PARKING SPOTLIGHT Kimley-Horn
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Purple Ramp
FIRM: Kimley-Horn
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LLINA HEALTH is one of the leading regional
healthcare providers, drawing patients and visitors from throughout Minnesota and nationally. Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s (ANWH) 10-year Facility Master Plan created a framework to support the anticipated growth of the hospital campus which will allow the hospital to continue providing world-class services to the region. A critical goal of the master plan was to increase parking capacity at the campus to allow for future growth.
PROJECT LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN PROJECT OWNER: Allina Health KEY STAFF:
Ben Henderson, PE, SE, Project Manager Karl Gaebler, PE, SE, Project Engineer ● Peter Lemmon, Traffic/Mobility ● ●
PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:
Allina Health’s mobility plan prioritized the reduction of singleoccupancy vehicles on the ANWH campus, spurring the need for holistic parking and multimodal transportation solutions that integrate into the wider Minneapolis transportation network. Allina understood that the Purple Ramp could be transformative for the campus and the broader
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Architecture: Ryan A+E Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing: Dunham Associates ● Survey: Egan, Field & Nowak ● Program Manager: Jacobs ● ●
Henderson
Gaebler
Lemmon
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