and marketing of the corridor as appropriate. The consultants will compile and summarize this task into an implementation plan and matrix with assigned responsibilities and timeframes. TASK 9: LINCOLN CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTION This task will combine the information from Tasks 2 — 8 and all public involvement into a draft plan. The LSD team will then manage the public review process, make edits and refinements, and submit a final plan for adoption. The LSD team will compile all recommended City staff revisions and changes into the final document, and present this document to the community for their sign -off. The team will complete recommended revisions and changes to the Document based on committee comments, and reformat for submittal to Planning Commission and City Council. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 • DELIVERABLESTASK • • SUBTASK DELIVERABLES • TASK 1: PROJECT • Master Work Program/Schedule • MOBILIZATION • Public Involvement Plan & PUBLIC • Bilingual Project Website' • PARTICIPATION • Social Media Accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) PLAN • Comment Database • • Outline of Special Studies (e.g., Crossing Configurations) • TASK 2: Task 2.1. Data & Analysis • Summary Report (Existing & Future Conditions & Issues EXISTING & FUTURE Summary Including Historical Context, Transportation, CONDITIONS Market, & Environmental Conditions) • • Two -Day Site Reconnaissance • GIS Database /Map Book Task 2.2. Great Streets & Corridors Case • Corridor Case Study Database Studies • In-depth Analysis of Four Comparable Corridors • TASK 3: Task 3.1. Community Event #1: • Community Event #1 Agenda, Materials, Attendance, CORRIDOR VISION "Envisioning a Future" Facilitation, & Summary • • Website Update & Upload • Task 3.2. Vision Storytelling & Branding • Three Alternative Visions (Narrative, Word Cloud' & Perspective Sketches for each) • Online Questionnaires for each . TASK 4: Task 4.1. Streets Concepts ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT Task 4.2. Edge Concepts • Street, Edges, Mobility, Infrastructure, and Natural • . Task 4.3. Mobility Concepts Systems Concepts (Narrative & Plan View Illustrations Task 4.4. Infrastructure Concepts for each of the Three Alternative Visions) . Task 4.5. Natural Systems Concepts TASK 5: Task 5.1. Triple Bottom Line Analysis • Triple Bottom Line Analysis . ALTERNATIVES • Costing Analysis EVALUATION Task 5.2. Community Event #2: • Community Event #2 Agenda, Materials, Attendance, • "Selecting a Future" Facilitation, & Summary . • Website Update & Upload . TASK 6: • Preferred Alternative Preliminary Design Concepts' PREFERRED (Plan View Illustrations of Street, Edges, Mobility, ALTERNATIVE Infrastructure, and Natural Systems), Live Scale . Preliminary Design, Illustrative Details • Photo Simulation of Phasing' . • Online Questionnaire TASK 7: • Preferred Alternative Implementation Strategies' STRATEGIES (Street, Edges, Mobility, Infrastructure, and Natural . Systems, Public/ Private Partnerships, State/ Federal Grants) • Preferred Alternative Cost Estimate , TASK 8: • Implementation Plan , IMPLEMENTATION, • Phasing Priorities FUNDING, & PHASING • Funding Possibilities , • Progress Indicators/ Monitoring TASK 9: • Executive Summary/Draft Plan in Digital Format LINCOLN CORRIDOR • Executive Summary/CC Draft Plan in Digital Format , STRATEGIC PLAN • Executive Summary/CC Adopted Plan in Digital Format ADOPTION r- Intemational Drive bird:, Fb�h - R Y Busch Boulevard 1— — Website for W192 Redevelopment Plan room z �_� � 9 Buildng on regional destinations lush/ colutl �Kmltiir � !"!� �,....,r�.... retismae Z glrmrddrltle �(Mbiuy N _ �On of-Caady athactn� _ �. loll �! j N t lilaliW 2 Alternative Vision Word Clouds Alternative Visions Streetscape Concept Plan View Illustrations 5 Photo Simulation ". tee �:. R n i �s« ♦mat .. I ♦ I Preferred Alternative Preliminary Design Concept °a Preferred Alternative Illustrative Strategy a k I 61 Streetscape Implementation Strategy City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 TEAM PROFILE OVERVIEW OF FIRMS Logan Simpson Design Inc. 123 North College Ave., Suite 206 1 Fort Collins, CO 80524 1 970-449-4100 The project team will be led by LSD. LSD was founded in 1990 and has grown to become one of the largest community planning and design firms in the western U.S. In summer 2012, LSD announced the opening of offices in Fort Collins and Denver, with the addition of principals Bruce Meighen, AICP; Jana McKenzie, FASLA, LEED-AP; and Tom Keith. LSD specializes in public facility planning and design, public involvement, community and environmental planning, cultural resources, and transportation. LSD employs approximately 100 staff in six offices, which provides design and production bench strength. Our community planning and landscape architecture team includes 30 experienced planners/landscape architects/ designers, with a collection of more than 700 total (and over 50 award -winning) design and planning projects to their names. Our staff is deeply committed to Fort Collins, choosing to have a 14-person office in downtown, where a substantial proportion of staff commute by bicycle or walk. Our principals and senior staff began working with the City of Fort Collins over 30 years ago, and have experience in streetscape, parks and open spaces, and public/private facility design, and planning projects in our local community, Colorado, and across the country. Felsburg Holt & Ullevig 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 600 1 Centennial, CO 80111 1 303-721-1440 FHU specializes in transportation planning, traffic engineering, civil engineering design, and environmental services. The firm provides high quality professional services with emphasis on creative, cost-effective and environmentally sensitive solutions. Principals with many years of technical and management experience are actively involved in projects to assure the highest level of customer satisfaction. The company adheres to the multi -disciplinary team concept and has extensive experience in complex endeavors. Since its founding in 1984, FHU has grown to a current full-time staff of more than 100 people, including multi -modal transportation planners, traffic engineers, civil design engineers, structural engineers, environmental analysts, construction management specialists, GIS specialists, technicians, and graphic designers. Jana McKenzie led the design team of Trimble Court Alley. Their award -winning staff includes almost 40 professional engineers registered in Colorado and several other states. FHU has offices in Centennial and Colorado Springs, Colorado as well as Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, allowing them to serve the Rocky Mountain region and the Midwest. FHU began working with the City of Fort Collins in 1985, and since then they've worked together on a host of successful transportation -related projects. Alta Planning + Design 2551 31st Street, Main Level I Boulder, CO 80301 720-524-7831 Alta Planning + Design specializes exclusively in non -motorized planning, design, and implementation, combining local knowledge with national best practices, and will provide expertise regarding bicycle and pedestrian facilities for this project. The firm was founded in 1993, opened their Portland office in 1999, and now employ 75 professionals in more than 20 locations across the US. Alta's mission is to make walking and bicycling an integral part of daily life. Their approach integrates expert planning, design, economics, and land use to create opportunities for people to choose bicycling and walking for recreation and transportation. Alta's experience includes over 500 bicycle master plans nationwide, including plans for large urban areas such as Portland, Oregon. Alta staff have been involved in implementation of more than 5,000 miles of bikeways, walkways, and trails, which include bicycle boulevards and a wide variety of on and off-street bicycle facilities BBC Research & Consulting 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 1 Denver, CO 80202 303-321-2547 BBC Research and Consulting (BBC) is a Denver - based consulting firm that will assist with the implementation plan and elements of economic sustainability related to the Triple Bottom Line analysis. BBC has been established for more than 40 years, has a staff of 16 professionals. They offer market, economic, demographic, and financial analyses; public finance expertise; environmental economics; policy assessments; strategic planning; and expert testimony. In recent years, BBC has conducted several transportation -related financial feasibility analyses and fiscal studies for Fort Collins and other northern Colorado governments. They have created transportation infrastructure and public transit funding plans for Fort Collins, Windsor and Loveland, participating in the latest Transfort/COLT strategic plan update and developing a funding plan for the 1-25/Highway 392 interchange. BBC has also completed several fiscal studies for the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, and the Fort Collins DDA examining the fiscal benefits and costs of using TIF as a tool for urban renewal and community development. Other recent studies include developing a housing affordability index and completing a fair housing study for the City of Fort Collins. El Centro 178 Lory Student Center I Fort Collins, CO 80523 1 970-491-5722 El Centro is an organization at Colorado State University that provides a bridge between CSU faculty, staff and students in the larger community through the presentation of several cultural enrichment and educational programs and events. They will assist with community outreach events and provide translation for bilingual communications. Through the collaboration of many CSU departments/offices and community organizations, El Centro has been able to engage both the CSU community and larger Fort Collins community in hopes of raising the awareness and appreciation for diversity. Rockhill Strategic, LLC 208 West 19th, Suite 204 1 Kansas City, MO 64108 1 816-547-7904 Exceptional Ideas, Realized.'" Founded in 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri, Rockhill Strategic is an integrated advertising, marketing and communications consulting firm. Founded by advertising and urban development veteran Jon Stephens, the agency specializes in senior -level brand visioning and development. Rockhill Strategic was designed to bridge the gap between opportunity and results - to provide smart people with the added skills and expertise they need to truly tell their story. With years of experience in retail and consumer marketing, they are committed to providing clear, concise and detailed plans that are free of corporate speak, jargon and unclear objectives. They are thought leaders, marketers, advertisers, designers, planners, writers, strategists, public relations experts, and more. The firm will assist with the development of the brand for alternatives, and the preferred plan. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROJECTS The following projects represent the breadth of planning and design skills and experience that is required for this project and include project from each key firm. Projects marked with an asterisk were completed by team members prior to joining LSD. West U.S. Highway 192 Corridor Plans Reference: Jeff Jones, Director of Strategic Initiatives I Osceola County, Florida 1 407-742-2395 jjon3CcDosceola.orcq LSD is currently developing three destination/tourist corridor plans encompassing 15 miles between Walt Disney World and Kissimmee. The LSD Redevelopment Plans processes have been designed as extensive, outreach -based initiatives to develop community -supported visions for the corridor. The Plan includes an examination of 50 great corridors, selection of 5 most like the 192 corridor, and visual preference polling to identify desirable design elements. The result will be distinct experiences for each of the three corridors that can enhance the area's appeal to the leisure tourism market, and attract new investments. The 192 Corridor Plans include visioning, story -telling, branding, detailed design (addressing street, edge, mobility, and infrastructure) market, funding and a CIP. Implementation to -date has included a Beautification Program, Community Redevelopment Area district formation, tourist taxes, affordable housing strategies and code enforcement changes. Team partners include the Walt Disney Design staff who are assisting in storytelling and branding. Other partners include former city planners from similar corridors to help expedite implementation. The plan will incorporate a new BRT and circulator shuttle system. The preferred strategy will inform an action -oriented Redevelopment Plan, which prioritizes implementable outcomes, with timeframes, orders of magnitude costs, and potential funding sources and partnerships. Ultimately, the Redevelopment Plan will serve as a blueprint for Development Authority improvements. The plan's website can be viewed at http://www.west]92redevelopmentplan.com/. 8411 Street Redevelopment Plan, La Vista, Nebraska* Reference: Ann Birch, Community Development Director I City of La Vista, Nebraska 1 402-331-4343 abirchCcDcityoflavista.org _ As major retail anchors left for q i I �- ® 8 $�` Civic Center Park becomes %., new developments, the 84th 65 r 0 B 9+ Me signature park rarthe Street Corridor slowly declined. Grouppicnioc `°mrmn1h.prov1ding a venue for a variety d ne Jana McKenzie and Kurt Friesen Gateway _ commes.Thepunity nd park ect activities. the park connects created a vision plan that r� e enter—� Zvi n the city center with the civic provides a road map to create InlotAec . NT 8 t_� C.00ll.Loeate "a. downtown loi la vista. � Or, ' lake C a genuine downtown, attracting ♦ ° new and appropriate private �� u:i ® Commu �� sector mixed -use development Gardens o� w�p� g`°° and Dog fork .awng twv through public investments and �; public/private partnerships. They G<e ° resulting environments will be MuM-purpofeRekl Swlmmirrg pool desirable, safe, and attractive, �� creating a versatile live/ work/ F PA KRAL _ - play environment. D � s The design included a R market study, traffic impact 6R and infrastructure analysis 44, — � PoNNb' road connection '° completed by local engineers, R 1-1 Martru lane. and an analysis of the community survey conducted by a research consultant. The transformation of a nine -hole golf course into La Vista Civic Center Park is the centerpiece and lead catalyst project of the redeveloped 84th Street. As the jewel of the community and heart for cultural and social events, the park will become a leisure -time attraction for area residents, as well as an amenity to attract new employers, retailers, and residents. • • • • INTRODUCTION • We are pleased to submit this proposal on behalf of the Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) team. Our senior • staff have worked together in downtown Fort Collins for over 20 years, and are excited to lead this team of • national experts in transforming the Lincoln Avenue corridor. • Our approach focuses on engaging the community in a results -oriented process. Together we will develop a series of opportunities infused with design elements that celebrate the history, culture, and future of the • people who inhabit the area. • Some of the key aspects of our proposal include: ■ Holistic planning and design; • ■ A proven vision process that explores multiple possibilities; ■ Establishment of a corridor brand; • ■ Public involvement process that combines the latest technology with hands-on community engagement; • ■ Integrated sustainability from the outset; ■ National expertise on urban redevelopment, multimodal design, sustainability, and financing; and ■ An innovative cost estimating tool. • Our team understands project implementation, from creating special districts, to managing development authorities. Our firm is structured to lead exactly this type of project - one that combines community, • environmental and transportation planning with achievable design solutions. Co -principals Bruce Meighen • and Jana McKenzie, as well as project manager Kurt Friesen, will be integrally involved through the entire planning process. • We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge receipt of Addendum 1 and 2. • Best Regards, • Bruce Meighen, CP Jana McKenzie, FASLA, LEED-AP • Principal Principal bmeighen@logansimpson.com jmckenzie@logansimpson.com • 970-449-4100 x 102 970-449-4100 x 103 • • PROJECT UNDERSTANDING Community icons such as Ranch -Way Feeds, the Buckingham Neighborhood, the railroad, and the majestic Poudre River stand to remind us of Fort Collins' origins, while newer development such as In Situ, Odell Brewing Company, and Fort Collins Brewery represent the new Fort Collins. This dichotomy is what makes this area a unique place. This project presents an opportunity to preserve our community's roots while allowing for new development to emerge alongside, resulting in an eclectic, holistic corridor that is an expression of its own place. The LSD team will develop a vision that repositions the corridor - one that is appropriate, inspirational, beautiful, and realistic - that synergistically addresses multimodal transportation, public health, economic development, social spaces, and environmental sustainability. Great Streets are one component of a WalkUP (Walkable Urban Place), which has been proven to be an economically viable and socially sustainable pattern of development (DC: The WalkUP Wake -Up Call © The George Washington University School of Business, 2012). Strategic investments and partnerships are key to the transformation of the area. To be a truly successful corridor, the relationships of buildings to the street, the types of destinations and land uses along it, and the way that people experience the public and private exterior spaces must be choreographed. A high -quality public realm shows business owners and the community that the community is committed to the area. The owners, employees, residents, and visitors become vested in the success as well, work toward realizing the vision, and the design of their properties and daily activities mesh seamlessly with it. A strong vision and strategic plan will provide the roadmap for investments, partnerships, and transformation. I� Tucson Origins Heritage Campus, Tucson, Arizona* Reference: Dave Burns, Principal, BWS Architect 261 North Court Avenue Tucson AZ 85701 520-795-2705 1 dburns(o)bwsarchitects.com Tucson Origins Heritage Campus is a IL i 4 C � cultural destination that captures the past, present, and future of Tucson. Located in Y�.� downtown on the banks of the Santa Cruz 'c `f_1 ,W&J;- River; the birthplace of the city is neglected and vacant, with archaeological treasures buried beside layers of landfill.`',` As a central part of a larger revitalization strategy for the area, Jana McKenzie and • Kurt Friesen developed the vision plan and design documents to transform this '�``' . ;►`' r Brownfield site into cultural district for the City, infusing the district with new life, and providing a framework for redevelopment to occur. The area will include a modern street car route pedestrian -centric streets _'#_ f �•.7 _ a central Cultural Plaza, Festival Area, reconstruction of the 1770s Mission San Agustin and Mission Gardens, Origins r <` Interpretive Center, several museums, and ` other elements in a 4 block area. The • project was approached with an attitude of re -invention; applying ancient practices of water capture and delivery, while responding to the ecology of the site today. Rain water is collected from across the site, stored in cisterns, and redistributed as irrigation water. This system will be constructed on the very site where water management strategies were conceived and constructed for millennia before. North College Avenue Streetscape, Fort Collins, Colorado* Reference: Kathleen Bracke, GoBoulder Manager I City of Boulder 1 303-441-4155 brackek0bouldercolorado.gov FHU and Jana McKenzie worked together to develop a master plan, phasing plans, cost estimates, and Phase 1 construction documents for North College Avenue between Maple Street and Vine Drive. Alternatives for lane configurations, on and off-street bike facilities, and pedestrian walks and amenities were developed in conjunction with provisions large volumes of vehicles and semi -trucks. Individual meetings with business owners resulted in creative ways to fit bikes, pedestrians, transit and vehicles into the right-of-way, reduce the widths of drive access to their properties, and consolidate/reroute vehicle access points. The project set the standard for new lighting and pavements, and has greatly improved safety, visual quality and user experiences in the area, while respecting adjacent development. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 Main Street Downtown Streetscape, Longmont, Colorado* Reference: Longmont Downtown Development Authority. DDA Director has since retired and contact information is not available. Jana McKenzie was the Principal Landscape Architect for the master plan and construction documents for 4 blocks of retrofit improvements through historic downtown Longmont on Main Street. An extensive public involvement program was conducted, which involved neighbors, property owners, and businesses to decide on a preferred approach. The design solutions centered around mid -block crossings, corner bulb outs and crosswalks, raised medians at corners to provide pedestrian refuges, updated site furnishings and low energy lighting, information kiosks, and custom -designed planters that have now become a standard design in the manufacturer's catalog. Storm drainage was modified, and other utilities were upgraded prior to repaving the street with asphalt and a flush decorative concrete median down the center. Mason Transportation Corridor, Fort Collins, Colorado* Reference: Kathleen Bracke, GoBoulder Manager I City of Boulder 1 303-441-4155 brackekCa?bouldercolorado.gov The Mason transportation corridor is expected to serve as the primary urban corridor for pedestrians, bicycles, and bus rapid transit (BRT) running north and south for five and a half miles through the heart of Fort Collins. Prior to joining LSD, Jana McKenzie was part of the consultant team led by FHU and Rich Follmer for bicycle/pedestrian corridor design, station siting and design, urban design, signage, and architectural treatment of walls, underpasses and bridges. The project required data collection, EA report preparation, and design alternatives efforts concurrent so that preliminary engineering for the preferred alternative would be ready for submittal for the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) New Starts program in less than one year. Public process for the corridor required eight public workshops and open houses, as well as many meetings with city departments, Burlington northern Railroad, CDOT, FHWA, Colorado State University, adjacent landowners, and business organizations. The project connected to the South College Corridor Plan, which was led by principal Bruce Meighen prior to joining LSD. Town of Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan, Wyoming* Reference: Jeff Daugherty, Planning Director I Teton County, Wyoming 1 307-733-3959 jda ugherty(c�tetonwyo.org View the plan at http://www.jacksontetonplan.com/ In the joint Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan, policies derived from the community's shared values are translated to specific areas of the community through district plans, which illustrate desired character for each area of future development at three different scales: the entire neighborhood, blocks and streets, and individual buildings. Prior to joining LSD, team members Bruce Meighen, Rebecca Brofft Everette, and Megan Moore designed a targeted outreach strategy to engage the young, working poor, Latinos, seasonal employees, and other historically underrepresented groups. Our engagement efforts included advisory committees; interactive workshops; individual meetings and interviews; group presentations; small -group "coffee shop conversations;" statistically valid surveys; and open houses held throughout the community, at various times of the day, to give people from all reaches of the county the opportunity to participate. Ultimately, the plan was adopted unanimously by both the Jackson Town Council and Board of Teton County Commissioners with broad community support, including the local Conservation Alliance, the Chamber of Commerce, large land -owners, and Tea Party. Harmony Road Enhanced Travel Corridor Alternatives Analysis, Fort Collins, Colorado Reference: Aaron Iverson, Interim Transportation Planning Director I City of Fort Collins 970.416.2643 1 aiverson(aDfcgov.com FHU is conducting an Alternatives Analysis (AA) for the Harmony Road corridor from 1-25 to Shields Street in Fort Collins. Harmony Road is one of the six Enhanced Travel Corridors (ETC) identified in the Fort Collins Transportation Master Plan. ETCs are defined as "uniquely designed corridors that are planned to incorporate high frequency transit, bicycling, and walking as part of the corridor." The Alternatives Analysis has evaluated existing and future operating conditions of the corridor, while considering future development and evolving alternative travel demands. A range of improvements have been identified and evaluated based on their ability to meet the project purpose and need, which is centered around providing a balanced and sustainable multimodal transportation corridor. The study will ultimately identify a locally preferred alternative including operational improvements, transit service and infrastructure enhancements, and improved bicycle and pedestrian accommodation. Additionally, environmental analysis will be conducted to assess the impacts of potential improvements. The AA will help with the decision -making along the corridor such that as implementation funding is identified, specific project phases or the entire project can proceed efficiently through future NEPA and design processes. One of the Character Districts from the Jackson/ Teton County Comprehensive Plan that combined retail, live/work space, and mid -level multifamily housing. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 Colorado Avenue 30th Street to US 24 — Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Reference: Andre Brackin County Engineer I Public Services Department I El Paso County 1 719-520-6460 1 and rebrackin(oDelpasoco.com FHU is leading a planning project to create an action plan for the Colorado Avenue project between 30th Street and US 24. The goal of the plan is to develop short-term transportation and safety improvement recommendations and a long- range livable, walkable, economic vision for the 1.5 miles of the project area. The project has been conducted through an open and collaborative process with agency stakeholders (El Paso County, Colorado Springs, CDOT, Manitou Springs) and numerous community members. Each alternative was screened and evaluated based on safety, access, community context, environmental resources, bicycle and pedestrian accommodation, and business access. The project will result in a well- defined recommended alternative to move forward into design and construction. Pacific Avenue Streetscape Plan, Tacoma, Washington Reference: Diane Wiatr I City of Tacoma 253-591-5380 1 dwiatr(akityoftacoma.org Alta worked with AHBL to design multi -modal and stormwater management improvements for 10 blocks of Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Some of the key project elements included sidewalk improvements, bikeway facilities, connections to light rail, business access, landscaping, and streetscape improvements to make Pacific Avenue more inviting for pedestrians, bicyclists, and businesses. The final product included full PS&E documents for the streetscape, public meeting materials, and city council presentation. Buffered Bike Lane Parking Buffered Bike Lane Fort Collins Redevelopment / Infill Planning Study and Redevelopment Project Analysis, Fort Collins, Colorado Reference: Joe Frank, Social Sustainability Department Director I City of Fort Collins 970-221-6758 1 .jfrank(cDfcaov.com Prior to joining LSD, Bruce Meighen and Megan Moore completed the Fort Collins Redevelopment / Infill Planning Study and subsequent Redevelopment Project Analysis. The citizens of Fort Collins place great importance on the benefits of redevelopment, insofar that the City revised its codes and policies to ensure implementation of exemplary infill and redevelopment projects. The study, which is commonly referred to as "ReFill", examined changes in city codes and processes to facilitate. Phase I resulted in process and code enhancements that change the way the City approaches these projects. Phase II went a step further to generate an inventory of infill and redevelopment opportunities within targeted areas. Key redevelopments tes were identified and the opportunities and constraints were assessed for five sites within the City. Once sites were identified, the project team created conceptual sketches and identified funding options to create development -ready sites. This new level of specificity provided the City with the ability to market the sites directly to developers through printed matter and on the web. • PEOPLE We have structured a team that consists of highly experienced professionals who are excited and available to focus on creating an exceptional plan. Biographies of our key personnel and their availability and commitment are referenced below. Additional support staff and their roles are outlined in the Proposed Team Organization Chart, and resumes for all anticipated staff members are found in Appendix A. Time commitment by additional support staff is located within the budget on pages 28 and 29. Bruce Meighen, AICP; Planning Principal Bruce is a principal at LSD and a certified planner with 20 years of experience and more than 25 awards in comprehensive planning, public involvement and corridor plans. In 2012, Bruce's projects received WYOPASS's plan of the year and APA Idaho's highest award for public involvement. Bruce specializes in managing defensible planning processes that result in enduring visions. His strength as an advocate for community -based solutions makes him a natural leader in public involvement processes. He received his Master of City & Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and earned his B.A. in Urban Systems from McGill University. Bruce's work in Fort Collins includes the South College Corridor Plan, East Mulberry Corridor Plan, Mountain Vista Plan, City Plan, ReFill (Redevelopment) Studies including the River District, SH 392 Corridor Interchange Funding, Fossil Creek Resource Management Plan, Northern Colorado Separator Study and Larimer County Open Space Study. Bruce also works nationally, including transit plans for the Salt Lake Valley, and the transit plan for Osceola County, Florida, which resulted in one of the first mobility fee systems for all modes. Bruce is currently managing three destination/tourist corridor plans along West U.S. Highway 192, encompassing 15 miles between Walt Disney World and Kissimmee. Implementation to -date has included a Beautification Program, code change and subsequent enforcement, TIF district formation, tourist taxes, and development authority initiation. With a focus on place -making, Bruce completed the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Jackson and Teton County in 2012, described earlier, the Narcoossee, Florida, Subarea Plan which includes an overlay code implementing new types of streets, dedicated transit and a new downtown based on historic context of the area. Bruce is currently working on the vision for the City of Roanoke and the five surrounding counties. Bruce is anticipated to spend 40% of his time on this project. Jana Dewey McKenzie, FASLA, LEED-AP; Design Principal Jana, an LSD principal, is an award -winning landscape architect skilled in the broad range of the profession. She has more than 28 years of experience, predominately with public projects, including urban design, streetscapes, design guidelines, community master planning, public facilities, and trails and parks design throughout the intermountain west. She was selected by New York City to participate with a multi -disciplinary team to review some of their most significant design projects: the High Bridge, Fort Totten redevelopment, and the New York Aquarium. She has led design teams on such notable projects as the Tucson Origins Heritage Campus, America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs (CCASLA President's Award of Excellence winner), the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross Country/ Biathlon Venue in Utah, and was honored for her work in 2010 by becoming a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Jana understands the interrelationship between large-scale planning, and detailed design solutions, and has been responsible for $100+ million in site construction value through her career. Jana has been involved with several notable projects in downtown Fort Collins, including the Mason Street Corridor Plan, the Museum of Discovery, Northside Aztlan Community Center, Larimer County Courthouse and Courthouse Offices, College Avenue streetscape just north of downtown, and the first two alleys: Tenney and Trimble Court. She was the planner for the Poudre River Corridor Plan, and a designer for the SH14/Mulberry Corridor Plan and the Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Jana has been a national leader in advancing sustainability through involvement with the US Green Building Council, and was one of the initiators to create SITES'", the national sustainable sites rating tool. She recently facilitated the infill/redevelopment focus group of the UniverCity Connections task force. Raised in Fort Collins, Jana received a B.S. of Landscape Architecture with High Distinction from Colorado State University, and is a registered Landscape Architect in the State of Colorado. Jana will commit approximately 30% of her time to this effort. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 Kurt Friesen, ASLA, RLA; Project Manager Kurt, an LSD project manager, is a registered landscape architect in the state of Colorado with more than 18 years experience with large infill, public realm, and mixed -use developments; award - winning downtown/streetscape master plans and designs; community and civic parks; and corridor redevelopment plans. A strong leader in design and client and team management, Kurt is skilled in directing projects from planning and conceptual design through construction. Representative projects include the 84th Vision Plan, Union Park Design Guidelines in Las Vegas, Florence Square infill development in Aurora, Prairie Gateway Streetscape in Commerce City, Tucson Origins Heritage Campus, South Downtown Plan for Grand Junction, and Ford Park in Vail. He earned his B.S. in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University. Kurt's will commit approximately 50% of his time to this project. Richard Follmer, PE, PTOE; Senior Engineer Rich has 25 years of diversified experience in the transportation planning and engineering field. His experience at FHU includes the preparation of transportation plans and corridor studies, access management planning, traffic signalization and signal system design, network and corridor signal timing, ITS design, traffic impact studies, bike / pedestrian trail design, roadway infrastructure design, Bus Rapid Transit design, and the preparation of safety studies. Rich has also obtained valuable experience as a public speaker and has worked with numerous agencies to successful project completion. Rich has worked with members of this project management team and the City of Fort Collins on the South College Avenue Corridor Plan, Mason Transportation Corridor, Mountain Vista Corridor Plan, and East Mulberry Corridor Plan. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado. Rich will spend approximately 10% of his time on this project. Jenny Young, PE, PTP; Transportation Jenny is a senior transportation planner who joined FHU after earning her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Her 14 years of multi -modal transportation planning experience includes the development of municipal, county, regional and statewide transportation plans, travel demand modeling, corridor studies and subarea studies. Jenny has successfully completed a number of municipal multi -modal transportation plans, and she has a leading role in establishing FHU's bicycle and pedestrian planning practice. Jenny can commit approximately 20% of her time to this effort. Josh Mehlem, LEED-AP; Bicycle Planner Josh's professional experience as a project manager and senior designer at Alta has ranged from urban design projects to transportation plans and bicycle facility planning/design. Additionally, Josh has a strong understanding of the complexities associated with developing urban design and non -motorized transportation projects. He has worked on numerous projects that focus on network connectivity for bicycles and pedestrians. As a LEED Accredited Professional, he is always trying to integrate sustainable ideas and practices into each project he works on. Josh clearly understands the planning and design process and is skilled at developing broad scale master plans into detailed construction documents. Josh is currently working on the Midtown Urban Design Plan in Fort Collins, and can commit approximately 10% of his time to this effort. Adam D. Orens; Economics/Fiscal Impact Adam is a director at BBC Research & Consulting. His areas of expertise include public finance, real estate development feasibility analysis and regional economics. He also has experience in residential and commercial market analysis and impact fee design. Adam has completed numerous studies that analyze the relationships between demographics, land use, economic development and public and private revenue and expenditure. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Rutgers University and has a master's degree in agricultural and resource economics from Colorado State University. Some of his relevant work experience with the City of Fort Collins includes Highway 392 Funding Plan, Fort Collins Transfort Strategic Plan, and fiscal impact modeling for the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Adam will commit approximately 10% of his time to this project. Jon Stephens; Development Marketing and Branding Jon is the founder and president of Rockhill Strategic, a comprehensive advertising, marketing and integrated communications firm. He provides multi -channel consumer marketing and partnerships for restaurants, retail establishments, and 62B. From 2007-2009, Jon was the executive leader of the Kansas City Power & Light District. He developed sponsorship and licensing partnership strategy of over $2 million annually, and led the overall marketing and brand strategy. Jon will provide strategic input is anticipated to commit 5-10% of his time on the project. He is available for additional time if needed. PROPOSED TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART Rockhill 2% The following organization chart provides an overview of our team's roles. Specific team member experience supporting these roles can be found in Appendix A, Project Team Resumes. Time commitments for primary staff are outlined within each individual's biography. Time commitment by additional support staff is located in the Budget on pages 28 and 29. Z 0 N 4. W W V HZ QO ZV W J Q of Z 00 W F oa W H HZ Q W H W M J i B. Meighen, AICP Planning Principal J. McKenzie, FASLA, LEED-AP Design Principal LSD Breakdown of time by firm. K. Friesen, ASLA Project Manager B. Meighen, Visioning R. Everette, Visioning/ Community Involvement LSD G. Salazar, Hispanic Community Involvement El Centro K. Friesen, Streetscape, 7RFollm�erTraffic M. Moore, K. Gabbert, Drainage J. McKenzie, K. Smith, Graphicsung, Environmental Urban Design FHUJ. Palmer ortation LSD G. Rayle, Visual Simulations H. Buck, Transit Historic Architecture LSD S. Sangaline, Railroad J. Myklebust, LSD FHU Environmental K. Duitsman, FHU Roadway Design J. Mehlem, B. Marcato, Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Design Alta FHU STRATEGIC PLANNING + IMPLEMENTATION J. Stephens, A. Orens J. Carter, Marketing/Branding Market Legal Review Rockhill Strategies BBC Consulting LSD City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 SCHEDULE & PUBLIC MEETING EVENTS TASK 1: PROJECT March • PMT #1 MOBILIZATION 2013 • TAC #1 & PUBLIC • Stakeholder • PARTICIPATION PLAN Interviews • TASK 2: Task 2.1. Data & Analysis March - • PMT #2 • EXISTING & FUTURE April 2013 • TAC #2 CONDITIONS • SG #1 • Task 2.2. Great Streets & Corridors Case April - May • PMT #3 • Cinco de Mayo Studies 2013 • TASK 3: Task 3.1. Community Event #1: June 2013 • Community • Colorado Brewer's CORRIDOR VISION "Envisioning a Future' Event #1 Festival • Bike to Work Day • Task 3.2. Vision Storytelling & Branding June 2013 • PMT #4 • Farmer's Markets • TAC #3 • SG #2 • • PC&CC Briefing TASK 4: Task 4.1. Streets Concepts • PMT #5 & 6 • Holy Family Parish • ALTERNATIVES Task 4.2. Edge Concepts • TAC #4 & 5 Fiesta (Holy Family DEVELOPMENT July - • SG #3 & 4 Catholic Church) Task 4.3. Mobility Concepts August • New West Fest 2013 Task 4.4. Infrastructure Concepts • Task 4.5. Natural Systems Concepts TASK 5: Task 5.1. Triple Bottom Line Analysis September • PMT #7 • Old Town Car Show ALTERNATIVES 2013 • TAC #6 • Tour de Fat • EVALUATION • Sustainable Living Fair • FORToberfest Task 5.2. Community Event #2: October • Community • Picnic on the Poudre • "Selecting a Future" 2013 Event #2 • TASK 6: October • PMT #8 PREFERRED 2013 • TAC #7 . ALTERNATIVE • SG #5 • PC&CC Briefing . TASK 7: November • PMT #9 . STRATEGIES 2013 • TAC #8 TASK 8: December • PMT #10 . IMPLEMENTATION, 2013 • TAC #9 FUNDING, & PHASING . TASK 9: December • PMT #11 . LINCOLN CORRIDOR 2013- • TAC #10 STRATEGIC PLAN March • SG #6 ADOPTION 2014 • PC Hearings (x 2) • CC Hearings (x 2) PAGE 26 LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLAN. • i • .. — I d 00 - 6.70 Ca.. Abi.rta Mesas da In(ormaci6.. '•©�,'� loform io a rc. del P,.y.cl. de P.,qu. _ Lio.ul..rd. Arroyo. d. I. Gud.d de Sue Antonio US Army Corps • Proyeclo d. Ra.taura<�d. d.l A—,. of Engineers A 5— P.dro del C—d.do B.n.r • Propu.sta d. M.1.1a1.1 Lag. Elm.odorf d.l Coodod..r li to Ciod.d de Soo . • Esrudlo d. ViViabilid.d d.l Proyeclo de. I.,o. y. Arroyo: del 0.- da 5an Amonio / 6:70 - 675 Bi.m d. f n n • 6:05-7-.00 Pr ..1a 6n> br..1.st.dio d. Rlvflt AUf11L,wiY ri.bilid.d d.l P,.yecto d.l C... P. de Ing.ni.ro, y conformld.d con el Acl. de Politico A.6-1.1 National 7.00 - 0.00 Pregunl.s/ Com _'ios r WBstsid2 Ci ZGkS FLU • Westside Creeks Restoration Project; Bilingual Project Postcard, Kickoff Community Event/ Earth Day Celebration . '' ; ~ =, • -- y 1 . j • � � _.-,. �. =�� - jai • Cody Master Plan; Week -Long Community Choices Workshops at the Senior Center, Recreation Center, and High School • • • Jackson/ Teton County Comprehensive Plan; Final Plan Open House, Elected Officials' "Fireside Chat" Roundtable Discussions LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLAN PAGE 27 • • • City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 BUDGET TASK 2: EXISTING & FUTURE CONDITIONS Task 2.1. Data & Analysis 4 4 8 0 12 40 0 8 0 0 0 Task 2.2. Great Streets & Corridors 2 0 0 0 8 16 0 0 0 0 8 Case Studies TASK 3: CORRIDOR VISION Task 3.1. Community Event #1: 20 6 8 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 "Envisioning a Future" Task 3.2. Vision Storytelling & Branding 16 0 8 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TASK 4: ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT Task 4.1. Streets Concepts 0 20 80 0 0 80 40 0 0 0 40 Task 4.2. Edge Concepts 16 0 6 0 30 24 0 0 0 0 0 Task 4.3. Mobility Concepts 8 0 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 40 Task 4.4. Infrastructure Concepts 0 2 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 Task 4.5. Natural Systems Concepts 0 8 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 TASK 5: ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION Task 5.1. Triple Bottom Line Analysis 0 20 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 4 Task 5.2. Community Event #2: 16 8 8 24 0 8 0 0 0 24 0 "Selecting a Future" TASK 6: PREFERRED 4 20 40 0 24 60 40 0 0 0 24 ALTERNATIVE TASK 7: STRATEGIES 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TASK 8: IMPLEMENTATION, 8 6 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 2 FUNDING, & PHASING TASK 9: LINCOLN CORRIDOR 12 12 24 40 24 60 0 0 0 16 2 STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTION TOTAL A primary goal of El Centro is to build partnerships with local agencies and Fort Collins community members. As a Colorado State University organization, El Centro provides outreach support as a service to the community and the LSD team, without compensation. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR WILL: BE ITS OWN PLACE. We will have succeeded if the plan sets the framework for creating memorable experiences. Through our "story -telling" task, we will work with the public to write about the experiences within the Lincoln Avenue District. This story will become the basis of design for plan concepts, and ultimately, the brand. As home to many of the top microbreweries in the nation, Fort Collins has become well known for its beer. An outcome of the recent UniverCity Connections effort is the creation of a Brewery District complementary to Fort Collins' culture of sustainability, arts, and a healthy environment. Our residents, as well as visitors to our community, already use bicycles for touring from one brewery to the next, travelling as far as the Airport Industrial District, where new breweries continue to establish themselves. These bicyclists need safe Jon Stephens, routes that minimize conflicts with vehicles. One former president promising opportunity is the creation of the of the Power & "heart" Light District, heart to the brewery district along Lincoln, choreographed where visitors can learn about the industry and the creation comfortably travel on all modes between them, of a vibrant among other activities. Equally strong visions will entertainment district in emerge through the process. downtown BE A MODEL FOR SAFE, Kansas City, and provides MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. valuable insight The creation of a well functioning, multimodal and perspective street is the single most important in creating a perhaps 9 p destination that near -term objective of the project. The design is right -sized for of Lincoln Avenue will respond to the varied Fort Collins. current and future adjacent land uses, support residents' and businesses' daily needs, provide for multiple modes of circulation and parking, and include a sustainable infrastructure system. City Plan and the Northside Neighborhoods Plan state that the road should be designed with a median. This is not necessarily needed for safety reasons, but the Lorimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS) state that drive access can be closer together if a median is installed. It is also an aesthetic and user experience choice. A median is more typical in a suburban setting, where uses on opposite sides of the street are not related to each other, and pedestrians do not frequently cross the road. We will explore the pros and cons of medians through our alternatives evaluation. Ideally, the preferred design can fit within the existing right-of-way (ROW) so that existing developed private property is not impacted. Most of the corridor appears to have at least 90 feet of ROW, but the western end in the vicinity of Ranch -Way Feeds and the railroad tracks may be only 60 feet wide or less. This could accommodate standard travel and bike lanes and pedestrian walks, but it may not afford wide bike and pedestrian facilities or landscaping. Finding the right balance between vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian will be essential. The irregular angle of the Willow intersection and the large expanse of paving to accommodate trucks at Ranch -Way Feeds present additional challenges. A new kind of street - where pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit have equal access or priority - may be applicable to Lincoln Avenue. ATTRACT AND SUSTAIN BUSINESS. Lincoln Avenue has already begun to earn a reputation as a new hot spot for high-tech, modern industry. It is vital to position the corridor as an innovative district that leverages multi -modal transportation, new zoning, and the trail and natural environment associated with the Poudre River corridor. Any street improvements proposed should respond to the specific needs of these stakeholders. As the single largest property along the corridor, the Link-N-Greens site provides enormous potential for redevelopment. Special needs of Woodward Governor or other interested property buyers must be carefully considered, and development proposals coordinated with the vision. 0 24 2 16 16 8 8 4 0 10 164 $17,842 $100 $17,942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 58 $6,230 $50 $6,280 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 $10,230 $1,750 $11,980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 64 $7,660 $50 $7,710 0 8 0 16 8 4 0 0 0 0 296 $31,260 $50 $31,310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 84 $9,542 $50 $9,592 24 24 40 24 0 16 0 16 0 0 214 $28,438 $50 $28,488 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 84 $7,740 $50 $7,790 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 46 $5,358 $50 $5,408 0 8 16 0 8 0 8 0 0 24 112 $14,092 $50 $14,142 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 $9,864 $1,500 $11,364 16 8 4 40 24 16 4 8 0 0 332 $36,984 $250 $37,234 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 80 136 $16,412 $50 $16,462 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 234 $25,464 $50 $25,514 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 200 $18,650 0• $800 $5,400 $19,450 $257,904 City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLAN CKEA 1 1 NG PLACE TV 7 r Bruce Meighen, AICP LOAN SIMPSON Planning Principal DESIC;N INC. Bruce is a certified planner with 20 years of experience and more than 25 awards in comprehensive planning and public involvement. He manages the community planning team in Fort Collins and Salt Lake City, and effectively applies concepts of quality growth, character preservation, and land stewardship to his projects. i Education • Master of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994 B.A., Geography Urban Systems, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1992 Selected Awards Urban Planning Project of the Year Award, Jackson/Teton Comprehensive Plan, WYOPASS, 2012 Public Outreach Award, Teton County, Idaho Comprehensive Plan, APA Idaho, 2012 Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, Westside Creeks Restoration Plan, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Colorado, 2011 Award of Merit in Best Practices Category, Osceola County Conceptual Master Plans + Smart Code, Florida APA, 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award in Urban Design, West Salt Lake Transit Plan, Utah APA and CEC - S Utah Engineering Excellence Award, 2010 Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, West Bench General Plan, ASLA Colorado, 2007 Utah Governor's Award, Salt Lake County Cooperative Plan, 2010 Envision Utah, 2006 Governor's Quality Growth Award, West Bench Planning Summits Award, Colorado Chapter, APA, East Mulberry Corridor Plan, 2003 Selected Projects W192 Corridor Redevelopment Plans. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: project principal leading the re -imagination of three tourist -based highway corridor plans leading into Walt Disney World. The redevelopment plans will focus on strategic design and fiscal investments that will enhance the corridor's appeal, ultimately increasing visitation, safety, and economic vigor along the corridor. Redevelopment Project Analysis (Refill I and ll). City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge, in conjunction with City of Fort Collin's Planning and Economic Development staff. Refill I resulted in process and code changes to encourage redevelopment. Refill II included the analysis of key redevelopment catalyst site barriers, visions and the financial recommendations necessary to incentivize each sites, including the River District. Mountain Vista Subarea Plan. City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of the . development of the updated master plan for the largest undeveloped area of Fort Collins. The area will include a new enhanced travel corridor and gateway, market -based urban center, neighborhoods, redevelopment, and concepts for large industrial users such as Budweiser. South College Corridor Plan. City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: planner and principal in • charge to establish the long-term vision and implementation steps for this corridor. The plan includes the creation of a new TOD commercial center connected to the Harmony ETC and Mason BRT corridor. Vine and Lemay Master Plan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: land use planner for the master plan of a prime property located at the intersection of Vine and Lemay, an area critical to the future of Fort Collins. The plan explores creating a new community based on principles of Smart Growth and New Urbanism, focusing on walkability, mixed -use areas, housing type variety, and green space integration. S Town of Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan + Character Districts. Jackson/ Teton County, Wyoming. Responsibilities: principal for the rewrite and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, which included 10 joint Council/ Board meetings to reaffirm the vision and streamline the process- resulting in unanimous adoption. A series of 14 Character District Plans illustrated desired character for each area. The plan includes the nation's first comprehensive planning adaptive management monitoring plans. Larimer County Regional Conservation Plan; "Our Land, Our Future:" a Regional Land Conservation, Recreation, and Stewardship Study for Larimer County. Larimer County, Colorado. Responsibilities: project principal and public outreach lead for a landmark study of the community's needs and preferences related to recreation, stewardship, and conservation of public lands. Tasks include branding, a gap analysis, two public surveys, facilitation of meetings, economic benefits analysis, land use modeling, financial stewardship, funding analyses and an interactive greenprinting website. Narcoossee Community Plan and Code. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: principal for development of a 2011 plan for the area along one of Florida's busiest corridors that examines how to accommodate growth without jeopardizing character. The plan includes new street types to mitigate the impacts of the automobile, greenways, a farmer's market, an equestrian center, and a new downtown based on the historic context. Implementation was accomplished through an overlay code. Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission. Responsibilities: vision development, livability principles, public outreach in the development of the first long-range regional plan for the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. More than 50 organizations, four counties, and two cities participate in this coordinated effort to identify values, goals, and strategies for achieving the Valley's vision. East Mulberry Corridor Plan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager of the subarea plan for the primary gateway into Fort Collins that includes a land use plan, transportation studies, economic analysis, and redevelopment recommendations for commercial areas and the airport. Highway 24 Corridor and Neighborhood Plans. Independence, Missouri. Responsibilities: project manager for the urban design, redevelopment, neighborhood revitalization, corridor improvement, housing analysis, and market study for the gateway to the Truman Presidential Library from Kansas City. The plan includes recommendations for Brownfield neighborhoods associated with the closed BP plant and redevelopment recommendations for the Fairmount Downtown area. Scenic Character Plan and Code. Sheridan, Wyoming. Responsibilities: To identify shortcomings in existing gateway zoning and standards, and develop streamlined regulations to bring greater economic sustainability, a stronger sense of place, and community longevity. 5th Street Corridor Plan. Sheridan, Wyoming. Responsibilities: principal of the development of a vision and design for a primary entryway corridor that connects to the historic downtown. The project includes streetscape design, market analysis, infrastructure evaluation, and concept plans. Transportation Element Update. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: principal for the update that addresses the establishment of a multimodal transportation system promoting sustainable development, increasing mobility options and promoting accessibility to economic, educational, and recreational opportunities. The plan resulted in the creation of one of the first mobility fees that supports all modes. Gateway Visions. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge, created concept plans, 3D models and fly -through videos of each of Fort Collins' five gateways from Interstate 25. The visualizations served to create a grander vision for entryways into the community. East and Westside Transit Plans. Salt Lake Valley, Utah. Responsibilities: Principal in charge of land use modeling and integration for the east and west transit plan for the Salt Valley, Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City. A build out land use model was use to optimize key corridor for transit for over 30 communities. The result was a series of light rail lines, BRT extensions, and new interurban -rail options. 1-25/SH392 Interchange Environmental Clearance and SH392 Environmental Overview Study (EOS). Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: As principal in charge, assisted AECOM Transportation with public involvement and environmental clearances associated with CDOT's 1601 and NEPA processes. Bruce Meighen, Logan Simpson Design Inc. t�� LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. Jana Dewey McKenzie, FASLA, LEED-AP Principal, Project Director Jana is an award -winning landscape architect with more than 25 years of award -winning experience • with public and private projects, including urban design; streetscapes; design guidelines; community master planning; resource management; and open space, trails, and parks design throughout the intermountain west. Education B.S., Landscape Architecture with High Distinction, Colorado State University, 1985 Professional Registrations CLARB • Landscape Architect, State of Wyoming. #LA-0042B, 1998 • Landscape Architect, State of Colorado, #242, 2008 Accreditations and Affiliations • LEED Accredited, US Green Building Council, 2003 Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Director of ASLA Sustainable Sites Professional Practice Network 2003-present • National Recreation and Parks Association Colorado Parks and Recreation Association • Awards for Relevant Projects President's Award of Excellence, America the Beautiful Park, ASLA Colorado, 2008 Urban Design Award, City of Fort Collins, Mason Corridor, 2008 • Green Design Award, Northside Aztlan Community Center, City of Fort Collins, 2008 Honor Award, American the Beautiful Park, ASLA Colorado, 2008 Honor Award, Pittman Wash / Arroyo Grande / Project Green Master Plan, ASLA Nevada, 2008 • Urban Design Award, City of Fort Collins, Downtown Alleys Renovation, 2007 Merit Award, Longmont Downtown Enhancements, American ASLA Colorado, 2002 NAID Business Depot Ogden Installation of the Year, 2002 (redevelopment plan) • Selected Projects 84th Street Corridor Plan. La Vista, Nebraska. Responsibilities: principal in charge of a vision plan for a one -mile long corridor through the city's downtown to attract and incentivize redevelopment. Tucson Origins Heritage Park and Cultural Campus. Tucson, Arizona. Responsibilities: principal in • charge of a redevelopment master plan of a four -block area in the Rio Nuevo redevelopment district and Barrio Sin Nombre, the original Hispanic neighborhood in downtown Tucson. Design documents were prepared for pedestrian -centric streets, a central Cultural Plaza, Festival Area, reconstruction of the 1770s Mission San Agustins, an interpretive center, and other elements. North Nevada Corridor Redevelopment Master Plan and Design Guidelines. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Responsibilities: project director for updating the redevelopment master plan and preparing design guidelines for development for a mile -long section adjacent to redeveloping areas. 22nd Street Corridor Master Plan. Tucson, Arizona. Responsibilities: project principal for the master plan for renovating this 2 mile -long major transportation corridor through existing historic neighborhoods. Downtown Alleys and Old Town Mall Renovation. City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of the master plan, stakeholder engagement program, construction documents and construction services for Tenney Court and Trimble Court in historic downtown. North College Avenue Streetscape Enhancements. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal for development of the master plan, stakeholder engagement program, construction documents and construction services for two blocks of streetscape north of downtown. Johnstown Downtown Master Plan and Streetscape Enhancements Project. Town of Johnstown, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal designer for the area master plan, stakeholder engagement program, and design documents for streetscapes through downtown. Longmont Downtown Streetscape Improvements. City of Longmont, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of master plan development, stakeholder engagement program, construction documents and construction services for 4 blocks of streetscape through historic downtown. Larimer County Justice Center and Courthouse Offices Site Work and Streetscapes. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of the master plan, construction documents and construction services for two projects with significant streetscape and site improvements in downtown. East Pershing Boulevard. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project principal for the master plan, public engagement program, and construction documents for the first phase of construction of this road and streetscape enhancements through existing neighborhoods and commercial areas. South Downtown Plan. Grand Junction, Colorado. As principal in charge, created framework plan that determined future land uses in the south downtown area of Grand Junction. Poudre River Enhancements - Linden to Lincoln. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of stabilization, ecological restoration and recreation master plan for a 1 /3 mile reach of Poudre River near downtown Fort Collins. Mason Transportation Corridor. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge for planning and conceptual design for the trails, underpasses, transit stops, and edge treatments for a 5-mile transportation corridor adjacent to an active rail line. The corridor enhances opportunities for transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and encourages redevelopment and infill projects. Follow-on design work included design of the trail system and a pedestrian overpass associated with future BRT station. Ford Park Master Plan and Construction Documents. Town of Vail, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge for the development of a master plan for the premier civic park in Vail adjacent to Gore Creek The master plan included transit and parking recommendations; improved bicycle and pedestrian environment along the frontage road; and enhancements to the festival green, sports fields, Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, and Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. Park improvements are currently being constructed. Confluence Park Redevelopment Area/ America the Beautiful Park. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge for the downtown subarea vision planning, significant public involvement, park master planning, and phased construction documentation for $25 million redevelopment project that includes new urban park and water feature adjacent to Monument Creek. Museum of Discovery. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: site design team lead for a new museum that uniquely combines interactive educational exhibits for history and science. The museum is adjacent to the floodplain and natural habitats along the Poudre River, which greatly influenced the building and parking layout and outdoor education and exhibits. The project was designed with LEED Platinum certification goal and implemented through a design -build contract. Northside Aztlan Community Center. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: principal in charge of master planning, construction documents, and construction observation for a new community center site and adjacent park as part of a design -build team. The project achieved a LEED gold rating from the US Green Building Council. Jana Dewey McKenzie, Logan Simpson Design Inc. iii LOAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. • Kurt Friesen, ASLA, RLA Landscape Architect Kurt Friesen has more than 18 years of experience in landscape architecture and urban design practice. • His experience includes infill and mixed use development projects; award -winning downtown and streetscape master plans; civic and community parks; and site design of cultural, hospitality, and recreation facilities. A skilled leader in directing projects from conceptual design through construction, • Kurt is passionate about the design of outdoor spaces that are sustainable, beautiful, and enduring. He is experienced in facilitating public meetings and community groups, and collaborates with clients and team members to achieve innovative solutions on projects with competing objectives. Education • B.S., Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, 1994 Tabor College, 1988-1990 Professional Reg i strations/Accred itations • Registered Landscape Architect, Utah #5375532-5301 Registered Landscape Architect, Colorado #465 CLARB Certified Professional Affiliations • American Society of Landscape Architects Urban Land Institute • Honors + Awards Kurt worked on the following award winning projects: Merit Award for Planning, A Vision Plan for 84" Street, ASLA Colorado, 2011 • Fort Collins Urban Design Award: Green Design, Northside Aztlan Community Center, 2008 Governor's Award for Downtown Excellence, Colorado Community Revitalization Association, Special Achievement Award - Downtown Redevelopment, Florence Square, Aurora, CO, 2005 Honor Award for Planning and Urban Design, Union Park Design Guidelines and Development • Standards, Colorado Chapter/American Society of Landscape Architects, 2005 California Downtown Association Crystal Eagle Achievement Award, Fontana Civic Center Park and Greenway, 2005 Selected Projects 84th Street Redevelopment Plan. City of LaVista, Nebraska. Responsibilities: project manager for the • redevelopment plan of a declining corridor in Nebraska. New concepts include a city center located along the mile -long stretch of commercial properties. 1-25& Hwy 392 Interchange. Windsor, Colorado. Responsibilities: Kurt provided design and construction oversight services for this 21 million dollar highway interchange reconstruction project. As senior • designer/project manager, Kurt worked collaboratively with representatives from the Cities of Windsor and Fort Collins to create a significant gateway for both communities. The design for the interchange was inspired by the naturalistic landscape of the foothills. Project elements include large, sinuous stone • veneer walls, native foothills plantings, stone outcrops and boulders. • Missile Drive Corridor Plan. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project manager for the street improvements plan and land -use alternatives of Missile Drive in downtown Cheyenne. This key gateway will be redeveloped to create a welcoming entrance. North Avenue Corridor Plan. City of Grand Junction, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager; preparation of a conceptual master corridor plan designed to revitalize a major east -west commercial thoroughfare and promoted future retail, commercial, office and residential opportunities. East Pershing Boulevard Improvements. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project manager; assisted in the direction of a public involvement program and corridor plan to improve a 3/4 mile roadway through central Cheyenne's existing neighborhoods. A streetscape improvements plan and redevelopment concepts correspond with roadway improvements. Tucson Origins Cultural Campus. City of Tucson, Arizona. Responsibilities: senior designer/project manager; master plan for circulation and land uses in the Sentinel District of the Rio Nuevo redevelopment area in downtown Tucson. Site construction includes a central Cultural Plaza over a parking garage, Festival Area, reconstruction of the 1770s Mission San Agustin and Mission Gardens, Origins Interpretive Center and other elements. Streetscape Enhancement Toolbox. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project manager for the development of streetscape enhancement prototypes, collecting streetscape best practices from western region communities, and preparing life cycle budgets including capital and maintenance costs for streetscape enhancements in the City of Cheyenne. Pikes Peak Avenue. City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape architect; developed streetscape improvements for prominent pedestrian way, including distinctive parking patterns, site furnishings and tree canopy. Ford Park Master Plan. Town of Vail, Colorado. Responsibilities: Project manager; developed master plan for existing Ford Park. Incorporated a new underground parking facility, new recreation/civic facility, festival green and sports fields located adjacent to Gore Creek, the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater and Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. Mehaffey Park. City of Loveland, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager; developed a master plan and construction documents for a 60 acre community park in Loveland, Colorado. The property, which will be annexed and zoned as the project develops, is incorporating public involvement to gather input on use. Three alternative plans were presented to the community at a public meeting, and responses were collected through email and an online survey. The preferred plan includes a disc golf course, multipurpose fields, tennis and basketball courts, skate park, dog park, unique adventure play area, paved and soft surface trails, retention pond, picnic lawn and picnic shelters. Union Park. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. As senior designer/project manager, developed master plan, site design, streetscape construction documents and design guidelines for a mixed -use urban village located on a vacant 61-acre parcel of remediated Union Pacific Railroad land immediately adjoining downtown Las Vegas. Prairie Gateway. City of Commerce City, Colorado. Responsibilities: senior designer/project manager for the creation a new mixed -use development and professional soccer stadium. The plan included over four miles of streetscape improvements and incorporated signage, landscaping, and lighting. Florence Square Redevelopment. Medici Communities, LLC, Aurora, Colorado. Responsibilities: senior designer/project manager; Redevelopment of a section of Aurora's Colfax corridor into a "woonerf" living street. The streetscape and site designs implement European streetscape principles. Also completed construction documents and entitlement process for this urban mixed -use development. Colorado Center, Phase III. Mile High Properties, Denver, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape architect/project designer; site design development for a large mixed use property that incorporates an 18-story office building, 1,300-space parking garage and street level retail into an existing entertainment and retail complex. A transit -oriented development was created as well, located adjacent to the future Colorado Center light rail station. Kurt Friesen, Logan Simpson Design Inc. • • • • • Megan Moore, ASLA, Assoc. AIA LOCAN SIMPSON • Senior Planner DESIC,N INC. Megan is an urban and landscape designer with extensive experience in comprehensive planning, subarea • planning and urban revitalization. With 10 years of experience, she is already the recipient of more than 25 design and planning awards. Her planning capabilities are enhanced by her background in both • architecture and landscape architecture, giving her a unique perspective into urban design strategies and • solutions. She carries a deep understanding of the use and development of graphics to convey procedures and processes necessitated by planning guidelines. Education Master of Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver, 2005 • Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver, 2005 Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation, 2005 • B.S. in Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2001 • Selected Awards • Urban Planning Project of the Year Award, Jackson/Teton Comprehensive Plan, WYOPASS, 2012 • Public Outreach Award, Teton County, Idaho Comprehensive Plan, APA Idaho, 2012 Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, Westside Creeks Restoration Plan, • ASLA Colorado, 2011 ''I • Award of Merit in Best Practices Category, Osceola County Conceptual Master Plans + Smart Code, Florida APA, 2010 • Governor's Quality Growth Award, Salt Lake County Cooperative Plan, Envision Utah, 2010 • Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, Gypsum - Eagle River Area Plan, ASLA Colorado, 2010 Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, Fruita Comprehensive Plan, ASLA Colorado, 2008 • Honor Award for Planning and Urban Design, Henderson Open Space and Trails Plan, ASLA Colorado, • 2007 Merit Award for Planning and Urban Design, West Bench General Plan, ASLA Colorado, 2007 • Governor's Quality Growth Award, West Bench Planning Summits for Public Involvement for 2005 • Council of Government Summits, Envision Utah, 2006 • Selected Projects • US Highway W192 Corridor Redevelopment Plan. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: project • manager leading the re -imagination of a tourist -based highway corridor leading into Walt Disney World. The Redevelopment Plan will focus on strategic design and fiscal investments that will enhance the • corridors appeal, ultimately increasing visitation, safety and economic vigor along the corridor. • Westside Creeks Restoration Project Conceptual Plan. San Antonio River Authority, Texas. • Responsibilities: project manager of the redevelopment plan for four drainage systems and their adjacent historic neighborhoods at the heart of downtown San Antonio. The plan focuses on sustainable • restoration concepts, and neighborhood enhancement, while identifying priorities, action items and • responsibilities for floodplain acquisitions, a lengthy trail system and strategic amenities. North Nevada Corridor Urban Renewal Master Plan + Design Guidelines. Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager for the development of design guidelines implementing the goals and strategies within the previous Master Plan. The Design Guidelines cover future, mixed -use development within a 390-acre blighted area, bisected by this major arterial, and coordinates with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus plan. Mountain Vista Subarea Plan. City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager of the development of the master plan for the largest undeveloped area of Fort Collins. The area will include a new enhanced travel corridor and gateway, urban center, neighborhoods, redevelopment, and concepts for large industrial users such as Budweiser. Harmony/1-25 Southwest Conceptual Master Plan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager/ landscape designer for the redesign of a critical gateway to Fort Collins. Working with both City staff and developer, a vision was created to include an urban center, neighborhoods and office space that respect view corridors, and center around a new reservoir and waterfront development. Vine and Lemay Master Plan. Kederike Lemay, LLC, Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: project manager for the master plan at the intersection of these two major roadways, a strategic development area critical to the future of Fort Collins. The plan provided the opportunity to create a new community based on principles of Smart Growth and New Urbanism, focusing on walkability, mixed -use areas, variety of housing types, and integration of green space. South College Corridor Plan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape/urban designer for the development of long-term solutions for major city corridor within the context of regional economic, transportation, and conservation initiatives, as well as regional support. Determined how design factors, policy and planning processes can encourage redevelopment within the area. The plan includes the creation of a new TOD commercial center connected to a BRT corridor. Narcoossee Community Plan and Code. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: project manager for a grassroots -based community vision plan identifying specific strategies and policy changes to retain a sense of rural, agrarian character within an area becoming engulfed by higher density development. The Code implemented such ideas such as a rural ranching and agricultural overlay zone, conservation and cluster development enclaves, and transitional density and buffering policies. Stringent regulations place high priority on redirecting commercial development away from the typical highway -oriented, brightly lit, strip development towards small neighborhood and community nodes distributed along the corridor. Teton County Comprehensive Plan. Teton County, Idaho. Responsibilities: project manager of the Comprehensive Plan for the western gateway to the Teton Range. While the initial goal of the Comprehensive Plan was to reposition the County fiscally, preservation of agriculture and quality growth also emerged as strong community goals. Through an unmatched grassroots, public outreach process a significant number of residents were involved; nearly 10 percent of the overall County population. The Plan subsequently won the 2012 Public Outreach Award from APA Idaho. Town of Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan + Character Districts. Town of Jackson/Teton County, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project manager of the facilitation of the rewrite and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. Facilitation included a series of ten strategic, joint Town Council/County Board of Commissioner meetings to reaffirm Town/County goals for the Plan; streamlining the process and ultimately resulting in unanimous adoption. In addition to the policy document, a series of Character District Plans illustrated desired character for each area of future development at three different scales: the entire neighborhood, blocks and streets, and individual buildings. The Plan won the 2012 Urban Planning Project of the Year Award from the Wyoming Planning Association. South Lake Toho, Northeast District, and East of Lake Toho Conceptual Master Plans. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: project manager in charge of the development of block -level, detailed master plans for Osceola County's anticipated growth areas. All three plans encompass more than 75,000 acres of predominantly undeveloped lands and development will be based on walkable, mixed -use neighborhoods connected by multi -level transit systems and capitalizing on a job to housing balance. East Colfax Re -Urbanization Corridor Study. University of Colorado/East Colfax Partnership, Denver, Colorado. Responsibilities: team coordinator and urban design for the investigation of short- and long- range linear development along this historic highway corridor spanning metro Denver, with special consideration given to buffering, and/or incorporating adjacent neighborhoods. Megan Moore, Logan Simpson Design Inc. The public investment in the Mason Trail and MAX system will soon be realized, providing easy access to downtown from the south. Connections from stops at Mountain Avenue and the Transit Center to destinations in the corridor need to be safe, direct, and attractive. A private company recently started a popular shuttle service between breweries. Carefully planned transit connectors could support a brewery district or other retail/entertainment uses, serve existing/future neighbors and area employees, and reduce parking requirements. The emergence of new uses such as a corporate campus, mixed - use, or residential development would all benefit from enhanced transit connectivity. The need for adjustments to the bus system or a special circulator should be discussed, as well as the potential for a parking area for tourists' large recreational vehicles so these people can visit our great city by foot, The Northside Neighborhoods form the historic foundation of the bicycle, or transit. Bus type, frequency, and stop Lincoln Avenue corridor. locations will determine ridership. The railroad heritage of America the Beautiful Park is reflected in details such as the benches, which were designed after the wheels on a train car. REFLECT THE RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE AREA. Ranch -Way Feeds, Harmony Mill, the railroad, the Museo de las Tres Colonias, historic structures, sugar beet history, and mixed culture and language neighborhoods are evidence of the rich history and culture. We have a responsibility to preserve the essence and character of what makes each place special and unique. Existing studies document the historic resources in the area. Working closely with residents and stakeholders, we will identify authentic characteristics of the area and subareas. Through thoughtful design, we can reveal the historic and cultural significance of the area. The brand for the Lincoln Corridor can be expressed in area elements including architecture, signage, lighting, site furnishings, paving materials, plantings, interpretive exhibits, and even marketing and communications materials. We will develop alternative choices for the design character and review them with stakeholders and the public to ensure that they are appropriate, graceful, sustainable, affordable, and maintainable. ENHANCE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. The corridor is more than just a street connection to downtown - it is home for many residents. The Buckingham, Alta Vista, Andersonville, and Via Lopez/San Cristo neighborhoods (Northside Neighborhoods) form the historic foundation of the Lincoln Avenue corridor. As the Northside Neighborhoods have evolved over time, it has become increasingly important to residents and the City to preserve the distinctive character and workforce housing offered in these areas. As part of this effort, our team will strive to not only protect, but also celebrate the historic significance and current role these neighborhoods play in the Fort Collins community. Listening to the ideas and concerns of individual voices from the neighborhoods will better inform the process and contribute to a community - supported vision for the corridor. As we explore and evaluate alternatives for the corridor, we will be extremely sensitive to any disturbances to residents. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for residents by creating a safer environment for transportation; providing more connections from their homes to work, recreation, and shopping; enhancing the visual quality; and incorporating transitions. • 4 • Vvy Rebecca Brofft Everette LOCAN SIMPEON Community and Environmental Planner DESICN INC. Rebecca Brofft Everette is a planner with a background in communications, public involvement, natural resources, and urban and regional planning. She began her career with the Center for Public Deliberation based at Colorado State University, planning and facilitating public meetings related to the improvement of public dialogue. Rebecca is currently managing the Cody Master Plan Update and has assisted in the preparation and facilitation of public workshops for the Roanoke Valley Livability Plan; Larimer County Regional Conservation Plan; Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan; Teton County, Idaho Comprehensive Plan; Town of Mountain Village Comprehensive Plan; and the Narcoossee Community Plan. Rebecca has also supported several regional public involvement efforts, including long-range visioning processes; comprehensive planning; recreation, trail and open space planning; and intensive, controversial environmental impact statement (EIS) processes (federal documenting processes that determine the impact of various types of change). Education Master's Candidate, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, Anticipated 2013 B.S., Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism (Environmental Communication Concentration), Colorado State University, 2009 Selected Awards Urban Planning Project of the Year Award, Jackson/Teton Comprehensive Plan, WYOPASS, 2012 Public Outreach Award, Teton County, Idaho Comprehensive Plan, American Planning Association (APA) Idaho, 2012 National Award for Excellence in Planning, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Roads and Trails Plan for Rampart Motorized Recreation Area for the Pike National Forest, NARRP, 2011 Merit Award in Planning and Urban Design, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Trails Master Plan, American Society of Landscape Architects Colorado, 2010 Selected Projects Larimer County Regional Conservation Plan; "Our Land, Our Future:" a Regional Land Conservation, Recreation, and Stewardship Study for Larimer County. Larimer County, Colorado. Responsibilities: public facilitation specialist. Larimer County selected a Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) and Trust for Public Land team for a landmark study of the community's needs and preferences related to recreation, stewardship, and conservation of public lands. Tasks include branding, a gap analysis, two public surveys, facilitation of partner and stakeholder meetings, economic benefits analysis, land use modeling, financial stewardship and funding analyses, a mapping website, and extensive public outreach throughout the region. Roanoke Valley Livability Plan. Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission. Responsibilities: public facilitation specialist in the development of the first long-range regional plan for the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. More than 50 organizations, four counties, and two cities participate in this coordinated effort to identify values, goals, and strategies for achieving the Valley's vision for the future. LSD implements a multi -pronged public engagement process, which includes small group workshops throughout the community, an interactive website, a statistically valid public survey, and numerous stakeholder committees. LSD also assists with best practices research based on the Environmental Protection Agency's livability principles, a non-traditional plan format, outreach and educational tools, and the development of action strategies. Cody Master Plan. City of Cody, Wyoming. Responsibilities: project manager for the development and facilitation of a comprehensive plan for the eastern gateway to Yellowstone National Park. The Plan will focus on balancing city growth with preservation of the City's character and pristine, surrounding area, as well as diversifying its seasonal, tourism -based industry. Teton County Comprehensive Plan. Teton County, Idaho. Responsibilities: co -project manager of the Comprehensive Plan for the western gateway to the Teton Range. While the initial goal of the Comprehensive Plan was to reposition the County fiscally, preservation of agriculture and quality growth also emerged as strong community goals. Through an unmatched grassroots, public outreach process a significant number of residents were involved; nearly 10 percent of the overall County population. The Plan subsequently won the 2012 Public Outreach Award from APA Idaho. Town of Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan + Character Districts. Town of Jackson/ Teton County, Wyoming. Responsibilities: co -project manager of the facilitation of the rewrite and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. Facilitation included a series of ten, strategic, joint Town Council/County Board of Commissioner meetings to reaffirm Town/ County goals for the Plan; streamlining the process and ultimately resulting in unanimous adoption. In addition to the policy document, a series of Character District Plans illustrated desired character for each area of future development at three different scales: the entire neighborhood, blocks and streets, and individual buildings. The Plan won the 2012 Urban Planning Project of the Year Award from the Wyoming Planning Association. Technical Assistance for Sustainable Communities. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Responsibilities: co -project manager for the creation of the Sustainable Communities Building Blocks Program, and specifically, the Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Small Communities. The Program assists in proactively identifying a process and implementation tools to determine where and how growth should occur. Through three, one -day workshops, the project team worked with Ranson, West Virginia; Bluffton, South Carolina; and Rockport, Texas to create framework growth scenarios; define smart growth land use forms; identify key growth areas; and highlight opportunities, strategies, and action items. Narcoossee Community Plan. Osceola County, Florida. Responsibilities: public involvement coordinator for a grassroots -based community vision plan identifying specific strategies and policy changes to retain a sense of rural, agrarian character within an area becoming engulfed by higher density development. Possible solutions to these growth pressures, such as rural ranching and agricultural overlay zoning areas, conservation and cluster development enclaves, and transitional density and buffering policies were analyzed, detailed, and adopted in the Community Plan. Mountain Village Comprehensive Plan. Town of Mountain Village, Colorado. Responsibilities: project planner for the creation of the area's first comprehensive plan, adjacent to Telluride. The plan is a partnership between residents, second -homeowners, the town, and the ski industry. The final document was designed to look like a high -end coffee table book, rather than a standard policy document. Over the River EIS. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Royal Gorge Field Office. Responsibilities: public involvement coordinator and recreation resource specialist for the Over the River EIS, which analyzed the potential effects of the temporary horizontal suspension of about 5.9 miles of fabric panels over the Arkansas River in eight select areas within a 42-mile stretch of the river between Canon City and Salida, Colorado. Rebecca's role included public meeting facilitation, preparation of public information materials, and reviewing and coordinating responses to over 3,500 public comments. Southern Nevada Recreation Area Management Plans Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement. BLM, Las Vegas Field Office. Responsibilities: public involvement coordinator and recreation specialist for the development of the guidance, objectives, policies and management actions for seven BLM Las Vegas Field Office Special Recreation Management Areas and Extensive Recreation Management Areas. Rebecca Brofft Everette, Logan Simpson Design Inc. t�� LOGAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. Kelly Smith Landscape Designer Kelly is an award -winning landscape designer with a broad range of project experience, including streetscape design, downtown revitalization, master planning, park design, environmental planning, community planning, and public involvement. With over five years of professional experience, Kelly has managed complex projects from conceptual design through construction administration. Kelly's background in History and Anthropology lends well to urban revitalization projects, where she strives to emphasize the local, regional and historic character of place through sustainable, creative and practical measures. Education B.A. with Distinction, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan 2001 Masters of Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado, 2008 Professional Affiliations American Society of Landscape Architects Selected Projects Best Practices Analysis, Streetscape Enhancement Toolbox, and Cost Estimates. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization. Responsibilities: assistant project manager; researched and authored the Best Practices Analysis Report; developed prototype street enhancements for urban, suburban, transition, and rural street types with associated capital and lifecycle maintenance costs; cost estimating for capital and operations and maintenance of each roadway improvement element; public outreach; site analysis; site inventory. 84th Street Corridor Plan. City of LaVista, Nebraska. Responsibilities: site inventory, site analysis, graphic support and conceptual design for the redevelopment plan of a declining corridor in Nebraska. New concepts include a city center located along the mile -long stretch of commercial properties. East Pershing Boulevard Corridor Plan. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization. Responsibilities: assisted in the direction of a public involvement program and corridor plan to improve a 3/a mile • roadway through central Cheyenne's existing neighborhoods. A streetscape improvement plan and redevelopment concepts correspond with roadway improvements. Public outreach; site inventory, site analysis; cost estimating; graphic support; technical support. Missile Drive Redevelopment Plan. Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization. Responsibilities: • landscape designer for the street improvements plan and land -use alternatives of Missile Drive in downtown Cheyenne. This key gateway will be redeveloped to create a welcoming entrance. Public outreach; conceptual streetscape enhancement plan; land use master plan; site inventory, site analysis. Tucson Origins Heritage Park. Tucson, Arizona. Responsibilities: landscape designer; master plan for • circulation and land uses in the Sentinel District of the Rio Nuevo redevelopment area in downtown Tucson. Site construction includes a central Cultural Plaza over a parking garage, Festival Area, reconstruction of the 1770s Mission San Agustin and Mission Gardens, Origins Interpretive Center and • other elements. Graphic support; technical support. • Westside Creeks Redevelopment. San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio, Texas. As landscape designer, completed the redevelopment of three drainage systems and the adjacent areas through the heart of downtown San Antonio as well as adjacent neighborhoods. The plans include restoration regimes, flood acquisition strategies, neighborhood redevelopment and sustainability concept designs. Site analysis; graphic support; technical support. City of Brighton Streetscape Design, Brighton, Colorado. Landscape designer involved in the renovation/ revitalization plan for Brighton's Main Street. Project focused on developing an image for downtown through streetscape improvements and land use alternatives. Graphic support; site analysis; site • inventory; streetscape design; cost estimating. Comprehensive Plan/Downtown Plan, Milliken, Colorado. Planner involved in the creation of new comprehensive plan that represents that latest development forms. The project includes recommendations for new neighborhoods and the redevelopment of the downtown. The project includes bilingual (Spanish/English) materials, including the website. William Cameron Park, Waco, Texas. Landscape designer of a renovation/revitalization plan for the 100th anniversary of a 400-acre historic community park adjacent to downtown. Conducted intensive public participation, historic preservation, improvements to activity areas, and rehabilitation of historic park features. Sheridan Scenic Character Plan, Sheridan, Wyoming. Conducted a public involvement process to identify a community vision drawn from the Comprehensive Plan and other existing plans. The plan included a scenic amenity inventory, corridor and visibility analyses, policy recommendations, and code implementation strategies to bring greater economic sustainability, a stronger sense of place, and community longevity. Public involvement; site analysis; site inventory; graphic support. Ford Park Improvements. City of Vail, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape designer; developed master plan and construction documents for existing Ford Park. Site analysis; site inventory; graphic support; conceptual master plan; construction documents; specifications. Mehaffey Park. City of Loveland, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape designer; developed a master plan and construction documents for a 60 acre community park in Loveland, Colorado. Public involvement; site analysis, graphic support; technical support. Agilent Open Space. City of Loveland, Colorado. Responsibilities: landscape designer; master plan and construction documents for a new 121-acre natural area in the middle of the city. The property is adjacent to the Big Thompson River Corridor. This visionary plan is focused on appropriate levels of use on reclaimed gravel ponds and surrounding lands. The balance of preservation and enhancement of the natural environment is paramount to the design. Derby Downtown Master Plan and Design Standards. Derby, Colorado. Landscape designer involved in the renovation/ revitalization plan for downtown Derby. Project required extensive public involvement. Project suggested land use alternatives, streetscape improvements, and Design Guidelines manual for downtown. Graphic support; site analysis; public involvement; site inventory; streetscape design; design guidelines. Kelly Smith, Logan Simpson Design Inc. Greta Rayle, M.A., RPA Historical Archaeologist Greta is a historical archaeologist specializing in architectural documentation. She has graduate - level training in architectural history and her master's thesis focused on functional changes in carriage houses over time in response to shifting transportation practices. Since 1999, she has worked on projects in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as Tennessee and the • Caribbean, and she is currently listed on the California Historical Research Information System (CHRIS) consultant's list as an Architectural Historian. Greta has conducted numerous architectural surveys and historic building inventories for both federal and state agencies, including an inventory of buildings and structures at the historic Cappy's Diggings mine in Ely, • Nevada; an inventory of facilities at five U.S./Mexico ports -of -entry for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and multiple inventories of buildings for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). Recently, she completed an intensive level architectural survey of 28 post - World War 11 ranch houses and commercial properties in Kearns, Utah for a UDOT road improvement project. Greta is a skilled researcher and she has completed intensive archival research, historic map and photograph research, and has collected and summarized numerous • oral history interviews. Greta has also participated in numerous seminars sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation where she received training on conducting historic building assessments and in the identification of 20th century ranch houses. Education M.A., Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005 summa cum laude B.S., Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2002 Selected Projects Coolidge Avenue Historic Streetscape Assessment. City of Coolidge/Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Responsibilities: conducted archival research on Coolidge and the evolution of Coolidge Avenue for a transportation enhancement project located within the locally - designated Downtown Coolidge Historic District. Evaluated the current condition of the streetscape and proposed design elements to mitigate adverse effects to the streetscape resulting from proposed project activities. Tolleson Union High School No. 5. Bureau of Reclamation. Conducted archival research and collected historic maps and photographs for two interpretative signs documenting a historic irrigation canal in Tolleson, Arizona for a high school construction project. Wrote sign text which chronicled the region's history and the canal's historical significance and collected maps and photographs. Assisted LSD's graphic designer with the layout and design of the signs. SR 173; 5400 South, Bangerter Highway to 4800 West. UDOT. Responsibilities: supervised an intensive level architectural survey for a UDOT categorical exclusion study prior to a road • improvement. Twenty-eight NRHP-eligible historic buildings were documented during the intensive level survey of the project corridor. Documentation included the completion of Utah Office of Preservation Historic Site Forms, black -and -white photography of the buildings, sketch • maps of each property, and measured floor plan drawings of two of the buildings. Reviewed tax files, building permits, and title abstracts to develop a chronological history for each property, !� and conducted archival research to provide biographical information on the principal early 0 occupants of each residence. 1-15 Springville 400 South Interchange. UDOT. Responsibilities: supervised a reconnaissance level architectural survey for a UDOT road improvement project in Springville, Utah. Documentation included the completion of Utah Historic Computer System -Reconnaissance Level Survey forms, black -and -white photography of the buildings, a recommendation for each building or property's eligibility, and a sketch map of the survey area identifying each building by address and its eligibility recommendation. A total of 39 historic buildings were documented as a result of the survey. Beverly Green Historic Resource Survey. City of Las Vegas. Responsibilities: served as the project director researching the physical development of the Paradise Village and South Fifth Street tracts within the Beverly Green Phase II survey area. Documented historic age properties within the survey area through photography and mapping in order to complete historic resource inventory forms and make recommendations of eligibility for each property as well as the district as a whole. Geneva Road, 400 S RR Structure. UDOT. Responsibilities: supervised a reconnaissance level architectural survey for a UDOT road improvement project located along Geneva Road in Orem, Utah and Vineyard, Utah. Documentation included the completion of Utah Historic Computer System -Reconnaissance Level Survey forms, black -and -white photography of the buildings, a recommendation for each building or property's eligibility, and a sketch map of the survey area identifying each building by address and its eligibility recommendation. Conducted archival research and prepared and submitted the final report. Washington Boulevard Historic Architecture Survey. UDOT. Responsibilities: supervised a reconnaissance level architectural survey for a road improvement project along Washington Boulevard in Ogden, Utah. Documentation included the completion of Utah Historic Computer System -Reconnaissance Level Survey forms, black -and -white photography of the buildings, a recommendation for each building or property's eligibility, and a sketch map of the survey area identifying each building by address and its eligibility recommendation. A total of seven buildings were documented during the reconnaissance level survey of the project corridor. Midvalley Highway Tooele County EA. UDOT. Responsibilities: supervised a reconnaissance level architectural survey for a road improvement project in Tooele, Utah. Documentation included the completion of Utah Historic Computer System -Reconnaissance Level Survey forms, black -and - white photography of the buildings, a recommendation for each building or property's eligibility, and a sketch map of the survey area identifying each building by address and its eligibility recommendation. US 89 Architecture Survey. UDOT. Responsibilities: conducted a selected reconnaissance level architecture survey of one historic building in Uintah, Weber County, Utah for a UDOT road improvement project. Documentation included the completion of a Utah Historic Computer System -Reconnaissance Level Survey form, black -and -white photography of the building, and an ineligible recommendation for the building's NRHP eligibility. Horseshoe Ranch Survey. Arizona Game and Fish Department. Responsibilities: supervised the in- field assessment and documentation of 12 buildings and 22 structures during a Class III cultural resources survey of 199 acres of the Horseshoe Ranch, a once -privately owned historic cattle ranching property within Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona. Documentation included black - and -white photography and a recommendation for the NRHP eligibility of each building or property. Conducted archival research and prepared a historic context on the history and development of the Horseshoe Ranch for the final technical report. LOAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. Jeremy Palmer Landscape Designer, Visualization Specialist Jeremy is a multi -disciplinary designer and artist with more than 10 years of experience in the visualization field, specializing in 3D rendering and animation, digital painting, audio / video, and DVD authoring. Through his years of studio experience working alongside architects, engineers, and designers, Jeremy has developed a holistic understanding of how the design industries and technology work together. In January 2011, Jeremy began working toward his landscape architecture degree at Arizona State University. Combining his traditional arts background, continually improving design skills and landscape knowledge, with his mastery of visual communication, Jeremy has contributed a wide range of skills to an even wider range of local and international projects. His recent project experience includes: design work on community scale parks, visualizations, and animation for Diyar Al Muharraq master plan; photo simulations prepared for the Solar Millennium Blythe and Palen Solar Power Plant environmental studies; photo simulations for the Golden Gate Bridge Moveable Median Barrier, and PEA reports for Southern California Edison's Lakeview, Presidential, and Falcon Ridge substations and transmission lines in southern California. Education A.A.S., Computer Animation, The Art Institute of Phoenix, 2001 Selected Projects State Highway 392 / Interstate 25 Interchange. City of Fort Collins, Town of Windsor. Responsibilities: visual resource specialist for the proposed widening and landscaping improvements of the interchange • and overpass between 1-25 and SH 392. The visualizations were used in the development of funding action strategies necessary to implement improvements to the 1-25/392 interchange, the gateway to the S Town of Windsor and southern Fort Collins. 22nd Street Corridor Study. City of Tucson Department of Transportation. Responsibilities: visualization • specialist for a 2.5 mile corridor that established a context -sensitive, solutions -oriented approach toward the redesign of the corridor from a five -lane, un-divided roadway to a six -lane, divided arterial roadway. A virtual 4D model was created showing existing conditions along the entire corridor. Numerous • alignment concepts were modeled and inserted into the virtual model to produce animations, and stills used in policy documents, and public meetings. Diyar Al Muharraq Master Plan Community. Diyar Al Muharraq W.L.L. Responsibilities: landscape designer and visualization specialist who helped create landscape and open space strategies for the • entire master plan, and landscape designs for parks and plazas. Diyar Al Muharraq is a new development built as an extension of the island of Muharraq. Its boundaries extend over an area of 12 square kilometers. RTA, R905, R777-2C Infrastructure Improvements. Dubai UAE. Responsibilities: visualization specialist for • landscape and urban design elements for three separate sites within Dubai. Site 1 near the airport incorporated a linear park, connections to the master bicycle plan and existing neighborhood. Site 2 at the base of the Burj Dubai and within the financial district coordinated urban design elements appropriate landscape elements for the pedestrian environment. Site 3 included a more rural street edge • included garden rooms, bike path, pedestrian path and landscape elements to improve the pedestrian environment. 8th Street and Borden Creamery Corridor and Streetscapes. City of Tempe. Responsibilities: landscape designer and visualization specialist for improvements to 8th Street in Tempe, from Rural to McClintock Road and the Borden Creamery rail corridor. Work included concept designs to create a complete streets program as well as creating a multiuse recreational corridor along the historic Borden Creamery rail line. The Yard. Fox Restaurant Concepts. Responsibilities: landscape designer who worked closely with project architect, developer, and client on approximately 15,000 square feet covered entertainment space immediately adjacent to two FRC restaurants and a cafe. Program included sport lawn, beer garden, music venue accommodations, and outdoor dining all in the theme of a vintage warehouse district. Produced conceptual site plan, planting plan, construction documents, and rendered graphics. General Services Administration Professional Office Building. General Services Administration. Responsibilities: visualization specialist to produce a 3D model and project animations for a new 220,000 square -foot office building. The project will be completed via a build to suit lease between the GSA and Ryan Companies. In addition to an acceptable lease rate, the design team was also charged with developing a design that was acceptable to the GSA with regard to security concerns, functional requirements, and design excellence. New Orleans Bio District Planning. City of New Orleans. Responsibilities: visualization specialist for the planned Bio District New Orleans; a 1,500 acre district spanning Downtown and Mid -City areas of New Orleans. Work included, integrating with the planning team to create visualizations to fully convey the plan's concepts while maintaining a character that is uniquely New Orleans. Peoria Centennial Park and Plaza. City of Peoria. Responsibilities: visualization specialist and landscape designer for the conceptual design phase of this project. Centennial Plaza was designed as part of the City of Peoria's celebration of the State Centennial. The plaza will feature a Decades Walk that celebrates national, state and city milestones, event plaza and lawn and a covered amphitheatre. Entertainment Zone. Wuxi, China. Responsibilities: visualization specialist, assisting with 3D modeling, rendering, and digital painting for a visualization of a large scale entertainment district concept for a 100-hector site in Wuxi, China. Located between a series of steep hills and the film production facilities and back lot for CTV, the site is broken into ten parcels. The program included an entertainment and retail center, X-Games theme park (land and water), theme park, hotel, spa, wellness park, CTV Backlot Walking Tour, parking, entertainment island and night club district, executive housing, and a conference center. North Grant Park Renovation: Daley Bicentennial Plaza. Smith & Gill Architects. Responsibilities: visualization specialist as part of an inter -office design competition team. Jeremy created two simulations of conceptually themed zones within the overall scope of the park. The themed zones created by weaving diverse ecosystems within the existing footprint of the park. Thunder Valley Casino. United Auburn Indian Community. Responsibilities: visualization specialist for the Thunder Valley Casino expansion Project. This project was completed for the United Auburn Indian Community in Placer County, California. The Auburn Community is comprised of both Miwok and Maidu Indians, located in Sierra Nevada foothills near Auburn, California. The Thunder Valley project includes a $5 million entry show fountain, ground level themed landscape, over structure custom swimming pool, spa, fire place and fire/water features with 10 custom cabana's main brim full pool and custom paving design. AECOM provided Schematic Design to full construction drawings and construction administration services. Red Sea Village Waterfront Development. Abu Dhabi UAE. Responsibilities: visualization specialist, for a proposed Arabian Gulf fronting development in Abu Dhabi, UAE. After an unpleasant experience with a consulting visualization studio, Jeremy modified the original rendered images to meet our client's expectations within the deliverables original time frame. Jeremy Palmer, Logan Simpson Design Inc. VVY LOCAN SIMPSON DESIGN INC. James Carter, J.D., AICP Senior Planner/Land Use Specialist Jim is a lawyer, certified planner, and public administrator with more than 30 years of experience in law, community planning, and natural resources management. He has worked in state and local government, as well as for private entities and clients. He has advised local government clients on planning and land use matters and has managed federal environmental assessment and natural resource planning projects. Since joining Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD), Jim has managed planning and ordinance - development projects for Morgan and Sanpete counties, Nibley City, Town of Vineyard, and Park City, Utah; Madison County, Twin Falls County, and Rexburg, Idaho; and Pinal County, Arizona. From 1987 to 1993, Jim served as City Attorney of Park City, Utah, where he worked on land use, growth management, annexation policy, historic preservation, and water supply matters. While with Park City, Jim developed an award -winning historic preservation ordinance, developed sensitive lands regulations, and supervised an overhaul of the City's Land Management Code. In 2008, Jim provided services to Park City as a contract interim Planning Director. Before joining LSD, Jim was a principal and project manager at a Salt Lake City -based planning and community issues consulting firm. While there, he designed and managed comprehensive plan and ordinance development projects for numerous communities across the West, including the cities of Draper, Farmington, and Sandy, and Morgan, Sanpete, and Millard Counties, Utah; Uinta and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming; Madison and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho; Gallatin County and the City of Billings, Montana. Jim directed the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining and has chaired and served on state and interstate natural resource and regulatory boards and commissions. Jim has privately practiced public lands, natural resources, and water law; and has worked as an exploration and engineering geologist. Education J.D., University of Utah College of Law, 1980 M.S., Geology, Oregon State University, 1976 • B.S., Geology, Westminster College, 1972 Professional Affiliations Utah State Bar Association (inactive) American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Environmental Planner • American Planning Association, Utah Chapter Advisory Board, Friends of Great Salt Lake Board of Directors, Henry's Fork Foundation Selected Projects Morgan County General Plan Update. Morgan County, Utah. Responsibilities: project manager who developed and implemented the project public involvement program, including working with stakeholder • groups to identify and resolve plan issues; coordinating project updates and issue resolution with the planning commission and county council; and coordinating the efforts of engineering and economics sub -consultants. Project issues include water supply, growth management, and integrating seven area • plans into the County General Plan. • Interim Planning Director. Park City, Utah. Responsibilities: co -interim planning director for Park City during the City's search for a new planning director. Jim's responsibilities included managing special projects, participating in planning staff management, and recommending planning process and • regulatory improvements. Jim was project manager for a large annexation application that proposed workplace and affordable housing in a mix with market -rate housing. Issues included sustainability; long-term property price/value regulation; project sustainability; and water supply. Nibley City Conservation Subdivision Ordinance. Nibley City, Utah. Responsibilities: developed a conservation subdivision ordinance for Nibley City, a rural community in the Cache Valley that is undergoing rapid development as a suburb of Logan, Utah, home to Utah State University. The objectives of the ordinance are to preserve viable agricultural open space and facilitate a community trails and open space network. Utah Lake Master Plan. Utah Lake Commission. Responsibilities: deputy project manager who developed a comprehensive management plan for Utah Lake and its shorelines. Responsible for developing the land -use, shoreline protection, and recreation elements of the plan. Issues include coordinating the planning of Commission members (Utah County, cities around the Lake, and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands); identification of opportunities and constraints; and development of a unified vision for the future of the Lake. Utah Lake Commission Model Sensitive Lands Ordinance; Current. Utah Lake Commission. Responsibilities: project director developing model land use regulations to protect the shoreline and sensitive areas around Utah Lake for adoption by Commission member communities. Jim is responsible for client management, legal research, and co -facilitation of Commission Steering Committee and Technical Committee meetings. He is currently supporting Commission efforts to have versions of the model ordinance adopted by member communities. Sanpete County General Plan Update. Sanpete County, Utah. Responsibilities: managed the development of an updated general plan to address emerging issues including managing recreational development remote from services; water supply; farmland protection; and economic development. Jim designed and implemented an interactive public engagement program to both inform and build consensus for County land use decisions. Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area Management Plan. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Responsibilities: project manager working with the Northern Region of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to develop a management plan for the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area. Focal issues include managing recreational activities in a manner that protects wildlife and habitat resources, and identifying resources to fulfill the Division's wildlife management and public outreach missions. Ordinance Review and Implementation Strategies. Pinal County, Arizona. Responsibilities: review of County ordinances and policies for consistency with approved County Trails Plan and recommendations for ordinance and policy amendments to support Plan implementation. Madison County Zoning Ordinance Update. Madison County, Idaho. Responsibilities: drafted sensitive lands and large-scale development project ordinances to assist in implementation of Madison County's recently -adopted master plan. Issues included protection of the Henry's (North) Fork of the Snake River and associated riparian areas; and the regulation and provision of services to large-scale second home and recreation developments. James Carter, Logan Simpson Design Inc. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 CELEBRATE, PROTECT, AND ENHANCE THE POUDRE RIVER. Exploring ways to both highlight and protect the precious resources associated with the Poudre River is a great project opportunity. Arriving from the west, the Udall Natural Area, Poudre River, and Buckingham Park create a natural gateway into the corridor. The bridge over the river is narrow, providing little space for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross. Improvements to the bridge could create a generous crossing that is safe for all modes of travel, and serve a signature gateway element that identifies the edge of the corridor. We will evaluate alternatives for improving the pedestrian, bike and aesthetics of the bridge, or adding new pedestrian bridge crossing(s), including costs and potential impacts to the river ecology and floodplain. Access to the Poudre River Trail is also challenging at Lincoln Bridge, with no pedestrian path connecting to the trail on the south side. Further east, there currently are no direct connections to the river, except longer distance views of the large trees across the golf course. As development proposals for the Link-N-Greens property are studied and evaluated, there may be opportunities for an additional open space or trail connections through the property to the realigned Poudre River Trail. BE DESIGNED BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED. Fort Collins has constructed many streetscapes. The design character of the streetscape vary greatly, with the most recent projects incorporating custom designed structures, lights, planters, artwork, and features. Other treatments such as bioretention planters, permeable pavements, and other Low Impact Development (LID) techniques have been installed in the ROW. We will discuss these projects with City staff and bring our experiences and case studies from public projects in other communities to collectively identify best practice considerations for the Lincoln Corridor, including research on cost, effectiveness, durability, environmental impact, and maintainability. Existing and Proposed Lincoln Avenue Corridor. Richard R. Follmer, PE, PTOE Associate Education B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, 1993 M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, 2001 Professional Affiliations Institute of Transportation Engineers International Municipal Signal Association Registrations Professional Engineer —Colorado Certifications Professional Traffic Operations Engineer IMSA Traffic Signal Level II Background Mr. Follmer has 25 years of diversified experience in the transportation planning and engineering field. His experience includes the preparation of transportation plans and corridor studies, access management planning, traffic signalization and signal system design, network and corridor signal timing, ITS design, traffic impact studies, bike / pedestrian trail design, roadway infrastructure design, Bus Rapid Transit design, and the preparation of safety studies. Rich has also obtained valuable experience as a public speaker and has worked with numerous agencies to successful project completion. Project Experience Transportation Planning South College Corridor Plan, Fort Collins, CO Assisted the City of Fort Collins in the development of the transportation element of a land use plan for an annexed portion of Larimer County along South College Avenue (US 287). These efforts included extensive public involvement at several Open Houses, input on improvements to, and connections of, pedestrian and bicycle facilities to/from surrounding infrastructure, input on the land use framework plan and street cross -sections, adherence to the US 287/South College Avenue Access Control Plan, the identification of catalyst and barrier projects that would spur or hinder redevelopment, and on Goals and Policies statements for the final corridor plan. Mason Transportation Corridor, Fort Collins, CO Deputy Project Manager that completed the Environmental Analysis and Preliminary Engineering (EA / PE) phase of the Mason Transportation Corridor, a unique project that combined a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility with bicycle and pedestrian trails along an existing rail and automobile corridor. The EA / PE phase was the second step of a four -step process that began with the Master Plan vision, proceeding into final design and construction. This project uses the rail corridor right-of-way to implement BRT and trail facilities to provide the City's residents with an alternative travel choice. The two primary goals to this project were to complete the environmental analysis, following Federal Transit Administration and National Environmental Protection Act guidelines and procedures, and to prepare preliminary engineering plans that refine the alignment concepts of the Master Plan. - Richard R. Follmer, PE, PTOE Associate Harmony Road Enhanced Travel Corridor Managed the corridor operational analyses for a 5-mile segment of a major arterial roadway in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. This project is the first step to plan the future of this corridor as a more multi -modal travel corridor with transit and bicycle facilities a major focus for improvements as the surrounding land uses develop or change over time. High -occupancy vehicle lanes and transit queue jump facilities are being considered along the corridor to enhance transit travel and to make transit vehicle flow more efficient. Mountain Vista Corridor Plan, Fort Collins, CO Prepared the transportation system component of the Mountain Vista Corridor Plan, a multi -square mile area within the northeast segment of the City of Fort Collins' Growth Management Area. Work elements included the documentation of the existing roadway network, the street functional classification system, and the intersection traffic control of the corridor. Provided insight on transportation elements for the evaluation of several roadway alignment alternatives. A recommended roadway plan was developed from the transportation modeling results and based on property owner and public input. East Mulberry Corridor Plan, Fort Collins, CO Prepared the transportation element of the East Mulberry Corridor Plan, documenting the existing roadway network, street functional classification system and the intersection traffic control of the corridor, while also modeling projected travel demand. The modeling efforts included initial assessments of two land use concepts. For each concept, a summary of household and employment projections were crafted, and the proposed roadway classifications and the number of through travel lanes were coded into the transportation model to evaluate traffic volume projections on the local street network. A recommended roadway plan was developed from the initial modeling results and was refined to reflect the recommended plan. The refined model was used to generate daily traffic volume projections that were used to evaluate roadway classifications for the proposed transportation network. Multi -Modal Design Mason Transportation Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Managed the design of approximately 31/ 2 miles of bike / pedestrian trail that provides a vital north / south trail link in the south part of the City between the Spring Creek and Fossil Creek Trails, both east / west facilities. The Mason Trail was constructed primarily within the rights -of -way of the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad, the New Mercer Ditch Company and in an easement obtained from Colorado State University. Trail features included a 12- foot wide concrete trail with 2-foot soft shoulders, several pre -fabricated bridges that cross the Redtail Pond, the New Mercer Ditch and the Larimer County No. 2 Canal, and a trail -head parking lot with such urban design features as an information kiosk, water fountain and rest benches. Unique design challenges included identifying and mitigating existing wetlands, developing drainage plans to mitigate New Mercer Ditch lateral alignments, and identifying and mitigating large caliber trees along the corridor. US 287/ South College Avenue Bicycle Lane Project Worked in concert with the City of Fort Collins, CDOT and the North Front Range MPO, created a Vision Plan and Conceptual Design of bicycle facilities for the segment of US 287 between Carpenter and Harmony Roads. This project evaluated ways to minimize corridor impacts and construction costs that resulted in a plan to utilize existing roadway shoulders to develop bike lanes along the project corridor. A Shared Lane pavement marking symbol was used to identify locations where both motorists and bicyclists are permitted to use the shoulder area. Permission was obtained from the Federal Highway Administration to experiment with this concept. Before and after studies were utilized to document the success of this concept. Jenny Young, PE, PTP Senior Transportation Planner Education M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver, 2005 B.S., Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 1998 Professional Affiliations American Planning Association Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals WTS-Colorado — 2013 Board of Directors Registration Professional Engineer —Colorado Certification Professional Transportation Planner Background Ms. Young is a Senior Transportation Planner who joined Felsburg Holt & Ullevig after earning her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Her 14 years of multi - modal transportation planning experience includes the development of municipal, county, regional and statewide transportation plans, travel demand modeling, corridor studies and subarea studies. Jenny has successfully completed a number of municipal multi -modal transportation plans, and she has a leading role in establishing FHU's bicycle and pedestrian planning practice area. Project Experience Harmony Road Alternatives Analysis Enhanced Travel Corridor, Fort Collins, Colorado Jenny is currently working with the City of Fort Collins to develop an FTA Alternatives Analysis study for Harmony Road, a major east west arterial connecting south Fort Collins to 1-25. The multimodal study is developing and evaluating various roadway cross sections, enhanced bus alternatives, pedestrian accommodation and crossing enhancements, and on -street and off-street bike facilities to determine which set of improvements will most encourage the use of alternative modes of travel while retaining the mobility of private autos on the corridor. Knox Court Bicycle Boulevard Feasibility Study, Denver, Colorado Currently managing a feasibility study for Denver's first bicycle boulevard, which is planned for Knox Court between Alameda and Kentucky Avenues. In this role, Jenny managed the development of bicycle boulevard toolbox, and is currently working closely with Denver staff and the Westwood neighborhood to explore and recommend appropriate corridor and intersection treatments to give preference to bicycle travel. CDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Served as the deputy project manager in the development of the Colorado Department of Transportation's first statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan. The plan establishes goals for bicycle and pedestrian accommodation and supporting objectives and investment decision criteria that will aid in effectively investing in limited resources to enhance the state's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programs. Jenny Young, PE, PTP Senior Transportation Planner CDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Design Guidelines Managed the development of bicycle and pedestrian design guidelines for CDOT in support of their policy and procedural directives. The guidelines are now the bicycle and pedestrian chapter of CDOT's Roadway Design Guide. Transportation Planning for North Front Range MPO, Colorado Assisted the North Front Range MPO in developing their 2025, 2030, and 2035 Regional Transportation Plans (RTP). The regional transportation plans entail conducting an inventory of existing conditions, developing corridor visions for the regionally significant corridors, and developing methodologies for prioritizing corridors and allocating resources. Provided continued planning assistance to the NFRMPO between RTP cycles including the development of a project prioritization process for various funding sources including CMAQ, STP-Metro, Congestion Relief and Transportation Enhancement, TIP project evaluation and scoring, development of TIP delay policies, completion of a regional impact fee report, and involvement in the development of the long range Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan and Congestion Management Process (CMP). Jenny is currently assisting the MPO in the development of their Regional Bicycle Plan. Wheat Ridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Colorado Managed the development of a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado that identifies key origins and destinations for cyclists and pedestrians within the City, ensures connectivity of the proposed routes to these locations as well as with regional trails outside of Wheat Ridge. Worked with the project team to develop roadway cross -sections that accommodate all users and to prioritize the improvement projects needed to implement the proposed bicycle and pedestrian system. Castle Pines Multi -Modal Enhancement Plan, Colorado Served as the lead planner in developing recommendations to improve bicycle and pedestrian accommodation along Castle Pines Parkway and Monarch Boulevard, the two major arterials through the City of Castle Pines. Recommendations include reconfiguration of street cross -sections to provide designated bike lanes, completion of missing sidewalk connections, and pedestrian crossing treatments including raised median pedestrian refuges, signing and marking, and rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFB) at critical trail crossing locations. Evans Station Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity Analysis Jenny is the project manager for this project for the City and County of Denver. She is working to identify and prioritize projects to improve the bicycle and pedestrian connections to the Evans light rail station. Gateway Travel Shed, Denver, Colorado Served as the project manager in developing a transportation evaluation of the Gateway travel shed as part of the City and County of Denver's Strategic Transportation Plan. The plan involved developing 2030 and buildout person - trip forecasts which were then used to identify transportation improvements for this rapidly growing area of Denver. The project included coordination with RTD, DIA, and several surrounding jurisdictions including Aurora, Commerce City, and Adams County. 2035 Statewide Transportation Plan, Colorado Jenny assisted CDOT in the development of the 2035 Statewide Transportation Plan. Primary responsibilities included producing the State Highways, ITS, Corridor Visions, and Midterm Implementation Strategies Technical Reports. Jenny was also responsible for developing three of the 15 regional transportation plans which serve as building blocks to the Statewide Plan. Stephanie Sangaline Anzia, PE, CPESC Senior Transportation Engineer Education B.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1989 Professional Affiliations American Society of Civil Engineers Colorado Association of State Floodplain Managers International Erosion Control Association National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices — Railroad and Light Rail Transit Subcommittee — Technical Member Registration Professional Engineer —Colorado Background Ms. Sangaline has 23 years of experience including coordination and permit application preparation for public and private projects involving railroads. She has coordinated with railroad representatives on projects which include railroad and highway bridges, drainageways, waterway/canal relocations, structure replacement projects, trails, at -grade crossing improvements and Quiet Zone establishment. Coordination has included management of field personnel, collection of appropriate data, and compilation of information into the necessary permit applications and/or reports for submittal to appropriate jurisdictions. Agency coordination includes project and on -site meetings, Public Utilities Commission meetings, public meetings, and council/board presentations. Project Experience City of Fort Collins: Mason Bus Rapid Transit Project, Fort Collins, CO Senior Engineer responsible for coordination with the BNSF Railway for diagnostic review of 20 at -grade crossings along the railroad right-of-way through Fort Collins in preparation for the City's adjacent Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. Responsibilities included scheduling diagnostic review meetings, generating draft Public Utilities Commission (PUC) applications, generating draft Construction & Maintenance (C&M) Agreements, and facilitating standing bi-monthly conference calls between the City and BNSF Railway. Ms. Sangaline successfully achieved assisting the City and BNSF to execute the collective C&M Agreement for the 5 mile corridor in March 2011. PUC applications for the entire corridor are complete, and construction work has begun along Mason Street in downtown Fort Collins and points south. The project construction is anticipated to be complete in 2014, • City of Fort Collins: Quiet Zone Study — Phase I, Fort Collins, CO Project Manager and Senior Engineer selected by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and City of Fort Collins for Phase I of a multi phase Quiet Zone Study project. Initially, 12 crossings were studied for improvements, • including 10 crossings of the BNSF Railway and 2 crossings of the Union Pacific Railroad at Linden and Lincoln. The Mason Street corridor has a unique scenario wherein the BNSF Railway tracks run down the middle of the street. Coordination was completed with the BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Federal Railroad Administration, and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to complete a field diagnostic of each crossing to determine viable options. This effort resulted in a Final Quiet Zone Study Report completed July 2011, identifying possible options and concept costs for future Quiet Zone establishment as funding becomes available. Stephanie Sangaline Anzia, PE, CPESC Senior Transportation Engineer City of Fort Collins: Quiet Zone Study — Phase II, Fort Collins, CO Project Manager and Senior Engineer selected by the City of Fort Collins for Phase II of a multi phase Quiet Zone Study project. The study includes 10 at -grade roadway crossings of the BNSF Railway tracks south of downtown Fort Collins through the Colorado State University (CSU) campus and points south. These crossings are under the jurisdiction of the City or CSU, and include crossings receiving improvements as part of the City's bus rapid transit MAX project. Analysis includes defining the improvements to be installed as part of the MAX construction, and identifying any additional equipment or signing needed for Quiet Zone establishment. The Final Quiet Zone Study Report to be completed by May 2013 will identify possible options at each crossing, associated concept costs and next steps for the City to consider in their pursuit of Quiet Zones along this track corridor as funding becomes available. City of Fort Collins: Mason Trail Improvements, Fort Collins, CO Senior Engineer responsible for coordination with the BNSF Railway for access and lease of a portion of railroad property for use as a trail. Responsibilities included coordinating transmittal and review of project plans, gathering design comments, preparation of access permit and lease application paperwork and continuous coordination with the permit/leasing agents to progress the agreements and gain authorization. This project was a trend setting project as prior to this effort, the BNSF had not allowed trails on their property. The Mason Trail opened in September 2006 and allows for a continuous trail connection from south of Harmony Road north to Prospect Road. City and County of Denver, Fastracks East Corridor Railroad Coordination, Denver, CO Engineer responsible for assisting Denver with review of at -grade crossing improvements along the proposed RTD Fastracks East Corridor from Denver Union Station to Denver International Airport. Denver requested assistance for coordination with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), the Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver Transit Partners (DTP), the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Responsibilities include review of proposed at -grade crossing design improvements offered by DTP, comparison to local criteria and standards, and recommendations for alternative crossing treatments, where appropriate. Conditions of the crossings typically include two UPRR freight tracks parallel to two commuter rail tracks in close proximity, necessitating consideration of design elements needed for safe and efficient crossing by all types of users. Town of Windsor: Highway -Rail Crossing Safety Study, Windsor, CO FHU was selected by the Town of Windsor to conduct a safety assessment of 21 at -grade railroad crossings within the Town's Growth Management Area. Windsor has two primary rail lines passing through their community, both part of the network of the Great Western Railway (GWR). FHU conducted field evaluation of existing conditions to identify immediate safety needs, and prioritized crossings according to improvements needed to satisfy MUTCD minimum standards, and anticipated cost. Additionally, FHU was asked to determine improvement options for establishment of Quiet Zones at each of the crossings. The effort resulted in a Final Study Report presented to the Town Council to assist the Town in developing a funding and implementation schedule for the improvements. City of Arvada, Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone Design, Arvada, CO Project Manager for design improvements for four crossings of the UPRR tracks through Arvada. FHU was asked to finalize the evaluation and complete design of the City's preferred improvements. Three of the four crossings were upgraded to be Quiet Zone compliant without need for upgraded railroad equipment, saving on construction costs. The City completed construction improvements for these three of the crossings in June 2008. The improvements resulted in two separate Quiet Zones, the first of which was established on August 16, 2008. D. Holly Buck, PE, PTP Principal Education B.S., Engineering Management, University of Portland, 1993 M.S., Civil Engineering -Transportation, University of Colorado at Denver, 2002 Professional Affiliations Institute of Transportation Engineers Women's Transportation Seminar Registration Professional Engineer —Colorado Certification Professional Transportation Planner Background Ms. Buck has 17 years of experience in transportation planning and engineering. Her experience includes resort traffic and parking analyses, transit studies, regional transportation plans, and corridor studies. Project Experience • Harmony Road Alternatives Analysis Enhanced Travel Corridor, Fort Collins, Colorado • Holly is currently working with the City of Fort Collins to develop an FTA Alternatives Analysis study for Harmony Road, a major east west arterial connecting south Fort Collins to 1-25. Holly is developing enhanced bus and bus rapid transit alternatives as part of this multimodal study that is evaluating roadway, transit and bike and pedestrian • improvements to determine which set of improvements will most encourage the use of alternative modes of travel while retaining the mobility of private autos on the corridor. Harmony Road was formerly a state highway. Academy Boulevard Great Streets Corridor, Colorado Springs, Colorado Led development of transit alternatives along Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs in support of a multi • disciplinary team focused on promoting economic vitality and development of a multimodal transit -oriented corridor. Developed transit alternatives that included enhanced bus, bus rapid transit and streetcar and provided planning level capital cost estimates, cross sections, ridership, station set, operating plan and operating and maintenance • costs. . North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement, Denver to Fort Collins, Colorado (Study Area) Oversaw alternatives analysis efforts and transportation impact evaluation for a 70-mile, multi -modal EIS corridor connecting northern Colorado to the Denver metropolitan area and completion of representative chapters in the • DEIS. Alternatives evaluated included, but were not limited to, interstate widening, high-occupancy/toll lanes, commuter rail, high speed rail, light rail and bus rapid transit. Led effort for involvement and consensus -building of representatives from more than 40 northern Colorado communities and agencies in the five -county study area. Led • effort to develop phasing alternatives that address the project's Purpose and Need and the communities' desires in a fiscally constrained environment. Phase II Transit Needs Assessment Study and Implementation Plan, Castle Rock, Colorado Holly was the FHU lead working as a subconsultant to TransitPlus, developing and evaluating service alternatives, • management strategies, and capital requirements for the Town of Castle Rock transit. The effort included evaluation _ of 14 potential multi -modal facility sites to determine which would provide the best connectivity for local routes, D. Holly Suck, PE Principal regional routes, and encourage bike and walk access. The plan evaluated three levels of service to coincide with the Town's comprehensive planning effort. Mountain Metropolitan Transit 2035 Public Transportation Plan, Colorado Springs, Colorado Managed development of the 2035 Public Transportation Plan and plan update. Effort included evaluation of existing services and identification of gaps in service, development of goals and objectives, existing and future demographic analysis, assessment of long-term public transportation needs, comparison to peer community systems, prioritization of improvements, and ultimately development of a Vision Transit Plan and a Fiscally Constrained Transit Plan. Estes Park Transit and Parking Enhancement Study, Estes Park, Colorado Currently managing a study to evaluate parking and transit enhancements to reduce vehicular congestion in downtown Estes Park and RMNP by encouraging the use of alternative transportation systems designed to improve visitor experience and protect natural resources. Study includes evaluation of intercept transit parking facilities, transit routes, and intelligent transportation systems and recommends solutions to reduce congestion and improve the overall visitor experience. An advisory committee consisting of representatives from the Town of Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Central Federal Lands meet regularly to guide the study. As a part of this effort a Categorical Exclusion for a transportation hub at the Visitor and Convention Bureau was completed with FTA and a real-time traveler information system was designed. The real-time information system is expected to be in place during the summer of 2012. Commerce City Transportation Plan, Commerce City, Colorado Transit planner for the Commerce City C3 Vision Transportation Plan that established a multimodal transportation vision for the City. Developed recommendations and policies to achieve the City's goal to increase the use of transit by providing high -quality transit service, by connecting residents and employees to the North Metro rail line, and by connecting the Historic City to the Northern Range. Evaluated two potential locations for Commerce City's North Metro rail line station to determine which would provide better multimodal accessibility, bus routing efficiency, and had more potential to support adjacent land uses and new transit oriented development. Plan recommendations included modifications to existing routes, implementation of new routes, preferred North Metro station site, and use of performance measures to monitor progress over time. Northwest Denver Sub -Area Transportation Study, City and County of Denver Assessed and documented existing conditions of pedestrian, bike, transit and auto facilities within the 41 st and Fox Station study area. Developed multimodal improvements to support transit -oriented development adjacent to the station and improve connectivity throughout the study area to the station. Developed cross sections along Inca Street in coordination with stormwater detention facilities to support local bus transit service and a new bike and pedestrian crossing of 38th Avenue. Developed various bus routing options to minimize pedestrian impacts and encourage transit use. City of Centennial Transportation Plan, Centennial, Colorado Evaluated existing RTD transit routes and stops serving the City of Centennial. Developed a set of near -term and long-term transit recommendations to address the City's existing and future transit needs. Recommendations included bus rapid transit along Arapahoe Road, call and ride service for a new large retail development and surrounding residential, new park and rides, as well as sidewalk, shelter and stop enhancements. Provided policy level recommendations including multimodal review of new developments prior to approval and coordination with RTD. Katharine Duitsman, PE Transportation Engineer Education B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2004 Registration Professional Engineer - Colorado Background Ms. Duitsman has over eight years of experience in the civil engineering field. As a transportation engineer, Katharine's design experience includes geometric design, roadside design, cross section design, drainage, traffic control, erosion control, lighting, signing and pavement marking. Additional experience includes project coordination and state permitting. She is proficient in Microstation, Inroads and other design software and is a registered professional engineer. Project Experience Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Sidewalk Project, City of Greenwood Village As the project manager, Kat is assisting city staff in developing and evaluating alternative designs to provide multi - modal connectivity from the Orchard Light Rail Station to businesses and residences in the area. Specific evaluation criteria for the project include utility impacts, ROW acquisition, traffic impacts and project cost, among other metrics. Due to a federal funding component of the project, CDOT coordination will be required. FHU is contracted to continue with preliminary and final design for the project. McCaslin Blvd Interchange Preliminary Design, City of Louisville As the roadway design lead, Kat developed 20% design plans and specifications for the McCaslin Blvd,/US36 interchange as part of the US36 Express Lanes Design -Build RFP. The design includes a diverging diamond interchange, slated to be the first constructed in Colorado. Additionally, accommodations for local and regional bus service, recreational and commuter bicycle use, and pedestrians were incorporated into the design. I-225 Widening: Mississippi Ave. to Parker Rd., CDOT Region 6 Kat assisted the project manager and was responsible for the traffic control plans. Union Bridge Design Build, Madre Metropolitan District No.1 Kat provided quality assurance and quality control for the roadway design. E-470 Segment IV Pavement Overlay: 120th to Toll Plaza, E-470 Public Highway Authority Kat was responsible for the roadway design of this toll road overlay. Primary tasks included plan preparation and quantities. FASTER Bridges: 84th Ave. over I-25, Thornton, Colorado, CDOT Region 6 Kat assisted CDOT staff with the design of roadway improvements. Specific involvement included Inroads modeling, contours and intersection details. E-470 Segment IV Pavement Overlay: Platte River to I-25, E470 Public Highway Authority Kat was responsible for the roadway design of this toll road overlay. Primary tasks included plan preparation, quantities and restoration of full depth areas. Katharine Duitsman, PE Transportation Engineer I-225/Colfax Avenue Interchange Final Design, Aurora, Colorado, City of Aurora Kat was responsible for the roadway design of this high profile project adjacent to the Fitzsimons campus. Specific tasks include horizontal and vertical alignment design, roadside design, cross sections and plan preparation. The project was divided into four distinct phases to capture available funding during final design. Since Stimulus (ARRA) funding was involved, the milestones for completing the first two packages and receiving FHWA approval was critical to receiving the funds to build these first couple phases for this crucial piece of the transportation system. I-225 FasTracks Environmental Evaluation and Preliminary Design; 1-225 FasTracks Segment 1 Final Design, Aurora, Colorado, Regional Transportation District FHU, in a subconsultant role, provided preliminary design and environmental services support as part of the extension of the RTD FasTracks system into eastern metro Denver, adjacent to the 1-225 corridor. Kat was responsible for the roadway design associated with the conceptual and preliminary design and layout of the 1-225 light rail corridor. Additionally, Kat worked on the final design for the first segment of the project. Specific tasks include horizontal and vertical roadway alignments and modeling and coordination with other engineering disciplines. Also responsible for measuring quantities and generating cost estimates for roadway work. The project involves extensive coordination between consultants, CDOT, RTD, and local agencies to analyze specific alternatives for the light rail alignment through the 1-225 corridor and the city of Aurora. Edwards Interchange Upgrade, Eagle County, Colorado Responsible for phasing, signing and pavement marking design for the reconfiguration of the Edwards interchange to four separate roundabouts. Responsibilities also included ramp profiles and determination of grading limits. Additional tasks include roadway plan preparation, detailing and cost estimates. While the project was done for Eagle County, coordination with CDOT was also required. US 36 Bike Lanes in Lyons, Colorado, CDOT Region 4 Responsible for design of bike lanes within existing roadway cross section for approximately 1-114 miles of US 36. Additional responsibilities included signing and striping plans and quantities. • APPROACH Our work will be a partnership with the City and community. The planning effort is designed with continuing opportunities throughout the process for the area's leaders, property and business owners, residents, visitors, and other stakeholders to provide policy direction. It will focus on what actions best strengthen the segment's economic, social, and environmental position and offer a vision and supporting development activities that have been selected through a public participation process. This is not the creation of the next Mountain Avenue, but rather the creation of something new and original for the City of Fort Collins. TASK 1: PROJECT MOBILIZATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN LSD will begin the project with a kick-off meeting. The meeting will be used to refine the project schedule, review the master work program, identify communication protocols, identify the date of the first community event, review the public meeting plan, define special studies, and develop and launch the website. LSD will assist the City with public involvement throughout the project, and at this time the public involvement plan will be reviewed and finalized. The plan will include three sets of tools that will be used throughout the project: high-tech tools; public events; and committees [elected officials, technical advisory committee (TAC), planning management team (PMT), and stakeholder's groups (SG)]. In addition, our team plans to be at major community events that occur in and around the corridor to obtain additional input. We will work with City staff to create the project website. Content can be designed to follow the planning process, task by task. At key points, interactive questions will mirror questions asked at community events. All meeting announcements and key information will be presented in both English 441k and Spanish. Associated Facebook and Twitter pages will be used to continuously drive people to the website to achieve consistent messaging. A database can be provided to City staff for use in tracking comments and monitoring who has participated in project activities to -date. Use of this database can assist in identifying stakeholder groups that may be underrepresented in the process and targeting those groups for additional participation. Stakeholder interviews or focus groups will be held at this early stage of the project to gauge issues and needs, and discuss expectations and ideas for the corridor. Public Involvement Highlights ■ b Stakeholder Group meetings ■ 11 Planning Management Team meetings ■ 10 Technical Advisory Committee meetings ■ Interactive website ■ Social Media ■ Fliers and direct mailings ■ Field tours ■ All -day visioning charrette (Community Event #1) ■ Weekend charrette (Community Event #2) Kendra M. Gabbert, PE, CFM Water Resources Engineer Education B.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 2006 Professional Affiliations American Society of Civil Engineers, Colorado Association of Floodplain Managers (CASFM) Registration Professional Engineer —Colorado Certification Certified Floodplain Manager, Association of State Floodplain Managers Background Kendra has more than six years of experience in water resources. She has been responsible for numerous projects that include the design of the drainage items for transportation projects. Kendra is proficient with the computer models needed for water resources design (HEC-RAS, CUHP, AutoCAD, Micro Station, InRoads). She is familiar with the various federal, state and local drainage criteria and has coordinated with many jurisdictions. Project Experience North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement, Denver, Adams, Weld and Larimer Counties, Colorado Responsible for the conceptual water quality coordination and floodplain coordination for 64 miles of Interstate 25 from Denver to Wellington. Tasks included taking population growth projections for the year 2030 to determine if rural areas of the corridor will be in future MS4 areas. Water quality facility locations were positioned under her direction in accordance with the MS4 projections and the preliminary vertical alignment. Other tasks included analysis of existing major drainage structures, identifying all FEMA regulated floodplains in corridor, and providing a conceptual analysis of possible impacts to those floodplains. Federal Boulevard, 5th to Holden PEL, Denver, Colorado Responsible for the conceptual and preliminary design of a storm drainage system and water quality facility. Tasks included analysis of existing and proposed drainage conditions, evaluating Low Impact Development options, and evaluating water quality facility and location options. Also responsible for analysis of the Weir Gulch Floodplain and possible impacts the proposed design would have. University/Arapahoe Road Intersection Improvements, Centennial Colorado Responsible for the analysis of offsite and roadway drainage and the design of a storm drainage system to convey the flows to two water quality ponds. Other tasks included preparing the storm water management plan, erosion control plans, the hydrology and hydraulics report, and coordination of the project with several concurrent projects. I-25 over Preble Creek, Broomfield, Colorado Responsible for an extensive analysis of this crossing for CDOT to provide several options for a drainage crossing. • Options included a bridge, pre -cast and cast in -place box culverts, multiple pipes, jacked pipes, and jacked box culverts. The client selected the pre -cast box culvert option based on cost, and construction time. Other tasks included an erosion control plan, detour drainage, channel improvements, and the design of a water quality facility. Kendra M. Gabbert, PE, CFM Water Resources Engineer I-225/Colfax Interchange, Aurora, Colorado Responsible for preparing a CLOMR and LOMR for two proposed bridges over Toll Gate Creek. Tasks included existing floodplain analysis, proposed floodplain analysis, and a post project floodplain analysis based on as -built information. Plum Creek Parkway Bridge over East Plum Creek, Castle Rock, Colorado Responsible for developing the HEC RAS model, helped with the CLOMR coordination with FEMA , and provided the mapping for a new replacement bridge. South Monaco/Leetsdale Drive Intersection, City and County of Denver, Colorado Responsible for the analysis of roadway drainage and the design/retrofit of an existing storm drainage system that needed to be replaced and augmented in the project area. This design included consideration for several utility conflicts. Other tasks included the storm water management plan and erosion control plans. Federal Boulevard Bridge over Colfax Avenue, City and County of Denver, Colorado Responsible for analysis of offsite and roadway drainage and the design of a storm drainage system to convey flows to two stormwater treatment facilities. This design included consideration for smaller stormwater treatment facilities that could be implemented in limited ROW areas. Other tasks included the storm water management and erosion control plans, the hydrology and hydraulics report, and completing a floodplain analysis on the Sloan's Lake Draiangeway floodplain. Yale/Wabash Bridge at Cherry Creek, Arapahoe County, Colorado Responsible for the analysis of offsite and roadway drainage and the design of a storm sewer system to convey flows to a water quality pond. This design included consideration for retrofitting existing storm sewer where feasible to adhere to updated stormwater criteria. Other tasks included preparing the storm water management and erosion control plans, the hydrology and hydraulics report, and preparing a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) and Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for the Cherry Creek floodplain. SH 119 at Jay Road and Niwot Road Intersections, Boulder County, Colorado Responsible for the analysis of offsite and roadway drainage and the design of a storm sewer system to convey flows to water quality facilities. Other tasks included analyzing water quality facility and location options. William Marcato, PE Bridge Engineer Education B.S., Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1991 Professional Affiliations American Society of Civil Engineers Registration Professional Engineer — Colorado, Oklahoma, Montana, South Dakota Background Mr. Marcato has 20 years of structural engineering experience, including building, residential, and transportation structure design. He has worked the past 13 years at FHU, focusing on bridges, retaining walls, noise walls, box culverts, and other transportation related designs. Responsibilities have included project management, conceptual through final structural design, cost estimating, and construction management. Project Experience Mason Street Corridor, Fort Collins, Colorado Mason Trail: Provided designs for four prefabricated steel truss pedestrian bridges spanning the Mason Corridor Bike/Pedestrian Trail over irrigation ditches along the trail route. Design effort included optimizing the alignments of the bridges and coordinating all of the design criteria for the bridges, including design loading, safety elements, and aesthetic features. Bridge and culvert crossing designs developed using the Fort Collins Design Guidelines for Grade Separated Pedestrian, Cyclist and Equestrian Structures (authored by FHU). MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Design Alternatives Report and Preliminary Design: Structural design lead in developing the future construction elements of the Mason Transportation Corridor. The primary design considerations included requirements to keep structures within the BNSF right-of-way without encroaching on the rail line, keeping the rail line open during the grade -separation construction, providing safe facilities in historically flood -prone areas, and providing an attractive continuous trail system that will accommodate several modes of transit. Later provided 30% structural design for the structures along the proposed BRT route. The 30% design successfully secured federal funding for the final MAX BRT design and construction, which is underway. Mason Grade Separation at NRRC: Provided the primary structural evaluation for an overpass/underpass study for a grade separation within the proposed Mason BRT corridor. Currently completing the design for the bridge overpass structure, planned for construction in 2013. An architecturally enhanced bridge will serve pedestrians currently crossing the BNSF track and right-of-way on -grade, providing a safe route. The overpass will eventually serve a station for the MAX BRT system that is currently under construction. Yale/Wabash Bridge, Arapahoe County, Colorado Work for project consisted of dual role as project manager and lead bridge engineer. Completed a structure selection document and preliminary design for a two -span precast/prestressed concrete box -girder bridge crossing Cherry Creek. The new crossing will provide improved emergency response to residential developments served by Arapahoe County, and provide a key link in the area's transportation system. Other design tasks included re -aligning the Cherry Creek Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail beneath the new bridge, roadway and drainage improvements along adjacent streets, and channel improvements to Cherry Creek to maintain existing hydraulic characteristics. Shared drainage and water quality facilities were designed in cooperation with a local school and water district. William Marcato, PE Bridge Engineer I-225/Parker to Mississippi, Aurora, Colorado The 1-225 widening project between Mississippi Avenue and Parker road successfully combined projects that were in development by both CDOT and the Regional Transportation District (RTD). FHU assisted CDOT in providing construction phasing, drainage, and structural designs for the roadway portion of the project, while coordinating with the extension of RTD's light rail system through the same corridor. Among the structures designed by FHU was a 1,800-foot-long precast concrete post -and -panel noise barrier. The barrier will be constructed along the top of the roadside slope, which rises as much as 25 feet above the roadway elevation. The barrier height was minimized by aligning it along the top of the slope, and resulted in heights ranging from 8 feet to 12 feet above -ground. The barrier type and architectural treatments were designed to match previous barrier construction through the 1-225 corridor. I-25/Santa Fe Interchange Reconstruction, Denver, Colorado This five -phase project will reconstruct 1-25 from the Broadway Viaduct north to Alameda Avenue. The first phase was recently designed on an aggressive schedule to meet the requirements to qualify for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. Acted as lead structural engineer for the design of all the Phase 1 structures, including the replacement of the Alameda Avenue bridge over 1-25, the replacement of an existing steel sheet -pile cofferdam with a combination retaining wall/cofferdam system, and a new pump station needed for draining the low- lying site. The proximity of 1-25 to the Platte River, and the presence of contaminated groundwater in the vicinity required a cofferdam to keep the groundwater from reaching the interstate. Over 15,000 square feet of soil nail walls were designed for widened roadway locations where groundwater containment was not required. Dry Creek Pedestrian Bridge Extension, Arapahoe County, Colorado Responsible for the design of two extensions (total length of over 500 feet) of the Dry Creek Road pedestrian bridge from the east side of 1-25 into an area of commercial and residential development in the Inverness Metropolitan Development District. The bridge serves users of the Regional Transportation District's Southeast Light Rail system accessing the district. Also designed with the bridge extensions was an enclosed two -level transit structure at Inverness Drive West, which serves local RTD buses. The final extension of the pedestrian bridge over Inverness Drive West (also designed by FHU) currently under construction. The east end of this extension lands adjacent to recently constructed commercial and residential development. I-25: Nevada Ave/Tejon St. Interchange, Colorado Springs, Colorado The project involved modification of the existing interchanges of 1-25 with Nevada Ave and Tejon St. Designed and detailed three new precast/prestressed concrete slab bridges spanning over Cheyenne Creek. Precast/prestressed concrete bridge abutments were utilized to reduce construction time and minimize disruption of the fish habitat in the creek, which was a requirement of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. County Line Road Widening, Douglas County, Colorado Provided designs for nearly one mile of noise walls through the County Line Road corridor (Douglas County/Arapahoe County border) between University Avenue and Quebec Street. Masonry block noise walls founded on grade beams and retaining walls were required to accommodate the County Line Road widening, which 0 Jessica S. Myklebust, LEED AP Environmental Scientist Education B.S./B.A., University of Colorado, Geography and Environmental Science, 2001 Masters in Environmental Policy and Management, University of Denver, 2006 Certificate in Natural Resource Planning and Management, University of Denver, 2006 Sustainability Management Professional Certificate, CU Boulder, in progress Accreditation Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Building Design + Construction 2009 — 2014 Additional Education ACEC Future Leaders Program Project Management Bootcamp Essentials for NEPA Practitioners Training Background Ms. Myklebust has eleven years of extensive experience as a NEPA specialist with a focus on transportation projects and sustainability opportunities within those projects. Jessica is a LEED-AP BD+C and plays a key role in identifying and integrating sustainable strategies into projects from planning through construction. She worked with CDOT and more than 20 agencies to develop a common language and framework for implementing sustainability into projects. She has served as environmental lead on projects for several state departments of transportation and numerous Colorado municipalities and counties. Jessica's skills include successfully managing and obtaining approval signatures for Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Reevaluations, and Findings of No Significant Impacts. She is proficient in environmental policy and resource analysis at all levels as was demonstrated in her management and completion of the 2009 CDOT NEPA Manual. She is specifically experienced with analysis for alternatives, purpose and need development, parks/recreations, 4(f), visual resources, hazardous materials, and cumulative impacts. Project Experience . Harmony Road Alternatives Analysis Enhanced Travel Corridor, Fort Collins, Colorado Jessica is serving as environmental lead to identify existing environmental conditions within the Harmony Road corridor. She performed data collection along the corridor to map wetland, river, hazardous materials, historic resources and other environmentally sensitive areas. This information was combined with the team analysis to I develop alternatives. West Colorado Avenue Planning Study, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Jessica is serving as the environmental planning and resource lead. She is working with the Project Management Team and Stakeholder Team, comprised of numerous agencies and business owners to define the environmental context of the corridor and incorporate that context into alternatives development and selection. She is working to identify and document resources that are valued by the community such as Fountain Creek, Mid -Land Trail, historic districts and bridges, and community cohesion. Jessica will serve a primary role in completing the planning study. Jessica S. Myklebust, LEED AP Environmental Scientist Peterson Air Force Base — Base Wide Transportation Plan Jessica is managing the development of a sustainability chapter to be included in the 2013 Peterson Base Wide Transportation Plan. To create the chapter, Jessica facilitated a sustainability workshop session with team members where sustainability opportunities were identified and recorded for future planning purposes. Sustainability ideas were specifically focused on those related to the transportation network at Peterson. Objectives covered all modes of travel such as bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and personal vehicle. South Broadway Arizona to Exposition & I-25 Interchange, City and County of Denver Jessica played a key role in assisting with the sustainability effort for the project which included a Project Sustainability Workshop where more than 30 people from City and County of Denver, CDOT, and the Greenprint Denver Committee provided input for sustainability strategies for the project. Jessica worked individually with various disciplines, and the project team to determine the most prudent and feasible strategies. Once strategies were identified, a sustainability matrix was developed for the project that evaluated triple -bottom line sustainability strategies for the project such as: progressive stormwater management technologies, utilization of alternative materials, create a multi -modal corridor, reduction of water and energy utilization, and preservation and reuse of resources. The sustainability strategies were incorporated into preliminary and final design documents. City of Arvada Council Appointed Sustainability Working Group In May 2010, Jessica was appointed by the Arvada City Council to serve on the Arvada Sustainability Working Group. As a member, Jessica worked to set the course for Arvada to become a leading sustainable community by creating the Arvada Sustainable Action Plan, which was ultimately adopted by City Council. As a LEED-AP on the group, Jessica assisted with developing clear, measurable action items (i.e., recycling, water usage, carbon emissions, etc.), develop implementation plans, and draft a plan for the City Council's review. She authored the transportation section of the document. Estes Park Transit and Enhancement Study, Estes Park As deputy -PM, Jessica is currently conducting a study to evaluate parking and transit enhancements to reduce vehicular congestion in downtown Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park by encouraging the use of alternative transportation systems designed to improve visitor experience and protect natural resources. The study includes development of a purpose and need, evaluation of intercept transit parking facilities, transit routes, and intelligent transportation systems and recommends solutions to reduce congestion and improve the visitor experience. An advisory committee consisting of representatives from the Town of Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Department of Transportation and Central Federal Lands meets regularly to provide project guidance. As a part of this effort a Categorical Exclusion for an identified transit parking facility and transportation hub at the Estes Park Visitor and Convention Bureau was completed and approved by FTA. • • • • 0 Josh Mehlem, LEED AP . Project Manager/Senior Designer • Josh Mehlem's professional experience as Project Manager and Senior Designer has ranged from urban design projects to transportation plans and bicycle facility planning/design. Additionally, Josh has a strong understanding of the complexities associated with developing urban design and non -motorized transportation projects. He has worked on • numerous projects that focus on network connectivity for bicycles and pedestrians. As a LEED Accredited Professional, he is always trying to integrate sustainable ideas and practices into each project he works on. Josh clearly understands the planning and design process and is skilled at • developing broad scale master plans into detailed construction documents. Recent Projects Midtown Urban Design Plan, Fort Collins, CO As part of a larger planning effort to revitalize the Midtown Area in Fort Collins, CO, Alta is providing planning and design solutions to enhance the overall bicycle network. Intersection improvements, cycle tracks and other bicycle facilities are being evaluated to improve bicycle safety, connectivity and access throughout the corridor. Maintaining acceptable operations for all vehicles is also a priority for the City on this project. • Pathways Planning Study, Basin, WY Basin Wyoming was awarded a grant from the Wyoming Department of Transportation to create a Pathways Planning Study to guide • development of non -motorized transportation facilities. The plan identified and analyzed current conditions for walking and bicycling, makes recommendations for improving conditions to create a more interconnected, safe, and convenient network of pathways, on -street bike facilities, sidewalk, and street crossing. In addition, the plan • details education and encouragement activities to create awareness in the community, as well as future funding opportunities. • Red Hill Alternative Transportation Study, Carbondale, CO Josh is working as the Project Manager for Alta as part of a larger team hired to determine the feasibility and costs associated with constructing innovative pedestrian and bicycling improvements • between the intersection of State Highway (S.H.) 82, S.H. 133 and County Road (C.R.) 107, which provides access to the BLM's Red Hill • Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). The primary focus of this project is to create a seamless connection between the Trails at Red Hill and the Town's other pedestrian and cycling trails. • Boulder Crossing Treatment Analysis, Review and • Recommendations, Boulder, CO Josh was a project designer involved in this project which included • providing the City of Boulder assistance in evaluating the existing driveway and intersection crossing treatments on Boulder's pathway . and on -street network. The study evaluated the existing conditions at driveway and intersection crossings and identified deficiencies at these locations. National best practices and innovative solutions were • then reviewed for roadway and pathway crossings. From these findings, Alta, provided conceptual recommendations for both • existing sidepath and other roadway crossing retrofits as well as concepts for new installations to be implemented as Boulder's pathway system expands. • • • alta PLANNING + OESIGN Professional Highlights ■ Alta Planning + Design, 2011- ■ Project Manager/Landscape Designer, Belt Collins West, 2009- 2011 ■ Landscape Designer/Project Manager, MBC, Inc., 2005-2009 ■ Landscape Designer, Shapins Associates, 2003-2005 Education ■ MLA, University of Arizona, College of Architecture, 2003 ■ BS, Wildlife Biology, University of Arizona,1999 Representative Projects ■ Red Hill Alternative Transportation Study, Carbondale, CO ■ PBOT SW Lth Avenue Bikeway Planning/design Portland, OR ■ New York Bike Share Station Design, NYCDOT, NYC ■ East River Trail Feasibility Study, Green Bay, WI ■ Belmar Streetscape Improvements, Lakewood, CO ■ 1900 Sixteenth Street @ the Millennium Bridge, Denver, CO ■ University of Colorado Systems Biotechnology Building, Boulder, CO ■ Boulder Transit Village Community Access Framework Plan, Boulder Colorado ■ North End Transit Oriented Development Plan and Design Guidelines, Thornton, CO ■ Broadway Boulder Reconstruction, Boulder, CO *Completed during previous employment ■ Broadway Transportation Improvements, Boulder, CO* josh collaborated in the development of urban design and planning for a project that addressed the multi -modal conflicts at the Broadway and Euclid intersection including the adjacent transit stops and the associated bicycle/pedestrian zones. The project improvements included a pedestrian/bicycle underpass, realignment and vertical separation of the multi -use path and improving the overall bicycle and pedestrian connectivity between the University of Colorado and the surrounding community. ■ New York Bike Share Station Design, NYCDOT, NYC josh was a senior project designer involved in the design and layout of numerous Alta Bike Share stations throughout NYC. The development and documentation of each station included providing users a safe, comfortable environment when picking -up or dropping off bicycles, while at the same time working with the constraints of adjacent on -street parking, existing utilities and NYCDOT codes and regulations. ■ Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Multi -Use Trail Design, Las Vegas, NV, US Department of the Interior — Bureau of Land Management* josh was the project manager and designer on this project that included providing the development of construction documents for approximately 10 miles of multi -use trail and four unique trailheads. The trail and trailheads have been designed to accommodate cyclists, hikers, and equestrians. The trail gently integrates into the desert landscape and provides diverse opportunities for recreation while respecting the variety of natural and cultural resources. ■ Barnum North Mountain Bike Skills Park, Denver, CO* josh was the project manager for Denver s first bike park, a partnership between Winter Park Resort and Denver Parks and Recreation. The project revitalized a vacant parcel of land by incorporating park paths, walks, a pedestrian shelter and park signage surrounding the dirt jumps and pump tracks. josh was responsible for overseeing the production of conceptual design plans, illustrative graphics and construction documents. ■ Middle Kyle Complex Planning and Design, Las Vegas, NV, US Forest Services* josh was a project planner and designer on this 4,300-acre USFS visitor center and recreation complex outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Phases of work included EIS (authored visual resources and recreation specialist report), visitor experience and site planning (plan options, master plan through schematic design). Elements of site planning included multi -use trail network, picnic area, interpretation, equestrian trailhead, visitor parking, amphitheater, outdoor classroom, plaza spaces, and restoration. ■ Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista Overlook and Trails Plan, US Forest Service, Lincoln National Forest* josh was project manager and designer for this project that included highway improvements, a parking area, an overlook and viewing platform, a trail system, and interpretive elements including graphic panels, a sound mechanism (historic steam engine recording), a re-creation of a log chute, and a terrain model. josh was responsible for supporting site design, detailing site elements, and production of construction documents. ■ Kanab Field Office Administration and Visitor Services Building Design, Kanab, UT, US Department of the Interior — Bureau of Land Management* josh was project manager and designer to provided landscape architectural services on a multi -disciplinary team currently designing the LEED certified Kanab Office Building/Center. The project services included workshops with BLM, preparation of site development alternatives, contract/bid documents, and construction observation. In the development of these drawings, sustainable techniques that were implemented were water harvesting and other best management practices for storm water. ■ East River Feasibility Study, Green Bay, WI Alta worked on a trail feasibility study for a one mile segment of the East River Trail. The City of Green Bay received a Wisconsin State Coastal Management grant to conduct preliminary engineering studies for a proposed shared -use trail along the East River from Monroe Avenue to Mason Street, called the East River Trail Connection. The East River Trail Connection will connect two major trails in downtown Green Bay and join nearly 40 contiguous miles of trails that extend through the city and into surrounding communities, adding to a significant trail system throughout northeast Wisconsin. josh was the project manager concept design through preliminary design and with development of planning level graphics along several major corridors and intersections. ■ Boardwalk Park, Windsor, CO* josh was a project designer involved in preparing the master plan and phased implementation for this park. josh was responsible for the production of conceptual design plans, illustrative graphics and construction documents. BBC RESEARCH C> CONSULTING Adam D. Orens Adam Orens is a Director at BBC Research & Consulting. His areas of expertise include public finance, real estate development feasibility analysis and regional economics. He also has experience in residential and commercial market analysis and impact fee design. Mr. Orens has completed numerous studies that analyze the relationships between demographics, land use, economic development and public and private revenue and expenditure. Mr. Orens received his undergraduate degree in economics from Rutgers University and has a master's degree in agricultural and resource economics from Colorado State University. Mr. Orens' research has been recognized by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Washington Post. He is published in the book Mountain Resort Planning and Development in an Era of Globalization and the peer -reviewed journal Tourism Economics. Relevant Project Experience ■ Highway 392 Funding Plan. Developed a funding model for a highway interchange improvement project under several development scenarios for the municipalities of Fort Collins and Windsor. The model utilizes several funding mechanisms including a special assessment, property tax and public improvement fee, chosen to allocate costs to those that benefit most from interchange improvement. The study included an implementation plan that is appropriate for the cooperative effort between Fort Collins and Windsor. ■ Fort Collins Transfort Strategic Plan. Developed a funding plan for Transfort, the public transportation system in Fort Collins. Mr. Orens led a public process where appropriate funding mechanisms were vetted by a citizen committee for applicability using several criteria. Mr. Orens developed a model for Transfort that projects revenue from several funding mechanisms. . ■ Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Developed a fiscal impact model • that calculates the impact of the DDA on Larimer County revenues and service costs. The model was designed as a tool to help policymakers decide if the DDA provides enough revenue as the commercial center of Larimer County to justify the county's foregone • revenue dedicated through tax increment financing. ■ Comprehensive Plans. Recent comprehensive plan clients include the communities of • Montrose, Commerce City, Grand junction, Fruita, Rifle and Garfield County, Colorado; as well as Williams County, North Dakota. As part of the planning team, Mr. Orens provided economic trend analysis and forecasts and information regarding the fiscal and economic consequences of land use alternatives. ■ Fort Collins, Colorado Housing Affordability Index. Researched the components that drive housing prices and assessed the adequacy of the affordable housing stock for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Created a model that compiled housing costs and isolated several municipal factors that influence affordability. The model is used to set municipal building and impact fees at appropriate levels to mitigate adverse effects on housing affordability. BBC RESEARCH CONSULTING Adam D. Orens (continued) ■ Arapahoe County Transportation Funding Plan. Developed a funding model for Arapahoe County's 2035 Transportation Plan Update for future capital, operations and maintenance funding. The model includes impact fees, utility fees, and improvement districts and documents revenue generation under several future growth scenarios. ■ Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA). Developed a financing plan to fund new bus rapid transit (BRT) service along the State Highway 82 corridor. The study involves an analysis of current funding mechanisms and recommendations regarding methods to expand revenue generation. ■ Fort Collins/Larimer County Urban Renewal Authority Fiscal Model. Under a joint contract with the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado, developed a fiscal impact model that is used by the city and county to assess the county fiscal impacts of urban renewal authority expansion in incorporated areas. ■ Impact Fees. Conducted impact fee studies and cost of growth analyses in numerous communities across the western U.S. Calculated impact fees using both the forward -looking capital improvement plan approach, and backward -looking current service standard approach. Mr. Orens has contributed to impact fee and system development fee studies for transportation, police, fire, parks, recreation, water, wastewater and general government facilities for municipalities, counties and special districts. ■ U.S. Department of Defense Recreation Business Planning. Currently providing business planning and market assessment services for recreation, retail and community service facilities for the DoD. Mr. Orens provides project validation assessments for proposed new facilities on military installations for all branches of armed forces. Mr. Orens provides market analysis and financial modeling services and teams with an architecture firm that evaluates physical constraints for each development project. Mr. Orens has completed over 20 projects for the DoD nationwide and overseas. ■ Grand Junction/Mesa County Fiscal Impacts of Urbanization. Developed a spreadsheet - based fiscal impact model for Grand Junction and Mesa County that offers insight into how differing land uses and alternative city annexation and development strategies will influence the city's and county's long term financial position. ■ Greenwood Village Center, Development Feasibility and Fiscal Impact Study. Evaluated the feasibility of creating a city center around a newly developed transit stop. Developed a financial model that projects city revenues and costs generated by the proposed development based projections of development absorption and phasing. The model also calculates the incremental tax revenue that could be used to fund public improvements. Education M.S. Agricultural & Resource Economics, Colorado State University, 2004. B.A. Economics, Rutgers University, 2000. City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 The Buckingham, Alta Vista, Andersonville, and Via Lopez/ San Cristo neighborhoods (Northside Neighborhoods) form the historic foundation of the Lincoln Avenue corridor. As the Northside Neighborhoods have evolved over time, it has become increasingly important to residents and the City to preserve the distinctive character and workforce housing offered in these areas. As part of this effort, our team will strive to protect and celebrate the historic significance and current role these neighborhoods play in the Fort Collins community. Listening to the ideas and concerns of individual voices from the neighborhoods will better inform the process and contribute to a community - supported vision for the corridor. Residents of the Northside Neighborhoods will be involved in the project, from start to finish, through stakeholder interviews; an advisory committee that includes key leaders from each neighborhood; direct mailings to residents; bilingual fliers at local businesses and community centers; community workshops and open houses (with English -Spanish translators); bilingual website, surveys and other materials; and booths at local events (e.g. Cinco de Mayo, Picnic on the Poudre, Sunday church services, and other events). TASK 2: EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS Task 2.1 Data Analysis This task will involve a review of existing and future conditions. Existing relevant plans such as City Plan, the Transportation Master Plan, and the Northside Neighborhoods Plan will be reviewed along with mapping information for the Lincoln Corridor. LSD will develop an inventory of information relating to current conditions, and summarize the findings in a parcel -by -parcel, building -by - building detailed mapping exercise. This parcel -by -parcel database will be tied to the comment database in order to track participation and comments. The inventory and analysis will be based on information provided by City staff, reports, consultant analysis, and information collected during field visits and site analysis using GPS and photo documentation. Our data collections and analysis is anticipated to include review of existing adopted plans and reports, current development plan applications, and information related to: ■ Streets (rights of way; road widths; sidewalks; bike facilities; drive accesses; signage; crossings; accessibility; trees; visual quality; safety issues; etc.) ■ Mobility (traffic volumes; vehicle, bike and pedestrian levels of service; accident history; transit service and ridership; delivery vehicle routes and schedules; parking; traffic control; trail connections; rail plans and operations; etc.) ■ Edges (land uses; building entries, parking and service areas; parks; assessed values; historic events, sites or structures; market influences; building character and quality; private development plans, etc.) III ;oa . C .D — aka aL'�oG44 tI 9aG 10 �y¢•, G OG' O o t :0 4 C I o� r c a -I Will � ri,� a,' / 1 h Three concept analyses depicting baseline, catalyst sites, and strategies for one of three corridor visions in Phase I of the US Highway West 192 redevelopment in Osceola County, Florida Jon D. Stephens 208 W. 19"', Suite 204 Kansas City, Missouri, 64108 816.547.7904 jstephens@rockhillstrategic.com Experience: Founder/President, Rockhill Strategic, LLC, Kansas City, Mo., 2009 — Present • Comprehensive advertising, marketing and integrated communications firm • Integrated multi -channel consumer marketing and partnerships for retail, restaurant and B2B • Client base includes AMC Theatres, Rockhurst University, Kauffman Foundation, Robbie Packaging • Passionate thought leader on branding, market trends, innovation and social media • President, Kansas City Power & Light District (Cordish Co.), Kansas City, Mo., 2007 — 2009 • Executive leader of $850-million eight -city block development containing over 45 tenants • • Primary public figure and spokesperson for market leading development • • Oversaw final construction and grand opening that resulted in 5.4 million guests in first year • Lead overall marketing and brand strategy. Built internal and agency marketing team • • Developed sponsorship and licensing partnership strategy of over $2 million annually • • Lead legislative liaison with City, County and State officials Managed overall project operations budget and financials, resulting in exceeding ROI in first year • • Recipient of ULI Award for Excellence for 2009 Director of Account Service, Muller + Company, Kansas City, Mo., 2005 — 2007 • Directed account service staff at agency with annual billings of $41-Million • Member of senior management, responsible for agency operations, budgeting and business strategy • • New business presentation lead and key client cultivation • • Integrated marketing and communications strategy lead • Clients included: Sprint PCS, Everest Telecom, Mr. Goodcents Subs, North Kansas City Hospital, Bolle/Serengeti, Union Bank, Bon Ami/Faultless, Sprint Retail Account Supervisor, Three Wide Marketing (Barkley), Kansas City, Mo., 1999 — 2005 • Managed collaborative account teams, national sponsorship and online marketing • Directed large-scale mobile marketing programs and consumer promotions • Senior level sports and sponsorship client management and PR management • Property management and negotiation including NASCAR, NFL, MLB, NCAA • • Generated critical SWAT analysis and ROI assessments for clients • • Clients included: Darden Restaurant Group (Red Lobster, Olive Garden), Sonic Drive -In, Tenneco Automotive, Build -A -Bear Workshop, Sprint Business Units, Sonic Drive -In and Wells' Blue Bunny • Coordinator for Alumni Programs, MU Alumni Association, Columbia, Mo., 1996 — 1999 • • Coordinated membership marketing, fundraising, special events and sports sponsorships • • Served as Governmental Affairs Liaison to the state legislature Education: University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., Interdisciplinary Studies (Journalism, History, Political Science) • Honors College 1996 ! Civic Involvement: Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association Board of Directors, Marketing Committee Chair American Cancer Society, Co -Chair Chairman's Circle • March of Dimes Board of Directors • Kansas City Ad Club Kauffman Foundation • a.- irk Additional experience and information via QR code link • GUADALUPESALAZAR 2428 Dalton Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 Work: (970) 491-1476 Home: (970) 225-1432 E-Diail: g alaiar ttcolostate.edu EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Ph.D. Higher Director, El Centro, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1985-Present Education in Educational • Designed, developed and implemented retention programs to retain, recruit, and enhance Leadership, Colorado the academic and personal growth of Latino students State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, May . Trained and organized the 1995-2006 Hispanic/Latino Institute for high school students 2011 on alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention. • Trainer for Residence Hall on Hispanic issues. Developing strategies on healthy relations Duster of Arts Degree: with roommates of different ethnicities Student Affairs in • Trained and facilitated the 1994-2004 Hispanic/Latino Institute emphasizing the Higher Education, significance of cultural values and traditions when developing strategies for alcohol, Colorado State tobacco, and other drug use prevention. Focused on community development and University, Fort Collins, coalition building Colorado, May, 1997 • Dedicated to enriching the lives of all students at Colorado State University and increasing community understanding of issues facing Hispanics/Chicanos/Latinos Bachelor of Science • Manage an office of two full time employees, 13 student employees, and liaison to other Degree: Business campus and community constituencies through service on boards and committees Administration/Marketi • Developed and Implemented Triunfo Tutoring Program for Poudre School District k-12 ng, University of • Coordinated the partnership with the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Northern Colorado, Education to create an efficient and effective Tutoring Program Greeley, Colorado, June • Responsible for maintaining and developing assessment reports 1985 • Successfully raised over S100,000 in grants, funds, and in -kind service and donations for Bachelor of Arts various programs • Administer El Centro, the home of over 1600 students and resource services for all Degree: Spanish, Colorado State University students University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, • Administer operating expense budget of over S200,000 and continue to research for Colorado, June 1985 grant monies • Organize and coordinate yearly Achievement Awards Banquet, celebrating the Associate Degree: achievements of Hispanic graduating seniors and community members. This event is Applied Human sponsored and funded by major Colorado and local corporations and other private and Science Judicial/Legal public sources Administration, Aims • Instructor for ED296V Success Class (3 credits). Overview of Chicano/Hispanic culture Community College, and history Greeley, Colorado, • Develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate programs for students in need of skill December 1980 enhancement, tutorial services, cultural and social development • Organize staff development programs and work cooperatively with various campus committees promoting and building bridges toward a campus community • Support and advise seven student organizations promoting the involvement and advancement of Hispanics • Involved as officer and advisor in local, state and national educational organizations • Active participant in community and public service programs including civic, charity and professional organizations • Actively involved with specialized educational and student services such as: admissions, records, financial aid, guidance and counseling, health, mediation, student placement, student activities, student assessment, student recruitment and retention 0 Serve as a bilingual interpreter for departments, community and university officials • • ■ Natural Systems (Poudre River and gravel mine ecology; floodplain; irrigation ditches; urban ecology and agriculture; air quality; contamination; precipitation; solar access; drainage - see infrastructure, etc.) ■ Infrastructure (storm drainage; water; waste water; electrical/lighting; technology and communications; etc.) Maps will be prepared that document corridor attributes and an existing conditions report will be submitted. Experts in the above -mentioned disciplines will be responsible for accuracy; resumes are contained in Appendix A. A great corridors case study was database used to select memorable places and design features during the Vision Workshops for US Highway West 192. Task 2.2 Great Street and Corridor Case Studies As part of our work across the nation for public agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and private sector entities such as the Walt Disney Company, our team members have researched and gathered a database of over 50 great corridors nationwide. We have investigated the attributes that create a "great street," including the components of mobility, edge, natural resource, land use, utilities, and street. Our team will add to these, using the collective resources of each firm, and refine these case studies, giving Fort Collins access to the latest national information on corridor placemaking. Many of these great streets have been investigated further and include site visits, interviews with planners, funding, and code review. The stakeholder group will select from these corridors or may choose others to examine further. Our team benefits from access to the leaders who conceived and helped implement these visions, from the former planning director of Anaheim to one of the main developers of Kansas City's Power & Light District. These case studies will be used in the vision exercise in Task 3.1. Elements/ Amenities a Associated ,a Corridor Tourist Attraction/ Length cn a W .;; 0 •1� >, Thumbnail Images Destination m a u z.� o.in w¢ c. w x5 Times Square/ 42 $rOAaiw0. y Downtown Manhattan/ Soho Downtown 43 ?>Arl AVENUE Manhattan/ Central Park Downtown 44 HAivt f tree+ Nantucket - 15 miles K - 5.5 miles X - 30 miles K K K X K K X X X K X K HAiK f freef/ c Downtown Bar 45 J� 3Harbor/Acadia-0.5mile X X X X X X Hf. Pe5etf National Park Sf./ fR 233 City of Fort Collins Proposal 7464 TASK 3: CORRIDOR VISION Task 3.1 Community Event #1: "Envisioning a Future" The intent for Community Event #1 is to gain constructive feedback from participants on their vision for the corridor. Our goal is to identify the best ideas. Two workshop sessions with the community, residents, property owners, and business operators will be held over the course of a day. Through a structured program of activities, participants will be presented with design ideas through a set of case studies. They will then be asked to identify the ideas that can contribute to a unique look and feel for the corridor, with the intent to create a unique destination that can be successfully promoted to the community, leisure and hospitality markets. Attendees will be able to choose the corridor and the street elements they feel best represent the Lincoln Corridor. With this exercise, the outcome is not pre -destined, as groups can choose any case study they like and any elements or experiences they feel are appropriate. This interactive session, similar to the old story books where you can "choose your own adventure" will be integrated onto the website so other people can participate online. Bruce Meighen has been conducting similar exercises in other U.S. communities, and the results tend to push the community toward consensus, new ideas, and original thought. The LSD team will summarize the results and outcomes and present these summaries to the committees. Task 3.2 Vision Storytelling and Branding Our team members are working with the Roanoke Valley, EPA, Shell Oil, and groups such as the Walt Disney Company to refine the art of "story -telling." Creating a place that memorable, inspirational, and appealing to generations of residents and visitors requires a story that is authentic and rooted in a strong vision. It creates warm feelings, is easy to relate to and participate in, and is embraced by neighbors, employers, community members and visitors alike. But how do we get there? In a densely crowded marketplace, places, corporations, businesses, and even individuals look for ways to differentiate themselves, and be relevant and remembered. This is called "branding." Whether the goal is to express a new brand or to revitalize an existing one, we utilize a proven five -phase process for creating and implementing effective brand identity: (1) research and analysis, (2) brand strategy, (3) design development, (4) application design, and (5) identity standards. The branding is then launched and continually updated and reinforced with physical improvements, communications and governance. A story and associated illustrations will be developed for each alternative vision identified in Community Event #1, describing how a person would experience the area. The vision could include a great green street, arts district, brewery district, high-tech center, music, events, a bicycle boulevard, or something we have not dreamed of yet. The concepts of branding and marketing will be presented along with specific experiences, painting a picture for this future corridor. Each of these visions is anticipated to include a brief narrative and bulleted list of design elements, an illustrative word cloud, and a perspective sketch illustrating potential corridor enhancements. Final brand vision for the area will include a brand vision summary highlighting the 'roadmap' for how the story will be told and evolve. Power & Light District, Kansas City, Missouri Jon Stephens of Rockhill Strategic developed the marketing and branding approach for Kansas City's Power & Light District. Once a beleaguered city center, the revitalized Power & Light District is a testament to the opportunities and challenges in restoring life to an aging downtown that has lost its appeal to citizens and visitors alike. The eight city -block planned redevelopment represents one of the largest single-phase planned projects in America, and most controversial. There is perhaps no better evolving case study in how a large development impacts all aspects of a City and a region than Kansas City. In addition to the urban and environmental design, branding, marketing and public relations played an enormous role in gaining national prominence and luring over 8 million visitors to the Power & Light District. This project received two major development awards, The International Council of Shopping Centers Gold U.S. Design and Development Award (2009), which recognized the development as an "outstanding project of excellence" and noted that the development was "master planned in an environmentally sensitive manner to incorporate public space and roof top parks; "and an Award for Excellence from the Urban Land Institute, Americas (2009).