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Home My WebLink AboutRESPONSE - RFP - 8068 ENHANCED TRAVEL CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN FOR WEST ELIZABETHPrepared for: Prepared by: 621 17th Street, #2301 Denver, CO 80293 March 2, 2015 Proposal For City of Fort Collins 8068 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth Proposal No. 8068 March 2, 2015 Purchasing Division City of Fort Collins 215 North Mason Street 2nd Floor Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Subject: Request for Proposal – 8068 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth Dear Ms. Lewin & Ms. Belmont: Fehr & Peers appreciates the opportunity to submit our proposal for the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth. We fully understand how improved transportation choices on this corridor can benefit Fort Collins. Implementation of the Master Plan will simplify transit service on West Elizabeth Street and improve transit connectivity between the CSU campuses, the MAX BRT system and Downtown Fort Collins; will result in safer and more comfortable bicyclist and pedestrian access to the CSU campuses and nearby destinations on West Elizabeth Street; and will contribute to economic development and pedestrian-oriented urban form along the corridor. Fehr & Peers has partnered with Transportation Management and Design (TMD), a nationally-recognized transit planning firm with extensive Front Range experience. Additionally, Fehr & Peers has partnered with Russell + Mills Studios (RMS), NKE Engineering and Brendle Group for urban design, civil engineering and sustainability services, respectively. Each firm is well-respected in their industry and brings specific Fort Collins knowledge and experience. NKE Engineering and Brendle Group are both certified DBEs and will contribute over 10 percent of the project’s work hours. The Fehr & Peers team offers several advantages to you for this project. We have a deep understanding of the West Elizabeth Street corridor based on our knowledge of Fort Collins and recent experience on the West Central Area Plan. Our approach includes cutting-edge transportation performance measures that will clarify tradeoffs between alternatives; will apply innovative and engaging public involvement processes; and is oriented towards short-term and long-term recommendations for all modes that are fundable and implementable. Finally, Fehr & Peers Project Manager, Charlie Alexander, offers unparalleled Complete Streets, multimodal operations and campus transportation planning experience. Improving communities is a fundamental part of Fehr & Peers’ mission and we believe in the community benefits that improved transportation choices can provide. For that reason, we are fully committed to delivering an exceptional Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan. If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Alexander at (303) 296-4300 or c.alexander@fehrandpeers.com. Sincerely, FEHR & PEERS Jeremy Klop, AICP Principal Charlie Alexander, PE, AICP Project Manager 621 17th Street | #2301 | Denver, CO 80293 | (303) 296-4300 | Fax (303) 296-4300 www.fehrandpeers.com Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 1. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The study segment of West Elizabeth Street is approximately two miles long between Overland Trail and Shields Street. It connects the Colorado State University (CSU) Main Campus to the CSU Foothills Campus, which houses facilities necessary to fulfill CSU’s land grant mission. Land use along West Elizabeth Street is a mixture of single- family residential, multi-family residential and commercial. Commercial uses are generally vehicle-oriented; however, commercial uses are becoming more pedestrian-oriented as evidenced by recent construction near the West Elizabeth Street/City Park Avenue intersection. A significant number of CSU students live within half a mile of the corridor. West Elizabeth Street ends at Shields Street and does not go through the CSU Main Campus. Instead, Laurel Street and Prospect Road provide east-west connectivity for vehicles and Plum Street provides east-west connectivity for transit through campus. West Elizabeth Street’s configuration varies significantly between its west and east termini. Between Constitution Avenue and Shields Street, West Elizabeth Street provides five lanes – two travel lanes in each direction with a two- way left-turn lane. West of Constitution Avenue, West Elizabeth Street generally transitions to three lanes – one travel lane in each direction with a two-way left-turn lane. However, some segments remain constrained to two lanes where right-of-way for the three lane cross-section has not been acquired. Average Daily Traffic (ADT) ranges from approximately 18,000 vehicles per day west of Shields Street to less than 5,000 vehicles per day east of Overland Trail. For bicyclists, West Elizabeth Street provides bike lanes of varying width along some segments. Between City Park Avenue and Shields Street, the bike lanes are approximately seven feet wide. West of City Park Avenue, bike lanes are typically closer to five feet wide. Between Azuro Drive and Timber Lane, West Elizabeth Street provides westbound sharrows instead of bike lanes, as sufficient right-of-way for bike lanes has not been acquired. The City’s Bicycle Plan shows that Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) ranges from LTS 1 (most comfortable) on some segments of the corridor to LTS 5 (least comfortable) on other segments. For pedestrians, West Elizabeth Street provides sidewalks where sufficient right-of-way has been acquired. Sidewalks are generally four to six feet wide and are both attached and detached in locations throughout the corridor. Some parcels with new construction provide wider sidewalks. Marked crosswalks are provided at signalized intersections. There are also two midblock marked crosswalks: one between City Park Avenue and Shields Street that features a flashing beacon and another west of Skyline Drive that features a traffic signal. No marked crosswalks exist west of Taft Hill Road. Four Transfort bus routes currently operate on West Elizabeth Street: • Route 2, a loop route on Prospect Road (westbound) and Elizabeth Street (eastbound) operates on 30 minute headways. • Route 31, a loop route on Plum Street (eastbound and westbound) and Elizabeth Street between Constitution Avenue and City Park Avenue (westbound) operates on 10 minute headways. • Route 32, a loop route on Plum Street and Elizabeth Street (westbound) and Prospect Road (eastbound) that operates on 30 minute headways. 2 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 • Route 33, an eastbound-westbound route on Elizabeth Street between the CSU Transit Center and CSU Foothills Campus operates on 30 minute headways. Routes 31, 32 and 33 generally operate between 7:00 AM and 6:00-7:00 PM; Route 2 operates between 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM. Buses on West Elizabeth Street operate in the general flow lanes. Transit stop amenities range between basic stops with only signs to stop with shelters, benches and trash cans. All four Transfort routes on West Elizabeth Street terminate at the CSU Transit Center. The CSU Transit Center is approximately half a mile from the nearest MAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station, the Laurel Station. Because these routes serve a large college population with strong peak loading characteristics, buses can get very full and occasionally have to turn away riders. The Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth Street will address the following questions: What improvements can be made pedestrians and bicyclists? Completing the sidewalk network and, where possible, widening sidewalks would be an improvement for pedestrians. Additional amenities, such as landscaping, pedestrian-scale lighting and other place making elements would improve the pedestrian experience. Pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly intersection design elements will be important for consideration, as will new crossings of West Elizabeth Street where appropriate to access land use or transit facilities. Filling gaps in the existing bike lane network would be an improvement for bicyclists. The City’s Bicycle Plan proposes protected bike lanes on West Elizabeth Street between Overland Trail and Shields Street. Protected bike lanes may be a long-term improvement for West Elizabeth Street that would significantly increase user comfort. What short-term improvements can be made for transit? Transfort currently operates three routes on 30 minute headways that provide service along West Elizabeth Street to connect CSU Main Campus and the CSU Foothills Campus. Route 31 also provides service from the CSU Transit Center to Constitution Street along Plum Street. These routes collectively present transit options that can be difficult to understand and operate. There are many short-term improvements that can incrementally enhance service on West Elizabeth Street over time using FTA Small Starts funding; these improvements will improve transit’s competitive market position on the corridor while using resources more efficiently and effectively. As demonstrated with the success of the MAX BRT service, simple routes between strong origin and destination pairs with high frequencies will attract ridership from longer walking distances and can eventually shape land use development patterns in a positive manner. Improved service on West Elizabeth Street can be coordinated CSU’s Around the Horn service to enhance mobility within CSU Main Campus. This approach will link two of the largest trip generators in the City and establish an east-west service corridor that is similar in function to the north-south MAX BRT service. Depending on the service configuration, West Elizabeth Street transit can also be interlined to link into the MAX BRT corridor to downtown and provide “one-seat” rides during all or part of the day. The following short-term options both enhance the customer experience and improve service cost-effectiveness and can be incrementally enhanced over time: 3 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 • First, keep it simple. Identify what market and consumer needs and wants dominate the corridor and focus design on achieving this first. This will very likely call for service consolidation along the corridor that results in simple, easy-to-use transit. Rethink route alignments and schedules around the primary travel needs and market opportunities. • Second, reduce delay significantly (improve operating speeds by 15-20%) through application of industry best-practices. This includes short range strategies like transit signal priority, stop relocation and respacing (including bus bulbs and islands) and optimized operating protocols (expedited stop boarding/alighting, headway-based schedules, terminal countdown clocks). Faster operating speeds have a high return-on- investment (ROI) by making the service much more attractive to consumers while reducing the resources required to operate service. These resource savings can be reinvested in operating more service in the short-term. • Next, introduce spontaneous use service frequencies that allow customers to walk out and catch the next bus without planning their arrival at the stop. Research has shown that the key tipping point for this consumer behavior change is 10 minute transit service for trip lengths like those being considered on West Elizabeth Street (15 minute service levels begin to attract these consumers). For instance, the team’s Denver MetroRide service design called for 10 minute articulated bus service with five minute service when additional capacity was needed and has resulted in a high ridership response. The industry best-practice is to use 10 minute frequencies first and consider larger transit vehicles if additional capacity is needed, moving from 40 foot to 45 foot first and then, if warranted, introducing articulated coaches. • Ensure that the stop wait and vehicle travel experience meet or exceed customer expectations to leverage the “brand” introduced by MAX through facility and vehicle tweaks and upgrades. • Lastly, make the short-term operating policy and staffing/technology investment necessary to ensure that the “brand promise” is delivered reliably every day. What long-term improvements can be made for transit? The short-term improvements noted above initiate the enhancement of transit in the corridor by focusing on the route and schedule and by introducing affordable, easy-to-implement delay reduction strategies. Long-term improvements focus on enhancing the corridor and passenger infrastructure necessary to reposition transit as a permanent part of a sustainable corridor and to support potential corridor intensification. Examples of long-term improvements for consideration include: • Right-of-way enhancements – bus lanes or exclusive running ways and other improvements too expensive or controversial for short-term implementation (e.g., stop bulbs/islands or cross-section changes) that help realize the “rubber-tired” train experience. For maximum benefit, this should be part of a Complete Streets program that involves improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians. 4 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 • Passenger facility enhancements – permanent upgrades of the customer wait experience together with stronger integration into corridor/community place-making strengthens the transit experience and can help encourage a transit lifestyle in the area that builds ridership over time. • Stop/station operating enhancements that improve reliability, reduce dwell time delay and increase convenience – all-door, level boarding (matched station/vehicle platform height) together with precision- docking can streamline the boarding and alighting process for both regular patrons as well as those with mobility challenges. Any long-term investment should recognize that the maximum benefit for the City, Transfort and CSU will be a successful, highly-integrated transit network, rather than just another enhanced corridor. How can transit on West Elizabeth Street connect to the CSU Main Campus and the MAX BRT? There are a number of short-term and long-term options that can be explored with the City, Transfort and CSU to provide connections. Short-term options will involve minimizing out-of-direction travel while maintaining direct connections to the CSU Transit Center and to MAX BRT, most likely via Plum Street and Laurel Street. East-west service can either terminate at the Mason Street/Laurel Street intersection with transfers to MAX or directly connect into downtown. Based on our experience, this connection can be designed and delivered cost-effectively using various street operation delay reduction techniques with an on-street turnaround at the Mason Street/Laurel Street intersection as an interim solution. Importantly, the ability to interline service from east-west to north-south is simplified for both the customer and operations if Transfort develops one integrated enhanced bus brand, MAX, rather than branding each corridor uniquely. Long-term options provide an opportunity to consider the level of investment and integration into CSU and the surrounding community. Direct options may consider at-grade or potentially even below-grade service through campus to a transfer station at Mason Street with direct connections to the MAX BRT. Less direct options would enhance the short-term solution with additional investments in delay reduction, reliability improvement and an enhanced transfer station at the MAX BRT’s Laurel Station. Relocating the CSU Transit Center from the northwest side of campus to the east side with MAX integration could also be considered as part of a long-term solution. What key constraints exist along the West Elizabeth Street corridor? Several segments of West Elizabeth Street between Andrews Peak Drive and Hillcrest Drive have constrained right- of-way on the north side. Sidewalk is not present along any of these segments and in some cases bike lanes are not provided. The long-term implementation of Complete Streets-related enhancements on all of West Elizabeth Street will likely require right-of-way acquisition along these segments. Additionally, the West Elizabeth Street/Shields Street intersection is constrained operationally. Vehicular operations analysis completed for the West Central Area Plan has shown that this intersection currently operates near capacity. The feasibility of alternatives should consider the effects on the West Elizabeth Street/Shields Street intersection as well as other constrained intersections on the corridor. 5 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 How can the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan support redevelopment and placemaking? As redevelopment of the Campus West Area occurs, the Master Plan should provide guidance to developers, designers and decision makers. Place making in the Campus West area should focus on pedestrian spaces and opportunities for gathering spaces and multimodal concepts such as cycle tracks should be well integrated into the street cross-section. A “main-street” character should be considered per recommendations from the West Central Area Plan, including recommendations for consolidating access points or a plan for access from local street connections. Guidance for redevelopment should include build-to lines that accommodate a future cross-section, architectural concepts that consider step backs and access to buildings being raised out of the floodplain. Near term and long term strategies for implementing cross-sections and urban design features should become a critical component for the Campus West Area. How can the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth position the City and Transfort for next steps? For the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan to be successful, it must consider next steps and implementation. Likely next steps of the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan include funding acquisition and NEPA review. Funding is scarce and competitive, challenged by struggles at the national level to agree on a consistent, reliable funding stream for transportation. The Fehr & Peers team will identify the types of improvements and possible funding sources early in the planning process. This project has the potential to tap into a variety of funds at all levels of government: federal, state and local. The North Front Range MPO has excellent resources describing these sources. Collaboration with the regional planning process will make future funding more likely. If, for example, the project team determines that FTA Small Starts is a good option to explore, we can adapt our approach and deliverables to be consistent with the six criteria: mobility improvements, environmental benefits, congestion relief, cost-effectiveness, economic development and land use. We have a proven track record of adapting our process to better align with funding sources. 6 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 2. APPROACH Fehr & Peers’ approach to the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth includes all of the tasks specified in the Request for Proposal. Additionally, we propose several suggestions for enhancement. There is no additional cost for these enhancements; they are all included within our hours estimate. Our suggestions for enhancement are shown in italics throughout this section. TASK 1: WORK PLAN The first task will be to develop a work plan to guide the study effort. This will include (at a minimum) the following elements: • Refined scope of work with detailed study tasks, goals and objectives • Detailed schedule identifying key milestones and deliverables • Staffing plan which identifies consultant and City staff roles • Strategy to coordinate with relevant ongoing and recently completed studies • Establishment of the Technical and Citizen Advisory Committee (TAC and CAC) • Public engagement plan for the study (developed by City, refined with help from consultant) • Development of an initial purpose and need statement for the study with connections to FHWA and FTA corridor planning requirements Suggestions for Enhancement: As a part of Task 1, Fehr & Peers will host a kick-off meeting with the City to refine the scope of work, clarify project goals and outcomes and outline immediate next steps. As a part of the West Central Area Plan, Fehr & Peers has already compiled several relevant ongoing and recently completed studies. We will bring this understanding of ongoing and recently completed studies to the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan and will work closely with City staff to understand other more recent studies that should be incorporated. We will work with the City to develop a public engagement plan, suggestions for which are outlined in Task 3: Corridor Vision. Finally, Fehr & Peers will develop a draft purpose and need statement for the study with connections to FHWA and FTA corridor planning requirements. A purpose and need statement provides an important record of the rationale for a project at the time of its initiation including a clear description of the problems or deficiencies the project will address and the objectives that will be met with the project’s implementation. The statement is intended to be broad enough to allow for a range of alternatives, but specific enough to meet the funding criteria and expected timeframe for project delivery. The purpose and need statement may also need to be refined up until approval of the project through participation of community and CSU representatives, business stakeholders and participating agencies such as Transfort. The initial draft will be informed by prior planning documents, stakeholder input from those documents and our knowledge of the area gained through both the city wide Transportation Master Plan and the West Central Area Plan processes. TASK 2: CORRIDOR UNDERSTANDING REPORT The second task will provide a comprehensive understanding of the past, present and future conditions of the West Elizabeth corridor. This task will provide the basis for the development of a vision and alternatives. To make the 7 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 most of budget and time, this task should utilize the existing information and analysis where available. Elements of this task include the following: • History of the West Elizabeth corridor • Regional context • Review of existing plans • Existing Conditions – utilize Bicycle Plan and West Central Area Plan and other existing data o Existing physical overview (cross- sections, intersections, bike facilities, pedestrian facilities, pavement, drainage, environmental, cultural, etc.) o Existing operational overview (traffic volumes, LOS, bike and pedestrian LOS/performance, crash data and patterns, transit route profiles, etc.) o Existing influence conditions (land use, socioeconomic data—regional, city, corridor, etc.) • Future Conditions o Future planned improvements o Future traffic conditions, LOS o Future planned transit service o Future land use, socioeconomic projections (regional, city, corridor) • Summary of Travel Needs o Final purpose and need statement o Existing o Future Suggestions for Enhancement: Fehr & Peers will prepare a high-quality, highly visual report that communicates the corridor’s past, present and future conditions. We will leverage our knowledge gained through the West Central Area Plan (WCAP) to address the existing operational overview, bringing a variety of transportation performance measures to the project. These performance measures will help us more deeply understand the benefits and tradeoffs of different alternatives and will help us communicate these tradeoffs to citizens and decision makers. These performance measures include: • Multimodal Performance Measures (MMPMs) for bicyclists and pedestrians. We developed the WCAP MMPM methodology in close coordination with City staff and have incorporated this methodology into one of our proprietary quick-response tools, StreetScore+. In WCAP, we applied this methodology on Prospect Road, Lake Street and Shields Street. It includes the City’s Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) methodology for bicyclists and built environment factors for pedestrians. These methodologies are intuitive, can directly quantify improvements and are easy to communicate to citizens and stakeholders. • Transit vehicle delay, transit vehicle travel time and transit passenger delay. Fehr & Peers will analyze the corridor using VISSIM, a multimodal transportation simulation software. No other traffic operations software can accurately quantify these performance measures. These transit performance measures are critical for the 8 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan because we will then be able to quantify the benefits of different alternatives that may be considered for the corridor such as transit signal priority or bus-only lanes. • Vehicle delay and level of service (LOS). Fehr & Peers will also use the VISSIM simulation to quantify vehicle delay and LOS. Other methodologies are not sufficiently robust to quantify delay and LOS at congested locations like the West Elizabeth Street/Shields Street intersection. • Person delay, throughput and demand served. Finally, using the VISSIM simulation, we will be able to quantify person delay, throughput and demand served for existing conditions and corridor alternatives. These metrics will account for vehicle occupancy, transit ridership, bicyclists and pedestrians. In addition to a broad set of performance measures, Fehr & Peers will apply appropriate sources of Big Data to the corridor. Fehr & Peers can use cell phone data from providers such as Airsage and Streetlight to understand the travel market that West Elizabeth Street serves. Using Big Data, we will perform a “select link analysis” of the corridor that will identify trip origins and destinations for drivers using the corridor. This select link analysis will identify corridor trips bound for CSU, other destinations on West Elizabeth Street, other destinations in Fort Collins and destinations outside of Fort Collins. This travel market analysis can be used to inform decisions throughout the Master Plan process. Finally, Fehr & Peers will revise the purpose and needs statement developed in Task 1 based on feedback from the Technical Advisory Committee and Citizen Advisory Committee. TASK 3: CORRIDOR VISION This task will establish a vision for the corridor with supporting goals and objectives. The vision will be based on findings from Task 2, initial public engagement, feedback from stakeholders and guidance from City Council. The public engagement plan will be a key resource in establishing a community-supported vision by providing a range of effective community engagement techniques that involve many different stakeholders within the plan area. Innovative approaches are encouraged to solicit input, such as community roundtables, a corridor visioning charrette or interactive web-based tools. Suggestions for Enhancement: The corridor vision will incorporate feedback from City staff, other agency stakeholders, the TAC, the CAC, citizens, CSU students and other members of the community. Fehr & Peers will work with the City to develop a public engagement plan that incorporates a variety of effective and innovative approaches; the following are ideas that Fehr & Peers suggests incorporating into the public engagement plan: • Community/Stakeholder Roundtables – Fehr & Peers can host community/stakeholder roundtables. These roundtables are important so that committed citizen groups and stakeholders can ensure their voice is meaningfully incorporated into the corridor vision. • Walking and Bicycling Audits – Fehr & Peers can host walking and/or bicycling audits of the West Elizabeth Street corridor with City staff, TAC members, CAC members and other stakeholders. Based on our experience, walking and bicycling audits are extremely effective for raising issues in the field that otherwise go unmentioned through traditional outreach processes. 9 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 • Online Engagement – Fehr & Peers can create a project Web site that includes information about the project, how to get involved and where to review draft deliverables. Additionally, Fehr & Peers can develop a crowdsourcing tool using CrowdSource+, our in-house online mapping interaction tool. CrowdSource+ will allow users to provide feedback regarding the corridor’s issues and opportunities from their own home. In past projects, CrowdSource+ has generated hundreds of comments that otherwise may not have been collected through traditional outreach means. • Public Workshops – Fehr & Peers can host public workshops for the project. At the public workshops, Fehr & Peers will deliver a short presentation on the project’s background and purpose then direct attendees to participate in a variety of exercises. The exercises will be designed to help understand the corridor vision and the corridor’s issues and opportunities. One exercise will be a “paper doll” activity where participants can create their own cross-section vision for West Elizabeth Street using to-scale cross-section elements (travel lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks, landscape areas, etc.). • Casual Workshops – Public workshops often draw a limited number of residents. In lieu, or in addition to, public workshops, Fehr & Peers can host casual workshops for passersby at locations along the corridor. At a casual workshop, we will have a key set of exercises where participants can provide feedback on the corridor vision, issues and opportunities within a few minutes. Candidate locations for the casual workshops include the CSU Transit Center, the path south of Moby Arena and the plaza outside of the Starbucks at the West Elizabeth Street/City Park Avenue intersection. Past surveys of casual workshop participants have shown that few of them are likely to attend a traditional public workshop. Additionally, the casual workshops are more likely to attract CSU students who are an important voice to the corridor. • Charrette – Instead of a regularly scheduled TAC meeting, Fehr & Peers can host a visioning charrette with the consultant team, City staff and other stakeholders. In our experience with corridor master plans, well-run charrettes have proven effective for obtaining meaningful input and making important decisions within a short time frame. • Student Engagement – in addition to the casual workshops, Fehr & Peers can explore other ways of engaging CSU students. This could include an increased presence on campus or partnering with a professor to host a student-only design charrette. 10 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 TASK 4: ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT With guidance resulting from Task 2 and Task 3 a set of context-sensitive alternatives will be developed to achieve the vision, goals and objectives. The public engagement plan, developed as part of Task 1, will need to reflect how the alternatives will be vetted through an open, interactive and innovative public process ultimately leading to a final preferred plan. This task includes the following elements: • Forecasted conditions for: No Action, Transportation System Management and up to three additional corridor alternatives (including high-frequency/capacity transit service options) • Corridor continuity enhancements (e.g., through campus) • Medians/access control • Bicycle and pedestrian improvements and connections (including multimodal LOS analysis) Suggestions for Enhancement: The Fehr & Peers team will develop context-sensitive alternatives to achieve the corridor vision, goals and objectives. We understand that corridor alternatives should include both short-term and long-term strategies. Short-term strategies should meet the corridor vision, goals and objectives and should be fundable within the next zero to five years using existing City funding sources. Examples of short-term strategies may include striping modifications, signal modifications, transit service changes or transit route modifications. Long-term strategies should also meet the corridor vision, goals and objectives but may require new, dedicated funding sources. These may include changes to the existing hardscape (such as cycle tracks or major sidewalk enhancements), new intersection controls, dedicated right-of-way for transit vehicles or additions to the Transfort fleet such as high- capacity transit vehicles. As a part of the alternatives development, the Fehr & Peers team will develop alternatives for connecting transit service on West Elizabeth Street to the MAX BRT system. These alternatives may include new service between the CSU Transit Center and the Laurel Station or continuation of transit past the Laurel Station to the Downtown Transit Center. The opening of MAX, Fort Collins’ BRT service, represents a change in the paradigm for transit service in Fort Collins. Therefore, the alternatives development approach will foster “big thinking”, innovative ideas. At the same time, the Fehr & Peers team will ensure that feasibility is considered through the alternatives development and evaluation. TASK 5: ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION, INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT This task includes evaluation of the alternatives. Part of the evaluation will use the City’s new sustainability assessment tool (SAT) related to social equity, environmental health and economic health (see Appendix A). It is anticipated that the SAT process would be led by the City with support from the consultant. In addition to sustainability criteria, other evaluation criteria could include: • Operations and performance for each mode (bicyclists, pedestrians, transit, motorists) • Support for corridor vision • Community and stakeholder support • Estimated cost for construction, operations and maintenance • Impact to adjacent properties 11 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 • Safety Suggestions for Enhancement: Brendle Group will be available to the City on an as-needed basis to help with the sustainability assessment tool (SAT). Brendle Group developed the sustainability assessment tool for the City, which will be used extensively in the City starting in 2015. Brendle Group’s participation in the project will ensure that the first SAT applications go smoothly. Fehr & Peers will analyze short-term and long-term alternatives using the same multimodal performance measures identified in Task 2: Corridor Understanding Report. In addition to these multimodal performance measures, Fehr & Peers will analyze the extent to which each alternative fulfills the corridor vision, goals and objectives. TASK 6: PREFERRED DESIGN Based on the evaluation of alternatives and the public engagement process, a preferred design (locally preferred alternative) will be developed. The consultant will provide preliminary design/engineering (minimum of 10% engineering, preferably 30%) and a cost estimate of the preferred design for West Elizabeth Street with a more refined design and analysis of the elements listed under Task 4. This task should include the following elements: • West Elizabeth corridor Segments • Cross-section(s) • Intersection improvements (including signal-related) • Access control • Transit facilities and service • Bicycle facilities • Pedestrian facilities • Urban design elements • Transit-oriented design elements • Final sustainability assessment tool application (led by the City with support from the consultant) Suggestions for Enhancement: The Fehr & Peers team will prepare 30 percent design for the locally preferred alternative inclusive of cross-sections and intersection improvements. The 30 percent designs will address the necessary elements identified in the Request for Proposals. The team will also prepare cost estimates for the locally preferred alternative based on the 30 percent design. TASK 7: IMPLEMENTATION, FUNDING AND PHASING This task will include the identification, evaluation and prioritization of strategies to implement the preferred design for the West Elizabeth corridor. This will also include an implementation plan with phasing, funding and a process for tracking the performance of improvements. The detailed funding plan will identify the most likely funding sources for each strategy and steps needed to pursue and acquire the funding. Both near-term and longer-term actions should be identified. Suggestions for Enhancement: Our approach will position the project for success in both the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process and updates to the City’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). The City’s 2015-2016 Transportation Budget already recognizes the importance of this particular enhanced travel corridor from a City investment standpoint: 12 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 “West Elizabeth has the greatest potential of any corridor in the City for an Enhanced Travel Corridor (ETC) because it already exhibits many of the characteristics necessary to support high-frequency transit and alternative mode use, including high population density, vibrant activity centers and significant infill and redevelopment potential.” Fehr & Peers will develop a modular approach to best advantage the project for continued local investment as well as external grant funding sources. With this approach, the improvements can be packaged in many ways for both phasing and funding objectives. For example, the project may be best advantaged as a series of smaller, more targeted investments that build momentum for continued implementation over time. TASK 8: PLAN PREPARATION AND ADOPTION This task includes the development of the plan, which includes integration of materials from the previous tasks with technical papers as appendices. This task also includes the plan adoption phase, allowing time and effort to present to all the various boards and commissions leading up to adoption by City Council. Suggestions for Enhancement: Fehr & Peers will combine the project’s previous tasks into a high-quality, highly visual plan that is well-supported by your citizens, stakeholders and Council. We expect that the plan will be presented to the following boards and commissions prior to City Council adoption: the Transportation Board, the Planning and Zoning Board, the Air Quality Advisory Board and possibly the Senior Advisory Board. 13 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 3. DELIVERABLES A variety of deliverable types can be expected through the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan’s tasks. ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS Administrative documents, including a refined scope of work and schedule, will be submitted in a clear and concise format. The project schedule will be submitted as a figure, denoting deadline dates and key meetings and events. This document will be dynamic, revised with necessary adjustments. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MATERIALS The approach to community engagement will be multi-pronged, possibly consisting of community/stakeholder roundtables, walking and bicycling audits, online engagement, public workshops, casual workshops, charrettes and student engagement. Public workshops will provide an important venue to educate the public and receive input on the corridor. Workshops will include clear and engaging visuals in the form of 24x36 boards that will be located at designated stations to provide attendees with important context and information. Stations will also include a strong interactive component by engaging attendees in open dialogue as well as providing boards that allow attendees to put stickers and Post-it Notes on targeted areas of concern. A “paper doll” exercise will allow attendees to create their ideal cross-section by moving around components of the street. Casual workshops will supplement public workshops to reach segments of the population that are unable or less likely to attend a traditional workshop. The consultant team will either join another community event happening at the study area or bring materials to a high pedestrian traffic area along the corridor. Fehr & Peers will prepare specific exercises, possibly including a large floor map of the corridor to engage participants and serve as a venue for feedback. Lastly, CrowdSource+ is Fehr & Peers’ custom tool for empowering citizens to contribute their feedback with commonly available technology. This Web-based mapping platform and online surveying strategy gathers public comments and can clearly communicate an analysis of that data. These tools allow for sustained engagement from a wider sample of stakeholders. The interactive web map used for the Lone Tree Walk & Wheel Plan generated over 200 responses. PAPERS Papers will be created in InDesign with high-quality visuals and an easy-to-digest format. These include the Corridor Understanding Summary Paper, Alternative Development Technical Paper and Alternative Evaluation Technical Paper. Papers will include photos, graphical and spatial summaries of the text where appropriate and a well- organized text component. These papers will be included as appendices with key takeaways in the final report. 14 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 Various alternatives will be shown through annotated graphics in both plan view and detailed cross-sectional view. Each alternative will be analyzed based on well-researched performance measures for transit, bicyclists, pedestrians and vehicles. These alternatives will be analyzed, with differences compared visually through graphical summaries similar to the graphic to the right for Prospect Road. The alternatives will be analyzed in VISSIM, a multimodal transportation simulation software. In addition to its use for producing a variety of transportation performance measures that will be used to evaluate alternatives, the microsimulation will be valuable for communicating tradeoffs to the public. PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE DESIGN Design of the locally preferred alternative will be prepared to a 30 percent level using the computer-aided design software package of the City’s choice. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The Implementation Plan will include a written component supplemented by visuals to thoroughly cover strategies for implementation. An easy-to-read table and timeline will also be produced to track funding opportunities. FINAL REPORT The final report will be a highly visual InDesign document with key maps, graphics and tables. More detailed data and analysis will be included in the appendix. 15 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 4. TEAM PROFILE OVERVIEW OF FIRMS FEHR & PEERS Fehr & Peers specializes in providing multimodal transportation planning and engineering services to public and private sector clients. We emphasize the development of creative, cost-effective and implementation-oriented solutions to planning and design problems associated with all modes of transportation, including walking, bicycling, transit and autos. We maintain a singular focus on being the best transportation engineering and planning consulting firm in the country. Maintaining this singular focus on transportation enables us to provide state-of-the-practice expertise to our clients. We are nationally-recognized experts in these areas as evidenced by the fact that we routinely publish many professional papers, serve on national committees and teach courses to others in the industry. From our firm’s inception in 1985, we have developed strong client relationships by following these core values: • Professional integrity and honesty We emphasize quality over quantity • Responsive and hard working We emphasize service over sales • Problem-solving, can-do attitude We emphasize solutions over process Fehr & Peers is committed to investing in technical enhancements and new value-added services to focus on leading-edge efforts that yield direct, measurable benefits to you. We currently have seven Discipline Groups where employees focus time and energy into ensuring that the work we do is best in the industry. Of particular interest to this project are our Transit Discipline Group, Bicycle and Pedestrian Discipline Group and Multimodal Operations and Simulation Discipline Group. These groups provide our clients local knowledge, national expertise and industry-leading innovation in projects. We have included key members of each of these groups on the project team to ensure that their collective knowledge is applied on the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & DESIGN (TMD) Transportation Management & Design, Inc. (TMD) is a California- based consulting firm that has been specializing in transit since 1988. Their work includes helping agencies rethink or reimagine their network and tiers of transit services, optimize service effectiveness and operational efficiency, competitively and equitably structure and price customer fares, deliver reliable on-time daily service, ensure ongoing financial sustainability, develop and meet policy objectives and build a transparent, collaborative relationship with stakeholders. TMD works through both individual project contracts and ongoing on-call task order contracts and has built long-term relationships with most clients. 16 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 RUSSELL + MILLS STUDIOS Russell + Mills Studios provides landscape architecture, urban design and master planning services for a variety of land-based projects. They provide a full range of services from design and conceptual programming to construction documentation and administration. Urban design, streetscapes and corridor planning is at the core of their practice. Their experience working with several state DOT’s as well as municipalities provides them with a basis for addressing a variety of streetscape conditions including commercial corridors, downtown conditions, parkways and arterial roadways. They share a design philosophy focused on creating memorable and comfortable places that resonate with people. Design accountability is an important value to Russell + Mills Studies and they take strides to ensure that the various effects of a design or planning decision are well understood by stakeholders and clients. NKE ENGINEERING NKE Engineering is a Colorado-based progressive DBE-certified civil engineering firm specializing in complex projects in environmentally sensitive areas. They provide complete consulting services from feasibility studies through contract administration and site supervision. Their expertise is broad and embraces infrastructure planning and design, land restoration, water resources management and water, wastewater and stormwater system programming and design. They believe that every challenge has a solution and are comfortable taking suitably calculated risks to be innovative and implement visionary plans in extraordinary environments. They have an attitude for the rigorous and ever-changing demands associated with complex projects and have a reputation for cutting through traditional boundaries to make the most creative ideas work. BRENDLE GROUP Brendle Group is a strategic planning and engineering consulting firm that has been actively practicing sustainability for over 18 years, specializing in sustainability planning, economic development, energy management, climate protection, water conservation and sustainable design. Founded in 1996, Brendle Group has a dedicated business practice in economic development that includes bringing energy efficiency to scale and growing local jobs in the process; cluster-based cleantech initiatives; and downtown and neighborhood districts. Located in Fort Collins, Brendle Group has supported the City of Fort Collins in its energy, climate and sustainability efforts for well over a decade, working as a close partner with the City to develop a variety of award-winning plans, programs and projects. With its staff of engineers and community planners, Brendle Group offers clients a broad understanding of sustainability concepts from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Brendle Group’s approach leverages the strength of its engineering roots and its ability to rigorously quantify sustainability outcomes along with its strategic planning expertise and ability to help communities holistically evaluate sustainability through the lens of the triple bottom line. Brendle Group is DBE- certified. 17 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 RECENT AND RELEVANT PROJECTS WEST CENTRAL AREA PLAN (FORT COLLINS, CO) Fehr & Peers is working with Russell + Mills Studios and the City of Fort Collins on the West Central Area Plan. As a part of the project, the team prepared conceptual design alternatives for Prospect Road, Lake Street and Shields Street. Fehr & Peers provided transportation analysis for the project, including the application of multimodal performance measures based on best-practices from throughout North America and consultation with the City staff. The multimodal performance measures (MMPMs) included intersection Level of Service (LOS) for automobiles, Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) for bicyclists and built environment factors for pedestrians and transit. The MMPMs made it easier for City staff and the project team to understand the pros and cons of each alternative for different transportation modes. Additionally, Fehr & Peers provided input on the conceptual design alternatives, including new bikeways, buffered sidewalks, pedestrian and bicycle treatments at intersections and midblock crossings. Contact: Amy Lewin Senior Transportation Planner, City of Fort Collins 970-416-2040 alewin@fcgov.com Relevant Staff: Charlie Alexander, Carly Sieff, Nell Conti (FP), Craig Russell (RMS) EAST COVELL CORRIDOR PLAN (DAVIS, CA) Fehr & Peers was the transportation and traffic lead on a complete streets planning effort to improve the East Covell Boulevard corridor in Davis, California. The plan's purpose was to improve circulation and safety for all modes, particularly walking, bicycling and transit. The City of Davis is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community. However, the East Covell corridor between F Street and Pole Line Road included several design features that were unfriendly for bicycling and walking, especially high speed free right-turn movements at intersections. As the transportation and traffic lead, Fehr & Peers analyzed the East Covell corridor and surrounding facilities using the Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) methodology to ensure that the proposed bikeway network will serve all bicyclists from ages “eight to 80”. Fehr & Peers also identified bicycle and pedestrian friendly design treatments that should be implemented through the complete streets design, including reconfiguration of free right-turn lanes at intersections. Fehr & Peers analyzed traffic operations to ensure that the recommended design would be consistent with the City’s Level of Service policies. Contact: Katherine Hess Community Development Administrator, City of Davis 530-757-5652 khess@cityofdavis.org Relevant Staff: Charlie Alexander (FP) UC DAVIS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & &ENGINEERING ON-CALL (DAVIS, CA) Fehr & Peers has a long-standing relationship with the University of California, Davis. We prepared their Bike and Transit Network Study in 2009, which functions as their bicycle and transit master plan. And, in our role as their on- call transportation engineer and planner, Fehr & Peers has been involved in the implementation of several improvements for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit. Each project requires outreach to the campus community through the University’s Committee on Bicycle Transportation and Transportation and Parking Working Group. 18 Bi A pl ot tr si Co M A Su 53 m C Ca Ri of Sa sa si th sh ne en Co A Se 91 al M Lo El ex Fe M pa ne de Ro an en ikeway desig ctivities and lans include g ther campus ransit termina gnal priority i ontact: Matt Dulcich ssistant Direc ustainability, 30-752-9597 medulcich@uc CARLSON D arlson Drive i iver, at the en f access to th acramento be afety and op mulation mo he number of Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 Contact: Peter D. James Senior Planner, Strategic and Transportation Planning Division, City of Santa Monica 310-458-8341 peter.james@smgov.net Relevant Staff: Jeremy Klop (FP) SCAG/SANBAG FOOTHILL BOULEVARD/5TH STREET BRT/LAND USE CORRIDOR PLAN (SAN BERNADINO, CA) TMD led the Foothill Boulevard/5th Street (US 66) project in San Bernardino County, studying the potential for BRT and land use changes along the 30-mile corridor from Highland to Montclair. The project involved analysis of market conditions and operating environment, identification of enhanced bus transit options and station area land use opportunities, evaluation of transit options and development of short- and long-term transit plans. The market assessment included detailed analysis of transit competitiveness for various origin-destination patterns as well as review of existing, planned and potential population, employment and land use densities along the corridor. Enhanced bus options were developed through application of the best practice BRT toolbox, assessment of ridership access around planned stations and transit bus and rail network connectivity. Station land use plans were developed for select locations to demonstrate the feasibility of transit-oriented development (TOD) as part of City Master Planning along a BRT corridor. Two enhanced bus options (BRT, Rapid Bus) were developed; each was considered with and without underlying local bus service. These options were evaluated using a comprehensive set of life-cycle cost-benefit criteria. The recommended implementation phasing calls for BRT with underlying local bus as the preferred long-term option, while the preferred short-term option was Rapid Bus with underlying local bus. However, both options were recommended as on-hold pending resolution of ongoing operating budget shortfalls at Omnitrans, the County transit agency. As a result, TMD developed an interim solution that focused on improving the existing local bus service through initial work to reduce delay and improve the customer experience that would be both retainable and scalable for Rapid and BRT operation while allowing for land use plan implementation to move forward. Contact: Tim Byrne Chief of Planning, San Bernardino Associated Governments 909-884-8276 tbyrne@sanbag.ca.gov Relevant Staff: Russell Chisholm (TMD) DENVER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT  GENERAL PLANNING & OPERATIONS CONSULTANT (DENVER, CO) TMD is working on a contract as the General Planning Consultant, providing technical support to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) since 2001 in service development, operations planning, scheduling and facility planning. TMD has assisted RTD in developing and implementing arterial and freeway BRT, redeveloping its bus system in response to the expanding rail services (T-Rex and FasTracks), developing new community mobility initiatives and developing urban arterial enhanced corridor options. The principal projects completed include: 20 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 Free MetroRide Plan: Developed service alignment and schedule, fares, stations (islands), transit priority, vehicle specifications and operating protocols for the Free MetroRide to complement the 16th Street Free MallRide. It recently had a very successful opening concurrent with the new Denver Union Station and is already experiencing overcrowding despite high frequency levels. Denver Union Station – Cherry Creek/Glendale Corridor Feasibility Study: TMD developed options for enhanced transit corridor service between Union Station, the Convention Center, the Arts District, Cherry Creek Shopping District and Glendale’s proposed Riverwalk Entertainment complex. The recommendations called for using new branded arterial BRT rights-of-way, stations and technology together with a simplified frequent route structure focused on attracting growing “transit lifestyle” markets. US 36 BRT: Developed the service and operating plans for the US 36 corridor BRT project. Analyzed ridership patterns, transit service levels, branding, operations and resource requirements to inform strategies for opening day service design and delivery. Contact: Bruce Abel Assistant General Manager for Bus Operations, Regional Transportation District 303-299-2839 Bruce.Abel@rtd-denver.com Relevant Staff: Russell Chisholm (TMD) LINCOLNWAY CORRIDOR PLAN (CHEYENNE, WY) Russell + Mills Studios and Fehr & Peers are currently working with the Cheyenne MPO and City of Cheyenne to complete a placemaking study for the Downtown Cheyenne core. The project focuses on the character of Lincolnway, a state and federal highway, through Downtown and examines the roadway and streetscape design, gateway designs and land use through this area. Level of service analyses for several alternative roadway designs helped determine the roadway cross-section and led to developing the overall roadway design approach. Elements from the Downtown historic context are integrated into the streetscape with the goal of enhancing the look and feel based on public input from a series of workshops and surveys. Contact: Sreyoshi Chakraborty Senior Planner, Cheyenne Metropolitan Planning Organization 307-638-4384 schakraborty@cheyennempo.org Relevant Staff: Craig Russell, Paul Mills (RMS), Carly Sieff (FP) GARFIELD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT NKE was part of the consultant team that planned and designed the necessary infrastructure for a large development project in Garfield County, Colorado. As part of this project, NKE staff developed the site design for vehicular and pedestrian movement, site access, utility improvements (water, sewer, stormwater), habitat preservation, surface water drainage and site grading. This project had similar issues to the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth including: coordination of improvements with the existing environment, minimizing impacts to existing infrastructure, sequencing of improvements to match public needs and development of costs to assist in leadership decisions. 21 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 Contact: Rockwood Shepard Westpac Campus Communities 970-456-5325 rshepard@westpacinv.com Relevant Staff: Sam Otero, James Adams (NKE) SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK AND TOOLKIT (FORT COLLINS, CO) Brendle Group recently supported the City in developing a Sustainability Assessment (SA) process to integrate social, environmental and economic considerations into City of Fort Collins decision-making. The process is designed to identify key sustainability issues and alternatives early in project planning so they can be mitigated and facilitate participatory forms of decision-making and accountability. The SA program - which includes a kit of assessment tools, a best practices framework with guiding principles and a reporting template - facilitates the comparison of alternatives through the lens of sustainability in a manner that provides transparency to the public and helps optimize project outcomes. This toolkit is based on research of more than 50 existing sustainability assessment tools and reflects feedback and participation from numerous City steering committee meetings and testing of real projects. Contact: Bonnie Pierce Environmental Data Analyst 970-416-2648 bpierce@fcgov.com Relevant Staff: Shelby Sommer, David Wortman (Brendle Group) PEOPLE FEHR & PEERS Jeremy Klop, AICP – Principal-in-Charge (30 percent available) Jeremy leads a wide range of multimodal planning and implementation projects, providing expertise in transit planning, travel demand forecasting and multimodal traffic operations. During his 15 years of experience, he helped establish and lead the Fehr & Peers Denver office and he now leads the Los Angeles office. Since arriving in Los Angeles in early 2012, he has led the Mobility Element update for Los Angeles, overseen the transportation planning elements for the Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan, developed new performance metrics for Pasadena and led the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for West Hollywood. Throughout his career, clients have relied on Jeremy to implement transformative projects in diverse settings such as high mountain Main Streets, economically challenged Midwestern towns, biomedical campuses, 4,000+ acre infill communities, thriving urban downtowns and small transit villages throughout the Western US. He frequently lectures and trains practitioners on multimodal planning and served as a chapter co-author for the ITE Transportation Planning Handbook. Charlie Alexander, PE, AICP – Project Manager (40 percent available) Charlie is the leader of Fehr & Peers’ companywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Discipline Group of planners and engineers who develop multimodal planning, engineering and design solutions that improve communities. Charlie joins Fehr & Peers’ Denver office after working for seven years in Fehr & Peers’ Roseville, California office. Charlie has been the project manager or key staff for over 50 pedestrian- and bicycle-related projects including master plans, safety studies, corridor analyses and designs. He specializes in complex multimodal planning and engineering projects and 22 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 has driven innovation in several projects companywide. He spent five years serving as the on-call transportation engineer for the University of California, Davis where he regularly developed innovative solutions to resolve bicycling infrastructure issues for the 30,000 student campus where over 40 percent of students get to campus by bike. Charlie is an instructor for the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Technology Transfer Program’s “Complete Streets Planning and Design” course and is a Complete Streets Workshop Instructor Trainee through the National Complete Streets Coalition (NCSC). Carly Sieff – Transportation Planner (40 percent available) Carly is a Transportation Planner with an expertise in making bicycling and walking safer and more accessible through all 5 E’s – Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement and Evaluation. Carly’s project experience includes a myriad of pedestrian- and bicycle-related projects including an in-depth feasibility analysis of 55 proposed bicycle facility corridors in Los Angeles, analysis of cross-sections and access along Brighton Boulevard, pedestrian and Safe Routes to School plans in Merced County, California and assisting in the design of the 15th Street Cycle track in Denver. Prior to joining Fehr & Peers, Carly worked for the League of American Bicyclists evaluating Bicycle Friendly Community applications and making recommendations for how communities could further improve their infrastructure and practices for bicycling. Carly also worked for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center where she assisted with the Walk Friendly Community program to distinguish the premier pedestrian plans and policies from around the country and analyzed the success of their implementation. Nell Conti – GIS Specialist (30 percent available) Nell is a Senior GIS Specialist with over ten years of GIS experience working on a variety of planning, transportation, facilities, land use and resource projects. She is an expert in geospatial analytics and enjoys using GIS analysis and visualization to help solve complex transportation issues. She has used GIS analysis and visualization to support multimodal corridor improvements for several planning efforts including the West Central Area Plan in Fort Collins, the City of Lone Tree Walk & Wheel Plan and the Napa County-Wide Pedestrian Plan. Nell leads the Fehr & Peers Enterprise GIS research and development initiative and has worked on several public outreach project components by providing expertise in interactive mapping to collect location-based public comments. Lynn Jacobs, PE, PTOE – Multimodal Operations Expert (30 percent available) Lynn is a Transportation Engineer in the Fehr & Peers Utah office. With expertise in traffic operations simulation, Lynn has an outstanding ability to develop cutting edge models that replicate unusual and complex situations. Lynn has extensive experience modeling multimodal operations including auto, transit, pedestrian and cyclists. Lynn is able to model complex operations including streetcars, freeway operations, light rail, roundabouts, Continuous Flow Intersections (CFI), Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI), transit signal priority, cycle tracks, transit preemption and gated crossings. Lynn is proficient in the use of a number of engineering software packages including VISSIM, Synchro/SimTraffic, SIDRA, Traffix and HCS. Jon Nepstad, AICP – Funding Expert (20 percent available) Jon has led, or been involved with, numerous projects that eventually get implemented. To do so, the whole “who’s going to pay for this?” has to be addressed, and Jon has extensive, and creative, experience in doing so. Jon started his career working for a state DOT and a large MPO and his responsibilities included programming scarce federal funds. He has taken that experience to his projects and has successfully helped secure funding for a streetcar, a transit center, bicycle improvements and many others. His 25 years of experience will help recommendations from the study process get “off the shelf” and implemented. 23 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & DESIGN Russell Chisholm – Transit President-in-Charge (40 percent available) Russ brings over 35 years of experience in developing highly successful market-based, consumer-focused, operationally-efficient bus and rail transit as both a consultant and transit system manager. Russ has successfully managed over 75 major transit service network redesign and implementation projects across the Country including both developing new systems in Dallas (DART) and Saudi Arabia (SAPTCO) and helping systems reinvent themselves in St. Louis (Metro), Connecticut (CT Transit) and Nashville (MTA). His legacy at each system was a culture of growing transit ridership and market share with innovative service and network design implemented with financially sustainable operating and capital programs. Russ’ COA, SRTP and LRTP planning work is also based on building sustainable communities through lifestyle mobility integration of bus and rail transit, flexible transit and shared ride options, biking and walking within a Complete Streets environment. Russ founded TMD based on this best practice approach to transit system visioning, planning and implementation and has built TMD into one of the premier transit system redevelopment companies in North America over the past 27 years. David Murphy – Transit Lead (50 percent available) David brings over 20 years of management experience with an emphasis on service efficiency and financial growth. Most recently, David worked as Chief Operations Officer for the North County Transit District (NCTD) where his work led to the improvement of bus/rail service connectivity by 35 percent, partly by improving bus on-time performance by five percent. David also managed NCTD’s $65 million annual operating budget and led the effort to lower customer-complaint-resolution-time from 30 days to four days. As Manager, Rail Transportation for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) his primary responsibilities entailed providing safe, reliable and efficient light rail service. David was on the start-up team for the LYNX Blue Line, where he led the development and implementation of the light rail operating procedures and hired the entire light rail operations team. During its first five years in service, the Blue Line exceeded ridership estimates by 50 percent and reached or surpassed on-time performance of 99 percent. RUSSELL + MILLS STUDIOS Craig Russell, RLA – Urban Design Lead (35 percent available) Craig Russell is a founding partner at Russell + Mills Studios. He has practiced for 19 years working on projects throughout the United States. As the project manager for the West Central Area Plan, he will help the design team understand critical influences and issues along the West Elizabeth Corridor as well as unique needs of many of the project stakeholders. Craig brings urban design, planning and streetscape expertise to the project, as well as extensive experience with redevelopment and infill oriented projects and catalytic developments which inspire economic expansion. Craig is an accomplished illustrator and utilizes his skill to bring various types of 3D visualization to the design process. This helps clients and stakeholders better understand design concepts and ideas and is a useful tool in gaining consensus during early stages of project design. Paul Mills, RLA – Urban Design Support (30 percent available) Paul Mills is a founding partner at Russell + Mills Studios. Paul has practiced for over 19 years with projects in the United States and Australia. Paul brings his diverse experience with corridor planning and design to the project as well as mixed-use master planning and economic planning experience. As a naturalized citizen from Australia, he brings an international perspective on corridor design to the project as well. He infuses his philosophy of high quality design and client-focused services with a commitment to effective project management in all of his projects. 24 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 BRENDLE GROUP Shelby Sommer, AICP, LEED AP – Sustainability Lead (10 percent available) Shelby brings more than nine years of experience in community planning and development to the Brendle Group team. As a local government planner early in her career, she led multi-disciplinary teams through the Fort Collins development review process and helped create an award-winning Development Review Guide. She is a seasoned meeting facilitator and is skilled at crafting strategies to involve and inform the public and other stakeholders in ways that are meaningful and fun. Shelby also brings a suite of spatial, analytical and design skills including geographic information system-based (GIS) maps and analysis, triple-bottom line evaluation and performance monitoring strategy development. David Wortman, LEED-AP BD+C – Sustainability Support (10 percent available) David offers over 21 years of experience as an accomplished sustainability planner, project manager, facilitator, educator and communicator for U.S. and international communities, companies and organizations. He offers clients a diverse background in the fields of sustainability management, urban and environmental planning, education for sustainability and communications. David was the task lead to develop the recent City of Fort Collins Sustainability Assessment toolkit and has worked with City staff on multiple other sustainability projects, including the integration of sustainability into Plan Fort Collins. David also is a widely published writer and book author, covering topics related to the environment, sustainability and green consumer issues, including over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and consumer publications for National Geographic, Sierra magazine, NSAA Journal, Sustainable Industries, Planning magazine and several other national and international publications. NKE ENGINEERING W. Sam Otero, PE – Civil Engineering Principal-in-Charge (20 percent available) Sam’s proven success over the past 25 years has come through continual professional progression and technical diversification. Professional progression has allowed him to manage efforts from small focused tasks to multi- disciplined projects with construction budgets of over $300 million. Technical diversification has come through preparing studies, plans and designs for both private and public sector clients, which in turn expanded his engineering and planning expertise to include: transportation planning and design, land use planning and design, standard/code development, process design for remedial and process water treatment, surface water management, infrastructure planning and design, client representation and program management, natural resource management, sustainability and asset management, remedial investigations and design, construction oversight, contract administration, cost estimating and permitting. James Adams, PE – Civil Engineering Lead (25 percent available) James has over 15 years of experience in civil/environmental planning, design and engineering. Over the course of his career he has amassed broad ranging technical and management experience working for municipal, federal, industrial and land development clients. James has experience in project delivery servicing the entire life cycle of a project from concept to final design; to permitting and entitlements; to bidding and procurement; to construction. A diversity of clients and projects has provided James the opportunity to obtain broad ranging engineering and planning experience including transportation, water resources, utilities, environmental remediation, land development, permitting and entitlements and construction oversight. 25 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 ORGANIZATION CHART We understand that working with City staff to conduct the study in an effort to save costs is important. Fehr & Peers has successfully collaborated closely with City staff on the West Central Area Plan. We will take the lessons learned from that project and do the following to work with City staff on the Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth: • Collaborate during regular meetings to identify next-steps and areas where City staff can lead elements of the Master Plan. • Identify data collection (traffic counts, etc.) that can be performed by City staff. • Support City staff with the public engagement plan, but work with staff to identify meetings and events that the City can lead and facilitate. • Identify areas/sections of the deliverables (papers, reports, etc.) that City staff can author. 26 Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 5. SCHEDULE 27 Name Jeremy Klop Charlie Alexander Carly Sieff Nell Conti Lynn Jacobs Jon Nepstad Russ Chisholm David Murphy Associates Admin Craig Russell John Beggs Sam Otero James Adams Shelby Sommer David Wortman Firm FP FP FP FP FP FP TMD TMD TMD TMD RMS RMS NKE NKE Brendle Brendle Role Principal-in- Charge Project Manager Trans. Planner GIS Specialist Multimodal Ops. Specialist Funding Expert Transit Lead Transit Support Transit Support Transit Admin Urban Design Lead Urban Design Support Civil Eng. Lead Civil Eng. Support Sustainability Lead Sustainability Support Task 1: Work Plan 8 24 24 0 0 4 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 83 Task 2: Corridor Understanding Enhanced Travel Corridor Master Plan for West Elizabeth March 2015 7. SUSTAINABILITY Fehr & Peers is heavily invested in sustainable solutions. We strive to significantly minimize the environmental impacts associated with employee waste production, energy consumption and commute choices by empowering employees to choose among a series of measures that are proven effective and economically viable. Our efforts can be categorized in three ways, which include among other measures, the following: • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Use paper/recycled paper, electronic formats for deliverables and financial transactions, non-disposable kitchen items, water coolers (not bottled water), various recycling programs for aluminum, plastic and electronics. • Energy – Shut down computers at night, set copier to sleep mode and computer screensavers to their most energy efficient setting, install energy-saving window treatments, purchase Energy Star computers for all new computers and select laptops whenever possible. • Commute-Related – Establish office locations in close proximity to transit and encourage staff to find alternative means to commuting to work by providing staff with tax-free monetary incentives (up to the IRS maximum) to commute via public transit, carpooling, walking and/or bicycling. Provide remote meeting options (Microsoft Lync) so that meetings can be accommodated via Web conference to minimize GHG produced through the life of projects. 29 APPENDIIX A: RESSUMES A M o a in o p S b t t e a c f p T E M C B M A A A P I P A Los Angeles | Roseville | Salt L About Mr. Klop’s profe of multimodal p across the Unite n travel deman operations, he h projects in dive Streets, econom biomedical cam hriving urban d hroughout the effectively with advocacy group consensus on c requently lectu planning and se Transportation Education Master of Regio Chapel Hill, NC, Bachelor of Scie MI, 1994 Affiliations American Plann American Plann President of Co nstitute of Tran Profession American Institu C F P s m s F f S C t a f w b o e F S a d s p e U e g in m U A A p a T in m c ic a a O c m t e s Los Angeles | Roseville | Salt L City of Los Ang Fehr & Peers is Plan Mobility El selection of alte multimodal laye sensitive overla Fehr & Peers is or a layered ne Streets Act requ City to create n hresholds. Thr T F G e D t a a s t t t o q o D m M D M m & d t m b f c D I d t v p p a b M o r u “ s Los Angeles | Roseville | Salt L Transit Signal Fehr & Peers he Governments (D evaluation of Tr Denver metro a his study, Mr. K and oversaw de and objectives, summarizing ex echnology revi echnologies, a echnology for operations anal quantify potent objectives. The Charlie Alexander PE, AICP Associate Walnut Creek | Denver | Honolulu | Inland Empire | Oakland | Orange County | Reno Roseville | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | San José | Seattle | Santa Monica education Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2007 registrations Professional Engineer – Civil, State of Colorado (49117) Professional Engineer – Civil, State of California (C78529) Professional Engineer – Civil, State of Washington (49778) American Institute of Certified Planners (027421) professional affiliations American Planning Association (APA) Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) instructor University of California, Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Technology Transfer Program: Complete Streets Planning and Design (2013-present) National Complete Streets Coalition: Complete Streets Workshop Instructor (2014-present) about Charlie’s professional experience includes multimodal planning and engineering projects across a diverse range of built environment types. Charlie’s ability to work closely with clients, complete high-quality technical analysis, and clearly communicate study findings have been critical to project success. expertise • Complete Streets • Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning & Engineering • Traffic Operations • Transportation Engineering • Land Use and Transportation • Transit Planning • University Transportation Planning and Engineering • Travel Behavior & Forecasting project experience Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Projects East Covell Corridor Plan, Davis, CA – Developed corridor and intersection improvements to improve pedestrian and bicyclist comfort and safety. 12th Street Complete Streets Plan, Sacramento, CA – Assisted with conceptual intersection designs to Charlie Alexander Associate Walnut Creek | Denver | Honolulu | Inland Empire | Oakland | Orange County | Reno Roseville | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | San José | Seattle | Santa Monica vehicle/pedestrian collisions to identify the top 50 collision locations. Prepared conceptual designs for countermeasures at each location. Sacramento Pedestrian Crossing Guidelines, Sacramento, CA – Prepared guidelines that address the implementation of marked crosswalks at uncontrolled locations reflecting state-of-the-practice research. UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Technology Transfer Program: Pedestrian Safety Assessments – Assisted with PSAs in Fresno, CA, Redding, CA and UC Merced, CA. Transit Planning Washington District Transportation Management Plan, West Sacramento, CA – Developed routes, stop locations, and roadway cross- sections to accommodate a variety of travel modes, including bus and streetcar, in this transit-priority neighborhood. Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Transit Market Assessment & Feasibility Study, Fresno, CA – Assessed market conditions for long-range transit between Fresno and nearby National Parks. The feasibility analysis included stakeholder outreach, ridership forecasts, draft operating plans, and farebox recovery projections. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans Project Manager for bicycle or pedestrian master plans across a diverse range of built environments, including: Lone Tree Walk & Wheel Plan, Lone Tree, CO – Prepared the City’s first Master Plan that includes a citywide networks of bike lanes, cycle tracks and shared use paths, cross-section analysis for arterial streets and design standards for new streets. West Sacramento Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Master Plan, West Sacramento, CA – Prepared the City’s first Master Plan and applied the Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) Charlie Alexander Associate Walnut Creek | Denver | Honolulu | Inland Empire | Oakland | Orange County | Reno Roseville | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | San José | Seattle | Santa Monica • Lincoln Bikeway Master Plan, Lincoln, CA • Sacramento County Bikeway Master Plan, Sacramento County, CA • StanCOG Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, Stanislaus County, CA • UC San Diego Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, UC San Diego, CA • Washoe County Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, Washoe County, NV Safe Routes to Transit (SR2T) Recommended projects to improve pedestrian and bicyclist accessibility, comfort and safety for the following SR2T plans: • Folsom Boulevard Transit Area Enhancements Plan, Sacramento, CA – Addressed high-priority stations along Sacramento Regional Transit’s Gold Line light rail. • Solano County Safe Routes to Transit Plan, Solano County, CA – Addressed high-priority transit stations in Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City and Vallejo. Safe Routes to School Mission Viejo Safe Routes to School, Mission Viejo, CA – Recommended projects to improve pedestrian and bicyclist accessibility, comfort and safety to schools in Mission Viejo. Parkview Elementary Safe Routes to School, Ripon, CA – Recommended projects to increase walking and bicycling to Parkview Elementary School, including uncontrolled crosswalk enhancements. Pit River Tribe/Burney Bicycle & Walkway Plan, Burney, CA – Developed community-wide recommendations to increase walking and bicycling in this unincorporated community, especially to schools. Solano County Safe Routes to School Mapping, Solano County, CA – Prepared recommended walking route to school maps for 15 schools in Solano County. Bike Share ed Ma Un Hill Cha B.A Soc Bro Pro pr Ass Pro Lea ex  B  S  C  T  T  C  C  A Walnut Creek | D Roseville | Salt La ducation aster of City and iversity of Nort l apel Hill, NC 20 A. in Urban Stud ciety own University ovidence, RI 20 rofessiona sociation for Pe ofessionals (APB ague of Americ xpertise Bicycle and Ped Safe Routes to Complete Stree Transportation Transit Oriented Corridor Analys Campus Plannin Access Manage Denver | Honolulu ake City | San Dieg d Regional Plan th Carolina- Ch 013 dies and Scienc 09 al affiliatio edestrian and B BP) can Bicyclists destrian Plannin School ets Denver | Sa Salt Lake City educatio M.S. in Geog Systems Sci University, 2 B.A. in Geog Southern M expertis  Cartograp Commun  GIS Mode  3D Analy  Web Map  GIS Proje about Nell is a Sen over ten yea experience. a suite of GI inform trans engineering previous rol Service she Coordinator transportati construction passionate a applications techniques t visualize com issues. She presented a conferences application transportati n José | Honolulu y | San Diego | San on graphic Inform ence, San Dieg 2007 graphy, Univers aine, 2003 se phy and Visual nications eling and Analy ysis and Visualiz pping Developm ect Managemen nior GIS special ars of professio She is adept a IS analytical too sportation plan g projects. In h e with the Nati served as a GIS r for a national LLyynnnn JJaacc oobbss,, P.E., PTOE Senior Transportation Engineer 2180 South 1300 East Suite 220 Salt Lake City, UT 84106 801.463.7600 Walnut Creek | Denver | Honolulu | Inland Empire | Oakland | Orange County | Reno Roseville | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | San José | Seattle | Santa Monica about Lynn has been a part of the Fehr & Peers team since 2007. With expertise in traffic operations simulation, Lynn has an outstanding ability to develop cutting edge models that replicate unusual and complex situations. Lynn is also an industry leader in operations modeling. He is able to model complex transit/traffic operations including continuous flow intersections; grade separated interchanges, transit signal priority, transit preemption and gated crossings. Lynn has also been a project manager on a variety of small and medium-sized projects. Lynn is proficient in use of a number of engineering software packages including Synchro / SimTraffic, VISSIM, Traffix, and HCS. education M.S. in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University B.S. in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University publications TRB, Traffic Engineering Innovations for the Sugar House Streetcar Project, 2012. registrations Professional Engineer, Utah 2010, No. 5216278 Professional Engineer, Colorado 2014, No. 49173 Professional Traffic Operations Engineer 2013, No 3448 affiliations Institute of Transportation Engineers expertise  Operational Analysis  Multi-modal Micro-Simulation  Transportation Planning project experience Transit Experience Sugar House Streetcar in Salt Lake County, UT Provo Orem Bus Rapid Transit in Utah County, UT Airport TRAX Extension in SLC, UT Taylorsville Murray Transit in Salt Lake County, UT Geary BRT in San Francisco, CA Design Build Experience I-15 CORE Design Build in Utah County, UT Bangerter/ 6200 South – 7800 South in West Valley, UT Bangerter/ Redwood Road Interchange in Bluffdale, UT Other Project Experience Dimple Dell Safety Evaluation in Sandy, UT 4700 South Cat Ex – Traffic in Salt Lake County, UT 2300 East Interchange Analysis in Salt Lake County, UT MTC-BATA I-880 & I-680 HOT lane in SF Bay Area, CA SR-224 Analysis in Park City, UT SR-92 Environmental Analysis in Lehi, UT I-80 / I-680 Interchange Analysis in Solano County, CA US-160/US-550 CFI in Durango, CO JJoonn NNeeppss ttaadd Principal 2180 South 1300 East Suite 220 Salt Lake City, UT 84106 801.463.7600 Walnut Creek | Denver | Honolulu | Inland Empire | Oakland | Orange County | Reno Roseville | Salt Lake City | San Diego | San Francisco | San José | Seattle | Santa Monica about Jon has a wide variety of project experience from his 20 plus years in the Intermountain West. All of the projects have benefitted by Jon’s style, which can best be summarized by his high level of listening, creative analysis, and presenting. Jon has served as either the project manager or a key team member on a number of multi- modal transportation projects. He has been supporting numerous projects by also communicating complex transportation issues to a variety of stakeholders. Jon has been involved in numerous development projects, all of which have become assets to the community. education Masters in Urban Planning, University of Kansas B.A. with Distinction, University of Missouri at Kansas City registrations American Institute of Certified Planners (013113) affiliations American Planning Association (APA) Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) expertise  Multi-modal Transportation Planning  Environmental Analysis  Community Outreach  Transportation Analysis project experience Multi-Modal Transportation Mountain Transportation Study Mill Creek Transportation Alternatives Study Sugar House Streetcar Phase II Alternatives Analysis SR-224 Transportation Plan Ogden Intermodal Center UDOT’s Continuous Flow Intersection South Davis Transit Study Utah Managed Lanes Study Mountain View Corridor Choices SR-210 Corridor Study 3500 South Corridor Study Westside Transit DEIS College Connector Trail Strategic Community Outreach Cottonwood Canyons Corridor Management Plan Taylorsville – Murray Alternatives Analysis Legacy Parkway Zion Canyon Trail Analysis Environmental Analysis Coal Hollow EIS SR-199/197 STAA EIR/EA Ogden Intermodal Center EA 3500 South EIS I-15 Weber County EIS Professional Resume Russell Chisholm, President Overview Russ Chisholm brings over 35 years of experience in developing highly successful market-based, consumer-focused, operationally-efficient bus and rail transit as both a consultant and transit system manager. His transit system man- agement experience includes both developing new systems in Dallas (DART) and Saudi Arabia (SAPTCO) and help- ing systems reinvent themselves in St. Louis (Metro), Connecticut (CT Transit), and Nashville (MTA). His legacy at each system was a culture of growing transit ridership and market share with innovative service and network design implemented with financially sustainable operating and capital programs. Russ founded TMD based on this best practice approach to transit system visioning, planning, and implementation and has built TMD into one of the premier transit system redevelopment companies in North America over the past 27 years Mr. Chisholm has successfully managed over 75 major transit service network redesign and implementation projects across the Country including major rail and bus systems in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, Charlotte, Baltimore, Buffalo, Santa Clara and San Mateo Coun- ties, St. Louis, and Phoenix. He specializes in helping systems rethink their network and service tiers to attract new market segments and meet consumer expectations resulting new ridership growth, a sustainable financial position, more focused corporate culture, and increased support and advocacy from the community at large. Russ has built long term relationships with transit clients through on-call projects: San Diego MTS (since 1990), Los Angeles Metro and LADOT (1993), Charlotte (1997), Riverside Transit (1998), Denver RTD (2001), AC Transit (2001), San Francisco MTA (2006), Buffalo (2010), and Des Moines (2010). Mr. Chisholm’s COA, SRTP, and LRTP planning work is also based on building sustainable communities through life- style mobility integration of bus and rail transit, flexible transit and shared ride options, biking, and walking within a Complete Streets environment. He has also been a leader in the development and implementation of innovative transit products and branding including the acclaimed Los Angeles Metro Rapid arterial BRT; “smart” community ser- vices like LADOT’s Smart Shuttles and Senior Service Routes, and Denver’s Call-n-Rides; and public/private options like station vans, car and bike sharing, same-day taxi, on-demand vanpooling/carpooling; and dedicated destination shuttles. Mr. Chisholm has been helping transit systems develop and deliver BRT over the past 16 years beginning with the original LA Metro Rapid concept, design, implementation, and evaluation. He has continued to plan and implement arterial and freeway BRT in Los Angeles (Wilshire and Orange Line BRT), San Fernando Valley BRT, I-710 Gap Clo- sure, Pico Rapid service optimization, Countywide Bus Speed Improvement Plan, and Metro's Strategic Bus Network Plan. As well, he brings experience elsewhere including BRT market, service, and operations planning in San Diego (I-15 BRT/HOT; South Bay BRT), Denver (MetroRide; US36 BRT), San Francisco (Muni Rapids/BRT), Reno (Virginia Street), and Indianapolis Blue Line (Washington) and BRT strategic plans in Vancouver, Edmonton, San Diego (Transit First), Detroit (SpeedLink), and Pinellas County (FL). He is currently completing work on an Arterial Rapid Transit program for MARTA. Mr. Chisholm is an active contributor to the advancement of expertise and knowledge in the transit industry, including Transit Bus and Rail Scheduling (TCRP Report 30). As a recipient of the Transportation Research Board’s Pyke Johnson Award for his work on innovative service design in San Diego, Mr. Chisholm enjoys a reputation for deliver- ing successful sustainable transit service networks that are innovative, cost-effective, and operationally feasible. Relevant Experience Denver RTD – On-Call Transit Planning and Operations (US 36 BRT, MetroRide BRT) Project Director (2001-present) LA Metro – Metro Rapid Program (concept, design, implementation, evaluation) Project Director (1999-2010) LA Metro – Orange Line (market, service, and operating plan) Task Manager (2004-2007) LA Metro – LA Metro Wilshire and Countywide Bus Speed Improvement Projects Project Director (2007-2009) LADOT – On-Call Transit Planning and Operations (currently leading City transit system analysis) Project Director (1993-present) San Francisco MTA – Transit Effectiveness Project (ten Rapid/BRT initiatives) and Implementation Support Project Manager (TEP 2006-2009, Support 2013-present) San Francisco Bay MTC – Transit Sustainability Project (BART/AC Transit COA, Urban Trunk BRT Initiative) Project Manager (2011-2014) San Diego MTS/SANDAG – On-Call Transit Planning and Operations (I-15 BRT, El Cajon Rapid review) Project Director (1990-present) San Antonio VIA South West BRT – Service and Operating Plan Task Manager (2014-2015) Buffalo NFTA – Strategic Corridor Assessment (BRT, Rail); Planning and Operations On-Call Project Director (2010-present) Indianapolis MPO/IndyGo – COA, Blue Line BRT Service and Operating Plan, Planning On-Call Project Director (2009-present) SCAG/SANBAG – Foothill Blvd BRT/Land Use Corridor Study Project Director (2012-2013) AC Transit – COA (Urban Trunk Rapids/BRT), Planning, Scheduling On-Call Consultant Project Director (2001-present) Education Post-Graduate Program, Urban Geography, Boston University B.A., Geography, Southern Connecticut State University Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Awards Pyke Johnson Award, Transportation Research Board, San Diego Transit Service Refinement PPTN Award, DART Suburban System, Best Transit System over 250 Vehicles Experience Transportation Management & Design, Inc. St. Louis Metro Dallas Area Rapid Transit ATE Management & Service Company -- Saudi Public Transport Company, Nashville MTA, Connecticut Transit Years with Firm: 27 Professional Resume David Murphy, Project Manager Overview David Murphy, TMD Project Manager, brings over 20 years of management experience with an emphasis on service efficiency and financial growth. Most recently, David worked as Chief Operations Officer for the North County Transit District (NCTD) where his work led to the improvement of bus/rail service connectivity by 35%, partly by improving bus on-time performance by 5%. David also managed NCTD’s $65M annual operating budget and led the effort to lower customer-complaint-resolution-time from 30 days to 4 days. As Manager, Rail Transportation for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) his primary responsibilities entailed providing safe, reliable and efficient light rail service. David was on start-up team for the LYNX Blue Line where he led the development and implementation of the light rail operating procedures and hired the entire light rail operations team. During its first five years in service the Blue Line exceeded ridership estimates by 50% and reached or surpassed on-time performance of 99%. Previous to his time with CATS David served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the North Carolina Air National Guard, a Captain in the US Air Force and an independent business owner. Relevant Experience TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT & DESIGN, INC., CARLSBAD, CA, PROJECT MANAGER San Francisco Metropolitan Transit Authority - Led efforts to identify operational and scheduling issues that were impacting on-time performance, ridership, and service delivery. Denver Regional Transportation District – Currently leading project work to develop bus integration plans to support Denver’s four new rail alignments. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Working directly with prime contractor to develop a Regional Short Range Transit Plan to improve coordination and collaboration between regional service provid- ers. NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT, OCEANSIDE, CA, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Led a team of planning, customer service, maintenance, and operation professionals who provide bus, de- mand-response, paratransit, light rail, and commuter rail services. Oversaw four major contracts. Improved bus/rail service connectivity 35% by improving on-time performance and scheduling. Used an Automated Vehicle Location system data to improve bus on-time performance by 5%. Reduced complaints by 30% and decreased the average time to resolve them from 30 days to 4 days. Developed and managed an annual operating budget of $65M. CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM, CHARLOTTE, NC, RAIL DIVISION, MANAGER – LIGHT RAIL TRANSPORTATION, 2006 - 2012 Key member of the light rail start-up team. Identified construction deficiencies and tracked corrective actions. Devel- oped the Rail Operations and Systems Integration Test Plan and led efforts to test the rail system and identify defi- ciencies. Developed and tested the rail operating schedule. Developing and implemented operating plans, programs, and procedures. Hired and trained 47 personnel to operate the light rail system in a safe and efficient manner. De- veloped and managed a $6.2M operating budget. After 5 years of service, ridership, customer service, on-time per- formance, and safety far exceeded the community’s expectations. Citizens voted to double size of rail system. Served on the Light Rail Expansion Program Management Team and reviewed and provided input on track, station, power distribution, and operating facility designs. Worked with Program Manager and consultants to identify op- portunities for value engineering without sacrificing operational capabilities. RAIL DIVISION, TROLLEY MANAGER, 2003 TO 2006 Provided leadership and direction to trolley start-up operations with resounding success. Exceeded ridership projections by 150%, achieved a zero accident rate with zero workplace injuries and was $300K under budget during first year of operation. Developed and managed operating and maintenance budget of $950K. SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DIVISION, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, 2001 TO 2003 Quickly identified organizational weaknesses and developed training plans and procedures which quadrupled the number of driver commendations, reduced late trips by 30%, and accidents by 50%. BUS OPERATIONS DIVISION, OPERATIONS MANAGER, 1997 TO 2001 Played a key role in winning the North Carolina Public Transportation Association’s award for safety in 1997 and 1999 and for wining the American Public Transportation Association’s award for most improved safety program in 2000. EDUCATION Master of Science, Business Administration, Boston University Boston, MA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO AFFILIATIONS Vice-Chair – APTA Rail Operating Standards Working Group EXPERIENCE Transportation Management & Design, Inc. North County Transit District Charlotte Area Transit System North Carolina Air National Guard US Air Force Schneider National russell+mills studios Landscape Architecture + Urban Design + Master Planning 141 s. college ave., suite 104 fort collins, colorado 80524 p: 970.484.8855 e: info@russellmillsstudios.com sellmillsstudios.com craig russell, rla principal EDUCATION M.L.A. University of Oregon, Eugene B.S., Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Registered Landscape Architect CLARB, State of Wyoming, State of Colorado AFFILIATIONS American Society of Landscape Architects COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Art in Public Places, Board Member, Fort Collins, Colorado TEACHING Adjunct Professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State Univer- sity HONORS + AWARDS APA Merit Award for Sustain ability, Buckinghorse Master Plan, American Planning Association, 2014 City of Fort Collins Urban Design Awards, Downtown Alleys Enhance- ments, Otterbox Headquarters, Equinox Brewing Beer Garden, City of Fort Collins, 2011 Honor Award, Two by Two Animal Campus, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2008 City of Fort Collins Urban Design Awards, Trimble and Tenney Court Alleys Redevelopment, City of Fort Collins, 2006 President’s Award of Excellence, Fort Collins Gardens on Spring Creek Master Plan, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2003 President’s Award of Excellence, Central Gardens Master Plan, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2006 Honor Award, South Fork Lodge Resort, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2006 Honor Award, Morton Arboretum Chil- russell+mills studios Landscape Architecture + Urban Design + Master Planning 141 s. college ave., suite 104 fort collins, colorado 80524 p: 970.484.8855 e: info@russellmillsstudios.com sellmillsstudios.com EDUCATION Bachelor of Built Environment (Land- scape Architecture), Queensland University of Technology, Australia Graduate Diploma of Landscape Architecture, Queensland University of Technology, Australia PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Registered Landscape Architect State of New York, State of Colorado CLARB Certified AFFILIATIONS American Society of Landscape Architects HONORS & AWARDS City of Fort Collins Urban Design Awards, Downtown Alleys Enhance- ments, Otterbox Headquarters, Equinox Brewing Beer Garden, City of Fort Collins, 2011 Honor Award, Two by Two Animal Campus, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2008 City of Fort Collins Urban Design Awards, Trimble and Tenney Court Alleys Redevelopment, City of Fort Collins, 2006 Colorado Chapter ASLA Honor Award, 2001 California National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Siting Study Colorado Chapter ASLA Land Stew- ardship Award, 2001 California National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Siting Study PRESENTATIONS Guest design critic at Colorado State University, final year landscape archi- tect students design studio, 2001 Guest design critic at Colorado State University, second year landscape ar- chitect students design studio, 2004 Guest critic New Jersey Institute of Technology, Architecture School, final year students Planning & Infra- structure Studies, 2006 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Paul Mills is a founding partner at Russell + Mills Studios. aul Mills is a founding partner at Russell + Mills Studios. Paul has practiced for over nineteen years with projects in the United States and Australia. Paul brings his diverse experience with corridor planning and design to the project as well as mixed-use master planning and economic planning experience. As a naturalized citizen from Australia, he brings an international perspective on corridor design to the project as well. He infuses his philosophy of high quality design and client-focused services with a commitment to effective RELE Climat Climat Fort Co Sustai Guide Longm Pathw Hermo Livable Meckl Carolin Fort C Compr Fort Co Coope Practic Salt La Fort C Gaps A Fort Co Plan C Updat Cheye VANT PRO te Adaptation te Action Plan ollins, Colora nability Evalu book mont, Colorad way to Climate osa Beach, Ca e Communiti enburg Coun na ollins City Pla rehensive Pla ollins, Colora erative Count ces* ake County, U ollins Social S Analysis** ollins, Colora Cheyenne Com te** nne, Wyomin OJECTS n Plan and n Update do uation Tool a do e Neutrality alifornia ies Plan ty, North an an Update* David offers over 21 years of experience as an accomplished sustainability planner, project manager, facilitator, educator, and communicator for U.S. and international communities, companies, and organizations. He has a diverse background in the fields of sustainability management, urban and environmental planning, education for sustainability, and communications. He has collaborated on sustainability strategy, planning, and education projects with a variety of organizations, including the Earth Charter Institute, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Australian Research Institute on Education for Sustainability, and ICLEI‐U.S. Local Governments for Sustainability. David has led and supported complex projects, including sustainability management plans and systems for communities, colleges and universities, and K‐12 school districts; corporate and institutional sustainability reports; sustainability indicators; higher education sustainability curriculum; and industry‐level sustainability strategies. David also is a widely published writer and book author, covering topics related to the environment, sustainability, and green consumer issues. RELEVANT PROJECTS City Plan Comprehensive Plan Update Fort Collins, Colorado Sustainability Assessment Toolkit and Framework Fort Collins, Colorado Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration Fort Collins, Colorado Community Carbon Footprint and Roadmap to Emissions Reductions Park City, Utah Poudre School District Sustainability Management System Fort Collins, Colorado Western Yellowstone Sustainability Indicators Project Wyoming and Idaho Sustainability Management Plan Denver Public Schools, Colorado DAVID E. WORTMAN, LEED‐AP BD+C PROGRAM MANAGER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Graduate Diploma Sustainable Development Macquarie University Sydney, Australia Master of Science Environmental Planning University of Washington Seattle, Washington Bachelor of Science Natural Resource Economics Cornell University Ithaca, New York SKILLS LEED‐Certification Environmental Planning AFFILIATIONS Visiting Fellow NKE Engineering, LLC | 8122 SouthPark Lane, Suite 214 | Littleton, CO 80120 P: (970) 445‐8810 PERSONAL BIOS Mr. Otero’s proven success over the past twenty‐five years has come through continual professional progression and technical diversification. His professional progression has allowed him to manage efforts from small focused tasks to multi‐disciplined projects with construction budgets of over three hundred million dollars. His technical diversification has come through preparing studies, plans and designs for both private and public sector clients, which in turn expanded his Engineering and Planning expertise to include: land‐use planning and design, standard/code development, site planning and design, process design for remedial and process water treatment, surface water management, infrastructure planning and design, client representation and program management, natural resource management, sustainability and asset management, remedial investigations and design, construction oversight, contract administration, cost estimating, and permitting. EXPERTISE • Land Sales Support (proforma, costing, and programming) • Roadway and Intersection Design • Public Communications and Outreach • Permitting and Entitlement Facilitation • Project Controls (scheduling) and Contract Administration • Utility Planning and Design (private and public) • Pedestrian, Bicycle and Streetscape Design • Water Storage Reservoir Planning and Dam Design • Hazardous and Non‐Hazardous Waste Landfill Design • Liquid Impoundment Design (lined and unlined) • Mechanical and Biological Water Treatment Design • Soil Covers and Caps (soil, sludge, and sediments) • Surface Water Modeling, Planning, Design and Permitting • Excavation, Grading/Drainage, and Soils Management • Creek and River Remediation and Restoration • In‐situ Treatment Systems (soils and ground water) • Pipeline Planning, Design and Construction • Active Operations (refineries and landfills) • Emergency Response and Spill Management YEARS EXPERIENCE 25 EXPERTISE • Engineering and Planning • Client Representation • Permitting EDUCATION AND REGISTRATION • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Utah, 1992 • Professional Engineer, Licensed in Colorado, 1997 PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS • Principal, NKE Engineering, Littleton, CO • Partner, 8140 Partners, Eagle, CO • Section Manager, HDR, Colorado Springs, CO NKE Engineering, LLC | 8122 SouthPark Lane, Suite 214 | Littleton, CO 80120 P: (970) 445‐8810 CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 303-868-0727 Email: james.adams@nkeengineering.com PERSONAL BIOS Mr. Adams has more than 16 years’ experience in civil/environmental planning, design, and engineering. Over the course of his career he has amassed broad ranging technical and management experience working for municipal, federal, industrial, and land development clients. Mr. Adams has experience in project delivery servicing the entire life cycle of a project from concept to final design; to permitting and entitlements; to bidding and procurement; to construction. A diversity of clients and projects has provided Mr. Adams the opportunity to obtain broad ranging engineering and planning experience including water resources, utilities, transportation, environmental remediation, land development, permitting and entitlements, and construction oversight. EXPERTISE • Project management • Hydraulic and hydrologic modelling and design • Stream Restoration • Floodplain modelling and analysis • Urban drainage and storm water conveyance facility design • Storm water detention and water quality facilities design • Water resource systems modelling and operations research • Water supply reservoir planning and design • Earthen dam design • Water rights • Drainage master planning • Utility planning and design • Steel pipeline design • Site planning and design • Construction plans, technical specifications, and cost estimation • Roadway and transportation facilities design JAMES ADAMS, P.E. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 16 EXPERTISE • Engineering and Planning • Hydrology & Hydraulics • Storm Water Management • Operations Research & Systems Analysis EDUCATION/REGISTRATION • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1998 • Master of Engineering, Water Resources, Colorado State University, 2012 • Professional Engineer, Colorado No. 38375, 2004 PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS • Senior Project Manager, NKE Engineering, Littleton, CO • Senior Project Manager, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure • Engineering Manager, 8140 Partners • Project Engineer, HDR Inc. • Project Engineer, The RETEC Group • Project Engineer, Balloffet & Associates • Eng. Manager, RETEC Group, Fort Collins, CO • Associate/Director, Balloffet & Associates, Fort Collins, CO • Remediation Engineer, Remediation Tech., Fort Collins, CO • Process Engineer, CH2M Hill, Denver, CO W. SAM OTERO, P.E. 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REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS • Prospect Road Corridor Plan, Fort Collins, CO • South Shields Corridor Analysis, Fort Collins, CO • Sheridan Entryway Corridor Design Standards, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan North Main Interchange Design, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan West 5th Street Corridor Design, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan North Main Corridor Plan, Sheridan, WY • Lincolnway Corridor Design, Cheyenne, WY • Pershing Blvd. Corridor Plan, Cheyenne, WY • Wamsutter Streetscape Plan and Landscape Design Guidelines, Wamsutter, WY • Boulder Highway Transit Corridor Plan, Henderson, NV • Boulder Civic Area Plan, Boulder, CO • Downtown Streetscape Master Plan, Cody, WY • Laramie Downtown Streetscape, Laramie, WY • I-25 Trinidad Viaduct Reconstruction and Streetscapes, Trinidad, CO • Fort Collins Downtown Alleys and Integrated Connections Master Plan, Fort Collins, CO • Fort Collins Downtown Alleys Design and Construction Documents, Fort Collins, CO • Dubois WY Gateway Master Plan, Dubois, WY • Adams St. Beautification Plans, Laramie, WY • Laramie Downtown Community Plaza, Laramie, WY • Inner Northern Busway – Urban Design & Landscape Guidelines, Queensland Transport, Australia • Inner City Bypass – Urban Design And Landscape Guidelines, Queensland Transport, Australia • Inner Northern Busway – Urban Design & Landscape Guidelines, Queensland Transport, Australia • Inner City Bypass – Urban Design And Landscape Guidelines, Queensland Transport, Australia • Highway 93, MDOT, Montana paul mills, rla principal dren’s Garden, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2006 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Craig Russell is a founding partner at Russell + Mills Studios. He has practiced for nineteen years working on projects throughout the United States. As the project manager for the West Central Area Plan, he will help the design team understand critical influences and issues along the West Elizabeth Corridor as well as unique needs of many of the project stakeholders. Craig brings urban design, planning and streetscape expertise to the project, as well as extensive experience with redevelopment and infill oriented projects and catalytic developments which inspire economic expansion. Craig is an accomplished illustrator and utilizes his skill to brings various types of 3d visualization to the design process. This helps clients and stakeholders better understand design concepts and ideas, and is a useful tool in gaining consensus during early stages of project design. Craig is an accomplished illustrator and utilizes his skill to brings various types of 3d visualization to the design process. This helps clients and stakeholders better understand design concepts and ideas, and is a useful tool in gaining consensus during early stages of project design. REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS • Prospect Road Corridor Plan, Fort Collins, CO • South Shields Corridor Analysis, Fort Collins, CO • Sheridan Entryway Corridor Design Standards, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan North Main Interchange Design, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan West 5th Street Corridor Design, Sheridan, WY • Sheridan North Main Corridor Plan, Sheridan, WY • Lincolnway Corridor Design, Cheyenne, WY • Pershing Blvd. Corridor Plan, Cheyenne, WY • I-25 Curtis Street Interchange, Cheyenne, WY • Wamsutter Streetscape Plan and Landscape Design Guidelines, Wamsutter, WY • Boulder Highway Transit Corridor Plan, Henderson, NV • Boulder Civic Area Plan, Boulder, CO • Downtown Streetscape Master Plan, Cody, WY • Laramie Downtown Streetscape, Laramie, WY • I-25 Trinidad Viaduct Reconstruction and Streetscapes, Trinidad, CO • Fort Collins Downtown Alleys and Integrated Connections Master Plan, Fort Collins, CO • Fort Collins Downtown Alleys Design and Construction Documents, Fort Collins, CO • Dubois WY Gateway Master Plan, Dubois, WY • Adams St. Beautification Plans, Laramie, WY • Laramie Downtown Community Plaza, Laramie, WY • I-25 Harmony Road Landscape Master Plan and Transportation Transfer Center, Fort Collins, CO • Washington University Medical Center Pedestrian Streetscape, St. Louis, MO • Fort Collins Old Town Enhancements and Downtown Alleys Design, Fort Collins, CO • Fort Collins Downtown Alleys Concept Master Plan, Fort Collins, CO • Prospect/Lemay property visioning charrette, invited participant, Fort Collins, CO • Johnstown Downtown Master Plan, Johnstown, CO • North Nevada Urban Corridor Visioning, Colorado Springs, CO Legacy Parkway SEIS SR-92 EA Ft Lane Interchange EA Transportation Analysis City Creek Center Analysis Flagstaff Mountain Kennecott Lane West Bench Development on, and design n office. She is about using GI s and analysis to help solve a mplex transpor has attended a t national and s on the advanc of GIS in plann on. | Inland Empire | Francisco | Seattl ation o State sity of ysis zation ment nt ist with onal GIS at utilizing ols to nning and er ional Park S planning, n and S nd rtation and local ced ning and Orange County | R e | Santa Monica | projec San Fran Francisco The San project a condition corridors Francisco analysis, prioritiza streetsca multi-mo conjunct economi pedestria designed weight sp different statistica classify in generate between cutoff va and the r spatial co Napa Co Plan, Na Nell is cu support f Pedestria general m she work team me for data c subseque interactiv support d which en members infrastruc environm deployed Reno | Roseville | Walnut Creek ct experie ncisco Better S o, CA Francisco Bette ims to improve ns on key pede s within the City o. 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Tree Walk & W CO ition to mappin mended bicycl trian improvem analysis techn ate and map wa bility within the She modelled w networks, estim and developed -destination ma stand commerc ntial parcel acc eveloped a pub ement web ma on-based public ee Trails & Bik er Plan‐ Trucke upported the p raphic mappin on, and analysis ata creation eff ted in complian rnia Active Tran ines. n Gate Nation Long Range Tr San Francisco, C previous role N ad GIS specialis t manager for t Long Range Tra She developed o prioritize and t and future tra ts from visitatio l and cultural r climate chang ortation facility onti pecialist 1 17 th Street te 2301 nver, CO 80293 3.296.4300 wdsourcing for Wheel- Lone ng e and ments, Nell used niques to alkability and city of Lone walking and mated travel d iterative atrices to cial and cessibility. Nell blic ap to support c commenting. keways ee, CA lan through g, data s. All mapping forts were nce with nsportation nal Recreation ransportation CA Nell served as st and GIS the Golden ansportation a GIS analysis visualize ansportation on patterns, resources, ge, and y conditions. i t d . Master Plans d Development sis ng ement Plans u | Inland Empire | go | San Francisco nning hapel ce & ons Bicycle ng t Oakland | Orange | San José | Seattl about Carly is a an exper walking s Her pass sustainab commun and prog her work sector an profit. C developi writing b corridor transport committe on bikes Engineer Encourag Evaluatio projec West Ce Collins, C Evaluated condition identify k recomme improve modes, s Road, La Brighton Assessm Interview the corrid managem cross-sec bicyclists e County | Reno e | Santa Monica t a Transportatio tise in making safer and more ion for develop ble, efficient an nities through in grams is appare k in the private nd a bicycle adv arly has experi ng bike share p bicycle and ped analyses, and m tation planning ed to getting m through all 5 E ring, Education, gement, Enforc on. ct experie ntral Area Pla CO d the existing a ns of the neigh key areas of iss ended alternati safety and ope specifically alon ke Street and S n Boulevard Co ment- Denver, C wed property ow dor to inform a ment plan and ction to better s and pedestria T n Planner with bicycling and e accessible. ping nd healthy nfrastructure ent through and public vocacy non- ence programs, destrian plans, multi-modal g. Carly is more people E’s— , cement and ence an- Fort and future hborhood to sue. Analyzed ives to erations for all ng Prospect Shields Street. orridor CO wners along an access a revised accommodate ans. C Transpo e Pershin Streets Perform stakeho along th pedestr and urb to addre Merced Plan/ P Identifie recomm commu the exis prioritiz cost-be input, c to scho Northe Neighb Steps S Worked to prior projects Plan to accessib with an destinat concept projects Gatewa Transpo Feasibi Working implem bicycle potentia with sta benefits plannin propose Carly ortation ng Boulevard C - Cheyenne, W med a walking a olders to identif he corridor. Ide rian crossing, tr ban design reco ess safety conc d Safe Routes Pedestrian Plan ed a series of p mendations bas nity demand a sting street netw zed these proje enefit analysis, c rash analysis, a ols. east Downtown borhoods (NED Study- Denver, d with a group ritize a series of s identified in t improve the m bility, and safet emphasis on k tions. Moved fo tual deisgn for s. ay Cities COG A ortation Plan lity- Los Angele g to analyze th entation of 55 facility projects al cross-section akeholders to d s, challenges, fe g level cost est ed alternatives. Sieff Planner 621 17 th Stree Suite 230 Denver, CO 8029 303.296.430 Complete WY audit with fy key issues entified raffic calming ommendations cerns. to School n- Merced, CA project sed on nd gaps within work. Carly ects based on a community and key access n DN) Plan Next CO of stakeholder f multi-modal he 2011 NEDN mobility, ty of this area, key origins and orward with the highly ranked Active Project es, CA he proposed s by creating ns and meeting discuss the easibility and timate of . f r et 1 3 0 n t s N e g Sacramento Bike Share Business Plan, Sacramento, CA – Prepared a business plan for a proposed bike share system in Sacramento. The business plan includes ridership projections, revenue projections and recommendations for a business model moving forward. Implementation of the Sacramento bike share system is ongoing. 621 17th Street Suite 2301 Denver, CO 80293 303.296.4300 methodology to ensure that the proposed bikeway network would serve Interested but Concerned Bicyclists. This was the first Master Plan in California to apply the LTS methodology. Truckee Trails & Bikeways Master Plan, Truckee, CA – Updated the Town’s Master Plan to include a refined proposed network and prioritization. The prioritization will be used to fund projects using a sales tax measure that passed in 2014. Other bicycle and pedestrian master plans where Charlie was the Project Manager include: • Yuba County Bikeway Master Plan, Yuba County, CA • Clovis Bicycle Transportation Plan, Clovis, CA • Nevada County Bicycle Master Plan, Nevada County, CA • Nevada County Pedestrian Improvement Plan, Nevada County, CA • Fresno Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Master Plan, Fresno, CA • Mariposa County Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan, Mariposa County, CA In addition to his bicycle and pedestrian master plan project management experience, Charlie had key roles in the following master plans: • Huntington Beach Bicycle Master Plan, Huntington Beach, CA 621 17th Street Suite 2301 Denver, CO 80293 303.296.4300 accommodate a two-way cycle track on this busy one-way street. Colorado Esplanade, Santa Monica, CA – Assisted with construction designs at intersections to accommodate a two-way cycle track connecting to the Santa Monica Pier. Carlson Drive/H Street Intersection Study, Sacramento, CA – Developed near-term and long-term conceptual designs to address bicyclist- and pedestrian-related safety concerns. Near-term improvements were implemented in 2013 and included green bike lanes, crosswalk enhancements, and traffic signal timing modifications. Nichols Boulevard Cycle Track Design, Sparks, NV – Prepared conceptual design of a two-way cycle track between downtown Sparks and Sparks Marina Park. UC Davis Bikeway Design Projects, UC Davis, CA – Prepared several conceptual or construction designs for bikeways at UC Davis. Included the University’s first green bike lanes, bike-only left-turn lanes, a pedestrian scramble traffic signal modification, several bike roundabouts, and modifications to the SR 113/Hutchison Drive interchange. Pedestrian Safety Projects 4th Street Station Pedestrian Improvement Project, Reno, NV – Studied pedestrian safety issues at this recently-constructed transit center and prepared conceptual designs for improvements. Al Ain Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates – Studied City-wide 621 17th Street Suite 2301 Denver, CO 80293 303.296.4300 DRCOG select a most potential Multimodal Ac Development, Mr. Klop has ad more than a do & Peers has wo development in rade-offs. Not multimodal acc between pedes acilities into sta connections to Downtown Mu n its Downtown defined an integ hat will balance visitors, and res project, Fehr & public input tow also providing d bicycle, and ped Mr. Klop manag operational ana related to multi unobstructed p promenade” p specific recomm Walnut Creek | De ake City | San Dieg Priority (TSP) elped the Denv DRCOG) develo ransit Signal Pr area. 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