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City of Pasadena Context-Based Street Types System
Pasadena, California
City of Pasadena
Lead Consultant
2009-2010
Worked with the City of Pasadena Department of Transportation to develop a context-based system of multimodal street types. Pasadena has enjoyed extensive economic and physical development in its downtown in recent decades while maintaining the bucolic character of its residential neighborhoods.
 
Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual
Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, UAE
Urban Planning Council
Subconsultant to Otak International
2009
Development of new street design standards that support the Emirate’s sustainability goals and bold vision for the region’s future development. The resulting Urban Street Design Manual now guides the design of multi-modal, context-sensitive streets that create a safe and comfortable environment for walking, bicycling, and transit use, in the currently auto-dominated metropolis of Abu Dhabi as well as other parts of the Emirate.
 
Route 238 Bypass Land Use Study
Hayward, California
City of Hayward
Lead Consultant
2007-2009
Development of land use policies for the Caltrans owned properties through the Hayward hills in Hayward, California. With the Caltrans decision to abandon the highway 238 bypass corridor through the Hayward hills, the city of Hayward was provided with opportunities to enhance the quality of life of its residents.
 
Mesa Gateway
Mesa, Arizona
City of Mesa
Lead Urban Designer
2007-2008
Assisting the City of Mesa, Arizona in preparing a strategic development plan for the Mesa Gateway Area (MGA) in southeast Mesa. MGA includes the rapidly developing area around Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, formerly Williams Air Force Base, which is planned to become the economic engine for southeast Mesa and the surrounding East Valley region..
 
Tempe Station Area Plans
Tempe, Arizona
City of Tempe
Lead Consultant
2007-2008
Development of station area plans for four light rail transit (LRT) station areas along Apache Boulevard in Tempe, Arizona.
 
Fresno General Plan Activity Centers
Fresno, California
City of Fresno
Subconsultant to VRPA Technologies
2006-
Conducting a feasibility study that assesses the capacity within these centers and corridors through the year 2050 that will inform new General Plan land use designations for the centers and corridors.
 
San Francisco Citywide Streetscape Master Plan/ Better Streets Plan
San Francisco, California
City of San Francisco Planning Department, Public Utilities Commission, and Department of Public Works
Lead Consultant
2006-2008
Development of the San Francisco Better Streets Plan. The Better Streets Plan is a unified design guideline for San Francisco’s streets that address all street types proposing with standards that are pedestrian- and transit-oriented, ecologically high-performance and balance the needs of all of the City’s users..
 
Vallejo Waterfront Planned Development Master Plan and
Design Guidelines
Vallejo,, California
Callahan/DeSilva Vallejo
Lead Consultant
2004-2007
Creation of design guidelines for the waterfront’s three districts, to provide the public with more certainty regarding the character and quality of future development.
 
Green Redevelopment Guidelines
Emeryville, California
City of Emeryville
Lead Consultant
2004-2006
Creation of Design Guidelines for Green Dense Redevelopment. The guidelines, geared specifically to developers and designers, integrate green stormwater treatment into the site planning and building design of new development.
 
Fresno Pre-Major Investment Corridor Study
City of Fresno, California
City of Fresno and Fresno Area Express (FAX)
Subconsultant to Nelson\Nygaard
2003-2004
Stuy of proposed corridors for high-capicity transit investment in the Fresno Metropolitan Area prioritizing corridors based on cost, land use, and transportation analysis.
 
Downtown Boise Mobility Study
Boise, Idaho
ValleyRide, City of Boise, CCDC
Subconsultant to ARUP
2003-2004
Long-range transportation study including analysis of future land use patterns and design recommendations for public infrastructure improvements to support pedestrian and bicycle circulation.
 
Canlubang Estate New Town Master Plan
Laguna Province, Philippines
Ayala Land
Associate-in-charge (Calthorpe Associates)
1993-1997
7,200 hectare (18,300 acre) sustainable new town development of mixed-use villages for 400,000 people with a town center that will be located at the terminus of a regional rail connection to Central Manila.
 
Alkimos/Eglinton Community Plan
Wanneroo, Western Australia
Woodsome Management Pty Ltd and Landcorp
Associate-in-charge (Calthorpe Associates)
1996-1997
Workshop to design options for the community plan exploring the potential for a sustainable transit- and pedestrian-oriented series of villages and neighborhoods within the 2,660 hectare (6,800 acre) site.
 
Northwest Landing
DuPont, Washington
Weyerhouser Real Estate Company
Project Designer (Calthorpe Associates)
1990-1997
This project began in 1990 with the creation of community design concepts for the entire 2,100 acre new town. Village Plans were created for all four villages and the town center.
 

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