PROPOSAL

CITY AVENUE CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY PLAN WHITMAN, REQUARDT & ASSOCIATES, LLP MARCH 30, 2012

Proposal: City Avenue Corridor Transportation Connectivity Plan

Contents

A Technical Proposal ...... 1

Executive summary ...... 1

Project schedule ...... 3

Scope of services ...... 6

Project management / administration ...... 13

B Organization Support, Qualifications and Experience ...... 14

Firm qualifications ...... 14

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP

Clear View Strategies

Similar work examples with client references ...... 16

Key staff ...... 26

Staff resumes ...... 27

C Cost Proposal ...... inside a separate sealed envelope

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A Technical Proposal

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP (WR&A) is pleased to submit this proposal for the City Avenue Corridor Transportation Connectivity Plan. We look forward to working with Lower Merion Township in an area that is especially important to us: multimodal connections.

The proposed study area will extend along City Avenue from I‐76 to Lancaster Avenue, including the City Avenue Special Services District (CASSD), the area within 0.5 mile of City Avenue and within 0.5 mile of the Bala and Overbrook train stations.

Our team’s approach is to first collect and integrate information from the many sources and relevant studies, and create a Connectivity Plan base map that includes both the Lower Merion Township and City of Philadelphia portions of the study area.

We will then conduct our inventory of existing physical conditions with respect to the pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure. In particular, we will conduct walking audits of the Bala Station, the Overbrook Station, and other key areas identified by the stakeholders to assess the quality of pedestrian access and determine needed improvements.

Infrastructure is only one aspect of the Connectivity Plan. Equally important are transit service and intermodal connections. We will evaluate corridor demographics and gain insight into the potential demand for additional service such as shuttle service. Because a traditional rider origin and destination survey would be too costly for this project, we will work with the Township and stakeholders to develop a survey instrument and determine the most effective way to administer it. We will work with SEPTA to determine whether modifications can be made to current bus and rail services to cost effectively bridge any gaps. We will then determine whether implementation of a shuttle loop service in the study area is needed to supplement regular route service.

We will develop a passenger information plan that includes a customer information brochure, information to be provided at the stations, and recommendations for wayfinding signs that direct pedestrians to the stations and from the stations to nearby destinations and bus stops.

The report will recommend a comprehensive program of improvements and identifies the lead agency for implementation of each project. The program will likely include:

• Facility improvements at the Bala and Overbrook train stations • Bus stop facility improvements, including bus stop amenities • Passenger information program for train stations and bus stops • Plan for sidewalk improvements for access to rail and bus stops • Plans for pedestrian and bicycle circulation within the CASSD and between the CASSD and adjacent neighborhoods • Transit service improvements and intermodal service connections

The process will be guided by close interaction with the stakeholders and extensive public involvement at workshops.

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WHY US? WR&A has provided full‐service regional planning, engineering and architectural services for nearly 100 years. Headquartered in Baltimore, the firm has a staff of nearly 600, including its Delaware Valley office in Wilmington and a project office in Center City Philadelphia. Our clients include numerous municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations, and other public sector entities in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as numerous state and county departments of transportation. The firm has developed an excellent reputation for high‐quality, innovative work that meets project schedules and stays within budget.

Meeting or exceeding client needs and expectations is WR&A’s highest priority. As such, we have proposed a strong planning and design team for the Transportation Connectivity Plan. WR&A will lead the project by providing highly qualified staff for project management, pedestrian and bicycle connections, station and bus stop design, and public engagement tasks. Clear View Strategies, a DBE subconsultant, will provide specialized public transportation consulting services for rider surveys, transit operations and transit marketing/communications

The team members have an in‐depth understanding of the issues involved in working on this type of project. Key staff members have visited the project site and researched past studies. The proposal discusses WR&A’s understanding of eth project and its context.

As our team’s project manager, Jeff Riegner, will serve as the single point of contact with you to ensure effective communication and a clear understanding of expectations. He will be personally involved in every meeting and public workshop and will directly review all of our team’s submittals. Based on our experience, this process results in deliverables that are consistent in quality and appearance, greater credibility with stakeholders and the public, and assurance that our work products meet your needs as effectively as if you had prepared them yourself.

How will Lower Merion Township and other key stakeholders benefit from selecting WR&A to perform this work?

 WR&A has a strong history of offering creative transportation solutions along urban corridors and at rail stations, where land use is integrated with transportation and many modes of travel come together. This proposal illustrates a number of project examples in the region, and our scope of work has been crafted based on that extensive experience.

 As project manager, Jeff offers strong qualifications not only in general transportation planning but in meaningful engagement of stakeholders. He has personally conducted over 100 public meetings and worked with many study advisory committees, so he understands the dynamics of those groups and has helped them reach consensus.

 Ours is a team you can trust. We have demonstrated to our clients that we listen to concerns, provide thorough technical competence, and are easy to work with. Please contact the references in this proposal to find this out for yourself.

We are incredibly excited about this opportunity to serve Lower Merion Township and create an even more effective multimodal transportation network along the City Avenue corridor. Please let us know if you have any questions during your review. We look forward to working with you!

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PROJECT SCHEDULE

The proposed schedule of project tasks and meetings is illustrated below. The schedule has been developed based on project completion within nine months of Notice to Proceed. WR&A understands that the schedule is subject to change and is pleased to discuss adjustments to the schedule with the Township if needed. Our team and the key staff noted in this proposal are available to begin work immediately and will remain committed to the project throughout its duration. The Tasks illustrated in the schedule are described in the Scope of Services section that follows.

We know that the Township has conducted extensivec publi outreach and information over the last five years in its step by step process toward updating the Comprehensive Plan. Likewise, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the neighborhoods on the City side conducted extensive public participation in the development of the West Park Neighborhood Plan. We will take direction from the planning partners on appropriate timing, location, format and subject matter for the Workshops. We will prepare the graphics and technical material and we are comfortable assisting in whatever format of workshop the Township in its experience finds most productive. We envision that for this project the public meetings would include both City and Township residents.

Our project schedule shows stakeholder group meetings and public workshops occurring at intervals of about six weeks to two months throughout the process, timed to obtain review and input at critical points in the process in order to move forward. A general anticipated sequence of meetings is as follows:

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Stakeholder Meeting 1 – Initial meeting to review the proposed work plan and schedule. In particular we will discuss the goals of the rider survey and several proposed means of distributing and collecting the survey. In order to make best use of the available budget we are proposing to utilize Township, City Planning Commission, neighborhood associations and CASSD assistance in publicizing and distributing the survey. At this first meeting we will also ensure that we are aware of all the relevant background information and contact information for stakeholders who will be providing information. Another important objective of the initial meeting is to develop a broad approach to the composition, format and timing of the public workshops. We will be guided by the Township and City planners’ long experience with public participation in the local area.

Stakeholder Meeting 2 – At this meeting we will present the results of the inventory of existing transit stations and stops and the availability or lack of pedestrian facilities along streets within ½ mile of each. The survey instruments that have been prepared will be presented and final preparations for administering the survey confirmed. At this meeting we will also prepare for the first Public Workshop.

Public Workshop 1 – After a presentation on the purpose of the project and the existing conditions found so far, we would propose break out groups based on their location on the corridor, so the discussion would be focused on the transit stops, service, and walking conditions in the area closest to home. We would also find out what proportion of the attendees have access to a computer and how many would be likely to respond to an electronic survey on their travel destinations and habits.

Stakeholder Meeting 3 will be held to present the survey results and how they inform the next stage of analysis. Potential train station access improvements will also be discussed as well as preliminary pedestrian and bicycle concepts.

The timing and content of Public Workshop 2 would be determined as the project proceeds.

Stakeholder Meeting 4 will be held after the analysis of transit service is substantially complete, and this meeting will concentrate on the range of transit improvements that should be considered and how those improvements might be accomplished. the analyses and draft recommendations are essentially complete and a first draft report presented for input. After comments are received, a second draft would be submitted for review prior to completing the Final Draft Report.

Public Workshop 3 would present the draft report concepts for pedestrian connections, bicycle connections, transit stations and stops, and potential Recent stakeholder group meeting led by transit service. WR&A’s project manager.

The final Stakeholder meeting is an opportunity to resolve details of the recommendations and to incorporate stakeholder input on priorities and implementation issues.

We will review the schedule with Lower Merion Township as appropriate prior to beginning work.

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It is anticipated that the Township will host the stakeholder meetings and take care of meeting notifications and scheduling. An extensive listing of Stakeholder groups has been identified for the Connectivity Plan:

 Lower Merion Township  City of Philadelphia  Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd  Wynnefield Heights Civic Association  Belmont Village Civic Association  Wynnefield Residents Association  Merion Civic Association  Overbrook Farms Club  Wynnewood Civic Association  City of Philadelphia Planning Commission  Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission  Montgomery County Planning Commission  SEPTA  PennDOT  Commercial property owners and tenants  Other residential property owners and tenants

Within the City of Philadelphia group we would expect involvement from the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU) and the Streets Department.

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SCOPE OF SERVICES

Study Area

CASSD extends from I‐76 west to Orchard Way, just west of Old Lancaster Road/54th Street. The area for the Connectivity Plan will extend further west to include City Avenue to Lancaster Avenue, in order to include the Overbrook train station on the Paoli‐Thorndale line. The length of the corridor is about 2.5 miles. The proposed study area will include not only the CASSD but also will include the area within 0.5 mile of City Avenue and within 0.5 mile of the Bala and Overbrook train stations, as illustrated in the study area map. The Lower Merion side of the corridor includes the Bala Cynwyd and Merion neighborhoods. The Wynnewood neighborhood is adjacent and is expected to participate in the process. The Philadelphia side includes the residential neighborhoods of Overbrook Farms, Wynnefield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights. This study area covers the maximum walking distance to transit that can typically be expected.

As shown on the map, the bulk of the CASSD is located more ethan ½ mil northeast of the Bala station. This distance, combined with relatively infrequent service on the Cynwyd regional rail line, results in a low percentage of travelers to and from the CASSD using rail. One of the primary goals of this study is to provide better linkages to rail, either on foot or by surface transit.

Project Understanding

Lower Merion Township has been working toward an update of its Comprehensive Plan for more than five years. The process has included extensive stakeholder and public participation at each step. During preparation of the Community Issues report, stakeholders from neighborhoods adjacent to City Avenue identified issues related to traffic, particularly concern that redevelopment of City Avenue with more density will bring more traffic. The Township defined a Transportation Service Area (TSA) and has completed a Transportation Capital Improvement Program for the TSA. However, the TCIP deals only with

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roadway and signal improvements aimed at maintaining acceptable levels of service for motor vehicle traffic. In addition, the TCIP deals only with City Avenue and the Lower Merion Township side of City Avenue. The City Avenue Special Services District (CASSD) spans both sides of City Avenue, and the City side hase th same issues of redevelopment and potential increases in traffic. The current assignment is to prepare a Connectivity Plan that, once implemented, will increase walking and bicycling for local trips to the corridor, and will increase public transportation ridership both for outside trips to work destinations in the corridor and also for local residential trips. This will act to reduce congestion and create a more desirable environment for redevelopment.

We are well aware that the commentary received during the Community Issues process also included statements such as “The community has to face the reality that residents don’t like walking, they like driving.” The transition to more walking for shorter trips between the community and the Corridor will involve listening carefully in order to find out what changes need to happen. In some areas a shuttle service may be a more attractive option to residents. The 2007 Issues Report reveals that there is a belief among some stakeholders that the train ridership would increase if the stations and service were improved. SEPTA runs five bus routes on City Avenue, but the perception is still widespread that enough transit isn’t available.

The Township completed a Township‐Wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Network Feasibility study in, 2004 which included some recommendations for links within the City Avenue study area. The study included surveys of residents from all portions of the Township, which asked how they would use new pedestrian or bicycling connections if available. By far the highest response was use for recreation, exercise, nature walks. However, there was a significant response that would walk or bike to work or to public transportation. That survey was Township‐wide, and there is a need to obtain more specific responses from residents of the immediate neighborhoods on both sides of City Avenue to determine critical connections from neighborhoods to public transportation stops and the commercial district.

The 2004 plan recommended several general strategies to establish a township‐wide bicycle network, including routes that parallel high traffic volume roads such Lancaster Avenue, Montgomery Avenue, City Avenue, and Conshohocken State Road. The proposed network of new pedestrian improvements, dedicated bicycle routes, and on‐road bike lanes was to be integrated with the Township’s Geographic Information System to identify segments of the network that may be constructed by the Township as part of regular infrastructure construction and maintenance. Therefore, we can use GIS to efficiently expand upon prior work in the conduct of the Connectivity Plan study.

The Cynwyd Heritage Trail, an asphalt bike trail with gravel walking trail along the rail alignment from Cynwyd Station with a branch extending to the Manayunk Bridge, currently ends at the outer boundary of the CASSD. The Connectivity Plan will examine how to connect the trail from Cynwyd Station to the City Avenue Corridor, and connect from the Philadelphia side via the underpass of City Avenue.

The Connectivity Plan will be informed by all the previous efforts, but it will concentrate on the needs of the City Avenue Corridor and its near neighborhoods. It is also the first effort to specifically address train station design, bus stop location and design, and transit service. The purpose of this study is to develop a Connectivity Plan that serves as an asset for fostering economic development within CASSD and that promotes alternatives to the sauto. Thi study will develop a concept plan for rail station and bus stop improvements as well as pedestrian and bicycle connections to transit from both the Township and City sides of the corridor. As detailed herein, we propose a streamlined, efficient plan to move the City Avenue Corridor toward that goal.

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Existing Transportation Facilities Inventory

In the initial stage of the project we will review the previous studies and plans that have been conducted on both sides of the City Avenue Corridor and obtain current status. We will obtain the base mapping from the Township and from the Philadelphia City Planning Commission,g includin relevant GIS mapping. We will combine the mapping to create a base corridor map that will be used to illustrate information on both sides of the municipal boundary.

We will verify and complete the mapping of existing sidewalks and paths within the study area, with particular attention to conditions on the roadways within 0.5 miles of the train stations and within the CASSD. Bus stops and the train stations will be inventoried as described further below.

Existing Transit Operations Review

Initially Clear View will compile an accurate and up‐to‐date description of the current SEPTA services in the study area. This includes bus Routes 1, 44, 52, 65 and G along City Avenue and the Cynwyd (former R6) and Paoli ‐Thorndale (former R5) regional rail lines. We will meet with SEPTA personnel to learn about the transit services in the City Avenue corridor, past efforts, and future improvements and obtain an inventory of existing rail and bus services including the following data.

 Service levels - Bus and rail schedules - Route alignments - Areas served and service type - Frequency and span - Ridership data - Route performance – passenger revenue and operating ratio

 Vehicle types - Dimensions dan seating capacities - Accessibility lifts or ramps

 Transit facilities - On‐street pullover/layover - Bus shelters and bus stops - Station conditions and infrastructure - Customer information technologies

SEPTA can provide numbers of passengers getting on and off each route by stop using its Automatic Passenger Counting system. We will aggregate the information for all Routes to determine the current passenger activity at each stop and the stops that are most heavily used.

We will also conduct field views of the study area and ride the bus and rail routes in order to understand and experience service from the customer’s perspective and to determine the effectiveness of the product offered and the constituency served.

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Corridor Demographics and Destinations

It will be important for us to gain an understanding of the current conditions in the study area, including current and future development. We will review demographic data and other pertinent documents that have an impact on transit including previous studies and data, zoning and development plans, and other local transit planning studies. This review will most likely require phone meetings with key stakeholders on selected topics such as current employers and other partners in the area, as well as new residential, retail and employment developments.

Additionally, we will need to hear from special rider groups in the study area and, as such, will need to convene meetings with them to determine their mobility needs. The information obtained from data collection, riding the transit services, and previous stakeholder meetings will be supplemented by input from these special groups. Meetings will be conducted with persons with disabilities, senior citizens and college/university students to solicit feedback and determine their needs. This will be accomplished by conducting one meeting with each underserved group (a total of three meetings maximum) at locations accessible and appropriate for each. It is possible that the student group can be engaged in the process through the on‐line survey so this method might be used in place of a meeting.

New developments, destinations, connections and other transit needs in the study area will emerge from this work. Clear View will share these findings with SEPTA personnel so that we can begin to think about potential ways to adjust or develop new routes to connect with new destinations and achieve better connections between modes.

Ridership Survey

Because transit origin and destination surveys are labor intensive and costly, the team will work with project stakeholders to clarify the intention of the survey and determine the most cost‐effective way to get the most relevant data from our effort. In order to develop a Connectivity Plan it is important for us to develop an understanding of the ridership patterns throughout the study area. We will need to identify where residents want to go within the study area, where bus and rail riders coming to the study area want to go, and where people in the study area in general want to go once they are in the district. Some effective ways to get this information are through on‐line surveys distributed by employers, neighborhood associations and other partners, and through the public meetings.

Regardless of the method, we will work with the stakeholders to develop the survey questions and the distribution method. Upon the Township’s collection of the results and tabulation in a spreadsheet, the team will interpret and analyze the data. The results should provide us with a profile of travel behavior as well as help us to gain insight into any gaps in existing services and ways to make improvements.

Train Station Access Analysis

We will conduct a walking audit of the Bala Station and the Overbrook Station. Starting at each station itself, we will look at pedestrian access to the platforms on the inbound and outbound sides and the existing provisions for crossing to the other side. We would welcome the participation of SEPTA staff in this walk to get immediate feedback on the boundaries of SEPTA’s jurisdiction, constraints that might not be visible, and ease or difficulty of improvements that are suggested. The walk will then review the quality of existing pedestrian routes from the station out to the street.

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Clear View’s role in the train station analysis is related to bus access and the infrastructure that is needed for buses to interface with rail service. To that end, the team will determine whether there are bus pull‐ overs (or bus bays), pathways for riders transferring between rail and bus, appropriate sbu rider waiting areas, and park‐n‐ride spaces. We will take photographs, note current conditions, and identify opportunities or locations for infrastructure improvements.

Bus Transit Service Analysis

The overarching goal for this task is to develop transit service improvements that achieve the public’s local transit need and create a sustainable multimodal network.

The WR&A team will review and assess the data provided earlier by SEPTA and the existing bus services in the Study Area to develop a baseline condition and map. Then from the accumulation of previous work (i.e. transit data, field views, surveys, public meetings), our team will plot key study area transit destinations and major stops. We will match current conditions with any unmet community transit needs and gaps in transit services. We will then work with SEPTA to determine whether any modifications can be made to current bus and rail services in the study area to cost effectively bridge any gaps to extend service to new destinations. Details to be considered with SEPTA include adjustments to routings, trip times, frequencies and spans of service. In addition to modifications to current transit services, Clear View will then determine whether the implementation of a shuttle loop service in the study area is needed to supplement any of SEPTA’s adjustments.

We will compile the potential bus and rail service improvements resulting from our analysis into a list that includes operating and capital cost estimates for each. The team will explain and discuss the transit service analysis and improvement recommendations with the stakeholders. We will review the costs of each service improvement along with identifying general ways to fund the additional services. We will ask the stakeholders to consider and prioritize the improvements. The outcome of this collaborative discussion is the identification of transit service priorities that will be included in the Connectivity Plan.

Transit Facilities Plan

We have to ensure that the recommended bus and rail improvements have the appropriate infrastructure/facilities to support these services. The WR&A team will work with SEPTA to review the transit service improvements determined and prioritized previously and identify any infrastructure deficiencies and needs. Following this discussion with SEPTA, we will conduct field views along current bus corridors and along corridors for new bus services like a shuttle loop to establish potential major stop locations, bus pull‐over areas, and bus layover locations (if needed). We will also review the recent ordinance and map to make sure our recommended improvements are congruent, and also review reports like the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan to ensure our recommendations are not in conflict with anything proposed previously.

The WR&A team will compile the facilities/infrastructure improvements resulting from our analysis into a list that includes a capital cost estimates for each. We will discuss the facilities’ improvement recommendations with the stakeholders and review the costs of the improvements along with identifying general ways to fund the capital expenses. We will ask the stakeholders to consider and prioritize the improvements for inclusion in a final plan.

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Passenger Information Plan Outline

It has been our experience that some people don’t ride transit because they simply don’t understand it and don’t know where it goes. That speaks volumes typically about the legibility of transit information like bus and rail schedules and the availability of customer information materials. It will be important to educate residents, employees, visitors and other users in the study area about the Connectivity Plan and the associated transit services and connections. The team will work with stakeholders to make cursory recommendations regarding how to provide better passenger information about item such as:

 the network of connections in and around the study area  how to ride the transit options how to make connections  how to pay fares

We will also make suggestions regarding pedestrian way finding sign locations and messages at the Overbrook and Bala rail stations, to direct people to the stations and to direct people leaving the train to major nearby destinations and bus stops. The graphic design of such signs would not be part of this study but would be part of a later implementation project.

The final deliverable for this task will be a brief memo summarizing passenger information ideas that could be implemented by stakeholders in the future.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Plans

The WR&A team will develop these plans by utilizing information from existing plans (such as the Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan and the 2004 Lower Merion Township‐wide plan), our physical inventory, the CASSD potential development, the Township’s official map, and project‐specific stakeholder and public input.

In our experience, the visioning process is one of the most important steps in a planning study such as this because early stakeholder buy‐in is critical to study adoption and implementation. The Project Understanding section above illustrates that an extraordinary amount of effort has already been undertaken to envision active transportation connections within the study area. For that reason, the WR&A team does not propose a new visioning process for this project. Rather, we will supplement the previous plans listed above with a walking audit of one key area identified by the stakeholders. As simple as it sounds, we have recently used this walkability audit process in several municipalities and found it to be a landmark experience, galvanizing the stakeholders behind particular project issues.

Walking recommendations could take several forms. In our recent Paoli project, for example, they fell into three primary categories: (1) Fix It First, which simply ensured a state of good repair and avoidance of obstacles like utility poles or missing curb ramps, (2) Fill In the Gaps, which addressed physical and functional gaps in the existing pedestrian network such as a block of missing sidewalk, and (3) Bring In More People, which sought to enhance economic vitality by evaluating entirely new sidewalks. Each pedestrian improvement considered as part of the plan must be sensitive to community context as expressed through past studies, walking audits, stakeholder meetings, and public workshops.

Walking along the street is one issue. Crossing the street is another. WR&A will evaluate crossing treatments at signalized intersections and make recommendations for improvements such as enhanced pedestrian crosswalk markings and countdown pedestrian signals where they don’t currently exist. At locations where signalized intersections are widely spaced and pedestrian destinations are found on both

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sides of the street, unsignalized crossings may be considered. WR&A is very familiar with national pedestrian crossing guidance (National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 562) and PennDOT’s standards for consideration of midblock crossings, and will develop recommendations that take into account both local and national best practices.

Bicycle recommendations will also build on past studies. The bicycle circulation plan will illustrate recommendations within existing rights of way such as marked and signed bicycle lanes, shared‐lane markings or “sharrows” along low‐volume, low‐speed streets, and/or shared use paths where appropriate. Lane widths will be measured to determine whether street space can be reallocated to better serve all modes of travel. Past recommendations for off‐street trails will also be evaluated for their applicability to this plan.

It is important to note that sidewalks and marked bicycle facilities are not always required for a street to be considered complete for all users. Some of the residential streets in the study area have low traffic volumes and speeds that are appropriate for shared use.

Report

The work product will be a report that recommends a comprehensive program of improvements and identifies the lead agency for implementation of each project. The program will include:

 Facility improvements at the Bala and Overbrook train stations  Bus stop facility improvements, including bus stop amenities  Passenger information program for train stations and bus stops  Plan for sidewalk improvements for access to rail and bus stops  Plans for pedestrian and bicycle circulation within the CASSD and between the CASSD and adjacent neighborhoods  Transit service improvements and intermodal service connections

Our experience suggests that this report be brief and highly graphical. It will be designed to orient the public to the process followed in the development of the study, delineate key outcomes from each task, and provide a clear, legible guide to the implementation plan. For accountability, the report will identify next steps to be enacted by each of the responsible agencies and the development community.

We anticipate submitting two drafts of the Connectivity Plan for review during the study process. Drafts will be submitted in Adobe digital format for the Township’s use to reproduce and distribute.

Deliverables

We will submit twelve (12) hard copies and a digital copy of the final draft of the Connectivity Plan in its entirety. The final draft will include all graphics and maps. Appendices will be provided with supporting information such as a listing of the stakeholder and public meetings with their outcomes, the survey methodology and results, and cost estimates.

We will also prepare maps and graphics on display boards illustrating the Connectivity Plan concepts for public meetings and for presentations at the two Township Board meetings. A CD of all presentation graphics will be provided to the Township for incorporation on the Township’s website and for use in Power Point presentations.

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We will provide the Township with GIS layers and maps that are produced in raw .SHP file format with attributes.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION

At the kickoff meeting, we will confirm the acceptability of the scope and schedule presented in the proposal. We will also gain an understanding of the availability of data to ensure that we don’t duplicate other efforts. In addition, we will discuss the Township’s anticipated stakeholder outreach plan, and identify those stakeholders with whom we should meet individually at the outset of the project.

To effectively manage the project, WR&A will develop action item lists as often as weekly during the busiest phases of the project and distribute them to all team members so they are aware of responsibilities and due dates.

WR&A’s standard project management practice is to submit detailed progress reports in conjunction with monthly invoices (in DVRPC format) to inform you of progress to date by task, identify issues that may impact the project schedule or budget, and request payment for services rendered. Although this monthly report provides important documentation to track project progress, any issues that may impact the schedule are discussed immediately with the project manager, not held until the next monthly report. Timely identification and resolution of schedule‐ and budget‐critical issues will best assist the client and the other team members.

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B Organization Support, Qualifications and Experience

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP (WR&A) is pleased to submit this proposal to provide professional services for the City Avenue Corridor Transportation Connectivity Plan. WR&A has provided full‐service regional planning, engineering and architectural services for nearly 100 years. The firm has a staff of nearly 600, including an office in Wilmington, 45 minutes from the project site. Our clients include numerous metropolitan planning organizations and municipalities in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as numerous state and county departments of transportation. The firm has developed an excellent reputation for high‐quality, innovative work that meets project schedules and stays within budget. WR&A has proposed a strong multi‐disciplined team for the development of the Connectivity Plan. WR&A will lead the project by providing highly qualified staff for project management, pedestrian and bicycle connections, station and bus stop design, and public engagement tasks. Our team includes one subconsultant. Clear View Strategies, a specialized public transportation consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, will provide services for rider surveys, transit operations analysis More detailed information on specific and transit information/marketing. Their expertise is in transit projects for both WR&A and Clear View operations, marketing and communications, information Strategies can be found starting on page technology, and the interface of transit with community 16. We encourage you to contact the client references noted on each project development. Clear View often augments the staff of small transit sheet to find out more about the quality agencies and provides specialized services to larger transit agencies. of our services.

FIRM QUALIFICATIONS – WHITMAN, REQUARDT & ASSOCIATES, LLP WR&A is a multi‐disciplinary consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Our Baltimore office includes a diversified staff of over 300 engineers, planners, environmental scientists, landscape architects, surveyors, construction managers/inspectors, graphic artists, and other support staff. Our local office in Wilmington has a staff of 19, including transportation planners, engineers, landscape architects, and support staff. We propose to manage this project in Wilmington with support from Baltimore, as we have on multiple projects in southeastern Pennsylvania. Transportation For more than 95 years, WR&A’s transportation group has developed innovative solutions to transportation challenges throughout the east coast. Our talented staff is capable of handling every phase of a project in‐house, from concept to construction. With over 150 planners, engineers, and environmental scientists, the transportation group provides groundbreaking solutions for any transportation problem, from designing rail projects, transit facilities, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, highways, and bridges to providing traffic engineering and planning for all types of transportation projects. Our transportation group has successfully completed a wide range of transportation planning efforts throughout the region in addition to the projects listed in this proposal. Our staff is experienced with all modes of transportation. WR&A’s planning work has included long range multi‐modal downtown and corridor studies, regional transit plans, and statewide bicycle networks. Our project planning studies have included rail stations, bus rapid transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, highways, and streetscapes. Specific to this project, WR&A is working on six Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative (PCTI) projects throughout the state – likely more than any other consulting firm. We have exceptional experience in working with PennDOT‐ or MPO‐funded, locally sponsored transportation projects in the Commonwealth. Through these projects, we have gained expertise in working with multiple municipalities, agencies and community groups. We have also worked on DVRPC grant‐funded planning projects in Tredyffrin Township and Narberth Borough. A hallmark of WR&A’s project experience is effective communication, both with the client and with stakeholders. Our team’s project manager, Jeff Riegner of WR&A, will serve as the single point of contact with the Township’s project manager to ensure effective communication and a clear understanding of expectations. Jeff and the entire project

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team are highly skilled at working with even contentious stakeholders to develop plans that meet not only broader community needs, but also the expectations of local residents and business owners. As we see it, the purpose of this study is to develop a plan that serves as an asset for fostering economic development within CASSD and that promotes alternatives to the auto. This study will develop a concept plan for rail station and bus stop improvements as well as pedestrian and bicycle connections to transit from both the Township and City sides of the corridor. Other Services WR&A has often found that its experience in other areas can assist clients in solving complex multidisciplinary challenges. For example, the firm’s building design group is organized to specifically address the architectural and engineering design of new building construction, site development, and renovation projects. The group brings together the talents of more than 80 design professionals with extensive experience in all phases of design, construction administration and facilities management. The core group includes architects; urban designers; landscape architects; civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers; interior designers; and CADD technicians to provide comprehensive planning, design, and construction phase services for new buildings and renovation projects. This group has extensive experience in design of transit facilities. Our Philosophy We approach every project as an opportunity to develop or strengthen a long‐term client relationship. WR&A has developed an excellent reputation for our technical ability and our emphasis on maintaining budgets and schedules. WR&A’s commitment to quality is reflected in our projects as well as our longstanding relationships with the clients we serve. Our firm has completed several high‐profile, accelerated projects while receiving excellent annual ratings from our major public clients. Although much of our work is with larger agencies, WR&A has not lost sight of its beginnings as a municipal engineering firm. A large percentage of our work is still for municipalities, and we understand the unique challenges of planning, designing, and building substantial projects in a complex environment such as the City Avenue corridor. Our clients have come to expect well‐managed, cost‐efficient, and responsive service from Whitman, Requardt & Associates. We look forward to serving Lower Merion Township in the same way.

FIRM QUALIFICATIONS – CLEAR VIEW STRATEGIES Clear View Strategies has helped plan and construct over $1 billion in transit infrastructure over the last 25 years. The Pittsburgh‐based Pennsylvania‐certified DBE firm provides comprehensive consulting services to transportation agencies across Pennsylvania and around the country. Some examples include:  Operations: Reducing running time by one minute on one trip on one route results in an annual costs savings of $421 and saves over 17 gallons of fuel. Clear View has conducted route analysis projects that have saved their clients hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual operating costs.  Transit Oriented Development: Transit service density–not transit availability–is the most critical factor for the success of TOD. Clear View can develop service plans that include cross route connections and interfaces with mainline service, which create activity centers that are essential for TOD.  Marketing & Communications: Pennsylvania's transit agencies generate an average of $1,234 in annual advertising revenue per vehicle. Clear View develops transit advertising plans and revenue forecasts and sells vehicle space for transit advertising.  Information Technologies: Implementing ITS has proven to save 4‐9% in annual operating costs and reduced vehicle requirements by 2‐5%. Clear View has assisted small transit agencies in all aspects of ITS implementation projects. Their expertise is managing projects for transit agencies of all sizes, implementing cost‐saving solutions and identifying ways to generate non‐traditional revenues.

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Paoli Trail Connections Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania WR&A

WR&A conducted a feasibility study with two primary goals: (1) to improve pedestrian connectivity within the core of the village of Paoli, and (2) to evaluate opportunities to connect Paoli with the Chester Valley Trail about a mile to the north. Both goals are expected to encourage economic growth and improve quality of life in the community.

To address the first goal WR&A has conducted a comprehensive sidewalk inventory and gap analysis in the village. We conducted a walkability audit to observe existing conditions with stakeholders and obtain their input on both challenges and potential improvements. WR&A developed walkability recommendations in four categories:

1. Fix It First: Ensure a state of good repair and accessibility. 2. Fill In the Gaps: Address physical and functional gaps in the existing pedestrian network. 3. Bring In More People: Evaluate connectivity and expand the pedestrian network in a manner that not only supports local economic growth, but is sensitive to community context. 4. Create a Downtown: Develop urban design and transportation guidelines that, over time, will create a real sense of place in Paoli, reminiscent of other Main Line station towns.

Under the second part of the project WR&A explored multiple on‐ and off‐road alternative routes to provide a pedestrian and bicycle link between Paoli and the Chester Valley Trail. Eight alternative routes were considered, consisting either of new trail segments or a combination of sidewalks with on‐road bicycle facilities. Each route was evaluated on the basis of feasibility, property and resource impacts, route directness, traffic compatibility, anticipated cost, and other criteria.

The project’s extensive public involvement program included a series of meetings with a very active local Study Committee, a public workshop, and focused stakeholder meetings with the business community. A primary focal point both of the study and of subsequent funding is the proposed Paoli Transportation Center, which will serve SEPTA regional rail and buses as well as Amtrak and local shuttles.

CONTACT: Ms. Molly Duffy, Tredyffrin Township study committee 484.886.5853 [email protected]

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Narberth Open Space Implementation Projects Borough of Narberth, Pennsylvania WR&A

WR&A conducted community‐ based planning studies for three projects that link open space and transportation in this Montgomery County borough. The goals of the projects are to improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation, provide traffic calming, reduce stormwater impacts through the use of green technologies, and improve access to Narberth’s regional rail station. The uniquely diverse project was partially funded through Montgomery County’s “Multi‐Modal Green Streets” grant program. At the conclusion of the planning process the firm wrote a grant application to implement the Windsor Avenue and bicycle improvements.

WINDSOR AVENUE “GREEN STREET” The Windsor Avenue “Green Street” project examined means to reduce the environmental footprint of an existing two‐way street with on‐street parking while providing a more desirable environment for pedestrians and bicyclists. Tasks included developing “green street” streetscape renderings for public meetings and presenting design alternatives for traffic calming, sidewalk relocation, utility relocation, pervious pavement alternatives, stormwater management, landscaping, and site amenities. Proposed improvements for Windsor Avenue include traffic calming measures such lane narrowing, redirecting traffic flow, incorporating curb extensions and bulbouts, and providing street trees to frame the street and visually slow traffic. Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) such as bio‐ retention, sand filters, underground storage, and pervious pavement were proposed.

BIKE NARBERTH A needs analysis was performed through public participation activities such as community questionnaires and key stakeholder meetings to determine how to improve bicycle facilities throughout the Borough. Due to the low speeds observed and narrow cross‐sections present on nearly all of Narberth’s designated bicycle routes, shared‐lane markings (“sharrows”) were proposed for most routes. Design guidelines were developed to ensure the sharrows are placed outside the door zone in areas with on‐street parking. On two streets (East Wynnewood Road and a portion of Haverford Avenue), the cross section is wide enough to accommodate a full bike lane. To complement the Borough‐wide route treatments, WR&A developed recommendations for type and location of bike racks as well as maintenance requirements.

WALK NARBERTH The Bike Narberth public participation activities were also used to identify how to improve pedestrian facilities within this already walkable community. The first phase of the Walk Narberth program includes options for pedestrians to cross a busy state route, East Wynnewood Road, to reach nearby shopping and community destinations. WR&A evaluated opportunities for potential improvements, such as median islands, improved curb ramps, and a traffic signal, to be constructed under a developer agreement to eliminate or reduce the need for public funding.

CONTACT: Mr. Bill Martin, Borough of Narberth, 610.664.2840, [email protected]

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Manayunk Bridge and Ivy Ridge Trail Manayunk Development Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WR&A

WR&A is planning and designing a landmark trail connection between the Philadelphia neighborhood of Manayunk and Lower Merion Township across the Schuylkill River. This project has been described as the “crown jewel” of the Delaware Valley trail network.

The first phase of the project is the Manayunk Bridge, a landmark structure towering 80 feet over the river. The bridge provides a unique opportunity to connect bustling, urban Manayunk with bucolic, suburban Lower Merion. This 0.4‐mile link is important both from transportation and recreational perspectives. WR&A is preparing concept and final design documents for the trail across the bridge and the tie‐ins at either end under a PennDOT PCTI grant. Public engagement, environmental studies, structural assessment, and construction plans are being prepared on a fast‐track 14‐month schedule, including PennDOT approvals, to meet grant requirements.

An extension of the Ivy Ridge Trail into Manayunk will follow under a second phase. This link will extend along unused commuter rail right of way to the Ivy Ridge Station. Along the way, landscaped activity nodes will connect the 0.6‐mile trail extension to the neighborhood street grid and provide vital open space elements in the dense urban fabric.

CONTACT: Ms. Kay Sykora, Manayunk Development Corporation, 267.270.3073, [email protected]

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Route 40 Corridor Improvements Delaware Department of Transportation, New Castle County, Delaware WR&A

For more than twelve years, WR&A has been responsible for the development and implementation of a 20‐year transportation plan for the US Route 40 corridor in New Castle County. The Delaware Department of Transportation still considers the plan a model of truly multimodal planning and implementation in a suburban area.

For the initial planning effort, WR&A led a team that was charged with developing the 20‐year plan for this 10‐mile long by 3‐mile wide corridor. The project was a cooperative effort sponsored by the Delaware Department of Transportation, the Delaware Transit Corporation, the Wilmington Area Planning Council, and New Castle County. The project also included monthly meetings with a 32‐member steering committee, technical team committees, and internal meetings with DelDOT. Through an 18‐month public involvement process, WR&A developed recommendations including pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and roadway improvements. The approach to this planning project was to work through a steering committee and several technical team committees to address several problems of concern to the community: congestion, safety, inadequate mobility and accessibility, and land use that is not coordinated with transportation improvements. The Route 40 Corridor 20‐Year Transportation Plan, including a $360 million program of improvements, was adopted in June 2000.

WR&A has directed the implementation of the Plan since its adoption. This project is an early example of the “monitoring and triggering” process. As part of this process, the firm conducts ongoing monitoring efforts to determine when npla projects are “triggered” by changes in traffic or development. When those “triggers” are met, project funding is sought and, when obtained, design and construction commence. Plan projects designed by WR&A to date include sidewalks, comprehensive active transportation connections to transit stops, transit service improvements, bicycle facilities, and intersection improvements.

CONTACT: Mr. Mark Tudor, Delaware Department of Transportation, 302.760.2275, [email protected]

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Newport Train Station Feasibility Study Wilmington Area Planning Council, Newport, Delaware WR&A

WR&A is conducting a feasibility study to restore SEPTA commuter rail service to the town of Newport in New Castle County, Delaware. Newport is located along a heavily‐traveled portion of the Northeast Corridor with frequent Amtrak, SEPTA, and Norfolk Southern freight service. In keeping with community goals, the study will not only evaluate feasibility, but identify opportunities for transit‐oriented development in downtown Newport.

WR&A’s scope of work includes: • Working with an Advisory Committee and the public to articulate a vision for downtown Newport and identify opportunities and constraints for station development • Coordination with SEPTA, Amtrak, and Norfolk Southern to determine how commuter rail options would work at a Newport station, along with anticipated needs for trackwork modifications • Ridership forecasts to estimate how many people will access a Newport station by car, bus, bike, or foot • Station concepts, including platforms, buildings, parking, and multimodal access • TOD concepts, including an initial evaluation of the market for development/redevelopment in downtown Newport • Policies to implement the station and TOD recommendations • Extensive public engagement, including six Advisory Committee meetings and three public workshops • A final report

CONTACT: Mr. Dave Gula, Wilmington Area Planning Council 302.737.6205 [email protected]

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Beverly‐Edgewater Park Transit‐Oriented Development Study Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and Burlington County, New Jersey

WR&A conducted a planning study for Burlington County, New Jersey focusing on implementing transit‐oriented development at the Beverly‐Edgewater Park River LINE light rail station. Based on a market study and analysis of existing conditions in Beverly City and Edgewater Park Township, WR&A developed architectural and urban design concepts for TOD sites.

In the first stage of the process, WR&A obtained public input with the goal of developing a vision for areas around the station. A Study Advisory Committee composed of community and agency representatives met five times during 2006 to guide the course of the study. Two public information meetings were held to explain the scope of the study to stakeholders and obtain their input on the vision for the area. Finally, WR&A brought planning, engineering, and urban design experts together with the public for a design charrette, held on‐site in the station parking lot. This interactive event afforded citizens, business owners, and elected officials alike the opportunity to put their ideas on paper, with the market study as a guide. The Courier‐Post lauded the public engagement process for this project by saying, “We strongly urge other South Jersey communities to follow this model.”

WR&A’s subconsultant, BBP & Associates, evaluated market supply and demand as it relates to community needs and redevelopment opportunities near the Beverly‐Edgewater Park light rail station. The analysis emphasized transit oriented, mixed use development opportunities, including residential and nonresidential uses.

WR&A prepared a vision plan and prototype development plans for sites in the study area. The study culminated with development of an implementation plan, defining responsibilities for both the private developer and public agencies.

CONTACT: Ms. Karin Morris, DVRPC 215.238.2858 [email protected]

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Transportation Planning Services Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland WR&A

WR&A has provided transportation planning and engineering services to the Maryland Transit Administration for nearly 15 years. Some relevant projects are highlighted below.

Owings Mills Metro Transit‐Oriented Development. This project involved a series of studies to evaluate the feasibility of a joint public and private mixed use development. Tasks included a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, noise monitoring and prediction modeling, on‐site and off‐site traffic impact analysis, development of utility plans, conceptual subdivision and boundary plans, and construction cost estimates. In keeping with Maryland’s Smart Growth initiatives, this project focused on mixed uses, commercial, retail, office, and residential, within close proximity to transit services.

West Baltimore MARC Parking Study. Conducting a planning study to evaluate sites for additional near term parking in the vicinity of the West Baltimore MARC station. The goal is to provide as much additional parking as possible. WR&A is identifying factors for consideration in evaluating the sites as well as preparing conceptual parking plans, conducting traffic engineering analysis and preparing conceptual cost estimates for each of the sites.

Mondawmin Metro Transit Center. WR&A staff is completing preliminary engineering for the Mondawmin Metro Transit Center. This is a multi‐modal project involving architectural design of the station and site design modifications for improved layout of bus bays. The project will result in improved safety and efficiency for bus operations at the station and improved customer facilities.

Proposed Beltway North Station and Parking Garage. Provided project planning services including preparation of preliminary design concepts, investigation of environmental issues, coordination with state and local agencies, alternatives evaluation, and preparation of site selection reports, preliminary cost estimates, and presentation materials.

Cold Spring Lane Light Rail Park and Ride Facility. WR&A conducted planning, environmental documentation, public involvement, hydrologic/hydraulic studies, alternative analysis, and feasibility studies, cost/benefit studies, construction cost estimates, and preparation of 30% plans for the selected alternate of a 343‐space parking facility with options to expand to 500 spaces. The facility included major retaining walls to eliminate impacts to the flood way. The project was very publicly sensitive and various options were developed to present to the community to mitigate their concerns. WR&A is currently performing final design.

CONTACT: Mr. Lorenzo Bryant, Maryland Transit Administration 410.767.3754 [email protected]

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Public Transportation and Multimodal Open‐End Agreement Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Clear View Strategies

Clear View Strategies is a subconsultant to Michael Baker, Jr. Inc. on a five‐year, $15 million open‐end contract to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) Bureau of Public Transportation (BPT). Under the Public Transportation and Multimodal Open End contract, Clear View is responsible for undertaking a variety of diverse projects on a work order basis for the Bureau and the commonwealth’s 74 transit agencies. Most of our assignments have been technical operations projects including developing transit solutions that create local and regional efficiencies, connecting suburban transit routes with regional mainline services, and linking rural areas with commercial corridors. The transit agencies to which we have been assigned to provide technical services range in size and type from shared ride providers like Washington Rides to Berks Area Regional Transit Authority (BARTA), a multimodal transportation agency with 21 fixed routes. Their transit services are as diverse as their marketplaces, geography, financial situations, and politics. However all of the agencies have the same objective – developing more sustainable, efficient delivery systems that fit within Pennsylvania’s constrained transit funding environment. Some of the projects that Clear View has participated in so far include:

 BARTA Transit Development Plan  Washington Greene MMVTA Regional HST Pilot Proposal  Washington County Transit Vision Plan  Westmoreland County Human Services Transportation Study

CONTACT: Mr. Toby Fauver, Deputy Secretary, PennDOT 717.787.1222 [email protected]

COLTS Route Analysis/Service Planning Study County of Lackawanna Transit System, Scranton, Pennsylvania Clear View Strategies

Like many historical manufacturing and industrial towns, Scranton area changed primarily from a downtown city center to multiple activity centers consisting of employment parks and retail corridors located in the suburbs. Transit service that 30 years ago addressed customers’ needs by taking them downtown for work, shopping and entertainment was no longer sufficient to serve Scranton’s changing marketplace, demographics and customer needs. As such, County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) hired Clear View Strategies to undertake a system‐ wide route analysis in order to: determine underperforming runs and routes; identify new service areas and markets; improve current routes; develop new routes and service structure; and complete a plan for implementation of the revised structure. Initially and throughout the $75,000 Study, Clear View met with key stakeholders and conducted an extensive community outreach effort obtaining input from riders, non‐riders, senior citizens, riders with disabilities, adjacent transit providers, employers, universities, planning agencies and government officials. Research was also conducted on the area’s changing demographics, major employers, new destinations and more. All of this data was used determine unmet transit needs, gaps in service, new destinations and ultimately a revised service plan for COLTS. Additionally, Clear View then developed key performance indicators relative to PennDOT’s ACT 44 standards for COLTS to use in the future to measure performance of the new service plan. The new service plan is scheduled to be implemented July 2012.

CONTACT: Mr. Robert Fiume, Executive Director, COLTS 570.346.2061 x1259 [email protected]

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Allegheny Riverfront Vision Plan Urban Redevelopment Authority, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Clear View Strategies

Clear View Strategies was part of a multidisciplinary consultant team to develop an urban design vision and market‐ based implementation plan for the Allegheny Riverfront neighborhoods, a $395,000 study led by Perkins Eastman (PE).

Clear View’s primary role as PE’s transit consultant was to provide direction and enhancement solutions on broad transportation issues and identify funding programs compatible with accomplishing recommendations. The overarching objective for our team was to achieve a plan that could serve as a model for the future of all of Pittsburgh’s riverfront neighborhoods. Clear View’s specific responsibility was to determine how the framework of the neighborhood’s transit infrastructure could create a better network of connections for residents, businesses and visitors while concurrently catalyzing transformative development opportunities. We achieved this goal by listening to stakeholders and the public at a series of neighborhood meetings and visioning sessions, studying demographic data, identifying key linkages to centers of commerce and innovation, considering how already‐existing transit investments could be leveraged, and determining potential transit modes and alignment alternatives.

As a result, Clear View identified two new transit modes that could significantly strengthen the Riverfront each serving different markets and purposes but nonetheless improving connections to the city and the region. Those projects consisted of a light rail commuter line utilizing the Allegheny Valley Railroad corridor, connecting neighborhoods to the east with the study area and downtown Pittsburgh and serving as the foundation for a regional rail system with Lawrenceville becoming a major transfer center and hub. The other project, the Plan’s most significant transit recommendation, was an urban circulator using fixed rail trolley cars that connect Lawrenceville with the Strip District. From our work emerged a high level integrated transit system for the study area which focused on lessening reliance on the automobile while encouraging the use of multimodal transportation.

CONTACT: Lena Andrews, Planning & Development Specialist, URA 412.255.6439 [email protected]

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Eastside Development The Mosites Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Clear View Strategies

Eastside is a $200+ million mixed‐use development located adjacent to Port Authority of Allegheny County’s (PAAC) Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway and Station in East Liberty. Clear View has been the consultant for the developer, The Mosites Company, from the onset of the project. Our role consisted of identifying ways to relocate the multimodal functions that occur at Penn Mall Transit Loop more effectively into Eastside Development so that transit, bike, pedestrian and parking functions would no longer be isolated from the district. Our overall approach to integrating multimodal functions into Eastside was to make sure the Busway, mainline and on‐street feeder bus services were linked effectively for bus riders, bike riders, and pedestrians in the district. By creating intuitive access across the physical and socioeconomic barriers created by the Busway and eliminating gaps in transportation infrastructure, the residential and commercial markets of two diverse neighborhoods, East Liberty and Shadyside, can be reconnected. Also the shared facilities for parking, pedestrians and bicycles that are part of the development can serve residential and commercial uses thereby reducing capital costs and ongoing transportation system operating costs. This approach coincides with the transit agency’s service delivery initiative and with national Sustainable Communities’ principals by better linking residents to economic opportunities.

The developer recognized the diverse skill set that Clear View possessed and expanded our role to other areas including coordinating multiple public agency efforts, and identifying and obtaining public funding sources to supplement the developer’s private financing strategy. We managed the 11 agencies that were united throughout various phases to accomplish Eastside Development ensuring that tasks were coordinated and assignments completed. Clear View also was integral in identifying state and federal funding sources and completing grant applications for the public infrastructure components of Eastside. We were responsible for obtaining more than $250,000 in planning grants and $6.2 million in Business in Our Sites loans and grants, and recently worked with the Developer to complete a TIGER IV grant application for $17 million.

CONTACT: Mark Minnerly, Developer 412.391.7171 [email protected]

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KEY STAFF

The personnel comprising the WR&A team have the planning and engineering expertise to meet Lower Merion Township’s expectations for the project. The staff proposed have sufficient availability to begin work on this assignment immediately and will be assigned to the project for its duration. Our simple, streamlined, multi‐ disciplined team structure is intended to ensure that the expertise from each discipline is brought to bear in the development of the study, and that the work can be completed in the timeframe specified. A brief synopsis of key staff is provided below. Jeffrey R. Riegner, P.E., AICP, PTOE, the manager of our Wilmington office, will serve as project manager. He has managed numerous similar projects throughout the Mid‐Atlantic region, including high‐profile Pennsylvania projects. Specific to this connectivity plan, Jeff is an expert on Complete Streets, having been certified as a workshop trainer by the National Complete Streets Coalition. In this role he works with communities across the country in understanding the benefits of Complete Streets and the best ways to implement them. He has trained PennDOT staff and multiple Pennsylvania MPO, county, and municipal personnel on Complete Streets topics. Through his role as the Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Pedestrian and Bicycle Council, Jeff is writing an ITE handbook on Measuring Complete Streets, scheduled for publication in 2012. As project manager, Mr. Riegner will His experience includes: serve as the consultant team’s single . Major urban and rural corridor studies, with emphasis on point of contact for this project. He can be reached at: transit and other alternative modes of travel

. Mixed‐use land development plans, including traffic impact Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP studies and support facilities reports Three Mill Road, Suite 309 Wilmington, Delaware 19806 . Facilitation of public/private partnerships for infrastructure 302.571.9001 improvements to support economic development 877.913.1013 . Management of multi‐year, multi‐million dollar 302.571.9011 fax transportation planning programs [email protected] Adrienne Eiss, PTP of WR&A will serve as assistant project manager and will assist in multimodal planning and traffic engineering tasks. She has 34 years of experience in a wide range of multimodal transportation planning studies. Her project experience includes corridor studies to improve traffic operations, safety, and street design, development of transportation improvement programs, traffic impact studies, traffic calming, parking studies, and campus master planning. She has significant project experience in the City Avenue corridor. Anthony Brown will oversee transit‐related tasks. Prior to joining WR&A in 2010, Tony spent 30 years at the Maryland Transit Administration, including service as Assistant Administrator from 2007 to 2010 and Deputy Director of the Office of Planning from 2003 to 2007. Tony has participated in and led numerous capital projects from feasibility through environmental documentation and has played a key role in project coordination with multiple government agencies and other stakeholders. Michael J. Campbell, RLA, ASLA of WR&A will focus on urban design aspects of the study. Mike is a Pennsylvania registered landscape architect with 13 years of experience working on environmentally‐based pedestrian and bicycle projects throughout the Mid‐Atlantic region. Laurie M. Andrews is the president of Clear View Strategies. She has more than 30 years of experience in public transportation operations and system planning, including a 24 year career at the Port Authority of Allegheny County where she retired as Chief Operations Officer. Her areas of expertise in public transportation include service planning, scheduling, and intelligent transportation systems implementation. Lynn Colosi is also a principal with Clear View Strategies. Her public transportation experience in both the public and private sectors ranges from route planning to park‐n‐ride development to TOD to grant programs. Appropriate to this project, she specializes in transit system planning and projects that integrate transit with land use.

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Jeffrey R. Riegner, P.E., AICP, PTOE

Vice President Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP

EDUCATION 1991/MS/Transportation Engineering/University of California at Berkeley 1990/BCE/Civil Engineering/University of Delaware REGISTRATION 1995/Delaware Registered Professional Engineer, License No. 9840 1996/Pennsylvania Registered Professional Engineer, License No. PE‐050789‐E 1999/American Institute of Certified Planners, Certificate No. 15314 2000/Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Certificate No. 498 AFFILIATIONS Chair, Institute of Transportation Engineers Pedestrian and Bicycle Council Workshop Trainer, National Complete Streets Coalition EXPERIENCE Mr. Riegner has 21 years of transportation planning and design experience. He specializes in developing context‐ sensitive transportation and land use solutions that enhance and revitalize communities. As manager of WR&A’s Wilmington, Delaware office, he has been responsible for all elements of planning and final design, including public involvement, schedule and budget compliance, engineering, environmental studies, land use coordination, and the development of final contract documents. With extensive experience with both public and private sector clients, Mr. Riegner provides a unique understanding of both government agencies and developers in the land use process. His project experience includes: Paoli Trail Connections, Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Project manager for a feasibility study with two primary goals: (1) to improve pedestrian connectivity within the core of the village of Paoli, and (2) to evaluate opportunities to connect Paoli with the Chester Valley Trail about a mile to the north. Both goals are expected to encourage economic growth and improve quality of life in the community. Conducted a comprehensive sidewalk inventory and gap analysis in the village, as well as a walkability audit to observe existing conditions with stakeholders. Explored multiple on‐ and off‐road alternative routes to provide a pedestrian and bicycle link between ePaoli and th Chester Valley Trail. Led an extensive public involvement program including a series of meetings with a very active local Study Committee as well as a public workshop. Narberth Open Space Implementation Projects, Narberth, Pennsylvania. Conducted studies for three projects that link open space and transportation in this Montgomery yCount borough. The goals of the projects are to improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation, provide traffic calming, reduce stormwater impacts through the use of green technologies, and improve access to Narberth’s regional rail station. (1) The Windsor Avenue “Green Street” project examined means to reduce the environmental footprint of an existing two‐way street with on‐street parking while providing a more desirable environment for pedestrians and bicyclists. (2) The Bike Narberth initiative consisted of a town‐wide bicycle route map and implementation of signs and pavement markings to improve safety and encourage cycling. (3) The first phase of the Walkh Narbert program included options for pedestrians to cross a busy state route to reach nearby shopping and community destinations. Manayunk Bridge and Ivy Ridge Trail, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leading a multidisciplinary team to plan and design the crown jewel in Philadelphia’s trail network. The Manayunk Bridge is a landmark masonry arch structure spanning the Schuylkill River between Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood and bucolic Lower Merion Township.

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WR&A’s design includes a two‐part trail over the bridge, with one side dedicated to bicycle travel and the other to pedestrian use. The center of the bridge features a shared‐use plaza for special events. The second phase of the project will connect the trail over the bridge to Manayunk’s street grid at a number of locations. Complete Streets Technical Assistance, Nationwide. Certified by the National Complete Streets Coalition to deliver day‐long workshops on Complete Streets policies and implementation. These workshops offer an interactive experience, including small group exercises and walking audits, for up to 40 participants from a variety of backgrounds ranging from transportation to public health. Delivered three types of workshops (Laying the Foundation for Complete Streets, Complete Streets Policy Development, and Complete Streets Policy Implementation) for clients in Pennsylvania and four other states. Wilmington Downtown Circulation Study, Wilmington, Delaware. Led a comprehensive transportation planning study in downtown Wilmington. Central themes of the study, as identified through an extensive public outreach process, focused on pedestrian access and transit circulation. Developed Complete Streets multimodal transportation improvement alternatives along seven downtown corridors with a special emphasis on enhancing pedestrian and bicycle travel. In partnership with Delaware Transit Corporation staff, developed design alternatives for five potential bus transit center sites with respect to site layout and operations, bus routing, pedestrian access, and joint development opportunities. Evaluated short‐term transit operations improvements to balance lower bus density at Rodney Square with maintaining a high level of rider service. Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard Corridor Study, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leading the effort to re‐ imagine the Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard corridor, a six‐lane boulevard along the Delaware River in Center City Philadelphia, as a Complete Street. The study is developing transportation recommendations to support the Plan for the Central Delaware, a long‐term master plan being developed by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. WR&A is examining traffic operations at 38 intersections along the five‐mile corridor. Recommendations will include improved pedestrian crossings to better link Old City with the river, signal retiming (including field implementation by WR&A), accommodation of a shared‐use trail along the east side of the street, and minor changes to street geometry to alleviate peak period traffic congestion for all modes of travel. Route 40 Corridor Improvements, New Castle County, Delaware. Managing this multi‐million dollar planning and design contract for 12 years to date. Wrote the Route 40 Corridor 20‐Year Transportation Plan, which included a $360 million program of improvements throughout a 30‐square‐mile study area, and have directed implementation of the plan since its adoption in 2000. The program is designed to accommodate new growth by means other than single‐occupant vehicles. Conducting ongoing monitoring efforts to determine when plan projects are “triggered” by changes in traffic or development. Overseeing an ongoing public involvement program featuring quarterly meetings of a Corridor Monitoring Committee composed of local stakeholders as well as an annual public workshop. Implementing environmental documentation and concept and final design of the first round of plan projects, including bicycle and pedestrian facilities, bus transit facilities, intersection improvements, highway widening, and local roadway connections. A key element of the project’s success is coordination of developer contributions to transportation projects throughout the corridor. DelDOT’s Outstanding Special Project. Newport Train Station Feasibility Study, Newport, Delaware. Leading the preparation of a station site feasibility study and transit‐oriented development plan for a potential new SEPTA commuter rail station on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Tasks include a community visioning process, ridership forecasting, rail operations planning, concept design of the station site, circulation and parking analysis, multimodal access, urban design, and ongoing public engagement. An implementation plan is in development to guide all stakeholders toward construction of the project. Beverly‐Edgewater Park Transit Oriented Development Neighborhood Planning Study, Burlington County, New Jersey. Led a planning and economic development study for Burlington County and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission focusing on implementing transit‐oriented development at the Beverly‐ Edgewater Park River LINE light rail station. Initiated the project by obtaining public input on a development vision through a Study Advisory Committee process, three public information meetings, and an on‐site design charrette. Other project components included a market study, conceptual multimodal transportation designs (including street direction changes and bus circulation layouts for transfers to BurLink bus service), prototype development plans, and an implementation plan. The Courier‐Post lauded this project by saying, “We strongly urge other South Jersey communities to follow this model.”

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Adrienne Eiss, PTP Senior Transportation Planner Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP

EDUCATION 1972/B.S./Geography/Pennsylvania State University 1979/M.S./Transportation Engineering/Villanova University REGISTRATION Professional Transportation Planner, Certificate No. 22 EXPERIENCE Ms. Eiss has 34 years of experience in a wide variety of transportation analyses and studies, including traffic impact analysis, parking studies, campus master planning, and studies of intersections and corridors to improve safety, operations and street design. Relevant project experience includes: Saint Joseph’s University, City of Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Ms. Eiss has performed traffic engineering studies associated with the expansion of the Saint Joseph’s University campus over the past seven years. Most recently, she conducted studies of pedestrian crossings of City Avenue, a five‐lane major arterial that bisects the campus, to recommend safety improvements. The traffic signal at the major crossing at Cardinal Avenue is being upgraded with count‐down timers and Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS). University of Pennsylvania Campus Circulation: A Study of Multi‐Modal Access, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Project manager for a comprehensive transportation planning study for the University’s Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services. The study developed a prioritized plan for improvements to the roadway, parking, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian systems to enable the envisioned campus development, relieve bottlenecks, and improve safety while encouraging a transition from drive‐alone auto trips to other modes. Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Transportation and Community Character Study, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Project manager for this study to develop a capital program for transportation improvements for the Central Perkiomen Valley municipalities of Upper and Lower Frederick Townships, Perkiomen Township, and the Boroughs of Collegeville, Trappe, and Schwenksville. The study included analysis of the land use context along the key roadways and development of roadway and roadside design principles for future road improvements. North Broad Street Transportation and Access Study, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Project manager for this multi‐ modal corridor study of North Broad Street from City Hall to Erie Avenue for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. The study identified transportation strategies and projects aimed at achieving improved access to properties, a balance between transit, automobiles and other modes, and attractive pedestrian connections to and within the corridor, to aid in revitalization. The process involved meetings with a technical advisory committee and with stakeholders representing public agencies, institutions, and interest groups, as well as public meetings. South Mountain Traffic Calming Study, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Ms. Eiss conducted a study to recommend traffic calming measures for residential roads paralleling congested PA Route 412 in vicinity of Saucon Park and Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus. The study collected and analyzed speed and volume data and determined cut‐ through patterns. Ms. Eiss also determined that GPS devices and internet navigation sites are routing visitors destined to Lehigh’s campus via residential streets. Potential calming measures were developed including improved regulatory and directional signing, speed humps, and partial closures. Ms. Eiss coordinated with the City Department of Community and Economic Development, Public Works, Police Traffic Unit, and Lehigh University. She conducted two public meetings with residents, the first to obtain input on the location and nature of problems and the second to present and discuss alternative solutions.

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Anthony Brown Transportation Planner Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP

EDUCATION 1975/B.A./Sociology/Morgan State University 1980/Continuing Education/City and Regional Planning/Morgan State University EXPERIENCE Mr. Brown joined WR&A as a transit planner after 30 years at the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) where he worked in project planning/management, operations, and administration. Mr. Brown participated in and led capital projects from feasibility through environmental documentation, including the Red Line; Central Light Rail Line and its extensions to BWI Airport, Hunt Valley and Penn Station; and the extension of MARC Service from Point of Rocks to Frederick. At MTA, Mr. Brown played a key role in project coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, city/state elected officials, communities, planning agencies, MPOs, public works departments, development corporations, and other local partners. From 2007 to 2010, he served as MTA’s Assistant Administrator where he assisted in day‐to‐day management and operations, developing the operating budget, capital program and agency policies. Mr. Brown served as the contact with APTA on Peer Review processes which looked at MTA Police, rail/bus operations and safety. From 2003 to 2007, he was the Deputy Director of MTA’s Office of Planning. Relevant project experience includes: Red Line Corridor Transit Study, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Brown and his staff initiated project planning and public involvement activities on the Red Line, which was selected as the first Baltimore Region Rail System Plan project to move forward. He played a key role in defining scope of study, public involvement program, and the alignment and mode alternatives that were to be examined in the Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement. He also conducted one‐on‐one and small group meetings with elected officials, community, business, and organization leaders throughout the study corridors and initiated the Scoping Process, which introduced the project to the public, regulatory agencies and local communities. He had extensive involvement in community working groups, community workshops, open houses and the project’s speakers bureau. Newport Train Station Feasibility Study, Newport, Delaware. Mr. Brown is the assistant project manager for a station site feasibility study and transit‐oriented development plan for a potential new commuter rail station on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Tasks include a community visioning process, rail operations planning, concept design of the station site, circulation and parking analysis, urban design, and ongoing public engagement. Howard Street Revitalization, Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Brown chaired the Howard Street Revitalization Committee, which was comprised of Downtown Baltimore’s public and private partners. Committee members included MTA, Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore City, Baltimore Development Corporation, University of Maryland Medical School, and Westside Renaissance Corporation. The purpose of this initiative was to develop strategies and associated projects that would enhance existing transit modes (bus, light rail and subway) in this historic commercial, institutional and residential corridor in order to encourage transit‐oriented development. This effort also included a community and elected officials outreach component. As eth first step toward improving Howard Street, MDOT and MTA provided over $400,000 for the creation of a “Strategic Vision Plan to Enhance the Howard Street Corridor.” In January 2010, this effort culminated in the signing of a formal Inter‐Governmental Agreement that was signed by several of the above organizations to collaboratively fund $6.2 million for the first phase of capital improvements. The elements of the project were carefully selected to improve the livability, function and vitality of the corridor, strengthen intermodal transit linkages and set the stage for economic investment. This initiative was awarded a Section 5309 Livability Initiative Program Grant for $260,000 which will fund the light rail and bus shelters portion of the capital program.

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Michael J. Campbell, RLA, ASLA Senior Landscape Architect Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP

EDUCATION 1998/BLA/Landscape Architecture/University of Rhode Island

REGISTRATION 2006/Delaware Registered Landscape Architect, License No. S1‐0000421 2006/Pennsylvania Registered Landscape Architect, License No. LA002696 2006/Maryland Registered Landscape Architect, License No. 3414

EXPERIENCE Mr. Campbell is a Registered Landscape Architect with 13 years of experience working on environmentally‐based landscape design projects throughout the Mid‐Atlantic region. He has prepared multiple streetscape enhancement plans and parking lot improvement designs for various municipalities throughout the region. He has worked closely with municipality representatives, public agencies and community interest groups to ensure project improvements meet the needs of the public. He has worked closely with regulatory agencies to meet the necessary regulatory requirements and permits. Recent relevant project experience includes: Open Space Implementation Projects, Narberth, Pennsylvania. Mr. Campbell is the project landscape architect responsible for preparing streetscape improvement concepts for the Borough of Narberth. Tasks include developing “green street” renderings for public meetings and presenting design alternatives for traffic calming, sidewalk relocation, utility relocation, pervious pavement alternatives, stormwater management, landscaping, and site amenities improvements. Goals of the project are to improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation, provide traffic calming, and reduce stormwater impacts through the use of green technologies. Manayunk Bridge and Ivy Ridge Trail, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Campbell is the assistant project manager for this high‐profile, complex project through PennDOT’s PCTI program. This trail link is considered by some the “crown jewel” of the Delaware Valley trail network. Mr. Campbell is responsible for all landscape design, coordination of subconsultants, and integrating the trail into the context of the community. Midtown Cultural District Streetscape, Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Campbell was project landscape architect for the evaluation and prioritization of several streetscape improvement projects within the City’s Midtown Cultural District. The Midtown district is composed of several cultural institutions, such as the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and the Lyric Opera House, which significantly contribute to tourism revenue. Performed a detailed analysis of existing conditions including street trees, street lighting, sidewalks, paving, signage, existing/proposed land use, traffic conditions, and an evaluation of transit facilities. Existing conditions were presented to the community through individual stakeholder meetings and through community design charrettes. Two concept alternatives were developed for the Mount Royal Avenue corridor with the goals of improving pedestrian safety, promoting alternative modes of transportation, and enhancing the visual character of the corridor. The project is now in final design. Transportation Enhancements Program, Statewide, Delaware. Mr. Campbell is preparing final design plans for the renovation of Wilmington’s landmark Rodney Square. The two‐phase project includes removal of trees that are dead or dying due to constricted root space and soil compaction. The subsurface material will be excavated and structural cells installed, ensuring that new trees have sufficient root space to thrive. All hardscape around the outside of the square will be replaced, using a design vocabulary consistent with the historic nature of the square. Mr. Campbell was also responsible for concept design of landscape improvements along Greenhill Avenue in the City’s historic Wawaset Park district.

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Laurie M. Andrews Principal and President Clear View Strategies

EDUCATION BA/1979/Business Economics

EXPERIENCE Laurie Andrews has more than 30 years of experience in public transportation operations and system planning including a 24 year career at Port Authority of Allegheny County where she retired as Chief Operations Officer. Based on her experience at Port Authority, Laurie started Clear View in 2004 to offer her vast expertise in all areas of transit to agencies that lack staff and skills to undertake specialized projects. She has managed a diverse assortment of projects and clients ranging from $75,000 transportation development plans to $1.5 million intelligent transportation systems’ integration projects. In addition to running Clear View, her areas of expertise in public transportation include service planning, scheduling, intelligent transportation systems implementation, business process review and labor negotiations. Transit System Planning. Laurie also established the foundation of her transit knowledge and experience at Port Authority where she started as a management trainee and worked her way up through the organization. During Laurie’s tenure, Port Authority accomplished the largest capital campaign in the agency’s history, implementing more than $1 billion worth of multimodal infrastructure. Laurie was part of the South Hills Light Rail Transit (LRT) start‐up team which conceptualized, completed and integrated the rail network with the agency’s county‐wide bus system including coordinating scheduling, transfer locations, fare collection technologies, road operations, park‐n‐rides and customer amenities. The same is true for her role in the completion of the West Busway, East Busway and Extension, and Overbrook LRT. Laurie was also part of a multi‐disciplinary team that assessed how to improve multimodal connections and circulation in Oakland, maybe the most complicated transportation congestion and infrastructure problem in the country. Possible solutions to retrofit the transportation infrastructure in Oakland and achieve better connectivity to Southside and Lawrenceville included an examination of modes such as people mover, self‐powered heavy rail cars, LRT, and a network of bus and circulators. The experience that Laurie gained locally from developing and implementing multimodal solutions in a highly dense, built‐out, and geographically challenging environment is well regarded nationally. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Making transit vehicles and customer information systems smarter is another of Laurie’s specialties. She is currently managing or providing support on a handful of ITS projects including one in Fairbanks, Alaska. Laurie’s role has been primarily as a liaison between the hardware and software companies and the transit agency ensuring that the IT strategies and solutions are integrated compatibly with the way transit agency conducts business. Laurie along with Clear View’s ITS specialist typically completes an assessment of agency’s current ITS infrastructure and then develops a strategic plan to accomplish the agency’s goals. She develops technical specifications, conducts systems integration and testing, and coordinates vehicle head signs, fareboxes, and information dissemination through website and cell phone. Following implementation, Laurie conducts field testing, data analysis and integrity, and system’s acceptance.

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Lynn Colosi Principal and Senior Vice President Clear View Strategies

EDUCATION BA/1991/Journalism Communications MA/1994/Labor Relations

EXPERIENCE Lynn along with her partners started Clear View in April 2004 to provide transit planning, operations and development services to transportation, planning and other public agencies. Following nearly 15 years of transit operations and transit oriented development experience at Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC), Lynn joined URS Corporation in 2003 as business development director building relationships with public sector clients and working on transportation planning projects. The compilation of that experience led Lynn to launch Clear View, where she specializes in transit system planning and projects that integrate transit with land use. Transit System Planning. This is the foundation of Lynn’s experience having worked for nearly 15 years at Port Authority of Allegheny County which was then one the 25 largest systems in the Country. From route planning to park‐n‐ride development to TOD to grant programs, Lynn understands transit system development and all of its related elements. There was no better training ground than PAAC, a system that incorporated nearly every mode of public transportation including bus rapid transit, light rail transit, subway, streetcars, buses, neighborhood circulators, inclines and paratransit. Understanding the various modes and all of the issues relative to integrating and operating them appropriately and seamlessly has provided Lynn with the experience and confidence to work on a wide‐range of projects in very diverse cities like Greensboro, Atlanta and San Jose. Policy Development. Lynn has become recognized as an expert in Pennsylvania on projects that specifically integrate transit with land use, most notably Transit Revitalization Investment Districts D)(TRI and Joint Development, which is development by public‐private partnerships on or near transit properties. Lynn directed a multi‐disciplinary team to complete the state’s first ever TRID planning study in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Since then Lynn has been sought after by state agencies and government officials to provide advice on how to improve the TRID legislation and program, and to advance public transportation projects that incorporate smart growth and sustainable principles. Lynn also utilized her knowledge of the Federal Transit Administration’s Joint Development Policy and experience with TOD to help other public sector agencies, like Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, to restructure their Joint Development processes and to prioritize their multimillion dollar property portfolio. Transit Oriented Development. Because of her knowledge of the Federal Transit Administration’s Joint Development Policy and experience cobbling together public funding sources to complete transit and land use projects, Lynn has become a valuable member of any team looking to undertake a TOD. This experience coupled with Lynn’s understanding of how to integrate transit and alternative transportation modes physically and functionally into high density developments has resulted in her role in two notable Southwestern Pennsylvania TODs – Eastside Development and Shannon Transit Village. Eastside is $200+ million development in East Liberty that has been cited nationally in the New York Times as an example of public‐private efforts that have incorporated unique, sustainable design features to revive an economically disparate neighborhood. Shannon Transit Village is a $33 million mixed use project being built in the air rights above PAAC’s Light Rail Transit station.

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