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City of ArlingtonRFP Number 09-132

Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan

April 9, 2009

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

RFP NUMBER: 09-0132 PROPOSAL FOR: Hike and Bike System Master Plan

DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: Thursday, April 2, 2009 PROPOSAL DUE TIME: 5:00 PM CST

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: Thursday, April 9, 2009 PROPOSAL DUE TIME: 5:00 PM CST RFP CONTACT: Alicia Winkelblech, AICP

Chief Transportation Planner E-mail: [email protected]

Sealed proposals, one (1) original and eight (8) copies, subject to the Terms and Conditions of this RFP and other contract provisions, will be received in the Community Development and Planning Department, Transportation Planning Program Area, 101 West Abram Street, Arlington, Texas 76010, before the due date and time shown above. Proposals must be returned in a sealed envelope or other appropriate package, addressed to Alicia Winkelblech, Chief Transportation Planner, City of Arlington and have the proposal number, due date, and company name clearly marked on the outside envelope. Late proposals will be returned to the proposing firm unopened. Proposals may be withdrawn at any time prior to the due date and time shown above. Proposals may not be altered, amended or withdrawn after the due date and time without the recommendation and approval of the RFP Contact. The period for acceptance of this proposal shall be 180 calendar days.

THE UNDERSIGNED, BY HIS/HER SIGNATURE, REPRESENTS THAT HE/SHE IS AUTHORIZED TO BIND THE PROPOSING FIRM FOR THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE ACCOMPANYING PROPOSAL SHEETS AND HEREBY CERTIFIES FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE RFP. BY SIGNING BELOW, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREIN.

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Freese and Nichols, Inc.

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Tricia H. Hatley, P.E.; Principal

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April 9, 2009 Ms. Alicia Winkelblech, AICP Chief Transportation Planner; Community Development and Planning Department City of Arlington Proposal – RFP Number 09-0132 Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan Dear Ms. Winkelblech: Freese and Nichols has teamed with Bowman-Melton Associates – Texas’ leader in non-motorized

mobility planning and design – to develop the City of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master

Plan. Our approach is built around the concept of developing a non-motorized mobility plan that

will become an integrated component of the City’s Thoroughfare Development Plan. We believe

this comprehensive approach will benefit the City of Arlington by:

• Enhancing community-wide transportation and recreation connectivity and providing

realistic transportation options for residents, workers and visitors

• Facilitating optimization of capital improvement budgets with potential combinations of

hike-and-bike system, infrastructure and roadway projects

We are proud to team with Bowman-Melton Associates. Our collaboration combines the

experience of Bowman-Melton’s leadership to the regional bicycle and pedestrian facilities

planning and design guidelines that have shaped contemporary non-motorized mobility systems

with Freese and Nichols’ comprehensive municipal and thoroughfare planning background. A key

element in our team’s service to the City of Arlington will be Freese and Nichols’ technical

resources, which will allow us to base our plan recommendations on sound, cost-effective

engineering, architecture and environmental principles.

Thank you for this opportunity to share our qualifications for developing the City of Arlington’s Hike-

and-Bike System Master Plan. Please feel free to contact me with any comments or questions.

Sincerely,

Tricia H. Hatley, P.E. Principal-in-Charge (214) 217-2217 office; (817) 239-6820 mobile [email protected]

Freese and Nichols ProposalCity of Arlington Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan

Table of Contents

Section OneBrief History of the Firm

Section TwoFirm Philosophy (#9 in RFP)

Section ThreeComparable Projects

Section FourKey Personnel

Section FiveSubconsultant: a sampling of

Bowman-Melton projects

Section SixMethodology: Project

Understanding and

Approach

Section SevenSchedule / Current Workload

and Obligations / Insurance

AppendixResumes

Freese and Nichols has enlisted Bowman-

Melton Associates to help develop the City

of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master

Plan. Although Freese and Nichols is the

prime consultant, you’ll see throughout

our proposal that we are approaching

the project as the Freese and Nichols –

Bowman-Melton team.

Project Contacts

Freese and Nichols, Inc.1701 North Market Street,#500, LB 51Dallas, Texas 75202

Tricia Hatley, P.E.Principal-in-Charge(214) 217-2217 offi ce(817) 239-6820 [email protected]

Edmund Haas, AICPProject Manager(214) 217-2321 offi ce(214) 562-5320 [email protected]


Brief History of the FirmFREESE AND NICHOLSFreese and Nichols traces its heritage as a trusted advisor to Texas municipalities back to 1894, when founder John Hawley became one of the state’s fi rst independent water and sewer engineers. We’ve grown with Texas, and we have more than 400 employees in 12 local offi ces across the state; but we continue to off er innovative engineering and planning solutions that help clients stretch capital and operating budgets and deliver quality services to residents, local businesses and wholesale customers in our state’s fast-growth environment.

Cost-Effi cient, Multi-Discipline Approach

Freese and Nichols is a multi-discipline engineering, architecture, planning, environmental science and construction services fi rm, which allows us to serve clients with a more comprehensive and cost-eff ective approach. Our in-house specialists, who regularly team on similar thoroughfare planning and trail design projects, share the same commitment to client service and apply the same processes and communication methods that deliver more budget-conscious, on-schedule project results.

Municipal Planning Expertise

Freese and Nichols has a history of infrastructure master planning for the City of Arlington, completing and updating its water and wastewater system master plans. We expanded our municipal planning services in 2007 with the acquisition of municipal planning fi rm Dunkin Sefko and Associates and immediately strengthened our team by adding experienced transportation planners, including proposed Project Manager Eddie Haas.

BOWMAN-MELTON ASSOCIATESFreese and Nichols is proud to collaborate with Bowman-Melton Associates in the development of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan.

Bowman-Melton is Texas’ leader in premier bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning. Firm members have had a hands-on role in creating the regional bicycle and pedestrian facilities planning and design guidelines, and are leaders in best practices planning and designs that shape contemporary non-motorized mobility systems.

The fi rm has worked closely with the North Central Texas Council of Governments in the development its Veloweb non-motorized mobility network and on its 2005 Pedestrian and Bicyclist Outreach Program: I Walk – I Count / ¡Yo Camino – Yo Cuento! and the 1995 Bicycling Guide to Work or Transit. The fi rm also has assisted schools in developing education and encouragement campaigns for Safe Routes to School.

Bowman-Melton also is experienced in assisting municipal clients in securing specialized funding for non-motorized mobility projects. The fi rm is a HUB-certifi ed, woman-owned business and is certifi ed as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise through the North Central Texas Regional Certifi cation Agency.

Freese and Nichols

founder John Hawley

began the fi rm’s history of

thoroughfare planning and

engineering in 1897, when

he planned, designed and

managed construction

for Fort Worth’s street and

bridge system.

Freese and Nichols

incorporates non-

motorized mobility as

an integrated element of

thoroughfare planning.

Bowman-Melton has

provided leadership to the

development of standards

that have shaped non-

motorized mobility.


Firm Philosophy

A NON-MOTORIZED MOBILITY APPROACHFreese and Nichols has teamed with Bowman-Melton Associates to create Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan. Our approach will be to develop a comprehensive non-motorized mobility plan that advocates a Complete Streets approach and becomes an integral component of the City’s Thoroughfare Development Plan.

A non-motorized mobility plan utilizes an on-street system of bikeways and sidewalks and a connected system of off -street trails to facilitate destination-oriented transportation. As we develop this plan, we will not lose sight of serving recreation-oriented users and of providing an effi cient option for transportation-oriented users.

Benefi ts to Arlington

We believe this comprehensive approach will benefi t the City of Arlington as it:

Enhances community-wide transportation and recreation connectivity and • options for residents, workers and visitors

Facilitates optimization of capital improvement budgets with potential • combinations of hike-and-bike systems, infrastructure and roadway projects

A COMPLETE, MULTI-DISCIPLINE TEAMFreese and Nichols will be the prime consultant for development of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan; however, throughout our proposal, you’ll see actions to be completed by the Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team.

Benefi ts to Arlington

We’re proud of this collaboration, and we believe it will optimize the strengths of each fi rm and target a complete Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan that:

Eff ectively addresses the system’s role in the City’s Thoroughfare • Development Plan with Freese and Nichols’ experience in city-wide and regional thoroughfare planning

Creates a fl agship, on-street and off -street plan that applies regional, state and • federal design standards and best practices developed by Bowman-Melton

Provides recommendations for realistic, constructable projects that • incorporate sound engineering, architecture and environmental principles that have built Freese and Nichols’ 115-year reputation

COMMITMENT TO ARLINGTONFreese and Nichols has served the City of Arlington for nearly 100 years. We’ve continued to provide innovative engineering and planning solutions since then. Client service and long-term, mutually benefi cial relationships are top priorities at Freese and Nichols, and we’ve committed a solid team that will serve Arlington and ultimately its residents. Our vision: Be the fi rm of choice for clients and employees.


Comparable Projects

Dallas Parks and Recreation Department

Freese and Nichols has been working with the City of Dallas’ Park and Recreation Department since 1996. From our fi rst project to our current work, the Parks and Recreation Department has valued Freese and Nichols’ multi-discipline approach for providing planning and engineering support on a variety of projects.

Freese and Nichols has been uniquely qualifi ed to assist the Parks and Recreation Department with trail master planning and design because of our ability to use of areas such as fl ood plains and creeks while understanding the important engineering components such as bank stabilization, utility coordination, and on-street pedestrian paths and crossings.

Following are two sample projects.

NON-MOTORIZED MOBILITY APPROACHFreese and Nichols is featuring two distinct types of projects to demonstrate our experience with non-motorized mobility:

Trail and park planning and development•

Comprehensive thoroughfare planning, including non-motorized mobility • components

A small sampling of Bowman-Melton Associates projects are featured in Section Five.

Coombs Creek Trail Master PlanFreese and Nichols developed a master plan for the Coombs Creek Trail and Stevens Park Golf Course to enhance and promote the continual preservation and revitalization of this historical Oak Cliff neighborhood. The project also facilitates safe pedestrian and bicycle traffi c and exercise use in the older residential area and park.

Freese and Nichols studied the proposed trail alignment from the Trinity Levee Trail through Stevens Park Golf Course, and split the project into three phases. Phase I is complete and included more than 1,800 linear feet of trail as well as roadway and storm drain modifi cations to Kessler Parkway. Phase II will include an additional 5,400 feet of trail. Phase III adds 5,400 feet of trail through the golf course and includes strategies for dealing with erosion control along Coombs Creek, while providing enhancements to the course and the neighborhood.

Contact

Leong Lim, P.E. Senior Program Manager, Engineering and Planning City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department1500 Marilla, Rm 6FS Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 670-7753


Comparable Projects

Josey Ranch Lake Trail Plan

City of CarrolltonFreese and Nichols followed up our design of improvements to the City of Carrollton’s Josey Ranch Lake Dam with a site civil design and construction phase services for the city’s new library and senior center. We incorporated a trail loop, including a bridge and boardwalk section, around the lake to tie the adjacent park with the library/senior center complex.

Freese and Nichols’ environmentally friendly design also called for a spillway that created a pond for wetland plantings and an interpretive nature area next to the library building. This trail was designed as part of a larger project for F&S Partners in which they managed the construction.

Contact

Anita Moran, AIA F&S Partners, Inc.8350 North Central Expressway Suite 500 Dallas, Texas 75206(214) 559-4851

Elm Fork Floodplain Study and ImprovementsFreese and Nichols conducted a study to develop alternatives for managing the Elm Fork fl oodplain. The study served as a basis for determining fl ood hazard areas and necessary improvements for road/railroad crossings; parks and recreation facilities; future roads, bridges and utilities; and establishing minimum fi nished fl oor requirements for structures; and for evaluating and implementing the selected alternatives.

A major component of the recreation plan included trail linkage to the Dallas County Trail System, including the Trinity Trails System, the Dallas Trail System and the Campion Trail System in Irving.

Contact

Thom Hubacek, Jr. RLA, ASLA Project ManagerCity of Dallas Park and Recreation Department1500 Marilla, Rm 6FS Dallas, Texas 75201(214) 670-4995


Comparable Projects

Thoroughfare Master Plan

City of Cedar HillFreese and Nichols developed a Thoroughfare Master Plan for the City of Cedar Hill as a component of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The planning team built a travel demand model using socio-demographics from the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Plan to forecast traffi c volumes and to develop alternative transportation networks. The travel demand model was the basis for the alternatives analysis of the growing community’s future thoroughfare needs.

Design Standards

The thoroughfare plan recommended transportation network alternatives, including non-motorized mobility, and provided new design standards for:

Functional classifi cation of roadways, including context-sensitive • considerations

Intersection improvements that safely accommodated pedestrian, bicycle • and vehicular traffi c

Greenways and streetscape corridors•

To further enhance greenway fl exibility, Freese and Nichols developed standards to allow for the off -set of roadways within the right-of-way as well as for the physical composition of the facility. The off -set of roadways allows additional width for multi-purpose trails and landscape elements.

Our team developed curbed and noncurbed sections to allow context sensitivity and incorporation of the escarpment area’s natural beauty into the roadway. In non-curbed sections, natural elements such as rolling hills, native grasses and other natural formations will fl ow freely within the median or along the parkway.

Multi-Model Level of Service

The plan also included a hike-and-bike plan and addressed connectivity to regional rail initiatives and multi-model level-of-service coordination.

The plan included greenway corridors for the integration of landscaping and trails/multi-purpose pathways within arterial class rights-of-way. It facilitates connectivity with the community trail system (to promote bike/pedestrian use) and enables fl exibility with respect to environmental sensitivities and natural features of the area. The greenway corridors also provide connectivity to future regional rail stations.

Contact

Rod Tyler, AICP Director of Planning City of Cedar Hill 285 Uptown Boulevard, Building #100 Cedar Hill, Texas 75104 (972) 291-5100 Ext. 1083


Comparable Projects

Transportation Plan

City of IrvingFreese and Nichols’ Sefko Planning Group prepared an update of the City of Irving’s 1995 Comprehensive Plan, which included a Transportation Plan that addressed multi-modal connectivity of the community with regional highway, transit and rail improvements. The Transportation Plan also emphasized opportunities for transit-oriented development and non-motorized mobility.

Visual Images and Aesthetics

Freese and Nichols also helped Irving identify opportunities for enhancing the visual image and aesthetic quality of the community. Aging infrastructure and crowded corridors, as a result of years of development, have produced a dated image of the community. Freese and Nichols’ planning staff developed recommendations for community-wide improvements that included gateways, corridors and intersections from both a regional and local perspective.

To promote visual appeal and continuity, Freese and Nichols prepared recommendations addressing commercial signage for regional, community and way fi nding elements, including guidelines addressing height, composition and coordination.

Goals and Objectives

The project team worked with the City to develop goals and objectives at the outset of the study, which served as the foundation for plan development, and provided the support and direction for policy recommendations and implementation actions derived over the course of study.

Contact

Kevin Kass Planning and Research Manager City of Irving West Irving Boulevard Irving, Texas 75060 (972) 721-8081

Marine Creek Lake Trail Plan

Tarrant Regional Water DistrictFreese and Nichols is preparing preliminary design documents for the location and layout of trails, trailheads, overlooks and other related features associated with TRWD’s proposed trail system along the shoreline and tributaries of Marine Creek Lake in Northwest Fort Worth. Design documents will include plans and opinion of probable construction cost. Additionally, Freese and Nichols will provide assistance to TRWD with stakeholder input regarding trail location.

Contact

Rick CarrollSenior Land AgentTarrant Regional Water DistrictP.O. Box 4508 Fort Worth, Texas 76164(817) 335-2491

Pre-plan photos of Marine

Creek Trail area, at left


Key Personnel

PROJECT MANAGEREdmund Haas, AICP

PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGETricia Hatley, P.E.

QUALITY REVIEWSDan Sefko, FAICP

City of Arlington

INVENTORY OF EXISTING PLANS AND SYSTEMEdmund Haas, AICPW.J. ‘Bud’ Melton III

Anthony PratherGeorge BowmanGeorge Bowman

Geographic Information System (GIS)

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENTEdmund Haas, AICPW.J. ‘Bud’ Melton III

PUBLIC EDUCATIONW.J. ‘Bud’ Melton III

MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENTEdmund Haas, AICP

Annie Bowman Melton, AICPDwight Taylor, ASLA

ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS

BICYCLE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

W.J. ‘Bud’ Melton IIIAnnie Bowman Melton, AICP

Dwight Taylor, ASLAOff -Street and End-of-Trip/

Landscape Architecture Design

IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING STRATEGIES

Nick Cecava, P.E., CFMOn-Street

Adrian Murphy, P.E., P.T.O.E.Intersections, Signals, Signage

Mike Wilkins, P.E., LEEDAP

Off -Street/Sustainable Design

Mike Wayts, P.E., CFMOff -Street/Floodplain/Drainage

Edmund Haas, AICPCraig Farmer, FAICP

W.J. ‘Bud’ Melton IIIAnnie Bowman Melton, AICP

Color Code

Freese and NicholsBowman-Melton Associates

Please see Appendix

for resumes.


Subconsultant: A sampling of Bowman-Melton projects

iYo Camino/Yo Cuento! (I Walk/I Count!)

North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsIn 2005, Bowman-Melton Associates concluded a nationally-acclaimed bilingual pedestrian encouragement campaign it had undertaken on behalf of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The iYo Camino/Yo Cuento! (I Walk/I Count!) campaign was established following target community input for ways to encourage both merchant and community support for walking more. The campaign utilized cartoon characters created by a nationally syndicated cartoonist, and featured printed informational and promotional elements coupled with billboard and bus-bench advertising targeting two largely Hispanic and very walkable neighborhoods in the D/FW Metroplex. This nationally acclaimed public outreach project included deployment of outreach personnel to educate merchants on the benefi ts of supporting pedestrian access for the businesses and those who walk.

Trinity Strand Trail Master Plan: A Non-Motorized

Pathway System

Bowman-Melton developed the transit-oriented, non-motorized mobility master plan for the emerging mixed-use commercial and residential district along the Old Trinity River Meanders near downtown Dallas.

Integrated Non-Motorized System Master Plan:

Pedestrian – Bicyclist – Equestrian

City of CorinthBowman-Melton developed the Corinth Integrated Non-motorized System Master Plan, adopted February 2006, as an element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The plan provides a guide for creating an integrated city-wide non-motorized system for transportation and recreation that connects to other cities and the regional trail system. The recommended 25 miles of new trails will complement 12 miles of existing trails and 10 miles of bike-friendly streets. It is intended to provide citizens convenient access to schools and parks, as well as between existing and future residential, civic and commercial areas.

Citywide Bicycle Improvements Project

City of PlanoBowman-Melton reviewed the existing bicycle plan with particular emphasis on intersection issues and recommended revisions to improve safety and user acceptance. The fi rm assisted with engineering design for implementation, which encompassed 154 miles of on-street bicycle routes.


Methodology: Project Understanding and Approach

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARKS BUDGETS

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team fully understands the importance of creating a Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan as an integrated component of the City’s Thoroughfare Development Plan. Our goals are to facilitate a Complete Streets approach and to optimize the cost of implementing the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan with budgeted capital improvements for roadway, utilities and park infrastructure.

EFFICIENT MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Our team’s coordinated approach – comprehensive planning, pedestrian and bicycle facility planning and municipal engineering and landscape architecture – will be critical to developing a realistic master plan for cost-eff ectively and effi ciently moving forward to implement the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan.

CONNECTIVITY, LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Incorporation of integrated, interconnected on- and off -street non-motorized travel as part of a transportation – and recreation – system is especially critical to land use integration and sustainability.

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team understands that implementation of infrastructure improvements is a high-profi le investment of taxpayers’ dollars. The program also forms permanent, visible elements of the community and supports a Complete Streets approach to transportation. Comprehensive system planning and application of sound, sustainable urban design and engineering principles are keys to a fi scally responsible plan.

Key Focus Areas

Thoroughfare Planning and Engineering•

Interdepartmental Coordination•

Design Standards•

Sustainable Design•

Context Sensitivity•

THOROUGHFARE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING

The strength of our resources and experience mesh with the ultimate goals of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan, which we understand is to ‘institutionalize’ non-motorized mobility as a realistic travel option in the City’s Thoroughfare Plan.

Freese and Nichols Planning • – ‘big picture’ perspective on long-term growth in thoroughfare planning

Bowman-Melton• – specialized focus on non-motorized mobility and best practices, trends, education and design elements

Freese and Nichols Engineering• – familiarity with Arlington and hands-on experience in infrastructure and storm water master planning and cost-eff ective, constructable design

The high-profi le

investment in a hike-

and-bike system was

demonstrated in a 2006

cover article for the Dallas

Morning News’ Lifestyle

Magazine, which featured

Principal-in-Charge Trish

Hatley and her father

training for the Boston

Marathon on the Arlington

trail system (on Woodside

near Martin High School).

Benefi ts of the Freese and Nichols –

Bowman-Melton Team Approach


Methodology – Project Understanding

INTERDEPARTMENTAL

COORDINATION

Freese and Nichols’ primary fi elds of planning and engineering work are with Texas municipalities. We recognize the budget, operations and maintenance implications of a Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan, which features recommendations that may bridge the City’s current departmental responsibilities.

As the master plan is developed and incorporated into the City’s comprehensive plan, we will work to foster a ‘team-building’ environment for the City’s related departments to prioritize and assume responsibilities for successful implementation and operations.

DESIGN STANDARDS

Development of design standards for the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan will be a high-profi le demonstration of the City’s commitment to sustainable, environmentally responsible development and rehabilitation.

In addition to the off -street and on-street standards outlined in the Request for Proposals, Freese and Nichols will use sound modeling and engineering principles to coordinate low-impact design for applications aff ecting life-cycle costs. To help accomplish this, drainage, fl oodplain management, construction techniques and materials selection are issues that must be addressed in design standards.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Sustainable design, especially in the context of life-cycle costs, will be a major consideration in route selection, scheduling and design standards. The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team’s approach will include public meetings and regular communications with staff leadership from related City departments to strike a balance among budgets, economic factors, quality of life enhancement and environmental responsibility.

CONTEXT SENSITIVITY

The highly visible nature of an on- and off -street hike-and-bike system and the mobility choices it off ers residents will be closely tied to Arlington’s image as a livable community. As our project team evaluates corridors as potential linkages between land use elements, we will consider each area’s context and adjacent land uses. This ‘complete streets’ approach will be an important ingredient in the plan development, especially related to public involvement, and eventually to public education and acceptance of the master plan.

Thoroughfare Plan map

for the City of Cedar

Hill, which incorporates

a non-motorized

mobility component,

top; Dallas’ Coombs

Creek trail was built

around environmental

considerations, quality of

life issues and life-cycle

costs, bottom.


Methodology – Project Approach

PROJECT APPROACH

Key Elements

Inventory of Existing Plans and System•

Public Involvement•

Plan Development•

Design Standards•

Implementation Tools•

Public Education•

INVENTORY OF EXISTING PLANS AND SYSTEM

The City of Arlington has invested a great deal of resources in planning activities to prepare for and accommodate the community’s pace-setting growth. The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team recognizes the importance of utilizing these plans – and an updated inventory of current pedestrian/bike facilities – as a base for recommendations for system linkage and connectivity.

We will review and incorporate data and recommendations, as appropriate, from:

City of Arlington Thoroughfare Development Plan (June 2007)•

City Bikeway Plan•

Center Street Pedestrian Trail•

Pedestrian Infrastructure Study•

2004 Great Parks Master Plan and plans from other cities•

Parks & Recreation Guide to Arlington Trails•

NCTCOG 2030 Regional Facilities Plans•

We also will meet with key stakeholders, including the University of Texas at Arlington, the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, to apply additional studies as appropriate.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Our primary public involvement focus will be to collect input, including needs, goals and attitudes, from key stakeholders. We also will use this opportunity to:

Involve City staff from related departments in the planning process•

Begin the public education process, sharing the City’s goals and objectives • for the program, and outlining the benefi ts of non-motorized mobility, safety considerations and system accessibility

Identify prospective participants in sponsorship and/or public-private • partnership funding opportunities

Begin building consensus on implementation of the master plan and the • importance of its connectivity to adjacent cities and the Veloweb

Bowman-Melton

Associates has

for decades been

a leader in the

development of

local, regional and

state best practices

for planning and

design guidelines

aff ecting Arlington’s

Hike-and-Bike

System Master Plan.

An important element of

Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike

System Master Plan is the

connectivity to adjacent

cities and NCTCOG’s

Veloweb (above).


Public Meetings

The RFP outlines the required public meetings, Parks Board, Planning and Zoning Commission meetings and City Council meetings. The key leaders of the Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team are experienced public presenters and have the ability to clearly and concisely explain often-complex issues to their audiences.

Public Education during Public Involvement

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team envisions a public education program initiated during the public involvement process. Key elements of the program will include:

Benefi ts of non-motorized travel, both • personal and to the community

Considerations for user operational safety•

Benefi ts of physical activity in daily routines•

The benefi t of a public education program to the City of Arlington at this stage is the common vision of a system that supports children walking or bicycling to parks and schools, and residents traveling to current or future public transit, workplaces and recreation/sports venues.

We will use large maps where citizens will mark their preferred routes, problem areas and destinations they want to access. We will also highlight the benefi ts of forming local friends groups, especially for fostering trail development.

Public Information Gathering: Issues Identifi cation

To assess feelings and attitudes of the community with regard to hike-and-bike systems, we will conduct a Visual Character Survey (VCS). VCS respondents will score a series of photographs (a PowerPoint in a relaxed, casual setting) that illustrate concepts such as on-street bike facilities, multi-purpose pathways, off -street trails and end-of-trip facilities.

VCS uses an electronic polling system that records individual responses to accurately prioritize responses. We will analyze the scores and incorporate feedback into formalized system goals and objectives for the study eff ort.

The information-gathering process is followed by a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis that enables us to identify specifi c characteristics and their eff ects on the community.

Additional Public Involvement Tools

Other public involvement elements, based on the City’s preferences and budget, could also include project updates through newsletters, press releases, ‘water bill stuff ers,’ a program Web site and/or the City’s Web site.

Stakeholders include residents who currently walk or bicycle either by choice or necessity, as well as established groups such as the DORBA on-road commuter group, Lone Star Cyclists, BikeDFW, Texas Bicycle Coalition, running and walking clubs, school district and university personnel, and PTA and booster club volunteers.

The public involvement plan also may involve representatives of NCTCOG, TxDOT and other related agencies.

Many employers are now encouraging employees to undertake increased levels of physical activity; and, along with their employees, would be likely to take an interest in providing input and feedback during the Public Involvement and later Public Education phases.

Freese and Nichols uses an

electronic Visual Character

Survey to collect and assess

public opinion on project issues.



PLAN DEVELOPMENT

The goal of the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan is to provide the support mechanisms for an integrated non-motorized mobility system that off ers realistic travel options to residents and other users and advocates a Complete Streets approach.

Because of the similarities between processes required for the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan and city-wide thoroughfare plans, Freese and Nichols will manage plan development in a similar manner.

Geographic Information System (GIS)

As data is collected and analyses completed, the project team will compile results into a GIS format for additional analysis and thematic mapping. GIS will also be used in the development of project prioritization through ranking of segment-based projects.

Inventory of Existing Conditions

The basis for the plan will be a comprehensive review of existing on- and off -street corridors and assessment of existing conditions. Areas to be evaluated for their capacity for potential linkages and their need for improvements to meet anticipated design standards include: existing trails, linear parks, open space, utility easements, roadways and existing sidewalk systems.

Level-of-Service Evaluation

Our project team will conduct an assessment of existing on-street bike facilities, which will include a review of physical features and a bicycle level of service evaluation based on NCTCOG’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Planning and Design Guidelines. Bowman-Melton uses its proprietary application to assess the ability of roadway corridors to serve as appropriate linkages.

Future Conditions Assessment

In addition to the inventory of existing conditions, the project team will use Arlington’s travel forecast model to assess future conditions for on-street facilities based on year 2030 volume. Incorporating volume and operational speed data with results of the level-of-service evaluation, we will determine the ability of roadway corridors to acceptably accommodate bike demands.

Based on this assessment, we will consider recommendations for bike lane requirements, alternative routes or road diets. The assessment may determine that certain corridors are not needed for ultimate roadway sizing and that the excess area could be used for expanded multi-purpose facilities.

Functional Classifi cation

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team will develop a functional classifi cation or hierarchical system that outlines intended operational characteristics and design features for each plan component similar to the functional classifi cation system in the City’s thoroughfare plan.

Bowman-Melton

Associates was an integral

part of the team that

developed the award-

winning Dallas County

Trails Plan: Trails for the

21st Century.



Interdepartmental Coordination

Hike-and-Bike System Master Plans are commonly thought of as planning tools for Park and Recreation Departments. However, a comprehensive plan for a non-motorized mobility system can serve as a planning tool for multiple departments, including Parks and Recreation, Community Development and Planning, and Public Works and Transportation.

We understand that construction budgets, operations and maintenance, and development costs are all critical factors in which each department will have a diff erent perspective and responsibility. Our approach will be to utilize a plan development process similar to our city-wide comprehensive planning and infrastructure master planning processes.

DESIGN STANDARDS

The Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan will include specifi c design standards for on- and off -street plan components. Our engineering experience also will allow us to include important standards and recommendations related to fl oodplain management, drainage and environmentally responsible sustainable design.

The combined strengths of our Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team may be the most benefi cial as we involve experienced traffi c, signalization, storm water and roadway design engineers and landscape architects, including LEED® accredited staff , to help develop functional standards and design criteria.

Bowman-Melton’s leadership in the development of local, regional and state best practices for planning and design will play a major role in establishing design criteria that could make Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan a fl agship for city and regional non-motorized mobility plans.

On-Street Design Criteria

Safety will be a huge priority in developing on-street design criteria. The broad range of bicycling experience – ranging from commuters and veteran riders to school-age children and families – and results from the level-of-service evaluation and public input will help shape on-street design criteria.

We will review functional classifi cations and shared bike/vehicular sections, and make recommendations addressing long-term needs. We also will work closely with related department staff s to consider additional sections incorporating multi-purpose pathways and bicycle boulevards.

Off -Street Design Criteria

Safety and lighting, environmental responsibility, recreational uses and social interaction are key considerations in creating off -street design criteria. Functional classifi cations also will shape the design criteria for sections that range from 12-foot concrete walkways to narrower trails. Design criteria for both on-street and off -street facilities will be consistent with AASHTO and TxDOT guidelines.

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team includes a landscape architect and civil engineers experienced in the development of off -street elements including end-of-trip facilities, trail heads, trail-side facilities, trail surface and grades, and bridge crossings.

Freese and Nichols

has a 115-year

history as a trusted

advisor to Texas

municipalities. We

have the proven

background to

facilitate the

planning and

prioritization

process among the

City’s stakeholder

departments.


International System

Users

An important factor infl uencing design standards, especially for signalization, signage and markings, is the City’s international community. In addition to a signifi cant population of immigrants and fi rst-generation residents, Arlington also is an attractive destination for international tourists attracted to its sports and recreation venues.


Floodplain Management and Drainage

As design criteria is developed, Freese and Nichols’ storm water engineers, who are Certifi ed Floodplain Managers, will apply their expertise in fl oodplain management, storm water and water quality regulations, and drainage design.

Related components include recommendations for evaluating creek stability and erosion and the possibility of combining channel improvements and trail construction at the same location into a single, more cost-effi cient project. The storm water team also will establish, as needed, criteria for assessing the feasibility of creek crossings and opportunities to bench the trail to balance cut-and-fi ll.

Sustainable Design

The sustainability – considering both environmental impact and life-cycle costs – of the existing and proposed hike-and-bike trail system will be a key focus of the planning eff ort. The project team will craft the master plan to strike a balance between economic constraints, quality of life enhancement, and environmental protection. We also will review and incorporate, as appropriate, popular development rating systems to facilitate developments seeking credits related to the availability of hike and bike trail networks.

The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team will identify trail corridors that will be least impactful to the environment and will explore low-impact design elements related to the construction of new trails and renovation of existing trails. We will recommend those design elements that meet the environmental goals of the City, that are complementary and functional in the surrounding areas, and that fi t into the City’s construction and maintenance budgets.

IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS

We will work with City of Arlington staff to develop a package of tools to implement the master plan, including capital improvements programming and cost estimates, funding strategies and ordinance recommendations.

Capital Improvement Programming

Capital improvements programming will include an implementation plan that identifi es specifi c short- and long-range needs and solutions – with cost estimates for each – for new infrastructure and rehabilitation. Just as we have done on comprehensive plans for other cities and for infrastructure master plans for the City of Arlington, we will prioritize projects based on a ranking system developed with related City staff . Evaluation criteria will be tied closely to project goals and could include: cost, mobility, economic development, safety and funding opportunities.

Funding Strategies

We will investigate potential funding strategies for implementing the Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan, including: impact fees, grants, private funding, public/private partnerships and zone assessment fees. As leaders in the


Freese and Nichols sample

trail design projects, top

to bottom: Capp Smith

Park, City of Watauga;

Coppell Road Hike-and-

Bike Trail, City of Coppell;

Josey Ranch Trail, City of

Carrollton


development and implementation of impact fees (roadway, water, waste-water and park) and Improvement Districts, Freese and Nichols is familiar with legislative requirements and the ramifi cations of assessments toward development. While both approaches address essential nexus of benefi t, we will investigate system approaches for applicability as funding sources.

Other mechanisms for funding bicycle improvements include: MPO Surface Transportation Funds, Community Development Block Grants, Texas Transportation Enhancement Program and others from potential new sources. The Freese and Nichols – Bowman-Melton team is experienced in working with municipalities on the identifi cation and application for funding opportunities, which may hinge on project scheduling, location and/or project groupings.

Ordinance Recommendations

We will work with the City to develop new non-motorized mobility ordinances or amendments to existing codes and ordinances for new roadway construction and rehabilitation and for new developments. To support the City in the application and enforcement of these ordinances, we will provide an analysis of off - and on-street facility ordinances from comparable cities in Texas and throughout the United States.

Project Manager Eddie Haas also is experienced in assisting Cities with ‘rough proportionality’ or the implementation of Chapter 212 of the Local Government Code, which established regulations dealing with the apportionment of municipal infrastructure costs on new development. Recommended ordinance revisions will incorporate language to address ‘rough proportionality’ challenges and to verify that the City ordinances comply with recent changes in state law.

PUBLIC EDUCATION

The City of Arlington will be making a signifi cant investment in the implementation of a non-motorized mobility system, and an eff ective public education program will be critical to optimizing the system.

A major component of the public education program will be employer end-of-trip facilities guidance, as well as easy to understand tips for people who choose to bike commute or walk/jog/run to their workplace and other destinations. Other important elements will include:

Bilingual youth bicyclist safety training curriculum available from the Texas • Bicycle Coalition (BikeTexas)

Adult bicyclist safety training led by League Cycling Instructors from the • League of American Bicyclists and administered by BikeDFW

TXDOT’s Safe Routes to Schools program, which helps cities identify and create • infrastructure and programs that foster walking and bicycling

Bowman-Melton has assisted NCTCOG and area cities to develop, fund and implement similar public education programs supporting non-motorized mobility.


Funding

Opportunities

Federal programs • through TxDOT (Safe Routes to Schools), Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (Recreational Trails and Parks Programs) and NCTCOG (Sustainable Development Program)

Bond programs •

Special sales tax • apportionments (4A or 4B funds)

Friends groups, • which have proven eff ective in securing private sector and foundation funds


Schedule / Current Workload and Obligations / Insurance

WorkloadThe current workload of the Freese and Nichols team proposed for the City of Arlington’s Hike-and-Bike System Master Plan will allow its members to follow the proposed project schedule outlined above.

Insurance InformationWorkers Compensation $500,000

Comprehensive General Liability $1,000,000 / $2,000,000 annual aggregate

Automobile $1,000,000

Professional Liability (claims made) $5,000,000 / $10,000,000 annual aggregate

As an added layer of protection for us and our clients, we maintain an Excess Liability policy with coverage of $10,000,000. We routinely name clients as additional insured on policies other than Workers Compensation and Professional Liability and we have modifi ed our certifi cates to refl ect a 30 day notice of change or cancellation rather than the normal 10 day notice.

Employers Liability limits are as follows:

Bodily Injury by Accident: $500,000 Each Accident

Bodily Injury by Disease: $500,000 Policy Limit

Bodily Injury by Disease: $500,000 Each Employee


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Edmund Haas, AICP

Project ManagerEddie Haas is a certifi ed Senior Planner specializing in comprehensive urban and transportation plans. He also is experienced in the development of: land use planning, demographic analyses, multi-modal transportation, environmentally responsible policies, hike-and-bike route studies, and community thoroughfare and corridor plans.

Mr. Haas assists cities in the development of rough proportionality measures, roadway impact fees, policy development and growth-strategy plans. He is pre-certifi ed by the Texas Department of Transportation in transportation and land-use planning. Mr. Haas is an eff ective public involvement presenter at public hearings and stakeholder meetings, and is a skilled developer of strong business/municipal collaborations. Mr. Haas serves as Chairman of the City of Coppell’s Planning and Zoning Commission, where he lives.

Relevant Project Experience

Thoroughfare Plans, Cities of Irving* and Seagoville; Las Colinas • Development*

Transportation Bond Program, Parker County•

South Outer Loop/Loop 9 DEIS Conceptual Schematics and Environmental • Documentation, Dallas County*

South Outer Loop/Loop 9 Feasibility and Route Alignment Study, Dallas • County*

Comprehensive Plans and Updates (including Thoroughfare Plan • components), Cities of Bee Cave, Cedar Hill, Irving and Mount Vernon; and Town of Lakewood Village

Land Use Assumptions and/or Impact Fee Updates, Cities of Arlington, • Forney, Port Aransas, Terrell and Waxahachie; Town of Argyle

Downtown Revitalization Program, City of Wichita Falls•

Traffi c Impact Analysis and Thoroughfare Standards, City of Frisco*•

Texas Main Street Programs, Cities of Decatur and Mount Pleasant*•

LBJ East Station Pedestrian Analysis, Dallas Area Rapid Transit*•

Roadway Development Standards, Transit-Oriented Development and • Station, City of Carrollton*

DART LBJ East Station Pedestrian Analysis, City of Dallas*•

* Prior to joining Freese and Nichols

Experience

20 years•

Education

Master of Urban • Planning, Texas A&M University

B.S., Construction • Science, Texas A&M University

Registration

American Institute • of Certifi ed Planners #012890

Resumes


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Tricia Hatley, P.E.

Principal-in-ChargeTricia Hatley is Freese and Nichols’ East Region Transportation/Infrastructure Group Manager and a fi rm Principal. She has 17 years experience and is one of the fi rm’s most experienced leaders for transportation and infrastructure projects. Her diverse transportation background ranges from cost-eff ective, context-sensitive downtown redevelopment and hike-and-bike trails to urban roadway expansions and large-scale, regional thoroughfare projects.

Ms. Hatley understands the consensus-building required for regional multiple-stakeholder roadway/transportation projects. She recently managed the fi rm’s TxDOT Evergreen Contracts with the Dallas and Fort Worth Districts, which required signifcant coordination among municipalities, state agencies, consulting fi rms and contractors.


CIP Development/Management

Tyler 21 Transportation Plan Component, City of Tyler (sub to Goody • Clancy) – Project Manager

Capital Improvements Program Development, City of Tyler – Principal-in-• Charge

Transportation Bond Program Management, Parker County – Technical Advisor•

Growth Management Plan, City of Denton – Project Manager•

Capital Improvement Plan Development and Program Management, City • of Rowlett – Principal-in-Charge

Capital Improvement Plan Program Management, City of McKinney – • Project Engineer

Non-Motorized Mobility Planning and Design

Coombs Creek Trail Master Plan, City of Dallas Parks and Recreation • Department – Project Manager

Elm Fork Athletic Complex, Nature Trails and Family Use Facilities Master • Plan, Dallas Parks and Recreation Department – Principal-in-Charge

Downtown/Urban Development/Streetscape Improvements

Main Street/Downtown Redevelopment Improvements, City of Rowlett – • Project Manager

Main Street Streetscape/Urban Design, City of Dallas Public Works and • Transportation – Principal-in-Charge

Elm Street Streetscape Improvements, Downtown Dallas – Principal-in-Charge•

Main Street Coppell Development, CSE Commercial Real Estate, LP – • Project Manager

Experience

17 years•

Education

B.S., Civil • Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Registration

Professional • Engineer, Texas #83282 (17 states total)


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Dan Sefko, FAICP

Quality ReviewsDan Sefko is Manager of Freese and Nichols’ Sefko Planning Group, a recent addition to assist municipal clients in cost-eff ectively planning for population and commercial growth, changing demographics, infrastructure expansion and economic development. He is one of Texas’ most respected planners and has worked with more than 100 cities throughout the state.

His background covers comprehensive plans and updates, zoning and subdivision ordinances, land-use assumptions, and other studies, plans and recommendations. His planning strengths also include public involvement and the building of stakeholder consensus to support his clients’ planning goals. In addition to comprehensive, long-range municipal planning, Mr. Sefko’s experience also includes: impact fee development and rough proportionality, historic preservation planning, demographic analysis, open space and park master planning, fi scal impact analysis, development planning, and zoning and subdivision ordinances and codes.


Comprehensive Plans and Plan Updates

Experience

25 years•

Education

M.S., City and • Regional Planning, University of Texas at Arlington

B.S., Architecture, • University of Texas at Arlington

Registration

Fellow, American • Institute of Certifi ed Planners, #4572

City of Athens•

City of Bee Cave•

City of Burleson•

City of Cedar Hill•

City of Denton (Growth • Management Plan)

City of Ennis•

City of Forney•

City of Fredericksburg•

City of Friendswood•

City of Frisco•

City of Glen Rose•

City of Granite Shoals•

City of Heath•

City of Hutchins•

City of Irving•

Town of Little Elm•

City of Lancaster•

City of Midlothian•

City of Midwest City, OK•

City of Mount Vernon•

City of Murphy•

City of Rockport (Growth • Management Plan)

City of Seagoville•

City of Terrell (Growth and • Annexation Evaluation)

City of Waxahachie•

City of Wichita Falls (Downtown • Master Plan Update)

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Anthony Prather

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Anthony Prather is a GIS Analyst for Freese and Nichols’ Storm Water Management Group with experience in H/H modeling, disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation. His areas of expertise also extend to 3-D modeling; geodatabse design and implementation; raster- and vector-based spatial analysis; Internet mapping with ArcIMS and Google API; CAD-GIS; programming using VBA, Python, and ArcObjects; GPS data collection; remotely sensed imagery; and LIDAR, NEXRAD, and SONAR Processing and Analysis.

Mr. Prather is well-versed in industry software programs, including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcCatalog, ArcScene, ArcGlobe, ArcPad, ERDAS IMAGINE, ITTVIS ENVI, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, Google Earth, Google SketchUp and Microsoft Virtual Earth.


Storm Water Utility, City of Weatherford – Delineated impervious area city • wide and performed analysis on resulting dataset to develop storm water utility fee.

Phase II Storm Water Management Plan, City of Frisco – Delineated • impervious area city wide and performed analysis on resulting dataset to develop storm water utility fee.

Wastewater Master Plan and GIS Development, City of Palestine - • Converted City’s GIS database to CAD and divided using a grid for easy delivery to developers.

Pipeline from Lake Tawakoni Water Treatment Plant to Terrell, North Texas • Municipal Water District - Assisted with pipeline alignment planning and cost estimates to save time and budget. Developed fi rst implementation of GIS in Dallas for pipes and pumps.

Central City Utility Relocations, Trinity River Vision Authority (sub to • TranSystems) – Created utility network dataset for planning and analysis of storm drainage facility relocation. Also input modeling into Wallingford InfoWorks SD. Managed data with varying formats from several subconsultants.

Dixon Branch Flood Study, City of Dallas – Provided data collection and • management, H&H modeling and analysis, and maps and exhibits in support of watershed updates and improvements.

Experience

2 years•

Education

M.S., Geospatial • Information Science, University of Texas, Dallas (in progress)

B.S., Emergency • Administration and Disaster Planning, University of North Texas; Minor in Geography

Undergraduate • Certifi cate in Geographic Information Systems

Resumes


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Dwight Taylor, ASLA

Master Plan Development / Bicycle Guidelines and StandardsDwight Taylor is a registered landscape architect with extensive experience in planning, design and management. His key experience in public and private sector projects includes: bridge, roadway and streetscape enhancement design; park design; development, redevelopment and rezoning planning; site planning and design; detailed hardscape and planting design; architectural/engineering coordination; and construction observation.


Marine Creek Lake Trail, Tarrant Regional Water District – Project Manager • and Landscape Architect for preliminary design documents for location and layout of trials, trailheads, overlooks, and other related features associated with TRWD’s proposed trail system along the shoreline and tributaries of Marine

Twin Points Park Preliminary Design, Tarrant Regional Water District – • Landscape Architect for preliminary design documents for redevelopment of the Twin Points Park in association with emergency spillway improvements at Eagle Mountain Lake in northwest Fort Worth. The preliminary design will determine location and layout of park features, including entry gates and drives, boat ramp, auto and boat trailer parking, dock, boat slips, picnic areas, concession building, pavillions, beach and swimming area, pier, and recreational vehicle hook-ups. Design documents will include plans, elevation sketches and cost estimates.

Elm Street Streetscape Improvements, Downtown Dallas, Inc. – As • Landscape Architect, provided QC/QA review of detailed streetscape plans, including enhanced paving, pedestrian lighting, planting, and site furnishing improvements.

Stonegate Boulevard Arterial Bridge, City of Fort Worth – As Project • Designer and Landscape Architect, provided detailed design of masonry and steel enhancements to vehicular and pedestrian bridges, abutments, and walls as well as trails and trailhead parking and plazas. Provided assistance with gathering stakeholder input.

Shady Grove/Senter Road Project, City of Irving – (Subconsultant to • EJES, Inc.) As Landscape Architect, provided site analysis and detailed design of intersection and crosswalk paving enhancements, intersection corner planting areas and a new corner plaza park, including signage, monuments, shade structures, site furnishings, walls, mosaic plaza paving and planting beds.

Downtown Master Plan, City of Wichita Falls – As Project Landscape • Architect, assisted with urban redevelopment/enhancement analyses. Provided schematic design of streetscapes, pocket parks, and gateway entries plan.

Experience

26 years•

Education

B.S., Horticulture and • Landscape Design, Oklahoma State University

Registration

Registered • Landscape Architect, No. 1330

Resumes


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Nick Cecava, P.E., CFM

Engineering Design Standards: On-StreetNick Cecava is a Professional Engineer and Project Manager specializing in municipal transportation projects. Mr. Cecava’s experience includes roadway and drainage design as well as development plan reviews. His prior work experience includes the City of Dallas Public Works and Transportation Department.


E.m Street Streetscape Improvements, Downtown Dallas – Project • Manager

Main Street Streetscape/Urban Design, City of Dallas – Project Manager•

Plano Park System Pond Restoration, City of Plano – Project Engineer•

Turtle Creek Boulevard Improvements, City of Dallas – Project Engineer•

Elm Fork Flood Protection Project, City of Dallas – Project Engineer•

Floodplain Administration and Development Plan Reviews, City of • Lancaster – Project Engineer

Red Oak Road Paving and Drainage Improvements, City of Red Oak – • Project Engineer

Development Plan Reviews, City of Denton – Project Engineer•

Dallas Eco Park Phase 2a Master Plan, City of Dallas – Project Manager•

President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension (PGBT) Section IV, North • Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) (sub to PBS&J) – Project Engineer

Experience

8 years•

Education

B.S., Civil • Engineering, New Mexico State University

Registration

Professional • Engineer, Texas #97391

Certifi ed Floodplain • Manager #0939-06N

Resumes


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Mikel Wilkins, P.E., LEEDAP

Engineering Design Standards: Off -Street/Sustainable DesignMikel Wilkins is leader of Freese and Nichols’ Sustainable Design Technical Excellence Program and one of Texas’ fi rst LEED-accredited professional engineers. He understands the sustainability goals of Texas municipalities and how they fi t into the design process, and is a technical advisor on sustainability for Freese and Nichols projects. He also is familiar with LEED-certifi ed design criteria and the performance benchmarks required for LEED certifi cation.

Mr. Wilkins has more than 14 years of experience in storm drainage, roadway and utilities design for municipal, commercial and residential developments in Texas and North Carolina. He has prepared construction documents for more than 30 residential subdivisions, institutional, and offi ce/commercial developments, many of which required the analysis of existing storm water systems and the subsequent design and construction of new systems to provide adequate capacity and alleviate defi ciencies.


Elm Fork Athletic Complex Master Plan and Design – Project Manager for • both the master plan and ongoing design phase for a 156-acre soccer complex and preservation area for the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department. The athletic complex will be constructed on the site of the former Walnut Hill landfi ll and includes many sustainable design components.

Stevens Park Golf Course and Coombs Creek Trail Master Plan, City of • Dallas – Project Manager for designs of erosion control projects and trail systems along Coombs Creek within the Kessler Park and Stevens Park neighborhoods.

Pond Retrofi ts for Water Quality Enhancement Study, City of Plano – • Project Manager for the study of eight existing pond sites located within multiple City of Plano park properties. The project team is evaluating the capacity of the existing ponds to treat multiple common storm water pollutants identifi ed by individual sub-watershed analyses.

Elm Fork Flood Protection, City of Dallas – Project Manager for the • Wildwood Spillway Improvements, Chain of Wetlands, and Daniels Water Quality Pond portion of the regional fl ood control, recreation, and water quality design project.

Experience

14 years•

Education

B.S., Environmental • Engineering, North Carolina State University

Registration


LEED Accredited • Professional

Resumes


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Adrian Murphy, P.E., P.T.O.E.

Engineering Design Standards: Intersections, Signals, SignageAdrian Murphy is a registered Professional Traffi c Operations Engineer with more than 15 years experience in transportation engineering, including traffi c analyses and design projects for thoroughfares ranging from urban roadways to major highways. He also regularly interfaces with TxDOT on traffi c studies and design projects. His background ranges from signal timing plans and design to traffi c analyses and intersection design. He also is TxDOT pre-certifi ed for work in traffi c studies, signalization, pavement markings and signage, and roadway design.


Traffi c Studies/Analyses

Highway 377 Corridor Plan, City of Keller•

Chaha/Kirby Road Traffi c and Thoroughfare Analysis, City of Rowlett•

Comprehensive Tidefl ats Study, Port of Tacoma•

Victory District Development and Comprehensive Traffi c and Thoroughfare • Analysis, City of Dallas

SW-NE Corridor Traffi c Modeling and Planning, Fort Worth • Transportation Authority

Elm Street One-way Couplet Traffi c Study, City of Keller•

Castlewood and Highland Shores Traffi c Analysis, City of Highland Village•

Tower Ridge and Cliff Oaks Drive Traffi c Analysis, City of Corinth•

Heritage Traffi c Analysis, City of Colleyville•

U.S. 287 Traffi c Study, City of Mansfi eld•

Traffi c Signal Analysis, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport •

Traffi c Signal/Intersection Design

South Broadway/U.S. 69 Intersection Improvements (Adaptive Control • System), City of Tyler

Glory Park Traffi c Signal Design, Graham and Associates•

Elm Street Streetscape Improvements (crosswalks, signing and pavement • markings), Downtown Dallas

Red Oak Road Widening/Signal Modifi cations, City of Red Oak•

Bethel/Coppell Roads Infrastructure Improvements (signal design, signing • and pavement markings), City of Coppell

Stone Road Extension (intersection improvements), City of Burleson•

Experience

15 years•

Education

M.S., Civil • Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

B.S., Civil • Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

Registration


Professional Traffi c • Operations Engineer

Resumes


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Mike Wayts, P.E., CFM

Engineering Design Standards: Off -Street/Floodplain/DrainageMike Wayts is an Associate in the fi rm and the Storm Water Technical Leader for Freese and Nichols. He specializes in drainage and storm water management including municipal engineering, fl oodplain management, disaster assistance, infrastructure analysis and design, hydrologic and hydraulic studies, and storm water master plans. His experience includes project design and management, fl oodplain and storm water consultation. He has extensive experience with development of capital improvement programs including conceptual planning, cost estimating, scheduling and overall project management.


Projects for City of Arlington•

Storm Water Utility Credit Evaluation —

Hazard Mitigation Action Plan —

Calendar Road Drainage Plan Review —

Green Meadow Drainage Improvements —

Flood Study of the Spring Miller Court —

Baird Farm Road Paving and Drainage Improvements —

Arlington PDM Grant Application —

Review of Gardens Addition LOMR on Rush Creek —

Highlands Creek Erosion Control Project (2007 Engineering Excellence • Award winner – Texas Council of Engineering Companies), City of Carrollton – Design Engineer

Elm Fork Floodplain Management Design Improvement, City of Dallas – • Project Manager for design and construction services for two Elm Fork Flood Protection Projects: Wesco Channel and Marina/Spangler Roadway

On-System Bridge H/H Studies Evergreen Contract, TxDOT–Fort Worth • District – Design Engineer

Storm Water Master Plans and Capital Improvement Plans: Cities of • Brownwood, Burleson, Cleburne, Corinth, Euless, Garland, Grand Prairie, Keller, Lancaster and Richardson

More than 50 fl ood studies for development across North Texas•

Drainage Manuals and Ordinances: North Texas Council of Governments; • and Cities of Corinth, Grand Prairie and Lancaster

Funding Assistance: Cities of Arlington, Corinth, Frisco, Lancaster and • Richardson

Experience

13 years•

Education

B.S., Civil • Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

Registration


Certifi ed Floodplain • Manager #00382-02N

Resumes


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Craig Farmer, FAICP

Implementation and Funding StrategiesCraig Farmer is a Senior Planner with Freese and Nichols’ Sefko Planning Group. With more than 33 years experience, Mr. Farmer has a unique insight into goals and needs of his municipal clients, having served as the Deputy City Manager for Planning and Economic Development for the City of Grand Prairie, Managing Director of Planning and Transportation for the City of Lubbock, the City of Carrollton’s fi rst Director of Planning, and Planning Director for the City of McAllen.

His background also includes the development of public-private partnerships and the use of incentives such as the half-cent sales tax, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs), tax abatements and Public Improvement Districts (PIDs)/Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to support redevelopment projects for municipalities. Mr. Farmer has extensive work with hotels and using incentives for new development or redevelopment within municipalities.


Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, City of Grand Prairie* – Project • Manager for three of the largest TIRZs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area: Lake Joe Pool TIRZ, Lone Star Park TIRZ and Grand Prairie/Arlington I-20 TIRZ. The project included successful negotiation of TIRZ interlocal agreements, which consisted of 29 separate agreements involving two counties, four school districts, two hospital districts and two college districts.

North Overton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, City of Lubbock* – • Project Manager for this highly successful 0.5-square mile redevelopment project next to Texas Tech University. The $500-million private reinvestment project will generate more than $60 million in public infrastructure.

Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, City of Levelland – Single family • resident TIRZ that generated $9 million of public infrastructure.

Comprehensive Plans – City of Wolff orth and Town of Lakewood Village*•

Downtown Redevelopment Plans – Cities of Carrollton and Lubbock*•

Public Improvement Districts – City of Grand Prairie (seven)* and City of • Midlothian

Land-Use Planning Report, City of Shenandoah•

Subdivision Ordinance Update, City of El Paso•

Future Land-Use/Zoning Ordinance, City of Tomball•

Multi-family Development Study, City of Cedar Park•

* Prior to joining Freese and Nichols

Experience

15 years•

Education

Master of Urban • Planning, Texas A&M University

BBA, Real Estate, • University of Texas at Austin

Registration

Fellow, American • Institute of Certifi ed Planners

Charter Member and • Fellow, American Institute of Certifi ed Planners

Affi liations

Institute for Local • Government Studies of the Center for American and International Law

Past president of • the City Planner’s Association of Texas and the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association

National Board of • Directors of the American Planning Association (APA)

Board of Directors of • the Texas Municipal League

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Resumes

Bowman-Melton Associates, Inc. POB 141318, Dallas, TX 75214 Ph. 214-828-2144 December 2007

Education:

University of Texas at Arlington. B.A. 1967

ProfessionalRegistrations:

American Institute of Certified Planners # 016836

ProfessionalOrganizations:

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

American Planning Association

North Central Texas APATreasurer 2008-present

Related Boards:

Texas Trails Network 1992-present Treasurer 2001-2006

Texas Bicycle CoalitionDirector1997-2004

Texas Bicycle Education Fund Trustee1997-2004

Save Open Space Director1989-present

Texas Transportation Commission’sBicycle Advisory Committee2005-present

Annie Bowman Melton, AICP President

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:Annie Melton has more than 20 years experience in providing non-motorized transportation and recreation services either as lead contractor or on teams with other planners, researchers, landscape architects and engineers. Project types include site, area, city and county wide non-motorized transportation and recreation system master plans; feasibility studies; ISTEA & TEA-21 trail construction documents; Major Transportation Investment Studies; public participation facilitation; walkability workshops, educational awareness campaigns and topical seminars; research and data collection; and successful grant writing.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Ms. Melton recently served as the planning team leader for Plano’s citywide on-street bicycle improvements implementation project; is a team member for an NCTCOG-funded transit oriented development plan in Richland Hills, as well as for the City of Austin’s bike plan update. She served as Project Manager for the 2007 bicycle master plan for the University of Texas in Austin; served as Principal in Charge for a rail-with-trail feasibility study from downtown Austin to Leander for Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In 2006, she led a major transportation infrastructure inventory and assessment for the 800 acre Deep Ellum and surrounding area in Dallas. She was the Principal in Charge for the bicycle and pedestrian master plan for a mixed-use commercial and residential district along the Old Trinity River Meanders near downtown Dallas. She has led the planning for the bicycle and pedestrian element of several Major Transportation Investment Studies, including the SH 360 Corridor Investment Study completed in 2002. Ms. Melton has an in depth understanding of the facility and urban design elements that contribute to successful context sensitive solutions. With a long history of projects related to air quality and congestion management strategies, bicycle and pedestrian planning, and an in-depth understanding of the federal, and associated state and regional planning processes and objectives, she has successfully directed her firm’s work with numerous clients.

Ms. Melton has been a key team member in the planning for more than a thousand miles of multi-use and specific-use non-motorized facilities of all types ranging from integrated transit-oriented on- and off-road bicycle and pedestrian systems to the award winning Dallas County Trail Plan: Trails for the 21st Century. Her firm has provided assistance to engineers and landscape architects in the development of design specifications for more than 50 miles of TxDOT-standard multi-use pathways, oftentimes from project conception through budgeting and implementation.

In addition to providing quality assurance/quality control for all BMA projects, she directs all of BMA’s non-motorized transportation related services.


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Bowman-Melton Associates, Inc. POB 141318, Dallas, TX 75214 Ph. 214-828-2144 March 2008

Education:

More than 25-years of trail planning, bicycle and pedestrian facility design seminars, conferences and workshops.


American Planning Association & Texas Chapter of APA

Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)

Greater Dallas Planning Council

Related Boards:

Texas Active Living Network (TALN) Steering Committee 2007 to present

Texas Bicycle Coalition2003 to present Chair ‘04-‘08

Texas Trails Network, Founding Director 1992 to present President ’96-97

Texas Trees FoundationTrustee 1992 to present

Save Open Space, 1997-present President 1999-2002

W. J. “Bud” Melton IIIVice President

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Bud Melton has more than 15-years experience as a non-motorized transportation and recreation infrastructure planner and consultant to developers, other planners, landscape architects and engineers. He is frequently sought out by agencies and other design professionals to assist in site analysis, design, and construction of all types of pedestrian and bicyclist related projects. He has more than forty years experience working with the public in numerous industry and organizational roles, including as a business owner and manager, educator, researcher, employee transportation coordinator, facilitator and presenter. With his lifetime of focus on bicycling activities, and as a certified training provider during roll out of The League of American Bicyclist’sexpanded safety education program modules, he adds a critical user perspective to any bikeway or pedestrian project. RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Mr. Melton’s relevant project experience includes the development of non-motorized mobility networks, and guiding trail right-of-way decisions in commercial and mixed-use districts and transit-oriented developments, as well as for residential subdivisions and rural areas. Among his recent funding coordination and design implementation successes are the bikeway and pedestrian system upgrades underway along Hi Line Drive in the Dallas Design District. This project is improving more than a mile of sidewalks and crosswalks with shade trees, pedestrian scale lighting, benches, bike racks and trash receptacles, and supports private development of more than 1,000 new residential units and 160,000 SF of retail, restaurant and office space currently under construction in this 160-acre TIF District, creating direct non-motorized connections between the programmed Trinity Strand Trail and the American Airlines Center/Victory DART LRT and TRE Commuter Rail Stations.

Mr. Melton led the development of the Trinity Strand Trail Master Plan, which was adopted by the City of Dallas Parks Board, and continues to assist the Friend’s group in overseeing implementation of this award-winning plan, which integrates on- and off-road bicycle and pedestrian transportation connections throughout this emerging 600+ acre mixed-use district near downtown Dallas.

During 2006-07, Mr. Melton managed a 32 mile rail-with-trail corridor feasibility study focused on bicycle and pedestrian permeability along the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s future MetroRail Red Line from downtown Austin to downtown Leander. He also led the trail planning and design development for a 3-mile rail-to-trail project for the city of Waco; and is currently involved with citywide on-street bike plans in Austin and Plano. He was the project manager for citywide non-motorized plans in the rapidly growing northeast Tarrant County cities of Southlake and Colleyville as well as Denton County’s city of Highland Village, and is assisting design teams with development of several other federally- and state-funded multiuse trail projects. His experience includes significant visioning and grant writing successes.

Mr. Melton worked during the ‘90s on design teams for City of Arlington projects extending 3 miles of Fish Creek Trail in South Arlington, and adding 5 miles of trail along the Trinity River east of River Legacy Park. His familiarity with integrating trails with nature is exemplified in such projects as the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas, and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano.


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Bowman-Melton Associates, Inc. POB 141318, Dallas, TX 75214 Ph. 214-828-2144 August 2008

Education:

University of Texas at Arlington B.B.A. – Finance (with honors) 1974

Control Data Institute – Programming 1970 (600 hours)


National Society of ProfessionalEngineers - AIME

George Bowman GIS Analyst

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:George Bowman has over thirty-six years of professional experience in systems design and project administration and has been an administrator and analyst for Bowman-Melton since 2003. He has participated in project management teams ranging from small network implementations to multi-million dollar oil & gas development and multi-billion dollar industrial facility construction. Mr. Bowman has authored computer modeling systems specializing in engineering, financial evaluation, planning and control. He is experienced with geographic information systems (GIS) and has incorporated geographic positioning data and mapping in several Internet web sites currently in use.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE:Mr. Bowman contributes to BMA projects by providing GIS analytical and technical services as well as internet research and data analysis. He designed and produced innovative mapping solutions for the Deep Ellum Transportation Inventory and Analysis project where numerous documents were hyperlinked to the geographic area which they referenced. He has led the implementation of geographic information system (GIS) processing at Bowman-Melton, utilizing ESRI ArcView.

Mr. Bowman has implemented several automated analysis tools utilized by Bowman-Melton for bicycle and pedestrian master planning. These include applications for Non-Motorized Travel Level estimation such as Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) calculations to evaluate facility compatibility, facility demand potential as well as route and segment prioritization procedures based on these calculations. These processes and procedures have been employed on numerous projects including the Lawton Oklahoma MPO; citywide pedestrian and bicycle system master plans for the cities of Carrollton and Corinth; University of Texas at Austin Bicycle Plan; city of Plano’s citywide bicycle improvements implementation plan; area master plans for the Trinity Strand Trail; Dallas’ Trinity Interpretive Center trails, and Plano’s Oak Point Nature Preserve trails. He produced base and analytical maps for several Local Air Quality grant applications, the University of Texas at Austin Bike Plan, for a 31+ mile Capitol Metro rail-with-trail project, and several internal projects covering the sixteen county area of the North Central Texas region.

Since 1970, Mr. Bowman has served as principal consultant to a wide variety of clients and projects. He has designed, developed and published cross browser Internet and intranet content web sites as well as process automation applications for the Microsoft Office suite, utilizing HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Perl, Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts, Visual Basic (VBA) and Google Maps API.

Mr. Bowman works with all aspects of the Microsoft Development Platform, including Windows 2000, XP and Vista, Internet Information Server (IIS) and Active Directory, as well as MS Office Test Platform and Development Tools, including Visual Studio, Cold Fusion and Dreamweaver.

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