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2014 Fort Collins
BICYCLE PLAN
October 11, 2013
Ms. Tessa Greegor, Project Manager
City of Fort Collins
Financial Services, Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason Street, 2nd Floor
Fort Collins, CA 80522
RE: 2014 Fort Collins Bicycle Plan (7559)
Dear Ms. Greegor and Members of the Selection Committee:
Toole Design Group, LLC (TDG) is pleased to submit our proposal for completing the 2014 Fort Collins Bicycle Plan. We have
reviewed your request for qualifications and have crafted an approach that will create a world-class plan for increasing bicycle
ridership and safety in Fort Collins.
We recognize that Fort Collins has long been a pioneer in the field of bicycle planning and design, and wishes to set even higher
goals for bicycle-friendliness. Reaching these goals will require a plan that sets a vision for greater levels of safety and mobility of
bicyclists in Fort Collins, while also identifying practical steps to reaching those goals. As both a planning and engineering firm,
TDG has the ability to do both of these things. We are at the forefront of several critical areas of bicycle planning and engineering
that will be essential to Fort Collins’s future, including cycle track design, bike share feasibility studies, and prioritization of bicycle
network investments. Our proposal provides details of our experience, and examples of our work in cities similar to Fort Collins.
This project will be managed by a combination of TDG’s national and local staff. Bill Schultheiss, P.E. (lead designer for Denver
Moves, as well as bicycle master plans in Seattle, Dallas, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chapel Hill, and numerous other cities) will
serve as the Project Manager for the Fort Collins Bicycle Plan. He will be supported by Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP of TDG’s Denver
office, who will serve as the Deputy Project Manager. Jennifer Toole, ASLA, AICP will serve as the Principal-in-Charge, overseeing
TDG’s work on this contract. Jennifer has a long history of working on projects in the Denver region and on projects similar to
the Fort Collins Bicycle Plan. In addition to Bill, Jessica, and Jennifer, TDG brings a team of experts from across the U.S. – people
with a proven record of successfully implementing state-of-the-art bicycle projects and programs.
In addition, we are pleased to team with Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU) – a firm with a great deal of local transportation planning
experience including recent work with Fort Collins. FHU will assist with plan implementation, and will bring a deep understanding
of this bicycle plan in context with other transportation projects and programs.
TDG has a history of meeting project objectives on time and on budget. We are proud of our reputation for excellence in the
field of bicycle and pedestrian planning, and encourage the selection committee to contact our current and former clients to
inquire about our work. TDG is committed to meeting the City’s schedule and will commit our staff and resources throughout the
duration of this project. Thank you for your consideration of our team.
Sincerely,
Jennifer L. Toole, AICP, ASLA, President
Cover Letter
ONE: PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
Project Understanding ...............................................................................................................1
TWO: METHODS AND APPROACH
Methods and Approach ............................................................................................................3
THREE: SCOPE OF WORK DELIVERABLES
Scope of Work and Deliverables ...........................................................................................7
FOUR: QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Team Introduction ..................................................................................................................10
Project Experience ................................................................................................................... 11
Sample Work Products ...........................................................................................................14
FIVE: PROJECT PERSONNEL
Resumes of Project Manager and Key Personnel .............................................................15
SIX: TEAM ORGANIZATION
Team Organization ...................................................................................................................19
SEVEN: AVAILABILITY
Availability and Workload of Key Personnel .....................................................................20
EIGHT: ESTIMATED HOURS BY TASK
Estimated Hours by Task ........................................................................................................21
NINE: SCHEDULE OF RATES
Schedule of Rates ......................................................................................................................22
Cost by Task...............................................................................................................................23
Total Project Cost ....................................................................................................................23
TEN: REQUIRED FORMS
Vendor Statement .....................................................................................................................24
APPENDIX:
Additional Project Experience .............................................................................................a.1
Full Resumes of Key Personnel ............................................................................................a.7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The City of Fort Collins has long been a pioneer in community-
oriented transportation. For a city of approximately 150,000
residents, there is a rich assortment of bicycle, pedestrian, and
transit infrastructure with over 75 percent of arterial streets
having dedicated bike facilities, 30 miles of paved trails, a bike
share program for City employees, and numerous bike-based
community events throughout the year. You have a unique
free bike library, and are considering other approaches to
community bike share. You are a community that cares about
sustainable and healthy transportation. For these reasons
and others, Fort Collins was awarded the Platinum Bicycle
Friendly Community designation by the League of American of
Bicyclists earlier this year.
The 2008 Bicycle Plan and the 2011 Bicycle Safety Education
Plan laid the groundwork for these achievements.
However, the current bicycling environment in the City
is different from when those plans were drafted. The
2014 Fort Collins Bicycle Plan will need to address new
challenges and incorporate new innovations to take the
City to the next level of bicycling success.
INNOVATE, SUSTAIN, CONNECT
Plan Fort Collins was the City’s process to integrate the City
Plan and the Transportation Master Plan updates in 2010.
The Plan is built on a community vision with three themes:
innovate, sustain, and connect.
For a relatively small city, Fort Collins has set an ambitious
agenda for the future that is on par with other great cities
throughout the world. Though residents already have
tremendous local pride, citizens, City government, institutions,
and the private sector have a desire to continue to innovate
and lead, particularly as it relates to creating a positive future.
The desire to sustain is a fundamental element of the
Plan, both as a core value and as an operating framework.
The Plan speaks to systems approach, Triple Bottom
Line analysis, and continuous improvement. The Plan also
stresses the process of budgeting for outcomes (BFOs), an
interdisciplinary way to allocate funding to projects based
on desired goals and outcomes. This sustainable funding
practice ensures that even with limited resources, the City
is able to advance core value initiatives.
The City’s Triple Bottom Line framework is of particular
importance to creating a world-class bicycling community.
It establishes an approach to how the City makes decisions
on policies, plans, and projects. Increased bicycling activity
and new/enhanced bicycle facilities broadly support
the City’s overarching goals related to environmental,
economic, and social sustainability.
Finally, the desire to connect is a core value of Fort
Collins. Citizens not only want to be physically connected
with transportation options, but to have strong social and
technological connections. Synergies between the bicycling
and brewery culture is an example of existing connections
between local businesses and residents.
The Transportation Master Plan aims to achieve a variety
of outcomes consistent with the core values described
above. Goals and specific actions to enhance bicycling
are throughout in the plan. Similarly, the Bicycle Safety
Education Plan makes numerous policy and programmatic
and bike facility recommendations.
With all of these past efforts in mind, Fort Collins has the
Bicycle Friendly Communities – an award which no
community in the U.S. has received to date.
To get the City to that point, we feel that several factors
are important to the success of the 2014 Bicycle Plan:
1. The Plan must involve the community and key
stakeholders, including the relatively new Bicycle
Advisory Committee and the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Education Coalition, throughout the project. The City
already has a webpage set up and bike audits planned.
The TDG Team would enthusiastically be involved
in the public and stakeholder engagement process,
assisting with outreach efforts and producing a user-
friendly, visually-compelling plan.
2. The Plan must pay particular attention to the
“interested but concerned” population. This is the
population from which higher levels of bicycling
can be attracted. They should therefore be a key
audience of the Plan and public outreach process.
The physical plan must address their desire for
slower motor vehicle speeds, and separation from
higher speed traffic. The programmatic components
of the plan should address their education and
encouragement needs while not ignoring the needs
of other key audiences.
3. The Plan must include innovations to take bicycling
in Fort Collins to the next level, but do so in a
context-sensitive way that recognizes the unique
and successful programs and facilities already in
place, such as the Bike Library. The TDG Team
understands that innovation can face physical,
operational, and institutional challenges. We have
a proven track record in helping clients overcome
barriers. Our Project Manager, Bill Schultheiss, has
not only managed plans in similar contexts, such as
Chapel Hill, but has also led implementation efforts
such as the design of cycle tracks in Boston. This
perspective means that the TDG Team will be able
to help Fort Collins determine what will work, what
won’t work, and how to communicate that to a
range of stakeholders.
4. The Plan needs to apply Triple Bottom Line systems
thinking to maximize the beneficial and minimize negative
outcomes across environmental, economic, and social
categories. The vision, goals, objectives, and policy
framework needs to complement those of previous
plans. We envision that these, as well as other aspects
of the Plan could be organized around the Triple Bottom
Line categories. As an element of the Bicycle Plan
implementation strategy, sustainability indicators (such as
reduction in vehicle miles of travel) could be established to
measure baseline, anticipated, and actual progress toward
meeting the City’s Climate Action Plan goals and other
citywide goals pertaining to sustainability principles.
5. The Plan should lay the groundwork for measuring
progress in order to maintain its usefulness after
publication. The City has a large amount of data
already available including percentage of bike
commuters, bike to work day participation, number
of Colorado State University cyclists, bikes carried on
Transfort vehicles, Citizen Survey results pertaining
This section of our proposal describes the Toole Design
Group (TDG) Team’s recommended approach to achieve
the tasks outlined in the Scope of Work in the RFP.
Deliverables resulting from this approach are described in
Section 3 of this proposal.
TASK 0: ONGOING TASK – PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AND QUALITY CONTROL
TDG will manage and coordinate all work on this project
and maintain regular communication with the City of
Fort Collins project manager and other key staff. It is
anticipated that project team meetings between the
consultant and the City will be scheduled approximately
every two to four weeks. These meetings will be held via
conference call, in person if our team members are in Fort
Collins for other meetings associated with this Plan, or in
person for our Colorado-based staff if the client project
manager deems it appropriate. This schedule will be
shown in the Work Plan (see Task 1).
TDG will provide quality control for all deliverables,
and will prepare monthly written progress reports
summarizing the work performed in the previous month,
upcoming tasks, and any issues or opportunities that have
arisen. Engagement of stakeholders, including technical
reviewers and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is
covered in Task 4.
TASK 1: WORK PLAN AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN
The TDG Team will begin the project with a kickoff
meeting with City staff to refine the overall objectives
for the 2014 Bicycle Plan. This will also provide an
opportunity to identify key stakeholders and user
groups, as well as key institutional issues that should
be addressed to ensure proposed projects can be
implemented within available fiscal constraints. TDG will
prepare a detailed Work Plan and Public Involvement
Plan that address the following:
Work Plan: this will provide a refined scope of work with
detailed study tasks, goals and objectives, and a detailed
project schedule covering key milestones and deliverables.
The work plan will also provide a detailed staffing plan
that defines consultant and City staff roles, as well as the
involvement of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
and Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC).
Public Involvement Plan: this will detail our strategy for
reaching the broad audiences that this Plan must reach,
including engaging the public and key stakeholders through
traditional public meetings, online interactive mapping
tools, and small group meetings. The plan will also
incorporate public involvement efforts that the Team will
undertake such as bicycle audits and an online survey.
TASK 2: VISION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
POLICY FRAMEWORK
The TDG Team will work with City staff, the TAC, the
BAC and the City Council to draft the Plan vision, goals,
objectives and guiding policy framework. We envision
conducting a visioning workshop with the TAC early
in the planning process to identify key elements for
consideration, and to discuss how the City’s Triple Bottom
Line framework can be incorporated. Based on the results
of the workshop, TDG will develop an initial draft vision,
goals, objectives and policy framework for review by City
occur simultaneously and are conducted during a one-
week trip to Fort Collins during which we conduct a
public design charrette (Task 4.3), meet with stakeholders
and the TAC, and undertake field work to generate
preliminary findings and identify the major infrastructure
and policy/program barriers and opportunities for bicycling
in the City. The results of Tasks 3 and 4 will form the basis
of the recommendations of the Plan.
Task 3 will include the following subtasks:
Task 3.1. Existing data/plan review and analysis
The TDG Team will review existing plans, programs, and
policies regarding bicycling in Fort Collins. Our intention is
to not “reinvent the wheel” but to review the conclusions
and progress made on previous studies, plans and projects.
In addition, we will develop the initial GIS database for this
project based on what the City is able to provide, showing
the locations of existing and proposed bicycle facilities, and
other relevant data as available.
Task 3.2. Field analysis
The TDG Team will conduct a thorough field assessment
of Fort Collins’s existing transportation system to assess
bicycling conditions citywide. We will also define “focus-
areas” based on public and stakeholder input where we
will conduct a more in-depth analysis of route connectivity
and spot barriers. Our analysis will include available traffic
characteristics (speed, volume), roadway geometric data
(width, lanes), land use data, intersection traffic control,
public and stakeholder input, and locations of existing and
proposed bicycle facilities. The TDG Team will develop
specific recommendations to improve bicycling conditions
while looking for opportunities to enhance network
connectivity to destinations throughout Fort Collins.
Task 3.3. Network stress level assessment
We will prepare an analysis of the “stress level” of
individual links within the network based on the
recommended facility type for each segment of the
network. For example, protected bike lanes and bicycle
boulevards are examples of “low stress” facility types.
The quality of the links and their ability to mitigate traffic
stress (to maximize comfort to a wide range of users)
are vital to the usability and ultimate success of a bicycle
network. This evaluation will allow us to analyze levels of
traffic stress and identify portions of the network where
improvements are needed to enhance cyclists’ safety and
comfort. Summary maps will be produced for review by
the City and stakeholders.
At the conclusion of Task 3, TDG will work with City
staff to produce a State of Bicycling in Fort Collins existing
conditions report. This will relate the results of the
subtasks above, and will also summarize existing data the
City is able to provide, such as bicycle count data, census
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data, and crash data to identify trends over time and
develop the basis for recommendations in later tasks.
TASK 4: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
The TDG Team will work with the City of Fort Collins
to conduct extensive and creative public and stakeholder
outreach and engagement for this Plan. This will include
the following subtasks:
Task 4.1. Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings
The TDG Team anticipates meeting with the TAC
approximately four times over the course of the project.
The first meeting will be used to present the Work Plan
and Public Involvement Plan, discuss the project schedule,
and to generally discuss opportunities and constraints that
cyclists (and potential cyclists) experience in Fort Collins.
Further meetings will refine Plan vision and goals (drafted by
TDG help to the Team focus its efforts geographically and
topically,) and gather input on draft elements of the Plan.
Task 4.2. Stakeholder Engagement
The engagement of partner agencies, departments and
organizations, is critical to the success of the Plan. Such
partners include City staff in various departments as well
as outside agencies and organizations who may partner
with the City to implement the Plan. TDG will assist with
stakeholder interviews with these groups (up to three
meetings or conference calls). We will rely on City staff to
direct this outreach.
Task 4.3. Public Meetings
TDG will lead a public design charrette to gather input from
stakeholders, local residents, and other constituencies. The
charrette will be held over an intensive one week period,
during which we will also meet with stakeholders, conduct
field work, and meet with the TAC. Special efforts will be
made to reach people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds
to attend this charrette, including non-English speakers ,
as we have a bilingual transportation planner on staff. The
public event will focus on confirming the vision and goals of
the project, as well as identifying opportunities and barriers
to bicycling in Fort Collins. It will be designed to be highly
dynamic, allowing participants to define what they prefer
in terms of facility types and riding conditions, describe
their own experiences bicycling in Fort Collins (for those
who are bicyclists), and to describe the physical and societal
barriers that may prevent or discourage them or their
children from bicycling.
In addition to the charrette, we propose to hold one
additional open-house style public meeting after draft
recommendations have been developed. We will rely on
City staff to arrange translation services for both meetings.
Task 4.4. Community Bicycle Audits
There will be four community bicycle audits over the
course of the project to generate interest in the Plan and
give stakeholders the opportunity to experience bicycling
conditions in various parts of the City. City staff and
TDG “guides” will solicit input on likes and dislikes of the
existing network. It is anticipated that at least one audit
will occur during the week of the charrette, and the TDG
Team will participate in other audits if they coincide with
other project trips.
Task 4.5. Project Website and Online Interactive Map
The TDG Team will provide content for the City’s project
PDF map. Feedback gained through this method will be
integrated into the GIS database for the project.
TASK 5: IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY AREAS
One challenge of bicycle master plans is the often large
number of locations that need improvement versus the
limited budget available to address these needs. The TDG
Team excels in identifying high demand corridors where
investments in bicycle infrastructure will yield immediate
results in terms of mode shift and improved safety.
We use a data-driven GIS method that incorporates a
variety of factors that are tailored to each community
we work in. We will consult the TAC and City staff to
develop criteria; however, the range of potential criteria
includes population and employment densities (including
areas with higher student population), crash data, public
input, current levels of bicycling, demographic/equity
information (age, income, car ownership, etc.), roadway or
intersection characteristics, proximity to transit, schools
or other destinations, and other factors. We will consider
“network equity,” access to high quality routes for citizens
across the City. The result will be a “heat map” and a
list of high priority areas where investments in bicycle
infrastructure are recommended.
TASK 6: UPDATE FORT COLLINS’S BICYCLE
NETWORK AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES PLAN
Based on the existing conditions (Task 3), public and
stakeholder input (Task 4), and the GIS analysis conducted
in Task 5, the TDG Team will prepare the draft update to
Fort Collins’s Bicycle Network and Support Facilities Plan.
We will develop and refine a list of physical improvements
to corridors, intersections, barriers, and bottlenecks to
ensure a seamless and interconnected network that includes
new facility types such as bicycle boulevards/neighborhood
greenways, buffered and protected bike lanes, and other
types of facilities needed to improve bicyclists’ safety,
comfort and convenience. The focus of the network will be
to accommodate all ages and abilities, specifically addressing
the “interested but concerned” cyclist category. We will
take a comprehensive approach that addresses all parts of
the City. Our recommendations will address the needs of
students, faculty and staff commuting to and from Colorado
State University, as this is an important demographic in
Fort Collins. The recommendations will be integrated into
the GIS database and will be displayed on GIS maps and the
interactive wikimap.
During Task 6, the TDG team will prepare a draft
protocol for a bicycle wayfinding system. The protocol
will consist of a narrative and example graphics to address
principals, policies, procedures and guidelines which will
ensure consistency and cohesion throughout the City.
We will review and update existing design guidelines with
recommended facility typologies, focusing on connectivity
between facilities and other travel modes. We will
evaluate development regulations to ensure adequate end
of trip facilities are included in new development.
TASK 7: DEVELOP POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC
RECOMMENDATIONS
Through our work on numerous bicycle master plans
throughout the U.S., TDG has compiled a great deal
of information on innovative and best practices with
This section of our proposal provides a description and
in some cases, examples, of how the TDG Team intends
to present the deliverables outlined in the RFP. These
deliverables correspond with our Methods and Approach
outlined in Section 2. The reader should bear in mind that
each example is unique to the community for which it was
developed, and while some aspects of these products may be
similar to Fort Collins, others will likely be very different.
TASK 1: WORK PLAN AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN
The Work Plan will be a detailed scope of work
outlining the scope and schedule of how we anticipate
developing the Bicycle Plan. The Public Involvement Plan
(PIP) will detail methods of public outreach, schedules,
and key roles. The TAC members and their roles and
responsibilities will be included in this PIP.
TASK 2: VISION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICY
FRAMEWORK
In every bicycle plan that TDG develops there is a vision
statement that guides the goals and objectives, which in
turn guide the recommendations. The Fort Collins Bicycle
Plan would be no exception, and given the strong existing
policy framework, this task would follow the lead of the
Transportation Master Plan and use the Triple Bottom
Line framework. Links to two example vision, goals,
objectives and policies components of bicycle master plans
are provided below.
Wichita Bicycle Master Plan (2013)
http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/
Planning/Pages/Bicycle.aspx
Dallas Bicycle Master Plan (2011)
http://www.dallascityhall.com/public_works/bikePlan/
bikePlan2011.html
TASK 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT
The main deliverable for this task will be the State of
Bicycling in Fort Collins, a high-level snapshot of bicycling
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advantageous business model and implementation plan
that suits their community goals, funding sources and
institutional capacity. We look forward to discussing this
further with City staff.
TASK 8: IMPLEMENTATION, FUNDING, AND PHASING
During Task 8, the TDG Team will develop an
implementation, funding and phasing plan for the 2014 Fort
Collins Bicycle Plan. This will include planning-level cost
estimates for the facilities, projects and programs identified
in Tasks 6 and 7, and a detailed phasing plan based in 3-, 5-
and 10-year increments. The TDG Team has years of hands-
on experience developing funding strategies at the local
level and is thoroughly familiar with numerous public funding
sources made available at the federal and state levels. The
implementation plan will also address future maintenance
needs for the system, as well as recommendations for
performance measures related to bicycling.
TASK 9: DEVELOP DRAFT AND FINAL DRAFT
2014 FORT COLLINS BICYCLE PLAN
The TDG Team will work with City staff to develop a
final plan document that clearly and concisely conveys the
results of this project in a manner that is both compelling
in content, and visually interesting in presentation. The
draft Plan will be presented for review and comment by
in Fort Collins. It will be informed by the TAC, public
input, the BAC, a review of current ridership, and
other information provided by the City. It will be
graphical and reader-friendly, using infographics where
possible. Example:
Cincinnati Bicycle Master Plan (2010 - Chapter 2)
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/bikes/bicycle-transportation-plan/
TASK 4: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
The deliverables for this task include TAC meeting
agendas and materials, a script for stakeholder
interviews, handout maps and other materials for the
design charrette and the proposed open house, an online
interactive wikimap, PowerPoint presentations, content
for the City’s project webpage, and assistance with
information for City Council presentations.
An example of the wikimap, which we propose to use to
collect information about issues affecting bicycle travel,
is shown below. The example shown is from the Phoenix
Bicycle Master Plan. To review a live example please visit
the Hennepin County Bicycle Plan wikimap at:
http://bit.ly/1asw3Mp
Phoenix Bicycle Plan wikimap
TASK 5: IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY AREAS
The product for this task is a technical paper showing
bicycle demand, a needs assessment, and resulting high
priority areas. This paper will rely heavily on GIS-based
maps to communicate these messages. TDG did similar
work for the City of Philadelphia on the Philadelphia
Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan. A map showing bicycle demand
in Philadelphia follows, and we anticipate preparing
something similar for Fort Collins.
Philadelphia Bicycle Demand
TASK 6: UPDATE FORT COLLINS’ BICYCLE
NETWORK AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES PLAN
The deliverables for this task are key to the final Plan
products. They include:
Recommended bicycle network and support facilities. For
Denver Moves, TDG led the consultant team in developing
high priority bicycling areas and defining the recommended
bicycle network. The Denver Moves Facility Plan can be
accessed online at: http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/708/
documents/FINAL_DenverFacilities.pdf
Facility design guidelines and typologies. For the Boston
Complete Streets Guidelines, TDG developed new street
types and design guidelines for each type. The Guidelines
can be accessed online: http://bostoncompletestreets.org/
TASK 7: DEVELOP POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC
RECOMMENDATIONS
The technical paper developed for this task will be based
on national and international best practices research as
well as information provided by the City, the TAC and
BAC, and other stakeholders on the existing policy and
programs in Fort Collins. The recommendations will be
tailored to move the City of Fort Collins to the “next
level” in terms of supporting and encouraging bicycling.
An example of similar deliverables are listed below:
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Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan (2012) (Chapter 3)
http://phila2035.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/
bikePedfinal2.pdf
Dallas Bicycle Master Plan (Chapter 5)
http://www.dallascityhall.com/public_works/bikePlan/
bikePlan2011.html
TASK 8: IMPLEMENTATION, FUNDING, AND PHASING
The deliverable for this task will be an implementation
and prioritization plan, including a summary of funding
sources and cost estimates. FHU has done similar work
for the City on the Harmony Road Alternatives Analysis.
Examples of these deliverables, which used the Triple
Bottom Line framework, are shown in the links below.
Harmony Road ETC Master Plan Final Draft (Section 5 –
Implementation Plan):
http://www.fcgov.com/transportationplanning/pdf/
harmony-draft-report.pdf
Harmony Road ETC Master Plan Final Draft (Appendix H
– Conceptual Plans and Cost Estimates):
http://www.fcgov.com/transportationplanning/pdf/
appendix-h.pdf
An example of the level of detail that TDG provides in our
plans is the:
Alexandria Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility Master Plan
http://alexandriava.gov/localmotion/info/default.aspx?id=11418
Also, TDG served as the principal authors of the Gateway
Bicycle Master Plan for St. Louis (CH2M Hill served in an
oversight role), including the chapter on implementation,
funding and phasing:
Gateway Bicycle Master Plan for St. Louis:
http://stlbikeplan.com/plan-documents/
TASK 9: DEVELOP DRAFT AND FINAL DRAFT 2014
FORT COLLINS BICYCLE PLAN
The Draft and Final Plan will be graphical, easy to
understand and use with clear and high-quality maps. The
TDG Team understands the City’s high-quality branding
standards, and the Plan will be representative of those
goals. The Plan will help guide implementation of a world
class bicycling city. TDG did a similar plan for Boston:
Bicycle Plan for the City of Boston:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/
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Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
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TEAM INTRODUCTION
Toole Design Group, LLC (TDG) is the nation’s leading
planning, engineering and landscape architecture firm
specializing in bicycle and pedestrian transportation.
TDG was established in 2003, and is a full-service
transportation planning and design firm headquartered
in Washington, DC with offices throughout the
country, including Denver. Our talented staff of over 60
professionals includes planners, professional engineers,
landscape architects, public health specialists, and GIS
specialists. TDG is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) in over 30 states, including Colorado.
At TDG, our philosophy is simple: we believe that bicycling
is a fundamental form of transportation that should be
available to everyone, whether they are young or old, rich
or poor. Our job is to help communities plan, build and
retrofit their transportation systems so that bicycling is a
safe, efficient, and enjoyable form of travel. This is more
than something we do for a living – we live this philosophy
on a daily basis. Over 90% of our staff bicycle, walk and
use transit to get to work each day. Furthermore, we
took first prize (nationally) in the mid-sized business
category in the 2012 National Bike Challenge (sponsored
by the League of American Bicyclists).
TDG has an outstanding reputation for results-oriented
bicycle master plans. TDG’s bicycle plans identify specific
locations for improvements, provide cost estimates, and
set priorities for implementation. More importantly,
our planning process builds momentum among city and
elected officials, advocates and the general public to
ensure projects and programs move forward immediately
upon completion. We are proud of our track record of
outstanding bicycle master plans in major metropolitan
areas throughout the U.S., including Denver, Charlotte,
Charleston, Dallas, San Antonio, St. Louis, Seattle, Boston,
Washington DC, Baltimore, Minneapolis (Hennepin
County), Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, among many other
cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada. Furthermore, we
understand the implications and considerations necessary
when working in communities with major university
populations (such as Colorado State).
TDG has produced hundreds of bicycle master plans for
communities of all sizes throughout the country. Some
recent examples include:
Selected Bicycle Plan Experience
• Aurora Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan, Aurora, CO
• Denver Moves (Denver Multimodal Access Plans),
Denver, CO
• Chapel Hill Bicycle Master Plan, Chapel Hill, NC
• Alexandria Bicycle Mobility Master Plan, Alexandria, VA
• Dallas Bicycle Master Plan, Dallas, TX
• DC Bicycle Master Plan, Washington, DC
• Seattle Bicycle Master Plan, Seattle, WA
• Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, Wichita, KS
• Hennepin County Bicycle Plan, Hennepin Co., MN
• Boston Bike Network Plan, Boston, MA
• Annapolis Bicycle Master Plan, Annapolis, MD
• Baltimore Bicycle Master Plan, Baltimore, MD
• University of Maryland Bicycle Master Plan, College
Park, MD
GIS mapping will be a key element of Fort Collins’s Bike
Plan. TDG has extensive experience using GIS and other
mapping tools to develop bicycle maps to support project
work and for public distribution. TDG uses the latest
versions of ESRI GIS software and analytical tools. The firm
is skilled in preparing photo renderings to depict before and
after design treatments, and developing artistic renderings
and design visualizations.
In addition, TDG excels at public outreach for bicycle
master plans. We supplement conventional public outreach
efforts with user-friendly online interactive websites and
surveys where people can provide detailed information
about specific issues such as desired routes, challenging
intersections or road segments, important destinations and
other concerns. TDG has used this approach with great
success on past projects. We have a proven track record of
successful public participation- leading public presentations,
and working with diverse stakeholder and technical working
groups. Our multi-lingual staff allows us to easily translate
materials into other languages.
We are pleased to team with Felsburg Holt & Ullevig
(FHU) on this project. FHU specializes in multimodal
transportation planning, civil engineering design,
traffic engineering, and environmental services. They
are committed to developing effective transportation
solutions that benefit our clients and their communities.
Multimodal transportation planning and design has
been one of FHU’s core competencies for nearly 30
years, ever since their founding in 1984. FHU has been a
leading advocate for multimodal transportation solutions
by delivering high quality, technically sound plans that
have served as blueprints for transportation system
improvements that include bicycle and pedestrian facility
planning, evaluation, and design for clients throughout
Colorado. This has included municipal multimodal facility
improvements and connectivity projects for communities
as varied as the City and County of Denver, the Town of
Frederick, the Cities of Centennial, Littleton, Highlands
Ranch, and Wheat Ridge. On a state level, FHU managed
the team engaged by the Colorado Department of
Transportation to create a new chapter (Chapter 14) to
incorporate bicycle and pedestrian facilities into in the
statewide roadway design guidelines, thereby promoting
the integration of multimodal facilities into Colorado’s
transportation network. FHU’s significant experience in
both planning and design of multimodal facilities gives them
an understanding of the complete life cycle of a project,
which will be important in the refinement and successful
implementation of the combined Fort Collins Bicycle Plan
and Bicycle Safety Education Plan.
FHU has been privileged to count Fort Collins as a long-
standing client since 1985. In that time, they have worked
on dozens of transportation planning, civil design, and
traffic engineering projects. FHU recently concluded
the Harmony Road Enhanced Transportation Corridor
Master Plan and is currently a subconsultant on the team
completing the Lincoln Corridor Plan. Past Fort Collins
projects include the US 287/South College Avenue Bicycle
Lanes, the Mason Trail (Spring Creek to Laurel) design,
the NRRC Grade-Separated Pedestrian Bridge, and
City and County of Denver, Public Works Department
Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior City Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.org
Chapel Hill Comprehensive Bicycle Plan
Chapel Hill, NC
TDG is preparing a Bicycle Master Plan for the Town
of Chapel Hill with the goal of making travel by bicycle
an accessible and comfortable choice for all trips. The
Plan includes short and long term recommendations
to create a connected network which serves a wide
range of bicyclists comfort and ability levels. The Plan
incorporates a mixture of innovative public input
strategies including interactive open houses, web-based
surveys and map input (wikimap), community bicycle
rides, in-person open houses, and steering committee
meetings. Extensive on-the-ground data collection of
current facilities, roadway conditions and operations, and
planned future opportunities will form the backbone of
infrastructure recommendations. While the Plan focus is
for on-road infrastructure, integration with the existing
and planned greenways network is a critical component
which will result in additional greenway to roadway
connector recommendations.
Immediate actions to jump-start the Plan are also
being investigated, including capitalizing on annual
road striping, an opportunity for an innovative
shared lane treatment on the Town’s main street
(coordinated with NCDOT), and a bike parking corral
program in collaboration with the downtown business
partnership. Educational and enforcement programs to
build and reinforce a bicycling culture in Town will also
be recommended.
The Town Plan is being developed in coordination with
the University of North Carolina, a major institutional
stakeholder and landowner which is undergoing a
concurrent bicycle master planning process by TDG. Both
plans are anticipated to be completed by December 2013.
Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department
Garrett Davis, Planner II
919.969.5061, gdavis2@townofchapelhill.org
Boston On-Call Bicycle Facilities
Design and Planning, Boston, MA
Over the last four years, TDG has worked closely with
the City of Boston to design over 50 miles of bikeways
with a focus on innovative features attract more cyclists.
TDG developed typical design details to address local
parking and traffic regulations and has been overseeing
traffic analysis to determine where road diets are
feasible. Bikeway plan developments involved extensive
field work to verify existing conditions and observe
behavior. Through developing these bikeway plans,
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TDG has coordinated with the City’s Transportation
Department and Public Works Department as well as the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
One of the facilities with innovative features is historic
Commonweawlth Avenue to add left side bicycle
lanes between Kenmore Square (Fenway Park, Boston
University) to the Boston Common. TDG developed final
construction design that incorporated left side lanes,
buffered bike lanes, bike boxes, custom signs, travel
lane removal in locations with excess capacity, 10-foot
travel lanes, parking adjustments and removal, and green
colored pavement.
Boston Transportation Department
Nicole Freedman, Boston Bikes Director
617.635.2462, nicole.freedman@cityofboston.gov
Through the On-Call, TDG has developed conceptual
design plans for cycle tracks located around Boston’s Public
Garden, on Boylston Street, on Malcolm X Boulevard, and
on Mount Vernon Street. As part of the design process,
TDG has worked with all City agencies and stakeholders to
determine acceptable design criteria for effective
maintenance and operations for the facilities. TDG has
developed exhibits and renderings to clearly convey the
proposed facilities to stakeholders and the public. The
design process has addressed a number of key issues,
including intersection design that improves the safety of all
users, motor vehicle level of service analysis in locations
where travel lanes and intersection configurations are being
altered, on-street parking analysis to determine parking
impacts, adjustments to bus stops, and other innovations to
support clear directional messages to all users.
Harmony Road Enhanced Travel Corridor
Alternatives Analysis, Fort Collins, CO
FHU conducted an Alternatives Analysis for the
Harmony Road corridor from I-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 evaluated existing
and future operating conditions of the corridor, while
considering future development and evolving alternative
travel demands. A range of improvements were 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 identified a locally preferred alternative
including operational improvements, transit service and
infrastructure enhancements, and improved bicycle and
pedestrian accommodation. Additionally, environmental
analysis was conducted to assess the impacts of potential
improvements. The Alternatives Analysis is structured to
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.
City of Fort Collins
Aaron Iverson, Interim Transportation Planning Director
970.416.2643, aiverson@fcgov.com
WORK SAMPLES
Toole Design Group (TDG) is pleased to provide
supplemental materials which will provide the selection
committee examples of the type and quality of our work
products. The following briefly describes the materials we
have submitted for your consideration. These materials
were developed by TDG staff unless otherwise noted.
Online Interactive Mapping Application
The bike route commenting application was developed by
TDG in Partnership with Spindler Cartography.
• Hennepin County Bicycle Plan wikimap
http://wikimapping.com/wikimap/Hennepin-County-
Bicycle-Plan.html#.UlWwYRCJopU
• Phoenix Bicycle Transportation Master Plan wikimap
http://wikimapping.net/wikimap/Phoenix-Bicycle-
Master-Plan.html#.UlabhxCTUpU
Example Bike Master Plan Documents
• Boston Bicycle Network Plan
http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/
Boston%20Bike%20Network%20Plan,%20Fall%20
2013_FINAL_tcm3-40525.pdf
• Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan
http://phila2035.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/
bikePedfinal2.pdf
• Boston Complete Streets Guidelines
http://bostoncompletestreets.org/
• Dallas Bike Plan
http://www.dallascityhall.com/public_works/bikePlan/
pdf/2011_Dallas_Bike_Plan.pdf
• Fairfax County Bicycle Master Plan
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/
tysonsbikeplan/pdf/tysonsbikemasterplanchapters.pdf
• Annapolis Bicycle Master Plan
http://www.annapolis.gov/docs/default-source/
transportation-pdf/final-bicycle-master-plan---2011.
pdf?sfvrsn=0
• Virginia Statewide Bicycle Policy Plan
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/resources/vdot_
bicycle_policy_plan.pdf
• Denver Moves
Phasing Map: http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/708/
documents/FINAL_DenverPhasing.pdf
Facilities Map: http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/708/
documents/FINAL_DenverFacilities.pdf
Example Presentation
Prezi presentation given to Association of Pedestrian and
Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
• Boston Bike Plan
http://tinyurl.com/ax4ntzn
We have a diverse and talented staff who can produce high
quality graphics and web materials to produce a compelling
plan document. These are a few examples of our capabilities
which resulted from collaborative partnerships with our
clients. If you require or desire additional materials, we
would be certainly happy to provide them. Thank you for
your consideration of our team.
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Bill Schultheiss will be the Project Manager and the City’s
main point of contact throughout the course of this
project. Bill will be supported by Deputy Project Manager,
Jessica Juriga, out of our Denver office. Bill and Jessica
will manage the work of all personnel, keeping track of
the schedule and ensuring all deadlines are met. Contact
information for the Toole Design Group Team’s Project
Manager and Deputy Project Manager follows:
Bill Schultheiss, P.E., Project Manager
wschultheiss@tooledesign.com, 301.927.1900 x106
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP, Deputy Project Manager
juriga@tooledesign.com, 703.470.4332
Following are resumes of the TDG Team’s key personnel
for the Fort Collins Bicycle Plan. Our team’s qualified
staff of professional engineers, planners, and designers
have a great deal of experience working on similar
projects and understand the unique characteristics of
Fort Collins. This project will be our company’s top
priority, and as such, we have identified a management
team that will work closely with City staff.
For a summary of our team organization please see the
Section 6: Team Organization. For detailed resumes of all
staff, please refer to the appendix at the end of this proposal.
Jennifer L. Toole, AICP, ASLA
Principal-in-Charge
Toole Design Group: 1999-Present
25 years of experience
Bachelor of Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture,
NC State University, Cum Laude: 1990
American Institute of Certified Planners, Certificate #011817
Jennifer Toole will serve as the Principal-in-Charge for
this project and as such, will oversee the firm’s work for
Fort Collins. Jennifer has worked for over 25 years in
multimodal planning and design, and serves as an expert
consultant on bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout
the United States. As a certified planner with a degree in
Landscape Architecture, her experience includes hands-
on project design, as well as national and statewide
research and planning initiatives. Jennifer served as the
Principal Investigator for the 2012 edition of AASHTO’s
Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities. She has
worked on numerous bicycle planning projects including
the Denver Moves Plan. Jennifer served three terms
as the President of the Association of Pedestrian and
Bicycle Professionals (APBP) and received one of the
organization’s highest honors – the 2008 Professional of
the Year Award.
Denver Moves (Denver Multimodal Access Plans), Denver, CO
City & County of Denver, Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.orgg
Role: Toole Design Group’s Principal-in-Charge
Boston Complete Streets Guidelines, Boston MA
Boston Transportation Department,
Vineet Gupta, Director of Planning
617.635.2756, vineet.gupta@cityofboston.gov
Role: Co-author and Principal-in-Charge
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Chapel Hill Bicycle Master Plan, Chapel Hill, NC
Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department
Garrett Davis, Planner II
919.969.5061, gdavis2@townofchapelhill.org
Role: Principal-in-Charge
William Schultheiss, P.E.
Project Manager
Toole Design Group: 2003-Present
17 years of experience
BS, Civil Engineering, Northeastern Univ.: 1998
Professional Engineer: DC, IL, MD, MA, MN, OH, TX, VA,
WA, WI, GA, SC
Bill Schultheiss, P.E. will serve as the Project Manager for the
Fort Collins Bicycle Plan. Bill has unparalleled experience
managing and facilitating the development of bicycle master
plans and projects throughout the United States. Bill served
as co-project manager for TDG master plans in Baltimore,
MD, Charlotte, NC, Denver, CO, and Washington, DC.
He also served as the lead engineer for bicycle master
plans in Aurora, CO, Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, St. Louis,
MO, Cincinnati, OH, Philadelphia, PA, and Richmond, VA.
In addition to his planning experience, Bill is the firm’s lead
bikeway designer. He has personally overseen the planning
and design of over 250 miles of bike lanes, 10 miles of bicycle
boulevards, and 20 miles of cycle tracks, as well and bicycle
boulevards. Bill is a nationally recognized expert in bicycle
and pedestrian facility design and effectively communicates
multimodal engineering concepts and solutions that gain
support from communities. As an active member of the
Bicycle Technical Committee and the Pedestrian Task Force
of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (NCUTCD), Bill stays on the forefront of emerging
engineering practices.
Boston On-Call Cycle Track Design, Boston, MA
Boston Transportation Department
Nicole Freedman, Boston Bikes Director
617.635.2462, nicole.freedman@cityofboston.gov
Role: Technical design expert
Denver Moves (Denver Multimodal Access Plans), Denver, CO
City & County of Denver, Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.org
Role: Toole Design Group’s Project Manager
Chapel Hill Bicycle Master Plan, Chapel Hill, NC
Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department
Garrett Davis, Planner II
919.969.5061, gdavis2@townofchapelhill.org
Role: Project Manager
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP
Deputy Project Manager
Toole Design Group: 2013-Present
15 years of experience
Masters in Urban & Regional Planning, Virginia Tech, 2006
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 1998
With 15 years of experience as a transportation professional,
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP has focused her work on accessible,
multimodal, and context-sensitive solutions. She recognizes
the link between transportation, sustainability, place-making,
and healthy communities and brings this perspective to her
work. Jessica is a registered engineer, certified planner, and
certified project manager for various transit, multimodal, and
Peter A. Lagerwey
Senior Advisor
Toole Design Group: 2009-Present
29 years of experience
Master of Urban Planning, Univ. of Michigan: 1981
BA, Secondary Education, Calvin College: 1975
Complete Streets Instructor
Peter Lagerwey is a Senior Planner and the Director for
TDG’s office in Seattle, WA. For nearly 30 years, Peter
managed high-profile pedestrian and bicycle projects and
programs with the City of Seattle and as a private consultant.
He is the author of Creating a Roadmap for Producing and
Implementing a Bicycle Master Plan, published in June 2009.
Peter is a hands-on manager with a record of achieving
results – within one year of the adoption of the Seattle
Bicycle Master Plan, he had coordinated the installation of
over 65 miles of bike lanes, shared-lane markings, bicycle
boulevards and bicycle routes, along with numerous other
improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, Wichita, KS
City of Wichita: Metropolitan Area Planning Department
Scott Wadle, 316.268.4421, swadle@wichita.gov
Role: Project Manager
Nevada Statewide Bicycle Plan
Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
Bill Story, NDOT Bike Pedestrian Coordinator
775.888.7357, wstory@dot.state.nv.us
Role: Project Manager
Saint Paul Street Design Manual, Saint Paul, MN
City of Saint Paul, Anton Jerve, City Planner
651.266.6567, anton.jerve@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Role: Project Manager
Michael J. Hintze, AICP, LEED® AP
Senior Planner
Toole Design Group: 2011-Present
11 years of experience
Master of Urban Planning, Certificate in Urban Design,
University of Washington: 2005
BS, Environmental Economics & Management, Univ. of Georgia: 1996
American Institute of Certified Planners, Certificate #023405
LEED Accredited Professional
Michael Hintze is a Senior Planner with over ten years
of experience in non-motorized transportation policy
and system development, land use planning and urban
design. He has managed complex projects, supervised
sub-consultants and played a lead role on several award-
winning projects, including the Gateway Bike Plan (St. Louis
region) for which Michael was a primary author. Michael has
excellent communication and analytical skills and is adept at
working with professionals from a variety of disciplines. He
is well-versed in national guidelines (NACTO, AASHTO,
HCM) and standards (MUTCD). Making communities
more bicycle-friendly is a major passion of Michael’s, which,
coupled with his understanding of the interface between
roadway design, land use, and urban design, allows him to
work with communities to identify creative solutions that
garner stakeholder support and get implemented.
Aurora Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Aurora, CO
Planning & Development Services Dept.
Jay Pierce, Principal Planner
ESRI suite of GIS products and their use in analysis, high
quality cartography, and field data collection. He has a keen
attention to detail and has led GIS development in many large
bicycle master plan projects for the cities of Wichita, Denver,
Boston, Aurora, and numerous other communities around
the country. Ben’s experience allows him to be able to see
beyond the abstract data and understand the larger picture of
bicycle and pedestrian projects.
Denver Moves (Denver Multimodal Access Plans), Denver, CO
City & County of Denver, Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.org
Role: GIS Coordinator
Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, Wichita, KS
City of Wichita: Metropolitan Area Planning Department
Scott Wadle, 316.268.4421, swadle@wichita.gov
Role: GIS Coordinator
Boston On-Call Cycle Track Design, Boston, MA
Boston Transportation Department
Nicole Freedman, Boston Bikes Director
617.635.2462, nicole.freedman@cityofboston.gov
Role: GIS Coordinator
Jenny Young, P.E., PTP
Senior Transportation Planner
Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig: 1998-Present
15 years of experience
MS, Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver: 2005
BS, Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 1998
Professional Engineer: CO
Professional Transportation Planner
Jenny Young is a Senior Transportation Engineer with
15 years of transportation planning and engineering
experience. Jenny has developed numerous multimodal
corridor, municipal, county, and regional transportation
plans. She had a leading role in establishing FHU’s bicycle
and pedestrian practice area. Jenny brings a strong facility
design and network connectivity sensibility to bicycle
planning efforts, having managed the development of
CDOT’s bicycle and pedestrian design standards and
having served as deputy project manager for the Statewide
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Jenny has also managed
projects such as the Evans Station Connectivity Study
that resulted in conceptual design and cost estimates for
projects that enhance bike and pedestrian access to the
light rail station. She is currently conducting a feasibility
study for Denver’s first bike boulevard along Knox Court,
which includes conceptual design and cost estimation.
Jenny has worked extensively in northern Colorado,
most recently on the Harmony ETC Master Plan for Fort
Collins and the NFRMPO Regional Bike Plan.
CDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Colorado Department of Transportation
Betsy Jacobsen, Bicycle/Pedestrian/TDM/Scenic Byways
Unit Manager, 303.757.9985, betsy.jacobsen@state.co.us
Role: Deputy Project Manager
Knox Court Bicycle Boulevard Feasibility Study, Denver, CO
City & County of Denver, Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.org
Role: Project Manager
Transportation Planning for North Front Range MPO, CO
Suzette Mallette, Regional Transportation Planning
Below is the Toole Design Group (TDG) Team’s
organizational structure for the Fort Collins Bicycle Plan,
showing key personnel from TDG and our subconsultant,
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU). Our team’s qualified staff
of professional engineers, planners, and designers have a
great deal of experience working on similar projects and
understand the unique characteristics of Fort Collins. This
project will be our company’s top priority, and as such, we
have identified a management team that will work closely
with City staff. Jennifer Toole will provide high-level
oversight for the Plan, as she has done with all of the firm’s
high-profile plans. Bill Schultheiss will work closely with
the City’s Project Manager, Tessa Greegor, to oversee the
project and provide technical guidance. Jessica Juriga, our
Denver Regional Office Director, will work closely with
Bill and City staff to oversee the project on a day-to-day
basis and provide on-the-ground resources. Bill and Jessica
will manage the work of all personnel, keeping track of
the schedule and ensuring all deadlines are met. Peter
Lagerwey will be a Senior Advisor based on his many years
of experience working on similar projects.
Management Team
Tessa Greegor (FC Moves)
Client Project Manager
Bill Schultheiss, P.E. (TDG)
Consultant Project Manager
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP (TDG)
Consultant Deputy Project Manager
City of Fort Collins
Public and Stakeholder
Outreach/Engagement
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP (TDG)
Mauricio Hernandez (TDG)
Amy Boehmer (TDG)
Senior Advisor
Peter Lagerwey (TDG)
Plan Development
Bill Schultheiss, P.E. (TDG)
Michael Hintze, AICP (TDG)
Jenny Young, P.E., PTP (FHU)
Alison Cohen (TDG)
Existing Conditions Assessment
Bill Schultheiss, P.E. (TDG)
Jessica Zdeb (TDG)
Ben Sigrist (TDG)
Plan Implementation
Jenny Young, P.E., PTP (FHU)
Kurt Kolleth, PMP (FHU)
Shea Suski (FHU)
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP (TDG)
Principal-in-Charge
Jennifer Toole, AICP, ASLA (TDG)
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Toole Design Group (TDG) is a 60-person firm
headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout
the country. We have the staff capacity and expertise to
undertake this project in the given time frame. The staff
who will primarily work on this contract will be based out
of our Denver, Seattle and Washington DC Offices. The
chart below provides a summary of the availability of key
staff through the duration of this project, assuming a start
date in November 2013.
Our team members will be available for an interview in
Fort Collins during the week of October 28th.
Percent of Time Available
Team Member Title Mo. 1-4 Mo. 5-8 Mo. 9-12
Toole Design Group
Jennifer Toole, AICP, ASLA Principal-In-Charge 25% 35% 35%
Bill Schultheiss, P.E. Project Manager 40% 45% 55%
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP Deputy Project Manager 60% 75% 80%
Peter Lagerwey Senior Advisor 25% 30% 35%
Michael Hintze, AICP, LEED AP Senior Planner 50% 60% 75%
Ben Sigrist GIS Coordinator 55% 65% 80%
Alison Cohen Bike Share Specialist 20% 35% 45%
Jessica Zdeb Planner 55% 65% 80%
Mauricio Hernandez Planner 55% 65% 80%
Amy Boehmer Graphic Designer 40% 45% 60%
Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig
Jenny Young, P.E., PTP Senior Transportation Planner 50% 60% 70%
Shea Suski Transportation Planner 55% 65% 80%
Kurt Kolleth, PMP Senior Designer 55% 65% 75%
7 AVAILABILITY
8 ESTIMATED HOURS BY TASK
This section shows the estimated hours by task outlined in
our Methods and Approach. We developed this estimate
with two goals in mind: to produce a state-of-the-art
bicycle plan, and to do so in a cost effective manner. With
that in mind, we have assumed that City staff will lead the
following tasks:
• Preparation of meeting minutes
• Maintenance of the project webpage
• Bicycle audits and an online survey
• Translation services at public meetings
• Coordination of Stakeholder interviews/meetings
In order to be environmentally friendly and cost effective,
direct costs for the TDG Team do not include the printing
of the Final Draft of the Bicycle Plan, and only include
limited printing of meeting materials and other documents.
Task Hours
0 Project Management and Quality Control 62
1 Work Plan and Public Involvement Plan 18
2 Vision, Goals, Objectives and Policy Framework 14
3 Existing Conditions Report 145
4 Public Outreach and Engagement 205
5 Identify High Priority Areas 72
6 Update Bicycle Network and Support Facilities Plan 126
7 Develop Policy and Programmatic Recommendations 28
8 Implementation, Funding, and Phasing 67
9 Develop Draft and Final Draft Plan 138
Total Project Hours 875
Total Project Cost $113,636.37
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SCHEDULE OF RATES
Principal-In-Charge $200.00
Project Manager $160.00
Deputy Project Manager $140.00
Senior Advisor $150.00
Senior Engineer $150.00
Senior Planner $140.00
Landscape Architect $125.00
Senior Designer $110.00
Engineer/designer $85.00
Planner II $90.00
Planner I $80.00
GIS Technician $75.00
Graphic Designer $80.00
Admin $65.00
Intern $40.00
9 RATES AND COST BY TASK
COST BY TASK
Task Cost
0 Project Management and Quality
Control
$8,820
1 Work Plan and Public Involvement Plan $2,640
2 Vision, Goals, Objectives and Policy
Framework
$3,560
3 Existing Conditions Report $14,800
4 Public Outreach and Engagement $24,840
5 Identify High Priority Areas $7,460
6 Update Bicycle Network and Support
Facilities Plan
$13,740
7 Develop Policy and Programmatic
Recommendations
$3,320
8 Implementation, Funding, and Phasing $11,240
9 Develop Draft and Final Draft Plan $14,580
Direct Expenses $8,636
Total Project Cost $113,636
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A. After contract award, progress invoices shall be billed in monthly installments, subject to
review and approval by the City’s Project Manager. City payment terms will be Net 30
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B. The selected Professional shall be expected to sign the City’s standard Professional
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C. The City reserves the right to award directly as a result of the written proposals. The City
may or may not opt to conduct oral interviews.
D. The City reserves the right to negotiate with any vendor as meets the needs of the City.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any irregularities.
Toole Design Group, LLC
8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 800, Silver Spring, MD 20910
jtoole@tooledesign.com 301.927.1900
Jennifer Toole, AICP, ASLA, President
juriga@tooledesign.com
Jessica Juriga, P.E., AICP, Project Manager
703.470.4332 703.470.4332
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Director, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning
Organization, 970.416.2257, smallette@nfrmpo.org
Role: Senior Transportation Planner
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303.739.7249, jpierce@auroragov.org
Role: Project Manager
Casper Area Trails, Path and Bikeway Plan, Casper, WY
Casper Area MPO, Sally Kerpchar
307.235.8255, skerpchar@casperwy.gov
Role: Project Manager
Edmond Bicycle Master Plan, Edmond, OK
City of Edmond, Jan Ramseyer Fees, AICP, City Planner
405.359.4796, jan.fees@edmondok.com
Role: Toole Design Group’s Project Manager
Benjamin Sigrist
GIS Coordinator
Toole Design Group: 2010-Present
6 years of experience
Omni Technology Professionals: 2006-2008
MS, Geography (GIS), University of South Carolina: 2010
BS, Geography (GIS), Salisbury University: 2007
Benjamin Sigrist is an experienced GIS Coordinator and
Technologist with over five years in the field. Before working
at TDG, he worked for a regional GIS co-operative and in
an academic research environment where projects ranged
from hydrologic modeling to advanced cartography to
geospatial web programming. Ben is highly skilled with the
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roadway projects. Jessica has worked on livability studies,
transit station access studies, multimodal corridor studies,
NEPA documentation, traffic studies, engineering projects,
and curbside management plans. Her skills encompass all
stages of project development from policy, planning, and public
involvement through to the design and construction phases.
This versatility has allowed Jessica to successfully manage and
work on complex multidisciplinary projects with a diverse set of
stakeholders and needs.
Morrison Road Improvements Study, Denver, CO
City & County of Denver, Emily Snyder, AICP, Senior Planner
720.913.4562, emily.snyder@denvergov.org
Role: Project Manager
Rock Creek West II Livability Study, Washington, DC
District Department of Transportation
Anna Chamberlin, Project Manager
202.671.2218, anna.chamberlin@dc.gov
Role: Project Manager
RTD Bicycle Parking and Accessibility Plan, Denver, CO
Regional Transportation District
Genevieve Hutchison, Senior Transportation Planner/RTD
Bicycle Program Coordinator
303.299.2054, Genevieve.hutchison@rtd-denver.com
Role: Deputy Project Manager
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the Design Guidelines for Grade-Separated Pedestrian,
Cyclist, and Equestrian Structures.
PROJECT EXAMPLES
The following examples highlight the TDG Team’s work on
similar projects. We encourage the selection committee to
contact our references for more information.
Denver Moves, Denver, CO
TDG served as an expert consultant for the development
of Denver’s Multimodal Access and Connectivity Plan.
Denver already has one of the most extensive trails
networks in the country - the purpose of this project
was to develop a world-class on-road bikeway network
that fully complements the trails network, and also
links to neighborhoods and destinations throughout the
City. The project involved extensive public outreach
and workshops, comprehensive field analysis and design
recommendations for a 200-mile on-road network, and
a detailed implementation plan that prioritizes facility
construction based on:
• Cost/ease of implementation
• Opportunity
• Need based on demand, safety and connectivity
TDG led (under subconsultant to Fehr and Peers) the
development of the physical network plan, and was
responsible for all GIS analysis/mapping and authored
portions of the final Plan.
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• Bike Walk Twin Cities-Improving Conditions for
Walking and Biking, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN
• Cincinnati Bicycle Plan, Cincinnati, OH
• Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, Philadelphia, PA
• Arlington Master Transportation Plan, Arlington Co., VA
• Charlotte Bicycle Master Plan, Charlotte, NC
• Asheville Bicycle Master Plan, Asheville, NC
• Winston-Salem Bicycle Master Plan, Winston-Salem, NC
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the TAC, the BAC, stakeholders, the general public, and
will ultimately be adopted by City Council.
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respect to policies and programs that support and
encourage bicycling. During Task 7, we will recommend
policies and programs that are designed to take Fort
Collins to the “next level,” and to the Diamond level,
with respect to bicycling.
In addition to the wide variety of programs we’ve been
involved with such as bicycle-focused Safe Routes to
School programs, adult education and encouragement
programs, and new policies such as multimodal level of
service, the TDG Team can bring an objective assessment
of the most advantageous model for a bike share program
in Fort Collins, including evaluation of the current Bike
Library system and available alternatives. TDG has
Seattle Bicycle Map assisted cities throughout the U.S. to develop the most
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website including resource materials, and information about
the project and how the public can get involved. In addition
to the website content, the TDG Team will establish
a “wikimap” for this project to gain public feedback
(example: http://bit.ly/1asw3Mp). This is a unique, web-
based interactive mapping platform tailored specifically to
bike master plans. Users will be able to pinpoint desirable
or undesirable routes, mark key destinations, identify
hazardous crossings, and other pertinent categories. This
web tool will enable us to post a proposed facilities map
in an interactive format, so that community residents can
zoom in to the map and comment on specific segments
of the proposed Plan, rather than downloading a static
Public Meeting for the Dallas Bike Plan
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staff and the TAC. Based on their feedback, TDG will
make revisions to the initial draft and produce a draft
vision statement for the BAC, Council and public review.
TASK 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT
During Task 3, the TDG Team will gather and review
existing data provided by the City, and conduct a thorough
review of the City’s progress towards accomplishing the
2008 Fort Collins Bicycle Plan and 2011 Bicycle Safety
Education Plan. In order to conduct our work in a time
efficient manner, our budget assumes that Tasks 3 and 4
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to biking, bicycle counters on select local trails,
bicycle counts from around the City, bicycle crash
rates, Safe Routes to School participation, bike share
usage, bike safety education program participation,
and other GIS-based data. Though not in your RFP
Scope of Work Considerations, the TDG Team
will recommend a path forward for establishing
performance measures related to bicycling.
6. The Plan must fully integrate safety education and
enforcement. It should build upon the already
successful safety education programs, encouraging the
“interested but concerned” population and identifying
partnerships to implement these programs.
The 2014 Fort Collins Bicycle Plan will build upon the solid
foundation that already exists in the City, taking bicycling
in Fort Collins to an enhanced level of safety, comfort, and
joy. TDG is eager to begin work on this exciting project.
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culture, policy, and framework ingredients for creating an
even stronger bicycling community into the future.
WORLD CLASS COMMUNITY
The City Plan aims for a world-class community with a
quality of place, green facilities, creative workforce, and
sense of community. We are also aware that FC Moves
(Transportation Planning) has set its sights on achieving
the League of American Bicyclists Diamond award for
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