NV5 Bicycle & Pedestrian Mobility

Bicycle & Pedestrian Mobility

NV5 is a provider of professional and technical consulting services, offering solutions for public and private infrastructure, real estate, and the environment. NV5 plans, designs, builds, tests, and certifies the infrastructure that connects our communities. With our broad, interdisciplinary services and commitment to the places we serve, we operate beyond engineering. We anticipate changes and trends and identify new opportunities for investment, deploying our broad capabilities to provide creative and sustainable solutions. We work across the country, with our offices and staff being the local links to the communities and regions we serve.

Bicycle & Pedestrian Mobility NV5 is a leader in planning and design for bicycles and pedestrians. We are continuing the strong tradition of innovation and creativity started by The RBA Group, which is now part of NV5. Our team’s multimodal expertise and comprehensive approach to bicycle and pedestrian plans and facility designs have led to the development of greenways, trails, on-road bicycle facilities, and “complete streets” in communities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. At the state level, our professionals have provided ii

planning support to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware Departments of Transportation, focusing on bicycle and pedestrian facilities that promote safe, transit-friendly, walkable, and bikable places. At the local level, our staff has planned and designed hundreds of miles trails, greenways, and on-road bicycle facilities while also achieving local objectives in areas such as green stormwater infrastructure and placemaking. Our interdisciplinary staff are avid recreational and commuting bicyclists and actively serve as leaders and members of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) and on several statewide bicycle and pedestrian committees. NV5 also has National Complete Streets Coalition Certified Workshop Instructors, as well as a NACTO Certified Trainer on staff.

Services Offered • Civil, Structural & Water Resources Engineering

• Traffic & Transportation

• Landscape Architecture

• Environmental & Cultural Resources

• Planning & Urban Design

• Architecture

Table of Contents Where We Work

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Planning & Feasibility

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Design & Engineering

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Team Leaders

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Where We Work NV5 has planned and designed bicycle and pedestrian facilities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The map on the next page highlights our past and current work throughout these regions. We work across the rural to suburban to urban transect, and we possess a wide range of capabilities that can be tailored to the specific needs and objectives of our clients.

NV5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Projects

NV5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Projects

Hartford Poughkeepsie

Pennsylvania Statewide Projects PennDOT Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan

Waterbury Scranton

Danbury

Bridgeport

Pennsylvania Statewide Greenways Plan & Program PennDOT/NJDOT Smart Transportation Guidebook Newark

New York

Edison

Allentown

New Jersey Statewide Projects

Reading Harrisburg

Waterbury

Lancaster

NJDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Local Planning On-Call Sept 11th National Memorial Trail Corridor Study

Philadelphia

Safe Routes to School Workshops and Safety Audits Wilmington

Atlantic City Baltimore Dover

Washington D.C.

Delaware Statewide Projects DelDOT Bicycle Level of Service Analysis DelDOT Bicycle Tourism Study

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Market Street in Old City - Philadelphia, PA

Planning & Feasibility NV5 helps communities bring to life big ideas and aspirations for bicycle and pedestrian facilities. These ideas can come from residents, local officials, and other stakeholders that believe in providing options for all modes of transportation and recognize its benefits. NV5 brings a team of planners, engineers, and landscape architects together to collaborate on each one of our projects. This environment can produce plans and projects that are multifaceted and customized to the unique needs of each community or region.

No matter the project setting and scope, challenges exist that must be balanced. Trail routing must respect private property ownership. Bicycle lanes must be located safely on appropriate streets. Parking, transit, and other modes must be considered comprehensively.

Looking at the challenges a particular project faces is important to creating a facility that is safe, comfortable, and enjoyable for people of all ages and backgrounds.

The professionals at NV5 want to help you create bicycle and pedestrian facilities that have an elevated

user experience, one that will set your community apart and maximize your return on investment.

Our planning experience can help your community achieve the full social, environmental and economic benefits of your bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and properly leverage available local, state, and federal funding to realize your vision.

Delaware River Trail Preliminary Design Delaware River Waterfront Corp. - Philadelphia, PA NV5 completed a preliminary design report for a proposed 5-mile long off-road multi-use trail on the central Delaware River waterfront between Mifflin Drive and Lehigh Avenue. This report detailed the public realm improvements, enhanced with distinctive materials, site furnishings and extensive plantings. These design standards will establish an identity for the Delaware River Trail as a one-of-a-kind urban trail. The proposed 1.8 miles of urban side-path on the east side of Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Avenue will feature a dedicated 12’ wide bike path and separated pedestrian sidewalk. The remaining 3.2 miles of the trail meanders along the fast-redeveloping shoreline of the post-industrial waterfront.

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Cross Camden County Trail Feasibility Study Camden County, NJ NV5 produced a feasibility study for a cross-county trail starting at the City of Camden riverfront and terminating at the Atlantic County line. The trail will link several publicly-owned open spaces in Camden County and connect six downtown business districts. NV5 developed a route that would be safe and comfortable for all people, which will help maximize the number of users on the trail and boost economic returns by generating more commuting, recreational, and utility trips. NV5 organized public input sessions, including open houses near the trail corridor and “pop-up� public meetings over two consecutive weekends at public events.

NV5 field investigated the 33-mile trail corridor to study existing rail lines, bridge and culvert structures, street right-of-ways, and environmental constraints. The report and trail alignment plan itemizes the opportunities and challenges of the trail construction and the social and economic benefits of the trail location. NV5 also coordinated with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy to begin easement discussions with Conrail.

Wissahickon Gateway Plan The Schuylkill Project - Philadelphia, PA The Roxborough, East Falls and Manayunk neighborhoods overlap at an area called the Wissahickon Gateway—a dizzying convergence of landforms, waterways, trails, roadways, land uses, transit stops, public/private interests and overlapping jurisdictions. Trail users find it difficult to navigate safely through the gaps. This plan presented two potential alignments for the gaps in the Schuylkill River Trail, in addition to cost estimates and details on related actions and implementation steps that would be necessary for each alternative. The plan also included concepts for redevelopment of several large, existing private properties. The concepts demonstrated how redevelopment can accommodate new trail alignments and improve access to the riverfront. The plan also recommends specific improvements to Ridge Avenue to make it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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New Jersey DOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Local Planning Assistance NJDOT - Statewide NV5 has served as a consultant to NJDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian program for more than 15 years, providing technical planning and design assistance for numerous on-call term agreements. Under a current agreement, more than 25 individual task order assignments were scheduled and successfully completed . Assignments included conceptual design and feasibility studies for a local rail trail, municipal bicycle/pedestrian circulation plans, Complete Streets design guidance, Safe Routes to School plans, and pedestrian safety corridor plans. NJDOT’s program was recently recognized by the American Planning Association’s New Jersey Chapter, receiving an award for the successful promotion of “green transportation” throughout the state.

The accomplishments and activities of the bicycle/pedestrian program and plans were cited as contributors to a cultural change in transportation that has promoted healthy, active, livable and sustainable communities.

Market Street Shared Space Plaza Old City District - Philadelphia, PA As part of the Old City Vision 2026 plan, NV5 developed a concept for reimagining the 200 block of Market Street. Market Street is a major thoroughfare that crosses through Center City . The 200 block is located in the historic Old City neighborhood. The concept shows the street being rebuilt as a curbless environment, with sections of the street differentiated not by changes in vertical grade, but by paving materials and vertical elemtents such as trees, street lights, benches, and bollards. This space is meant to be very comfortable for pedestrians, while remaining open to slow vehicular traffic. The initial concept proposes reconfiguring the street to accommodate parkingprotected bicycle lanes, establishing a median space to facilitate mid-block pedestrian crossings, and replaceing the opaque subway headhouses with more transparent facilities, consistent with those recently built at Dilworth Park.

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Pennsylvania Statewide Greenways Plan PennDOT - Statewide NV5 was the prime consultant in a collaborative project to develop a statewide greenways plan and program for Pennsylvania. Working with PennDOT, the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and a Governor-appointed commission, NV5 led a team of consultants to produce the award-winning Pennsylvania Greenways: An Action Plan for Creating Connections. This two-year project involved many steps and extensive coordination with many partners. Tasks included research into other states’ programs, a review of state government policies, practices and funding programs and the development of a report of case studies documenting greenway benefits. A needs assessment was accomplished through agency interviews, regional workshops, focus group meetings, and intercept surveys. NV5 supported activities of the Greenways Partnership Commission and presented the project to many audiences, including a legislative committee.

East Coast Greenway Northeastern NJ Route Location Study NJDOT + The East Coast Greenway Alliance - NE NJ Counties NV5 provided technical assistance to the New Jersey Committee of the East Coast Greenway Alliance. NV5 performed a route location study for a 5-county shared-use path and trail, between the end of the D&R Canal Towpath in New Brunswick and the Hudson River. The proposed route was selected based on criteria provided by the East Coast Greenway Alliance, field research, a review of existing and proposed trail projects, county-level stakeholder meetings, and public outreach. Criteria for choosing a preferred route included consideration of off-road and on-road connections along existing and proposed trails; access to the centers of cities, and links with key transportation transit nodes; and a varied experience of New Jersey’s landscapes, with the potential for connections to area attractions. Ongoing implementation activities are currently underway for targeted study areas.

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9/11 MEMORIAL TRAIL

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CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDY (NJ) The September 11th National Memorial Trail (9/11 Memorial Trail) honors and pays tribute to the victims, their families and first responders whose sacrifices inspire all Americans to protect our freedoms and values. The 9/11 Memorial Trail, when finished, will be a network of multi-use trails connecting the National September 11th Memorial in New York City, Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

NJDOT - Statewide

NV5 (formerly The RBA Group) was tasked with providing technical assistance to the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance in developing a plan to identify feasible bicycling, walking, and motoring routes for the 9/11 Memorial Trail through New Jersey. The study was funded by the Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) under the Local Technical Assistance Program.

Empty Sky, Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ. Source: NV5

Preferrred NJ Alignment: Overview

The project team developed three alignment options for both the northern and southern routes for the 9/11 Memorial Trail: 1) Off-Road Route - prioritized staying as off-road as much as possible for bicycling and walking 2) Significant Sites Route - prioritized connecting to most of the significant sites (9/11 memorials and historic sites) identified by the Steering Committee 3) Stewardship Route - prioritized trails that are longer, continuous, maintained and advocated by single entities.

The selected alignments largely follow the Liberty-Water Gap Trail for the northern leg and the East Coast Greenway for the southern leg.

The route focuses on what can be available for travel in the near term.

This trail is open for public access today, and can be used for walking, bicycling, and driving. However, like the Appalachian Trail, the 9/11 Memorial Trail will evolve over time as more off-road segments are developed.

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Preferred Alignment: Jersey City/Newark Detail Map Implementation�Matrix�and�Next�Steps ID

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Liberty Water Gap Trail/ Morris Canal Greenway

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County, Route 46 (M.P. 21.68 Ͳ22.86) & local roads

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County, NJDOT and local

Motoring

County, Route 46 (M.P. 21.68 Ͳ22.86) & local roads

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Eagle Rock 9/11 Memorial in West Orange, NJ. Source: GardenStatePics.com

9/11 National Memorial Trail Corridor Feasibility Study (NJ)

Singletrack hiking trail earthen surface, can get muddy in ongoing maintenance, brush wet weather clearing, enhance crossing of local and county roads

Local and County offͲroad segments are primarily Shared Use Path and local Roads, some sections for hiking only, shared use with of singletrack trail bicycles is limited in current roads condition County and local roads

Shared use along low Many turns volume roads

Upgrade surface to a more consistent and firm surface, C&O Canal is the prototype

Install wayfinding

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Morristown�to�Eagle�Rock�Reservation Walking

Liberty Water Gap Trail

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NJDEP

Hiking Trail

Singletrack hiking trail earthen surface, can get muddy in ongoing maintenance, brush wet weather clearing, enhance crossing of local and county roads

Biking

County and local roads (Eagle Rock Avenue)

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mix of roads with and long segments of 4Ͳlane roads Consider upgrading hiking trail without shoulders with no shoulder, some steep hills segments for shared use, install wayfinding

Motoring

County and local roads (Eagle Rock Avenue)

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County and local

County and local roads

Shared use along low Many turns volume roads

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Install wayfinding

The 9/11 Memorial Trail project is a fusion of three themes: pilgrimage and remembrance, nation-building and resilience, and trail connectivity. NV5 is proud to have been selected to lead a feasibility study of the trail as it crosses New Jersey. The selected generally follows the East Coast Greenway and Liberty-Water Gap trails to connect to Ground Zero from Morrisville, PA and Portland, PA respectively. The final alignment maps were supplemented with an implementation matrix and a “story map” highlighting the 9/11 memorials and historic sites accessible from the main 9/11 Memorial Trail alignment. The final 9/11 Memorial Trail alignment through New Jersey links several 9/11 memorials, historic sites and townships across New Jersey. It provides the traveler with a rich experience that not only honors the victims of the tragic attacks but also gives a glimpse of the incredible history of New Jersey.

Washington Street Complete Street Redesign City of Hoboken, NJ Washington Street is Hoboken’s main street. The “complete street” redesign of this street includes 16 blocks from Observer Highway to 15th Street and from building face to building face, incorporating improvements to the physical infrastructure of sidewalk and street to street furnishings. The plan describes design elements and functions as well as phasing and cost estimates to guide future project development phases, starting with preliminary design and engineering. The vision for Washington Street states that, “Washington Street will be an economic engine that supports local business and attracts visitors and residents.”

The design concept incorporates improvements to achieve these ends while respecting Washington Street’s outstanding historic character.

The conceptual design will improve functionality, safety, convenience, and comfort for walkers, bicyclists, drivers, buses, loading and unloading operations, emergency vehicles – everyone who uses the street for accessing businesses and residences. Balancing the needs of all street users is at the core of the “Complete Street”approach.

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Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Master Plan Town of Philipstown, NY + Town of Fishkill, NY The Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail is a planned 7-mile shared use path that will ultimately connect the City of Beacon with the Village of Cold Spring to the south. When complete, it will be a preeminent attraction for locals and visitors. The trail will provide a multi-modal connection between these communities with their Metro-North train stations and the great hiking opportunities in the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve. The trail will be designed for safe and comfortable walking, recreational biking, and running. To the greatest degree possible, the trail will also be designed for universal access. NV5 was selected to lead the process of developming a master plan for the trail. The process started with identifying various route alternatives and further analyzing those that were deemed feasible. Alternatives were then evaluated based on project goals and public input, along with technical and cost feasibility,

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Penn Street section of the Delaware River Trail - Philadelphia, PA

Design & Engineering The design of bicycle and pedestrian facilities can integrate both natural landscape features and hardscape elements. The selection, layout, and interplay of these features and elements can lead to designs that are both functional and attractive. Typically, engineers design trails and then, once the design is nearly complete, add natural landscape features. NV5’s engineers and landscape architects collaborate throughout the design process to ensure that all features and elements, whether natural or engineered, are considered and

implemented in tandem. They also work together to identify opportunities to design public open spaces and other amenities that people can enjoy.

Just as important as the design details of bicycle and pedestrian facilities is negotiating the needs of various modes of transportation, from cars, trucks, and buses to pedestrians, bicyclists, and children in strollers. Our team works to balance the needs of each mode to ensure safety, comfort, and economy.

Finally, our team is skilled at helping navigate through the permitting process. NV5 has a deep bench of staff that includes geotechnical experts, historical and cultural resources advisors, environmental specialists, and water resources engineers, all of whom work effectively with agencies at local, state, and federal levels to facilitate the permitting and approvals required.

Delaware RIver Trail Final Design Delaware River Waterfont Corp. - Philadelphia, PA DWRC turned to NV5 to design a 5-mile, off-road, multi-use trail along the central Delaware River waterfront. Approximately 2 miles of the trail will consist of an urban side-path on the east side of Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Avenue featuring a dedicated 12’ wide asphalt bike path and a separated pedestrian realm enhanced with distinctive materials, site furnishings, and extensive plantings. NV5 is currently coordinating with PennDOT District 6-0, the Philadelphia Department of Streets, OTIS, City Planning, and other key stakeholders to prepare the final design and permitting package. NV5 previously developed the preliminary design for the entire trail, including the on road portion of the trail along Columbus Boulevard. Following the preliminary design phase, NV5 designed the Penn Street Trail, the first portion of the trail to be used as the basis of design for the remainder of the trail. The award-winning and celebrated style and functionality of this trail was decided upon by DRWC to be the prototype for the remaining on-road trail along the east side of Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden Street.

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Kensington & Tacony (K&T) Trail (Phase 2) Riverfront North Partnership - Philadelphia, PA The former K&T Railroad right-of-way is being transformed into a lush and vibrant corridor along the once neglected edge of the Delaware River. The K&T Trail spans a mile along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, beginning at the Frankford Arsenal Boat Launch and heading northeast to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The trail provies views of the river and connects the Wissinoming and Tacony neighborhoods. This section is is part of three larger efforts: Greater Philadelphia’s expansive multi-use trail network known as The Circuit, the nearly 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway, and the North Delaware Greenway Trail. NV5 prepared final design documents for the second phase of the trail adjacent to the Delaware River. The trail will allow residents to walk or bike to Center City and beyond north of the city. The project will include dense landscaping of native plantings, interpretive historical and ecological signage, and railheads. The project involves extensive coordination and permitting with various city agencies, PennDOT, PA DEP, PA Fish & Boat Commission, and the regional planning commission.

View Facing South of Proposed Trail at Princeton Ave

Kensington & Tacony Trail Philadelphia, PA

Tookany Creek Trail Cheltenham Township, PA NV5 is leading the design of a section of trail in Cheltenham Township, located just north of Philadelphia. The trail was included in a 1999 master plan and recent funding made available through the William Penn Foundation, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), and local matching funds moved the project to into final design, permitting, and construction.

NV5 worked closely with Township leaders, residents, and other stakeholders to define the challenging alignment, which traverses through floodplains, an existing park, a proposed sewer main replacement project, a large underground gas distribution main, a 140’ bridge crossing over the creek, and a mid-block crossing at a PennDOT-controlled street. NV5 determined that the project was well underfunded for construction, so it helped the Township connect with funding opportunities and helped guide the Township through the TAP grant process. The project was awarded an additional $700,000 for construction to make the bridge crossing a reality.

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Westmoreland Street Connector City of Philadelphia Streets Department The Westmoreland Street Connector project was one of three city projects funded by a TIGER Grant awarded in 2015 to the City of Philadelphia. This $1.3 million project involves removing an old pedestrian bridge from 1912 and installing a brand new section of public street with sidewalks and a bicycle lane to safely connect two neighborhoods that had been bisected by the Philadelphia-Bethlehem railroad constructed in early 1900s.

NV5 navigated all federal requirements as administered by PennDOT and the Philadelphia Streets Department. This includes the Section 4(f) process, Categorical Exclusion, Right-of-Way Clearance, Safety and Traffic, ADA, Lighting, bicycle and pedestrian mobility, and Construction approvals.

Permitting also involved the Philadelphia Water Department for drainage, stormwater management, and erosion and sedimentation control designs.

Spring Garden Street Connector Delaware River Waterfront Corp. - Philadelphia, PA A key project identified in the Delaware River Waterfront Master Plan was to improve connections between neighborhoods and the Delware River under I-95. One of these important “connector� streets is Spring Garden Street. NV5 designed streetscape improvements to Spring Garden Street between Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Ave and 2nd Street. The design includes widened sidewalks and street trees, decorative pavement materials, benches, decorative lighting elements with flags and banners, and attractive and wayfinding signs. Decorative architectural lighting was also installed under the highway overpass, where there is a SEPTA Transit Station entrance.

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17th Street + Bonnell Plaza Improvements Community College of Philadelphia NV5 developed the design for improvements along 17th Street through the heart of CCP’s Main Campus that applied several of the goals of the campus master plan. A new crosswalk improved pedestrian circulation and visibility across 17th Street, and student plaza areas provide a safe, peaceful, and enjoyable place for students to experience a truly campus setting. The conceptual design included improved landscaping, rain gardens, permeable pavements, pedestrian lighting and improved security. NV5 then finalized the design of the Bonnell Plaza, and the design of an improved mid-block crossing on 17th Street. Materials included concrete, permeable pavement, bioengineered soils for rain gardens, and recycled Belgian block pavers used as small seat walls.

The Bonnell Plaza and 17th Street design effort included permitting with the City of Philadelphia Water Department, Department of Streets, and SEPTA.

Delaware River Heritage Trail Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) - Burlington County + Mercer County, NJ The Delaware River Heritage Trail (DRHT) is envisioned as a 60-mile-long loop highlighting the cultural and natural resources along the upper portion of the scenic Delaware River estuary. The trail will link 24 communities, from Trenton to Palmyra on the New Jersey side and from Morrisville to Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood in Pennsylvania. For DVRPC, NV5 developed the final scope and performed preliminary and final engineering services for an approximately 25-mile section that traverses 17 communities in Burlington and Mercer Counties. The scope of work included refining the original concept plan, preparing environmental clearance documents, conducting cultural resource investigations, and undertaking preliminary engineering design and final design for funded trail segments. The work also included conducting public outreach, providing construction estimates, and developing a program for safety, security, and operations, maintenance, and management practices.

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Middlesex County Greenway Middlesex County, NJ NV5 provided planning and design services for trail crossings and access points along 3.6 miles of converted railroad right of way in three Middlesex County towns. NV5 created design, engineering and construction documents for eleven crossings or access points to the trail from local streets and properties. Many of these access points involved the design and construction of stair and ramp systems to take users down onto the trail that is typically below the elevation of the street. Designs meet MUTCD and ADA guidelines. Crossing locations typically included: high visibility crossing treatments, entrance gateways, wayfinding signage, lighting, landscaping, bicycle racks and seating. The trail crossing design treatments emphasize safety for trail users and roadway traffic, utilizing enhanced warning light systems where warranted.

Naugatuck River Greenway City of Waterbury, CT NV5 provided preliminary, semifinal, and final design services, plus construction administration, for a two-mile pedestrian and bicycle route and for a new 7-acre passive recreational park along the east side of the Naugatuck River. with canoe and kayak launch and nature trails. Work includes implementing a “road diet” on South Main Street and reconstruction of existing shoulders to make room for a multi-use side-path on one side of the road with pedestrian and bicycle safety railings, bike racks, benches, landscaping and drainage systems.

The project also includes design and construction of an 800-foot segment of boardwalk or cantilevered walkway along the riverbank NV5 has been hired by the City of Waterbury to provide conceptual, preliminary, and final design services in support of a 2014 TIGER grant application to fund the construction of a 2.3 mile extension of the Naugatuck River Greenway in Waterbury Connecticut. Final design is complete for Phase 1 from the Waterbury City Line north to Eagle Street.

The proposed Phase I Extension would carry the trail another 2.3 miles north along the river edge and connect it directly to Waterbury’s historic urban downtown core via Freight Street and West Main Street.

South Bethlehem Eastern Gateway Entry Plaza City of Bethlehem, PA NV5 led a team to design a new plaza at the entrance to an existing skate park. The skate park and plaza are located off of the South Bethlehem Greenway, a multi-use recreational trail. The plaza incorporates a new pre-fabricated building structure made from re-purposed shipping containers. The new building also serves as a greenway pavilion. The pavilion is currently in construction at the entrance to the skate plaza.

It includes a food concession, restrooms and a large projecting shade canopy. Other design elements incorporated into the surrounding plaza design include, fixed and moveable seating areas, decorative pavement, skate plaza signage, rain gardens and canopy trees.

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Team Leaders

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MICHAEL CONNOR PE

MATT LUDWIG PE AICP

Michael brings more than 15 years of professional experience as a civil engineer. He is experiened in in civil engineering design, project management, and technical oversight for community development projects. He is also highly proficient in multi-modal transportation design, urban stormwater management, green stormwater infrastructure, and local and state permitting, (including PennDOT, PA DEP, county conservation districts, and numerous municipalities throughout southeastern PA).

Matt is a civil engineer and planner with extensive experience in municipal projects, with expertise in the planning, design, and management of bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Past project experience includes greenways, on-road bicycle facilities, sidewalk and multi-modal corridor projects. He has coordinated multi-disciplined teams and lead public involvement, permitting and inter-agency coordination. Matt has worked with a variety of clients including state DOTs, municipalities, and universities. He is well-versed with AASHTO and NACTO bike/ped/street design applications.

MICHAEL DANNEMILLER PE

BETTINA ZIMNY AICP NJPP

Michael is a Principal Engineer with 26 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering analysis, and the design of conceptual plans for the implementation of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. His areas of focus are: trails, complete streets, bicycle/pedestrian master plans, traffic calming, and roadway planning and design.

Michael is also an Instructor for the National Complete Streets Coalition and the Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals and conducts Safe Routes to School workshops.

Ms. Zimny has over 30 years of experience in multi-modal transportation planning and facilities design, land use planning, public outreach, environmental assessments and site development projects.

She has prepared transportation master plans, transit access studies, downtown revitalization plans, traffic calming analyses, pedestrian/bicycle studies, and corridor-wide “complete streets� plans and has focused on development of multi-modal transportation solutions.

JACKSON WANDRES RLA Jackson is Director of Landscape Architecture, with 28 years of experience in the design and reconstruction of public and private open spaces. His extensive experience as an urban landscape architect includes plazas, streetscapes, courtyards, gardens, neighborhood parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. His experience in urban planning and design includes site master planning, downtown redevelopment and regional trail networks.

ROSA MANNION RLA Rosa is a Principal Lansdcape Architect and has over 12 years of experience on a wide range of project types. She has designed and managed projects for healthcare, university, and corporate campuses, public parks and streetscapes, private horticultural gardens, public schools, and private residential gardens. Her approach is collaborative, sensitive, and inclusive. She strives for excellence in design at all stages of a project and has extensive experience bringing a project from concept through to construction.

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