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Short Summary of Building Experience
| Benicia Intermodal Facilities | |
| Benicia, California | City of Benicia |
| Subconsultant to Kimley-Horn Associates | 2010-2011 |
| Development of conceptual designs for the Benicia Intermodal Facilities project. The project includes two regional bus stops and on-street parking facilities for a new regional bus route that provides service along the Military Highway corridor between the Vallejo Ferry Terminal and the Walnut Creek BART Station. | |
| Columbus Avenue Neighborhood Transportation Plan | |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco County
Transportation Authority |
| Subconsultant to Kimley-Horn Associates | 2008-2009 |
| Supported transportation consultants Nelson\Nygaard in developing conceptual designs for streetscape improvements along Columbus Avenue, the heart of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. | |
| LAVTA: Route 10 Rapid Implementation Plan and Stop Improvements | |
| Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, California | Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority |
| Subconsultant to Kimley-Horn Associates | 2006-2011 |
| Development of an implementation plan for Rapid service for the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). The effort brings Rapid-level service with 10 to 15 minute headways to a suburban part of the larger Bay Area that is experiencing rapidly increasing urbanization.. | |
| Spokane Transit Plan | |
| Spokane, Washington | Spokane Transit Authority |
| Subconsultant to Nelson\Nygaard | 2006-2009 |
| Assisted Nelson\Nygaard in developing and assessing a series of Downtown Transit Alternatives for the Spokane Transit Authority (STA). The assessment included an analysis of how effective the “Plaza” – STA’s primary transfer center for passengers using its “pulse” system of bus routes – functions in the context of downtown land uses and one-way streets. | |
| Technical Assistance for EPA Smart Growth Implementation Gateway | |
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Subconsultant to ICF | 2005-2009 |
| As part of a US EPA Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program Team led by ICF, CD+A has contributed expertise in urban design, urban planning, design and development of green infrastructure, and sustainability to a number of cities around the United States. | |
| Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza & Transit Area Urban Design Plan | |
| Berkeley, California | City of Berkeley |
| Lead Consultant | 2005- |
| Leading a team of consultants thru several successive planning and design phases for the redesign of the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza and Transit Area along Shattuck Avenue. Central project goals are the improvement of pedestrian and bicycle access and the plaza’s simultaneous function as a busy transit hub and important public space in Downtown Berkeley. | |
| Menlo Gateway | |
| Menlo Park, California | Bohannon Development Company |
| Lead Consultant | 2004- |
| Working with a team of consultants, lead by the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps, LLP, in assisting the David D. Bohannon Development Organization in strategizing for the future of several property holdings located in the City of Menlo Park, CA. | |
| Tenderloin-Little Saigon Neighborhood Transportation Plan | |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco County Transportation Authority |
| Subconsultant to Nelson\Nygaard | 2005-2007 |
| Worked with transportation consultants Nelson\Nygaard and Fehr and Peers to study existing conditions and transportation needs in the Tenderloin and Little Saigon neighborhoods of San Francisco. | |
| Mission-Geneva Neighborhood Transportation Plan | |
| San Francisco, California | San Francisco County Transportation Authority |
| Subconsultant to Nelson\Nygaard | 2005-2007 |
| Worked with transportation consultants Nelson\Nygaard and Fehr and Peers to develop new streetscape designs for two major neighborhood arterial streets in San Francisco’s Excelsior District. | |
| West Street Improvements Multi-Use Path | |
| Berkeley, California | City of Pasadena |
| Lead Consultant | 2003-2004 2010- |
| Concept design and construction documents for an important multi-use linkage, including design of a decorative gate at one ond of the linear park and a new mid-block crossing of University Avenue. | |
| Guidance for Context Sensitive Design of Major Urban Thoroughfares | |
| Berkeley, California | Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) |
| Subconsultant to Kimley-Horn and Associates | 2004- |
| Guidelines and best practices for Context Sensitive Design. CD+A will focus on the linkages of thoroughfare design and urban design context, the pedestrian design elements of the guidance, and guidance in terms of streetscape and context. | |
| San Leandro East 14th Street Hesperian Boulevard Roundabout Study | |
| San Leandro, Calfiornia | City of San Leandro |
| Lead Consultant | 2003- |
| Conceptual design for a roundabout including analysis of urban design and transportation impacts as compared to an earlier plan with multiple intersections. The project coincides with the southern boundary of the East 14th Street South Area Development Strategy. | |
| Master Schematic Design Plan for El Camino Real | |
| Berkeley, California | City of Palo Alto |
| Lead Consultant | 2002-2004 |
| Explores how functional and aesthetic improvements can be made to El Camino Real in order to achieve a better balance between the needs of the automobile, bicycles, pedestrians, and transit, while reinforcing and reflecting its importance as a "main street" within Palo Alto. | |
| San Pablo Avenue Streetscape Plan and Design Guidelines | |
| Berkeley, California | City of Berkeley |
| Lead Consultant | 2001-2003 |
| CD+A developed prototypical schematic designs and specifications that illustrate solutions to specific conditions, such as bicycle and pedestrian crossings, handicapped ramps, corner bulb-outs, new medians, gateways, public art, and street tree and other landscape improvements for existing medians and sidewalks along this urban arterial in Berkeley, California. | |
| Green Streets: Environmental Designs for Transportation | |
| Metro Portland Region, Oregon | Metro Regional Services |
| Lead Consultant | 2001-2002 |
| CD+A led a multi-disciplinary team in developing a “Green Streets” Best Management Practices (BMP) Handbook for the Portland Metro Region, addressing the water quality implications of overlaying a well-connected street pattern onto an existing stream system within the Region’s urban land reserve. | |
| Laurel District MacArthur Boulevard Conceptual Design | |
| Laurel District | City of Oakland |
| Lead Consultant | 1999 |
| Streetscape design for major arterial street in Oakland, California featuring traffic calming devices, attractive landscaping, and bulb-outs at intersections for improved pedestrian crossing and as locations for amenities such as outdoor seating and bicycle racks. | |
| West Berkeley Rail Stop & Transit Plaza Improvements | |
| Berkeley, California | Berkeley Redevelopment Agency |
| Lead Consultant | 1999-2006 |
| Conceptual design and construction documents for improvements to City's Amtrak station, including a new glass and steel canopy, signage, and transit loading areas. | |
| West Berkeley Redevelopment Area Capital Improvements | |
| Berkeley, California | Berkeley Redevelopment Agency |
| Lead Consultant | 1999-2006 |
| Conceptual design for improvements to City's Amtrak station, new gateway connection to City park, and streetscape improvements throughout redevelopment area in an effort to prioritize public investments. | |
