Interstate 75 Corridor Focus Area Plans , Ohio

Proposal // March 11, 2009

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March 11, 2009 Bernadine R. Franklin, City Purchasing Agent City of Cincinnati, Division of Purchasing Two Centennial Plaza, Suite 234 805 Central Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

RE: RFP DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING: I-75 FOCUS AREA PLANS Dear Ms. Franklin: Following is the RW Armstrong/GSP/REA/RL Record Statement of Qualifications to perform planning services for I-75 Focus Area Plans for the City of Cincinnati. Our Team will provide the City with a high quality, graphic plan that will address land use redevelopment, economic development, transportation, and urban design/aesthetics all while seeking broad public input and consensus. We can accomplish these Focus Area Plans, in a timely and efficient manner because of our: • Depth of Team Experience. Our identified project team includes such seasoned and experienced veterans as Cynthia Bowen, AICP, Paul Gruner, PE, Richard Record, and Deane Rundell, RLA, ASLA. All of these individuals have extensive land use, transportation and corridor planning experience. Cynthia Bowen brings significant diverse planning experience in land use planning, neighborhood planning, and corridor studies. Paul Gruner, PE has been involved with several transportation and alternative transportation planning initiatives in Ohio. Richard Record bring significant local knowledge and experience in transit design and land use connections. Deane Rundell, brings tremendous site, urban design and master planning experience including designing streetscapes, theming of corridors and master planning neighborhoods. The RW Armstrong Team will devote senior staff to this project to ensure the I-75 focus area plans are completed to the utmost detail and with the greatest involvement of community stakeholders. • Collaborative Planning Approach. The RW Armstrong team’s planning approach is highly collaborative and actively engages our clients and steering committees. Our most successful projects are ones where the client and steering committee take ownership in the process and work side by side with us to create that plan. The RW Armstrong team’s commitment to create a successful plan has produced a high level of satisfaction from our clients and ensures that their project is implemented. • National Perspective with a Local Understanding. Members of our team have worked on various segments of US 31, a project comparable to I-75. We understand the local relationship between land use and transportation. Additionally several of our team members have worked on various portions of I-75 designs or studies and can provide detailed local knowledge. Our team members have completed several national planning, landscape, and transportation projects. These projects will allow us to provide you with a strong degree of project experience and successful best practices and techniques, but with local context and understanding. Our unique national experience allows our team to deliver progressive techniques that will work for the I-75 Focus Areas. We look forward to working with you on this project. Please call me at 800-321-6959 ext. 244 if you have any questions or would like additional information. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, R. W. ARMSTRONG & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP, LEED AP Associate // Director of Planning and Urban Design

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Union Station / 300 S. Meridian St. / , IN 46225 PH 317.786.0461 // TF 800.321.6959 // FX 317.788.0957 rwArmstrong.com

RW ARMSTRONG Work for this project will be based out of both our Indianapolis, office and our Columbus, Ohio office. Our project will be led out of Indianapolis by Project Manager, Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP, LEED AP. Cynthia is an Associate and the Director of Planning and Urban Design. She will serve as the primary contact for this project. Her contact information is as follows:

Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP, LEED AP Associate//Director of Planning & Urban Design RW Armstrong Headquarters, Union Station 300 South Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46225 [email protected] www.rwa.com 317.780.7244 (phone) 317.788.0957 (fax) Tax Identification Number: 35‐1062227

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Since 1961, RW Armstrong has experienced strategic growth, indicative of a company that thrives on challenges, and has gained an industry reputation for accepting nothing less than perfection. Today, RW Armstrong operations around the globe exemplify the characteristics that marked the origin of our company – progressive vision, personal and longstanding relationships with diverse clients, and enterprising people who truly believe anything is possible.

RW Armstrong was founded in the State of Indiana in 1961. A year later Gurdon Huntington and James Wade founded Huntington, Wade & Associates. The two firms worked hand‐in‐hand for almost 20 years, sharing personnel and equipment resources before formally merging their corporate identities in 1986 to become RW Armstrong & Associates, Inc.

Over the past 45 years, RW Armstrong has opened twelve domestic offices and five offices internationally in Abu Dhabi, Ajman and Dubai, UAE; Tripoli, Libya; and Cairo, Egypt. Headquartered in Indianapolis, with over 450 employees, we continue to maintain a small firm attitude that is client focused while sustaining the reputation of quality and commitment initiated by our founders.

PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN At RW Armstrong, Planning and Urban Design is not a side business. We have a specific team that is dedicated to assisting our clients in planning for their future land uses, not just their transportation needs. Our planning group is lead by an experienced land use expert who can help you create and implement a vision for your future. Our Planning and Urban Design services are provided to many different municipal clients We have completed comprehensive plans, land use plans, visioning studies, transportation plans, traffic impact studies, comprehensive roadway corridor studies, transit plans, bicycle/pedestrian plans, neighborhood studies, and environmental impact studies. All of our studies have strong planning components of socioeconomic analyses, urban design, community planning, and public involvement.

Public meeting facilitation is a significant component of the planning and ordinance writing processes used by our team. The planning group has expertise in a variety of public facilitation techniques for large and small communities as well as large and small stakeholder groups. Several projects our team members have worked on have won awards for their innovative public involvement. As part of facilitating public meetings, the team has tremendous GIS expertise to take complex analysis and using it in a graphic format to communicate with the public and solict input..

Introduction // 1 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans

The design process begins with the formulation of a shared vision. RW Armstrong works to build consensus and commitment, in conjunction with the client’s key staff, to develop a vision of “what‐can‐be” defined by the potential of “what‐will‐be”, creating a plan that can be realized with high‐quality design and development. It is our philosophy to provide solutions that can create a special place for people to gather; enhance a site’s identity; serve as a catalyst for new development or redevelopment; and provide a stage for a variety of cultural, educational, and physical activities.

Our planners and urban designers not only believe in this philosophy, but practice it daily. It is our desire to provide every community in which we work with the tools to enrich the quality of life for their residents, ultimately making it a more livable community.

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING RW Armstrong’s transportation team works with local, regional, state and international governmental units to plan, design and manage the construction of roads, bridges, intersections and interchanges. Our team is comprised of professionals who are known for their technical expertise and timely, economical solutions. From a small county bridge replacement to a major reconstruction, we will make your inspiration a reality.

Our ability to see the whole project, not just the small pieces, allows us to deliver a product that is top quality. We will safely guide you through all aspects of the project, including scoping, funding assistance, survey, design, geotechnical investigation, environmental compliance, permitting, utility coordination, traffic maintenance, right of way engineering, right of way acquisition and construction inspection. In addition, we are known for our fast‐tracking capabilities—we ensure we always have the resources available to make our clients a priority and get the job done quickly.

The RW Armstrong approach to transportation planning services is to identify cost efficient solutions that serve to protect and enhance the surrounding environment. Our transportation staff develops realistic and yet innovative plans for the future. Evolving from ideas into master plans, RW Armstrong’s planning capabilities continue to provide real cutting‐edge technology solutions to the complex issues of traffic engineering while being cognizant to the environmental regulations. We provide specialized studies such as origin destination modeling, site assessment, feasibility studies, benefit‐cost analyses and environmental studies to make effective decisions in growing communities.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Providing economical and sustainable environmental solutions to the public is a complex proposition that requires a balance between the public’s needs, financial capability and regulatory vigilance. For over four decades, RW Armstrong has been focused on our clients’ environmental engineering needs, carefully listening to their expectations and delivering on the precept that true and meaningful environmental solutions are not a one size fits all option. We do this by focusing on our clients’ goals and expectations, acting as their advocate in regulatory comprehension, interaction and negotiations. We fully capitalize on sound technology and innovative design solutions to balance community growth, economic vitality and the need to preserve and protect our environment and quality of life. Our team of engineers, scientists, and technicians work diligently to develop and implement solutions to meet diverse regulatory, fiscal and constructability challenges.

RW Armstrong continually brings innovative planning solutions to complex regulatory and construction issues for municipalities, utilities, and the private sector. Our strength continues to be the combination of our multidisciplinary staff and our detailed, innovative approach to articulating our clients’ expectations in the concept planning stage. In doing so, RW Armstrong is able to identify for our clients comprehensive solutions for what are often complex issues and competing objectives.

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INTRODUCTION OF KEY PERSONNEL

RW Armstrong has assembled a dynamic and creative professional team that has depth and experience that will provide the type of partner that the City of Cincinnati is seeking. The RW Armstrong Team has diverse international, national, and local expertise that will benefit the City. We propose that all primary work will be undertaken by a core team of key individuals, shown in the organization chart below, who together represent the right blend of visioning, planning, communications, transportation planning, and infrastructure needed to cover all anticipated issues related to the focus area plans. This approach will provide the City with an efficient team that is knowledgeable, responsive, and accessible. This team will be augmented with additional staff resources as needed or desired by the City. We anticipate that the core team will work from Grisham Smith’s Cincinnati office least two days a week in order to complete this project on a fast track. This extensive experience will provide a level of comfort for the City that the RW Armstrong Team will facilitate, producing a final product resulting from citizen input and of the highest quality with specific attention given to the needs of the businesses, residents, city staff and Community Officials and leaders.

Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP, LEED AP Associate // Director of Planning & Urban Design // Project Manager RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Cynthia Bowen is an Associate and serves as the Director of RW Armstrong’s Planning and Urban Design department. She is a certified planner and brings tremendous master plan and policy‐oriented experience. Cynthia’s expertise is in land use planning, neighborhood and subarea planning, corridor and transportation planning, standards and regulations, public participation, and the development of implementation strategies. She has presented a variety of topics including comprehensive planning, public participation techniques, and corridor planning at several state and national conferences.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE American Institute of Certified Planners With RW Armstrong: 2 With other firms: 11 LEED Accredited Professional

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Steven P. Fleming, PE, Vice President // Director of Transportation RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Steve is a Vice President and Director of RW Armstrong’s Transportation Team. He has 18 years of experience in the design and evaluation of highway construction and improvement projects in both urban and rural environments. He has managed over $1 billion of highway construction projects in his career. As a Vice President, Steve’s responsibilities include the management of personnel, project assignments, client coordination, and monitoring of project scopes, schedules and budgets.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer, States of Indiana, Ohio, and New With RW Armstrong: 4 With other firms: 18 York

Jonathan Mooney, ASLA, LEED AP, Urban Design Manager RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Jonathan is an urban design and landscape designer with 15 years of design experience. As the Urban Design Manager, Jonathan leads RW Armstrong’s urban design efforts both domestically and internationally. Jonathan’s background has provided him a well rounded approach to design. He has worked on many types of projects including site and landscape design, transportation, urban design, environmental planning, and grant writing projects. Jonathan is recognized for his plant knowledge, public facilitation, and his graphic abilities. He excels at producing excellent construction documents and is able to work with clients through all phases of a project. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION With RW Armstrong: 1 With other firms: 14 LEED Accredited Professional

Jenelle Collins, AICP, Senior Planner RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Jenelle is a senior planner responsible for project management and support including client and participant coordination, scheduling, field reconnaissance, meeting facilitation, recommendation development, graphic and exhibit presentation, and report authoring, editing, and publication. Jenelle’s experience includes downtown/business district and neighborhood revitalization, community‐based economic development, market and demographic analysis, public space design, and alternative transportation planning, in both public and private sectors. Jenelle is particularly adept in combining her urban planning background with analytical, organizational, and communication skills to manage effective and efficient project processes resulting in strategies that support and advance community livability and sustainability.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE American Institute of Certified Planners With RW Armstrong: 1.5 With other firms: 8

Dale C. Davis, Planner RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Dale is a project planner with experience in GIS, comprehensive planning, transportation planning, neighborhood planning, zoning, and computer mapping. He is responsible for assisting in the background research and completion of planning projects. Dale utilizes his experience in GIS systems, writing, research, and graphics to create, compose, and finalize plans. He also assists in facilitating open houses and public workshops.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With RW Armstrong: 2 With other firms: 1

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David Henkel, PE, PTOE, Senior Project Manager RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Dave is responsible for traffic engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects. The projects include traffic design, ITS design, operational analysis, and long‐range transportation studies. Dave has designed and managed a wide variety of traffic engineering projects. These projects include highway signing and lighting, ITS system design, ITS architectures, traffic signalization, closed‐loop interconnected traffic signal corridor systems, highway intersection improvements, capacity analysis, signal system justification studies, structural and foundation design, and traffic impact studies.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer, States of Indiana and Ohio With RW Armstrong: 1.5 With other firms: 20 Professional Traffic Operations Engineer

Frances Rubio Rourke, PE, Senior Project Manager RW Armstrong // Columbus, OH Office Frances is responsible for project management in our Columbus, Ohio office. Her duties typically include coordinating communications between the client and design team. Her prompt client responsiveness allows her to meet nad even exceed project schedules. Frances also spends her time coordinating with utilities, managing project budgets, and providing contract and bid adminitration services when needed. Throughout her career, she has worked on several dozen projects for ODOT, Ohio counties and municipalities. Frances has worked in the consulting engineering field since 1992. She holds ODOT prequalifications in both complex roadway and Level 2 bridge design. Her design experience includes various bridge structures, drainage, roadway geometrics, pavement design, pavement markings, roadway signing, maintenance of traffic, right‐of‐way design. Frances has worked on projects ranging from small municipal street reconstructions to four lane divided highways.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer, State of Ohio With RW Armstrong: < 1 year With other firms: 15 Professional Traffic Operations Engineer

Charles A. Mitchell, PE, PS, Senior Project Manager RW Armstrong // Columbus, OH Office Charles is responsible for project management in our Columbus, Ohio office. Charles also performs multiple design related activities including preliminary engineering reports, roadway and drainage design, structure hydraulics, right‐of‐way review, and QA/QC plan reviews. Charles has worked in the consulting engineering field since 1983, with work experience including engineering design and management experience includes projects involving roadway design, resurfacing, rehabilitation and repair; bridge replacement, rehabilitation and deck overlays; utility design and relocation; flood hazard evaluations and scour analysis; storm water management; storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and waterline design, commercial and residential development projects; right‐of‐way acquisition plans and land surveying.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION Professional Surveyor, State of Ohio Professional Engineer, States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, With RW Armstrong: 4 With other firms: 20 , , Virginia, and West Virginia

David A. Clark, PE, Senior Engineer RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office David is a professional engineer with twenty years of experience in designing and managing public and private sector projects. He is particularly adept at building trust and cooperation with Clients and project team members and successfully guiding multi‐disciplinary projects to completion. He is recognized for a problem‐solving orientation that contributes to

Key Personnel // 3 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans

employers’ and clients’ success. David’s responsibilities as senior engineer include planning, modeling, and design services for wastewater and stormwater projects.David has served in the following industries: sanitary utilities, municipalities, commercial/residential developers, business/research parks, airports and churches.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer, State of Indiana With RW Armstrong: < 1 year With other firms: 20

Rusty Holt, PE, Project Engineer RW Armstrong // Indianapolis, IN Office Rusty is primarily responsible for traffic engineering projects but has also played an integral part in trail engineering projects such as the Nickel Plate Trail. He will support the team as a trail engineer. His work has included traffic design, ITS design, operational analysis, and long‐range transportation studies. Rusty has been involved as a project engineer on a wide variety of traffic engineering projects. These projects include traffic signalization, capacity analysis, signal justification studies, traffic impact studies, corridor studies, and thoroughfare plans. Rusty has six years of experience and is proficient in using several types of software including programs for analyzing intersection capacity and design of roadway improvements. He has designed several projects using Microstation, AutoCAD, HCS, Synchro, Signal2000, Sidra Intersection, and MXRoads.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer, State of Indiana With RW Armstrong: 1 With other firms: 5

Paul W. Gruner, P.E., P.S., Principal-in-Charge Grisham Smith and Partners // Cincinnati, OH Office Paul has more than 34 years of experience in transportation engineering, including management, planning, design, construction and operations activities. Previously, Paul served as Chief Deputy Engineer for Montgomery County, Ohio, where he was responsible for a road network of almost 500 miles and more than 500 bridges. Paul has been a Director in Charge as well as a project manager responsible for several types of engineering and planning jobs including intersection improvements, thoroughfare plans, incorporation of context sensitive design elements, multi‐modal transportation plans and feasibility studies.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Structural Engineer: IL With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 32 Professional Engineer: KY, MI, MO, OH Professional Land Surveyor: OH, KY

Kent Black, P.E., Corridor Engineer/Planner Grisham Smith and Partners // Cincinnati, OH Office Kent has more than two decades of public involvement, agency coordination and corridor planning experience. He has managed or has served as the Engineer‐of‐Record on numerous projects. Additionally, Kent has directed sub‐area and corridor studies, traffic operations, corridor/alignment, interchange justification, signal designs and signing and marking plans for local, county, state and federal clients. He has also developed and conducted training on behalf of state agencies related to access management, traffic safety, and other planning and design topics. Kent has been effective in developing consensus for transportation enhancements by building relationships with elected officials, agency staff, citizen groups, stakeholders and news media.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer: FL, GA, VA With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 24

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Karen L. Mohammadi, P.E., AICP, P.T.O.E., Planner Grisham Smith and Partners // Louisville, KY Office Karen is a Senior Engineer and Planner, specializing in traffic engineering and transportation planning. Karen's project experience includes small area studies, traffic studies, corridor studies, interchange studies, congestion management, safety/road audits, traffic signal engineering, access management, intelligent transportation systems and public involvement. Karen is experienced in the use of many traffic engineering software packages, as well as ArcView, and has taught traffic engineering and urban transportation planning at the University of Louisville.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Professional Engineer: IN, KY With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 18 American Institute of Certified Planners

Kevin W. Tilbury, AICP, Transit Planner Grisham Smith and Partners // Nashville, TN Office Kevin’s focus is on multi‐modal transportation planning with an emphasis on integrating transportation, land use and community design. His vast skill set and diverse project experience enables him to perform at a high level of competence on a wide range of applications, including transit, bicycle and pedestrian planning, context‐sensitive corridor design, travel demand forecasting and systems analysis, visioning and GIS development and application.

REGISTRATION // CERTIFICATION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE American Institute of Certified Planners With GS&P: 1 With other firms: 11

Richard L. Record, Principal RL RECORD // Cincinnati, OH Office Mr. Record’s professional career has spanned more than 30 years as a transportation and major infrastructure consultant. All told, his work has planned, guided, designed or managed three billion dollars in public investment. His work has been recognized nationally with awards from the Water Environment Federation, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for innovation and excellence in infrastructure planning and design. Mr. Record was the Tier 1 lead consultant and consultant team project manager for the award‐winning Eastern Corridor multi‐modal transportation project underway in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. In addition to transportation, his career also includes broad experience in environmental sciences and water resource systems planning and design. Mr. Record’s recent assignments include assistance with a multijurisdictional econometric analysis for a mega‐transportation project, and environmental policy evaluations for a transit implementation program. Most recently he has provided assistance and practitioner guidance to the Mid‐Atlantic Green Highways Partnership, a collaborative effort of the EPA, FHWA and the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Charles C. Schimpeler, PhD, AICP, PE, Director – Transit and Urban Systems RL RECORD Dr. Schimpeler’s 45‐year career has focused on transit and transportation in urban environments and multi‐modal corridors. He served as project director for numerous successfully implemented large‐scale roadway, public and rail transit, bridge and building projects in New York, California, Florida and . He was responsible for planning, overall program management, intergovernmental coordination and project execution for key elements of some of the most successful major transit systems in the , and is a nationally known leader in his field. Dr. Schimpeler has served a Project Management Oversight Consultant for the Federal Transit Administration on a number of major urban projects.

Key Personnel // 5 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans I-75 FOCUS AREA PLANS MARCH 11, 2009 PROJECT SCHEDULE

Project Tasks Apr. May Jun. Jul.Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Project Management 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 2 2 6 7 3 8 4 3 5

Project 1 Project Initiation Coordination Meeting

2 Public Involvement Key * Interviews 1 Process 2 3 3 Site Inventory * Existing Conditions Summary

4 Site Analysis * SWOT Analysis Summary

5 Visioning Visioning * Summary

6 Concept * Draft Concept Implementation Frameworks Maps Plan

Draft 7 Draft Plan Adoption * * to SC Draft

8 Final Plan * Final Deliverables Final Document 9 Plan Adoption Draft Document * • This schedule graphically illustrates a proposed project timeline Project Milestone Public Meeting * and shows major meetings and milestones

* Focus Area Group Meeting Advisory Panel Meeting • A fi nal scope and timeline will be negotiated with the City of Cincinnati following selection Steering Committee Meeting & Transportation Subcommittee Meetings • The team is prepared to begin work on this project as soon as a contract is negotiated.

GRESHAM SMITH AND PARTNERS Gresham, Smith and Partners was founded in 1967. In the years following we have grown into a multi‐ discipline organization of more than 700 professionals working from offices in 18 cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. We manage a multitude of projects across the country and around the globe.

Established in 1994, the GS&P Midwest region includes offices in Louisville, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. These offices are staffed by more than 60 professionals providing transportation, planning, landscape architecture, water, wastewater and environmental compliance design services to our clients.

Ranked among the nation’s top 100 design firms, 83rd among the top 500 A/E firms and ranked by ENR as number 46 on the list of the Top 50 transportation firms, GS&P is well known for providing planning and design services to a broad range of both public and private sector clients.

Throughout our company, we measure our success by the success of our clients. Our approach to client service is to understand your particular issues. Every client is assigned a seasoned principal with experience in dealing with your particular issues. These principals will put GS&P’s vast resources to work for you.

Gresham, Smith and Partners Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, Planning 4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 100 Cincinnati, OH 45242 513.563.7600 (phone) 513.563.7660 (fax) www.gspnet.com

RL RECORD LLC RL RECORD is a small, Cincinnati‐based multidisciplinary firm specializing in the interface of the environment with transportation and major infrastructure. Multi‐modal transport planning, alternatives development and design, environmental analysis, urban planning, and green infrastructure systems are among the firm’s core capabilities and focus areas.

R L RECORD LLC Consultants in Transportation and Major Infrastructure 700 West Pete Rose Way Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 513‐744‐9777 office 513‐744‐9778 fax 513‐919‐2874 cell

Subconsultant Introduction // 1 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans

RUNDELL EARNSTBERGER Our design philosophy is to punctuate and celebrate the unique and individual identity of a particular place through imaginative design and superior technical follow‐through.

Rundell Ernstberger Associates was established in 1979 to provide land planning, urban de sign, and landscape architectural services. The present staff of eighteen includes six registered landscape architects and ten graduate landscape architects in three offices in Indianapolis, Muncie, Indiana; and Louisville, Kentucky. Since its formation, Rundell Ernstberger Associates has participated as prime consult ants to municipalities, governmental agencies, non‐profit organizations, private institutions, and universities in more than twenty states. Its growth and success can be attributed to the fact that the partners share a common vision of excellence in all forms of development and design on the land.

Rundell Ernstberger Associates is widely recognized for creative approaches to master planning and site design and its ability to organize and manage multi‐ disciplinary design teams. The staff is a uniquely talented group of individuals whose combined design and technical expertise results in the delivery of thorough and complete design packages to clients through all phases of work. Recognized by its peers in the Landscape Architectural profession as the leading site design firm in the Midwest, Rundell Ernstberger Associates has received more than 50 local, national and international design awards in the past 29 years. Rundell Ernstberger Associates is known for the diversity of projects in which it has been involved. Services include the following:

Site Architecture Urban Design and Land Planning Campus Planning and Design Corporate and Commercial Site Design Public Garden Design Recreation Planning and Design Trail and Greenway Planning and Design Riverfront Design Specialty Planning Historic Landscapes

Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC 611 West Main Street, Suite 201 Louisville, KY 40202 502‐561‐8676 (phone) www.reasite.com

Subconsultant Introduction // 2 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans

OUR QUALIFICATIONS

R L RECORD is Ohio Department of Transportation/FHWA-prequalified consultant in these professional service categories:

• EIS and environmental document preparation, • Phase I and II hazardous materials investigations, • terrestrial ecological surveys, • aquatic ecological surveys, • threatened and endangered species assessments, • socio-economic and environmental justice studies, • waterway and regulatory agency permitting, • wetland mitigation, • Section 4(f) analyses, • traffic noise analysis, and • air quality studies.

We are known for exemplary work that makes for sound, efficient and defensible decision-making under NEPA.

With broad experience in planning, programming, environmental, design, right- of-way, construction, and operations, our group brings pragmatic context to the conduct of NEPA-related work.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES – OHIO

Mr. Tim Hill – Administrator, Office of Environmental Services – ODOT Mr. Keith Smith – District 8 Environmental Coordinator – ODOT Ms. Julie Gwinn – District 5 Planning and Programs Administrator – ODOT Mr. Michael Moore – Director, Department of Transportation & Engineering – City of Cincinnati Mr. David Beach – City Engineer – City of Beavercreek Ms. Jane Howington – Assistant City Manager – City of Dayton Mr. Greg Wilkens – County Engineer – Butler County Mr. Larry Hoffman – Major New Project Coordinator – ODOT Mr. Gordon Proctor – former Director - ODOT Mr. Fred Skaer – (ret.) Director of Project Development & Environmental Review – FHWA Ms. Sheri Schaftlein – Office of Project Development & Environmental Review – FHWA Ms. Dominique Lueckenhoff – Mid-Atlantic Green Highways Partnership - USEPA

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Inspiration to reality.

US 31 PLANNING AND DESIGN Hamilton County, Indiana

RW Armstrong was selected as the program manager and lead design firm for the CLIENT // reconstruction and upgrade of 12 miles of arterial boulevard to a dual carriageway Indiana Department of facility. The project is located in the north side of Indianapolis, Indiana in the most Transportation affluent neighborhoods in the state requiring innovative designs to reduce the overall Indiana Government Center North footprint of the new roadway. 100 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46204- Project elements included: 2217 • Significant public involvement efforts CONTACT // • 3-D Visualization Tim Muench • Environmental Assessment and remediation Project Manager • Structural design of new overpasses (317) 232-0681 • Construction of a fully directional interchange COST // • Roadway design and earthwork calculations necessary for eight new grade $487 million separated interchanges • Review of and installation of roundabout intersections as appropriate COMPLETE // • Determination of and necessary support services to acquire the needed project 2016 right of way

As the prime consultant for this $487 million project, RW Armstrong conducted an extensive public outreach effort that involved coordination with local agencies, a community leader focus committee, and the general public. This has included facilitating several intergovernmental meeting with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) which is comprised of Hamilton County, Westfield, Carmel and Indianapolis MPO representatives. As part of this effort, the team has held two design charrettes to minimize the impact of the design of the road on residences and businesses. This public outreach effort also included the development of computer renderings to show the public what the project would look like before and after construction, large displays (some over 20 feet long) to illustrate the proposed changes, educational boards to explain commonly used terminology, promotion of the commenting process for NEPA documentation and three-dimensional drive-thru visualizations that were created to mimic the feel of what it would be like to drive the new roadway with interchanges. The outreach activities included a regularly updated project website housed by the Indiana Department of Transportation, advertisement through print, web, and radio outlets, focus group (Community Advisory Committee) meetings, public hearings, and meetings with local officials.

Another key element of this project is the involvement of RW Armstrong’s planning and design group. The group’s responsibility is to create an existing land use map and working with the ROW group identify land owners and tenants along this corridor. The planning group is responsible for collecting future growth plan’s to analyze how the improvements to the corridor will impact existing businesses and identify areas for future trail connects to be coordinated with the road improvements. Traffic modeling has also been a key element, forecasting existing and future growth and applying that to a 2035 development year.

Inspiration to reality.

Another element the planning group has been intimately involved with is the creation of the SDEIS document analyzing the impact that the design of the corridor would have on residences, businesses, wetlands, woodlands, existing parks and historic structures. Analysis including economic impact and social impacts were also calculated and documented.

A large issue addressed during the project was the hydraulics of the roadway and surrounding area. As the project intent was to lower the roadway profile from direct view of the surrounding landowners, extensive hydraulic modeling was required to determine the best way to drain the new facility. Innovative ideas being considered include inline storage within the drainage ditches to oversizing stormwater basins at strategic locations along the roadway and combining that with landscape measures.

Inspiration to reality.

NORTHWEST GATEWAY AREA PLAN Elkhart County, Indiana

The team of RW Armstrong and Green 3 CLIENT // analyzed the physical and economic Elkhart County Planning & opportunities and constraints of Elkhart Development Department County’s Northwest Gateway Area. This area 4230 Elkhart Road features visual and physical access to the St. Goshen, IN 46526 Joseph River, prominent entry point from neighboring St. Joseph County, and is CONTACT // anticipated to experience rapid commercial redevelopment instigated by the recent Mr. Robert Watkins, opening of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter. Director

(574) 875-3335 The project’s purpose is to create a vision and

COST // identity for the Northwest Gateway Area, stimulate economic development, manage $93,000 Study and promote responsible, high quality growth, organize infrastructure improvement COMPLETE // initiatives to promote and enhance new December 2008 development, and create partnerships.

The Northwest Gateway Area’s planning process included community consensus building and education, a physical analysis and framework, a market evaluation and economic development strategy, regulatory review and recommendations, and an implementation and adoption action plan. The result of the planning effort was a strategy with design, regulatory, economic development, and implementation recommendations derived from an understanding of the area’s needs and desires, market conditions and influences, physical environment, market dynamics, means, and capacity. The plan articulated a vision for the community, guides and informs future development and improvements, and will assist Elkhart County in prioritizing its responsibilities and resources.

Techniques utilized throughout this planning process included: community visioning, public input workshops, steering committee site tours and field checks, stakeholder interviews, consensus building, ordinance review, regional market evaluation, land use analysis, multi-modal transportation network development, environmental assessment and urban design plan, and resource/responsibility identification and allocation.

Inspiration to reality.

SOUTHPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PLAN Southport, Indiana

CLIENT // During their career, City of Southport Cynthia Bowen and Dale 6901 Derbyshire Road Davis have worked on Southport, IN 46227-5133 many projects of a similar

CONTACT // nature. Having just recently joined RW Nannette Tunget Mayor Armstrong we offer, for (317) 786-3585 your review, some of these key projects that they have COMPLETE // been involved with during December 18, 2006 the course of their careers.

The Southport Economic Development Initiative Plan sets forth a set of goals and objectives that form policies for the City of Southport to follow in order to revitalize the City’s central business district. This plan analyzes Southport’s strengths and weaknesses in the commercial sector and seeks to identify ways in which the City can facilitate job growth and commercial opportunity while revitalizing the community.

The City of Southport is located within Marion County on the south side of Indianapolis. While Indianapolis includes all of Marion County, Southport is one of the excluded municipalities, which means the City of Southport still controls its own city services such as schools and police. This exclusion from the consolidation of Indianapolis and Marion County also allows Southport the opportunity to develop its own planning strategies, such as this plan. The Economic Development Initiative Plan seeks to establish walkability along with urban design standards to create a sense of place within Southport. It also seeks to attract a commuter rail station and to upgrade city offices to locate them in an area more accessible and visible to the general public.

Ms. Bowen served as the project manager and Mr. Davis served as a project planner for this project. Ms. Bowen used her experience to facilitate public meetings as well as interpret public input to identify applicable goals and objectives for this plan. Ms. Bowen also involved local business owners to address their needs, concerns, and wishes in the development of this plan. Mr. Davis produced the final document and layout while also writing and making revisions to the document.

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE STREETSCAPE Indianapolis, Indiana

RW Armstrong worked in association with Green 3 and Ninebark to design a landmark streetscape in the Fountain Square neighborhood of . Fountain Square is an emerging art district and is one of the city’s designated Cultural Districts.

CLIENT // The heart of Fountain Square is the “square” itself which historically was a place to gather and the center of commerce and travel in the district. This space is formed by SEND the intersection of three well travelled city streets and over time has lost much of its 1030 Orange Street cultural function and aesthetic beauty. This project was dubbed “Putting the Square Indianapolis, IN 46203 back in Fountain Square” by the project team and will create a new streetscape that, while based on the area’s history, speaks to its exciting future. CONTACT //

Paul Baumgarten The project included: (317) 634-5079 • Reuse of an historic sculpture in a new fountain setting • Design of a new European style fountain as a traffic island COST // • Creation of a new public plaza including a custom shade structure $1,250,000 Construction • New sidewalks and curbs • Cutting edge urban drainage design including urban rain gardens capable of COMPLETE // capturing 100 percent of a normal rain event runoff Design - 2008 • Lighting and furnishings Phase 1 Construction – Spring 2009 This project will greatly improve the aesthetics of the area it but has also served to enhance an already stung sense of community pride and involvement. The public was FIRMS // integrally involved in the design process and the project will serve as icon for a RW Armstrong , Green 3 & neighborhood on the brink revitalization. Although a separate project, the square will Ninebark serve as the terminus of the Virginia Avenue leg of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

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96TH STREET STUDY Fishers, Indiana CLIENT // Town of Fishers This planning study was underwritten by a grant from the Indianapolis Metropolitan 1 Municipal Drive Planning Organization to determine the most economical means of linking 96th Street Fishers, Indiana 46038 east of the Geist Reservoir with 96th Street west of the reservoir via Fall Creek Parkway. As a second tier assignment, RW Armstrong was tasked with developing a long-term CONTACT // list of improvements necessary for the corridor. Mr. Jeff Heiking, P.E. Town Engineer The corridor begins at west of I-69 and extends east to the Hancock County line. It (317) 595-3160 experiences chronic congestion along parts of the route created by commuter traffic. The roadway width varies from an eight-lane urban section at the western end of the COST // project to a rural two-lane roadway at its eastern limit. The study sought to develop a $180,000 Study plan for managing and providing for the growth that the area is experiencing.

COMPLETE // RW Armstrong’s responsibilities included data collection, traffic review and analysis, accident analysis, conceptual roundabout design, and cost estimating. 2006

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CENTRAL GREENS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Indianapolis, Indiana

Central Greens, LLC selected RW CLIENT // Armstrong to lead the utility/site Central Greens, LLC master planning and design effort 6002 North Indianapolis, IN 46228 for the Central Greens development. This project will CONTACT // redevelop the Central State Charlie Garcia Hospital site on Indianapolis' near Mike Higbee west side. Central Greens, LLC (317)923-4744 wanted this high-profile urban redevelopment project to become COST // the model for how low-impact $160,000 Design urban redevelopment could be approached in Indianapolis, COMPLETION // recognizing that some of the low- 2008 impact development (LID) techniques may not be included in the city's current development standards. The LID approach was important for this particular development because it is located within the combined sewer system and a significant increase in building density was being proposed. The increased density would result in an increase in stormwater runoff, which would likely increase combined sewer overflows in the downstream sewer system because the only outlet for stormwater drainage was the existing combined sewer system surrounding the site.

With these overall goals in mind, RW Armstrong integrated several LID techniques into the site's stormwater collection system. The technologies listed below were planned and integrated into the site on a modular, site-specific basis, as opposed to being designed and constructed as a single, centralized system:

• Residential rain gardens are incorporated into the grading of residential parcels to improve water quality and reduce runoff from single-family and town- home residences; • Infiltration basins are included under pervious-paved surfaces at the block level in the single-family residential areas and will be sized to result in no-net runoff from each residential block; • Biofiltration basins are constructed adjacent to multi-family buildings and parking areas to increase green space in these areas and to provide a dual use for recreation while improving stormwater quality and reducing runoff; • Green pavers are used for overflow parking areas in the higher-density residential areas and in the recreational areas to decrease pervious surfaces and reduce runoff; and • One-way streets are utilized to calm traffic and reduce lane sizes, thereby reducing runoff.

TDOT STATEWIDE PLANNING CONTRACT Tennesee

For more than ten years, Gresham, Smith and Part- ners has performed a wide range of planning servic- es for the Department of Transportation (TDOT).

Under five, consecutive two-year, work order-based contracts, GS&P successfully and expeditiously completed diverse assignments and over 15 Ad- vance Planning Reports (APR).

Deliverables for each APR included functional design plans, traffic and engineering analyses, estimated costs, and identification of areas of potential environmental concern. In 2006, TDOT phased out APRs and now, GS&P is assigned Transportation Planning Reports, reports that ad- dress TDOT’s new way of developing projects.

In 2006, GS&P completed for TDOT and the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Tier 2 Analyses under the Congestion Management System. These studies are required for a number of projects in the Long Range Transportation Plan. GS&P completed the first Tier 2 analysis approved by the MPO and recently, the MPO distributed two of the GS&P-prepared studies to the MPO as an example of how to do this study.

In the early years, NEPA studies were assigned through this contract, and GS&P completed NEPA Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements for TDOT. GS&P led the impact analysis, technical studies and NEPA document preparation, and they also conducted preliminary engineering as part of these studies. In recent years, some assignments through this contract have still contained NEPA studies that required an environmental assessment. Other types of studies/assignments included:

• Interchange Justification and Modification Studies • ITS Functional Design for I-24 and I-65 • Transit Rail Feasibility Study • Traffic Impact Studies Northern beltline intersecting roadways transportation and land use vision Birmingman, Alabama

GS&P conducted a nine corridor study to select, evaluate and recommend potential park-and- ride lots for the two-county Birmingham non-attainment area. The project developed methodol- ogy and evaluation criteria for a two-tier site evaluation process.

GS&P collected field data and evaluated each site based upon evaluation criteria and made recommendations ranking potential sites within the nine corridors. Preliminary layouts of site and developed project costs per site were prepared. The project provides for the Regional Plan- ning Commission and stakeholder local governments to select a site for development, gain en- vironmental approval with the Alabama Department of Transportation and provide construction documents. DECATUR HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR STUDY Decatur, Alabama

Gresham, Smith and Partners prepared a land use and transportation study for Alabama High- way 20 in Decatur, Alabama. Alabama 20 forms one of the main entryways to the City of Decatur. The study evaluated the City’s land use plan for the corridor and refined the land use plan suf- ficiently to plan transportation infrastructure. The refinement addressed issues of market land uses, community needs and the carrying capacity of available infrastructure, especially trans- portation.

The corridor is unique because it is one of the main entrances to the city from I-65 and also serves as the sole access point for approximately 2,200 acres of developable land. This land is anticipated to develop into a mixture of office, retail, fabrication, light industrial and residential uses. Water and sanitary sewer services have recently been provided in the area.

Decatur was interested in both the functional nature of the corridor and in quality design as befit- ting one of the primary entrances to the City. Access management, transportation and implemen- tation/staging issues were of critical importance to the City. The adjacent property, when fully developed, will generate approximately 155,000 trips per day (17,000 during the peak hour). All this traffic will use the Alabama 20 corridor.

GS&P developed a unique roadway/expressway concept the City can develop in conjunction with the landowners and the Alabama Department of Transportation. The improvements can be staged and built generally as the area develops, meeting area demands over time. Little rock mpo regional arterial network study Little Rock,

Gresham, Smith and Partners was part of the team that identified and prioritized- re gional transportation projects for the Little Rock Metropolitan Planning Organization (Metroplan). Metroplan identified 29 regional arterial network corridors that are the focus of the development of a quality, non-freeway transportation system. Of the RAN corridors, 16 were identified as high priority corridors in addition to 19 critical segments and 16 criti- cal bridges. This was an opportunity to take a strategic look at each of these corridors and segments with the objective of providing safe and efficient travel and enhancing mobility and travel choice through a balance of modes.

This study identified a mix of transportation investments and strategies that most effectively meet the region’s needs, including operational enhancements, access management, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), bicycle and pedestrian facilities, land use, transit strategies, and where necessary, roadway capacity expansion and right-of-way preservation. At the same time, the RAN corridors and critical segments must be sensitive to and enhance the communities through which they pass. The recommendations emanating from this study were specific proj- ects for implementation in the long-term transportation improvement plan (TIP).

GS&P provided support in the technical areas of traffic engineering, roadway improvements and access management issues through each of the corridors. INDIANAPOLIS Cultural trail Indianapolis, Indiana

A world-class urban bike and pedestrian path connecting neighborhoods, cultural districts and entertainment amenities, serving as the downtown hub for the entire greenway trail system.

REA was commissioned by the City of Indianapolis to prepare design and construction documents for the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, an innovative 7.5 mile urban trail and streetscape project that will establish Indianapolis as a dynamic city on the leading edge of 21st century urban design. The estimated $50 million project is funded by private donations and federal transportation funds, with construction occurring from 2007 to 2010.

The Cultural Trail is being constructed along existing city streets by narrowing traffic lanes to allow for an expanded sidewalk zone that includes both bicycle and pedestrian pathways. The trail features a coordinated palette of unit paver materials, landscaping, public art, site furnishings, lighting, and signage. Intersection enhancements include curb extension plazas, custom crosswalk markings, and audible crossing signals. Green design components include recycled materials and significant reduction of stormwater runoff through stormwater infiltration planters and increased planted areas.

As the lead design firm overseeing the work of a multidisciplinary team, REA has completed design and construction documentation as well as overseen construction for Phase One, and is currently preparing construction documents for the remaining phases.

ruNDELL ErNStBErGEr ASSOCIAtES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com jacobsville redevelopment plan Evansville, IN

Redevelopment Plan for a historic urban neighborhood focused on revitalizing the residential and business fabric with recommendations for infill development, building setbacks, landscape buffers, street tree plantings, and public open space improvements

Rundell Ernstberger Associates prepared a conceptual redevelopment plan for a portion of the Jacobsville neighborhood in Evansville, Indiana. Commissioned by the Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development, the plan was completed in 1994.

The focus of the redevelopment plan was centered around preserving opportunities for and expanding existing community-based business and commercial activities and strengthening the residential framework of the neighborhood.

A new neighborhood park became the central focus for the residences. Existing homes of historic value were moved to vacant lots and new infill homes, designed in character with the existing structures, reestablished the fabric of this near downtown neighborhood.

The plan included recommendations for building setbacks, landscape buffers, street tree plantings, architectural character, public open space, and infill development.

rUndell ernstberGer associates, llc MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com Market Square Vicinity Plan Indianapolis, Indiana

An amenity infrastructure framework of pedestrian corridors and linked public open spaces within which private development and investment can occur.

REA was commissioned by the City of Indianapolis to prepare an urban design study for a 29-block area on the east side of downtown. The study included the preparation of design guidelines for the redevelopment of the former Market Square Arena (MSA) site and recommendations for public improvements to support and encourage private investment and revitalization.

Final recommendations of the plan include high density mixed-use development with a residential focus on the MSA site, a sequence of linked public open spaces and streetscape enhancements along Market Street, pedestrian-friendly improvements throughout the district, a business development district, relocation of an interstate access ramp, and linkages to adjacent neighborhoods.

REA coordinated the efforts of the planning team to complete the project in 120 days utilizing workshops with neighborhood leaders and public officials to provide input and feedback on proposed recommendations.

runDell ernStBerGer aSSOciateS, llc MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com MERIDIAN CORPORATE CORRIDOR Carmel, IN

Context sensitive enhancements to provide a unique and welcoming identity for this community gateway and minimize the visual impacts of a proposed elevated highway as it passes through the community.

Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC was commissioned by the City of Carmel to prepare design graphics depicting context sensitive enhancements to a proposed elevated six-lane divided highway. The graphics provided a planning tool to help City offi cials, government agencies and citizens visualize the impacts of the proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 31. The project area encompasses a six mile segment along U.S. 31 between 146th Street and and will, in its proposed form, solidify the corridor’s image as the preferred location for corporate headquarters, general offi ce space, and institutional developments.

The Meridian Corporate Corridor design graphics include plans and sections depicting architectural treatments to all bridge structures, elegantly landscaped medians, gateway developments, proposed round-abouts at key intersections and the redesign of several interchanges.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com I-75 BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE – QUEENSGATE AREA ANALYSIS

City of Cincinnati, ODOT, and FHWA, 2008

Project Synopsis : This assignment, initiated and funded by the City of Cincinnati, was commissioned to analyze issues and make recommendations specific to the City’s Queensgate area, a major employment and industrial activity center located just west of the CBD, as related to the planned $1.3 billion I-75 Brent Spence Bridge replacement project. This work included assessment of planning context, transportation and other infrastructure elements, economic development plans and commercial activity. It also included review of seven bridge replacement alternatives under consideration, and examination of project purpose and need framework under the National Environmental Policy Act .

The work was expedited to meet ODOT and FHWA project study schedules and City needs for prompt responsiveness to citizens and stakeholders. Methods included data compilation and analysis, field reviews, stakeholder interviews, and evaluation under federal transportation and environmental policy . The analyses included assessment of direct business losses, impacts to economic development plans, access changes (including truck and rail freight issues ), construction period disruption, aesthetics, community and environmental justice issues, and cost considerations. Central to many of these categories were considerations related to land use , urban redevelopment, and brownfield sites in a complex portion of the I-75 corridor.

Results : This work resulted in a formal City recommendation to ODOT and FHWA to eliminate two alternatives for the Brent Spence Bridge project from further development and consideration due to disproportionately adverse impacts on important elements of the City’s economic and community fabric. Major components of the argument to the state and federal agencies were loss of businesses, inconsistency with adopted plans, construction-period disruption, physical and aesthetic intrusion, secondary and cumulative impacts (including environmental justice considerations), and costs.

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE – EASTERN CORRIDOR MULTI-MODAL PROGRAM

ODOT, FHWA, FTA and Hamilton and Clermont Counties, Ohio 2005-06

Project Synopsis : This assignment was conducted in support of a Context-Sensitive Design effort for a multi-modal transportation investment program in an environmentally-sensitive area in the eastern Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area, and was led by key staff with the RL RECORD group. Key assignments included assessment of state and federal policy and programs, review of funding opportunities and strategies, and resource management integration. Challenges included effective synthesis of multiple agency and jurisdiction goals , formalizing commitments among agencies and project partners, and indentifying tangible steps for implementation.

The work was complicated by the nature of the study area, which included a State and National Scenic River (and related oversight agency policies, authorities and expectations), competing and conflicting land uses, urban development and landscape issues, water quality needs and limitations, brownfield sites and utility and transportation corridors. Stakeholder workshops and goal-setting exercises help mold and workable framework for sustainable environmental stewardship .

Results : This work expanded on the tenets established by FHWA’s multi-agency Eco-Logical environmental integration thesis (2005), and established a firm platform for on-the- ground program implementation. Our key staff designed the Green Infrastructure Master Plan and Implementation Guide to 1) recognize the strategic importance of local initiative in forwarding an effective program, 2) integrate and enhance local community plans , 3) target planned outcomes (rather than unplanned), 4) craft plan elements for upward integration consistent with regional, state and federal initiatives, 5) effectively use transportation investments as a catalyst to advance green infrastructure initiatives, 6) and forward advanced mitigation opportunities for other addressing impacts for various programs and projects in a more environmentally beneficial and effective way.

VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM – 2025 DEVELOPMENT PLAN

VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas - 2000

Project Synopsis : This assignment, led by key RL RECORD staff (Charles Schimpeler, formerly Schimpeler American) was commissioned by San Antonio to analyze issues and make recommendations for potential development of future light rail transit corridors and service framework. The study evaluated land use and land use policy, as well as environmental factors (including aquifer protection issues), demographic and travel demand forecasts, urban spatial components and metro- area economics. An examination of the existing bus transit system was conducted (including ridership surveys) for optimization and potential future service levels.

All of the rail transit evaluation was done in conjunction with a coordinated ITS network anticipated for expansion in support of the LRT operations. Centrally important in this examination as well was the related reworking of the bus transit network under a staged LRT scenario, as needed to 1) interface effectively with the LRT spines, 2) maintain good levels of access and service to existing neighborhoods and destinations, and 3) provide an operationally practical bus component that can be expanded and modified , by routing, headways or equipment type, in the future.

Central in the considerations of the 2025 Development Plan was the relationship of the urban development and urban design elements of San Antonio. The functional “fit” of the combined LRT/bus/ITS network was fine-tuned for best relationship to City and metro area goals for employment, recreation, housing, community, and environmental protection and enhancement.

Results : Using public input and leadership charette exercises, the technical work was refined and focused to meet both transit functional needs and stakeholder expectations. A phased, step-by-step implementation and modal network modification process was developed, including and funding and finance component schedule for consideration by City and anticipated funding agencies.

EASTERN CORRIDOR MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECT

ODOT, FHWA, FTA and Hamilton and Clermont Counties, Ohio 2005

Project Synopsis : This ground-breaking work program encompassed a $10 million three-year study integrating transportation, land use, and green infrastructure for the eastern sector of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The program mission was to develop a comprehensive program for effectively addressing long-term transportation needs (including highway, rail and bus transit ) in the high-demand eastern metro sector, and to carefully integrate and address land use, economic development and environmental enhancement goals over the 200 square mile improvement area. Rick Record of RL RECORD was the lead consultant and consultant team project manager.

Using creative approaches, sound technical analyses, proactive public engagement, and effective application of environmental, transportation and public policy, the project team delivered a comprehensive program to meet the communities’ needs that was effective, environmentally beneficial, and financially feasible. The Eastern Corridor project encompassed Ohio’s first tiered EIS (USDOT Record of Decision issued in 2006), and the first project in the U.S. to incorporate multiple modes of transportation, multiple jurisdictions , land use, economic development, green infrastructure and environmental stewardship, advanced impact mitigation, and an innovative, program-level financial strategy, all in a “home rule” state.

Results : This work was recognized by a national award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for its creative and effective context-sensitive approach in addressing transportation and environmental needs in a sustainable framework (AASHTO Best Large Urban Project, 2006) . For the first time in Ohio, the program established a mechanism for forwarding large-scale environmental protection and alternative transportation components (including bike trails, rail transit and demand-management strategies) within a program-level framework designed to encourage private investment and participation. The work program is being implemented in stages in concert with economic development and financial partnership and funding streams.

PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING The City of Cincinnati is requesting qualifications from qualified teams to develop several focused subarea plans for identified areas surrounding the I‐75 Corridor that bisects the City of Cincinnati. The Ohio Department of Transportation has commissioned studies of I‐75 to improve the highway for safety, access and capacity. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has been engaged in the I‐75 studies as it impacts the Brent Spence Bridge over the . This current I‐75 project is a typical engineering study that is finalizing recommendations on how to improve I‐75.)

The City is being proactive by planning for the future of these areas that will be impacted by the final design of I‐75. From our team’s experience, we have found that prior to the design of a roadway, planning should occur to examine the local transportation networks, access management, pedestrian and transit options, future development and redevelopment potential, as well as relocation of existing businesses. Currently, RW Armstrong and several team members are conducting a similar planning analysis to this project in RW Armstrong’s US 31 Hamilton County Roadway Planning and Design Project. While this project is an Indiana DOT project, the communities are integrally involved in the process. The first phase of this project involved the planning component: understanding the context in which the road will be designed, the impact on the communities (three jurisdictions are involved), the impact on the business owners and residents, and the impact on the transportation network and the environment. Similar to the I‐ 75 situation, the redesign of US 31 Hamilton County project involves several interchanges being re‐designed as well as new ones identified and designed. The experience and lessons learned from this project, including the public facilitation and the creative techniques to involve many various stakeholders and solicit public input within the FHWA structure, will benefit the City of Cincinnati in the development and creation of their I‐75 Focus Area Plans.

Within each of these focus area plans, our team’s strategy is to create a strong and viable corridor surrounding the I‐75 interchanges (South Cummingsville/Northside, Mitchell Avenue, Hopple Street Interchange, and Queensgate). We will approach this by quickly and efficiently evaluating the entire three segments from a “50,000” foot level to understand the entire development context and interchange design features for I‐75. Once our team understands the land use function of the entire corridor, we will then focus in on segments 2 and 3 to complete detailed focus plans for the four areas identified that will center on catalyst projects and revitalizing and improving these areas, being mindful of decisions to preserve viable existing businesses and attract new compatible businesses. In approaching this project, there will be several issues that the RW Armstrong team will have to address.

• LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING: Each of these four focus areas has a defined land use pattern; however, this land use pattern may not be the desired pattern for this interchange. Additionally, land use and transportation are inherently linked and therefore interstate connections as well as local road connections will be important to the future growth and redevelopment of these areas. The RW Armstrong team will review the land uses in each of these areas, look at ownership patterns and determine if combining smaller parcels to create an opportunity for larger redevelopment sites is necessary. Each of these focus areas is mixed use; therefore, the RW Armstrong team will need to examine how to create a sense of place and identity using land use as well as other urban design features. In those focus areas, such as Cummingsville and Hopple Street, we will need to evaluate and determine the best land use solutions to enhance these existing residential areas, stabilize the neighborhoods, and buffer them from the adjoining mixed uses and the interstate. Once the team recommends a land use pattern, recommendations will be provided in how to implement that land use pattern such as through form based codes, overlay districts, or though changes to the existing ordinance.

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Many of these existing focus areas have a heavy industrial, commercial, or public service land use base. Additionally, several Brownfield sites have been identified in the area including Camp Washington/Hamilton Redevelopment Site, Crosley Building, Former Harrison Terminal, Metrowest, Providence North Parcels and Queensgate South Redevelopment Area. Additionally, in the Hopple area, several City departments are concerned about loss of their property and there has yet been a place identified for these services to move to. As part of this process, the challenge for the RW Armstrong team will be to determine which parcels are available for redevelopment, the extent of redevelopment possible for the identified Brownfield sites, what stage the Brownfield remediation is in, what businesses are viable for each focus area, and what can each market area support in each of these focus areas and provide a framework and strategy that can realistically be implemented. Early identification of other Brownfield sites in this area would allow the City to apply for state money to start the process of clean‐up, remediation and redevelopment. Understanding the City wants to focus on more green development

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and initiatives, the RW Armstrong team can bring the experience necessary to identify where potential green sites can be located, review and make recommendations for the assembly of land for future development, and identity areas for redevelopment that would further promote the desired land use character. We will accomplish this by analyzing the existing market using available current census data, GO Cincinnati information as well as purchasing information on trade areas to assist potential development strategies. We will also talk to realtors, conduct market searches to understand both the residential, commercial and industrial market and visit or comparable areas within the City of Cincinnati that are thriving during this economic downtown. Our team has significant experience in performing market analysis and providing recommendations for targeted business clusters that can be the focus/identity of the area.

• PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: The most important element of a successful planning project is people. As the City of Cincinnati has already documented, several public input opportunities have been facilitated through the I‐75 Mill Creek Expressway Environmental Process and the Brent Spence Bridge Strategy Planning Process. While these input sessions will offer some insight into some of the issues to be addressed (i.e. more intermodal opportunities, sustainability, traffic, etc.) engaging the public in the land use planning, redevelopment, and improvements of infrastructure in these areas will be critical. Members of the RW Armstrong team are very skills and nationally known for their public speaking and facilitation skills and public participation techniques. In fact several members of our team have trained other engineering and planners throughout the country on these techniques. The RW Armstrong team will develop a unique creative blend of public facilitation techniques and opportunities that will allow all citizens, businesses, agencies and stakeholders input into this process. One such technique is to speak to local organization such as the Queensgate Business Association regarding the details of this project and the impact on their area. What will be important as these focused plans are created is to create champions within the community and City who will be able to implement and ensure that change occurs. The RW Armstrong team will work as an extension of the local staff to develop a solid public outreach and communications plan that will assist in facilitating a plan that is based on Cincinnati’s core values and that reflects the future and desired character of each of these focused areas.

• GATEWAYS AND IDENTITY: Community identity and a sense of place are extremely important for the success of a corridor in terms of economic, physical, and social health. In order to create identity and a sense of place, branding is often the tool utilized. Branding can include logo design, marketing, promotion, and theming and can generate excitement and interest in a community corridor district. Members of the community as well as community leaders have identified that these focused areas’ plans should reflect the character and identity of surrounding areas and create a sense of place and identity. The RW Armstrong team has worked with small and large municipal clients to create or reinvent a neighborhood or corridor image. Work to be included in each of these focused areas includes policy writing to enforce redevelopment visions, creation of urban design standards, public outreach facilitation, interpretive and educational planning, and logo and graphic design.

• MULTI‐MODAL CONNECTIONS: The linkage between transportation and land use is a key concept in managing traffic flow and creating a safe, efficient network, especially in the redesign of a major transportation corridor and its impact on the local network. In reviewing the existing land use plans provided to the RW Armstrong team as well as based on local knowledge, the team will review these connections and identify other opportunities for future connections ‐ pedestrian, vehicular and multi‐ modal. Although there is a predominately interstate highway focus in much of the near‐term transportation picture, there are other transportation elements that are important for framing effective and community‐supported plans for the four focus areas. These include 1) surface arterials, “main streets”, and commerce connectors, 2) future light or commuter rail transit augmenting basic I‐75 capacity, 3) future intercity passenger rail siting, service, and operations, 4) bus transit routing, service, and operations, 5) bike and pedestrians, and 6) freight and intermodal siting, access, and operations. The RW Armstrong team has corridor‐specific experience and understanding of these elements and how they need to relate to larger community and City plans.

• SUSTAINABILITY: The RW Armstrong team’s engineers, planners, and designers believe every project can be environmentally sustainable, whether it is a true environmental project such as wetland mitigation design or a focused area plan such as what the City of Cincinnati is requesting. We know and understand that the City is promoting more sustainable practices as well as integrating that into new design and developments. The RW Armstrong team embraces the philosophy that it is our responsibility, not only as designers, but as human beings, to promote environmentally responsible design and construction. This can involve environmental analysis and documentation, using recycled materials, creating cutting edge eco‐friendly

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drainage designs, providing for multi‐modal transportation, selecting native and drought tolerant plants, and considering long‐ term maintenance and life cycle costs. Members of our team are LEED certified and have extensive practical knowledge of sustainability practices and design. As part of this process the RW Armstrong team will evaluate several areas for incorporation of sustainability principals and projects, especially when it comes to land use planning that supports transit usage.

• INTERJURISDICTION COORDINATION: FHWA/ODOT is undertaking a major reworking of I‐75 for capacity and safety improvements. This will include changes in interchanges and access pathways to the four focus areas. Minor refinement and optimization of the FHWA/ODOT investments may produce important benefits at the community level and for larger City goals. The RW Armstrong team is experienced in this refinement and opportunity analysis process, including coordinating and communicating with ODOT and FHWA, and understands the need for simultaneously addressing transportation agency, community, economic, and environmental goals.

• WATER RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT: Water resource management issues are prevalent along the I‐75 corridor, especially in the four focus areas that the City has identified. Our team will inventory and coordinate utility and water resource needs with transportation investments. For the I‐75 Focus Areas, it will be important to integrate, wherever possible and practicable, MSD’s significant efforts related to its Consent Decree CSO/SSO control and remedy program, including green infrastructure options and opportunities. The RW Armstrong team offers specific experience on that important front.

The development the I‐75 Focus Area Plans for the City of Cincinnati will involve the following six overarching, organizational themes. Each of the following themes will incorporate the eight components outlined in Section I of the City’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ):

1. Inventory and Analysis 2. Communication Strategy 3. Visioning Process 4. Land Use Plan 5. Urban Design Plan 6. Transportation Plan 7. Infrastructure Plan 8. Economic Development Plan 9. Implementation Plan

1. Inventory and Analysis. Over a period of time, the City has amassed several studies that provide direction for growth including both land use and infrastructure. As part of this process, the RW Armstrong team will review all of this existing information, complete site visits, interview key personnel, and create an opportunities and constraints map for each of these focused areas.

2. Communication Strategy. At the onset of the planning process, the RW Armstrong team will discuss and develop an approach to effective project communication and public participation. There are many options and, through discussion, the team will outline an appropriate strategy for this project, the City of Cincinnati, each individual focused area, and the intended audience. This strategy will be an organizing framework for all project meetings and milestones while building consensus, creating champions, and identifying implementation responsibilities.

3. Visioning Process. Each focused area will require a vision and identity that will guide the recommendations and improvementts in the area. Part of this visioning process is to understand the needs of the City, the desires of the existing development communities and businesses located within each focus area, and blend that with the goals and opportunities identified in other established existing plans. The process will need to be both a visual as well as a policy based visioning process. During the communications strategy phase, the RW Armstrong team will also develop a specific process of how the vision will be developed, crafted, and approved.

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4. Land Use Plan. Land use planning guides the quantity, quality, and location of growth. The RW Armstrong team will create a land use plan that will be a part of the City’s overall comprehensive plan and will unite all physical and regulatory (e.g. zoning and policy) aspects. The land use plan will illustrate an environmentally and fiscally responsible vision for future growth and development in each of these four focused areas.

5. Urban Design Plan. Urban design takes the physical context, as established in the land use plan, and adds an aesthetic component to create community identity and sense of place. Urban design includes tangible items, such as pedestrian/bicycle facilities, parks, amenities, etc., that contribute to a community’s character and quality of life. Additionally, several site plans will likely need to be prepared to demonstrate the desired character as well as development pattern expected for each focused area.

6. Transportation Plan. Functioning as a system, each focus area’s transportation plan will address the vehicular, pedestrian, and multi‐modal transportation networks. The relationship between transportation and adjacent land use influences economic development opportunity and community character. As part of this process it will be important for the RW Armstrong team to provide recommendations on how the local system will connect to the neighborhoods as well as to the interchanges along I‐75. The transportation plan will require the coordination of stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions, as transportation planning is a regional effort.

7. Infrastructure Plan. As identified previously, drainage concerns in the focus areas have been identified. The team will need to evaluate Mill Creek as it is a common environmental features that is connected throughout all of these focus areas. Infrastructure also offers the area in which the City can enhance its sustainability principles and practices as these focus area plans are developed. Mill Creek provides a great opportunity to improve quality using green stormwater methods. As part of this process each area will be analyzed for infrastructure connections and issues with regard to stormwater management and drainage in the context of the City’s CSO/SSO program. Additionally giving the regional vision AGENDA360 will need to be reviewed and incorporated into the vision of these focus areas. This element will require more of a regional approach for coordination and cooperation, including with Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber as part of the stakeholder interviews, as well as local remedies for each of these focus areas.

8. Economic Development Plan. Like transportation planning, economic development planning is also an effort best approached regionally. Economic development provides the foundation for the expansion of the City’s property and sales tax base by increasing the number of jobs and income generated. The economic development plan will require the review of the GO Cincinnati Plan and coordination among the various economic development players in the area to tailor a strategy that best fits each focus area to its needs and values. This plan will be developed within the context of the current local and national economic situation.

9. Implementation Plan. An implementation plan provides the means and guidance for the City of Cincinnati to make decisions and execute plan recommendations. This plan will outline recommendations developed during the land use, urban design, transportation, and economic development planning phases; provide a system to prioritize and sequence; establish a list of potential implementers; determine policy changes; and identify funding sources and opportunities.

PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK

Provided below is a draft of the proposed scope of work that the RW Armstrong team could undertake for the I‐75 Focus Area Plans. This scope was developed based on the information provided in the RFQ, detailed team knowledge of the area, some of the transportation projects currently underway, and our experience with similar projects. While this is a proposed scope, the RW Armstrong Team anticipates meeting with City staff to refine this scope in order to best reflect their needs and budget.

TASK 1: PROJECT INITIATION The purpose of this task is to establish the Communications Strategy by coordinating the project administration, organization, and management system between the RW Armstrong team and the City of Cincinnati.

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TASK 1.1: PROJECT COORDINATION MEETING The RW Armstrong team will conduct a project kick‐off meeting with the City of Cincinnati project staff to introduce the project team, discuss project parameters, verify the schedule, determine the public involvement process, and identify stakeholders and potential Steering Committee members. Additionally, this meeting will provide a chance to brief the RW Armstrong team on key issues and opportunities within the study area.

TASK 1.2: MAIN POINT OF CONTACT To streamline the communication process and maximize the efforts of all persons involved, the City and the RW Armstrong team will each designate one point of contact (POC). The POC will be responsible for the day‐to‐day communications and administrative and logistical duties throughout the planning process.

TASK 2: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS Continuing with the Communications Strategy development, the purpose of this task is to establish the appropriate level of public participation and the techniques that will be utilized throughout the process and when. There are many public input options, such as the creation of a project Steering Committee to guide the planning process, thematic/topical focus group discussions, key informant interviews, public open houses, town hall meetings, special group/organization progress report updates, articles/features through local media, a project website, and/or other means. Strong, consistent public input throughout the planning process is critical in building consensus and support to move a project forward.

TASK 2.1: IDENTIFICATION OF ADVISORY PANEL The RW Armstrong team will work with the Project Review Team to identify up to five (5) community leaders who will advocate for this project and support the planning process and outcomes of the plan. These community leaders will be advisors to the focus area revitalization and may include:

• Business/institutional leaders • Mayor and/or City Council members • Neighborhood residents • State and/or Federal elected officials Steering Committee meetings will be working The role of the Advisory Panel is critical because the success of the plan and meetings and may involve group field checks. resulting development hinges on the ability of political, foundation, corporate, and community leaders to raise discretionary capital that extends beyond typical funds. Three meetings will be convened with the Advisory Panel to review assessment findings, opportunity analyses, strategies and budgets, and development schedule. Meetings will occur in the beginning, at the mid‐point in the planning process, and at the conclusion of the planning process.

TASK 2.2: STEERING COMMITTEE With assistance from the City, a Steering Committee will be assembled to provide feedback, guidance, and direction throughout the planning process. This committee, of up to 25 members, may include representatives from the City (elected officials and staff), Economic Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, area business community, resident associations, not‐for‐profit organizations, institutions, school system, property owners, and other community leaders. This committee will meet monthly throughout the planning process. Meetings will be interactive work sessions requiring active committee participation. It is intended that committee members will become ambassadors of the plan and champions of its implementation. It is anticipated that this group would meet bi‐monthly.

TASK 2.3: FOCUS AREA GROUPS Besides having an overall Steering Committee, each area will require a small focused group of approximately 5 to 10 people to assist with the development of concepts, infrastructure, and transportation improvements for each area. All of this information will be forwarded on to the Steering Committee with recommendations from the focus area groups for final decision making. This group will be meeting monthly and, in some instances, twice a month.

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TASK 2.4: KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS With assistance from the City and the Steering Committee, the RW Armstrong team will identify and conduct up to 25 interviews with key local and regional stakeholders. These stakeholders could include:

• City staff • Economic development professionals (e.g. Chamber of • Any CDC staff in the focus areas Commerce, EDC, Indiana EDC, CVB) • Elected officials • Ohio Department of Transportation • Residents • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Members • Business/property owners • Consultants working on key projects (including the I‐75 • Real estate professionals corridor study)

TASK 2.5: PUBLIC MEETINGS Two (2) public meetings for each focus area will be facilitated by the RW Armstrong team. One meeting will be scheduled early in the planning process with the primary objective being to gather public input, ideas, and opinions. Another public meeting will be scheduled near the plan’s completion with the primary objective to present recommendations and provide opportunity for public feedback. The format of these meetings will be discussed with the City during the Project Coordination Meeting.

TASK 2.6: TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Given that the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee of the City Council will be responsible for the oversight of this project, the project team will make bi‐monthly updates to this committee and provide written monthly updates including project notes, summaries, and key findings to keep them up to date with the development of the project.

TASK 2.7: ADDITIONAL OUTREACH During the Project Coordination Meeting, the team will discuss additional techniques that could be employed to further generate public interest in the focus area planning process. These additional techniques could include: focus group discussions, special group/organization progress report updates, speaking circuits to key local groups, website survey, articles/features through local media, a project website, or other means.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will prepare meeting notes for all Steering Committee meetings, a written summary of up to 25 stakeholder interviews, and exhibits, presentations, and summary of comments for two (2) public meetings in each focus Two public meetings will be scheduled for each area. Employment of additional public outreach techniques will be determined focused area to solicit input and feedback. based on appropriateness, schedule, and budget availability.

TASK 3: SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS The purpose of this task is to gather applicable information, both quantitative and qualitative, to familiarize the RW Armstrong team with the physical and socio‐economic conditions of the City of Cincinnati and each of the focus areas. The information gathered during this task will become the foundation for all subsequent tasks and all concepts and recommendations explored throughout the planning process.

TASK 3.1: BASE DATA COLLECTION The RW Armstrong team will work with the City of Cincinnati, ODOT, and KYTC to compile available plans, studies, photography, and other relevant documentation for review and analysis. This information may include or pertain to:

• Aerial photography • Parcel maps (shapefiles) • North‐South Transportation Initiative • KYTC Brent Spence Replacement Feasibility Study

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• ODOT I‐75 Studies and plans • Queensgate Urban Design Plan • Northside Urban Design Plans • Camp Washington Urban Renewal Plans • South Cummingsville Urban Design Plan • GO Cincinnati Plan • Uptown Transportation and Uptown Parks and Urban Design Plans • City of Cincinnati Zoning Code • Metropolitan Sewer District Consent Decree • Demographic, economic, and market data • Urban design, architectural, and aesthetic characteristics • Vehicular and non‐vehicular transportation circulation, routes, and facilities • Vehicular traffic counts • Infrastructure and rights‐of‐way • Environmental assessments • Property condition evaluations

TASK 3.2: SITE VISIT The RW Armstrong team will make several site visits throughout the planning process. The POC will make arrangements for the team to tour the project area with representatives from the City for the initial visit. This initial site visit will assist in establishing the plan vision and generating preliminary thinking on potential plan direction and concept development.

TASK 3.3: BASE MAP GENERATION RW Armstrong will prepare a base map containing all existing planning documentation in ArcGIS. This map will serve as the foundation for all subsequent mapping and land use forecasts.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will prepare an existing conditions summary memorandum of the study area, area of influence, and environs for distribution to the City and the Steering Committee along with the ArcGIS base map.

TASK 4: ANALYSIS The purpose of this task is to take the information gathered during the reconnaissance phase, which also includes results from the stakeholder interviews and the first public meeting, and generate conclusions which will be fundamental in the development of concepts and recommendations. This analysis will be the foundation for the Land Use, Urban Design, Transportation, Infrastructure and Economic Development plans.

TASK 4.1: EXISTING LAND USE REVIEW The RW Armstrong team will complete an existing land use review within the project area. Using aerial photography, maps, and site investigation, general land areas will be classified and the amount of land devoted to each of the land use categories will be identified. The RW Armstrong team will field check and verify the existing land use. Additional items to be reviewed during this task and incorporated into the land use analysis and understanding of the existing conditions may include the following:

• Natural conditions as they create opportunities and constraints • Forces affecting development, such as public services, transportation corridors, and zoning and development policies • Relationships between zoning and existing land use

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• Existing sewer and water service areas and known physical limitations to such service areas • Residential neighborhood patterns including stability and revitalization, vacant land and infill development needs, development/redevelopment needs and potential • Commercial and industrial areas: patterns and directions of growth, development potential, and design and aesthetic concerns

TASK 4.2: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM REVIEW This review will include analysis of the City of Cincinnati’s transportation system; in particular, vehicular (cars, trucks, recreational vehicles), transit, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic patterns and facilities as well as the impacts on the local focus areas. The RW Armstrong team will identify the existing state and federal highways and local streets within the project area, including those which, at a minimum, are classified as arterials or collectors. These will be identified on the base map, along with existing traffic counts. Any anticipated traffic pattern changes in the area will be identified. If additional traffic counts are needed, the RW Armstrong team can provide this service based on appropriateness, schedule, and budget availability.

The RW Armstrong team will collect information regarding existing and planned transit, buggy, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities (e.g. dedicated lanes, sidewalks, multi‐use paths, etc.). This information will include the location of existing and future networks, functional conditions, and aesthetic conditions which will be documented on maps and graphic boards. Gaps in the network, difficult connections, limited access, and undesirable aesthetics will also be noted.

TASK 4.3 INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW This review will include analysis of the City of Cincinnati’s CSO Plans, MDS Consent Decree, and any other relevant information regarding the sewer, water, and stormwater drainage in each of these focus areas. Focus area sewer lines and capacity will be reviewed and issues will be identified.

TASK 4.3: DEMOGRAPHIC & MARKET REVIEW Understanding demographics and market trends and opportunities is a critical component of a successful plan. As such, the RW Armstrong team will use data from the U.S. Census, local real estate conditions, and A market review will be completed as part of the Analysis purchased data from a national database to identify economic phase. development strengths and weaknesses and explore opportunities for new uses and potential development mixes for the City of Cincinnati with emphasis on each of these local focus areas.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will build on the existing conditions summary and analysis to prepare a written and graphic summary. This analysis summary will highlight each focus area’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and constraints.

TASK 5: VISIONING The RW Armstrong team will facilitate an exercise, or series of exercises, to create an overall vision for the City of Cincinnati. This vision will include input from the Steering Committee and public meeting participants. All subsequent goals, objectives, and recommendations will be evaluated in terms of adherence to the vision. The vision will reflect the community’s values and needs and will set the course for all future growth, development, redevelopment, and improvements.

TASK 5.1: VISION STATEMENT The focus area groups will be led through a process to develop a vision statement for each focus area. The community will have an opportunity to assist in the creation of this statement during the first public meeting for each focus area.

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TASK 5.2: GOALS & OBJECTIVES Once the vision statement is created and agreed upon, the focus area groups will work on a series of goals and objectives. This will be the “to do” list for the plan champions and implementers. Goals and objectives outline how to achieve the vision for the each focus area.

TASK5.3: REVIEW & ACCEPTANCE BY STEERING COMMITTEE Each focus area group will forward on their vision statement and goals/objectives to the steering committee for review, refinement, and acceptance.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will present the vision, goals, and objectives to the Steering Committee for review and refinement.

TASK 6: CONCEPT FRAMEWORKS The purpose of this task is to bring together the results of the previously outlined tasks and produce preliminary concepts that will ultimately result in the plan recommendations and Implementation Plan. These concepts will address potential land uses, urban design ideas, market and economic development directions, land use directions, transportation improvements, and infrastructure modifications. Detailed site plans will be created for various parcels in each of the focus areas. TASK 6.1 CONCEPT CHARRETTE The RW Armstrong team will facilitate a charrette with residents, stakeholders, steering committee, and the focus area groups. This charrette will build on the vision and adapt the statement to be specific to each focus area in terms of its physical, social, and economic conditions and opportunities and values. Within this charrette, each focus area will concentrate on land use, urban design, transportation, and infrastructure. The charrette will begin with the presentation of information in order for participants to make informed decisions about the future growth and direction of each focus area.

TASK 6.2: LAND USE Potential future land uses will be described in terms of:

• Pattern and density of growth • Location, type, and extent of residential, commercial, and industrial development • Development and redevelopment opportunities • Location and type of community facilities and parks • Protection and preservation of natural resources, agricultural land, and historic features

TASK 6.3: URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Through design, the character of each focus area will be communicated. Design contributes to a community’s sense of place and often enhances the quality of life for residents. Urban design concepts to be considered for the each focus area may include:

• Unified aesthetic treatment (e.g. streetscaping) for the I‐75 corridor in segments 2 and 3 that can be carried forward into the first segment • Special aesthetic treatments for each focus area

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• Gateway design at focus area entry points • Views and vistas to historic areas, significant architecture, and natural features • Park and recreation opportunity and design • Historic preservation and community heritage • Policy recommendations and changes to the zoning and subdivision ordinances (e.g. landscape ordinances) • Opportunity for aesthetic improvements required in new developments • Site redevelopment and designs for selected sites for each area

TASK 6.4: TRANSPORTATION The RW Armstrong team will evaluate the potential impacts of proposed land uses on local traffic patterns and the suitability of the existing transportation system to accommodate buildout of the land use concept. This evaluation applies to all types of transportation and corresponding facilities, and accessibility and would include:

• Alternative approaches for improving the transportation system to meet the identified future needs • Improvements for parking, local roads, drainage, and utilities needed to manage future growth • Integration of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities and amenities into future development • Policies for access management • Traffic control improvements that comply with ODOT and City of Cincinnati guidelines A summary graphic will include the Land Use, Urban Design, Transportation, and Economic TASK 6.5: INFRASTRUCTURE Development plans. The RW Armstrong team will evaluate the potential impacts of the proposed land use changes on the water, sewer, and stormwater systems. Based on those impacts, the RW Armstrong team will provide appropriate recommendations to minimize impacts and maintain compliance with the Consent Decree CSO/SSO control and remedy program. Additionally green infrastructure options, opportunities, and recommendations will be reviewed and incorporated at this phase of the project.

TASK 6.6: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Using the conclusions reached during the demographic and market review, potential opportunities for retail, commercial, and industrial development will be outlined. This concept framework will include the documentation of existing economic development assistance and opportunities that are available with local and regional organizations. Concepts for retail, commercial, and industrial development will be explored in terms of land use, location, and Cincinnati’s competitive advantages and how these would be tailored to each focus area. Additionally, specific opportunities related to quality of life and community enhancements, such as downtown revitalization and tourism development, will also be explored. An emphasis will be placed on local community economic development which involves more local‐level agencies and organizations to develop the tools for economic development and plan implementation.

TASK 6.7: IMPLEMENTATION Implementation is a key element of any plan as it provides the means and guidance to make decisions regarding future growth. The physical solutions and policy recommendations contained in the plan will be filtered through a work program that delineates appropriate sequencing and responsibilities. The RW Armstrong team will evaluate the plan for its consistency and relationship with City zoning and subdivision control ordinances. The team will identify areas of the code that should be revised in order to support the plan vision, goals, and objectives. Additionally, the Implementation Plan will identify funding options.

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DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will prepare a written and graphic description of the outlined concept frameworks. The team will also present these concepts to the Steering Committee in a PowerPoint presentation that compares the existing conditions to the concepts proposed. The Steering Committee will have an opportunity to review and comment on the concept frameworks before the draft I‐75 Focus Area Plan is created. Concepts will be presented to the public during the second public meeting.

TASK 7: DRAFT PLAN Based on the feedback received on the concept frameworks, the RW Armstrong team will create a draft plan. The draft plan will build upon the frameworks and also contain:

• Summaries of planning analyses • Vision, goals, and objectives • Land Use Plan with proposed land use map, development policies, and general development program of public works projects to manage future development and resources • Urban Design Plan with proposed aesthetic and streetscape enhancements • Transportation Plan with proposed transportation network map indicating improvements needed to address future growth and development • Infrastructure plan that provides recommendations for improvements to address CSO compliance as well as support the future growth plan of each area • Economic Development Plan with an outlined approach to potential partnerships and market position • Implementation Plan outlining implementation players, roles and responsibilities, funding opportunities, conceptual standards relating to recommended enhancements (e.g. signage, landscaping, streetscaping, design, traffic control, transportation facilities and amenities, accessibility, etc.), and conceptual standards relating to regulatory control (e.g. zoning, land use restrictions, requirements, impact studies, legislative review, Brownfield redevelopment, etc.)

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will prepare a draft plan for distribution to the Steering Committee. The plan will include both text and graphics to illustrate the described recommendations. The draft plan will be revised based on Steering Committee comments.

TASK 8: FINAL PLAN With revisions, the RW Armstrong team will produce a final I‐75Focus Area Plan for the City of Cincinnati. This plan will be presented at a final meeting of the Steering Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee of the City Council, and/or other interested agencies or organizations. It is intended that plan champions will have been identified by this point and implementation will commence shortly after the final presentation.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will prepare a final plan for distribution to the Steering Committee. The plan will include both text and graphics to illustrate the described recommendations and will include feedback and comments received throughout the planning process.

TASK 9: PLAN ADOPTION RW Armstrong will assist selected members of the Steering Committee in preparing a presentation to the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee of the City Council and full City Council for adoption of the I‐75Focus Area Plan.

DELIVERABLE The RW Armstrong team will provide a statement to the effect that the master plan is in compliance with State and City requirements.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROLS

Sound management plans and a detailed project approach are only part of the success of any project. Ensuring the information gathered and the recommendations from the plan ends up in a set of contract documents that are requires careful attention to detail at the beginning of the process. We have found our Quality Control Process enables us to deliver such documents to our clients. We believe this is an important factor for you to consider; therefore, we present our process below for your review.

Our quality control process is divided into two sections: checking and review. Checking is the detailed examination of the individual parts of the project: calculations, mapping, specifications, land use and transportation calculations, and report sections. A checker performs this examination as soon as possible after the completion of the original work. A review is the overall examination of a submittal. All work will be checked and reviewed prior to a submittal to you, the client. RW Armstrong can produce a Certification of Compliance with the QA/QC plan for submission to the client at the same time as the submittal documents.

The following are the procedures for checking and review of the deliverables:

A. Checking Procedures

The checking process ensures that the individual elements of the project are checked and reviewed in detail at least once. Checking identifies errors in the mapping and recommendations, details that are missing or can be refined, or conflicts as early as possible to minimize the impact on the rest of the project. The checking procedure provides feedback to the originator.

1. Assignment of a Checker The checker possesses the same qualifications and experience as the original producer of the work. In no case will the person who produced the work originally be the checker of that work.

2. Preparation of Checking Documents All checking will be performed on copies, prints, or plots of the original. The originator will prepare the copies and present them to the checker. The cover of calculations and reports and the individual check prints of plans will be dated and initialed by the individuals as they check, back check, correct, and verify the changes.

3. Checking Process In the checking process, the individuals mark the items to indicate the item has been addressed at that stage. Each step in the process is indicated by a different color so that process can be verified. All documents and maps are kept and filed throughout the project.

• The uses red to indicate changes corrections or additions. • The originator uses yellow to indicate verification that the item has been corrected. All corrected items will be yellow on plans (either yellow marker or yellow highlighter can be used, depending upon the situation). • The checker once again checks the document or maps and uses green to indicate approval of changes. A green checkmark next to the changes indicates agreement. Other marks may be made in green to make additional changes.

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• The originator uses orange during the correction process to indicate corrections have been made. These marks should not be made until the changes have been physically made on the plans, maps, or in the document. • The checker will get a new print/plot and verify the changes have been made and then mark the original check plot with pink highlighter. • Comments and notes not intended for inclusion can be made in blue.

4. Checklists Checklists will be developed for all required client submissions. These checklists shall be used by both the originators and the checkers of these plans to eliminate common problems and provide complete drawings.

B. Review Procedures

There are several independent types of reviews that will occur during the life of the project:

1. Management Review Management review is an ongoing process of regular review meetings between the project manager and the principal in charge to verify the project is on track, that proper coordination among the team, the client, and other firms is continuing, that internal coordination is proper, and that adequate resources are available to the project.

The project manager and principal in charge will also review the deliverables prior to submittal to the client. This review will confirm all client comments have been responded to, that internal reviews and checking have occurred, and the set is complete and consistent throughout for that particular stage.

2. Independent Review A person or persons outside of normal production of the job will perform this review. The purpose of this review is to assess constructability, consistency, the means and methods proposed, and the ability of an outsider to clearly comprehend the intent of the documents. These persons should be familiar with the production of plans for the type of work included. Independent reviews will be made at key decision points throughout the project and specifically prior to each submittal.

C. QA Reporting

Prior to submitting documents to the client and other agencies, the checking and reviewing procedures for that submittal must be concluded. As the documents are organized for submittal, a QA Document Submittal Form is prepared that verifies each particular effort is completed. The form is made ready in advance of the submittal by the project manager. Each of the checkers and reviewers for the various disciplines will authorize that their reviews are complete and the required modifications have been made. After each party has verified their portion is complete, the final review will be made. If the complete set is ready for submittal, the project manager will prepare the final QA report summarizing the QA/QC efforts and results. This report will be submitted to the client along with the document submittal.

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SBE STATUS

City of Cincinnati SBE Status: RL RECORD is not currently listed as a City SBE, but does meet qualification criteria and is in the process of application and certification.

REFERENCES Our team is proud of the work that we have completed for our clients. The best testimony is the references that our clients provide on our behalf. Please contact any of the references below to discuss the work that members of the RW Armstrong team have completed.

RW ARMSTRONG

Lafayette Square Area Coalition Ms. Mary Clark, President - LSAC GEO Foundation , Director of Community Relations 201 North Illinois Street 16th Floor, South Tower Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 713.4208 (phone) (317) 319.3343 (cell) [email protected]

Elkhart County Plan Commission Mr. Bob Watkins, Director of Planning & Development 4230 Elkhart Road Goshen, Indiana 46526 (574) 875.3335 [email protected]

Town of Pittsboro Mr. Jim Mardis, Town Manager 80 North Meridian Street Pittsboro, Indiana 46167 (317) 892.3326 [email protected]

GRESHAM SMITH AND PARTNERS

Ted Hubbard, Chief Deputy Engineer Hamilton County, OH 10480 Burlington Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 (513)946.8903 [email protected]

Joseph Vogel, Principal Transportation Design Engineer City of Cincinnati, OH City Hall 801 Plum Street, Room 435 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513.352.1523 [email protected]

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Carol Callan-Ramler, Project Manager Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 6 PO Box 17130 Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 (859)341.2700

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER

City of Indianapolis Ms. Lori Miser, Executive Director Metropolitan Planning Organization 200 East Washington Street, Suite 1341 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 327-5142

Ms. Heather Badrak, Business & Operations Manager Detroit 300 One Campus Martius 11th Floor Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 962.0112

Ms. Cheryl Blaine Downtown Redevelopment Authority 432 East Main Avenue, Suite 1 Bowling Green, KY 42102 (270) 782.0222

RL RECORD

Mr. Tim Hill – Administrator, Office of Environmental Services – ODOT Mr. Keith Smith – District 8 Environmental Coordinator – ODOT Ms. Julie Gwinn – District 5 Planning and Programs Administrator – ODOT Mr. Michael Moore – Director, Department of Transportation & Engineering – City of Cincinnati Mr. David Beach – City Engineer – City of Beavercreek Ms. Jane Howington – Assistant City Manager – City of Dayton Mr. Greg Wilkens – County Engineer – Butler County Mr. Larry Hoffman – Major New Project Coordinator – ODOT Mr. Gordon Proctor – former Director - ODOT Mr. Fred Skaer – (ret.) Director of Project Development & Environmental Review – FHWA Ms. Sheri Schaftlein – Office of Project Development & Environmental Review – FHWA Ms. Dominique Lueckenhoff – Mid-Atlantic Green Highways Partnership - USEPA

References // 2 Cincinnati, Ohio // I-75 Focus Area Plans OCC147 (2/98) Date Submitted By CITY OF CINCINNATI EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

Adopted by Ordinance NO. 331-1999

This form is designed to provide an evaluation of your policies and practices relating to the extension of equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, handicap, or Vietnam military service.

Ordinances of the City of Cincinnati and the rules and regulations pursuant thereto provide for contract compliance inspection of personnel policies and practices relating to designated contracts with the City including contracts for construction, labor, services, materials, supplies, equipment, leases, loan and concession agreements.

Completion of this Report is one of the steps which demonstrates compliance with the City=s Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Responsibility for demonstrating compliance with the Program by the contractor and his subcontractor rests with the contractor or subcontractors. Such demonstration is a prerequisite for continued eligibility for bidding on City of Cincinnati contract. Your company=s failure to demonstrate sincere efforts to comply with the City=s EEO Program may result in the following actions(s) being taken against your company.

1) Condition approval of bid/contract award, 2) Company required to submit an Affirmative Action Plan, including goals and timetables for increased minority and/or female participation in company=s workforce, and 3) Debarment from receiving future purchase order/contract awards.

PROCEDURE

You must complete this form OCC 147 prior to award of a bid/contract. You cannot receive an award without having a form OCC 147 approved by the City=s Contract Compliance Officer.

Please complete and return pages one (1), three (3), five (5) and six (6) to the address below.

Office of Contract Compliance For further information call:

805 Central Avenue, Suite 234 (513) 352-3144 Centennial Plaza, Bldg. Two Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1947

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FAILURE TO SUBMIT COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE FORM OCC 147 WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF CONTRACT COMPLIANCE SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR REJECTION OF YOUR BID/CONTRACT AS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE. POLICIES AND PRACTICES

The bidder/contractor will indicate his/her willingness to comply with the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program of the City of Cincinnati by encircling the applicable letters to the left of each item below. The letters are to be interpreted as follows:

A - This is now a practice of the Company/Organization. B - The Company/Organization will adopt this policy. C - The Company/Organization cannot or will not adopt this policy. (If AC@ is circled - state reason. Use separate sheet if additional space is needed.)

It is understood that the Company=s/Organization=s willingness to participate in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program will be evaluated by the Contract Compliance Division. This evaluation will directly influence our decision on the qualification of each bidder/contractor and is an integral part of your bid/contract. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED.

Circle One Items State Reason if (C) is circled

A 1. The Company/Organization will adopt a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, B sex, national or ethnic origin, age, handicap, or Vietnam military service with regard to recruitment, hiring, C training, upgrading, promotion, disability or maternity leave, discipline and remuneration of employees or an applicant for employment. An Affirmative Action Plan including goals and timetables will be developed to correct existing deficiencies in the aforementioned areas, if those deficiencies exist.

A 2. The Company/Organization will assign responsibility to one of its officials to develop procedures will assure B that this policy is understood and carried out by managerial, administrative and supervisory personnel. C Official=s Name ______Title ______

A 3. The Company/Organization will state its non-discrimination policy in writing and communicate it to the B following: a. All employees b. All advertisement and recruitment sources C c. All relevant employee organizations d. All subcontractors including labor unions

A 4. If the Company/Organization should need to use recruitment sources such as employment agencies, unions B and schools. These sources will have a policy of referring applicants on a non-discriminatory basis. C A 5. If the Company/Organization sponsors or finances educational or training programs for the benefit of B employees it will do so without regard to race, religion, color, sex or national origin. C A 6. If the Company/Organization has recruiters, they will seek a broad recruitment base in order that a B representative cross-section of applications might be obtained; and will refrain from a hiring policy C which limits job applicants to persons recommended by company/organization personnel.

A 7. The Company/Organization will take steps to integrate any positions, departments or plant locations which B have no minority persons, or are predominantly staffed with one particular ethnic, sex-classified or racial C group.

A 8. Answer only if you are a AConstruction Contractor.@ In order to achieve an integrated work force the B Company/Organization will employ minority workers in each trade, and/or implement an Affirmative C Action Program satisfactory to the Contract Compliance Division, City of Cincinnati.

A 9. The Company/Organization will review its qualifications for each job to determine whether such standards B eliminate unemployed persons or underutilized persons who could perform the duties of the jobs C adequately. Review should include, but not be limited to, the following qualificational areas: a. Education b. Experience c. Tests d. Arrest records

A 10. Residence in a particular geographical area will not be a qualifying criterion for employment with the B Company/Organization. C

A 11. The Company/Organization will provide that all bargaining agreements with employee organization, B including labor unions, have non-discrimination clauses requiring equal employment opportunity. C EMPLOYMENT DATA

Please note that these data may be obtained by visual survey or post-employment records. Neither visual surveys nor post-employment records are prohibited by any federal, state or local law. All specified data are required to be filled in by law.

ALL EMPLOYEES MALES FEMALES (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) TOTAL ASIAN OR AMER. IN. ASIAN OR AMER. IN. MALE & HANDI- WHITE AFRICAN PACIFIC ALASKAN HISPANIC TOTAL WHITE AFRICAN PACIFIC ALASKAN HISPANIC TOTAL FEMALE CAPPED AMER. ISLANDER NATIVE MALE AMER. ISLANDER NATIVE FEMALE

Officials, Managers and Supervisors

Professionals

Technicians

Sales Workers

Office & Clerical

Craftspersons (Skilled)

Operatives (Semi-skilled)

Laborers (Unskilled)

Service Workers

Apprentices

TOTAL

Total employment from previous report (if any)

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BIDDER/CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

______(______)______Name of Company/Organization Telephone Number

______Address (Include Room/Suite Number, City, State and Zip Code)

______Federal Tax I.D.Number or Name of Company/Organization Contact Person Social Security Number

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CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX BELOW 9 Prime Contractor/Construction 9 Sub-Contractor/Construction

9 Prime Contractor/Professional 9 Sub-Contractor/Professional

9 Supplier (Goods/Services) 9 Non-Profit Organization

9 Educational Institution 9 Other (Please List)______

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SEX AND RACE OF BUSINESS OWNER(S) CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX BELOW

9 Male 9 White 9 Amer. Indian/Alaskan 9 Hispanic 9 Female 9 African American 9 Asian/Pacific Islander 9 Other______

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SEX AND RACE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- Non-Profit Organization ***PUT THE NUMBER OF EACH IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX***

9 Male 9 White 9 Amer. Indian/Alaskan 9 Hispanic 9 Female 9 African American 9 Asian/Pacific Islander 9 Other ______

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______SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Page 6 Form 2003 Revised 07/12/2006 (SUBMIT WITH CITY OF CINCINNATI BID/PROPOSAL) SUBCONTRACTOR UTILIZATION PLAN RFP Reference No. RFP214DCPI75

THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE ACCURATELY COMPLETED, SIGNED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE BID OR PROPOSAL

PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION: DATE SUBMITTED: TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE $:

COMPANY NAME: FEDERAL TAX ID# ADDRESS/TELEPHONE:

THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY PROPOSES TO USE THE SERVICES OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED FIRM (S) DEMONSTRATING SUFFICIENCY TO MEET OR EXCEED THE MANDATORY SUBCONTRACTING PARTICIPATION LEVEL. THE BIDDER MUST LIST ALL SUBCONTRACTORS, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OR SERVICE. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS FORM WITH ALL THE PERTINENT- REQUESTED INFORMATION (AS INDICATED IN EACH COLUMN) MAY CAUSE A BID TO BE DETERMINED AS NON-RESPONSIVE FOR SBE REVIEW PURPOSES. FOR OFFICE USE Name/Address/Telephone Federal Tax Describe Exact Type Of Subcontract Dollars Subcontract ONLY ID# Work/Supplier Percentage (SBE CALCULATION)

I certify that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge. The company acknowledges and agrees that if awarded the contract the information provided on this Form 2003 shall be incorporated into the terms and conditions of the final contract between the City and the Company. I acknowledge and agree that any changes to the above information must be submitted in writing on the Substitution Form #2006 and approved in advance by the City. Signature Title DATE

Last Revised 07/12/2006 FORM 2007 CITY OF CINCINNATI Revised 7-20-05 STATEMENT OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS (SUBMIT WITH BID/PROPOSAL)

RFP Number RFP214DCPI75

By the signature below of an authorized company representative, we certify that we have utilized the following methods to obtain the maximum practicable participation by small business enterprises on this project. Please indicate which methods you used by placing an X in the appropriate place.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR SUPPORTIING DOCUMENTATION WITH YOUR BID. NEW INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BID CLOSING DATE.

Minimum score required to establish “good faith” effort is 50 points.

10 Points _____ Identified sufficient subcontracting work to meet goal (attach content of advertisements and written notices to subcontractors indicating type of work to be subcontracted).

_____ Written Notice to Subcontractors (submit copy of each letter sent, or if one 15 Points master notification, submit copy of letter and recipient list).

_____ Follow-up to initial solicitations (submit copy of call logs). 20 Points

_____ Advertising (attach content of advertisements, which must include project 15 Points name, bidder, work available, contact person’s name and number, information on availability of plans and specifications and bidder’s policy concerning assistance to subcontractors in obtaining bonds, credit lines and/or insurance; date of advertising and publications).

_____ Assistance with bonds, credit lines, insurance (submit copy of advertising 30 Points and written notices to subcontractors).

_____ Provision of plans, specifications and requirements: Bidder provided 5 points interested sub-bidders with access to plans, specifications and requirements for subject project.

_____ Other (please list any other methods utilized that aren’t covered above). 5 Points ______

______Company Date

______Company Representative (Name and Title)

Last Revised 07/20/05

March 6, 2009

Rick Record, PE Principal RL Record LLC Consultants in Transportation and Major Infrastructure 700 West Pete Rose Way Cincinnati, Ohio 45203

RE: I-75 Focus Area Plan

Dear Mr Record:

RW Armstrong is pursuing the I-75 Focus Area plans. In my conversations with Paul Gruner of Grisham Smith he indicated that you would be an excellent teaming partner based on your previous work experience and your local knowledge of the area. I am writing to request that you be a member of the RW Armstrong team. We understand that you have submitted for SBE status with the City of Cincinnati and we would also like to include this in our proposal.

We anticipate on this project that you would serve the role as expert local knowledge, provide land use and engineering expertise regarding the future direction of these areas, can assist in forming recommendations for the local transportation network and provide experience with multi-modal transportation including transit and pedestrian access and transit oriented development.

We look forward to working with you on this project. Please call or email me at 800-321-6959 ext. 244 [email protected] if you have any questions or would like additional information. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, R. W. ARMSTRONG & ASSOC., INC.

Cynthia A. Bowen, AICP, LEED AP Associate/Director of Planning and Urban Design

Union Station / 300 S. Meridian St. / Indianapolis, IN 46225 PH 317.786.0461 // TF 800.321.6959 // FX 317.788.0957 rwArmstrong.com FORM 2007-a 7/20/05 CITY OF CINCINNATI (SUBMIT WITH OUTREACH/GOOD FAITH SUMMARY SHEET BID/PROPOSAL) RFP Reference No. RFP214DCPI75 COMPANY NAME: ADDRESS/TELEPHONE:

BID PACKAGE: BID DATE:

Response Type Indicate To Solicitation Name/Address Of How Businesses (i.e. Will Submit Bid, Company Telephone Work/Service(s) Solicited Were Contacted No Response, Not Representative Fax (i.e. Letter, Phone, Fax) Interested) Number

Please list the name(s) of all firms contacted, and their responses to the above Bid package. If additional space is required, this form may be duplicated.

I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate.

______Company Representative (Name/Title) Date

Last Revised 07/20/05

STEVEN P. FLEMING, P.E. Vice President // Director of Transportation

Background Steve is a Vice President and Director of our Transportation Team and has 18 years of experience in the design and evaluation of highway construction and improvement projects in both urban and rural environments. He has managed over $1 billion of highway construction projects in his career. As a Vice President, Steve’s responsibilities include the management of personnel, project EDUCATION // assignments, client coordination, and monitoring of project scopes, schedules and budgets. Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, 1987 Project Experience Polytechnic University US 31 RECONSTRUCTION & UPGRADE REGISTRATIONS // Hamilton County, Indiana Professional Engineer • Program director for a $487 million reconstruction and upgrade of 12 miles of arterial States of Indiana, Ohio and New boulevard to a dual-carriageway facility York • Significant public involvement efforts AFFILIATIONS // • Extensive hydraulics required, as a large issue as the project intent was to lower the roadway Institute of Traffic Engineers profile from direct view of the surrounding landowners; • 3-D Visualization • Environmental Assessment and remediation • Creation of existing and future land use maps • Traffic modeling forecasting existing and future growth and applying that to a 2035 development year • Creation of the SDEIS document • Determination of and necessary support services to acquire the needed project right of way

Cyntheanne Road Transportation Study, Town of Fishers, Indiana Steve was the project director for the Cyntheanne Road Transportation Plan in the Town of Fishers, Indiana. Fishers is experiencing significant residential and commercial growth pressures on its east side, but the Town is lacking adequate infrastructure to accommodate this growth. The Transportation Plan is establishing Cyntheanne Road as a primary north to south link on the east side of the Town through the connection of this roadway’s two segments. The roadway is divided by Fall Creek and an environmentally sensitive area. Steve was in charge of data collection, which included holding public hearings, traffic forecasting, modeling, alternative analysis with recommendations, and implementation strategies.

Sorouh Real Estate, Concept Plan, VIP Island, United Arab Emirates Steve was the transportation planning involved with the development of a conceptual master plan for the 128-acre VIP Island. The island was billed as the exclusive address in Abu Dhabi, and consisted of modern high-rise and traditional mid-rise residential homes of varying density coupled with a signature hotel, a high-rise commercial office development, and a marina. Steve was responsible for analyzing the alternatives in relationship to impacts on the transportation and infrastructure system and develop strategies to address those impacts.

Sorouh Real Estate Ariana Tunisia Planning Study, Tunis, Tunisia Steve was a Project Manager for the Ariana Tunisia Planning Study in Tunis, Tunisia. Steve was responsible for research, data collection, base mapping, alternative analysis with recommendations, and implementation strategies for this project. Steve specifically assisted with the development of the alternatives and then reviewing and analyzing the alternatives for issues with the transportation network. He was also responsible for writing the design guidelines for the implementation of the infrastructure.

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Virginia Department of Transportation I-64 Major Investment Study, Southeast Virginia Steve was a Project Manager for the transportation planning study of a 75-mile travel corridor between the cities of Richmond and Newport News/Hampton in southeast Virginia. He was responsible for the development of potential transportation options, which included additional general use freeway lanes (HOV lanes), evaluation of these transportation alternatives, and developing cost comparisons for each of the alternatives

New York State Department of Transportation Northern State Parkway Corridor Study, Nassau and Suffolk County, New York Steve was a Project Manager for this 28-mile study on Long Island in New York, New York. He was in charge of developing an origin-destination database by distributing a mail back post card survey of accidents recorded along the parkway that used the state’s SASS and CLASS systems to identify critical locations. Steve prepared collision diagrams, which are based on source documents to determine any contributing causes to the accidents and the identification of potential early implementation projects to correct geometric deficiencies. He also coordinated the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) tied into the state’s mile marker system to locate where construction activities were occurring. The database he designed included information related to the geometrics of the roadway such as number of lanes as well as the historical traffic volumes. Using this information, he calculated levels of service (LOS) along the various roadways under construction and developed a schedule to determine the projects to be deferred, combined with ongoing projects, and which projects should proceed during the day and which should be performed at night.

New Jersey Transit Projects, Northern New Jersey Steve was a Project Manager for several transit projects in northern New Jersey. Steve developed a conceptual layout for the access roads to a new bus terminal at the Hoboken PATH station. He also conducted a preliminary striping layout, which included the conversion of an existing two way roadway to one way to increase the management of traffic through the terminal. Steve is also responsible for the development of two conceptual alternatives for the bus terminal. He designed the conceptual level alignment and striping to accommodate a new bus facility along Grove Street in New Jersey. The work included determining the optimum use of the pavement available to accommodate the expected increase in bus volumes while minimizing impacts to the utilities caused by widening existing pavement. Steve also calculated preliminary cost estimates of the alignment and striping modifications.

Metro North Commuter Rail Service Hudson River Crossing Feasibility Study, Rockland, New York Steve developed alignment alternatives and cost estimates for providing new high-speed rail services from Upstate New York directly into Grand Central Station in New York City. The project examined utilizing abandoned and active freight lines as well as the right-of-way along adjacent Interstate Expressways. The alternatives were then evaluated for cost and constructability as well as environmental and socio-economic impacts to the surrounding areas.

Trafalgar House Marlboro Grand Prix, New York Steve was a Project Manager in charge of the development of a proposed Grand Prix racetrack in cooperation with Trafalgar House for lower Manhattan in New York, New York. The course, designed around the World Trade Center site, was in competition for funding for the ongoing race circuit. Steve determined concession stand placement, locations of spectator booths, and also required utility cover adjustments and overlay of West Street and adjacent streets along the track route.

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CYNTHIA A. BOWEN, AICP, LEED AP Project Manager Associate // Director of Planning & Urban Design

Background EDUCATION // Cynthia Bowen is an Associate and serves as the Director of RW Armstrong’s Planning and Urban Bachelor of Science Design department. She is a certified planner and brings tremendous master plan and policy- Urban Planning and Development, oriented experience. Cynthia’s expertise is in land use planning, neighborhood and subarea Ball State University planning, corridor and transportation planning, standards and regulations, public participation, and the development of implementation strategies. She has presented a variety of topics Bachelor of Science including comprehensive planning, public participation techniques, and corridor planning at Environmental Design several state and national conferences. Ball State University

REGISTRATIONS // I-69 Community Planning Program – I-69 Corridor, Indianapolis to Evansville, Indiana – American Institute of Certified Cynthia served as the Deputy Project Manager for this multi-jurisdictional corridor project. Her Planners, 1999 role was to facilitate day-to-day communications and meetings with INDOT, the CAG, and the 31 LEED AP, 2009 communities located along the proposed I-69 corridor. Cynthia was responsible for conceptualizing and developing the meeting agenda and presentation, facilitating the AFFILIATIONS // presentation, research for planning tools and techniques, development of the project website, American Institute of Certified facilitating all six of the public meetings and joint community meetings, and developing the Planners concepts for the final interactive CD ROM project. American Planning Association, Region IV Director, Board of US 31 Hamilton County, Indiana - INDOT has hired RW Armstrong to re-design US 31 in Directors (2008-2012) Hamilton County affecting Carmel and Westfield. Cynthia serves as the Project Planner on this Vice Chair, Chapter Presidents Council (2007-2008) project. She worked with the team to develop the budget for the project and present to INDOT. Secretary/Treasurer, Chapter She is responsible for creating the project management manual and fiscal plan for the project, Presidents Council (2005-2007) leading the planning impact tasks, and overseeing GIS mapping and graphic production. She Indiana Planning Association, also is responsible for identifying issues regarding development and redevelopment that Professional Development Officer currently exist and will estimate the impact for the project. She also provides guidance regarding 2008 – current) Context Sensitive Design issues and facilitates public meetings and charrettes and is responsible Past President (2003-2005) for acting as one of the liaisons for the project with the communities, public, and developers. Ohio Planning Conference

Urban Land Institute International Division of APA (2007- Highway 53 Corridor Master Plan - LaGrange, Kentucky – The Oldham County Department of current) Planning and Zoning identified a need for an access management and enhancement plan for Highway 53 from to downtown LaGrange. Highway 53 is typical of many older commercial corridors, with numerous small retailers and older community shopping centers. This corridor is characterized by uncontrolled access points, uncoordinated traffic signals, an overabundance of freestanding signs, a lack of landscaping, uncoordinated building setbacks, and no definable pedestrian areas. This corridor is also the major entry into Historic Downtown LaGrange with the potential to emerge as a redevelopment corridor. Cynthia served as the Land Use Planner for this assignment. In this role, she developed the future land use goals, objectives, and future land use plan. She identified key strategies and design alternatives for selected sites, and provided recommendations for zoning and subdivision control implementation. Cynthia also conducted and facilitated all meetings and public input sessions.

Clinton County SR 28 Corridor and Overlay District – Frankfort, Indiana – Cynthia served as the Project Manager for the creation of an updated land use plan for this SR 28 corridor and for an overlay district for the corridor. Located just north of Boone County, the project included researching market data to determine the highest and best uses. A key recommendation was to help spur industrial growth. Due to the agricultural nature of the corridor, a three-phased approach was developed. To implement the master plan update, a two tiered overlay district was created. The first tier created a build-to-line, increased standards for open space, architectural standards, landscaping, parking, loading and dumpster locations, access management and

signage. Cynthia was responsible for day-to-day communications, creating the land use growth scenarios, presenting to the steering committee and Plan Commission, and writing the updated comprehensive plan document. She was also responsible for crafting the overlay district standards.

Miami County-Grissom AFB Economic Development Plan – Peru, Indiana - Miami County is located in North Central Indiana approximately 60 miles north of Indianapolis. The scope included reviewing the results, successes, and shortcomings of previous planning and economic development efforts to respond to the changing circumstances in an effort to refine the initial focus of the previous comprehensive plan and economic development strategy. Included was the analysis of the supply and demand of land in association with the market analysis to prepare future growth scenarios to provide the basis for the assessment of current and projected levels of services for transportation facilities, community services, and other infrastructure, all which affect the quality of life and are highlighted to attract new industry and residents into the area. Cynthia served as the Project Planner for this study. Her role included coordinating team members including urban designers, economic, transportation and military base planners, coordinating land use strategy, and facilitating public meetings.

Southport Economic Development Plan – Southport, Indiana – Southport is a small city located on the southeast side of Indianapolis. Located in the City of Indianapolis, it is one of the excluded cities under Unigov and still has an active local government. Cynthia’s team was responsible for creating an economic development plan that focused on bringing in new business, retaining existing business, focusing on physical improvements, and creating a theme for its small, but unique downtown area. The project was divided into three phases including data gathering related to existing physical and economic conditions and community input. The second phase focused on the creation of an economic development strategy and physical improvement plan and goals and objectives. The third phase focused on economic development opportunities and an implementation plan. Cynthia served as the Project Manager, managing the day-to-day communications and operations of the project. She was responsible for setting the direction of the project and working with a team of economic planners, urban designers, and transportation planners to address the issues of Southport. She specifically worked on the visioning, land use components, and zoning recommendations.

Northwest Gateway Redevelopment Plan, Elkhart, Indiana – Cynthia serves as the Project Director for the redevelopment of this key area in Elkhart County. Located on the border of the St. Joseph/Elkhart County line, this area has developed predominately as a residential and commercial area. With the recent completion of Wal-Mart, land speculation has occurred. The county desires a plan that establishes the character of the area as a prominent gateway to the county. This project will include a land use plan, market analysis, and aesthetic enhancements. Cynthia is responsible for analysis of the land use and zoning components, developing the land use plan, and providing recommendations for form-based zoning to establish character guidelines for future development.

Neighborhood Plan, Lafayette Square, Indiana - Cynthia is the Project Manager for the update of the neighborhood plan for the Lafayette Square Area. The Lafayette Square Area is located northwest in Indianapolis along I-65. Over the past two decades the area has declined and businesses have moved out. What has kept the area alive is the new multi-cultural populations that have moved into the area and the businesses that support them. Cynthia has facilitated strategic meetings with the board to develop the mission of the group; she has facilitated several public meetings to define the character and vision of the area, facilitated meetings with key community leaders and property owners in the area, and worked with the land use committee to develop a future land use map. Cynthia is currently working with the land use committee on updating the goals and objectives and will soon be developing the implementation section and drafting the plan. Cynthia has also worked directly with the Mayor’s Office, Department of Metropolitan Planning, Department of Public Works, Parks Department, Indy Go, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.

JONATHAN MOONEY, ASLA, LEED AP Urban Designer and Landscape Designer //Urban Design Manager

Background Jonathan serves as the Urban Design Manager. With over 14 years of design experience, EDUCATION // Jonathan’s background has provided him a well rounded approach to design. He has worked on Bachelor of Landscape many types of projects including site and landscape design, transportation, urban design, Architecture, 1994 environmental planning, and grant writing projects. Jonathan is recognized for his plant Ball State University knowledge, public facilitation and his graphic abilities. He excels at producing excellent construction documents and is able to work with clients through all phases of a project.

REGISTRATIONS // Neighborhood Plan, Lafayette Square Area, Indianapolis, Indiana - The Lafayette American Society of Landscape Square Area is located northwest in Indianapolis along I-65. Over the past two decades the area Architects has declined and businesses have moved out. What has kept the area alive is the new multi- LEED Accredited Professional cultural populations that have moved into the area and the businesses that support it. Additionally a neighborhood group, the Lafayette Square Area Coalition has been created to help revitalize the area. Jonathan’s role on this project is to develop a streetscape plan for Lafayette Road linking the commercial area from 38th street and the entrance of the mall to the Walmart plaza at the other end. Jonathan has also been tasked with developing a site redevelopment plan for a large area of land that once held a car auction and now the community desires it be redeveloped with a community center, INDYGO bus hub and a park that includes tennis courts, an outdoor water park, basketball courts and play equipment.

Maple Avenue Streetscape Plan, Noblesville, IN – As part of a water utility project, Jonathan is responsible for assisting the City engineer in developing a new streetscape design for Maple Avenue, a residential street in Noblesville. In upgrading a sewer main along this residential street, the City has to destroy the mature tree lined street. Jonathan is responsible for redesigning the sidewalk, public areas and completing a landscape plan for the replacement of all the trees along the street. As part of this project, Jonathan is developing illustrations in photoshop of before, during and after design illustrations to help the public understand the process the City will undertake.

Fountain Square Streetscape*, Indianapolis, Indiana - Complete redesign of the commercial district in Fountain Square. The project included a new urban plaza, streetscape design, two fountains, resignalization and traffic design, and a unique urban drainage system. Transportation enhancement funded. Jonathan’s role included Project Manager/Principal in Charge, including public facilitations, agency coordination and agency submission to INDOT. He also assisted in the preparation of the Environmental Document (CE) and Section 106 Historic Preservation Coordination. Developed graphics and completed urban design master plan, wrote the grant to gain funding and prepared construction documents.

Rivertown Trail* – Newburgh, Indiana – Jonathan completed extensive field work for this new 5 mile corridor along the Ohio River. He designed five unique trailheads along the corridor including parking and gathering areas, signage, and planting. Jonathan produced construciton documents for three of the trail heads as well as speciifcaitons and cost estimates.

Fall Creek Trail* – Indianapolis, Indiana – Jonathan was responsible for planting design, singing plans and construction documents for this high profile trail in Indianapolis. The trail ran along Fall Creek from Keystone Avenue south to 38th Street and on to connect to the existing Monon Trail. Native plant material was used throughout the corridor and included trees, shrubs, and native seed mixes.

JENELLE R. COLLINS, AICP Senior Planner

Background Jenelle is a senior planner responsible for project management and support including client and participant coordination, scheduling, field reconnaissance, meeting facilitation, recommendation development, graphic and exhibit presentation, and report authoring, editing, and publication.

EDUCATION // With nine years of experience in Urban and Regional Planning, Jenelle’s expertise includes Bachelor of Arts Human Resource downtown/business district and neighborhood revitalization, community-based economic Management, 1996 development, market and demographic analysis, public space design, and alternative Michigan State University transportation planning, in both public and private sectors. Jenelle is particularly adept in combining her urban planning background with analytical, organizational, and communication Master of Urban & Regional Planning, skills to manage effective and efficient project processes resulting in strategies that support and 2000 advance community livability and sustainability. Michigan State University

Project Experience

REGISTRATIONS // Northwest Gateway Area Plan, Elkhart County, Indiana – Jenelle is leading this effort to create American Institute of Certified a plan and implementation strategy for the economic development, physical enhancement, and Planners, 2003 functional improvement of this northwest section of Elkhart County. The purpose of this project

is to create a vision and identity for the Northwest Gateway Area, stimulate economic AFFILIATIONS // development, manage and promote responsible, high quality growth, organize infrastructure American Institute of Certified improvement initiatives to promote and enhance new development, and create partnerships. As Planners project leader, Jenelle is managing client communication, steering committee presentations and American Planning Association involvement, public outreach and education, stakeholder interviews, field reconnaissance, Indiana Planning Association graphic preparation, market evaluation and economic development programming, transportation network identification, future land use planning, and resource and responsibility prioritization.

Multi-Modal Special Area Study*, Beech Grove, Indiana – Jenelle served as the project manager for this planning effort to evolve Beech Grove’s transportation system to include facilities for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit. The purpose of this study was to identify the opportunities for safe access to facilities to ultimately encourage Beech Grove residents and visitors to utilize transportation alternatives to the private automobile. The study articulated a 20-year vision for the City with recommendations that were developed with the intent of implementation over time, as new streets are constructed, as existing streets are reconstructed, and as land is developed or redeveloped.

Multi-Modal & Public Space Design Guidelines*, Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area, Indiana - Jenelle served as a project planner for the development of design guidelines intended to establish a community standard for balanced transportation design throughout the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area. In this role, Jenelle assisted in the management of the project team (which included representatives from several public, private, and institutional entities), steering committee meeting preparation and facilitation, organization of guideline objectives, best practices research, document authoring and editing, project presentations, and day-to-day client coordination and project administration. The guidelines are a tool to assist planners and implementers in adapting the existing regional transportation network to integrate multi-modal facilities and linking transportation and land use to encourage economic development.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Regional Pedestrian Plan*, Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Area, Indian – The MPO’s Regional Pedestrian Plan is a framework for the creation of a regional pedestrian network that balances the transportation system in the eight Central Indiana counties that include and surround Indianapolis. The plan’s regional scope encouraged the establishment of a connected pedestrian system that crosses county and municipality lines providing opportunity for continuous pedestrian activity throughout the

MPO’s planning area. The planning process addressed the MPO’s regional transportation goals, including reducing reliance on the automobile, developing a balanced and intermodal transportation system, and improving the quality of life for citizens. As project manager for the outer (rural/suburban) county phases of this multi-year, multi-jurisdictional regional planning endeavor, Jenelle coordinated the day-to-day client and steering committee communications, public outreach initiatives, recommendation organization, and pedestrian system classification to outline a strategy to make the Indianapolis region more walkable while connecting transportation and land use planning efforts.

Monroe County Alternative Transportation & Greenways System Plan*, Monroe County, Indiana – Jenelle served as the project manager for a county-wide alternative transportation system plan that was intended to assist in the reduction of vehicular trips, expansion of recreational opportunities, protection of environmentally sensitive corridors, and connection among existing or proposed area facilities. The plan identified opportunities to create a comprehensive alternative transportation network in Monroe County with the outcomes anticipated to further enhance the County’s image, promote healthier lifestyles for citizens, expand tourism opportunities, advance the local economy, provide additional transportation and recreation options, and improve the County’s quality of life.

Development Framework for the Northeast Quadrant*, Indianapolis, Indiana - Jenelle was the project leader for this planning process to determine and define the development directions for four selected areas of Downtown Indianapolis’ Northeast Quadrant. Results from this effort were intended to provide future investors and developers with an understanding of the type of desired development and provide neighborhood stakeholders with a strategy outline that could ultimately cultivate new investment opportunities changing the aesthetic and dynamic of the entire Northeast Quadrant. Recommendations were communicated by an overall land use plan/strategy and reflect coordinated public input derived from an understanding of the neighborhood's needs and desires, market conditions and influences, and physical conditions.

Fort Wayne Downtown Initiative & Five Year Action Plan (Blueprint for the Future)*, Fort Wayne, Indiana – In her role as project planner, Jenelle assisted with the preparation of this downtown revitalization plan for Indiana’s second largest city. Jenelle provided support in the areas of public outreach, market analysis, development opportunity identification and analysis, and implementation strategy organization. The implementation strategy outlined key catalyst projects to be initiated and completed over the next five to ten years and defined specific roles and responsibilities for both public and private sectors. Specific project recommendations included mixed-use development, re-establishment of a historic canal, and several streetscape enhancements.

Crooked Creek Neighborhood Retail Market Study*, Indianapolis, Indiana - As project leader, Jenelle managed this planning effort that assessed the existing retail climate, illustrated economic conditions, and recommended approaches for building capacity and attracting retail development to the Crooked Creek Neighborhood in northwest Indianapolis. Results from this study provided development directions to guide area leaders and property owners in consolidating property and improving land configuration to increase redevelopment potential and accommodate new commercial investment in the neighborhood.

Martindale-Brightwood Neighborhood Retail Market Study*, Indianapolis, Indiana – Jenelle served as the project leader for an analysis of the retail needs and opportunities for this distressed residential and industrial community near Downtown Indianapolis. The result of the planning effort was a retail development strategy with physical, organizational, and implementation recommendations derived from an understanding of the neighborhood’s needs and desires, market conditions and influences, physical conditions, and real estate market economics.

*Projects completed while with previous firms

DALE C. DAVIS Project Planner

Background Dale is a project planner with experience in GIS, comprehensive planning, transportation planning, neighborhood planning, zoning, and graphic design. He is responsible for assisting in the backgroud research and completion of planning projects. Dale utilizes his experience in GIS systems, writing, research, and graphics to create, compose, and finalize plans.

EDUCATION // Dale’s experience includes comprehensive planning, transportation planning, economic Bachelor of Urban Planning & development, grant writing, neighborhood planning, graphic design, and computer mapping. Development, 2005 Dale has developed excellent writing and graphic skills throughout his career. Dale has Ball State University composed many planning documents from conception to final publishing. He also assists in facilitating open houses and public workshops. Master of Urban & Regional Planning, 2007 Project Experience Ball State University

AFFILIATIONS // Southport, Indiana Economic Development Initiative Plan American Planning Association Student Planning Association Project Planner for the development of an economic development plan for the City of Southport, Habitat for Humanity Indiana. Southport is one of five excluded municipalities within Indianapolis, which means it is surrounded by Marion County/Indianapolis, but maintains its own government and school systems. This plan aimed to promote economic growth along Southport Road, which serves as the primary corridor of the City by encouraging small business development and design standards.

Indiana I-69 Community Planning Project planner for the corridor study. Dale’s responsibilities included GIS mapping, meeting preparation, and document preparation. This corridor study intended to reach out and inform those communities who are affected by the upgrade of US 37 into an interstate highway. Dale utilized GIS mapping to locate utilities, interchanges, and potential environmental hazards that were associated with the alternative route proposals.

South Bend, Indiana US 31 Improvement Project Dale is currently a project planner for the US 31 Plymouth to South Bend Improvement Project, which intends to create a partial new-terrain, limited-access US 31 corridor. The project intends to begin construction in 2008 and extend through 2015. Dale has drafted both the Financial and Management Plans for this project. These plans detail the funding sources for the project and the protocols to be followed by the individual contractors during construction. Dale is also heavily involved in the internal coordination of the project, which included maintaining the project data and GIS maps, preparing exhibits for public meetings, and coordinating with all of the entities working on the project to ensure that the overall timeline is being maintained.

Hamilton County, Indiana US 31 Improvement Project Dale is currently a project planner for the US 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project. The project intends to turn the existing US 31 into a limited-access freeway and is currently in the design and planning stage with construction slated to begin in 2010. Dale is responsible for internal coordination of this project to ensure that protocols are being adhered to and that the project is on time. He has also been charged with completing the GIS mapping required to complete the EIS (Environmental Impact Statement). Dale maintains the project data and GIS systems. He is also responsible for coordinating the creation of and preparing the public input media for all project meetings.

Painesville, Ohio Lake View Bluffs Resort Transportation Study Dale was a project planner for the development of a traffic impact analysis for the Lake View Bluffs Resort that is slated to be built on Lake Erie in Painesville, Ohio. The resort will feature an IMG Academy as its centerpiece. The finished product of this plan was a traffic impact study that analyzed the regional impact of adding the resort traffic flow to the existing volumes. He was responsible for interpreting the site plans as generated by the client’s design team. Dale was in charge of coordinating efforts between RW Armstrong’s regional offices to ensure consistency in the final documents, maps, and other project deliverables.

Fishers, Indiana Cyntheanne Road Study Dale was a project planner for a road extension project in Fishers, Indiana. The project will create a north-south corridor within Hamilton County by connecting fractured sections of an existing roadway. It has not started construction. Dale created an existing conditions analysis that included analysis of the existing land uses. He prepared graphics and GIS maps for public outreach meetings and he also prepared exhibits to illustrate the future alignment of the road to potential developers in the area.

Fishers, Indiana 96th Street Study Dale was a project planner for a road extension project in Fishers, Indiana. The project will create an east-west corridor within Hamilton County by improving an existing roadway. The roadway currently experiences significant congestion as it reduces from a 10-lane divided highway to a 2-lane rural street. Dale created an existing conditions analysis that included analysis of the existing land uses. He prepared graphics and GIS maps for public outreach meetings.

Indianapolis, Indiana DPW Bike Lanes Project The Indianapolis Bike Lanes Project seeks to establish two east to west bicycle corridors through central Indianapolis. The bike lanes will connect with major locations in Indianapolis, including the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Dale is currently a project planner for this project and is responsible for GIS mapping as well as developing public involvement materials and displays.

Henry County, Indiana /State Road 3 Preliminary Corridor Study Dale was a project planner for the Henry County Interstate 70/State Road 3 Preliminary Corridor Study. The study was completed in order to provide guidance to local economic development officials in creating a southern gateway into both the County and the City of New Castle. Dale was responsible for compiling an existing conditions analysis that included an existing land use analysis as well as a listing of potential redevelopment sites. He assisted in facilitating stakeholder interviews and coordinated the GIS mapping needed for this project. Dale also developed three-dimensional modeling for the intersection to illustrate the potential for redevelopment that exists at this interstate interchange.

Elkhart County, Indiana Northwest Gateway Plan Dale is currently a project planner for the Northwest Gateway Plan. This plan seeks to establish a gateway into both Elkhart County and the City of Elkhart from both the neighboring county and from -94. He has assisted in preparing GIS maps and public input activities. Dale also facilitated the transportation for the project open house in order to gauge public opinion on the transportation needs of the area. He has prepared an existing conditions analysis, which included an existing land use study.

GREGORY A. MECKSTROTH Project Planner

Background EDUCATION // Greg is a project planner and new member of RW Armstrong’s Planning & Urban Design group. Greg’s experience includes corridor planning, community based economic Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2007 development, comprehensive planning, market analysis and data collection, environmental The Ohio State University planning, graphic design, and extensive GIS mapping. Greg has developed highly technical computer and graphic skills while at the same time, broadening his communication abilities Bachelor of Science in by interacting with community organizations. Greg has used these diverse talents to help Geography, 2007 bridge the gap between market forces and community needs. The Ohio State University Comprehensive Plan, Monticello, Indiana Master of Urban Planning, 2009 RW Armstrong is working with the City of Monticello, Indiana, to create their first (expected) University of Cincinnati comprehensive plan. Lake Freeman and Lake Shafer, two major recreation areas in Indiana are located on either side of this small community. This results in a large population increase AFFILIATIONS // during the summer months. RW Armstrong is working with the City to create a plan focused American Planning Association on smart growth, connectivity of existing features, urban design, and recreation. Greg has conducted site inventory and analysis of existing conditions and has begun GIS graphic work.

Northwest Gateway Area Plan, Elkhart County, Indiana An RW Armstrong led team is currently analyzing the physical and economic opportunities and constraints of Elkhart County, Indiana’s Northwest Gateway Area. The project’s purpose is to create a vision and identity for the area, stimulate economic development, manage and promote responsible growth, organize infrastructure improvement, and create partnerships. Greg provides market analysis techniques, GIS mapping skills, economic development insight, and other general assistance as needed.

US 31 Improvement Project, Hamilton County, Indiana This project intends to turn the existing US 31 into a limited-access freeway and is currently in the design and planning stage with construction slated to begin in 2010. Greg has been involved with public outreach and facilitation. He has also lent his graphic ability with regard to interchange redesign efforts.

Mitchell & Vine Business District Project - St. Bernard, Ohio Greg was involved with economic development in this community driven project. This project dealt with an analysis of current physical conditions of the proposed business district, demographic and market analysis, recommendations on future uses, and site plans and design alternatives. This experience allowed Greg to utilize his graphic skills while attaining a better understanding of how planning works in a market economy.

Northside Business District Analysis – Cincinnati, Ohio Greg has experience in corridor and gateway planning. In an established urban business district, Greg assisted developers in identifying available parcels for redevelopment and calculate costs of construction based on the slope of the land among other factors. Greg has used this experience to showcase his in-depth knowledge of ArcGIS and ther mapping tools.

Parsons Avenue Vision Plan – Columbus, Ohio Greg has experience pertaining to zoning and land use projects. For this plan, Greg assisted in developing a ‘vision’ for the Parsons Avenue district in Columbus, Ohio. This ‘vision’ assisted community leaders to ensure development was done in proper ways and was in line with community needs. This project gave Greg hands on experience in shaping a community’s future through policy and planning.

JEFFREY A. WEIMER Project Planner

Background EDUCATION // Jeff is a project planner and new member of RW Armstrong’s Planning & Urban Design group. He is responsible for an array of topics in the following areas: graphic presentation, Bachelor of Urban Planning, 2009 (expected) report creation, urban design guideline creation, site analysis and inventory, data collection University of Cincinnati and mapping, and technical assistance. Jeff’s experience includes urban design, community based and comprehensive planning, data collection and analysis, graphic design, and GIS AFFILIATIONS // mapping. Jeff has gained technical computer and graphic skills through past professional American Planning Association and academic projects. Jeff has expanded his communication experience through interaction with client and civic groups. Jeff has used these abilities to bring together design and community driven planning.

Boulevard Park Neighborhood Plan, Youngstown, Ohio This individualized neighborhood plan is a component of the Youngstown, Ohio comprehensive city plan, “Youngstown 2010”. The Boulevard Park Neighborhood is a small middle class community seeing the beginning effects of neglect and crime. Jeff organized community planning meetings and created presentations detailing design concepts.

Thirasia Comprehensive Plan, Santorini, Greece Jeff was among a select group of students from the University of Cincinnati who were commissioned by the municipality of Thirasia in Santorini, Greece to develop a comprehensive master plan. The municipality was looking for a way to promote a controlled and more environmentally friendly type of tourism through development practices. The project resulted in detailed analysis and design recommendations for the island. Jeff performed preliminary research, analyzing and reporting on the existing environmental and urban conditions in Thirasia. He also created numerous maps of the island including illustrative, land use, open space, and zoning, among others.

Anyang Comprehensive Development Plan, Anyang, China Jeff took part in the creation of a comprehensive master plan for the development of a city extension in Anyang, China. The development was created for 300,000 inhabitants and included residential, commercial, institutional, recreational, and transportation development. Jeff assisted in the conceptual planning and design of the recreational and greenspaces that linked the development.

Ashtonshire Site Plan, Ashtonshire, Pennsylvania Design Collective Inc. created a site plan and design for the residential housing development of Asshtonshire, PA. This development was a mixed use traditional neighborhood housing development that involved conceptual site planning. Jeff helped to create an open space and illustrative site plan for the project.

Clough Pike Business District Plan, Anderson Township, Ohio Jeff has experience in corridor planning as well. A residential business district in Anderson Township, Ohio was the focus of a redevelopment plan that worked with existing building owners and site conditions to create a more attractive and feasible area. Jeff designed the park and adjacent garden center area that was central to the site and accentuated historical structures in the district.

Jacob Price Housing and Park Plan, Covington, Kentucky This project involved collaboration with a housing group and authority for the redesign of a housing project and adjacent park. Through a series of community meetings and design charettes information on the community was gathered. Jeff created a site design that improved the connections of the housing development to the park and preserved some of the historical character of the existing housing development.

FRANCES RUBIO ROURKE, P.E. Senior Project Manager

Background Frances is responsible for project management in our Columbus, Ohio office. Her duties typically include coordinating communications between the client and design team. Her prompt client responsiveness allows her to meet nad even exceed project schedules. Frances also spends her EDUCATION // time coordinating with utilities, managing project budgets, and providing contract and bid Bachelor of Science adminitration services when needed. Throughout her career, she has worked on several dozen Civil Engineering, 1993 projects for ODOT, Ohio counties and municipalities. Ohio State University Frances has worked in the consulting engineering field since 1992. She holds ODOT REGISTRATIONS // prequalifications in both complex roadway and Level 2 bridge design. Her design experience Professional Engineer includes various bridge structures, drainage, roadway geometrics, pavement design, pavement State of Ohio markings, roadway signing, maintenance of traffic, right-of-way design. Frances has worked on projects ranging from small municipal street reconstructions to four lane divided highways. AFFILIATIONS // Women’s Transportation Seminar Her experience with computer software packages with applications in civil engineering design Minority Engineering Alumni include: MicroStation J/v8, GeoPAK, AutoCAD, Eagle Point, Softdesk, HEC2, HECRAS, and Society – Ohio State University CDSS. Typical tasks completed using these software packages include: street, roadway and

ODOT PREQUALIFICATIONS // highway design; coordinate geometry routines, horizontal and vertical alignment calculations; digital terrain modeling, contouring, and earthwork volumes; stormwater runoff and storage Complex Roadway volumes, open channel and storm sewer hydraulics. Level 2 Bridge Engineer

TRAINING // Project Experience Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction, May 2005 Ohio Department of Transportation, District 8 ODOT Traffic Academy: WAR-75-3.40 Maintenance of Traffic, Senior Project Engineer for I-75 and S.R. 122 interchange modification design, including 0.74 February 2005 miles of S.R. 122 widening and profile adjustments. The project also includes the design of three ODOT Traffic Academy: Signings signalized intersection. Responsibilities included the horizontal and vertical alignment design for and Markings, October 2004 S.R. 122 interchange at I-75 ramps and about 4000 feet of S.R. 122. The drainage design for ODOT Traffic Academy: Highway, ramps and S.R. 122 included Best Management Practices (BMPs). The development of Lighting, September 2004 maintenance of traffic for S.R. 122 with full depth pavement replacement and widening. Traffic NHI: Introduction to Highway control, pavement markings and signs for ramps and S.R. 122 including the 3 signalized Hydraulics, March 2004 intersections along S.R. 122. NE Roundabouts: Roundabout Design Workshop, August 2006 Ohio Department of Transportation, District 7 MOT-35-18.57 Part 1 Senior Project Engineer for Steps 4 through Step 6 of the 14 Step Project Development Process

(PDP) for major projects. This project involves the widening of 2.6 miles of U.S. 35 between Steve Whalen Boulevard and I.R. 675. The project includes noise walls, barrier walls, major bridge rehabilitations and interchange modification studies. Responsibilities included the development of several proposed horizontal alignments that meet the purpose and need of the project for 3 interchanges along U.S. 35, Smithville Road, Woodman Drive, and Dayton-Xenia Road. Developed vertical alignments for the preferred alternatives for all 3 interchanges. Performed traffic analysis for interchange alternatives which included the impact to local roads and completed the Interchange Modification Study (IMS) write-up.

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 6 FRA-62-1.65 Project Manager for the reconstruction and widening of 0.29 miles of U.S. 62 to accommodate a left turn. The project includes the improvement and relocation of C.R. 145 and U.S. 62 intersection. Responsibilities included project management and the maintenance of traffic. // 1

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 6 MAR-423-6.57 Project Manager for the 0.62-mile stretch of road, ranked among the highest in the state for accident occurrence rate, is being improved with access conditions, adding a two-way-left-turn lane, resurfacing, upgrading pavement and traffic control conditions, and drainage improvements. Responsibilities included project management, maintenance of traffic, pavement marking plans, and drainage design which included Best Management Practices (BMPs).

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 9 PIK-32-16.51 Project Manager for the improvement of 0.41 miles of S.R. 32 by providing additional pavement for extending the left turn lanes and providing a westbound acceleration lane. This project also includes the installation of a fully actuated traffic signal. Responsibilities included project management and the review of plans.

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 8 HAM-22-10.22 Project Manager for the upgrading 0.41 miles of U.S. 22 by providing added pavement for a two- way-left-turn lane and reestablishing driveways in Cincinnati, Ohio. The existing drainage structures will also be repaired/modified/replaced as required, and 6’ sidewalks will be added to both sides of the road. Responsibilities included project management, traffic control, and the maintenance of traffic.

Seneca County Engineer’s Office SEN-CR12-7.38 Bridge and Roadway Engineer for the replacement of a deficient single span pony truss bridge over Aichholz Ditch with a 54’ single span prestressed concrete box beam bridge with minimal roadway work. The project length is 0.06 miles.

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 8 PRE-127-(10.86) (15.84) Bridge and Roadway Engineer for the design of two separate single span prestressed concrete I beam bridges and performed all associated roadway plans. The bridges have spans of 125 ft. and 84 ft. and utilize integral construction. The project lengths including the bridge are 500 ft. and 300 ft.

Franklin County Engineer’s Office Lockbourne Road Bridge Engineer for the design of rehabilitation improvements on this 3-span continuous steel plate girder bridge. Improvements included a new reinforced concrete deck and conversion of the abutments to semi-integral designs. New approach slabs and minimal approach roadway work were included on the 323.20 ft. long structure over Big Walnut Creek.

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 7 DAR-127-24.04 Bridge and Roadway Engineer for the design of a single span steel beam bridge and performed all associated roadway plans. The bridge has an 84 ft. span, utilizes semi-integral construction and has a 45-degree skew. The project length including the bridge is 300 ft.

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 11 TUS-516-4.05 Bridge and Roadway Engineer for the improvement of 0.06 miles of S.R. 516 by replacing the existing structure over the South Fork of Broad Run with a single span steel beam with composite reinforced concrete deck and integral abutments. Improvements also included approach reconstruction. // 2

DAVID A. HENKEL, P.E., PTOE Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities Dave is responsible for traffic engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects. The projects include traffic design, ITS design, operational analysis, and long-range transportation studies. Dave has designed and managed a wide variety of traffic engineering projects. These projects include highway signing and lighting, ITS system design, ITS architectures, traffic signalization, closed-loop interconnected traffic signal corridor systems, EDUCATION // highway intersection improvements, capacity analysis, signal system justification studies, Bachelor of Science structural and foundation design, and traffic impact studies. Civil Engineering Purdue University Background Dave is a transportation engineer specializing in traffic engineering. Dave has 21 years of REGISTRATIONS // experience including seven years of employment with the Indiana Department of Transportation. Professional Engineer During his employment at INDOT, he was responsible for the design and management of various States of Indiana and Ohio traffic engineering projects.

Professional Traffic Operations Dave is proficient in using several types of software including programs for designing traffic signs Engineer and structures, analyzing intersection capacity, bidding and estimating, and economic analysis. He has designed several projects using the GDS (Graphic Design Systems) CADD system, AFFILIATIONS // Microstation, AutoCAD, Visual, HCS, CORSIM, Guidsign, Turbo Architecture, and MXRoads. Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) – Indiana Section Past-president (2000) Project Experience ITE – 2001 District 3 Annual Meeting Chair US 31 Realignment – Hamilton County, Indiana Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) • Project Manager for the traffic analysis components of a $487 million roadway MUTCD Committee – Signing reconstruction project, including 11 new freeway interchanges. Section ACEC Membership, Scholarship, • Project involved working with INDOT to provide blanket traffic counting at over 100 and QBS Committees intersections. Tube counts at more than 100 locations were taken by INDOT, with count ITS Midwest Membership Services Committee Co-chair (2006-07) schedules and locations provided by the project team. ITS Midwest Director – Indiana • AM and PM peak hour turn movement counts were taken by the project team at more than (2004) 100 intersections. Turn count data was then downloaded, organized, and distributed to INDOT for concurrence. • Traffic data was then analyzed using several different software programs to help determine the appropriate interchange configurations

On-call INDOT Traffic Forecasting – Statewide • Project Manager for the preparation of traffic forecasts for roadway and bridge projects throughout Indiana. • At each location, tube counts were taken by INDOT, with count schedules and locations provided by the project team. • AM and PM peak hour turn movement counts were taken by project team. Turn count data was downloaded, organized, and analyzed. • Traffic forecasts were generated using the base tube and turn movement counts, utilizing traffic growth rates provided by local MPO’s. Seasonal adjustment factors were applied, and additional development in the vicinity was accounted for. Forecasts were generated for AADT, AM and PM DHV (design hour volume), and truck percentages.

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Indianapolis Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture • Project Manager for the development of a regional road map for ITS deployment and integration throughout the Indianapolis region. • Led Coordination efforts with multiple regional transportation/public safety agencies, used specialized software to develop the base architecture document per federal requirements, and developed a region-wide ITS project sequencing/prioritization database.

Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Indiana • Project manager for Transportation Impact Study. • Provided a detailed traffic analysis to assess the impact of a new 18,000-seat sports arena on the surrounding roadway network of downtown Indianapolis. • Designed signals and signs in the vicinity of the arena. • Analyzed site accessibility for various proposed fieldhouse sites. Selected final site based on access control, traffic impact, and motorist/pedestrian safety.

Queue-Jumping Lane Design for Transit Vehicles - Indianapolis, Indiana • Designed queue-jumping lane for improved transit vehicle flow, including advance signalization phase for buses • Designed lane signage, signal mounting, and pavement markings for advance bus signal

Eli Lilly Campus Expansion - Indianapolis, Indiana • Project manager for Transportation Impact Study. • Provided a detailed traffic analysis to assess the impact of a revised street network in conjunction with the construction of a new parking garage and the expansion of Eli Lilly office facilities in Indianapolis. • Designed signals and signs in the vicinity of the new/expanded facilities. • Designed horizontal alignment of a new intersection adjacent to the study area.

Speed Studies for Metropolitan Planning Organization - Indianapolis, Indiana • Project manager for development of speed studies for multiple interstate and local road corridors. • Data was imported into MPO travel-demand model.

INDOT Statewide Traffic Forecasting – Indiana • Project Manager for traffic forecasting projects on various interstate and non-interstate routes throughout the State of Indiana. • Provided construction year and design year traffic projections from field data in accordance with INDOT standards and procedures, including axle rate adjustments, growth factors, and vehicle classifications.

Intersection Safety Analysis – Indianapolis, Indiana • Project Engineer for investigation into mitigation measures for high-accident intersections in Marion County. • Worked with Indianapolis DPW via grant provided by State Farm Insurance to provide solutions to intersection operational problems via improvements to signage, pavement markings, roadway lighting, and traffic signal visibility.

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JASON L. ROWLEY, P.E. Project Manager

Background Jason serves as a project manager and senior designer on urban and rural roadway and railroad projects. He has over 12 years of experience with light rail and highway engineering and construction. He has been directly involved in projects for the State of Indiana, State of Ohio, State of Minnesota, State of Michigan; Road Commissions, Local Agencies, and Private Developers. He has been involved in several storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and watermain EDUCATION // EDUCATION inspection projects in Michigan and Wisconsin. He also has experience in soils, concrete, Bachelor of ofScience Science masonry, and bituminous testing and inspection. In addition he has experience in the materials Civil Engineering, 1997 Civil Engineering, 1984 laboratory as a testing technician and familiarity with AASHTO and ASTM testing standards and Michigan Tech University Purdue University procedures. REGISTRATIONS // REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer Project Experience StatesProfessional of Indiana, Engineer Michigan, and StateKansas of Indiana Minnesota Department of Transportation / Hiawatha Project Office Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (Design Build), Minneapolis, MN AFFILIATIONS // • Project Engineer and Segment Lead American Society of Professional • Involved with project from kickoff to final design (3+ years) Engineers • Oversee production of design and plans

• Trackwork, OCS, Electrical Systems, Noise Barrier, Lighting, Signing, Drainage, Utility, and Structural development and coordination • Coordination with other over 10 other design firms and offices • First Light Rail Project in Minnesota • Segment lead for over 10 miles of new rail alignment • Design per MnDOT, AREMA, and multiple Municipality standards • Total project cost – approx $900 million

CSX Railroad (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee) CSX Transportation Grade Crossing Signing Project • Inspector • Installation of standard identification signs at every registered grade crossing in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee • Sign installation and identification of additional crossings • Coordinate with CSX documentation and maps to retrace railway lines • Communicate regularly with Roadmaster and other railroad personnel • High Rail with Roadmaster to document each sign installation

Indiana Department of Transportation US 31, Hamilton County • Project Manager and Segment Lead • Production of design and plans • Right of way development coordination • Coordination with other design firms • Mainline – 12 miles • Twelve interchanges

Indiana Department of Transportation I-465 NE Corridor Reconstruction, Hamilton and Marion County • Project Engineer and Segment Lead • Production of design and plans • Right of way development coordination

• Coordination with other design firms • Mainline – 6.9 miles • Four interchanges

Indiana Department of Transportation I-465 West Leg Reconstruction, Marion County • Project Engineer and Segment Lead • Production of design and plans • Noise Barrier, Lighting, Signing, Drainage, Utility, and Structural development coordination • Coordination with other design firms • Mainline – 12 miles • Eight interchanges

Ohio Department of Transportation SR 57/ SR 162 Safety improvements, Medina County, Ohio • Project Engineer • Design and managing of 030 ,miles of SR 57 and 0.42 miles of SR 162 • Intersection reconstruction to improve geometry and safety • New Pavement, resurfacing, widening, pavement marking, guardrail, traffic signal and drainage • Final quantities and estimates • Maintenance of traffic

Ohio Department of Transportation SR 142/ CR 49 Safety improvements, Madison County, Ohio • Project Engineer • Design and managing of intersection and 04 ,miles of SR 142 • Intersection reconstruction to improve geometry and safety • New Pavement, resurfacing, widening, pavement marking, signing, guardrail, and drainage • Quantities and estimates • Maintenance of traffic

Ohio Department of Transportation US 40/ SR 142 Safety improvements, Madison County, Ohio • Project Engineer • Design and managing of 0.42 miles of US 40 and 0.40 miles of SR 142 • Intersection reconstruction to improve geometry and safety • New Pavement, widening, pavement marking, signing, guardrail, traffic signal and drainage • Quantities and estimates • Maintenance of traffic

Franklin County Highway Department Refugee / Chatterton Road Preliminary Design, Columbus, Ohio • Project Engineer • Design and analysis of 3-lane verses 5-lane option of proposed roadway improvements • Preliminary drainage design, right-of-way impacts, and utility relocation investigations • Design per Ohio Department of Transportation requirements • Quantities and estimates

RUSSELL HOLT, P.E. Project Engineer

Background Rusty is a transportation engineer specializing in traffic engineering. Rusty has six years of experience and is proficient in using several types of software including programs for analyzing intersection capacity and design of roadway improvements. He has designed several projects using Microstation, AutoCAD, HCS, Synchro, Signal2000, Sidra Intersection, and MXRoads. Rusty has also completed several applications for federal funding, including Transportation EDUCATION // Enhancement (TE) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding applications. Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, 2003 City of Lawrence, Indiana , Transportation Plan Purdue University • Project Engineer for the completion of the City of Lawrence Transportation Plan.

• Responsibilities included forecasting existing traffic to the Plan’s horizon year, identification REGISTRATIONS // of existing and future capacities of thoroughfare segments, analysis of high crash-rate Professional Engineer State of Indiana intersections, identification of potential improvements to the roadway network, field verification of roadway pavement condition, and creation of a classification system & the assignment of City roadways into the system.

Town of Avon, Indiana , Thoroughfare Plan • Project Engineer for the completion of the Town of Avon Thoroughfare Plan. • Responsibilities included forecasting existing traffic to the Plan’s horizon year, identification of existing and future capacities of thoroughfare segments, analysis of high crash-rate intersections, identification of potential improvements to the roadway network, field verification of roadway pavement condition, and creation of a classification system & the assignment of Town roadways into the system.

Town of Brownsburg, Indiana, Northfield Drive Corridor Study • Project Engineer for the traffic study to analyze existing and projected future conditions of the tw0-mile corridor of Northfield Drive between US 136 and SR 267. • Study served as a base analysis to aid the Town in determining impacts of future development along the corridor as a whole.

Town of Brownsburg, Indiana, Hornaday Road Corridor Study • Project Engineer for the corridor study to analyze existing and projected future conditions of the corridor of Hornaday Road between US 136 and Airport Road. • Due to the high concentration of nearby schools, the study included analysis of peak hours for both commuting traffic and school related traffic.

Town of Avon, Indiana, Traffic Operations Analyses • Project Engineer for multiple traffic operations analyses to determine existing conditions and analyze potential improvement projects. • Studies included: – Analysis of Dan Jones Road from its intersection with US 36 to the CSX railroad bridge. – Traffic Signal Warrant analysis of the intersection of Ronald Reagan Parkway with CR 200N.

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Valenti-Held – Whitestown, Indiana, Whitestown Crossing Traffic Impact Study • Project Engineer for the traffic impact study to determine necessary improvements due to the proposed Whitestown Crossing development. • The 100+ acre proposed retail development spans SR 267 south of I-65; analysis included the projected traffic due to the nearby Anson development.

Purdue Research Foundation – Merrillville, Indiana, Ameriplex at the Crossing Traffic Impact Study • Project Engineer for the traffic impact study to determine necessary roadway improvements due to the Ameriplex at the Crossing Development. • The 450+ acre development included general office, medical, industrial, retail, and educational space.

Indiana Department of Transportation – Jefferson County, Indiana SR 250 Intersection Improvement • Project Manager for the project to improve sight distance at the intersection of SR 250 and Scotts Ridge Road. • Project included upgrading 30 mph reverse curves to current standards, the flattening of a vertical curve at the intersection to provide stopping sight distance, and the realignment of a county road to provide better intersection sight distance.

Indiana Department of Transportation – Allen County, Indiana US 24 New Road Construction • Project Manager for the new alignment of US 24, Phase II of the “Fort-to-Port” project in northeastern Indiana. • Responsibilities included the preliminary horizontal and vertical alignment designs, as well as a preliminary interchange design at Webster Road.

Indiana Department of Transportation – Jay County, Indiana SR 26 Reconstruction • Project Engineer for the reconstruction and partial realignment of SR 26 in Jay County. • Responsibilities included driveway and right-of-way design, hydraulic design, construction plan preparation, and quantity calculations.

Town of Avon, Indiana Public Works Consulting • Project Manager for the Public Works consulting contract with the Town. • Responsibilities included: – Planning and production of the Maintenance Improvement Projects, including HMA paving, pavement markings, crack sealing, and restorative sealing. – Review of proposed development plans and traffic impact studies. – Minor traffic analyses, including signal warrant studies and four-way stop analyses. – Complete funding applications, including TE, CMAQ, and STP applications.

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LAUREN E. HURST, E.I. Project Engineer

Background EDUCATION // Lauren is a Project Engineer for transportation and traffic projects. Her responsibilities include Bachelor of Science data collection and analysis, design, plan and specification preparation, and client coordination Civil Engineering, 2007 of state and local traffic engineering projects. These projects include traffic design, operational Purdue University analysis, long-range transportation studies, highway signing and lighting, ITS system design, traffic signalization, closed-loop interconnected traffic signal corridor systems, highway REGISTRATIONS // intersection improvements, capacity analysis, signal system justification studies, and traffic Engineering Intern impact studies. State of Indiana Lauren graduated from Purdue University in December of 2007 and joined Armstrong in January AFFILIATIONS // of 2008. Before graduating she interned for two summers at Edwards and Kelcey, where she American Society of Civil gained experience in traffic studies and design. Lauren is well versed in several traffic Engineers engineering software packages including Jamar Technology, Synchro, and HCS, as well as the Institute of Transportation AutoCAD and MicroStation drawing packages. Engineers Society of Women Engineers Project Experience Lake View Bluffs Transportation Study – Painesville, Ohio • Project engineer for fulfilling the traffic requirements of a transportation study for a new development. • Calculated trips generated by each development section and analyzed the most used internal intersections in the development. • Estimated traffic distribution in the surrounding area and analyzed the affected intersections. • Prepared roadway recommendations to improve the levels of service for unacceptable intersections.

US 31 Realignment – Marshall and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana • Project engineer responsible for traffic data collection and analysis. • Analyzed roadway construction plans, as well as the existing conditions of surrounding roadways, in order to compile a list of temporary and permanent detours. • Prepared a transportation maintenance plan for the project.

US 31 Hamilton County – Hamilton County, Indiana • Project engineer aiding in the traffic analysis portion of a roadway improvement project. • Responsible for collecting traffic data and analyzing intersections along the US 31 corridor and in the surrounding area.

Speed Studies for Metropolitan Planning Organization - Indianapolis, Indiana • Project engineer for development of speed studies for multiple interstate and local road corridors. • Data was imported into MPO travel-demand model.

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CHARLES A. MITCHELL, P.E., P.S. Senior Project Manager

EDUCATION // Background Bachelors of Science Charles is responsible for project management in our Columbus, Ohio office. His duties typically Civil Engineering, 1985 include task scheduling, budget tracking, scope compliance, coordination with clients, utilities Ohio State University and sub-consultants, and design supervision. Charles also performs multiple design related activities including preliminary engineering reports, roadway and drainage design, structure REGISTRATIONS // hydraulics, right-of-way review, and QA/QC plan reviews. Professional Engineer States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Charles has worked in the consulting engineering field since 1983, with work experience Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, including field surveying, preliminary investigations, preparation of construction contract plans Kentucky, Virginia, and West and bid documents, construction layout, construction inspection and project administration for a Virginia variety of capital improvement projects. Engineering design and management experience includes projects involving roadway design, resurfacing, rehabilitation and repair; bridge Professional Surveyor replacement, rehabilitation and deck overlays; utility design and relocation; flood hazard State of Ohio evaluations and scour analysis; storm water management; storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and waterline design, commercial and residential development projects; right-of-way acquisition AFFILIATIONS // plans and land surveying. National Society of Professional Engineers His experience with computer software packages with applications in civil engineering design and American Society of Civil surveying include: MicroStation J/v8, GeoPAK, AutoCAD, Eagle Point, Softdesk, HEC2, Engineers Professional Land Surveyors of HECRAS, WSPRO, HY8, TR55, Lotus 123 / Quattro Pro / Excel and Word / Word Perfect; Ohio Windows NT and Novell Network management. Typical tasks completed using these software American Society of Highway packages include: site design; street, roadway and highway design; coordinate geometry Engineers routines, horizontal and vertical alignment calculations; digital terrain modeling, contouring, and Engineers Club of Columbus earthwork volumes; field survey, data collection and data transfer; flood hazard evaluations and scour analysis; stormwater runoff and storage volumes, open channel and storm sewer ODOT TRAINING // hydraulics. Safety Studies Class Estimator Software Training Project Experience Project Development Process (PDP) Training Ohio Department of Transportation, District 8 Maintenance of Traffic Class Highway Lighting Class WAR-75-3.40 Sign CAD Training • Design Engineer for the Preferred Alternative Verification Engineering Report. Performed Signing and Pavement Marking safety grading and preliminary drainage design for a 2 mile section of this major interstate Class improvement project. Right of Way Title Research GeoPak Road, Parts 1 & 2 Delaware County Engineer Section 4(f) Class Section 106 / National Register Russell Road Improvements Project Eligibility Class • Engineering design, design supervision and plan preparation for 5,000 foot roadway Managing the Environmental and widening project located in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio. The project included a Transportation Development 900 foot alignment relocation and safety upgrade. Engineering design included drainage, Process Course (NEPA) maintenance of traffic, and additional right-of-way. Categorical Exclusion (CE) Training Class Ohio Department of Transportation, District 6 Right of Way Plan Development Training MAD/FRA-70-0.00/0.00 (CLA) • Engineering design, roadway and drainage calculations for the rehabilitation and resurfacing CITY OF COLUMBUS TRAINING // for 15.55 miles of Interstate 70 in Madison County, Ohio. Performed flood hazard evaluation ADA Curb Ramp Training on bridge crossings, including four 3-span bridges over Deer Creek, two 3-span bridges over Little Darby Creek and three 3-span bridges over Big Darby Creek.

City of Columbus, CIP 037-14B, East Central District 14 Relief Storm Sewer • Project tasks included preliminary design, preparation of Draft and Final Letter Reports. coordination with adjoining consultant, review TR-20 data, verification of drainage area, storm sewer computations, preliminary storm sewer profiles, cost estimates and public meetings for the construction of 1,700 linear feet of a 78" Relief Storm Sewer along railroad right-of-way, from 5th Avenue to I-670 (Reference: Rob Herr, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

City of Columbus, CIP 840 – Oaklawn & Piedmont Drainage Improvements. • Review existing data, identify alternatives, alternative evaluation, storm sewer and HY-8 computations. Selected alternative included constructing 3,000 L.F. of 54” Relief Storm Sewer to mitigate structural, street and yard flooding in the area of Oaklawn Street and Piedmont Road (Reference: Rob Herr, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

City of Columbus, CIP 920 – Hilliard-Rome Road Ditch Improvements. • Verification of selected alternative, identification of alternatives, evaluation of alternatives, cost estimates, Calculations, HY-8, HEC-RAS, Open Channel and Storm sewer calculation and check sheets, analysis of downstream storm sewer system, preliminary storm sewer / open channel alignments and profiles, Draft and Final Letter Reports. Report compared the two alternatives, 2,400 L.F. of open channel construction vs. storm sewer construction, from Hilliard-Rome Road to Atlas Road, for mitigation of street and yard flooding west of Hilliard-Rome Road (Reference: Greg Fedner, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

City of Columbus, CIP 941 – Jasonway Avenue Drainage Improvements • Review of existing data, field inspections, identification of alternatives, evaluation of alternatives, stormwater calculations, HEC-RAS, HY-8 computer modeling, and public meetings for the drainage improvements for the mitigation of structure flooding west of Knights Bridge Blvd. Project included 1,200 L.F. of Storm sewer improvements, 900 L.F. of Channel Improvements, and a culvert replacement at Olentangy River Road (Reference: Greg Fedner, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

City of Columbus, CIP 943 – Hilliard-Rome Road Drainage Improvements • Review existing data, field inspections, evaluation of alternatives, cost estimates, storm sewer design computations, HEC-RAS and HY-8 Analysis, analysis of existing detention basin. Proposed improvements included combination 2,500-3,500 L.F. of storm sewer and open channel improvements to mitigate ditch, yard and structure flooding near Manor Park Drive at Hilliard Rome Road (Reference: Rob Herr, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

City of Columbus, CIP 970 – Towers Court Detention Basin • Preparation of Draft and Final Letter Report, review of SWMM data, verification of selected alternate, storm sewer computations and stormwater detention analysis for a proposed detention basin to be constructed for the mitigation of street and yard flooding at Towers Court (Reference: Greg Fedner, City of Columbus, Division of Sewerage and Drainage).

Private Sanitary Sewer Plans, Columbus, OH • Engineering design, plan preparation and design supervision for over 10 sanitary sewer (CC) plans prepared for private sanitary sewer systems developed within the City of Columbus. Project size varies from 0.5 to 1.0 acre lots with clients including B.P. Oil Co., Wendy’s, Shoney’s & Captain D’s Restaurants.

On-Site Disposal Systems • Engineering design, plan preparation and design supervision for numerous “on-site” sanitary treatment systems that include septic tanks, pumps, leaching fields, inspection wells and treated effluent outlets. Project locations in Central and Northwest Ohio.

DAVID A. CLARK, P.E. Senior Engineer

Background David is a professional engineer with twenty years of experience in designing and managing EDUCATION // public and private sector projects. He is particularly adept at building trust and cooperation with Bachelor of Science Clients and project team members and successfully guiding multi-disciplinary projects to Civil Engineering, 1988 completion. He is recognized for a problem-solving orientation that contributes to employers’ Purdue University and clients’ success. David’s responsibilities as senior engineer include planning, modeling, and REGISTRATIONS // design services for wastewater and stormwater projects.David has served in the following Professional Engineer industries: sanitary utilities, municipalities, commercial/residential developers, State of Indiana business/research parks, airports and churches.

CERTIFICATIONS // Hamilton-Southeastern Utilities, Inc. - Fishers, IN Completed XL Insurance Project • Managed the completion of land title and topographic surveys, platting, and construction Team Capabilities plans for the Master Site Grading & Drainage and Maintenance Building projects. Completed PSMJ Project Manager Bootcamp Training • Project required approvals through the Town of Fishers, IN and the City of Noblesville, IN due to the project lying within multiple jurisdictions. Board of zoning appeals approval and AFFILIATIONS // design variances were required for the project. Indiana Society of Professional Engineers SAMCO / Hamilton-Southeastern Utilities, Inc. - Fishers, IN Indiana Water Environment • Responsible for account leadership and management of multi-disciplinary services including Association engineering, surveying and GIS. Central Indiana Mathcounts Program • Assisted with the development of new business proposals, scheduling work, allocating American Society of Civil Engineers resources, supervising staff, development of staff, reviewing invoicing and collection, and quality control for work. RECOGNITIONS // • Interfaced with principal client and provided constructive feedback on quality of work 2006 ACEC Honor Award – product generated by client's staff. Surveying and Mapping • Coordinated and monitored workload and ensured quality control of Utility group and

interfacing department’s work.

Holladay Properties - Indianapolis, IN Kollman Sanitary Sewer Project • Prepared plans, specifications, and permits to state and local agencies for approximately 2,500 linear feet of off-site sanitary sewer to the AmeriPlex development. • Project included boring a portion of the sanitary sewer across the AmeriPlex Parkway, which required a boring plan, details, and submittal to INDOT for a utility crossing permit for construction within the right-of-way.

Siemens - Lafayette, IN New Meter Facility • Prepared site plans and specifications for a new 160,000 square foot metering facility. • Responsibilities included overseeing the completion of the design of 1,330 lineal feet of off- site sanitary sewer and utilities to the site, site layout, grading, drainage, on-site sanitary sewers, and permitting with state and local agencies. • Project also required complex coordination with the Duncan Road Extension project.

T & W Corporation - Indianapolis, IN Rollins Leasing Maintenance Faculty • Prepared site plans, specifications, and securing state and local permits for commercial development. • Designed on-site sanitary sewers, an off-site force main, public lift station, and submittal to the City of Indianapolis on an accelerated.

INDOT, Indiana Counties and Municipalities – Indianapolis, IN Small Structure Replacement Projects • Responsible for the sizing and layout of small structures and cost estimates for developers and contractors throughout Indiana using hydrologic and hydraulic models and current INDOT guidelines. • Utilized sizing programs, such as the FHWA Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, WSPRO, and HEC-RAS. • Prepared plans and contract documents in accordance with county, municipality and INDOT standards.

Indianapolis Department of Capital Asset Management - Indianapolis, IN Mickley Run Channel and Storm Sewer Improvements, • Managed the completion of plans, specifications, land acquisition documents, contract documents, and cost estimates for the reconstruction of approximately one-mile of combination channel and storm sewer systems for the City of Indianapolis on an accelerated schedule. • Prepared permanent easements and right-of-entries.

Indianapolis Department of Capital Asset Management - Indianapolis, IN Pogues Run Flood Control Project, • Assisted in the development of two regional storm water facilities for the City. • Responsibilities included the development of environmental assessments, geotechnical investigations, and topographical surveys. • Oversaw mass grading and storm sewer improvement plans and specifications, cost estimating, and permitting with local and state agencies.

Port Columbus International Airport – Columbus, OH Port Columbus International Airport Improvements • Assisted in the design of Taxiway “D” and Hold Apron relocation. This project was phased with other projects to reduce runway closures. • Helped prepare cost estimates, technical specifications, and an Engineer’s Report. • Project included asphalt and concrete paving, lighting and signage, and drainage improvements and was phased with other projects to reduce runway closures.

Holladay Properties/Purdue Research Foundation – Indianapolis, IN • Managed the completion of construction plans for the AmeriPlex Phase 4 Section 2 and the Purdue Technology Center of Indianapolis projects. • Project required multi-firm and discipline coordination, managing the design of roadway and drainage, bridge, round-a-bout, off-site sanitary sewer and waterline, and site development for a new 60,000 square foot technology building, and permitting with state and local agencies.

KCS Properties, LLC - Indianapolis, IN South Meridian Commercial Center • Prepared site plans and securing local and state permits for commercial development along U.S. 31 in. • Designed on-site sanitary sewers, an off-site force main, and submittal to INDOT and the City of Indianapolis for approval of construction within the state right-of-way.

JONATHAN MIRGEAUX, E.I. Project Engineer

Responsibilities EDUCATION // Jonathan serves as a Project Engineer providing analysis, planning, and design services for Master of Science wastewater, water, and stormwater projects. Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, 2004 Background University of Kentucky Prior to joining RW Armstrong this year, Jonathan worked as a project manager/design engineer for stormwater quality, on-site wastewater, stream relocation, and various water treatment Bachelor of Science projects. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky where he completed a B.S. and an M.S. in Biosystems & Agricultural Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. His education included a focus on natural treatment Engineering, 2001 systems as he researched plant interactions with soil microbial pollutant removal processes. University of Kentucky

REGISTRATIONS // Project Experience Engineer Intern State of Kentucky Central Greens, LLC – Indianapolis, Indiana Central State Redevelopment Master Plan AFFILIATIONS // • Assisted in creating the infrastructure master plan, including transportation, utilities, and Indiana Rural Water Association stormwater drainage. American Society of Biosystems and • Developed methods to incorporate bioretention and infiltration basins that resulted in a no Agricultural Engineering net runoff from the site for the design storm.

City of Noblesville - Noblesville, Indiana

Wastewater Treatment Plant - Phase 3 Expansion Preliminary Design • Assisted in constructing, calibrating, and validating model of combined sewer system using SWMM. • Analyzed the four plant operational schemes based on different central storage volumes and high-rate treatment rates. • Prepared master poster for media event that summarized the five plant expansion phases.

North Harbour Sewer Pipe Bursting Construction Inspection • Performed inspection services for sewer enlargement project. • Offered neighborhood outreach and prepared project description posters with GIS for community meeting.

City of Indianapolis, Department of Public Works – Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis Clean Stream Team (Combined Sewer Overflow Program Management) • Prepared the City’s approved CSO Long-Term Control Plan with alternative analysis, project cost analysis, city affordability analysis, and formulated a project schedule. • Obtained capital projects data and converting to GIS format for public meetings, agency use, and further analysis. Elements included CSO, sanitary sewer overflow, and hydraulic modeling data.

Evansville Water and Sewer Utility – Evansville, Indiana Water and Sewer Master Plan Update • Created a capital improvement project (CIP) database in order to assist in the management and tracking of future, on-going, and past projects • Created a shapefile to georeference the CIP database onto the GIS • Performed and managed GIS data digitization and analysis • Prepared the publication of the 2007 Master Plan update document

Project Experience Prior to Joining RW Armstrong

Waste Management, Inc. • Assisted in receiving IDEM approval for the first alternative landfill cap in Indiana. • Provided planting schedule that included plant types, densities, and species lists for the purpose of increasing evapo-transpiration and runoff while minimizing infiltration.

Hickory Hills, Spencer, Indiana • Designed and received ISDH approval for a 5000 GPD on-site wastewater system including collection sewers, pump sizing, treatment wetlands cells, dual sand mounds, and dosing tanks that incorporated a time-delayed dosing regime in order to maximize treatment during anticipated heavy weekend flows.

San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park – Escondido, CA • Prepared master plan recommendation to convert a dry riverbed to a series of riparian treatment cells for wastewater effluent.

PAUL W. GRUNER, P.E., P.S. Principal-In-Charge

EXPERIENCE Paul has more than 34 years of experience in transportation engineering, including management, planning, design, construc- tion and operations activities. Previously, Paul served as Chief Deputy Engineer for Montgomery County, Ohio, where he was responsible for a road network of almost 500 miles and more than 500 bridges.

EDUCATION 1973/Master of Science, Structural Engineering, University of Cincinnati 1972/Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati

REGISTRATIONS Structural Engineer: IL Professional Engineer: KY, MI, MO, OH Professional Land Surveyor: OH, KY

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS Transportation Research Board Individual Affiliate Ohio Association of Consulting Engineers, Past President Dayton Consulting Engineers Association, Past President American Society of Civil Engineers, Past Chair of Ohio Council Ohio Contractor’s Association, Past Chair of Associate Member Executive Committee and Member of Board National Society of Professional Engineers

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 32

RELEVANT PROJECTS State Route 73 & Township Line Rd. (CR1214) Intersection Improvement, Clearcreek Township, OH—Principal-in-Charge. Im- provement of intersection of SR 73 and Township Line Road by adding turn lanes and adjusting profile to eliminate sight distance problems. Scope includes 1,700 feet of roadway on SR 73 and 1,000 feet on Township Line Road and replacement of two large culverts.

State Route 73 (Wilmington Bypass), Clinton County, OH—Project Director. EA and design for this seven-mile, four-lane freeway relocation of SR 73 around Wilmington, Ohio. Project includes six bridges and two full interchanges.

Thoroughfare Plan,* Clermont County, OH—Project Manager responsible for the formulation of a countywide thoroughfare plan to establish a viable highway network for this rapidly urbanizing County within the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The plan was developed through the evaluation of traffic generation with respect to origin and destination, trip-distribution analysis, traffic volume forecasting, accident location data, highway sufficiency ratings, pavement widths, and geometric enhancements. The plan included access-control performance standards, a recommended thoroughfare network, geometric improvement criteria/ locations, and signalization criteria/locations. In addition, a task force was assembled, and Paul led the task force in developing a matrix to conduct a multi-dimensional analysis of various multi-modal projects and programs. Public input via a series of meet- ings throughout the county was also evaluated using a matrix technique to develop the public consensus for “Access Clermont,” the future of transportation in Clermont County.

State Route 32/Bauer Road Intersection, Clermont County, OH—Principal-in-Charge. Study to determine if a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) would effectively reduce traffic congestion at this heavily traveled intersection. The intersection of State Route 32 and Bauer Road is currently operating at-grade with a traffic signal.

State Route 16,* Licking and Muskingum Counties, OH—Project Director responsible for final development (design and plan preparation) for this 12.8-mile, four-lane, freeway on new alignment. The project’s four construction sections include three full interchanges, two diamond and one modified diamond, one railroad grade separation, structure, and four highway grade separa- tion structures. The first construction section, including the railroad grade separation was advertised for bids 15 months after the start of the Preliminary Development (environmental assessment) Phase and construction began shortly thereafter.

U.S. 35 C.J. McLin, Jr. Parkway, Phases I and II,* Dayton, OH—Project Manager responsible for a $40 million urban ex-press- way, winner of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award. This four-mile project involved careful mitigation of community concerns and historic impacts; as a result it includes extensive landscaping, lighting, and bridge architectural treatments. The urban setting also necessitated more than six miles of storm sewer, 2.5 miles of sanitary sewer and 1.5 miles of waterline relocation.

Ohio Multi-Modal State Transportation Plan - ODOT*—Principal-in-Charge responsible for a plan, developed to identify key resources by transportation mode addressing the existing capacity and the need for mobility and conveyance of goods and people in Ohio on an international, interstate and intrastate basis. The study, now referred to as “Access Ohio,” included the identification of major highway, rail, water and air transportation routes integrated into a long range transportation plan for the state at-large, as well as regional transportation needs assessment and long-term goals. More than 70 public meetings insured public acceptance of the plan, and “Access Ohio’s” “Macro” corridors are the backbone for the state’s ongoing new construction program. Paul coordinated a team of subconsultants from Ohio, South Carolina and Florida to provide strength to the project team in specialized transportation and legal issues.

Great Lakes/Mid-Atlantic Corridor Study, Segment 6 - Ohio Turnpike Commission*—Project Manager responsible for a 75-mile feasibility study for a freeway connection from Cincinnati, Ohio to Piketon, Ohio. Study included evaluation of public input, safety, engineering

Hamilton County Thoroughfare Plan,* OH—Project Director responsible for The Hamilton County, Ohio Thoroughfare Plan Up- date. Hamilton County is a large urbanized county containing Cincinnati. The previous plan was a 1964 motorway plan. The project included assembly of socio-economic data, traffic counts, and accident data; working with a task force of community and government leaders to develop goals and objectives, and developing a thoroughfare plan to address all of the identified needs. Key features of the plan are an aggressive access management plan and a detailed traffic impact study requirement. A follow- up contract was performed to develop multi-modal policy-making guidance for the County Commission. A task force was again assembled, and Paul led the task force in developing a matrix to conduct a multi-dimensional analysis of various multi-modal projects and programs.

*Denotes individual experience KENT BLACK, P.E.

EXPERIENCE Kent has more than two decades of public involvement, agency coordination and corridor planning experience. He has managed or has served as the Engineer-of-Record on numerous projects. Additionally, Kent has directed sub-area and corridor studies, traffic operations, corridor/alignment, interchange justification, signal designs and signing and marking plans for local, county, state and federal clients. He has also developed and conducted training on behalf of state agencies related to access manage- ment, traffic safety, and other planning and design topics. Kent has been effective in developing consensus for transportation enhancements by building relationships with elected officials, agency staff, citizen groups, stakeholders and news media.

EDUCATION 1987/Master of Civil Engineering, Transportation, Pennsylvania State University 1983/Bachelor of Science, Transportation Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer: FL, GA, VA

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fellow Transportation Research Board, Committee Member University of Central Florida - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Affiliates Board University of Central Florida - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transportation Committee E Weeks Awards/Central Florida, Judge American Society of Highway Engineers/Central Florida, Section President, 2005–2006

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 24

RELEVANT PROJECTS: Holden Avenue Roadway Conceptual Analysis, John Young Parkway to Orange Blossom Trail,* Orange County, FL—Project Manager. Responsible for the preparation of a comprehensive corridor/PD&E study to identify and mitigate the impacts of a multi- modal improvement concept to this constrained corridor. Project tasks included identifying right-of-way needs and pond sites and improving the typical section to meet corridor needs. This project involved significant stakeholder involvement in terms of board presentations, workshops, public hearings, small group meetings and individual property owner meetings.

Districtwide Design Traffic for PD&E Design,* FDOT District 5, FL—Quality Control. Performed traffic modeling, equivalent single axel load (ESAL) analysis, and designed traffic and data collection services for many roadways throughout District 5. A major element of this project is developing design traffic volumes for use in PD&E and preliminary engineering studies, as well as for use in pavement design for final design projects.

US-1 Arterial Investment Study,* Volusia County, FL—Senior Project Engineer. Responsible for the overall goal of the study which was to develop a range of transportation improvement alternatives within the study area that would be economically efficient and environmentally sound, while maximizing mobility and minimizing impacts to establish neighborhoods and businesses. An inte- gral part of the study process included in-depth public involvement activities with the study technical advisory team (STAT), local business owners, the public and other interested parties to obtain input on the evaluation and development of alternatives.

Corridor Studies*—Project Manager. Conducted corridor analysis and evaluation for PD&E. This included corridor planning and design reports, action plans, corridor safety improvements and access management studies in Florida and other states. A selec- tion of corridor study experience includes: • US 98 PD&E, Lakeland, FL, Project Engineer • SR 806 PD&E Traffic, Air, Noise, Environmental Assessment, Palm Beach County, FL, Project Manager • SR 50 Access Management Study, Orlando, FL, Project Manager • SR 10 Corridor Study, Jacksonville, FL, Project Manager • US 19 Action Plan, Dixie, Levy and Gilchrist Counties, FL, Project Manager • US 17 PD&E Study, Winter Haven, FL, Project Engineer • Citrus Highway CP&DR, St. Lucie County, FL, Project Engineer • SR 5A Corridor Safety Study, St. Augustine, FL, Project Engineer • East Battlefield Parkway, Corridor Study, Leesburg, VA, Project Engineer • SR 20 Corridor Safety Study, Gainesville, FL, Project Engineer SR AIA Corridor Study, Flagler Beach, FL, Project Engineer • US 1 Access Management Study, Titusville, FL, Project Engineer

Transportation Planning*—Project Manager. Managed numerous transportation planning efforts for FDOT and other clients. These include: • I-95/SR 222 Interchange Modification Report, Gainesville, FL, Project Manager • District 5 D/W Public Transportation Consultant, FDOT 5, Project Manager • District 1 D/W ISTEA, FDOT 1, Project Engineer District 1 D/W Planning, FDOT 1, Project Engineer • Grand Bahamas Island-wide Transportation Study, Freeport, Grand Bahamas, Project Manager • Disney Celebration, Town Center Study, Celebration, FL, Project Manager I-95 Interchange Justification Report, Stafford Coun-ty, FL, Project Manager. • Development of Regional Impact (DRI) and Traffic Impact Studies*—Project Manager. Conducted traffic studies in more than 20 states in support of private development proposals. Experience includes The Palms DRI, Osceola County, FL; Old Florida Plantation, DRI, Winter Haven, FL; Heathrow Town Center DRI, Lake Mary, FL; Haufler/ Springhills DRI, Gainesville, FL

Highway Design*—Project Manager. Completed and/or managed numerous roadway projects in Florida, including: • In-Town Bypass Roadway Design, Lakeland, FL, Project Manager • SR 600 (US 92) Resurfacing Project, Daytona Beach, FL, Project Manager • Sidewalk Design Projects, Volusia County, FL, Project Manager • SR 24 and S.W. 23rd Terrace, Gainesville, FL, Project Manager.

Transportation Demand Management*—Project Manager prepared more than 20 management plans for site developments in response to local trip reduction ordinances. Plans included TSM and TCM measures, rideshare programs, transit system up- grades, employee monetary incentives and subsidies, and parking control measures. Sites have included multi-model hubs, mixed use developments, historic sites and other environmentally friendly areas.

Congestion Management Plans*— As Project Manager developed regional, corridor, and site-specific congestion mitigation and transportation demand management plans. These plans have included TSM and TCM measures, rideshare programs, transit subsidies, parking controls and programs, and flex-time policies. Prepared management plan for Broward County, FL, U.S. De- partment of Transportation Consolidation of 8,500 employees to a multi-model site in Washington, D.C.

*Denotes individual experience

Karen L. Mohammadi, P.E., AICP, P.T.O.E. Planner

EXPERIENCE Karen is a Senior Engineer, specializing in traffic engineering and transportation planning. Karen’s project experience includes small area studies, traffic studies, corridor studies, interchange studies, congestion management, safety/road audits, traffic signal engineering, access management, intelligent transportation systems and public involvement. Karen is experienced in the use of many traffic engineering software packages, as well as ArcView, and has taught traffic engineering and urban transportation planning at the University of Louisville.

EDUCATION 1990/Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville 1996/Master of Engineering, Transportation Engineering, University of Louisville

REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer: IN, KY

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association American Public Works Association/American Public Works Association International Parking Institute/International Parking Institute Society of Women Engineers/Kentuckiana Chapter, Past President Institute of Transportation Engineers/Southern District, Vice President

CONTINUING EDUCATION Bluegrass Corridor Management Planning, 1998

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Traffic Engineering/University of Louisville, 1998–2005 Transportation Planning/University of Louisville, 2001–2005

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With GS&P: 2 With other firms: 18

RELEVANT PROJECTS KYTC/Hardin County (Wilson Road), Fort Knox, KY—Project Manager. Wilson Road is a two-lane local road with a rural cross- section connecting the City of Radcliff, Kentucky to the Fort Knox Military Reservation. GS&P, along with Gohmann Asphalt and Construction, was selected by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the design-build of a new three lane facility with curb, gutter, storm sewers, sidewalks and a shared-use path. Design services also include geotechnical investigation, lighting, signals, right-of-way appraisal and acquisition, and utility coordination and relocation.

KY 36, Menifee County, KY—Project Manager. Improvement of existing alignment and bridge replacement on KY 36 from three miles south of the Bath County line to a point 1.2 miles north of junction US 460 in Frenchburg.

Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center Traffic Flow Master Plan Study, Louisville, KY—Principal-in-Charge. Responsible for develop- ing a traffic master plan for the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), formerly known as the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center or Kentucky Fairgrounds. The purpose of the study was to improve traffic flow through the gates, around the property and within the parking lots. Multi-modal considerations were also included in the scope of work. I-65 Scoping Study, Jefferson County, KY—Planner. Scoping study to evaluate improvements to ramps along I-65 from Critten- den Drive to St. Catherine Street. The purpose of the study is to improve traffic flow, safety and access associated with ramps in the area.

Old Morgantown Road, Bowling Green, KY—Project Manager for this two mile urban corridor. The project involves widening the roadway to accommodate a multi-use trail connecting the Lampkin Park, Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School and Western Kentucky University and two major arterials. Widening of existing Old Morgantown Road to a three-lane section.

KY 9, Newport, KY—Project Manager. Responsible for Phase I and Phase II design for the reconstruction of KY 9 in the City of Newport in Campbell County, Kentucky. The project, on the west side of Newport, includes widening and realignment of KY 9. It involves alternate alignment studies, surveying, environmental analysis, drainage design, traffic control, erosion control, right-of- way plans, construction plans and construction cost estimates.

Shive Lane Extension, Bowling Green, KY—Project Manager. Preparation of alternate alignments, grades, drainage design, right-of-way plans, erosion control plans and final construction plans. The project begins at the five-lane section of Ken Bale Boulevard and ends at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Searcy Way. The project involves the widening and extension of the existing two-lane, rural Shive Lane in Bowling Green, Kentucky to a five-lane, urban roadway. The project travels through dense commercial, multi-family housing, and open farmland containing numerous sinkholes. The project design includes curb and gut- ter, storm sewers, retention areas, detailed erosion control plans and maintenance of traffic plans. John R. Stewart, P.E. Principal, Manager of Engineering

EXPERIENCE John is Principal-in-Charge of Engineering for the Birmingham Office of Gresham, Smith and Partners. In this role he is re- sponsible for all transportation work done for state and local governments. His experience includes traffic studies, site design and related civil engineering functions, planning and design of drainage systems, flood studies, highway and bridge design and railroad related engineering. John and his staff are knowledgeable in a range of alternative transportation improvements from transportation planning, corridor and environmental studies, traffic operations to design of transportation facilities. John has experience in all types of transporta- tion work including corridor evaluations, related infrastructure coordination, roadway and bridge design, traffic engineering and rail related work. He has experience dealing with the public, elected officials and business owners, and is effective in public communications

EDUCATION 1974/Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 1973/Bachelor of Arts, Physics, The University of the South

REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer: AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, TN

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS American Society of Civil Engineers American Public Works Association Institute of Transportation Engineers Horizon 280, Board member, past president Friends of the RR District, Board member Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Transportation Council, Member, past chair Progress 280 Technical Task Force Member, Member MPO Transportation Technical Committee, Member

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Choir Member/Riverchase UMC Webmaster/www.bhamrails.info

AWARDS/HONORS Young Engineer of the Year/Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, 1983 Top 100 in Construction/Birmingham Business Journal, 2004

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TRB, Tools of the Trade Conference/Access Management & Small Town Economics, 2006 Alabama Planning Association Spring Meeting/US 280 Access Management Study and plan, focusing on the threshold traffic volume concept being developed in this study, 2004

PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA ITE Journal/”Green Springs Highway Revitalization, A Successful Enhancement Project”, 2003

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With GS&P: 27 RELEVANT PROJECTS Strategic Regional Multi-modal Mobility Plan, Birmingham, AL—Former Project Manager responsible for this regional transporta- tion alternatives analysis study for the Birmingham area. Working with Transcore as lead Consultant, Mr. Stewart and his staff provided analysis of HOV lanes and Park and Ride lot locations and coordinated local work for proposed rail transit operations. In addition, congested segments and intersections were analyzed and improvements were recommended. Mr. Stewart and his staff contributed to this project in the areas of local knowledge, traffic and transportation planning and engineering, and project coordination. Evaluation and concepts for HOV improvements as well as park-and-ride improvements on the interstate routes into downtown Birmingham and Stephens Expressway as a part of this regional congestion management study.

Birmingham Regional Park and Ride Study, Birmingham, AL—Principal-in-Charge. GS&P conducted a nine-corridor study to select, evaluate and recommend potential park and ride lots for the two-county Birmingham non-attainment area. The project developed methodology and evaluation criteria for a two-tier site evaluation process. GS&P collected field data and evaluated each site based upon evaluation criteria and made recommendations ranking potential sites within the nine corridors. Preliminary layouts of site and developed project costs per site were prepared. The project provides for the Regional Planning Commission and stakeholder local governments to select a site for development, gain environmental approval with ALDOT and provide con- struction documents.

Decatur Highway 20 Corridor Study, Decatur, AL—Principal-in-Charge. Transportation and Land Use study for the Hwy 20 gate- way corridor into Decatur. The study evaluated the city’s land use plan for the corridor and refined the land use plan sufficiently to plan transportation infrastructure.

Birmingham Northern Beltline Extension and Environmental Impact Statement, Birmingham, AL—GS&P performed engineering and environmental studies, prepared required environmental documents and secured corridor approval for the extension of the Birmingham Northern Beltline from I-59 in Trussville to I-20, a distance of 10 miles.

Decatur Highway 20 Corridor Study, Decatur, AL—Principal-in-Charge. Transportation and Land Use study for the Hwy 20 gate- way corridor into Decatur. The study evaluated the city’s land use plan for the corridor and refined the land use plan sufficiently to plan transportation infrastructure.

I-65 Widening at I-59 Route Interchange Corridor Study and Environmental Assessment, Jefferson County, AL—Principal-in- Charge responsible for this complex urban transportation project, which will add lanes to the interstate corridor at this complex directional interchange. This project and the issues associated with it are typical of the engineering expertise that is required to address alternative improvements in urban corridors. The project team is responsible for environmental studies, preparation of environmental documentation, supplemental surveying, as well as road and bridge design. Many of the alternatives considered for transportation improvements in the Birmingham area, from transit to HOV lanes, may involve modifications to the existing interstate corridor, and this project is typical of the expertise required to address that work. This project added lanes to widen I-65 northbound and southbound through the interchange. GS&P’s assignment included engineering and environmental studies, preparation of required environmental documents, and securing corridor approval. Additional work included providing supplemen- tal field surveys, and preparing contract plans for widening I-65 to a six-lane section at the I-59 route interchange.

Birmingham Regional Park and Ride Study, Birmingham, AL—Principal-in-Charge. GS&P conducted a nine-corridor study to select, evaluate and recommend potential park and ride lots for the two-county Birmingham non-attainment area. The project developed methodology and evaluation criteria for a two-tier site evaluation process. GS&P collected field data and evaluated each site based upon evaluation criteria and made recommendations ranking potential sites within the nine corridors. Preliminary layouts of site and developed project costs per site were prepared. The project provides for the Regional Planning Commission and stakeholder local governments to select a site for development, gain environmental approval with ALDOT and provide con- struction documents.

State Route 24 Improvements (Corridor V), Franklin County, AL—Principal-in-Charge responsible for the design of interchange at SR 24 and US 43 plus 6.5 miles of four-lane divided highway and nine bridges. This project involved the extension of Corridor V on new alignment as well as widening in place roadway to 4-lane divided. The intersection of SR 24 and US 43 was changed from an at-grade intersection to a partial , while maintaining traffic. This interchange is located on the edge of a small town and included significant right-of-way and drainage issues as part of the project design. Design of 6.5 miles of divided, four-lane roadway, an interchange at US 43, nine bridges and three signalized intersections, all of which were completed on schedule. A unique feature of this project included right-of-way constraints that precluded the use of the original layout of the interchange of SR 24 and US 43. GS&P’s assignment included an interchange study based on traffic projections to determine the best interchange layout given the ROW constraints.

Strategic Regional Multi-modal Mobility Plan, Birmingham, AL—Former Project Manager responsible for this regional transporta- tion alternatives analysis study for the Birmingham area. Working with Transcore as lead Consultant, Mr. Stewart and his staff provided analysis of HOV lanes and Park and Ride lot locations and coordinated local work for proposed rail transit operations. In addition, congested segments and intersections were analyzed and improvements were recommended. Mr. Stewart and his staff contributed to this project in the areas of local knowledge, traffic and transportation planning and engineering, and project coordination. Evaluation and concepts for HOV improvements as well as park-and-ride improvements on the interstate routes into downtown Birmingham and Stephens Expressway as a part of this regional congestion management study.

Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham - US 280 Access Management Study, Birmingham, AL—Principal-in- Charge. Provided an access management study and plan for US 280 in Shelby County, Alabama, that included an inventory of existing conditions and practices, as well as considerations for future traffic volume projections. The study included recommen- dations for planned roadway improvements utilizing a toolbox of access management techniques. Intersection operation, traffic signal operation, capacity analyses, driveway and access considerations, median treatments, frontage roads and future right-of- way needs were all considered as a part of the study.

*Denotes individual experience Kevin W. Tilbury, AICP

EXPERIENCE Kevin’s focus is on multi-modal transportation planning with an emphasis on integrating transportation, land use and community design. His vast skill set and diverse project experience enables him to perform at a high level of competence on a wide range of applications, including transit, bicycle and pedestrian planning, context-sensitive corridor design, travel demand forecasting and systems analysis, visioning and GIS development and application.

EDUCATION 1995/Bachelor of Science, Florida State University 1997/Master of Science, Planning, Florida State University

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association American Institute of Certified Planners Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations Urban Land Institute Congress for the New Urbanism

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Quality Growth Tookit Course/Cumberland Region Tomorrow, Middle Tennessee, 2007–2008

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS David Allor Planning and Zoning Conference/Context Sensitive Street Design, 2007 Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association Winter Retreat/Integrated Transportation and Land Use Plan, 2008 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference/Commercial Corridor Revitalization, 2006 Florida APA Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, 2005/Designing Livable Corridors Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, 2003/How to do Business with FDOT Workshop Series Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2003/TCSP Grant Program Success Stories Florida Statewide Model Task Force Annual Meeting, Northeast Florida FSUTMS, 2003/Development and Application of Inte- grated Transportation and Land Use Sketch Planning Methods AMPO Modeling Subcommittee, Dallas, 2003/Integrated Transportation and Land Use Planning/Property Value Impacts of Trans- portation Investments: Orange County, Florida, Florida APA Annual Conference, Key West, 2002

PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA Journal of the American Planning Association/Alternative Approaches to Modeling the Travel Demand Impacts of Smart Growth

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE With GS&P: 1 With other firms: 11

RELEVANT PROJECTS 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan Refinement*—Project Manager responsible for the refinement of the Brevard MPO’s 2025 LRTP to meet federal planning requirements and to adapt to evolving conditions within the county. Key tasks included the devel- opment of a land use allocation process and update and refinement of the project evaluation and prioritization process (PEPP).

2025 Long Range Transportation Plan Update,* Gainesville, FL—Principal Transportation Planner on the 2025 LRTP, a wa- tershed plan that marked one of the first examples of scenario planning. He was responsible for articulating four alternative transportation/land use scenarios into terms that could be modeled using the four step travel demand model and GIS, and sum- marizing results using key evaluation measure on mobility and quality of life.

Northern Beltline Intersecting Roadways Transportation and Land Use Plan, Birmingham, AL—Principal-in-Charge. A planned beltline road across the northern portion of the Birmingham region will fundamentally change the character of a series of com- munities in its path. A planning effort was led to help shape the character of each community within the primary impact area of the planned interchanges. Recommendations include a master plan for transportation connections and context sensitive roadway cross-sections.

Light Rail Transit System Plan,* Birmingham, AL—Principal Transportation Planner responsible for all components of the plan- ning process of a light rail transit system in the Birmingham region, including alignment identification, an operations plan, a feeder bus system, cost estimates and ridership forecasting using the four-step travel demand model.

Livable Communities Street Design Guidelines,* Miami, FL—Project Manager on a study that sought to provide better guidance to communities within FDOT district six on the Department’s Transportation Design for Livable Communities initiative. The project entails working with professional staff of FDOT district six and local governments to develop a set of design guidelines that are relevant, technically sound and consistent with the FDOT Plans Preparation Manual.

Local Government Comprehensive Plan Review,* FL—Project Manager in charge of leading a partnership with FDOT District Four to provide consulting services on an on-call basis related to multi-modal mobility and regional growth management. A wide variety of tasks were completed under this contract, including local government plan review and support, training in state-of-the art planning tools and the identification of best practices.

Madison Street Corridor - Land Use Vision Plan and Design Guidelines, Madison, TN—Program Manager under contract to the Clarksville Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission (CMCRPC). Kevin led the creation of a land use vision and design guidelines to guide growth and development in the corridor to ensure that the type, use and character is consistent with the community’s vision. The resulting urban design overlay (UDO) will guide streetscape, building placement, parking and other elements to support the community’s vision of a series of distinct, walkable centers.

NW Fluvanna/SW Louisa Multi-modal Corridor Study/VDOT,* VA—Project Manager for an integrated a transportation, land use and urban design plan for a fast-growing node in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. Working with a study team that includes representatives from the Planning District Commission, both counties and the Virginia Department of Transportation, the plan’s objectives are to preserve existing communities and natural resources, support a mix of housing types, job and retail opportuni- ties and to promote choice in transportation.

Space Coast Area Transit Development Plan,* FL—Project Manager in charge of leading a major update of SCAT’s 10 year TDP and Vision Plan. Kevin used the new, FDOT-supported T-Best demand estimation tool to evaluate various service expansion scenarios.

Strategic Regional Multi-modal Mobility Plan,* Birmingham, AL—Principal Transportation Planner for a regional assessment of multi-modal strategies for the Birmingham region. He was responsible for identifying and evaluating system-wide strategies – including light rail, bus rapid transit, express bus and travel demand management– for specific application on each of the region’s key corridors.

Transit Oriented Development Guidelines*—Project Manager serving on a statewide panel of FDOT professionals and consul- tants to develop a set of transit-oriented development guidelines for Florida. The outcome of this effort was a guidebook used by local governments to revise plans and land development regulations around existing and planned transit stations/corridors.

*Denotes individual experience DEANE D. RUNDELL Principal, RLA

EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS M.L.A., University of Massachusetts, 1969 Member, American Society of Landscape Architects B.S.L.A., Iowa State University, 1967 Past President, (Indiana Chapter) Member, American Public Gardens Association PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Member, National Recreation and Park Association Indiana Member, American Planning Association (APA) Ohio Member, Society for College and University Planning South Carolina Member, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Tennessee Member, Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE In his thirty-seven years as a land planner and landscape architect, Mr. Rundell has been a pio neer in the profession. While teaching at the University of Georgia, he served as a con sult ant to the Coca-Cola Company and the University of Geor gia Institute of Ecol o gy in the development of “Make Your Own World,” an ecology teaching kit for children. As a partner in a Georgia based fi rm, he worked extensively in the North Georgia Mountains in the planning and design of Unicoi State Park and resource plan ning for a six-lake region around Tallulah Gorge.

Prior to moving to Indiana in 1977, Mr. Rundell prepared master planning and site designs for resort de vel op ments on Hilton Head Island and Kiawah Is land, South Caro li na. He was also in charge of restoration planning for Cowpens Na tion al Bat tlefi eld for the National Park Service and master planning for Middleton Place Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina.

Since establishing a practice in Indiana, Mr. Rundell has developed the most widely recognized and respected landscape ar chi tec tur al fi rm in the region. The fi rm has a national practice focus with an impressive portfolio of large scale public projects. Mr. Rundell was prin ci pal-in-charge of master planning for Standing Stone State Rustic Park, Livingston, Tennessee and the Wabash River Recreation Plan that contrib ut ed to the formation of the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Com mis sion, established by the Indiana state leg is la ture in 1991.

Deane was princi pal-in-charge of master planning for the ten-mile long Monon Rail~Trail in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Maple City Greenway in Goshen, Indiana and the Howell Park wetland boardwalks and trails in Evansville. He was principal-in-charge for planning of the Campus Martius Park District in downtown Detroit, Michi gan, one of the boldest urban design initiatives in the country. Campus Martius Park, the centerpiece of the District, opened November, 2004. In 2005 Project for Public Spaces, Inc. named it the 4th Best Public Square in the U.S. and , and in 2006 the Urban Land Institute listed it in the top ten urban parks in the country. Presently Deane is principal-in-charge of Master Planning for the development of Charlestown State Park, a 4500-acre DNR property along the Ohio River, and he is also principal-in-charge for master planning improvements to the grounds at the Indiana Statehouse. Additionally, he is in charge of Circus Square Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky to be completed in summer, 2008.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com ERIC L. ERNSTBERGER Principal, RLA

EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS B.L.A., Ball State University, 1978 Member, American Society of Landscape Architects B.S. Environmental Design Member, American Institute of Architects Ball State Uni ver si ty, 1977 Member, National Recreation & Park Association Member, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Member, American Hiking Society

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AWARDS Indiana 1999 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award Kentucky College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State Michigan University Silver Medal Award Sigma Lambda Alpha, Ball State University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Mr. Ernstberger is a co-founder of Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC and has been principal-in-charge of design since 1984. His contributions at all levels of project involvement have helped build REA’s reputation into a leading site design fi rm in the United States. Mr. Ernstberger’s extensive experience in producing original conceptual designs and their corresponding detail development has resulted in many award winning built works at REA over the last 23 years. Early commissions include urban waterfront designs along the Ohio, Wabash and White Rivers in Indiana and large scale planning master plans in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana. Mr. Ernstberger was principal designer of Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana, a community museum and gathering place and winner of ASLA’s Centennial Medallion. He was also principal-in-charge of design for the Gardens, Indianapolis, a sister institution to the Indianapolis Zoo and winner of a national ASLA design award. Mr. Ernstberger was principal designer of Frog Baby Fountain, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, winner of The Tucker Award for excellence in masonry design. He has also been a designer of several REA campus projects at Ball State University, Purdue University, University of Evansville, Indiana, and the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary over the past two decades. Mr. Ernstberger possesses extensive experience leading community charrettes/forums and project design workshops. During his career he has been selected to participate on AIA R/UDAT (Regional Urban Design Assistance Teams) in seven American cities, including San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Olympia, Washington; Pismo Beach, California; Lancaster, Texas; Springfi eld, Illinois, and Niagara Falls, New York, the fi rst international R/UDAT held. Mr. Ernstberger has been a pioneer in the promotion and incorporation of artworks into the built environment through the fi rm’s work, encouraging collaboration and community participation. Artworks designed by Mr. Ernstberger include “Greeting Party,” a kinetic stainless sculpture in South Bend, Indiana; “Outcrop,” a large fountain at the heart of the Civic Gardens in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; “Lifestarts,” a kinetic stainless sculpture in Fort Wayne, Indiana; numerous bronze fi gurines at the White River Gardens in Indianapolis; and Frog Baby Fountain at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Mr. Ernstberger also designed the Woodward and Monroe Avenue cast glass and stainless steel monuments in Detroit, Michigan for Campus Martius Park. Mr. Ernstberger has been a lecturer at Purdue University and Ball State University and has served on the faculty there. Currently, Mr. Ernstberger is principal-in-charge of Purdue University’s Discovery Park Phase VI; the Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Community Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana; the Madison Center Garden Terrace in South Bend, Indiana; the Robert Beutter Riverfront Park in Mishawaka, Indiana; and the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Peace Walk, a series of glass and steel monuments celebrating the contributions of great humanitarians during peacetime.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com KEVIN J. OSBURN Principal, RLA

EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS B.L.A., Ball State University, 1990 Member, American Society of Landscape Architects Member, Board of Old Northside Neigh bor hood PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION As so ci a tion Indiana Member, Ball State University CAP Indy Center Ad vi so ry Board Member, Indianapolis Parks Foundation Board of Trustees Member, Placemaking Committee for the Indianapolis Regional Center Plan 2020 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A principal at Rundell Ernstberger Associates LLC, Mr. Osburn is the manager of the fi rm’s Indianapolis offi ce. He has served the fi rm as a project manager and lead de sign er on several projects and has been responsible for the fi rm’s Indianapolis area projects since the offi ce was opened in 1996. The fi rm’s work for which Mr. Osburn has been responsible includes both large scale planning projects and small scale, site-specifi c projects for institutional, mu nic i pal, and corporate clients. His campus planning projects include the Ball State University Master Plan (where he was the project manager of the fi rm’s award win ning Frog Baby Foun tain), the Indiana Government Center, and Tri-State Uni ver si ty Master Plan. His rec re ation planning and design projects include the Monon Rail~Trail in Indianapolis, the Maple City Greenway in Goshen, In di ana, and Riverwalk in Noblesville, Indiana. His urban design work includes the Little Turtle Wa ter way Pla za along the Wabash River in Logansport, Indiana and Riverbend Park, a major en trance feature into down town Muncie, Indiana. Mr. Osburn completed the master plan for the renovation of the historic Ball Nurses’ Garden and Convalescent Park on the campus of Indiana University Purdue Uni ver si ty at Indianapolis, an Olmsted Brothers design listed on the nation al register of histor ic places. His institutional work includes the Master Plan for the Indi a nap o lis Zoo, which outlined several major new additions to occur at the zoo over the next ten to fi fteen years. Mr. Osburn has also led or participated in several community-based planning and de sign workshops, including the Holy Cross/Westminster Design Charette, the Evans ville Neighborhood Action Plans, the Broad Ripple Planning Charette, and the Santa Rosa, California R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team). Mr. Osburn was the project manager for the Indianapolis Zoo’s White River Gar dens project, a 3.5 acre garden complex that includes a botanical garden, lime stone sculp tures, fountains, and a glass conservatory. Other projects include the Kirkwood Ave nue Streetscape, a four block project to redesign a portion of this main street in downtown Bloomington, Indiana, and the Fall Creek Greenway, a 13-mile greenway corridor through the north side of down town Indianapolis. Mr. Osburn was prin ci pal in charge of design for Project Elephant, a new African elephant exhibit for the Indianapolis Zoo. Most recently, he oversaw design work on the streetscape com po nent of the RiverWalk in Noblesville, Indiana and Artspark, an in no va tive and participatory arts exhibition garden on the grounds of the In di a nap o lis Art Center. Kevin is currently principal-in-charge for the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com CARL C. KINCAID Principal

EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS B.S.L.A. Purdue University, 1999 Member, American Society of Land scape Ar chi tects Chairman, Purdue University, Landscape Architecture Professional Advisory Council

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Mr. Kincaid is currently principal-in-charge of many of the fi rm’s institutional and municipal planning and design projects. His extensive public works experience includes design and management of several projects funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).

Mr. Kincaid has prepared site layout, signage, and landscape plans for several of REA’s trail projects. He is currently project manager in charge of coordination with consultants and production of construction documents for the urban multi-modal Cultural Trail in downtown Indianapolis. He has been responsible for work on the Plainfi eld Greenways system and Fall Creek Greenway in In di a nap o lis. He prepared a master plan for Cool Creek North Trail in Carmel, Indiana and prepared site development plans for Kessler Park in Indi a nap o lis. Mr. Kincaid is also the principal-in-charge for the award-winning RiverWalk Master Plan in Noblesville, Indi ana. As part of this project, a trail along the along the White River will connect the histor ic downtown to the city’s oldest park and provide public gath er ing spaces that focus on the riverfront.

Mr. Kincaid has prepared plans for streetscape enhancements for 38th Street, or Ma ple Road, in In di a nap o lis. Work for this heavily traveled two-mile corridor included a raised planted median, cus tom street lighting, pedestrian crosswalk enhancements, signage, irrigation, and land scap ing. Mr. Kincaid has co or di nat ed plans with city offi cials to ensure the project is a model of universal acces si bil i ty. He has also coor di nat ed and reviewed plans with INDOT to receive their approval and en sure that all roadway design criteria have been met.

Mr. Kincaid prepared a master plan for US 40 Downtown Revitalization Plan, in Plainfi eld, Indiana. This work focused on design enhancements of the US 40 old . The enhancements included increased pedestrian safety, vehicular circulation routes, parking layout, facade renovation plans, signage, irrigation, and landscape plans for this seven-mile corridor. Mr. Kincaid has coordinated plans with town offi cials, architects, engineers, and INDOT offi cials to ensure the success of the project.

Mr. Kincaid also prepared schemat ic design documents for streetscape improve ments along the Old Merid i an Street cor ri dor in Carmel, Indiana, which featured plant ed medians, brick paver walks, cus tom street light ing, special ty signage, site furnish ings, and sidewalk plantings. In addi tion, designs for roundabouts along the corri dor were prepared that featured spe cial pave ments, shade trees and or na men tal grass plantings, mon u men tal stone walls, kinetic “Wind Mill” sculp tures, and foun tains.

Mr. Kincaid completed design and construction documents for the reno va tion of the north side of the Indiana State Fairgrounds, featuring two plaza areas, arbors, seating elements, lighting, walkways, and landscape plantings.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com TRICIA SMALLWOOD Landscape Architect, RLA

EDUCATION AFFILIATIONS B.L.A., Ball State University, 1995 American Society of Landscape Architects, member U.S. Green Building Council, member CREW Louisville, Membership Committee Chair PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Kentucky Indiana LEED AP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Ms. Smallwood has over 13 years experience in the Louisville area in landscape architecture, planning, urban design and site construction plan development for a variety of public and private clients. Her portfolio of work includes greenway plans, roadway enhancement plans, neighborhood plans, master planning, corporate site design, low impact site development, public design manuals, and urban plaza design.

Prior to joining REA, Ms. Smallwood was project manager for Norton Healthcare’s medical offi ce building located in the downtown medical campus district of Louisville. She was responsible for site design and worked as part of a multi-discipline team with civil engineers and architects to develop construction documents for the plaza. The medical offi ce building was striving for LEED certifi cation and utilized the plaza to obtain key points for the certifi cation. As the lead landscape architect, Ms. Smallwood selected the hardscape materials, planting materials, and site furnishings for the plaza. She prepared the grading and drainage plans for the site, including accessible routes to and from the public right-of-way. She also coordinated the size and placement of a sculpture created by a local artist which was the focal point of the plaza.

Ms. Smallwood was also responsible for site construction drawings for a multi-use greenway trail located along the Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek located in A.B. Sawyer Park. The site construction documents included design for the greenway, trailhead elements including an informational kiosk and bench, retaining walls, drainage, and re- establishment of native plant materials in disturbed areas. Ms. Smallwood worked closely with the Louisville Metro Parks Department to meet their program needs throughout the development of site construction documents.

Ms. Smallwood has a skill set which covers a wide variety of projects including private commercial and offi ce developments, on-road bike facilities, development of a complete streets manual, low impact site design, master planning, neighborhood plans and plaza design. As project manager, Ms. Smallwood oversaw the projects through design development, planning and zoning, and construction plan development to construction administration. Ms. Smallwood brings this wide breadth of experience to each new project, along with a unique ability to understand and honor the client’s needs.

RUNDELL ERNSTBERGER ASSOCIATES, LLC MUNCIE, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | LOUISVILLE, KY | www.reasite.com

R L RECORD Consultants in Transportation and Major Infrastructure

Richard L. Record Principal and Project Manager; Principal Investigator

EXPERIENCE Rick Record is a nationally-recognized 35-year consultant in transportation and major public infrastructure. His professional career has included key roles in the planning, design, delivery and construction management of more than $2 billion in public works investments, including water resources, utilities, public buildings and venues, and transit and roadway systems. His work has been recognized nationally with awards from the Water Environment Federation, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for innovation and excellence in infrastructure planning and design. Mr. Record was the lead consultant and consultant team project manager for the award-winning Eastern Corridor multi-modal transportation program now under implementation in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. He has specific expertise in implementation strategies and Phase 1 studies and PE/EIS work for major urban and rural transportation EDUCATION projects, and is nationally recognized for expertise in NEPA issues related to transportation. Mr. Record is active in several professional groups and national programs, including the Transportation Research University of Cincinnati, College of Board of the National Academies, AASHTO’s Standing Committee on the Environment, and EPA’s Engineering (Master of Science pending Green Highways Initiative. His recent work includes consulting on development and delivery of transit, Environmental Science & Engineering ) highway and multi-modal projects and programs, and principal team member for an Ohio research Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), Institute of project examining the role of travel efficiencies and modal strategies in regional economies. Environmental Sciences; 1975 ; Bachelor of Science, Botany 1974 EXAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS Butler Regional Highway and I-75 Interchange PE/EIS/Final Design/CM (Lead environmental and Transportation Research Board state and federal agency consultant, 1999). Retained for alternatives refinement and NEPA work for American Society of Civil Engineers $110 million urban and suburban new highway corridor that was stalled in the permitting and EIS Water Environment Federation process, including endangered species, Section 6f/4f sites and Section 404 permitting; project design Society of American Value Engineers revised at minimum cost, permits issued and recognized with national award; included interchange National Association of Environmental design modification at I-75 to accommodate constructed wetland features (Butler County, Ohio). Professionals Kentucky Academy of Science SR 63 Corridor ( Project Manager and Lead Consultant, 2001) . Directed all preliminary design, analysis Ohio Biological Survey and environmental work for new $75million highway corridor traversing one of the largest Class I Sole American Railway Engineering and Source Aquifers in the eastern United States; worked with state and federal water resource agencies and Maintenance-of-Way Association local stakeholders to establish long-term protection and preservation plan that allowed the highway

project development to proceed (Butler County, Ohio). AWARDS AND RECOGNTIONS American Road and Transportation Builders Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal Projects (Project Manager and Lead Consultant, 2005). Directed all Association Golden Globe Award (2000) for preliminary design, analysis and environmental work for Tier 1 PE/EIS phase for new $1.4 billion multi- excellence in environmental mitigation for modal transportation project, including highway and rail transit corridors and enhanced bus network a major national transportation project . . traversing a designated State and National Scenic River proximate to extensive National Register Water Environment Federation Ohio archaeological sites; working with broad stakeholder group and state and federal agencies to construct a Association Award for excellence in plan that provided a major net benefit to water resource goals (Hamilton and Clermont counties, Ohio). innovation for water resource planning and management (1994). I-75 Brent Spence Bridge Queensgate Alternatives (Project Manager and Principal Investigator, 2008). Retained by the City of Cincinnati to evaluate issues and considerations relative to alternatives Water Environment Federation Ohio impacting the Queensgate area of the City, stemming from FHWA’s planned Brent Spence Bridge Association Award for excellence in design, replacement mega-project (with ODOT and KYTC). Evaluated issues related to employment and execution, performance and innovation in economic impact, access and mobility, freight and modal transport, access, constructability and wastewater treatment and resource construction period issues, utilities and other infrastructure, right-of-way costs, and other considerations enhancement (1989). under NEPA to augment FHWA’s decision-making process. (Cincinnati, Ohio).

AASHTO National Award: Center for Euclid Corridor and Red Line Station Redevelopment (Program Task Consultant, 2000). Retained by Environmental Excellence “Best Project – Cleveland RTA management for program scope and budget cost development for project planning, Large Urban” for Context-Sensitive Design preliminary engineering and environmental work elements related to in-street electric trolley bus and (2006) existing heavy rail station redevelopment. Conducted historical PE/EIS work program file review.

Developed and confirmed scope and task listings, level of effort and budget allocations for RTA American Consulting Engineers Council 2006 Ohio award for outstanding achievement - management, consistent with FTA program requirements and local scope needs. Conducted field NEPA analysis and documentation (2006) assessment of ETB alignment options and heavy rail station relocation and modification options for development of scope and budget framework (Euclid Corridor and Red Line PE/EIS – Cleveland, OH).

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R L RECORD Consultants in Transportation and Major Infrastructure

Charles C. Schimpeler, Ph.D., A.I.C.P., P.E. Director – Transit and Urban Systems

EXPERIENCE Dr. Schimpeler has 45 years of world-wide experience in conceptual development through construction delivery of major projects and programs in public and civil works, including major projects management and professional practice in the disciplines of public transportation; high speed, urban and freight rail engineering and planning; construction management; environmental analysis; transportation systems and management planning (including patronage/travel demand forecasting, mode of access forecasting

and station simulation); urban development planning and urban design; aviation facility development; street and highway planning and design; traffic planning and engineering; mixed use, commercial and industrial land development; intergovernmental liaison; public involvement; capital budgeting; multiple criteria cost-effectiveness analysis of alternatives; cash flow and financial feasibility analysis; urban EDUCATION economic and joint development analysis; water quality management; water and wastewater facility planning; air quality analysis; and travel demand management. Doctor of Philosophy (Urban Planning and Engineering), Purdue University, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS 1967 Civil Engineer in Kentucky #5694, 1964; Indiana #11768, 1965; and Ohio #37366, 1973. Professional Engineer in West Virginia #7364, 1977; Michigan #25815, 1978; New York #55373, 1978; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Minnesota #13740, 1979; Texas #52608, 1982; California #37638, 1984; Washington #26285, 1989, University of Kentucky, 1962 Florida #17959, 2000 and Illinois #062-054154, 2000. Land Surveyor in Kentucky #LS424 and Indiana #12968. Planner-in-Charge in Kentucky (#84) and Indiana. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, EXAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS 1960 Project Management Oversight Consultant for the United States Department of Transportation

(Federal Transit Administration) for major Federally funded capital projects of the Metro North Railroad

(New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority), New Jersey Transit Corporation, and Connecticut PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS Department of Transportation (CONNDOT). Served as PMOC Manager for master planning, joint development planning, design, and construction management for the $1 billion restoration of New York's American Public Transit Association Grand Central Terminal, and reconstruction of the Park Avenue Viaduct and the 125th Street Station. American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Research Board San Antonio Intermodal Transportation Terminal planning and feasibility study (Program Director, American Planning Association 1995). Work included schematic designs of intermodal terminal sites and terminal areas; capital costing; Institute of Transportation Engineers detailed operating plans and costs; analyses of multi-modal surface access; environmental and Regional Sciences Association economic/land-use and development analyses. Modes accommodated included: Texas TGV (high speed Urban Land Institute rail); commuter rail, light rail, AMTRAK, historic street cars, urban bus, intercity bus, shuttles, taxis and Operations Research Society of rental cars. America Los Angeles/Long Beach Light (Metro Blue Line) Rail Station Joint Economic Development General The Institute of Management Sciences Consultant (Project Director, 1989). Assignment involved analysis of eight station areas, land-use The Econometric Society analysis, site and traffic impact analysis, environmental planning, market analysis, conceptual design, American Institute of Certified Planners marketing strategy and negotiation of development agreements for implementation of priority projects.

VIA 2025 System Plan Development (Principal-in-Charge, 2000). Development of integrated bus/rail/ITS rapid transit program for VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas, including refinement of high

demand transit corridors; technology assessment ; economic development and neighborhood revitalization; exploration of service options; application of travel demand models to evaluate alternatives and define effective rail transit/bus system integration; capital costing; and, development of financial plan. Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) General Planning Consultant for Los Angeles Metro Rail (Project Director). Provided engineering support of design and construction; transportation systems analysis; economic development analysis; management and project control; environmental impact statement development (including compliance analysis for design and construction phases) and traffic planning for the $6.25 billion Los Angeles Metro Rail Subway System.

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