Areas of Specialization

Freight & Rail Planner

  • New Orleans to Baton Rouge Passenger Rail Study, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (2009). Rail planner assessing rail alignment, stations, terminal siting and land use considerations.
  • Oregon Metro Freight Planner (2009-2012)- Regional Freight Plan, MTIP Green Economy Program (2009-2012)
  • Port of Tacoma Off-Site Transportation Investment Study (OTIS-M) (2007)
  • Columbia County Railroad Analysis (Columbia County, Oregon/ODOT Rail Division) (2008) Project Manager and rail planner directing engineering staff on study of safety and operational issues along 80 miles of Portland & Western Railroad between Portland and Astoria.
  • Centralia/Chehalis Junction Rail Study, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), WA.
  • Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Feasibility Study, WSDOT, WA. (2007)
  • South Sound Logistics Center Marketing Analysis, Chabin Concepts (2007).
  • Geiger Spur Transload Facility Study, Spokane County, ID. (2006)

Multimodal Transportation Planning Analysis

Land Use, Economic Development, Transit and Traffic Impacts, Project Rating and Ranking, Prioritization and Implementation Plans

  • Orange County Transportation Authority Mobility Management Plan (2015) (sub to JNTC)
  • East Metro Connections Plan Mobility Corridor Study (2010-2012) (Metro staff)
  • North Los Angeles County Combined Highway Corridor Study, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CA (2001-2004) (Redman Consulting, sub to Parsons Transportation Group)

Sustainable Transportation Research

Information Collection, Data Entry and Literature Research, Strategic Recommendations

  • Transit-Linked Mobility Industry Assessment, WESTSTART/Calstart. (2003) First mile/last mile recommendations and best practices.
  • West Coast Corridor Coalition (WCCC/Cambridge Systematics) (2006-2007) I-5 Corridor freight analysis.
  • An Analysis of Public Transportation to Attract Non-Traditional Transit Riders in California, Caltrans Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, Sacramento, CA. (2002)

Public Participation/Meeting Facilitation

  • Bakersfield High Speed Rail Terminal Impact Analysis, Kern County of Governments, CA. Project manager for community involvement component. (2003)
  • I-405 MIS Public Involvement Program, Orange County Transportation Authority, CA. Planned and conducted all phases of a public involvement plan to support the 405 MIS. (2003)

Congestion Pricing

  • Road User Fee Task Force Report, ODOT, OR. Assisted Manager of Innovative Partnerships in editing, writing and revising 2005 Report to Oregon Legislature on progress of Oregon’s Road User Fee Task Force. Additional assistance to ODOT OIPP from 2006-2008)
  • REACH Task Force, FHWA Congestion Pricing Pre-Implementation Study. Project manager and sole agency staff to a 75-member regional task force with complex, multi-agency political agenda. (SCAG 1995-1998)
  • I-15 Managed Lanes Extension, San Diego Association of Governments, CA. Project manager for community outreach and environmental justice issues on the nation’s premier publicly owned value-pricing project.

Grant Writing

  • Caltrans Cap-and-Trade Program/TIRCP (2015) – Won $41.2 M for Metrolink Tier 4 locomotive acquisition.
  • Caltrans Active Transportation Program Grant Applications (2014-2016) – Won $4.5M for clients –Wrote #1-ranked statewide application, Cycle 1 (of 771 grants).
  • Elementary Mathematics & Science Professional Learning Initiative (2015) – Won $500K for Brandman University
  • Caltrans Sustainable Communities Program – Won $500 K for Metrolink to conduct San Bernardino Line double-track project concept planning

Environmental Air-Quality Cost/Benefit Analysis

  • Environmental Impact Statement, Canadian National/EJ&E Railroad merger (Surface Transportation Board) (2008)
  • US 95 Thorncreek to Moscow, ID Community Impact Assessment (Idaho DOT) (2008)
  • MARAD Ferry Conversion Study (San Francisco Bay Area) (2004)
  • Blue Water Network Analysis of Air Quality Impacts of New York City Area Ferry Expansion, NY. (2004)

Symposia & Conference Organizing

  • UC Irvine Center for Urban Infrastructure (CUI) Program Director for CUI, working with Sarah Catz. Developed transportation/sustainability themes, programs, secured speakers and presented and summarized proceedings at several national-level conferences, 2003-2005.
  • Don’t Be Afreight of the Future panel organizer and moderator for Portland, OR Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS). Sustainable freight panelists included Joel Magnuson (economist), Charlie Stephens (energy analyst) and Michael Sheehan (public interest attorney); 2012.

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