Taking a complete streets policy from paper into practice can require outside help. Our workshop series responds to state and local agencies’ need to learn how to balance the needs of all users, and develop and implement effective policies.
Our Complete Streets Partners are highly-skilled, well-respected private firms and companies helping communities across the country achieve on-the-ground change in their transportation network. They also support the adoption and implementation of complete streets policies through a donation to the National Complete Streets Coalition.
Platinum Partners
Ryan Snyder Associates (RSA) has been promoting healthy and livable communities through active transportation planning since 1987. RSA specializes in transportation planning with a new urbanist approach, and has worked on hundreds of bicycle, pedestrian, transit, paratransit, and safe routes to school plans.
RSA’s planning efforts have evolved more broadly into “street planning” and each of our plans aim to incorporate Complete Streets elements that reduce global warming gases, create opportunities to safely walk and bicycle, and that enhance the livability of our neighborhoods. RSA firmly believes that the “DNA” of our streets lays fundamentally our street manuals, and is spearheading with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the effort to create a new Model Street Manual. RSA will bring together the national experts on Complete and Living Streets design to create this manual in an editable format for easy editing and adoption by cities across the nation.
RSA’s current projects include the Glendale Bicycle Master Plan, the Lancaster Master Plan of Trails and Bikeways, and Technical Assistance Coordinator for Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work grants.
This includes workshops, trainings, design guidelines, bicycle, pedestrian and safe routes to school planning elements, among others.
SvR Design Comany was founded in 1989 with the mission of providing innovative and ecological solutions for urban environments. SvR approaches this mission as an integrated design firm that blurs the lines between landscape architecture, civil engineering, and applied ecology for municipal, state, federal, and private clients.
As planners and designers of complete streets, SvR looks to move people safely and efficiently through developed and natural settings. SvR takes a Green Complete Streets approach to streetscape design, integrating motorized transportation improvements with bicycle/pedestrian and green infrastructure systems. Bringing these systems together reclaims the right of way for the benefit of the community and the natural environment. Municipalities and state and federal agencies are among SvR’s initial clients for green complete streets.
SvR’s recent experience includes Euclid Corridor Streetscape Improvements (green complete street) in St. Louis, MO; the Edmonds Cultural Corridor (art integrated with a green complete street) in Edmonds, WA; Sunnydale and Potrero Redevelopments (sustainable complete street grid) in San Francisco, CA; High Point Redevelopment (complete street design coupled with green infrastructure systems)in Seattle, WA; C Street improvements (green complete street) in Washington, D.C; Green Street Standards for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and Burke-Gilman Trail: The Missing Link in Seattle, WA.
Gold Partners
Designing Streets for Pedestrians and Bicyclists is a transportation planning and design firm that specializes transforming neighborhoods and communities into livable places by delivering bikeable and walkable streets. Their projects improve the public right-of-way of streets for bikers and walkers as users deserving the same access and level of safety that drivers enjoy. Their commitment to livable spaces is evidenced by their contribution to the development of various design and planning documents such as the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan; the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities; the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Pedestrian Facilities; and the ITE/CNU Context Sensitive Design of Urban Thoroughfares.
Silver Partners
Alta Planning + Design is at the forefront of the multimodal transportation movement, specializing in bicycle, pedestrian, greenway, and trail planning and design. Creating “Complete” and livable streets for communities is an integral part of their work. In addition to conducting nationally-significant research and professional development courses, they are involved in many Complete Streets projects: the North Carolina DOT Complete Streets Design Manual; Tacoma, WA Complete Streets Reviews; Queen City Livability Access Plan, Buffalo, NY; and Division Street/Main Street Plan, Portland, OR. They also produced the Fundamentals of Bicycle Boulevard Planning and Design Guide with Portland State University’s Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.
Fehr & Peers specializes in transportation planning services that range from local traffic and parking studies to major regional transportation plans and traffic engineering design. Their offices are located in eight California locations as well as Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno. As part of their mission to produce transportation solutions for the communities they work in, Fehr & Peers supports numerous non-profit and inspirational organizations that invest in public health, community services, medical research, and education. Some employees have contributed to the Pedestrian Safety Assessments Guide, the U.S. Traffic Calming Manual, “Vehicle Emissions and Level of Service Standards” for ITE Journal, the ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook, and the ITE Transportation Planning Handbook.
Founded in 1894, Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is a professional consulting firm offering innovative solutions supported by the multi-discipline resources of its planning, engineering, architecture, environmental science and construction services teams. FNI’s urban planning services include transportation planning, urban design, comprehensive plans, economic development, land use studies, implementation and code and ordinance development. FNI has grown to become one of the leading planning firms in Texas, offering visionary ideas with practical solutions on Complete Streets initiative-based projects, such as the Fort Worth Urban Villages, Red Oak Downtown Vision Plan, Cedar Hill Thoroughfare Plan, Denton Downtown Study, and Denton Bike Plan.
Gannett Fleming is an international consulting firm with offices across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and U.A.E. With 2,100 highly qualified, dedicated employees, Gannett Fleming provides an array of engineering, planning, and construction management services in the transportation, water/wastewater, facilities, environmental, and information technology disciplines. Their transit projects include the Grand Avenue Bus Depot and Central Maintenance Facility with New York City Transit and the Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit System for the Regional Public Transportation Authority/Valley Metro Rail, Inc..
Gresham, Smith and Partners provides design and consulting solutions for the built environment that contribute to the success of national and international clients. For more than 40 years, GS&P has focused on enhancing quality of life and sustainability within communities. They have broad experience in integrated, multimodal transportation and land use planning and corridor design. They developed the Complete Streets Study and Guidelines for the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, providing a set of tools and strategies to support complete streets transformations throughout the Knoxville region.
HDR, Inc. is a global employee-owned firm providing architecture, engineering, consulting, construction, and related services. Their transportation services include technical expertise and strategic consulting services such as procurement assistance, stakeholder outreach, Cost Risk Analysis and Value Engineering (CRAVE™), context-sensitive solutions, project controls and more.
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. implements the ideals of Complete Streets in striving to provide their clients with innovative and sustainable solutions to transportation projects and emphasizing all modes of transportation. Their thorough knowledge of existing standards and best practices is showcased by recent work in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (.pdf). Experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, civil engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, and urban design provides a truly multi-disciplined team to assist clients throughout the eastern United States in developing sustainable transportation solutions.
Kimley-Horn and Associates is an engineering and land-planning firm that creates solutions for a wide range of disciplines including aviation, the environment, intelligent transportation systems, forensic engineering, landscape architecture, land planning, transit, transportation, roads and bridges, urban redevelopment, water resources, and wireless communications. With 60 offices nationwide and almost 2,000 employees, they offer comprehensive services that see a project through from the initial planning and design to the final stages of construction and operation. Recent projects include a road diet on US 1 through the City of Delray Beach, FL; a complete Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, NC; and work on Designing Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities: A Context Sensitive Approach issued by ITE, CNU, FHWA, and EPA.
MIG, Inc. specializes in planning, design, management, communications and technology. They practice a holistic approach to their projects by looking at the social, political, economic, and physical factors of their project sites through community and stakeholder interaction. They have offices in California, Oregon, and North Carolina. Some of their current projects that highlight their expertise include the Central San Joaquin Valley ADA Self- Evaluation & Transition Plan Checklist, which helps communities comply with Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and the Play for All Book, which comprises guidelines for addressing outdoor play settings for children of all ages.
Toole Design Group is one of the nation’s leading planning and design firms specializing in multi-modal transportation. Offices in Boston, Washington DC, and Seattle, develop creative yet practical solutions that move people more efficiently, while improving the quality of life of the community. Toole Design Group has experience in a range of multi-modal planning and design, including design guidelines, master plans, research, data collection, and safe routes to school. Recent projects include a pedestrian and bicycle neighborhood connectivity study in Charlotte, NC; AASHTO’s Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities (2009 Edition); a bold, multi-modal Master Transportation Plan for Arlington County, VA; and a multi-modal safety improvement plan for an intersection in Washington, DC.
T.Y. Lin International a full-service infrastructure consulting firm with a staff of nearly 2000 located in offices in the U.S. and Asia. TYLI has completed numerous projects encompassing the areas of multi-modal planning; complete streets development and design; pedestrian and bicycle planning and design; and ITS and traffic engineering. Several of their notable projects include the award-winning design of the David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge in San Diego, California; the City of Chicago’s Bike 2015 Plan, which is aimed at growing its network of on-street bikes and shared lanes to over 140 miles; and the Erie Canal Aqueduct Master Plan. TYLI is proud of the solutions that they provide for some of the most common transportation problems facing mobile communities today.
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP has served public agencies for nearly 100 years. WR&A is a 500-person full service, multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural firm that provides planning, design, and construction management services. The firm’s multimodal transportation work has included integrated transportation and land use studies, regional transit plans, statewide bicycle networks, rail stations, bus rapid transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, urban streets, highways, and streetscapes. WR&A is fully committed to enhancing communities through thoughtful, innovative transportation improvements.
Bronze Partners
Abonmarche has provided engineering, architecture, surveying, marina/waterfront, landscape architecture, development and community planning services in the Midwest since 1979. They are committed to the development of Complete Streets in the communities they serve, as shown in their award-winning work in Benton Harbor, MI.
Beckett & Raeder, Inc. is a multidisciplinary firm working in landscape architecture, planning, engineering, and environmental services. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, BRIA provides exceptional and innovative professional service to a variety of municipal governments, state and federal agencies, institution and private sector clients. They have won numerous awards for projects across the Midwest.
Bicycle Solutions offers a broad range of consulting expertise, including city and campus bicycle and pedestrian planning, corridor and trail designs, development plan reviews, design and installation of high-density bicycle storage facilities, multi-modal traffic safety evaluations, public workshops, professional development seminars, bicycling classes and educational program development, and expert witness services. Based in northern California, the firm provides services nationwide.
Broadreach Planning & Design, based in Vermont, is a landscape architecture and planning firm serving the needs of bicyclists and pedestrian and the communities in which they live. Recent projects include one of the first multimodal corridor transportation plans in Vermont that includes bus and rail transit, a bicycle/pedestrian plan for the Bangor, Maine MPO, and alignments for several shared use paths.
Brown & Mitchell, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm specializing in civil engineering and environmental consulting services for a wide range of clients along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. BMI has over 40 years of experience in the study and design of public and private water, sewer, and storm drainage projects; road and highway improvements; site development; and beach erosion/beach renourishment projects.
Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. works in the areas of transportation planning, environmental planning, public involvement, cultural/historical documentation, and community/site planning. Recent work has included safe routes to school planning to develop prototypical programs for application to local schools.
Kittelson & Associates provides comprehensive transportation planning, engineering, and research services with the goal of developing solutions that improve the performance of pedestrian, bicycle, highway, signal, and transit systems.
KTU+A Planning + Landscape Architecture is a San Diego-based planning and landscape architecture firm committed to balancing human activities with the elements of nature. A significant portion of the firm’s work involves bikeway, pedestrian, active transportation, ADA transition plans, and streetscape plans.
Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers provides transportation planning, traffic engineering and parking consultation services throughout the United States and overseas, with the core of their practice in Southern California and Nevada.
LJB Inc., an Ohio-based firm, provides innovative infrastructure planning and design services in civil and structural engineering, environmental sciences and surveying. LJB focuses on a balanced, sustainable approach that complements the safety goals of Complete Streets.
M·E Companies is an Ohio-based management and engineering firm that focuses on infrastructure. The “Super Street” design is a recent project for the Butler County Transportation Improvement District in Ohio that serves as an alternative to traditional street widening techniques and an improvement in the level of service.
Martin/Alexiou/Bryson PC, based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, brings state-of-the art practices and cost-effective, sustainable solutions to all its clients. With a staff of nearly 30, including Complete Streets Workshop instructor Roger Henderson, M/A/B has a Complete Streets focus in its work, including extensive experience in university campus planning that brings together pedestrian, bicycle, transit, demand management, parking and traffic strategies.
The North Country Healthy Heart Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to designing and implementing community-based strategies to prevent chronic disease in northern New York State. It has partnered with the Essex County Complete Streets Coalition and the Malone Complete Streets Partnership to advocate for Complete Streets policy, planning and implementation strategies that meet the unique active transportation needs of small, rural communities.
Patti Banks Associates, based in downtown Kansas City, Missouri has been designing and problem solving for a better future and environment for over 15 years and has won numerous awards for their work. Their 20th Street Streetscape Plan proposes a complete right-of-way transformation within the vibrant Kansas City Crossroads District.
The PedNet Coalition, founded in 2000 in Columbia, Missouri, coordinated one of the earliest successful Complete Streets campaigns in the USA. PedNet Consulting of Chicago offers workshops and other assistance to communities trying to pass active transportation legislation and implement community programs that build political support.
The RBA Group has been helping to guide communities in making wise land use and transportation investment choices since 1968. RBA is among the nation’s leaders in providing planning and design services for the creation of mixed-use, human-scaled, transit-oriented communities including: complete streets, bicycle and pedestrian facilities and sustainable infrastructure. RBA staff includes National Complete Street Coalition Workshop Instructors.
RICK Engineering Company provides full-service expertise in civil and transportation/traffic engineering; urban design and planning; landscape architecture; and storm water resource management in seven offices throughout California and Arizona. Since 1955, RICK has provided superior roadway planning and design services for projects that promote safety and sustainability.
RPM Transportation Consultants is a leader in transportation engineering and design in the southeast. For 25 years, RPM has practiced a holistic approach to mobility, addressing end user needs from conceptual planning through design. Innovating thinking, attention to detail, and client commitment characterize RPM’s expertise in traffic engineering/planning, bicycle & pedestrian planning/design, roundabouts, signals, ITS, and data collection.
Synergy, LLC creates solutions for transportation and the public right-of-way to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Dennis Cannon, Principal, has over 50 years experience designing accessible transportation systems, wrote the ADA vehicle and station Accessibility Guidelines, and helped develop ADA guidelines for the public right-of-way (PROWAG).
Urban Engineers is an East coast-based engineering firm that provides planning, design, and construction management services for highways, transit, bridges, and airports. Celebrating fifty year of operation, Urban is noted for its dedication to environmental sustainability and intermodal transportation.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., based in Massachusetts, provides integrated transportation, land development, and environmental consulting services through 18 offices located throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and Florida. VHB has been involved in development of Complete Streets policies in Massachusetts and Rockville, Maryland.
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