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Recent Projects Include:
Seattle's SR 520 Design Enhancement Plan and
Decision-Making:
In February, Nelson\Nygaard was retained by the City of Seattle to assist them in working collaboratively with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to refine the design of proposed freeway, bridge and interchange segments to be replaced as part of the SR 520 retrofit project. Desired outcomes included (1) maximizing transit usage; (2) facilitating acceptable traffic operations; (3) improving pedestrian and bicycle circulation ; and (4) minimizing the effects of the project on adjacent neighborhoods. A key outcome of this process was a modified design for the SR 520 / Montlake Boulevard interchange that incorporates urban street design standards into the freeway redesign while maintaining acceptable traffic operations.
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Santa Monica, CA, General Plan:
In June, the Santa Monica City Council approved the City’s new General Plan, which includes a firm commitment to no net increase in vehicle trips. The trip cap will be met by focusing all new growth near transit, imposing impact fees to fund better transportation alternatives and adopting a stronger Transportation Demand Management ordinance. NN led the development of the Circulation Element.
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San Francisco Better Streets:
The City of San Francisco released the final draft of its Better Streets plan, which provides a set of unified design standards for each major street type in the city.As part of a larger consultant team, Nelson\Nygaard assisted with the review of existing codes, policies and research into best practices for streetscape design, provided input into development of a streetscape design toolkit, and played a key role in facilitating the public outreach process. The design toolkit will be applied as part of future street maintenance and multimodal corridor plans.
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Medford, MA, Medford Square Parking and Circulation Study:
Earlier this year, Nelson\Nygaard was hired to assist with a parking garage feasibility study on behalf of MassDevelopment. Nelson\Nygaard’s approach was to look comprehensively at the public parking supply and associated access within a five-minute walking radius of the site. This included a SYNCHRO traffic operations analysis of key intersections within the study area, a parking inventory, utilization counts, public workshops, and field observations. Nelson\Nygaard identified key traffic signal and intersection improvements that would reduce pedestrian crossing delays, bringing more destinations within a short walk, while maintaining acceptable traffic operations.
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Nelson\Nygaard Announces:
Nelson\Nygaard Expands its Traffic Engineering Services
Nelson\Nygaard provides a full range of transportation planning and traffic engineering services. We design transportation systems, evaluate operations, prepare travel demand forecasts, and develop trip reduction strategies to support our clients’ efforts to build better communities and maximize mobility.
Our multi-modal approach sets us apart from our peers. Nelson\Nygaard is a unique firm that has always placed an emphasis on balancing the needs of bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians and transit. Our traffic engineering services include:
- Multi-modal Design
- Traffic Operations
- Travel Demand Forecasting
- Vehicle Trip Reduction
- Parking
We have designed streets, paths, corridors, and transit centers for big cities, small towns, university campuses, and overseas emirates. Our goal is the creation of complete streets and balanced transportation systems that maximize mobility for all users and support broader community goals.
Nelson\Nygaard's traffic engineering services were augmented with the hiring of Colin Burgett in 2009 and Michael Moule in 2010.
Michael Moule, PE, PTOE, Principal
Michael has over 17 years of progressive traffic and transportation engineering experience, including traffic calming, conceptual design for “Complete Streets,” and
planning improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities. His projects accommodate all modes of transportation in order to help cities and states meet their mobility, economic development, safety, and quality of life goals. He has significant innovative design experience and specializes in improving conditions for non-motorized users without degrading motor vehicle capacity. Michael routinely leads community planning processes and training sessions to give citizens the basic skills they need to develop and review street design solutions.
Michael is a registered professional engineer in Oregon, Florida, and North Carolina, with other state licenses pending.
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Colin Burgett, AICP, Principal
Colin manages projects that place a strong emphasis on facilitating the interactions between transportation systems, land use patterns, and urban design components. He develops transportation plans and site-specific street design concepts for various planning efforts including campus mater plans, corridor studies, large-scale redevelopment efforts, bus rapid transit (BRT) projects, and transit-oriented development (TOD) plans. Incorporating bicycle and pedestrian components into each planning effort, Colin has authored bicycle master plans and citywide circulation elements; conducted transportation impact studies for environmental impact reports; and developed street design standards and traffic calming guidelines.
Through direct project experience, he developed a sophisticated understanding of traffic operations analysis tools and travel demand forecasting methods, and is proficient in the use of Synchro and TRAFFIX software.
Colin has managed the traffic engineering components of numerous projects, including the Bayfair BART Station Access Plan, Brisbane Baylands Specific Plan EIR, City College of San Francisco Master Plan, Hoover Area Mobility Plan, and Pomona General Plan. He assisted the City of Seattle in developing a preferred design option for the Montlake Boulevard interchange, to be rebuilt as part of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement Project. For the City of San Francisco, Colin evaluated traffic operations for various projects, including a level of service (LOS) analysis conducted to evaluate “road diets” proposed on several corridors as part of the Mission Streetscape Plan. Colin's current projects include the alameda Transit Access Plan, Humboldt County Regional Blueprint, and Oakland International Boulevard T.O.D. Plan.
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