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ItemCSD, Project Development and Community Expectations [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-12) Jackson, TimTim Jackson, P.E., AICP, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc. Tim Jackson is president of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc., a community planning consulting firm with offices in Orlando, Atlanta, and West Palm Beach. With a staff of 110, Glatting Jackson provides services to public and private clients throughout the nation in areas of planning, urban design, landscape architecture, transportation, and environmental science. Tim also currently serves as president of 1000 Friends of Florida, a private not-for-profit group that has been advocating smart growth throughout the State since 1986. Jackson was born and raised in Brandon, Florida, and holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Master of City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State. He and his wife, Carol, live in Longwood, Florida with their three sons.
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ItemFrontiers of Context Sensitive Design: Understanding Context(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-12) Ross, Catherine L.Catherine L. Ross is Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) and Harry West Professor for Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences and the ENO Transportation Foundation in Washington, D.C. She previously served as a senior policy advisor to the Transportation Research Board. Catherine is also past president of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ASCP) and past Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Woman of the Year. Dr. Ross previously served on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and organized and served as the first Executive Director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). This innovative regional entity was created by the Georgia Legislature in response to the federal cut-off of transportation funds to the Atlanta region. GRTA was created to help 13 counties out-of-compliance with clean air standards develop new transportation plans and initiatives to help them meet or exceed federal requirements. Ross began her career at Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in the Graduate City Planning Program, associate professor, then full professor in 1990. She has held a variety of leadership positions at Georgia Tech including vice provost for academic affairs, associate vice president for academic affairs, co-director of the Transportation Research and Education Center and director of the College of Architecture's PH.D program. Locally, Ross serves on several boards/committees including the ULI-District Council Steering Committee, Metro Atlanta Quality Growth Task Forces, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ferst Center Advisory Board, High Museum of Art and the Midtown Alliance. Regionally, she co-founded the "Healthy Places Research Group" in cooperation with Emory University's School of Public Health. Ross earned a Bachelor's degree from Kent State University, a Master's degree in regional planning from Cornell University and a doctorate in city and regional planning from Cornell in addition to completing post-decorate work at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to teaching at Georgia Tech, Ross has conducted research for numerous governmental transportation agencies. She has published extensively in the fields of Urban Planning, transportation planning, public participation and regional planning.
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ItemPlace and Context Sensitive Design(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-12) Dobbins, Michael A.Michael A. Dobbins, FAIA, AICP, Georgia Institute of Technology. Presently, Michael Dobbins is a part-time professor of practice in the architecture and the city and regional planning programs, as well as supporting the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, at the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech. From June 1996 until April 2002, Dobbins was Commissioner of the Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Conservation for the City of Atlanta. He continues to provide advisory services to the City of Atlanta, for transportation and land use issues. He received Bachelor and Master of Architecture Degrees from Yale. Dobbins is a Licensed Architect in Georgia and California; Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute, the Congress of New Urbanism and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Other experience includes planning director positions at UC Berkeley, Birmingham, Alabama, New York City Planning Department (Staten Island). New Orleans Comprehensive River Area Study and teaching at UC Berkeley, Birmingham Southern College, Tulane School of Architecture and Columbia University. Participant in planning and design forums and technical assignments across the country and in Europe and China; supporter of a range of community and neighborhood based activities; and recipient of a variety of honors and awards.
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ItemLegal Issues in Context Sensitive Design [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-12) Perry, JuliaJulia L. Perry is Counsel to the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (Eastern), a part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Eastern is responsible for the design and administration of construction contracts for the construction or reconstruction of roads on Federally-administered lands in the Eastern half of the United States -- including National Parks, Forests, and Refuges. Eastern's projects have included everything from major parkways -- such as the 50 year-old Blue Ridge Parkway and the brand new Natchez Trace Parkway -- to repaving the driveway in front of the White House. As Counsel, Julia serves under the Chief Counsel of the FHWA. She defends or assists in the defense of construction and tort claims brought against the Agency or its Client Agencies; advises the Division on interpretation and development of specifications, statutes, regulations, and policies; and concurs in procurement authorizations. Julia has served as Counsel to Eastern since 1984. Prior to that, she served for six years in the General Law Division of the Office of the Chief Counsel in FHWA. She is a graduate of the George Washington University's National Law Center and got undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
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ItemCSD Symposium Case Study [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) Palladi, Joseph P.Joseph P. Palladi, Georgia DOT, State Planning and Program Administrator Joe Palladi has 28.5 years of experience with the Georgia Department of Transportation. He began his career as a Civil Engineer in Training and rose to the position of State Urban Design Engineer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including interchange and intersection designs, bridge replacements, sound barriers, the design and implementation of over 100 lane miles of HOV facilities, and the SR 400 Extension toll way and plaza. His design responsibilities now also include identifying interim and permanent design solutions for HOV corridors in the I-75, I-285, I-85, SR400 and I-20 corridors in and around the Atlanta metropolitan area. This work includes the planning studies, demand forecasting, identification of exclusive HOV interchange locations and configurations, park and ride lot locations and designs and other features required for an efficient and effective HOV system including emphasis on regional and local transit operations. His office was responsible for coordinating approximately 500 projects within the urban areas of Georgia. Recently, Joe was assigned to manage the Office of Planning. As the Administrator of Planning, Joe is responsible for ensuring the coordination of statewide planning activities for the Department. Joe was a member of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Design. He is now a member of the AASHTO Subcommittee for Planning. As a member of the AASHTO HOV Task Force, Joe participated in the redrafting of the guides for HOV facilities and park/ride lots. Joe has prepared innovative solutions and has been in the forefront of Public Involvement, implementing Context Sensitive design and other issues related to design, its coordination with the man-made and natural environment and the procurement of design services. Joe graduated college from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in December 1974.
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ItemCSD: Public Involvement [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) Oldham, SallySally Oldham is President of Oldham Historic Properties, Inc., a consulting firm headquartered in Annapolis, MD. Her practice focuses on management consulting for transportation agencies to assist them with agency-wide implementation of Context Sensitive Design, historic preservation planning and strategic planning for scenic byways programs, heritage areas and heritage tourism. She assisted the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) with designing and conducting the "Thinking Beyond the Pavement" (TBTP) National Workshop held in 1998 that defined the principles of Context Sensitive Design (CSD). Following this effort she developed four project charrettes to identify areas for action to implement CSD principles in MSHA's projects. She helped MSHA design and conduct a statewide workshop for 325 participants that resulted in developing MSHA's TBTP Implementation Plan. MSHA requested Ms. Oldham's services as well to help design the Federal Highway Administration's CSD website. Ms. Oldham serves on AASHTO's Task Force on Context Sensitive Design, chaired by Neil Pedersen, Administrator of MSHA. Ms. Oldham assisted the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) in developing a Context Sensitive Solutions Implementation Plan and designed and conducted the Northeast Regional CSD Workshop that was held in November, 2001 for 300 participants from 18 states. Ms. Oldham helped New Jersey DOT design their CSD training curriculum in 2000 and designed their course on Respectful Communications and Consensus Building. Ms. Oldham facilitated the work of an Advisory Committee appointed by Delaware DOT to develop Delaware's statewide Scenic and Historic Highways Program. In 2002 she developed a one-day training workshop on CSD for Delaware DOT. Ms. Oldham prepared five CSD case studies in Mid-Atlantic States through the University of Kentucky for the Federal Highway Administration for use in training courses on CSD. For the MSHA Ms. Oldham is developing CSD principles regarding highway design in the right-of-way to apply to Maryland's State Scenic Byways. In 2003 Ms. Oldham worked with a team to develop and test performance measures for CSD in MSHA projects. Additionally, Ms. Oldham is serving as co-principal investigator for a National Cooperative Highway Research Program project to develop performance measures for CSD at a national level. Ms. Oldham is asked frequently to speak on Context Sensitive Design and related topics at national and regional meetings. She has spoken on CSD at program sessions at four recent annual meetings of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). She serves on the TRB Committee on Landscape and Environmental Design and is a member of TRB's Task Force on CSD/CSS. An architectural historian by training, Ms. Oldham has served as the Acting Chief of Registration for the National Register of Historic Places, Executive Vice President for a national equity syndication firm, Vice President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and President of Scenic America.
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ItemCSD Symposium Case Study [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) Gulick, William S.William S. Gulick, P.E. L.S., attended the University of Kentucky. Since 1967, he has worked as a consultant; worked as a Transportation departmental staff person, headed the Computer Aided Drafting and Design development in the highway design area. For ten years he served as the Transportation Engineer Branch Manager for the Developmental Branch which includes the CADD Section; Standard Drawings; and Field Survey Coordination. He is currently an Assistant State Highway Engineer for the Transportation Cabinet. Mr. Gulick was the project manager for the Paris Pike project, which has become a showcase for Context Sensitive Design. He has worked with the University of Kentucky in developing a training course on Context Sensitive Design, which is now required training for all project engineers in Kentucky. Mr. Gulick has worked with the University of Kentucky to present this training to several other state DOTs and has become one of the country's recognized leaders in this area. Mr. Gulick is currently the project manager for the $2.4 billion Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project.
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ItemCSD Symposium Welcome [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) Callan, BobBob Callan, P.E., FHWA Division Administration On March 24, 2002, Bob Callan became the Division Administrator in Atlanta, Georgia. He directs a multi-disciplinary staff, which administers front line Federal-aid Program delivery assistance to partners and customers throughout Georgia. This assistance consists of highway transportation and safety services, including but not limited to, planning and research, preliminary engineering, technology transfer, right-of-way, bridge, highway safety, traffic operations, environment, civil rights, design, construction and maintenance, engineering coordination, highway beautification, and administration. Before his appointment as Division Administrator, Mr. Callan served as the Resource Center Manager - East. In this capacity, he lead a multi-disciplinary staff of 42 technical specialists and support personnel who provide technical and program assistance to Division Offices, State DOTs, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and other partners. These specialists are also responsible for advancing state-of-the-art practice of surface transportation technology. Bob Callan provided supervision and guidance to the Center's subordinate supervisors and teams of specialists in the areas of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Safety and Operations, Civil Rights, Corporate Management, and Information Management and Support. Prior to this appointment, he held the title of Assistant Division Administrator, Florida Division from January 1990. He joined the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Engineering Training Program in 1969. Upon graduation from the Training Program, he was assigned to the North Carolina Division Office where he held the positions of Assistant Area Engineer, Area Engineer, and later became the Division's first full-time Environmental Coordinator. In 1978, he was promoted to the position of Highway Engineer in the former Office of Environmental Policy (Environmental Review Branch) in the Washington Office. In this position, he coordinated the Headquarters review of Environmental Impacts Statements (EISs) for several FHWA regions, taught several NHI-sponsored courses, and drafted policy and technical guidance for the field offices. In 1984, he moved to the then Office of Engineering's Geometric Design Branch where he was responsible for the review of proposed changes in access to the Interstate System and proposed exceptions to the design standards for Interstate highways. This included briefing the Federal Highway Administrator and recommending appropriate action. He also provided technical guidance to the field in the area of safety enhancement on 3R-type projects, drafted policy and technical guidance on design matters, and reviewed complex highway/interchange designs upon request. In July 1987, he was promoted to a District Engineer position in the New York Division Office where he was responsible for overseeing and monitoring the Federal-aid program in the New York City/Long Island area. He supervised a staff of 3-4 Area Engineers who were responsible for monitoring the design and reconstruction of the East River bridges including the Brooklyn Bridge, the environmental studies on the very controversial Westway Project, and working with the NYSDOT and NYCDOT in developing eligible Federal-aid projects for the $1.6 billion Interstate Transfer Program. At the time over half of the Federal-aid went to the New York City/Long Island metropolitan areas. Bob Callan graduated from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and has completed graduate work in Public Administration at Virginia Tech and the University of Southern California. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina. He has received numerous performance and honor awards including the Administrator's Award for Superior Service in 1991, the Administrator's Strive for Excellence Award (team award) in 2001, the Secretary's "Thanks a Million" award in 2001, and was a DOT Fellow in 1992-93. He has, and continues to, serve on a number of the agency's national task forces and work groups including Workforce Development Champions, Stewardship/Oversight, Organizational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Continuous Process Improvement, Corporate Management Strategies, Learning and Development System, and Priority Technology Program (task group chair).
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ItemCSD Case Study [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) German, DennisDennis German is Chief of Maryland State Highway's Community Design Division. Dennis' 30 plus year career in engineering highway improvements in Maryland includes managing the design of the I-68 Freeway in Western Maryland, I-270 corridor linking western commuters to the District of Columbia, the I-95 Fort McHenry Tunnel under Baltimore's Harbor and numerous urban roadway projects in Baltimore City. For the last seven years he has led the effort at State Highway to establish the Neighborhood Conservation Program, a key effort in Maryland's nationally recognized Smart Growth Program. This rewarding endeavor is major contributor to SHA's Thinking Beyond the Pavement effort and is helping bring important changes to over 120 communities in Maryland.
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ItemCSD Symposium Plenary Address [Summary](Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-05-11) Toth, GaryGary Toth, New Jersey DOT Director of Project Planning and Development. Gary has 30 years of experience within the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and is currently Director of Project Planning and Development. His Division is charged with generating a half a billion dollars of new starts for NJDOT on an annual basis. Project Planning involves creating a partnership with the host communities and regulatory agencies, and systematically ratcheting down project expectations to create a good fit between engineering, environmental and political considerations. Gary has worked for NJDOT since graduating from Stevens Institute of Technology in NJ in 1973 with a Bachelor's of Engineering (Major in Civil Engineering). He also is a graduate of the Environmental Management Institute at the University of Southern California in 1980. Gary is one of the originators of the NJDOT Task Force on Context Sensitive Design (CSD) which has been working to implement CSD "Thinking Beyond the Pavement" principles within NJDOT since 1999. He has participated in workshops or peer reviews on CSD or CIA in Maryland, Connecticut, Washington D.C, Indiana, and Oregon. Gary has been a member of the National Community Impact Assessment Design Team since 1998. He helped evolve that Team into the Transportation Research Board's Community Impact Assessment Subcommittee in 2001, and remains a member today. In October, 2001, he organized a three day TRB Northeastern US Workshop on Community Impact Assessment, and will do so again in 2005. Prior to that, he was a member as well as Secretary/Recorder of the AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Task Force on Corridor Preservation.