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AVIAN BRUNKHORST

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

The Kansas City Streetcar Extension is a continuation of the Kansas City Streetcar that currently runs along Main Street through downtown. The Main Street Extension more than doubles the existing length of the streetcar, now connecting the downtown Rivermarket district to the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC). Landscape improvements were needed along much of the extension corridor. Greater emphasis was placed on the ‘final stop’ plaza at UMKC and the green infrastructure along a portion of the extension.

RideKC Extension Map

LANDSCAPE LEGEND:

SURFACE STONE SPLASH PAD OVER SOIL SEPARATOR

PLANT CODE AND QUANTITY NATURAL STONE WEIR SPLASH PAD WEIR STRUCTURES

MoveBRT will implement a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along a 10-mile corridor that connects Lousiana State University (LSU) to downtown Baton Rouge. Additonally, this project included the design and development of a parkand-ride North Transfer Center. Project responsibilities included development of intial renderings for select locations and creation of low-maintenance landscape plans that incorporated elements of green infrastructure, such as permeable paving.

MoveBRT Permeable Paving Detail

MoveBRT North Transfer Center Landscape

SETX Truck Parking was a submission for a RAISE Grant in Texas. These submission focused on redeveloping existing truck parking sites across the state in order to increase truck driver safety. Project responsibilities included developing conceptual plans for multiple sites across the Southeast Texas region, including Port Freeport and Angleton. These sites required EV charging for both trucks and cars, trurning radii of trucks, bioswales for site flooding, and a trail system connecting to the larger sidewalk system.

RAISE GRANT: PORT FREEPORT TRUCK PARKING

Port Freeport Conceptual Rendered Plan

Port Freeport Truck Clearance

PACE is an ongoing effort to advance suburban BRT service in the Greater Chicago area. An analysis was done to determine which stations needed to be replaced completely and which could be adapted to work along with PACE.

The main project responsibility was to graphically model the new PACE bus and station in existing conditions, either adding onto or replacing older infrastructure that was not adequately serving the surrounding community. These renderings were shared with the plannning team and clients to ensure the preservation of historical or important landmarks, determine new station locations, and assess the feeling of safety the changes could create.

Existing Conditions, PACE Bus West Bound Wood

Proposed Station, PACE Bus West Bound Wood Station Lighting Study

Cleveland Metro Avenue Parkway (CMAP) began as an effort to showcase the different transit opportunities available in the Greater Chicago Area. This graphic also demonstrated the differnet ways that these transit systems (Pedetrian, Bus, and Train) could all intersect with each other. Project responsibilities were to create all intial 3D reference model and subsequent photo-match renderings intended to highlight specific intersections of these transit systems.

3rd Avenue Floating Bus Station with Protected Bike Lane

Conceptual Transit Diagram

East Point Train Station with Integrated Matra Stop

Pedestrian and Bus

Bus and Train

Prairie Park is located along the Rock Island Trail. The inclusion of the park along the trail will provide much-needed green space to Raytown, which is a historically-underserved area southeast of Kansas City, MO. Prairie Park is divided into an upper and lower area, with tall prairie grass restoration along the north side connecting the two. A series of ramps allows trail users to access either the upper or lower area. The upper area has a Boxcar Bench, short prairie grass restoration, and educational plaques framing the scenic, natural views. The lower area is more of a gathering space, hosting more Boxcar Benches and ample picnic benches. The plant palette for short and tall grasses focuses on prairie restoration and native species, which creates visual interest and learning opportunities for visitors.

Raytown Green Space Zoning

Prarie Park Context Map

Boxcar Detail

Bench Detail

Upper Prairie Park Render

Lower Prairie Park Render

Raytown, MO | University of Oregon Prairie Park