VTA I-280 DRAFT (Reduced)

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Santa Clara I-280 Corridor Study VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

MTCO AT A GLANCE

• California corporation

• 88 years in business

• 150 employees

• Nine offices in California:

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Corridor studies

• Alternatives analysis

• Highway geometrics

• Bicycle / pedestrian facilities

• Structures planning

• Project prioritization

• Cost estimating

• Caltrans coordination

• Utility coordination

Project Manager

SASHA DANSKY, PEMark Thomas & Company1960 Zanker RoadSan Jose, CA 95112

Office: (408) 831-5401

Cell: (925) 324-1703

[email protected]

Since 1927, Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (MTCo) has provided civil and structures engineering and surveying services to clients throughout California. As a California corporation, our stability throughout the years is founded on our client service focus and delivering projects with a tailored approach to meet our clients’ goals. This reputation is realized through the efforts of 150 full-time professionals within offices strategically located to support the communities we live in. Originating in San Jose (corporate headquarters), the firm has grown to establish additional offices in Irvine, Fresno, Walnut Creek, Sacramento, Oakland, San Mateo County, Cupertino and Carmel.

Our organization has 88 years of history and experience providing engineering services within Santa Clara County. We have been involved with numerous contracts with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), working on projects involving roadways, highways and freeway improvements, light rail and transit facilities as well as VTA-owned building seismic retrofits. The firm also maintains extensive experience through contracts with other public agencies, namely Caltrans District 4 and its headquarters, Santa Clara County Roads and Airports, Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA), Solano Transportation Authority (STA) and local municipalities.

Local Organizational StructureCurrently, we maintain two offices in Santa Clara County – 1960 Zanker Road in San Jose and 20833 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. These offices are managed by two principals and six associates with a combined staff of more than 50, providing administrative and technical expertise in transportation engineering, roadway design, hydrology, drainage, utilities, site engineering, environmental permitting, stormwater management, special district management services, bridge and structural design, right-of-way engineering and full-service surveying services.

FIRM PROFILE

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Highway Design ExpertiseSince the passing of Measure A in Santa Clara County in 1984, MTCo has been working side-by-side with VTA to deliver some of the most important transportation infrastructure in Caltrans District 4. We provided services through all phases of project development including feasibility studies – Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E). Through these project phases, we studied and designed express lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, highway widenings, auxiliary lanes, new and modified interchanges and bicycle facilities. Our staff maintains working knowledge of the Caltrans Highway Design Manual (HDM) as well as other highway and bicycle / pedestrian design standards and guidelines.

Multimodal Planning / ImplementationIn addition to our highway design expertise, MTCo excels in the planning and implementation of multimodal projects. This includes providing bicycle, pedestrian and transit connectivity through Caltrans facilities. MTCo was one of the first firms to implement the bicycle / pedestrian-friendly interchange with the Interstate 80 / Enterprise Boulevard Interchange in West Sacramento, constructed in 2003. This design approach also was used on our I-880 / I-280 / Stevens Creek Boulevard in San Jose and US-101 / Tennant Avenue in Morgan Hill. We also planned and designed pedestrian overcrossings (POC) to route bicycle and pedestrian traffic safely over highways including the US-101 / Permanente Creek POC and SR-85 / Stevens Creek Trail POC in Mountain View and US-101 / Hillsdale Boulevard POC in San Mateo.

Recently, MTCo has taken multimodal designs through interchanges one step further. We lead the implementation of the US-50 / Watt Avenue Interchange Reconstruction in Sacramento County, converting an outdated configuration into a complete interchange with bicycle, pedestrian and transit accommodations. The project provided a dedicated bus rapid transit (BRT) lane and a grade separated Class I path through the interchange ramps. This project set a new gold standard for accommodating all modes of travel safely and efficiently through an interchange.

Financial Stability, Capacity and ResourcesMTCo is rated financially strong by Dun & Bradstreet and has never borrowed or used the line of credit to maintain company operations. The firm has never experienced receivership or any other financial difficulty since its founding. In 2014, our revenue exceeded $23 million and we currently enjoy 12 months of backlog. These statistics reflects excellent management and the stability of the firm as we provide for the health and welfare of our employees.

While each of our offices has its own projects, we continuously share work between them to ensure that we meet the delivery schedules of all of our projects. Using high-speed dedicated telephone lines, we employ the latest state-of-the-art networking systems that allows us to seamlessly transmit project information between our offices, subconsultants and clientele. Utilizing these resources and other communication tools, we can easily commit to completing any project we undertake.

SubconsultantsMTCo selected four subconsultant partners – Apex, Bottomley Associates, DJP&A and Fehr & Peers – to provide local experience and flexibility meeting project needs. These firms are local and have significant experience in the South Bay. They are familiar with the local conditions and political climate.

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DJP&A is a principal-owned San Jose corporation, providing environmental consulting services to public agencies and private developers in all areas of environmental planning. For 39 years, the focus of their work involves preparation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review documents. DJP&A evaluates environmental impacts associated with urban development and public works projects. The firm is a certified DBE and is a conservatively managed business that remains profitable, maintains cash reserves and is without debt since 1972.23 professionals

FIRM SIZE

FINANCIAL STABILITYDJP&A has been profitable since 1972, carries no outstanding loans or debt and operates on a conservative cash flow basis.

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURECalifornia corporation

Since 1985, Fehr & Peers (F&P) specializes in providing transportation planning and engineering services to public and private sector clients. F&P develops creative, cost-effective and results-oriented solutions to planning and design problems associated with all modes of transportation. They offer clients the right combination of leading-edge technical skills and extensive knowledge of the communities in which they work to deliver comprehensive solutions and superior client service. The firm has nationally-recognized experts who routinely publish original research, serve on national committees and teach courses to others in the industry. They do this while maintaining their commitment to translating those techniques into practical solutions. At Fehr & Peers, its staff take a creative, data-driven approach to such practice areas as multimodal operations and simulation, transit planning, transportation engineering and ITS design

150 professionalsFIRM SIZE

FINANCIAL STABILITYFinancially stable since its founding in 1985


Apex Strategies specializes in developing funding strategies, facilitating interagency collaboration and tailoring community participation programs. The firm works closely with both public and private sector clients in solving complex procedural, community acceptance and funding challenges that often require innovative and sensitive political solutions. Infrastructure improvement programs are the firm’s specialty. Apex Strategies is a sole proprietorship established by Eileen Goodwin in 1997.

In addition, Eileen is recognized statewide and nationally as an expert and innovator in the field of community participation, strategic planning and public involvement program design. Her more than 30 years of professional experience include political campaign management, marketing and management of organizations and government agencies.

Sole proprietorFIRM SIZE

FINANCIAL STABILITYApex has been financially viable since 1972 and carries no outstanding loans.

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURECalifornia company

Apex Strategies

Bottomley Design & Planning (BDP) is an urban design and city planning firm specializing in transit- and pedestrian-oriented development and capital improvement projects. Work products include development master plans, regulatory / zoning standards, design and development guidelines, detailed designs and construction drawings for streets and public spaces. Recent projects include The Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Strategy and Context Sensitive Street Design Guidelines for SamTrans, VTA and Caltrans, the Lake Merritt BART Station Area Plan in Oakland, the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan for the City of Redwood City, the SVRT/BART-to-San Jose Station Areas Vision Plan for VTA and the Complete Streets Case Studies Project for SamTrans, Caltrans, and the cities of Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and San Carlos.

Four professionalsFIRM SIZE

FINANCIAL STABILITYFinancially stable since its founding in 1999


Bottomley Associates

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Lawsuit or LitigationMark Thomas & Company, Inc.

MTCo operates throughout California and maintains average annual billings over the last five years in excess of $40 million. Its claim history is consistent with a company of its size. There are no claims pending against the company that would impact its ability to discharge its contractual duties if awarded a contract.

Name of Case Basis of Claim Result

Western Pacific Pulp & Paper v City of San Ramon

The claims allege that the improper placement and installment of the traffic signal caused the accident therefore causing plaintiffs injuries in the automobile versus pedestrian accident which occurred on February 11, 2013.

Pending

Castaneda v. City of RosevillePedestrian filed claim against the City from tripping off of a curb adjacent to a planter.

Closed. Settlement of $5,625 - signed “General Release & Settlement Agreement” 3/4/11

I-580 Soundwalls in San LeandroThis is a claim filed by motorists whose cars were allegedly damaged during the construction phase of the project.

March 2011 - “Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release” executed for $29,000

Isabel / I-580 InterchangePortola Avenue Amphibian Crossings Repair Construction Claim by DeSilva Gates

Settlement of $46,000 - signed “Settlement Agreement” 3/13/13

Apex

No lawsuits or litigations within last five years.



Fehr & Peers


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DJP&A

No lawsuit has ever been filed against DJP&A in the company’s history. Several projects for which DJP&A has prepared environmental documents have, however, been the subject of litigation by parties opposed to one or more aspects of a given project. Such litigation was not filed against DJP&A and, therefore, no claim or settlement has ever been paid by DJP&A or its insurers in the company’s history.

In the past five years, some of the projects for DJP&A prepared environmental documents received opposition and ultimately resulted in a lawsuit. They are as follows:

Project Name / Client Claim Status Date

Mary Avenue Extension EIRCity of Sunnyvale

A Court ruled that the baseline selected by the City for the analysis of traffic impacts in the EIR was improper. The City appealed the decision, which was upheld by the court, finding that the selection of the “baseline” for determining whether a project will have a significant impact on traffic is a question of law and that public agencies have no discretion under CEQA to select an environmental baseline other than conditions at the time of the preparation of the environmental impact report. A subsequent appeals court concluded that the appeals court in the Mary Avenue case was in error. As a result of the conflicting lower court decisions, this issue is currently under judicial review by the California Supreme Court.

2010

San José International Airport Master Plan City of Newark

DJP&A prepared an EIR Addendum to address proposed changes to the existing Airport Master Plan. A neighborhood group subsequently filed suit, arguing that a new EIR should have been prepared. In 2012, a Superior Court judge ruled that the preparation of the EIR Addendum was proper. The decision was appealed and the outcome is still pending.

2010

Newark Areas 3 & 4 Specific Plan City of San José

DJP&A prepared an EIR for the Newark Areas 3 and 4 Specific Plan Project. A citizens group, the Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge (CCCR), filed a legal action for judicial review of the EIR’s compliance with CEQA. The court issued a statement of decision that identified the following three deficiencies: 1) The EIR failed to adequately inform the public about the circumstances under which the City anticipates future environmental review in connection with the project. The EIR did not clearly state whether it is intended to be a sole-tier or a first-tier EIR or if different parts of the EIR are intended to be sole-tier or first-tier in nature. 2) The EIR improperly deferred mitigation of impacts to trees that would be preserved by the project. 3) The EIR improperly deferred mitigation of impacts to sensitive habitats and special status species due to the potential spread of non-native invasive plant species on the site. The City of Newark prepared a Recirculated EIR to respond to the court decision.

2010

San José Envision 2040 General Plan City of San José

DJP&A prepared an EIR on the comprehensive update to the City of San Jose’s General Plan. A citizen filed a CEQA lawsuit, arguing that the EIR was deficient in several areas. In 2012, a Superior Court judge ruled that the EIR was adequate and complied with CEQA. The decision was appealed and the outcome is still pending.

2011

Monta Vista High School and Lynbrook High School Sports Fields Improvements and Lighting Projects Fremont Union High School District

A court ruled that the District did not adequately show the analytic route that led to their conclusion that a reduced use alternative transformed a significant, unavoidable noise impact to a less than significant one. The District prepared Recirculated EIRs that concluded that the projects’ noise impacts were significant and unavoidable. The Court was satisfied that the District complied with the directives in the writs and they were discharged.

2012

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MTCo has a history of successful corridor planning, multimodal connectivity and highway design projects in Caltrans District 4. These projects included alternatives analysis, traffic assessments and environmental screenings to develop conceptual alternatives to improve traffic operations, safety and multimodal connectivity. This has been accomplished through the evaluation of express lanes, HOV lanes, auxiliary lanes, new interchanges, interchange modifications, ramp metering and Class I bicycle / pedestrian facilities. The table below illustrates MTCo’s recent experience with projects similar to the I-280 Corridor Study.

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SR-4 Operational Improvement Project

SR-4 (E) Major Investment Study

I-880 Corridor Study, US-101 to I-280

SR-85 / SR-87 and US-101 Metering Study

I-380 Preliminary Planning Study (PPS)

US-101 / SR-92 Interchange PPS

SR-92 / Delaware Avenue Interchange PPS

I-880 HOV Lanes Widening

SR-4 Bypass, Segment 1 & Segment 3

US-101 HOV Lanes, San Mateo

SR-4 Gap Closure

SR-237 Express Lanes, Phase 2

US-101 Freeway Performance Initiative

I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange

I-80 Express Lanes

Starting below, we detail information on our projects most similar to the I-280 Corridor Study. We included a brief project description and client reference for each project. We encourage you to call the references for each of our projects, all of whom will attest to the dedication of our key staff and ability to deliver on the required elements that will satisfy VTA’s goal for the project.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FIRM

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MTCo was retained in 2004 to prepare a feasibility study to improve operations, increase capacity and enhance safety for the most congested interchange adjacent to one of the busiest shopping malls in the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara.

MTCo continued to complete the PSR, PR and the environmental document for the $175 million improvement project. The project will reconfigure the existing Interstate 880 / Stevens Creek Boulevard cloverleaf interchange — originally constructed in 1959 — to a combination of par-clo and diamond configuration which includes widening and realigning ramps, widening the overcrossing structure at Stevens Creek Boulevard over the freeway as well as improving the existing intersections at Stevens Creek Boulevard and Monroe Street.

The newly designed interchange is projected to reduce traffic congestion and delays currently experienced by eliminating certain weaving and merging movements while also improving access and enhancing safety for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Project elements include a 1,100 feet of freeway-to-freeway direct connector viaduct, a 2,400-foot Winchester Boulevard off ramp structure, pedestrian grade-separation, Stevens Creek Boulevard bridge widening, 14 major retaining walls, local street improvements, and sound walls. The project will be constructed in multiple phases. Phase 1 project was funded with a combination of federal, State Proposition 1B (CMIA), City of San Jose and VTA funds totaling $62.1 million.

During the initial evaluation, over 40 design alternatives were analyzed and as a result the project focused on three key improvements. In 2009, the City of San Jose and VTA funded the PSR, and PA&ED phases. Once the environmental document was certified, the CMIA funding requirements controlled the delivery of the final PS&E. MTCo was again challenged to implement an accelerated schedule to meet an eight month delivery schedule to comply with the funding requirements.

Construction began in November 2012 and is expected to be completed by spring 2015.

I-280 / I-880 / Stevens Creek Boulevard InterchangeSanta Clara County

VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Ven Prasad, Project Manager (408) 321-5647 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $62 million (construction)

DATES / DURATIONMarch 2006 to Oct. 2015 (expected)

% OF WORK BY MTCO 71

COMPLETED ON TIME? Yes

COMPLETED ON BUDGET? Yes

Project Information

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE/ PROJECT MANAGER

Richard Tanaka

PROJECT MANAGER Admas Zewdie

PROJECT ENGINEER Karsten Adam

Key Staff

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San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) hired MTCo to complete the I-380 Congestion Improvement Project Preliminary Planning Study (PPS).

The project spans the entirety of I-380 including the interchanges with US-101 and I-280 as well as a two-mile segment of I-280 between I-380 and SR-1. The PPS evaluates a range of alternatives to determine which meet the purpose and need of the project as well feasibility of such alternatives based on technical evaluations and stakeholder input.

The project evaluates the existing and recurrent traffic congestion along the corridor, identifies congestion and safety improvements along the corridor, bicycle / pedestrian improvements and parallel street modifications. This involves close coordination with and input from SMCTA and the cities of South San Francisco and San Bruno. The purpose of the study is to provide thoughtful planning and engineering solutions geared toward reducing congestion and improving traffic flow. Alternatives developed in this study build upon and update existing studies as well as incorporate the most recent transportation data as available from Caltrans, the County and each of the cities located along the corridor.

Locations of bottlenecks are identified along with other locations that may constitute constraints along the corridor such as freeway ramps, weave lengths or lane drops. The work also reviews data on incidents and accidents on the corridor to determine where, if any, concentrations of these events occur.

In conjunction with SMCTA, cities of South San Francisco and San Bruno, Caltrans and other involved agencies, MTCo developed a group of viable congestion relief measures for the corridor, based on existing and future conditions. These range from corridor management measures to maximizing use of the existing corridor (integrated corridor management strategies) to more traditional improvements to increase corridor capacity.

The proposed measures are broken into short-term and long-term implementation strategies. In accordance with Caltrans planning level cost estimates, all alternatives include capital costs, on-going maintenance costs, soft costs, environmental mitigation costs and an appropriate contingency. MTCo conducted a cost / benefit analysis to assist in the refinement of the recommended alternatives. A preferred alternative or alternatives will be identified and carried forward through PID and PA&ED.

I-380 Congestion Improvements Preliminary Planning StudySan Mateo County

SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Jim McKim, Project Manager (650) 508-7944 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $218,200 (study)

DATES / DURATIONMarch 2015 to June 2016 (expected)




Project Information

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE Richard Tanaka

PROJECT MANAGER Sarah Christensen

QA/QC Karsten Adam

Key Staff

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San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) hired MTCo to complete the US-101 / SR-92 Interchange Corridor and SR-92 / Delaware Street Interchange Project Preliminary Planning Study (PPS).

The project spans from I-280 on SR-92 to Foster City Boulevard and along US-101 from Ralston Avenue to 3rd Avenue. The PPS evaluates a range of alternatives to determine which best satisfy the purpose and need while being feasible based on technical evaluations and stakeholder input. It evaluates existing and recurrent traffic congestion along the corridor, identifies congestion and safety improvements and parallel and local street modifications.

This effort involves close coordination with and input from SMCTA and the City of San Mateo. The purpose of the study is to provide thoughtful planning and engineering solutions to improve mobility and reduce freeway congestion at the US-101 / SR-92 Interchange and SR-92 / Delaware Street Interchange, located 0.5 miles to the west. Alternatives developed in this study build upon and update existing studies, incorporating the most recent transportation data as available from MTC, Caltrans, the County and the City of San Mateo.

Locations of bottlenecks are identified as well as other locations that may constitute constraints along the corridor including freeway ramps, weave lengths or lane drops. The work also reviews data on incidents and accidents on the corridor to determine where, if any, concentrations of these events occur.

In conjunction with SMCTA, City of San Mateo, Caltrans and other involved agencies, MTCo is developing a group of viable congestion relief measures for the corridor, based on existing and future conditions. These range from corridor management measures to maximizing use of the existing corridor (integrated corridor management strategies) to more traditional improvements to increase corridor capacity.

The proposed measures are divided into short-term and long-term implementation strategies. In accordance with Caltrans planning level cost estimates, all alternatives include capital costs, on-going maintenance costs, soft costs, environmental mitigation costs and an appropriate contingency. MTCo is conducting a cost / benefit analysis to assist in the refinement of the recommended alternatives, an evaluation of project risks related to design exceptions and a recommended phasing plan subject to funding constraints. (A) preferred alternative(s) will be identified and carried forward through PID and PA&ED phases.

US-101 / SR-92 Interchange Corridor and SR-92 / Delaware Interchange Preliminary Planning Study (PPS)San Mateo County

SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Jim McKim, Project Manager (650) 508-7944 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST (STUDY)

$206,000 (US-101 / SR-92) $133,700 (SR-92 / Delaware)

DATES / DURATIONApril 2015 to July 2016 (expected)

% OF WORK BY MTCO100 (US-101 / SR-92) 70 (SR-92 / Delaware)



Project Information


PROJECT MANAGER Karsten Adam

Key Staff

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MTCo, along with Fehr & Peers as our traffic subconsultant, is providing engineering services for the PA&ED phase of the operational improvements on State Route 4 (SR-4) from just west of the SR-4 / State Route 242 (SR-242) interchange to Bailey Road interchange in the eastbound (EB) and westbound (WB) directions. This project will relieve severe directional peak period traffic congestion which is expected to grow in the future.

Within project limits, WB SR-4 suffers from significant traffic congestion in the morning and the EB direction during the evening. SR-4 is currently an eight-lane divided freeway with auxiliary lanes between different interchanges. Improvements such as mixed flow lanes, auxiliary lanes, direct HOV connector and interchange modifications are needed to relieve bottlenecks at various locations, reduce traffic congestion and enhance traffic operations. The proposed improvements will likely be broken up into segments and will be completed in multiple construction packages.

MTCO’s services include preparing the PSR-PDS documents, developing project alternatives, purpose and need statement, traffic analysis and environmental assessment. The project requires extensive coordination with CCTA, Caltrans, City of Concord, City of Pittsburg and other regulatory agencies.

SR-4 Operational Improvements PSRContra Costa County

CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Susan Miller, Director of Projects (925) 256-4735 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $475,000 (PA/ED)

DATES / DURATIONMarch 2014 to Dec. 2015 (expected)




Project Information

PROJECT MANAGER Sasha Dansky

PROJECT ENGINEER Quynh Nguyen

TECH. SYSTEM SPECIALIST Deanna Gibson

Key Staff

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MTCo, along with Fehr & Peers as our traffic subconsultant, served as the lead firm in the environmental clearance (PA&ED) effort for the I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange Complex Project, the highest priority project in Solano County.

The purpose of the project was to reduce congestion through the interchange complex, reduce the amount of cut-through traffic on local roads, accommodate an expansion and relocation of the Cordelia Truck Inspection and Weighing Facility (Truck Scales), encourage the use of high-occupancy vehicles, improve safety conditions and improve the local arterial network so local trips remain off the interstate. The project limits covered 13 miles of freeways and highway including six miles of I-80, three miles of I-680 and four miles of SR-12 including three freeway-to-freeway interchanges and six local interchanges. Other improvements through the interchange complex include HOV lanes, express lanes and ramp metering. Initial cost estimates for the alternatives ranged from $650 million to more than $1.1 billion.

In addition to the Project Report and Environmental Document, the project included alternative screening and phasing analysis. MTCo re-evaluated project alternatives and develop new alternatives with the goal of improving traffic operations and reducing costs. All alternatives were screened and the highest ranking alternatives moved forward in the environmental document. The MTCo team developed a phasing strategy centered around obtaining CEQA clearance on the ultimate alternatives to allow right-of-way preservation and to obtain NEPA clearance on a fundable first phase alternative.

As opportunities for funding and projects with independent utility were identified, they were separated out and accelerated. MTCo delivered final PS&E for three initial projects including I-80 HOV Lanes, I-80 Ramp Metering and I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Initial Construction Package (ICP) consisting of construction of braided ramps on westbound I-80 between the Green Valley Road Overcrossing and SR-12 and replacement of the Green Valley Road Overcrossing.

I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange ComplexSolano County

SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Dale Dennis, Project Management Consultant (925) 595-4587 [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $14 million (PA/ED)

DATES / DURATION 2002 to 2015




Project Information


PROJECT ENGINEER Karsten Adam

ENGINEER OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Vignesh Swaminathan


Key Staff

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MTCo provided preliminary design services and prepared a PSR-PDS document for the US-101 / Hillsdale Pedestrian / Bicycle Overcrossing project. The City of San Mateo wishes to construct a grade separated, Class I pedestrian/bicycle overcrossing bridge over US-101 just south of the Hillsdale Boulevard overcrossing to provide pedestrians and bicyclists a safer and more comfortable route across the freeway and through the US-101 / Hillsdale interchange.

MTCo studied multiple alternatives to cross US-101 within the project vicinity. This included crossing the freeway north and south of Hillsdale Boulevard as well as options to increase connectivity to adjacent bicycle routes. Evaluating vehicular traffic and conflict points with bicycles and pedestrians also was completed during this analysis.

In addition to the PSR-PDS process, the MTCo team prepared a bridge aesthetic study coupled with public outreach to engage the community on what type of overcrossing structure would be preferred.

US-101 / Hillsdale Pedestrian / Bicycle OvercrossingPreliminary Design and PSR-PDSCity of San Mateo, San Mateo County

CITY OF SAN MATEO

Aaron Lam, Project Manager (650) 522-7320 [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $284,000 (design)

DATES / DURATION Oct. 2013 to May 2015




Project Information

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE Sasha Dansky

PROJECT MANAGER Karsten Adam


Key Staff

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MTCo partnered with VTA to conduct a corridor study along Interstate 880 (I-880) between US-101 and I-280. The study examined potential improvements to enhance mainline operations on this four-mile-long freeway segment encompassing five interchanges. Alternatives were sensitive to right-of-way constraints and closely evaluated the effects of adding HOV lanes, constructing auxiliary lanes between interchanges or additional through lanes.

Particular emphasis was placed on the I-880 / I-280 / Stevens Creek Boulevard interchanges and specific interfaces with existing developments such as Santana Row and Valley Fair Shopping Center. A braided ramp system and flyover connector were considered as means to relieve congestion for northbound I-280 to northbound I-880 movements. Additionally, the feasibility of providing a flyover connector from southbound I-880 Stevens Creek off-ramp to the Valley Fair Shopping Center was examined. Also evaluated was a new northbound I-280 off-ramp to Winchester Boulevard.

MTCo was responsible for managing a team of traffic and environmental specialists for this project and led the preparation of environmental documents and a project report for this interchange. Its engineers met the challenge to develop innovative alternatives to enhance operations of I-880 between US-101 and I-280 and I-880 / Stevens Creek Boulevard.

I-880 Corridor StudySanta Clara County


Ven Prasad, Project Manager (408) 321-5647 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $396,000 (study)

DATES / DURATION 2005-2008




Project Information


Key Staff

MTCo served as the prime consultant on an MTC-funded project to implement and evaluate ramp metering along southbound SR-85, southbound and northbound SR-87, southbound US-101 and southbound I-880 from SR-237 to I-280 in Santa Clara County.

The goal of the project was to implement a fully operational ramp metering system for the corridor during the AM and PM peak periods (varies per corridor).VTA, Caltrans, MTC and surrounding local jurisdictions for coordinated their efforts to gather input and conduct review. Tasks involved in each study included field review, developing operational strategies and ramp meter rates, implementing and fine-tuning the ramp meter plans and project evaluation through “before and after” study data collection during the PM period.

MTCo conducted real-time traveled time studies for the various freeways in this study. Data collected from the field were used to calibrate traffic simulation models and validate traffic simulation with ramp metering on freeways. MTCo also prepared implementation improvement plans and a traffic management plan for Caltrans approval.

SR-85 / SR-87 and US-101 Ramp Metering StudySanta Clara County


David Kobayashi, Transportation Engineer (408) 321-5892 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $1.6 million (study)

DATES / DURATION June 2014




Project Information


PROJECT MANAGER Marilou Ayupan

Key Staff

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Watt Avenue is a major arterial in Sacramento County and one of a few crossings of the American River. The segment of Watt Avenue between Kiefer Boulevard and Fair Oaks Boulevard includes a key link to the US-50 corridor.

Watt Avenue experienced significant traffic delays near the interchange with US-50. Operations along this stretch of the corridor were hindered by the original full “cloverleaf” (L‐10) interchange configuration. Additionally, Watt Avenue was to become a multi‐modal corridor with enhanced bicycle / pedestrian facilities and bus rapid transit (BRT) facilities. In order to improve traffic operations and provide a multi‐modal corridor, Sacramento County Department of Transportation needed to modify Watt Avenue and the existing interchange.

The project also widened and retrofitted the existing Watt Avenue Overcrossing of US-50. Project design includes an infill widening of the existing parallel structures as well as infill walls between the existing bent columns and retrofit of the existing bent footings. An added benefit of widening the overcrossing was the ability to now provide a grade-separated Class 1 bicycle path through the interchange. The path now provides bicyclists and pedestrians the ability to move safely and freely through the interchange without points of conflict with vehicular traffic.

US-50 / Watt Avenue Interchange ReconstructionSacramento County

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pat Carpenter, Principal Engineer (916) 874-7267 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $35 million (construction)

DATES / DURATION Apr. 2010 to Dec. 2014




Project Information

PROJECT MANAGER Rob Himes

Key Staff

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MTCo is conducting planning and preliminary engineering work for the Guadalupe River Trail Master Plan. Currently underway, this project will extend the existing Class 1 multi-use trail, a five-mile long stretch along the Guadalupe River corridor. The master plan identifies site opportunities and constraints, trail alignment alternatives, regulatory and environmental requirements and a phasing / funding strategy. Among the many typical trail planning challenges faced on this project – multiple stakeholders and property owners, variety of adjacent land uses, future developments and environmental constraints – the Guadalupe River Trail must account for future flood improvements proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers including a bypass channel and multiple property acquisitions.

Guadalupe River Trail Master PlanSan Jose, Santa Clara County

CITY OF SAN JOSE

Chris Mastrodicasa, Associate Landscape Designer (408) 535-8416 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $400,000 (master plan)

DATES / DURATION 2014 to 2016 (expected)




Project Information

PROJECT MANAGER Sasha Dansky


DESIGN ENGINEER Vignesh Swaminathan

Key Staff

MTCo is working with the Town of Atherton to implement bicycle facilities throughout the town in accordance with its Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. MTCo is designing Class III improvements on 13 streets and preparing preliminary engineering documents and cost estimates for Class I and Class II improvements along six additional roads. The firm also is designing and coordinating the modification of a major pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real and Selby Lane. When completed, these improvements will be the most comprehensive bicycle accommodation improvement in the Town’s history.

Bicycle / Pedestrian Design ServicesAtherton, San Mateo County

TOWN OF ATHERTON

Andrew Poster, Senior Engineer (650) 752-0500 • [email protected]

Client Information

TOTAL PROJECT COST $163,000 (design services)

DATES / DURATION 2015 to 2016 (expected)




Project Information

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE Sasha Dansky

PROJECT MANAGER Admas Zewdie


DESIGN ENGINEER Vignesh Swaminathan

Key Staff

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Subconsultant Projects

Project experiences from Apex, DJPA and Fehr & Peers.

Firm / Project Description Cost Date Client / Contact

Apex:I-280 / I-880 Interchange

Provide community outreach and facilitation for the 280/880 Interchange in San Jose. Specific expertise included facilitation of environmental scoping meetings and meetings presenting the draft environmental document to the public. Additional scope included working with a diverse community, facilitating consensus and dialogue regarding specific project's implementation with community members. Apex Strategies led the extensive effort to commercial property owners. The Project Team determined that a series of special outreach meetings to impacted commercial property owners would be necessary to ensure that project impacts and options were clearly understood and weighed in on by project stakeholders. Apex Strategies convened, facilitated and documented a series of meetings with Westfield Shopping Mall management, Federal Realty management (Santana Row) and the management and owners of properties along Winchester, Tisch and Dudley. We found that these large property owners had not been getting their specific issues addressed in the very large community meeting format. The smaller stakeholder meetings allowed the project team and the stakeholders to discuss project specifics and answer questions in a more informal setting. The nature of the project involved weighing options and impacts and these smaller meeting settings allowed the team to get real time feedback from the property owners most impacted. It also gave the project team feedback early in the process when options were not going to be feasible so the team did not spend time and resources pursuing them.Responsible for developing agendas, editing project materials, designing workshop and meeting formats as part of the preliminary design and environmental process.

$12 million (contract

value)

2005 to 2011

VTAJohn Ristow(408) [email protected]

DJP&A:I-680 Corridor Study

DJP&A completed an environmental constraints memorandum report, describing existing environmental conditions and constraints to future improvements on the I-680 corridor from the U.S. 101 and I-280 freeway interchange to the county line in the City of Milpitas. The study was based largely upon existing available information.

$27,085 (project

cost)

January 2015

to May 2015

David KobayashiSenior Transportation PlannerVTA Traffic Engineering & Express Lanes(408) 321-5892

DJP&AUS-101 / SR-84 (Woodside Road) Interchange Project Environmental Constraints Analysis

DJP&A completed an environmental constraints memorandum report, describing existing environmental conditions and constraints to development of five interchange design alternatives. The study was based largely upon existing available information.

$8,000 (project

cost)

June 2010 to October

2010

Joseph HurleyDirector, Transportation Authority ProgramSMCTA(650) 508-7942

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WORK PLAN AND PROJECT UNDERSTANDING

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING VTA is seeking the services of a well-qualified and experienced consultant to develop a strategic plan for the 22-mile corridor between the US-101/ I-680 interchange in San Jose to the Page Mill Road interchange in Palo Alto. The study will identify and evaluate transportation improvement projects along the corridor that will relieve congestion, enhance safety, improve operations, and provide connectivity for motorized and non-motorized users. The study is an opportunity to collaborate with local, state and regional stakeholders to develop and program transportation improvement projects for the next Valley Transportation Plan (VTP).

The I-280 corridor passes through the Cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto as well as unincorporated Santa Clara County. Collaboration with the state, regional and local stakeholders will be a key aspect to successfully identifying and evaluating long and short range transportation projects as part of the I-280 Corridor Study. Project benefit, corridor context, and life cycle are important considerations to ensure efficiency and sustainability of the integrated transportation system.

This corridor study is an opportunity to shape the transportation system in the South Bay. It is an opportunity to identify projects that meet VTA’s strategic goals, with the timing of the study being ideal for programming projects that are feasible and deliverable with the future local sales tax measure in Santa Clara County planned for 2016.

Interchange and Mainline Operations MTCo will evaluate the existing I-280 corridor to determine any congestion or safety “hot spots” due to interchange spacing, types of interchanges, weaving issues, or lane drops. We will evaluate the need for capacity improvements, interchange modifications and auxiliary lanes but understand that adding capacity may not be the best and most sustainable solution, which is why ITS solutions will be evaluated such as Integrated Corridor Management (ICM), ramp metering modifications and Active Transportation Management.

Travel Demand Forecasts and Operations Assessment As regular users of the I-280 Corridor, our team can provide an accurate and thorough picture of the existing conditions along the corridor. We will leverage our experience with local jurisdictions along the corridor to gain insight on prior studies and previously-identified improvements. The existing conditions data will be supplemented by a combination of innovative data sources including 24-hour roadway segment counts, bicycle and pedestrian trip pattern data, travel time data from Inrix and trip origin-destination data from Streetlight Data (both leading “Big Data” providers). Fehr & Peers also developed travel models for the cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, and we have worked extensively with the VTA travel model on many studies.

Existing and future traffic operations will be based on a comprehensive review of available intersection and freeway operations analysis and our experience within the corridor. We will use this knowledge to evaluate future forecasts of vehicle demand, transit, and active travel modes. The following page shows the locations of congestion "hot spots" along I-280 as well as locations of known weaving issues. Our team offers knowledge of traffic patterns along this important corridor, which we will leverage for this study.

VTA's Strategic Objectives: • Efficiency & Mobility • Sustainability & Growth • Connectivity & Technology • Air Quality & Energy Use • Fiscal Sustainability & Responsibility


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I-280 CORRIDOR CONGESTION PATTERNS

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Complete Streets Planning & Design To improve efficiency of the transportation system, consideration of safety and access for all users is essential. Making non-motorized travel safer and more attractive will reduce single occupant motorized travel. Major freeways such as I-280 often act as barriers between communities.

Our team specializes in complete streets planning and design for local roadways and interchanges. Our example projects include The Watt Avenue Interchange in Sacramento, Grand Boulevard Initiative in San Mateo County and Atherton Pedestrian / Bicycle design services. Many interchanges along I-280 in Santa Clara County, such as Wolfe Road in the City of Cupertino, Saratoga Avenue in the City of Santa Clara and Bird Avenue in the City of San Jose are designed for operations and convenience of motorized traffic with free-flow high speed ramps, which can be challenging for bicyclists and pedestrians to navigate. Simple ramp modifications can convert these pedestrian and bicycle unfriendly interchanges into complete interchanges, providing accessibility to both sides of the freeway as well as nearby transit.

Providing accessibility through interchanges will create a more integrated multimodal transportation system as well as contribute to the increased efficiency of transportation system by making alternative travel modes more attractive and convenient to reduce VMT. Upgrading interchanges to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians will help transform the transportation system that better serves all socio-economic groups efficiently and sustainability.

Extensive Knowledge of the Corridor Our team has intimate knowledge of the I-280 corridor and it’s travel conditions. We have reviewed the corridor existing conditions of each local road crossing and interchange to determine the following:

• Whether there are planned bicycle, pedestrian, local roadway or interchange improvements outlined in City Master Plans or the VTP

• Crossings and interchanges located within close proximity (0.5 mile) of existing or planned local bus, express bus, light rail, BART or Caltrain stations

• Crossings and interchanges located within close proximity (0.5 miles) of points of interest, such as major shopping, schools or recreational areas

I-280 Interchanges with Free-Flow Ramps

Sample cross section from MTCo's Shoreline Boulevard corridor study in Mountain View

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• Whether there are marked bike lanes, shoulders, or sidewalks present along the crossing or through the interchange

• Whether free-flow ramps are present at interchanges

• Bicycle use (heavy, moderate, or light) based on Strava heat maps

By identifying the above issues and conditions at each crossing or interchange, we are able to see the full picture of the multimodal transportation deficiencies along the corridor. We have evaluated the corridor and have identified key factors that will be taken into consideration shown on exhibits on the following pages. The first exhibit shows locations of I-280 interchanges with free-flow ramps combined with heavy bicycle use based on Strava heat maps. The second exhibit shows locations of transit connections within 1/2 mile of I-280. Interchange modification improvements and corridor enhancements at these locations would provide accessibility for alternative transportation modes, making the overall system more efficient and sustainable.

Express Lanes Express Lanes align with VTA’s goals by providing travelers with alternative travel choices which contribute to the efficiency of the transportation system, increase person-throughput by encouraging single-occupant motorists to carpool, and are fiscally sustainable by generating revenue for maintenance and operation of the facility. The VTP 2040 has identified three projects along I-280 for express lane construction or conversion, which the end product would be a continuous express lane in both directions between the San Mateo County limit to US 101. Although operation of managed lanes on the I-280 corridor has not yet been authorized, the corridor has been identified for future express lanes for delivery through the Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program. Currently VTA is authorized to operate express lanes along the SR-237 and US-101 / SR-85 corridors. This study will evaluate the feasibility of express lanes along the corridor as identified in the VTP, and refine these projects if needed to align with VTA’s goal of providing acceptable operations and connectivity of the express lane system in Santa Clara County.

I-280 Interchanges with Free-Flow Ramps

MTCo is preparing PS&E for the SR-237 Express Lanes, Phase 2 project


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INTERCHANGES WITH FREE - FLOW RAMPS COMBINED WITH HEAVY BICYCLE USE


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TRANSIT CONNECTIONS WITHIN .5 MILES OF I-280

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Technology and Use of "Big Data" The I-280 Corridor Study presents an opportunity to create an integrated multimodal transportation system using technology such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Our team has extensive experience utilizing the latest technologies available to provide the most cost-effective transportation solutions for our clients.

We are uniquely positioned to help our clients navigate the challenges of leveraging "Big Data" in a world of limited resources. We combine our wealth of experience in community-based transportation with our expertise in developing innovative solutions that harness the latest available data to solve our clients’ most pressing transportation problems. Two important trends are converging to fundamentally transform the landscape of transportation planning and engineering:

1. Data is Steadily Increasing. Recent technological advances are fueling exponential growth in the quantity and quality of available data that can transform our understanding of a community’s transportation needs.

2. Resources are Steadily Declining. Many public agencies find it increasingly difficult to secure adequate funding due to an eroding tax base and continued uncertainty of state and federal funding.

To address the small sample bias of vehicle travel time runs, and to provide a more complete picture of the vehicle speeds within the study area, we will summarize Inrix travel speed information collected from tens of thousands of in-vehicle GPS devices and smartphone applications. We will supplement this understanding with Streetlight Data’s information on corridor origin-destination patterns to better understand average trip lengths and other trip characteristics of I-280 travelers.

In addition to speeds, speed variability and other speed metrics will be summarized for use in identifying potential corridor improvements. Level of aggregation can be at the segment or corridor level and range from individual minutes to a single day to a type day for a year. This information will be helpful in highlighting the frequency and magnitude of existing hot spots such as around the Page Mill and SR-85 interchanges as well as how travel time reliability varies over time.

Knowledge of Corridor Constraints

Our team has extensive knowledge performing feasibility studies and developing strategic implementation plans for highly constrained facilities in urbanized settings. We have evaluated the I-280 corridor and understand the constraints. The downtown area has several grade separation and creek bridge structures that would likely need to be widened in order to add capacity. As part of the evaluation of the I-280 freeway improvements, we will identify potential design exceptions and perform a risk analysis to determine the likelihood of approval. If bridge widening may be required, we have the in-house capabilities to evaluate the existing structure and whether improvements would be structurally feasible. The following page identifies the existing grade separation and creek bridge structures along the I-280 corridor.

We combine our wealth of experience in community-based transportation with our expertise in developing innovative

solutions that harness the latest available data to solve our clients’ most pressing

transportation problems.


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I-280 CORRIDOR CONSTRAINTS - EXISTING BRIDGES

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Innovative Alternatives Analysis Techniques Our team will implement performance measures for each improvement identified to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and level of benefit. Our team will prepare a strategic plan for the corridor by identifying short- and long-term improvements and prioritization of each. Alternatives will not be limited to infrastructure improvements and may also include packages of improvements that, when combined, may offer substantially better return on investment. For example, an alternative might include capacity improvements to the highway, along with a bicycle infrastructure improvement on an adjacent roadway and travel demand management strategies. Our ability to understand and evaluate both infrastructure improvements including freeway facilities, bicycle and pedestrian connections and transit facilities, as well as programmatic strategies, such as employer-subsidized transit passes or guaranteed ride home programs, will ensure that improvement packages best respond to the specific deficiencies of the corridor, and recognize that different portions of the corridor may have different needs.

WORK PLANMark Thomas & Company team has devised a work plan to develop a strategic plan for the I-280 Corridor for VTA. The work plan and schedule form the basis of the labor estimate provided in the fee proposal included under separate cover. All three elements – work plan, schedule, and budget, are addressed in concert to manage and control the project to completion.

TASK 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1.1 Project Administration Cost control reporting to VTA will be implemented through the monthly invoicing process using the EPPR. This timely submittal of invoices will provide VTA with current project cost information, including monthly progress reports to relay information on project progress and critical issues. Control of project costs will be accomplished by monitoring costs on a task level basis. This detailed task level report will roll up into milestone summaries and a project summary shown in the EPPR. Our cost accounting system enables the MTCo Project Manager to access the financial status of the project at any time.

1.2 Project Management & Control At the start of the project, a detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) project schedule will be developed in concert with the scope of services to ensure that tasks are broken down into a logical sequence of activities. Key milestone activities,

Constraints map for MTCo-led Guadalupe River Trail Master Plan

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such as deliverable dates, are included with appropriate review times identified. Once approved by VTA, the baseline project schedule will be distributed to the corridor study team managers, and updated by the MTCo project manager on a regular basis to show physical percent complete of each activity and changes to the baseline schedule. We prepared a CPM schedule for this project, which is provided at the end of this section.

MTCo will develop a project-specific Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Plan for the project in accordance with our Quality Management Manual. This document clearly defines the firm’s quality management system and ensures implementation of the Company’s quality policies at all levels. All members of the MTCo Team will adhere to this plan. When major deliverables are due and at project milestones, MTCo will perform an internal audit of the QA/QC process to ensure proper steps were followed and the product submitted to VTA and stakeholders is acceptable.

1.3 Meetings and Coordination The nature of the I-280 Corridor Study Project will require frequent communication and coordination with stakeholders to identify issues, discuss alternatives, and gain consensus on future projects to be programmed into the VTP. Our proposed Project Manager, Sasha Dansky, PE, will maintain close communication with the VTA Project Manager by telephone, e-mail, and meetings. Focus meetings will be held with Caltrans and local stakeholders to discuss location-specific constraints and potential solutions to address congestion and connectivity issues along the corridor.

TASK 1 DELIVERABLES

• Project CPM Schedule

• QA/QC Plan

• Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Materials

TASK 2 DATA COLLECTION

Long and complex multijurisdictional projects require a solid foundation in order to keep the project focused and moving toward the project goals. The project objectives will be established through stakeholder outreach to determine the project’s “purpose” or objectives moving forward. Data collection is an important undertaking in order to determine the corridor study’s “need” that will act as a roadmap for the project moving forward. Existing information will be collected and a site reconnaissance will be performed to identify corridor deficiencies. A clear and concise “purpose and need” will be established to document performance measures prior to the identification of corridor improvements and will be used as a tool for evaluating improvements.

2.1 Establish Ranking Criteria Through early stakeholder outreach, we will establish ranking criteria for improvements that will be used later in the study to evaluate and prioritize improvements. This process will be key to keeping the project focused and on track through the evaluation of improvements later in the study. It is important to understand the stakeholder needs, priorities, and “deal breakers” which we will assemble through a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting in a workshop setting.

2.2 Prepare Base Mapping MTCo will gather available information from VTA, Caltrans, the Cities and the County to prepare a comprehensive Base Map for the project. MTCo will obtain aerial photographs (from County GIS data or other as available), Santa Clara County Assessor’s Parcel mapping in electronic format, and Caltrans and local agency roadway as-builts. MTCo will superimpose this information onto one large exhibit that can be used by the group to brainstorm project features.

2.3 Review Existing Documentation & Reports The MTCo Team will obtain and review available reports including local agencies general plans and bicycle/pedestrian master plans, local, regional, and state planning reports and documents, traffic reports, and project-related reports and documentation along the I-280 corridor. MTCo will request facility maps from utility companies within the project study area.

2.4 Site Reviews The MTCo Team will conduct site visits and field reviews to verify existing roadway features. MTCo will document the conditions observed during these site visits through photos, videos, field notes, and field measurements.

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TASK 2 DELIVERABLES

• Project Ranking Criteria

• Base Map

TASK 3 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT

3.1 Collect Traffic Data We will compile and review relevant traffic studies of transportation facilities along the I-280 Corridor. These studies will serve as the basis for the existing conditions analysis. We will summarize existing data and document any gaps in available data.

We will request the most recent three years of traffic collision data from the public agencies. We will also access the data available from SWITRS as a base to compare with the information gathered from the agencies. We will also evaluate bicycle and pedestrian collision data at existing interchanges to better understand the locations and intensities of bicycle and pedestrian safety “hotspots.”

3.2 Perform Supplemental Traffic Counts The physical characteristics of the site and the surrounding street network will be reviewed during a site visit to verify existing roadway cross-sections, intersection lane configurations, traffic control devices, surrounding land uses, and the locations of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities. Using available Caltrans count data the existing vehicle volumes along the corridor will be summarized.

To document the existing bicycle and pedestrian conditions, Fehr & Peers will collect existing traffic, bicycle and pedestrian turning movement counts for the approaches to the interchanges. This will include counts at up to 8 locations during the morning (7:00 to 10:00 AM) and evening (4:00 to 7:00 PM) peak period on one side of select interchanges. Three-day (72-hour) roadway segment counts will be collected on either side of select interchanges to capture the daily variation in the traffic at the interchanges and arterials. This will include counting at up to 12 locations. Other recent roadway segment counts that are readily available will also be reported.

Through MTC, we have access to Inrix travel speed information collected from in-vehicle GPS devices or smart phone applications from a big data provider that aggregates data from multiple sources and across multiple time periods. This data will be collected for the freeway mainlines as well as the arterial approaches to the interchanges. We will supplement this data with up to 24 hours of GPS-based travel time runs along the corridor.

As an optional task and in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of current travel patterns, Fehr & Peers will also purchase vehicle trip origin-destination data for the corridor using Streetlight Data or another equivalent source. We will summarize key results, including average trip lengths, primary O-D patterns, daily variability, and other related factors.

3.3 Evaluate Operating Conditions We will summarize interchange configurations and the local priority of modes crossing streets. For locations within San Jose we will utilize the City of San Jose street typologies included in the most recent General Plan update.

Available traffic operations information data will be summarized in a graphical form. This would include VTAs most recent freeway monitoring and available intersection level of service results including the evening peak hour CMP intersection monitoring results. This summary would include the following summary of data collected in 3.2:

• Daily and peak hour vehicle volumes along the freeway mainline and interchanges.

• Pedestrian and bicycle volumes at the roughly 19 interchanges.

• Collision data frequency along I-280 and at each of the 19 interchanges will be summarized in a tabular form.

• Summarize travel speed information collected from in-vehicle GPS devices or smart phone applications from big data provider that aggregates data from multiple sources. This data would be compared to any available Caltrans Tachometer runs for the corridor.

3.4 Evaluate Forecasted Travel Demand We will prepare a summary of future planned and funded transportation improvements along the corridor including:

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• Summary of planned and funded transportation improvements from the Valley Transportation Plan 2040 and local General Plans.

• Use of the VTA regional travel model results to describe the expected future growth in vehicle travel demand along the corridor. Additionally, we will summarize expected changes in transit and active (bicycle and pedestrian) travel demand along and across the corridor from the VTA model.

• Relevant local street forecasts will be based on data from Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), local General Plans, and other relevant sources.

3.5 Traffic Operations Assessment Memorandum A Draft and Final Transportation Operations Assessment Memorandum will be prepared that summarizes the Existing Conditions for all modes of travel within the I-280 corridor on both the freeway and arterial system. The draft memorandum will be submitted to the VTA for review and comment.

The Transportation Operations Assessment will be the primary source of technical information for inclusion in the Existing Conditions section of the Corridor Study Report. It will also serve as a resource for identifying, assessing and prioritizing the proposed corridor improvements.

TASK 3 DELIVERABLES

• Draft and Final Traffic Operations Assessment Memorandum

TASK 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Our team will evaluate the existing environmental setting, conditions, and constraints of the corridor to support the identification and evaluation of improvements. This effort will include a literature search, identification of constraints, a screening of the improvements, and the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Memo.

4.1 Conduct Literature Search We will conduct a literature search within approximately 250 feet of the mainline corridor based upon a review of existing available information and the following technical database searches:

• A cultural resources database search for recorded prehistoric and historic resources;

• A biological constraints investigation addressing federal and state designated endangered plant and animal species, review of National Wetland Inventory maps, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, and other issues;

• A Paleontological Literature Review;

• A hazardous materials regulatory agency database search;

A site survey of the corridor will be performed to document presence/absence of noise walls. Local General Plans will be reviewed to identify noise-sensitive land uses along the corridor that may require future noise walls. We will review current FEMA maps and other available information to address hydrology and flooding, review recent census data to characterize the social and economic demographics of the corridor and identify any environmental justice (minority and / or low-income) communities, and describe the existing land uses along the I-280 corridor and research the City of San Jose, Cupertino, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills General Plan Land Use Elements to identify locations of planned intensified development along the corridor. We will review available information and complete a corridor surveys to describe the I-280 scenic corridor and any specified scenic elements in proximity to the I-280 corridor. DJP&A will prepare a brief memorandum describing the visual setting and notable elements visible within the corridor.

Improvements identified in the Financially Constrained Express Lanes / Toll Facilities Projects

in the VTP (Project H12 for $25.0M)

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4.2 Identify Constraints Using the above collected information, environmental constraints will be identified against the potential corridor improvements. Major constraints or potential project “deal breakers” will be identified and communicated to the project team during the alternatives analysis. By identifying the environmental issues and conditions along the corridor, we will be able to accurately evaluate the multimodal transportation needs along the corridor and effectively weigh the feasibility related to environmental constraints.

4.3 Perform Screening of Improvements We will identify the type of environmental assessment needed for each project identified. We will summarize the results of the assessment, deficiencies, and need not related to traffic operations such as noise abatements along the I-280 corridor. This information will be taken into consideration during the evaluation of alternatives.

4.4 Environmental Assessment Memo David J. Powers & Associates, Inc. (DJP&A) will prepare a memorandum summarizing and evaluating the existing environmental setting, conditions and constraints to possible I-280 Corridor improvements. We will summarize the above information into a succinct memorandum, focusing on opportunity and constraint issues and locations. The memo will discuss the environmental review ramifications (document type, timeline, and permitting requirements) of potential improvements.

TASK 4 DELIVERABLES

• Environmental Assessment Memo (Draft and Final)

TASK 5 DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS

MTCo will develop mainline, interchange, bicycle and pedestrian, and local roadway alternatives that would address congestion, enhance safety, and improve operations and connectivity along the corridor. The development and refinement of improvements will occur through an iterative process concurrent with stakeholder engagement. Following the data collection efforts, Highway, Bicycle and Pedestrian, and Local Roadway improvements will be identified based on deficiencies along the corridor.

5.1 Identify Highway Improvements MTCo will evaluate the I-280 corridor and identify deficiencies related to congestion, operations, and safety. Following the review of existing documentation and reports, we will use the existing conditions base mapping to discuss potential solutions to the identified deficiencies. The existing traffic operating conditions will be used to brainstorm potential highway improvements such as auxiliary lanes, express lanes, interchange modifications, and ITS improvements.

5.2 Identify Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements MTCo will take into account local and regional bicycle and pedestrian improvement goals to identify future projects that would improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and accessibility through interchanges, along, or crossing I-280. Land use and development patterns in Priority Development Areas (PDA) will be considered along major multimodal transportation corridors such as light rail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations.

5.3 Identify Local Roadway Improvements To provide thoughtful planning and engineering geared towards reducing congestion and improving traffic flow, MTCo will identify and necessary improvements to parallel streets and local roadways crossing I-280. Local road improvements will be evaluated for access and connectivity to improve and enhance the overall transportation system.

TASK 5 DELIVERABLES

• Draft and Final Plan View Design Concepts

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TASK 6 EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS

Improvements will be evaluated based on the established ranking criteria and considering the project goals of relieving congestion, enhancing safety, improving operations, and providing connectivity for motorized and non-motorized users, as well as feasibility related to stakeholder acceptance, capital cost, and extent of environmental and right of way impacts. The proposed corridor improvements will be broken into short-term and long-term implementation strategies. In accordance with Caltrans planning level cost estimates, all alternatives will include capital costs, on-going maintenance costs, soft costs, environmental mitigation costs and an appropriate contingency. A cost/benefit analysis will be conducted to assist in the refinement of the recommended alternatives.

6.1 Evaluate Highway Improvements Highway improvements will be evaluated to determine long- and short-range improvement projects such as interchange modifications, braided ramps, auxiliary lanes, and HOV/express lanes. Factors such as stakeholder support, traffic operations benefit, cost, visual, and environmental impacts will be taken into consideration to determine a strategic plan for the corridor. The project feasibility will be evaluated and viable projects will be programmed into the VTP.

Based on the environmental screening and community needs, potential noise abatement locations and visual enhancements will be evaluated, taking into account the priorities of local agencies and stakeholders along the corridor.

6.2 Evaluate Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Non-motorized improvements will be evaluated for feasibility and overall community benefit and connectivity to optimize the transportation system by providing opportunities for non-motorized travel. Opportunities for visual enhancements will be evaluated based on community needs and bicycle and pedestrian traffic patterns. Improvements may include short range improvements such as signage, striping, and ITS strategies, or longer-range infrastructure improvements such as a new pedestrian overcrossing.

6.3 Evaluate Local Roadway Improvements Local roadway improvements will be evaluated to determine potential projects that would improve the overall connectivity of the transportation system.

TASK 6 DELIVERABLES

• Plan view exhibits for highway, bicycle / pedestrian and local roadway improvements

TASK 7 CORRIDOR STUDY REPORT

The study’s evaluation criteria, deficiencies, improvements, traffic operations assessment and environmental screening for each improvement will be summarized into the Corridor Study Report. We will evaluate the prioritization of each of the improvements for feasibility and strategic implementation. Stakeholder and public outreach activities will be summarized in the report.

7.1 Draft Corridor Study Report

The Draft Corridor Study report summarizing the aspects of the study will be prepared for submittal to VTA and project stakeholders for review. Project plan view alternative exhibits, cost estimates, and other supporting documents completed as part of this study will be included as attachments to the report.

7.2 Final Corridor Study Report

We will respond to and incorporate comments received from stakeholders and the public into the Final Corridor Study Report. Responses to comments on the draft report will be documented in a response to comment matrix.

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7.3 Public Outreach Support

During the review period of the Corridor Study Report, we will support VTA with a visual exhibit for up to four public outreach workshops. We will attend the workshop to assist with answering questions from the public. MTCo possesses the in-house capability to prepare visual simulations of infrastructure improvements, which we can provide as an optional service to VTA.

TASK 7 DELIVERABLES

• Draft and Final Corridor Study Report

• Response to Comment Matrix

• Exhibits for up to 2 Public Outreach Workshops

TASK 8 PSR-PDS FOR HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS (OPTIONAL TASK)

The MTCo Team understands the importance of advancing high priority projects identified through the Corridor Study, especially since the conclusion of the study will align closely with the potential approval of the 2016 sales tax measure. A cost effective and streamlined approach to advancing identified projects is to utilize the existing design concepts, cost estimates, and collected data to prepare a Project Study Report-Project Development Study (PSR-PDS) for submittal to Caltrans. The heavy lifting associated with the preparation of the PSR-PDS, such as alternatives analysis and cost estimates, will have already been completed as part of the I-280 Corridor Study. As an optional service, the MTCo team will package the information into a formal PSR-PDS, including a TEPA and PEAR Checklist, for submittal to Caltrans.

TASK 8 DELIVERABLES (OPTIONAL TASK)

• Draft and Final PSR-PDS

• PSR-PDS Attachments & Supplemental Documents

• Response to Comment Matrix

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Our proposed work plan shows a completion of the I-280 Corridor Study within 13 months. A detailed project schedule can be found on the following page.


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ID Task Name Duration Start Finish % Complete

1 Notice to Proceed 0 days Thu 10/1/15 Thu 10/1/15 0%2 TASK 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 273 days Thu 10/1/15 Mon 10/31/16 0%3 TASK 2 DATA COLLECTION 55 days Thu 10/1/15 Fri 12/18/15 0%4 Prepare Base Mapping 10 days Thu 10/1/15 Wed 10/14/15 0%5 Review Existing Documentation & Reports 30 days Thu 10/1/15 Wed 11/11/15 0%6 Site Reviews 5 days Thu 11/12/15 Wed 11/18/15 0%7 Establish Ranking Criteria 20 days Thu 11/19/15 Fri 12/18/15 0%8 TASK 3 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT 140 days Thu 10/1/15 Fri 4/22/16 0%9 Collect Traffic Data 20 days Thu 10/1/15 Wed 10/28/15 0%10 Perform Supplemental Traffic Counts 10 days Thu 10/29/15 Wed 11/11/15 0%11 Evaluate Operating Conditions 30 days Thu 11/12/15 Tue 12/29/15 0%12 Evaluate Forecasted Travel Demand 30 days Fri 1/29/16 Fri 3/11/16 0%13 Traffic Operations Assessment Memorandum 30 days Mon 3/14/16 Fri 4/22/16 0%14 TASK 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 142 days Thu 10/1/15 Tue 4/26/16 0%15 Conduct Literature Search 30 days Thu 10/1/15 Wed 11/11/15 0%16 Identify Constraints 20 days Thu 11/12/15 Fri 12/11/15 0%17 Perform Screening of Improvements 30 days Wed 2/17/16 Tue 3/29/16 0%18 Environmental Assessment Memo 20 days Wed 3/30/16 Tue 4/26/16 0%19 TASK 5 DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS 73 days Wed 12/30/15 Wed 4/13/16 0%20 Identify Improvements 20 days Wed 12/30/15 Thu 1/28/16 0%21 Workshop Review of Improvements with VTA 5 days Fri 1/29/16 Thu 2/4/16 0%22 Refine Improvements 7 days Fri 2/5/16 Tue 2/16/16 0%23 Workshop Review of Improvements with Stakeholders 20 days Wed 2/17/16 Tue 3/15/16 0%24 Refine Improvements 7 days Wed 3/16/16 Thu 3/24/16 0%25 Public Workshop No. 1 0 days Mon 4/4/16 Mon 4/4/16 0%26 Public Workshop No. 2 0 days Wed 4/13/16 Wed 4/13/16 0%27 TASK 6 EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS 55 days Thu 4/14/16 Thu 6/30/16 0%28 Evaluate Improvements based on Performance Measures 20 days Thu 4/14/16 Wed 5/11/16 0%29 Workshop Review of Improvements with VTA 5 days Thu 5/12/16 Wed 5/18/16 0%30 Workshop Review of Improvements with Stakeholders 20 days Thu 5/19/16 Thu 6/16/16 0%31 Finalize Improvements 10 days Fri 6/17/16 Thu 6/30/16 0%32 TASK 7 CORRIDOR STUDY REPORT 95 days Fri 6/17/16 Mon 10/31/16 0%33 Prepare Draft Corridor Study Report 30 days Fri 6/17/16 Fri 7/29/16 0%34 VTA Review Draft Corridor Study Report 20 days Mon 8/1/16 Fri 8/26/16 0%35 Stakeholders Review of Draft Corridor Study Report 20 days Mon 8/29/16 Mon 9/26/16 0%36 Public Workshop No. 3 0 days Wed 9/7/16 Wed 9/7/16 0%37 Public Workshop No. 4 0 days Tue 9/13/16 Tue 9/13/16 0%38 Prepare Final Corridor Study Report 15 days Tue 9/27/16 Mon 10/17/16 0%39 VTA Review and Approve Final Corridor Study Report 10 days Tue 10/18/16 Mon 10/31/16 0%

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About our Project Manager

Sasha Dansky, PESasha Dansky has specialized in the planning, design and delivery of a wide variety of transportation projects. His 19 year career — all with MTCo — has been focused on highway and roadway projects in Caltrans District 4. Sasha’s professional success stems from a combination of broad technical expertise, creative problem solving and an ability to analyze alternatives to develop project solutions.

Sasha’s background in transportation design on and off the Caltrans system and Caltrans requirements — Project Development Procedures Manual and Highway Design Manual — is a very valuable asset. In addition, Sasha has served as the primary geometric designer on the majority of MTCo’s transportation projects large and small, allowing him to identify and quickly develop workable solutions to a variety of problems. Sasha also has a wealth of experience on projects including bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

Beyond technical ability, Sasha’s ability to plan, communicate with and manage internal and external team members has proven a significant asset to numerous clients. Sasha has a demonstrated history of working closely with client project managers in a hands-on fashion to achieve project goals and keep projects on schedule. He believes in early communication of issues as they arise, particularly as it relates to scope, schedule and budget. This approach, along with an understanding of clients’ challenges in securing additional funds, allowed Sasha to consistently deliver projects while doing what needs to be done, to the degree possible and within approved budgets.

Sasha has served in major roles in the development of highway corridors. He led the analysis of project alternatives to develop highway and multimodal improvements along long highway segments. Sasha also led the development of corridor alternatives and screening criteria to analyze multiple alternatives. These analyses resulted in projects easing traffic congestion and improving vehicle safety, bicycle / pedestrian access and safety and transit connectivity. These improvements included express lanes / HOV lanes, BART extensions, commuter rail lines, auxiliary lanes, shoulder running lanes, freeway-to-freeway interchanges, new and modified interchanges, highway overcrossings, ramp metering and HOV bypass lanes, POCs and other bicycle / pedestrian facilities and local roadway improvements. Sasha’s highway planning and design capability is demonstrated throughout the SR-4 corridor in Contra Costa County.

Below are three relevant projects that display Sasha’s experience performing corridor studies for projects involving elements similar to the I-280 Corridor Study. Additional projects can be found in his resume.

Sasha’s professional success stems from a combination of broad technical

expertise, creative problem solving and an ability to analyze alternatives

to develop project solutions.

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Project Name Client / Contact Role Project Description

SR-4 OIP PSR-PDS CCTA Susan Miller Director of Projects (925) 256-4736 [email protected]

Principal-in-Charge / Project Manager leading the development of alternatives, PSR-PDS preparation and daily project management.

Corridor study, alternatives analysis and traffic and environmental assessments for six miles of SR-4 in the cities of Concord and Pittsburg. Improvements such as mixed flow lanes, auxiliary lanes, direct HOV connector, express lanes and interchange modifications were studied. A potential project phasing analysis also is being completed.

SR-4 Bypass, Segment 1 Study, PA&ED and PS&E

SR-4 Bypass Authority Nancy Wein Senior Civil Engineer (925) 313-2275 [email protected]

Project Engineer for the development and screening of alternatives. Project Manager for final design implementation.

Corridor study, alternatives analysis and traffic and environmental assessments for 3.1 miles of new highway alignment through Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood. Project included studying alternatives for the highway alignment, two new local roadway interchanges, one freeway-to-freeway interchange and local roadway enhancements.

I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange PA&ED

STA Dale Dennis Project Management Consultant (925) 595-4587 [email protected]

Project Engineer for Alternative Development and Screening.

Corridor study, alternatives analysis and traffic and environmental assessments for the I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange Complex. The project developed and screened alternatives to upgrade the capacity of the freeways and interchanges as well as improve the local roadway network to serve local traffic. Project included more than 5.5 miles of I-80, three miles of I-680 and more than 4.5 miles of SR-12 including three freeway-to-freeway interchanges, five local interchanges and the relocation of the Cordelia Truck Scale Facility.

Sasha has sufficient availability to manage and lead the development of the I-280 Corridor Plan. His current workload includes finalizing the SR-4 OIP PSR-PDS later this year. He also has several projects in construction including the I-680 Auxiliary Lanes in Contra Costa County and the US-101 Marin Sonoma Narrows San Antonio Curve Correction which require minimal involvement. His skillsets and availability allows him to lead the MTCo team in developing a plan for the I-280 corridor that meets the goals of VTP 2040.

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The MTCo team has the expertise in corridor planning to deliver a study that meets the needs and objectives of VTA and its member agencies. The team will need to work cohesively with corridor stakeholders to hear their concerns and develop solutions that remove barriers to and promote bicycle / pedestrian connectivity, improve traffic congestion, eliminate bottlenecks and enhance transit connectivity. A strong project manager with extensive communication skills and technical acumen is required to accomplish these tasks. We selected Sasha Dansky and surrounded him with our best internal highway planning talent as well as subconsultants with specialized expertise to round out the team.

Richard Tanaka, PE – Principal in Charge / Technical Advisor

Richard Tanaka has more than 30 years of experience in the planning, design and construction of transportation projects with a focus on Caltrans facilities. With an expansive knowledge base of policies and design procedures for numerous public agencies in California, he has earned a record of excellence in managing large scale projects and developing creative design solutions through value engineering. These skills bring great financial value to our clients and delivered significant improvement projects that improved quality of life for the public. His experience includes the management and design of express lanes, HOV lanes, highway widenings, auxiliary lanes and interchange improvements. Richard is well known and respected throughout the Bay Area for his geometric solution identification skills and Caltrans District 4 relationships. He has been instrumental in the delivery of highway infrastructure for the VTA since 1986 including the I-880 Corridor Study and resulting I-280 / I-880 / Stevens Creek Boulevard Interchange.

Marilou Ayupan, PE – Quality Management

Marilou Ayupan has more than 31 years of civil consulting engineering experience including public agency experience with Caltrans District 4 and VTA in a work-loan program. Her project experience includes a wide range of projects on and off the State Highway System. This includes interchange modifications, auxiliary lanes, ramp modifications, highway widenings, HOV Lanes, express lanes and local roadway enhancements. Marilou is currently managing the SR-237 Express Lanes Phase 2 project, which received the highest mark during the most recent quality review. She will bring this focus to quality to verify documents are checked prior to submittal.

Sarah Christensen, PE – Infrastructure Improvements

Sarah Christensen has more than nine years and focused her career on the delivery of highway mainline improvements in urbanized settings. Her management, planning, and design experience included the implementation of express lanes, HOV lanes, interchange modifications, auxiliary lanes, ITS elements and operational enhancements. Sarah is well-known at VTA for her work on the US-101 and SR-85 corridors, developing solutions that improved traffic operations along the corridors. She was instrumental in the PID and PA&ED of the 37-mile US-101 Express Lanes project in Santa Clara County, which included close coordination with seven local jurisdictions. Sarah has experience working with local agencies in design workshops, listening to their concerns and balancing them with her technical knowledge to develop feasible solutions.Karsten Adam, PE – Complete Interchange

Karsten Adam has more than 17 years of experience as a project engineer / manager responsible for the design and plan preparation of Complete Streets, multimodal facilities, freeway interchanges and highway projects. His experience includes horizontal and vertical roadway geometrics, bicycle / pedestrian facilities and intersection design. In addition to roadway and bicycle / pedestrian facilities, Karsten also planned projects that improve transit connectivity. He is familiar with Caltrans Complete Streets standards as well as green streets and multimodal elements required for streetscape projects. Karsten maintains expertise with the geometric design for bicycle / pedestrian-friendly interchanges that improve multimodal connectivity. His projects included squaring up on-and off-ramps to improve safety, green bike lanes and grade-separated alignments. His recent work includes the study of the US-101 / Holly Street Interchange in San Carlos and the US-101 / Hillsdale Boulevard POC in San Mateo. For these projects, he developed concepts for bikes and pedestrians to cross safely over or under US-101 at Holly Street Interchange. He will bring this experience to prepare conceptual solutions for interchanges along the I-280 Corridor.

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Robert Eckols, PE (Fehr & Peers) – Traffic

Robert Eckols has more than 30 years of consulting experience in fields of traffic engineering, transportation planning, and environmental engineering in the Bay Area. He has been responsible for managing a range of transportation projects involving site traffic analyses, area-wide circulation studies, traffic operation studies, environmental impact reports, traffic calming, parking and transit planning for both public agencies and private clients. He is familiar with the VTA traffic model and traffic impact analysis (TIA) guidelines. He most recently prepared TIAs for the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Los Altos. Robert understands how to use big data to analyze traffic circulation to identify congestion hot spots and analyze potential solutions. He will leverage his experience and firm expertise in using “big data” for analysis to efficiently analyze the corridor and conceptual designs.

Judy Shanley – Environmental

Judy Shanley has more than 27 years of experience preparing CEQA and NEPA documents for private and public sector clients. Judy’s broad-based experience allows her to effectively manage multi-disciplinary projects involving a broad array of issues. She has extensive experience with mixed-use projects and infrastructure facilities. She also has a strong working relationship with VTA staff and local jurisdictions along the I-280 corridor. Most recently, Judy prepared the environmental constraints memorandum for VTA’s I-680 Corridor Study, a project very similar to the I-280 Corridor Study. She will build upon this project experience to identify and document potential environmental constraints along the corridor.

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We assembled a highly experienced group of individuals dedicated to successfully delivering VTA’s I-280 Corridor Study. Assigned key staff will not be changed during the course of the project without direct approval from the agency’s contracts administrator. The organizational chart depicts the lines of communication and structure we intend to implement for this project. Detailed resumes for these key individuals follow.

Organizational Chart

GENE GONZALOCapital Program Manager

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

PROJECT MANAGERSasha Dansky, PE, QSD/QSP

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE / TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Richard Tanaka, PE

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Marilou Ayupan, PE

Matt Haynes, PE, AICPTraffic forecasting / multimodal planningRobert Eckols, PE

operations assessmentLindsey Hilde, AICP

transit planningSuzanne luckjiff, PE

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TRAFFIC (F&P)Robert Eckols, PE

ENVIRONMENTAL (DJP&A)Judy Shanley

AGENCY COORDINATION / OUTREACH SUPPORT (APEX)

Eileen Goodwin

Zach Siviglia, PE, QSD/QSPfunding strategiesDeanna Gibson

gis / mappingTerence Bottomley,

AICP, RLA (BOT)visual enhancementsAdmas Zewdie, PE

technology

OTHER SPECIALTY SERVICES

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTSSarah Christensen, PE

Vignesh Swaminathan, EITbicycle / pedestrian connectivity,

innovative bicycle / pedestrian treatments

Paul Pricetransit connectivity

Zach Siviglia, PE, QSD/QSPlifecycle costs

Karsten Adam, PE complete interchange

Quynh Nguyen, PEmainline improvements

Admas Zewdie, PElocal roadway / intersections

Sarah Christensen, PEexpress lanes

Key staff

* SBE firm

Apex = Apex Strategies* (optional service)BOT = bottomley associates*

DJP&A = David J. Powers & Associates*F&P = Fehr & Peers

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Name / Location / Role / Availability Experience / Education / License Expertise

Hours of Participation

Sasha Dansky, PE MTCo - San JoseProject Manager60%

19 years with MTCo 19 years total experience B.S. in Civil Engineering, UC Davis CA C60220

• Project management

• Stakeholder coordination

• Geometric design

• Caltrans requirements

• Multimodal connectivity

407 hours

Richard Tanaka, PEMTCo - San JosePrincipal in Charge / Technical Advisor20%

41 years with MTCo 44 years total experience M.S. in Public Works Administration, Santa Clara University B.S. in Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley CA C23233

• Strategic guidance



• Alternative development

108 hours

Sarah Christensen, PEMTCo - San Jose Lead Engineer - Highways80%

Less than one year with MTCo Nine years total experience M.S. in Transportation Management., Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University B.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, San Jose State University CA C78441



• Express lanes

• Alternatives development / screening

504 hours

Karsten Adam, PEMTCo - San JoseLead Engineer - Complete Interchange 50%

15 years with MTCo 17 years total experience B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle CA C60297

• Multimodal connectivity



• Alternatives development / screening

388 hours

Marilou Ayupan, PEMTCo - San JoseQuality Management15%

16 years with MTCo31 years total experienceB.S. in Civil Engineering, Univ. of the PacificCA C41730



• Alternatives development / screening80 hours

Judy ShanleyDJP&A, San JoseEnvironmental Screener - 10%

27 years with DJP&A and total experienceB.A. in Physical Geography, UC Berkeley

• CEQA/NEPA compliance

• Environmental review

• EIR, IS/ND and EA

40 hours (Task 4)

Robert Eckols, PEFehr & Peers, San Jose Traffic25%

30 years total experienceMaster of Urban & Regional Planning, Texas A&M UniversityB.S. in Architectural Engineering, University of TexasCA C36384

• Traffic analysis

• Traffic modeling

• Traffic impact analysis

• Expertise in "big data"

44 hours (Task 3)

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1 Task 1: Project Management 1 Project Administration 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 180 180

2 Project Mangement & Control 8 32 40 20 0 40 0 0 0 80 220 220

3 Meetings and Coordination 16 64 0 40 16 16 0 32 0 40 224 224

Subtotal Task 1 24 156 40 60 16 56 0 32 0 240 624 0 0 0 0 6242 Task 2: Data Collection

1 Establish Ranking Criteria 4 16 0 16 8 8 0 0 0 0 52 52

2 Prepare Base Mapping 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 80 0 104 104

3 Review Existing Documentation & Reports 0 0 0 20 16 0 0 20 80 0 136 136

4 Site Reviews 0 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 8 0 32 32

Subtotal Task 2 4 24 0 44 32 8 8 36 168 0 324 0 0 0 0 3243 Task 3: Traffic Operations Assessment

1 Collect Traffic Data 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 74

2 Perform Supplemental Traffic Counts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 93

3 Evaluate Operating Conditions 0 4 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 20 147 167

4 Evaluate Forecasted Travel Demand 0 4 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 20 221 241

5 Traffic Operations Assessment Memorandum 0 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 295 311

Subtotal Task 3 0 12 0 28 0 16 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 830 0 8864 Task 4: Environmental Assessment

1 Conduct Literature Search 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 55

2 Identify Constraints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22

3 Perform Screening of Improvements 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 16 40 56

4 Environmental Assessment Memo 0 4 0 8 0 24 0 0 0 0 36 38 74

Subtotal Task 4 0 4 0 8 0 40 0 0 0 0 52 0 154 0 0 2065 Task 5: Development of Improvements

1 Identify Highway Improvements 16 36 0 60 60 20 80 240 180 0 692 44 736

2 Identify Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements 8 20 0 32 72 36 48 80 80 0 376 44 420

3 Identify Local Roadway Improvements 8 16 0 40 36 48 40 100 80 0 368 71 439

Subtotal Task 5 32 3 0 132 168 104 168 420 340 0 1436 0 0 0 160 15966 Task 6: Evaluation of Improvements

1 Evaluate Highway Improvements 16 48 0 80 60 0 60 72 160 0 496 496

2 Evaluate Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements 8 24 0 20 40 20 36 24 72 0 244 244

3 Evaluate Local Roadway Improvements 8 24 0 20 32 40 32 24 60 0 240 240

Subtotal Task 6 32 96 0 120 132 60 128 120 292 0 980 0 0 0 0 9807 Task 7: Corridor Study Report

1 Draft Corridor Study Report 8 16 20 60 24 32 24 48 40 80 352 352

2 Final Corridor Study Report 4 8 20 36 16 12 12 20 20 40 188 188

3 Public Outreach Support 4 16 0 16 0 24 0 0 80 0 140 140

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The following table is a complete summary of our project team's hours of participation for the Santa Clara I-280 Corridor Study project..

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�SR-4 Operational Improvements PSR, Contra Costa CountyProject manager for the PA&ED phase of the operational improvements on SR-4 from west of the SR-4 / SR-242 Interchange to Bailey Road Interchange in the eastbound and westbound directions to relieve directional peak period traffic congestion. Responsibilities include preparing the PSR-PDS documents, developing project alternatives, purpose and need statement, traffic analysis and environmental assessment.

�SR-4 Bypass Segment 1, Contra Costa County Project manager for preliminary and final plans, specifications and estimates of 3.5 miles of new highway construction from existing SR-4 / SR-160 interchange to south of Lone Tree Way in Brentwood. The project included construction of a new four- to six-lane freeway facility with one freeway-to-freeway interchange and two local street interchanges as well as design of local collector and arterial roadways. Work included final horizontal and vertical alignment design and verification, retaining wall layout, construction staging, design of grading plans, design of highway embankments for use in subsequent segments, drainage facilities design, utility relocation coordination and construction staking notes. Developed detailed cost estimates for a cost matrix of 13 options for interim facilities. Project required coordination with CCWD for bridge crossing of the Contra Costa Canal and at-grade crossing of the Los Vaqueros Pipeline in three locations.

� I-80 / I-680 / SR-12 Interchange, Solano County Project manager responsible for the design of preliminary layout and profiles for connector ramps at the I-80 / I-680 interchange, as well as HOV direct connectors. Performed evaluation of footprint of the ultimate interchange and impacts to existing creeks and sensitive habitats. Development of preliminary layout and profiles for the proposed collector-distributor road system at Suisun Valley Road interchange in relation to the future freeway widening and relocated eastbound I-80 truck scale.

�SR-4 Gap Closure, Contra Costa County Project engineer for PA&ED and preliminary design of a 4.5-mile, four-lane divided highway, interchanges and intersections. Process included value engineering of final preferred alternative. Finalization of horizontal and vertical alignments and X-section of both mainline and ramp alignments. Selection of grade separation structures including bridges versus arch culverts, use of retaining walls versus highway embankments and cut slopes and verifying wall type selection, development of superelevation diagrams, preliminary drainage plans, utility relocations and synthesis of interim project plans for highway improvements with ultimate freeway geometrics.

�SR-237 Express Lanes Phase 2, Santa Clara County QA/QC manager for PS&E to convert four miles of SR-237 from high-occupancy vehicle lanes to express lanes. The project extends the existing limited-access express lanes from the US-101 / Mathilda Avenue Interchange to I-880 Express Connector. The project improvements include installation of an electronic toll system (ETS), toll rate signage, sign structures, CCTV / video surveillance, vehicle detection equipment and restriping of facilities for access control.

�North East Antioch Circulation and Access Study, AntiochDeputy project manager responsible for the development of multiple freeway and interchange alternatives to provide access to North East Antioch. Work included conceptual development of numerous interchanges, designs and access alternatives between Hillcrest Avenue and East 18th / Main Street. Project resulted in a matrix of alternatives from which a project study report could be developed.

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� Sasha Dansky, PE, QSD/ QSP

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Sasha Dansky has 19 years of experience and extensive knowledge in the planning and design of municipal transportation projects. His technical background and understanding of the project development process allows him to serve clients at all stages of a project from conceptual design to preparation of construction documents. Sasha’s experience covers highway projects, municipal roadway, transit, drainage, utility, trail and bridge. He maintains a thorough understanding of Caltrans design standards and requirements.

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� I-880 Corridor Study, Santa Clara CountyPrincipal in charge for this VTA project along I-880 between US-101 and I-280 in Santa Clara County. Responsible for managing a team of traffic and environmental specialists for this project and led the preparation of environmental documents and a project report for this interchange.

� I-280 / I-880 / Stevens Creek Interchange Improvements, San JosePrincipal in charge / project manager for the preparation of PA&ED and PS&E documents through Caltrans District 4 for reconfiguring this existing interchange at the junction of two major interstate facilities in San Jose. Constructed in 1959, the project will add a new direct connector ramp between northbound I-280 and northbound I-880 to separate the freeway-to-freeway traffic from the local street and new direct connector from southbound I-880 to Monroe Street. Also included are braided ramps to Stevens Creek Boulevard and conversion of the cloverleaf ramps to a combination of L-9 and L-1 type configuration. Project included close coordination with both Valley Fair and Santana Row businesses.

� I-880 HOV Lane Widening PR/ED and PS&E, San Jose and Milpitas Principal in charge for PA&ED and PS&E phase to prepare project report, environmental document and final design for the 4.6-mile freeway segment along I-880. The project involved widening I-880 from six to eight lanes between US-101 in San Jose to SR-237 in Milpitas to accommodate HOV lanes in both directions. This project also included new retaining walls and the reconstruction of Brokaw Road interchange to incorporate Complete Streets design. This CMIA-funded project involved Caltrans process and required review and approval through Caltrans HQ Office Engineer. Other work involves continuous coordination with Caltrans

District 4, City of San José, City of Milpitas, utility companies, SFPUC and other stakeholders.

� I-80 Express Lanes, Solano County Principal in charge and project manager for the preparation of a PSR-PDS and PR/ED to convert nine miles of HOV lanes to express lanes from Red Top Road to Air Base Parkway in Fairfield. Project also includes 10 miles of freeway widening to add express lanes from Air Base Parkway in Fairfield to I-505 in Vacaville. This express lane project, which is part of MTC’s Regional Bay Area Express Lane Network, will involve a continuous access lane option to and from the new express lanes and is considered a Caltrans demonstration project for this new design.

�US-101 / Ralston Interchange, Redwood City Project manager responsible for the preparation of a PSR, PA/ED and PS&E through Caltrans District 4 for interchange reconstruction. The project included conversion of the interchange from a full cloverleaf to partial cloverleaf, realignment of local streets to a new intersection within interchange, widening of ramps, construction of a new bridge, five MSE walls, standard retaining walls, utility relocations and drainage improvements.

�SMCTA PPS Projects, San Mateo County Principal in charge for three Preliminary Planning Studies in San Mateo County; I-380 Congestion Improvements, US-101 / SR-92 Interchange Corridor and SR-92 / Delaware Interchange. The purpose of the studies is to develop short-term and long-term solutions to the corridors. Work includes identifying existing traffic congestion and bottlenecks, environmental constraints and feasible engineering solutions for the highway, interchanges, parallel street improvements and bicycle / pedestrian facilities.

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MS in Public Works Administration,Santa Clara University

BS in Civil Engineering,UC Berkeley

REGISTRATION CA C23233

� Richard K. Tanaka, PE

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE / TECHNICAL ADVISORRichard Tanaka has 44 years of experience in the planning, design and construction of municipal and transportation projects. With an expansive knowledge base of policies and design procedures for numerous public agencies in California, he has earned a record of excellence in managing and meeting fast track schedules for major improvement programs. These skills bring great financial value to our clients and deliver significant improvement projects which improved the quality of life for the public. As a principal of the firm, he traditionally leads and manages our most intricate and multi-faceted projects. Agencies such as VTA and Caltrans turn to Richard as he knows how to provide value engineering services on some of their most complex projects.

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�State Route 237 Express Lanes Phase 2, Santa Clara CountyProject manager responsible for developing alternatives during the PA&ED phase to convert four miles of State Route 237 from high occupancy vehicle lanes to express lanes. The project extends the existing limited-access express lanes from the US 101/Mathilda Avenue Interchange to Interstate 880 Express Connector. The project improvements include installation of an electronic toll system (ETS), toll rate signage, closed circuit television and restriping of facilities for access control.

� Interstate 880 HOV Lane Widening PR/ED, PS&E, San Jose / MilpitasDeputy project manager responsible for the preliminary engineering, project report/environmental documentation and final PS&E to extend the existing 20-mile HOV facility from Alameda County an additional 4.6 miles from State Route 237 in Milpitas to US 101 in San Jose. This $95 million CMIA-funded construction project included implementing Caltrans “Complete Street” guidelines at the Brokaw Road interchange to include new sidewalk on the south side and new Class II bike lanes. Other improvements include freeway widening, retaining walls, ramp metering, traffic signals, median barrier, landscaping/irrigation, and a new Hetch Hetchy slab bridge. Project also included continuous coordination Caltrans District 4, Cities of Milpitas and San Jose, utilities and SFPUC.

�Folsom-Fremont Street Off-Ramp, San FranciscoProject manager responsible for the preparation of the PEER and the final PS&E for modifying the westbound Interstate 80 free-running off-ramp (to the Financial District) to a more pedestrian friendly control-stopped tee-intersection at Fremont Street to support the future Transbay Transit Center development plan. The off-ramp realignment includes eliminating the Folsom diagonal leg, constructing a new retaining wall and traffic signal, installing a sidewalk on the

west side of Fremont Street and modifying the signing and striping.

� Interstate 80 / Allison Boulevard Interchange & Overcrossing PS&E, VacavilleProject engineer responsible for the alternative analysis, value engineering, preliminary engineering, final project report, and environmental document for the interchange reconstruction.

�11th Street Enhancements, Union CityProject manager responsible for the preparation of final PS&E and construction support for completing the improvements — median island, Class II Bike lanes, street parking, generous sidewalks, street trees and pedestrian lighting on 11th Street PG&E site from Decoto Road to a private residential development site. This project also included the design of a 500-car parking facility on 11th Street to accommodate the parking impacts before Phase 1 construction began at the intermodal station. This City project provided a 360-car overflow parking as a result of the construction staging activities on the BART property and this parking facility will eventually serve future tenants at Union City’s planned TOD site.

�Stevens Creek Trail Extension and Crossing of SR-85, Mountain ViewProject manager responsible for the PEER approval, final PS&E and Caltrans Encroachment Permit process for the proposed trail project to extend the Class I trail system over SR-85 to connect to the corner of Dale Avenue / Heatherstone Way. This new 12-foot wide overcrossing structure over SR-85 is a six-span cast-in-place reinforced box girder approximately 550 feet long including the two-span 200-foot long structure within Caltrans' right-of-way. Traffic calming elements have been incorporated at the mid-block crosswalk at Dale / Heatherstone Way at the new trail terminus.

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�Marilou Ayupan, PE

QUALITY MANAGEMENTMarilou Ayupan has 31 years of civil consulting engineering experience including public agency experience with Caltrans District 4 and VTA in a work-loan program and as principal civil engineer for the City of Union City Public Works Department. For seven years Marilou’s primary role as project manager for Union City was to manage all major regional infrastructure projects such as bicycle/pedestrian enhancements, street boulevard improvements, and intermodal facilities as well as management and implementation of all local, state and federal transportation grant programs. Marilou is MTCo’s division manager of municipal transportation projects and an associate of the firm.

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BS in Civil & Env. EngineeringSan Jose State University


� Sarah Christensen, PE

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS / EXPRESS LANES

Sarah Christensen has nine years of experience in highway and roadway projects including scoping, planning, environmental studies, design and construction. Sarah’s career focuses on delivering transportation projects such as express lanes, interchanges and highway widening projects. Her express lane project experience includes signing and striping, safety analysis, design of access zones and California Highway Patrol (CHP) enforcement locations, identification of funding sources, stage construction and traffic handling conceptual plans.

� I-380 Congestion Improvements, San Mateo CountyProject manager for the Preliminary Planning Study for the I-380 Congestion Improvements in the cities of South San Francisco and San Carlos. The project spans the entirety of I-380 including the interchanges with US-101 and I-280 as well as a two-mile segment of I-280 between I-380 and SR-1. The purpose of the studies is to develop short-term and long-term solutions to the corridors. Work includes identifying existing traffic congestion and bottlenecks, environmental constraints and feasible engineering solutions for the highway, interchanges, parallel street improvements and bicycle / pedestrian facilities.

�US-101 Express Lanes Project, Santa Clara County*Deputy project manager for project improvements that included widening of 37 miles of freeway to convert the existing HOV Lane to Express Lane and add a second Express Lane in both directions.

The scope of services include refinement of project parameters such as limits of express lane operations, development of lane geometries, access configurations, access locations, design of electronic toll collection system, and enforcement considerations. The project includes the design of significant structures including retaining walls, sound walls, and bridge widenings.

�US-101 Auxiliary Lane Project, Palo Alto and Mountain View*Project engineer who led the preliminary design tasks during the PA&ED phase, managed the delivery of the PS&E package, and assisted the client with the bidding process and Construction Support through project completion. The project constructed 3.2 miles of auxiliary lanes from SR-85 to Embarcadero Road. The project widened and modified on-ramps and off-ramps at each interchange to improve

efficiency of the auxiliary lanes.

� I-880 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Systems Engineering, Alameda County*Prepared combined PSR-PR, assisted with project delivery during the preliminary stage of the North Segment project. The project improvements included implementing an ICM strategy that would manage the traffic on arterials parallel to I-880 in the Cities of Oakland and San Leandro. Managed data collection, right of way certification, prepared layout plans and cost estimate, identified utility conflicts, performed technical reviews.

�Highway 1 PPS, San Mateo County*Performed day-to-day management and design coordination / activities associated with the development of design alternatives for at-grade pedestrian crossings, left turn pockets and raised medians in the towns of Montara, El Granada, Miramar and Moss Beach in San Mateo County. Evaluated the feasibility of alternatives considering environmental and right-of-way impacts, capital cost and public acceptance. Led the preparation of the Draft Preliminary Planning Study for public review. Presented the project alternatives at public meetings, answered questions from the public and the MidCoast Community Council about the project.

�BATA Toll Plaza Improvements at Seven Bay Area Bridges, Bay Area Region*Project engineer responsible for managing a team to design ITS elements and its incorporation into PS&E package. Improvements included installation of CCTV Cameras to monitor Changeable Message Signs (CMS) at seven bridge toll plazas. Prepared the Layout Plans, Construction Details, Quantity sheets, Water Pollution Control Plans, Stage Construction and Traffic Handling Plans and Construction Area Sign Plans.

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�SR-1 / Calera Parkway, PacificaProject engineer for this multi-disciplinary project. Responsible for completing preliminary engineering and PA/ED to widen SR-1 from four lanes to six lanes for 1.3 miles in the city of Pacifica. Features include two signalized intersections and enhanced pedestrian / bicycle features. The project included a variety of environmentally challenging aspects such as endangered species, coastal wetlands, right-of-way relocations and coordination with California Coastal Commission and National Park Service. Extensive public outreach led to the preferred project alternative carried forward to PS&E design.

�US-101 / Hillsdale POC, City of San MateoProject engineer and lead civil engineer responsible for preparing preliminary design and PSR-PDS documents for this phase of this overcrossing project. The project involves constructing a pedestrian / bicycle crossing at Hillsdale Boulevard spanning over US-101, potentially serving as a landmark structure for the City.

�US-101 / Holly Street PSR - Task 1, San CarlosProject engineer for an alternatives study evaluating a variety of options for addressing traffic congestion and bicycle / pedestrian access along the Holly Street corridor in the City of San Carlos. Concept designs developed for each alternative which were explored through an extensive public outreach process leading to two viable project alternatives. Led a team of engineers and subconsultants in completing the project study report, design exception fact sheets, traffic studies, geotechnical and site assessment reports, right-of-way and utility data sheet and a storm water data report. The project required working collaboratively with Caltrans and the City to develop a Complete Streets plan, accommodating pedestrian / bicyclist access along Holly Street and through the US-101 interchange.

� I-280 / I-880 / Stevens Creek Boulevard Interchange Improvements, San JoseProject engineer responsible for preparing stage construction and traffic handling plans and providing plan QC review for this multi-interchange improvement project. Project elements include grade separating the northbound I-280 connector to northbound I-880 over the northbound I-880 / Stevens Creek off-ramp and reconfiguring I-880 / Stevens Creek interchange. This project is funded by a combination of federal earmark and CMIA monies and is subject to federal requirement and Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures.

�US-101 / SR-92 Interchange Corridor and SR-92 / Delaware Interchange, San Mateo CountyProject manager for the Preliminary Planning Study for the US-101 / SR-92 Interchange Corridor and the SR-92 / Delaware Street Interchange. The project spans from I-280 on SR-92 to Foster City Boulevard and along US-101 from Ralston Avenue to 3rd Avenue. The purpose of the study is to provide thoughtful planning and engineering solutions to improve mobility and reduce freeway congestion at the US-101 / SR-92 Interchange and SR-92 / Delaware Street Interchange, located 0.5 miles to the west. The project will develop short-term and long-term solutions to the corridors. Work includes identifying existing traffic congestion and bottlenecks, environmental constraints, and feasible engineering solutions for the highway, interchanges, parallel street improvements and bicycle / pedestrian facilities.

�El Camino Grand Boulevard Initiative, San Mateo CountyProject engineer working with SamTrans, C/CAG, US EPA, Caltrans and various cities to develop four pilot projects that will serve as case study guidance for the Grand Boulevard Initiative to transform El Camino Real from a car-oriented roadway into a livable, walkable, multi-modal corridor.

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� Karsten Adam, PE

COMPLETE INTERCHANGE

Karsten Adam has 17 years of experience as a project engineer / manager responsible for the design and plan preparation of Complete Streets, multimodal facilities, freeway interchanges and highway projects. His experience includes horizontal and vertical roadway geometrics, drainage, low-impact development and grading design. He is familiar with Caltrans Complete Streets standards as well as green streets and multimodal elements required for streetscape projects. Other areas of design experience include drainage upgrades, utility relocation, traffic control and stage construction for PS&E projects.

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�SR 237 Express Lanes Phase 2, Santa Clara CountyGIS specialist responsible for processing and reprojecting aerial imagery for the PA/ED phase of this project to convert approximately five miles of existing HOV lanes to express lanes. Responsible for producing project exhibits generated from ArcMap and georeferencing nonspatial data for use in AutoCAD and ArcGIS. The project extends from the current restricted-access express lanes west of the SR 237/I-880 Express Connectors (Phase 1) in Milpitas to the vicinity of the Mathilda Avenue Interchange in Sunnyvale.

� I-80/I-680/SR 12 Interchange Complex, Solano CountyGIS specialist responsible for obtaining, processing and reprojecting aerial imagery. Responsible for producing and editing project exhibits generated from ArcMap and AutoCAD and georeferencing nonspatial data for use in AutoCAD, Microstation, and ArcGIS. The Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 interchange project will reconstruct the confluence of three major highways in Solano County. The proposed improvements include widening I-80 from 10 lanes to 20 lanes, reconstructing the interchange between I-680 and I-80, and reconstructing eight local road interchanges within the project limits.

� I-680 Auxiliary Lane, Segment 2, PS&E, Contra Costa CountyGIS specialist responsible for obtaining and processing aerial imagery, producing project exhibits generated from ArcMap, and georeferencing nonspatial data for use in AutoCAD, Microstation, and ArcGIS. Responsible for creating and maintaining a project geodatabase and performing data conversion between CAD and GIS. The project will add new 12-foot auxiliary lanes and 12-foot shoulders to both the northbound and southbound directions of I-680. Within

the project limits, most of the existing sound walls will be removed and reconstructed to accommodate the outside widening. The project also includes design for two CHP enforcement areas and a maintenance vehicle pullout.

�Napa-Vallejo Highway/Magnolia Drive Intersection Improvements - Napa Valley College, NapaGIS specialist responsible for producing project exhibits, location and vicinity maps generated from ArcMap and georeferencing nonspatial data for use in AutoCAD, Microstation, and ArcGIS for the NVC-Magnolia intersection construction from the Soscol Avenue/SR 221-Magnolia intersection to James Diemer Drive. Project includes construction of new four-leg mini-roundabout, realignment of James Diemer Drive and campus access roads.

�Napa County Transportation Planning Agency On-Call Engineering Services, Napa CountyGIS specialist responsible for creating a series of transit maps, for transit information displays and wayfinding kiosks throughout the Soscol Gateway Transit Center and nearby streets, in accordance with the MTC Regional Transit Wayfinding Guidelines & Standards. Responsible for creating and maintaining a project geodatabase and performing data conversion between CAD and GIS. The project consists of demolition and removal of existing buildings, pavement and utility lines, and then construction of a new 8,300-square foot transit center building, a 44 stall parking lot, and a 10-bay turnaround area for bus transfers.

� I-80 HOV Lanes, FairfieldGIS specialist responsible for processing and reprojecting aerial imagery for this $26 million freeway widening project to add HOV lanes on I- 80 for 8.5 miles in Solano County.

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Art History, University of LondonGeo. Information Systems, Diablo Valley College

� Deanna Gibson

GIS / MAPPING

Deanna Gibson has more than 10 years of experience providing geographic information system (GIS) project support for a diversity of transportation projects including interchanges, highways, and local roadways. Her experience includes using ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, Spatial Analyst) and AutoCAD software for mapping, spatial analysis, data conversion including converting CAD data to GIS and vice versa, geodatabase creation from spatial and non-spatial data, spatial analysis including raster calculation and analysis, and managing and maintaining GIS data. Deanna works with internal and external clients to develop GIS data and map products per project and client guidelines. She also prepares data documentation or metadata for GIS projects following client and/or corporate standards.

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�SR-4 Operational Improvements PSR-PDS, Contra Costa CountyProject engineer for the PA&ED phase of the operational improvements on SR-4 from west of the SR-4 / SR-242 Interchange to Bailey Road Interchange in the eastbound and westbound directions to relieve directional peak period traffic congestion. Responsibilities include preparing the PSR-PDS documents, developing project alternatives, purpose and need statement, traffic analysis and environmental assessment.

�SR-160 / SR-4 Bypass Connectors, Contra Costa CountyProject engineer responsible for the preparation of a project report (PR) and geometric approval drawings (GAD) for two freeway to freeway direct connectors (total project cost estimated at $38.4 million). The connectors are approximately 0.5 miles and 0.9 miles long respectively and both cross over UPRR. Work included geometric design and staging. Project geometrics were modified to accommodate future median widening to support extension of eBART within the SR 4 median. PR was drafted for rapid Caltrans review to allow PS&E to proceed immediately upon review and approval of the PR.

� I-680 Auxiliary Lane, Segment 2, PS&E, Contra Costa CountyProject engineer responsible for preparation of PS&E for the project to add new 12-foot auxiliary lanes and 12-foot shoulders to both the northbound and southbound directions of Interstate 680. The project includes design of six retaining walls and three sound walls. The project also includes design for two CHP enforcement areas and a maintenance vehicle pullout. Led the design team that produced an approved Caltrans PS&E from start to finish in 11 months for this $30 million project.

SR 4/Sand Creek Road Interchange PSR-PR and Supplemental PR, Contra Costa County

Project engineer for the preparation of a supplemental project report and design exceptions for the construction of the Sand Creek Road Interchange Project, which includes adding two additional lanes along the westbound SR 4 alignment from the San Jose Drive overcrossing to the Sand Creek Bridge. Project also includes the preparation of contract change orders for the roadway and bridge plans as well as the amendment of applicable project permits.

�SR-4 (E) Widening - Somersville Road to SR 160 - Segment 1 Somersville Interchange & Undercrossings PS&E, AntiochProject engineer responsible for preliminary design as well as preparation of final design PS&E and supplemental project report. Responsibilities include design interchange geometry and profiles, design retaining walls and sound walls, and traffic improvements including detour, striping, traffic handling, stage construction, and site improvements. The supplemental project report for the inclusion of widened median for future transit improvements on this $45 million highway widening and interchange report project. The project included freeway and roadway widening, the freeway interchange geometric reconfiguration, and design of five soundwalls, three retaining walls, three bridges. Assisted with utility relocation process for PG&E electric and gas facilities and provided final design for sewer relocation. Prepared and processed and approved longitudinal utility encroachment exception for 12 inch PG&E gas line within Caltrans right of way.

�Hillcrest Avenue Overcrossing, State Route 4 Segment 3, AntiochProject engineer for the development of the Hillcrest staging and traffic handling plans. Led the development and plan production of the staging concept as implemented on the project. This project includes widening SR 4 and reconfiguring the SR 4/Hillcrest Avenue interchange.

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� Quynh Nguyen, PE, QSD/QSP

MAINLINE IMPROVEMENTS

Quynh Nguyen has more than 10 years of experience in municipal and transportation engineering. She has served as project engineer or design engineer on numerous projects, including highway improvements and local roadway and intersection modifications. Her experience includes geometric design, drainage design, utility coordination, and the preparation of PS&E. She has a thorough understanding of Caltrans design standards and project delivery procedures. Quynh has developed planning-level geometrics and cost estimates for a variety of highway improvements including HOV lanes, general purpose lanes, auxiliary lanes, shoulder running lanes, and interchange ramp modifications.

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�SR 65 Capacity and Operational Improvements, Placer CountyDeputy project manager responsible for PA&ED of proposed capacity and operational improvements to State Route 65 from north of Galleria Boulevard/Stanford Ranch Road to Lincoln Boulevard. Improvements on State Route 65 will reduce congestion, improve traffic operations, and enhance safety. Services for this CMAQ funded project include preparing CEQA/NEPA documents, project report, and preliminary engineering. The project requires extensive coordination with PCTPA; cities of Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville; Placer County, Caltrans and other regulatory agencies.

� I Street Bridge Replacement PA/ED, SacramentoProject engineer for the PA/ED phase of this HBP funded bridge replacement project. This phase includes an alignment study to determine a preferred crossing, traffic analysis and geometric approval drawings for various project alternatives, preparation of structure advance planning studies to determine the movable bridge type and location, technical studies to evaluate environmental impacts, approvals needed to satisfy CEQA and NEPA requirements, along with extensive coordination with permitting agencies, stakeholders, and the public.

�Oak Street Roundabout Construction, RosevilleProject manager for the development of preliminary engineering, environmental clearance, and final Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for the Oak Street Roundabout Project in the City of Roseville. Originally the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) included widening of Oak Street to a 6-lane facility to accommodate the future traffic demand at the Washington/Oak Street Signalized Intersection. Since the DTSP identified this area as a pedestrian oriented environment, the project design was changed to include a roundabout at the intersection of

Washington/Oak Street, which eliminated the need to widen Oak Street. In addition to leading the design effort, Zach also prepared the grant application to secure $2.6 million in federal CMAQ funding for the project.

�Roseville Downtown Bridges, Trail, and Fire Station Site Improvements, RosevilleProject manager responsible for the preparation of funding applications and design services of improvements in the City of Roseville. These improvements include the replacement of the Library Bridge that was removed in June 2011 due to storm damage, relocation of the Ice House Bridge to better serve as a Class I bicycle bridge for the Harding to Royer Class I Trail Extension, construction of a new downtown bridge to provide pedestrian connectivity to the downtown area, and construction of a new Fire Station #1 at the intersection of Oak Street and Lincoln Street.

�Marin County HBP Applications, Marin CountyProject manager for the HBP applications for the replacement of three county bridges: Nicasio Valley Road over Arroyo Nicasio, Sir Francis Drake over Olema Creek, and Muir Woods Road over Redwood Creek. The applications were accepted by Caltrans Local Assistance for programming in the updated bridge list.

�Berry Street / Napa River Bridge HBRRP Application, CalistogaProject manager responsible for preparing HBP full application for a bridge replacement project. Application was completed within two weeks from NTP in order to meet the extremely tight schedule for application submittal.

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� Zach Siviglia, PE, QSD/QSP

DIVISION MANAGER / RAIL - TRANSIT

Zach Siviglia has more than 11 years of experience in municipal and transportation engineering. He has served as project manager, project engineer, and resident engineer during construction on numerous projects, including freeway improvements, bridges, highway interchanges, local roadway improvements, bicycle facilities, civil related transit improvements, streetscape designs, and downtown infrastructure improvements. He has prepared life cycle cost analyses for multiple projects. Zach has completed a variety of different projects and has extensive experience with Caltrans facilities and local agency improvements, including streetscape/infrastructure projects.

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�Guadalupe River Trail Master Plan, San JoseDesign engineer for the Guadalupe River Trail Master Plan. Currently underway, this project will establish a Class 1 multi-use trail within a five-mile long stretch of Guadalupe River corridor with a master plan identifying site opportunities and constraints, trail alignment alternatives, regulatory and environmental requirements and a phasing/funding strategy. Among the many typical trail planning challenges faced on this project (multiple stakeholders and property owners, variety of adjacent land uses, future developments, environmental constraints), the trail must account for future flood improvements proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers including a bypass channel and multiple property acquisitions.

�Permanente Creek Trail Extension, Mountain ViewDesign engineer responsible for preparing preliminary conceptual geometrics for the modification of the Permanente Creek Trail under Amphitheater Parkway. Project would construct a Class I bicycle facility parallel to Permanente Creek.

�Charleston-Arastradero Corridor, Palo AltoDesign engineer responsible for preparing “complete street” roadway improvement plans along the corridor. The project would add innovative bicycle transportation solutions which consist of modified signals, green bike lanes, cycle tracks and Copenhagen bike left turn lanes.

�Bicycle Pedestrian Design Services, AthertonProject engineer for the implementation bicycle facilities throughout the town in accordance with its Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Work includes designing Class III improvements on 13 streets and preparing preliminary engineering documents and cost estimates for Class I and Class II improvements along six additional roads. Additional work includes the planning, designing, and coordinating the

modification of a major pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real and Selby Lane.

�SLOCOG US 101 Corridor Mobility Master Plan, San Luis ObispoDesign engineer responsible for preparing engineer’s estimates for various widening alternatives along US 101 in San Luis Obispo County. This project evaluates the feasibility of widening for HOV, auxiliary, and acceleration/deceleration lanes.

�Shoreline Boulevard Transportation Corridor Study, Mountain ViewDesign engineer responsible for preparing roadway conceptual exhibits. This project studies the Shoreline Boulevard corridor, transit center, and transit network in order to develop a range of improvements within existing rights of way to accommodate transit service and a new bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

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� Vignesh Swaminathan, EIT

BICYCLE / PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS

Vignesh Swaminathan has more than 3 years of experience designing and delivering transportation projects. His responsibilities include conducting planning studies, transportation design and analysis, preparation of exhibits, and production of plans. He excels at the planning and implementation of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. As an avid cyclist, Vignesh understands how roadways are used and how to plan treatments that improve safety and use. He has experience working with various design standards such OSHA, AISC, ADA, and ASCE. His technical skills include the use of software including AutoCAD, ArcGIS and MicroStation.

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�Charleston-Arastradero Corridor, Palo AltoProject manager responsible for preparing “complete street” roadway improvement plans along the corridor. The project will add innovative bicycle transportation solutions which consist of modified signals, green bike lanes, cycle tracks and Copenhagen bike left turn lanes.

�Bicycle Pedestrian Design Services, AthertonProject manager for the implementation bicycle facilities throughout the town in accordance with its Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Work includes designing Class III improvements on 13 streets and preparing preliminary engineering documents and cost estimates for Class I and Class II improvements along six additional roads. Additional work includes the planning, designing, and coordinating the modification of a major pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real and Selby Lane.

�US 101 / Mabury Road Interchange, San JoseCivil lead responsible for preparing alternative interchange concepts and preparing project report for the PA/ED phase of this proposed freeway interchange. Once constructed, the interchange will provide the most direct access to the Berryessa BART station from US 101. The project is in an early stage, with a focus on performing traffic studies to support the development of design alternatives.

�SR-238 Corridor Improvements PSR/EIR, HaywardProject engineer responsible for managing an internal team, coordinating with subconsultants, and participating in public presentations for the successful completion of the preliminary design/ environmental document phase of this $65 million project. He was responsible for the preliminary design of widening more than five miles of existing Foothill Boulevard and Mission Boulevard between Interstate 580 and Industrial Parkway. He evaluated various alternatives to accommodate the City's circulation needs within a limited

right-of-way, oversaw the development of visual exhibits that enabled the City to effectively communicate the project's benefits to the public and led to project approval. The completion of the project concluded a 40 year search for an acceptable solution .The City subsequently issued a final design contract amendment to MTCo.

�Campus Parkway Phase 2 & 3 PS&E, Merced CountySenior project engineer responsible for design of a four and a half mile segment of a major arterial roadway. Campus Parkway constitutes the eastern loop of the Merced loop system. The project includes the design of a three-mile long Class 1 bike path and a Class 2 bike path along Campus Parkway. He leads the development of the PS&E package and coordinates with stakeholders and regulatory agencies. The total estimated construction cost of the Phase II project is $50 million.

�Branham & Monterey Grade Separation, San JoseProject engineer responsible for the feasibility study of various alternatives, and preparing exhibits and a draft report.

�Montague Expressway Corridor Improvements PSR, PA/ED, PS&E, Santa Clara CountyProject engineer responsible for laying out interchange geometrics and identifying exceptions to standards for the I-880 and I-680 interchanges.

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� Admas Zewdie, PE

LOCAL ROADWAY / INTERSECTIONS

Admas Zewdie has more than 19 years of experience in the design of transportation and public works projects. He has been a key team member on many projects for numerous Northern California cities and agencies. Admas has extensive working knowledge of highway and local roadway design, drainage design, bicycle and pedestrian trail design, specification writing, and construction support. He specializes in developing cost estimates and conceptual roadway geometrics to support planning studies. He routinely serves as the project manager or project engineer for our Complete Streets projects.

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� Robert Eckols, PE

TRAFFICRobert Eckols has over 30 years of consulting experience in fields of traffic engineering, transportation planning, and environmental engineering in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been responsible for managing a range of transportation projects involving site traffic analyses, area-wide circulation studies, traffic operation studies, environmental impact reports, traffic calming, parking, and transit planning. Robert provides on-going traffic engineering and transportation planning services to several large institutional and corporate clients including Stanford University, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Apple, Facebook, Google, and VMWare. For these institutional/corporate clients, Mr. Eckols assists in the projects from the earliest due diligence stage through to the final design of the project access, circulation and parking.

�Transportation Impact Analyses, Santa Clara CountyAssociate-in-Charge of traffic impact analyses for a variety of large and small development projects within Santa Clara County. Robert has recently been in charge of TIAs in the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Over the years, Robert has tracked the changes in the VTA TIA Guidelines and has been involved in past efforts to update. Recent projects have also included trip caps, monitoring and fee programs.

�Mountain View General Plan Update EIRAssociate-in-charge for preparing the transportation element and traffic impact analysis for the update of the City of Mountain View’s General Plan. This project includes updating and refining the City’s travel demand forecast model for use in the traffic impact analysis. The General Plan land use alternatives are currently being developed by the General Plan team. Once a preferred land use alternative has been selected by the City Council, Fehr & Peers will evaluate the traffic operations and prepare the EIR section.

�Facebook On-call Transportation Engineering / Planning Services, Menlo ParkFehr & Peers provided Facebook with transportation planning and engineering services since 2009 when their headquarters was located in Palo Alto, California. Robert has been the Associate-in-Charge for all of the Facebook assignments. When Facebook decided to relocate their headquarters to Menlo Park, Fehr & Peers was directly involved in the review of the environmental documents and provided input to the entitlement team. Fehr & Peers continues to assist Facebook with their parking management strategy, TDM activities and trip monitoring

required as mitigation under the EIR.

�Sunnyvale LUTE/CAP, SunnyvaleThe City of Sunnyvale is updating the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the General Plan as well as preparing its first Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the community. The city has identified several issues of concern that should be incorporated into the LUTE analysis including AB 32 and SB 375 compliance. The LUTE and CAP will include mutually supportive goals and policies that will be incorporated in the preferred LUTE alternative. Fehr & Peers is on both the LUTE EIR team and the CAP team and will be responsible for modeling the City’s future land use alternatives, preparing data for inclusion in the greenhouse gas analysis, and documenting the transportation impacts of the updated land use component.

�Moffett Towers – Traffic Impact Analysis and EIR, SunnyvaleRobert was the associate-in-charge for preparing the traffic impact analysis for the Moffett Towers development located in Moffett Business Park. Moffett Towers is a 1.8 million-square foot office complex located adjacent to the US 101 / SR 237 Interchange in Sunnyvale, California. The traffic impact analysis studied over 50 intersections and included analyses for a proposed extension of Mary Avenue over the freeways. Moffett Towers was a development that is consistent with the Moffett Park Specific Plan that is designed to increase the intensity of development in northern Sunnyvale. The pedestrian, bicycle, and transit impacts of the project were evaluated as well.

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EDUCATION BA in Physical Geography,UC Berkeley

� Judy Shanley

ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

Judy Shanley is the president and a principal / senior environmental specialist for DJP&A with 27 years of experience preparing CEQA and NEPA documents for private and public sector clients. Judy’s broad-based experience allows her to effectively manage multi-disciplinary projects involving a broad array of issues. She has extensive experience with mixed-use projects and infrastructure and school facilities. As a principal, Judy provides management and oversight in preparation of environmental documents by others to ensure consistency and credibility, advises public and private sector clients on CEQA and NEPA processes and procedures and manages preparation of environmental documents required under California and federal laws including Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Initial Study / Negative Declarations (IS/ND) and Environmental Assessments (EA).

�VTA I-680 Corridor Study, Santa Clara CountyPrincipal for the environmental constraints memorandum report to assist in the assessment of potential improvements to the I-680 corridor. Evaluation of the I-680 corridor encompassed the segment between the Alameda County / Santa Clara County border in the City of Milpitas to the US- 101 / I-280 interchange in the City of San José.

�VTA Freeway Performance Initiative Design Project, Santa Clara CountyProject manager responsible for preparing NEPA Categorical Exclusions (CEs) for modifications to three US-101 interchanges. The CEs included Caltrans SER reports: Natural Environment Study, Air Quality Conformity Assessment, Historic Property Survey Report / Archaeological Survey Report, Noise Impact Analysis and Visual Impact Assessment.

�Marin-Sonoma Narrows Segment C2 RevalidationProject Principal for the Caltrans District 4 NEPA/CEQA Re-validation addressing changes to the Marin Sonoma Narrows (MSN) Segment C2 Project, on US 101 in Petaluma. The revalidation included Caltrans SER reports for cultural, biological and visual resources, community impacts, and hazardous materials. Ms. Shanley also completed regulatory permit packages for MSN Segment B1.

�US-101 / University Avenue Interchange & Pedestrian Improvements, Ms. Shanley is currently Project Manager preparing NEPA/CEQA Categorical Exclusion/Categorical Exemption (CE/CE) for modifications to the interchange and a separate bicycle/pedestrian bridge at the interchange. The CEs included Caltrans SER reports: Natural Environment Study, Air Quality

Conformity Assessment, Historic Property Survey Report/ Archaeological Survey Report, Noise Impact Analysis, Visual Impact Assessment, and Community Impact Assessment.

�US-101 / Candlestick Point Interchange ModificationMs. Shanley prepared the Caltrans Preliminary Environmental Analysis Report (PEAR) for freeway interchange modifications proposed next to the San Francisco Bay, addressing wetland, special-status species, Section 4(f ), cultural resources, and hazardous materials impacts.

�US-101 / SR-84 (Woodside Road) Interchange Environmental Constraints StudyMs. Shanley was Principal on a study identifying environmental constraints and potential impacts associated with five project alternatives to improve vehicle circulation at the US 101/SR 84 Interchange in Redwood City.

�Newark Areas 3 & 4 Specific Plan EIRMs. Shanley was Principal for an EIR that analyzed development of a 850-acre bay-side site with 1,260 housing units, an elementary school, a golf course, open space, and a roadway system including bridges over several drainage channels and an active heavy rail line.

�Goble Lane Mixed Use Development EIR/EAMs. Shanley was Principal for an EIR/EA evaluating demolition of industrial uses and a mobile home park and development of up to 970 residential units, a two-acre park, and 18,000 square feet of retail on a 29.5-acre parcel located west of Monterey Road and south of Curtner Avenue in San José. Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding was proposed, so NEPA review was required.

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EDUCATION BA in Physical Geography,UC Berkeley

� Eileen Goodwin

LOCAL AGENCY COORDINATION / OUTREACH SUPPORT (OPTIONAL SERVICE)

Eileen Goodwin has 30 years of leadership experience in building consensus and in completing complex projects involving numerous parties on time and within budget. As Executive Director of the Santa Clara County Traffic Authority, Eileen successfully delivered the $1.2-billion Measure A Highway Improvement Program including building 18 miles of new SR-85 and widening US-101 and SR-237.

Since completing the mission of the Traffic Authority, Eileen has served as principal of Apex Strategies, counseling and assisting public agencies and private parties in favorably positioning their projects and programs with the community and the media. Strategic Plans, Expenditure Plans, program management for sales tax programs are specific areas of expertise. Community outreach for county-wide services, transportation and water projects, and land use issues are her specialty. Ms. Goodwin is recognized state-wide and nationally as an expert and innovator in the field of community participation, strategic planning and sales tax programs. Her thirty years of professional experience include political campaign management, marketing, and organization and government management.

�US-101 / Woodside Road (SR-84) Interchange, San Mateo CountyProvide community outreach services as project lead for PA/ED phase of interchange project. The purpose of the proposed project is to alleviate existing and projected peak hour traffic congestion at the Route 101 / 84 (Woodside Road) Interchange and to provide traffic improvements in the vicinity of the interchange. Caltrans is the lead agency for the project and the owner of the interchange, however, the City is the lead for public involvement and will screen the alternatives. Work elements include development of an outreach plan document, stakeholder outreach, facilitation of community meetings, identification of community stakeholders and facilitation and documentation of stakeholder meetings, assistance with project website, power point presentations, press releases, fact sheets and other collateral material.

� I-280 / I-880 Interchange PA/ED, Santa Clara CountyProvide community outreach and facilitation for the 280/880 Interchange in San Jose. Specific expertise included facilitation of environmental scoping meetings and meetings presenting the draft environmental document to the public. Additional scope included working with a diverse community, facilitating consensus and dialogue regarding specific project’s implementation with community members. Apex Strategies led the extensive effort to commercial property owners.

�SR-237 / SR-880 Interchange PA/ED, Santa Clara County

�Yerba Buena Island access ramps to the Bay Bridge / I-880, San Francisco

�Mobility Partnership: Route 152 Toll Road Project; Santa Clara, San Benito, Merced and Madera Counties

�Route 1 Widening Project, Santa Cruz County

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EDUCATIONBS in Enviro. Planning / Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University

REGISTRATION CA RLA 3031

� Terence Bottomley, AICP, RLA

VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS

Terence Bottomley has over twenty-five years of experience in urban design and city planning consulting in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work focuses on urban infill conditions, specifically revitalization-related development plans and capital improvement projects. Products include land use and redevelopment area master plans, zoning standards and design guidelines, and design and construction drawings for streetscapes and public spaces. Projects typically involve a public engagement process, and Mr. Bottomley has extensive experience facilitating community meetings and workshops.

�East Santa Clara Street Urban Village Plan, San Jose

�Carolan Avenue Complete Street Improvements, Burlingame (Kimley-Horn)

�Fruitvale Alive Gap Closure Streetscape Project, Oakland (AECOM)

�Grand Boulevard Initiative: El Camino Real / Arroyo Complete Street Improvements, San Carlos (MTCo)

�Latham Square Permanent Plaza Design, Oakland

�Bellevue Drive / Lakeside Park Entry Improvements, Oakland

�Napa Riverfront / Riverside Drive Vision Plan, City of Napa

�Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan, Redwood City

�SR-29 Gateway Corridor Improvement Plan, Napa County (Dyett & Bhatia)

�Grand Boulevard Initiative: Complete Streets Case Studies Project, SamTrans with Caltrans and the Cities of Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno and San Carlos

� Grand Boulevard Initiative: Multi-Modal Access Strategy and Context Sensitive Street Design Guidelines, SamTrans with VTA, San Mateo C/CAG, Caltrans

� Winchester Boulevard Development Master Plan, Campbell

�SVRT / BART-to-San Jose Station Areas Vision Plan, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority with the Cities of Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara

� East Campbell Avenue Master Plan, Campbell

�Charleston / Arastradero Corridor Improvement Plan, Palo Alto

�Main Street Silicon Valley Corridor Study, Joint Venture Silicon Valley

�Bayfair Mall Redevelopment: Planned Development Master Plan, San Leandro

�Tamien Station Site Development Master Plan, City of San Jose, VTA and Barry Swenson

�Contra Costa Center / Monument Boulevard Redevelopment Concept, Pleasant Hill

�MacArthur Boulevard Streetscape Master Plan, San Leandro

�Gardner / Atlanta, Josefa / Auzerais and Spartan / Keyes Neighborhood Plans, San Jose

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Form 1 General Information

Form 2 Levine Act Statement

Form 3 Local Firm Certification

Form 4 Exceptions to the Agreement

Form 5 Cost Proposal

Form 6 Listing of SBE Contractors and Subcontractors

Form 7 Designation of Subcontractors, Suppliers and Subconsultants

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBMITTALS

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