04/1992 Waterford/Ryan Constr
CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
lilt COP,
MAYOR
Barb Brancel
COUNCIL
Kristi Stover
Bob Gagne
Rob DaughertY
Daniel Lewis
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD . SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331 · (612) 474-3236
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Brad Nielsen
DATE:
24 April 1992
RE:
Waterford III - Ryan Construction
FILE NO.
405 (92.02)
At the Council's direction staff has attempted to estimate the amount of escrow deposit which
should be required if Ryan Construction decides to pursue a revision to the Waterford III
P.U.D. Based on Ryan's proposed review schedule the following costs may be incurred by
the City: . .
-Legal review of T.I.F. (C. Atty. and Springstead)
-Traffic Study (independent consultant)
-Legal review of Comp Plan amendment and P.U.D (C. Atty.)
-Engineering review of P.U.D. and Traffic Study
$ 5000
5000-10000
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Total $17,500-25,000
Please note that these costs anticipate expenses through the development stage of the P.U.D.
process (Le. preliminary plat). A reasonable initial escrow of $12.000, in addition to the
normal zoning fees, should cover the initial review of the T .I.F. issues and preparation .of the
traffic study. Depending on the outcome of the T .I.F. review and traffic study, additional
escrow would be required. The City Attorney has forwarded a model escrow agreement
(Exhibit A) which can be used for this project.
We have also sent out a Request for Qualifications for traffic engineering services to the
following firms: '
Benshoof Associates, Inc.
Short Elliot Hendrickson
Barton Aschman Associates, Inc.
A Residential Community on Lake Minnetonka's South Shore
Waterford III - Ryan Proposal
24 April 1992
The RFQ and their responses are enclosed for your review.
One last issue which was not addressed by the Council at the last meeting is the extent of
notification desired for ~s project. As noted in our previous staff report, the requirement in
our Code is to notify property owners within 500 feet of the subject site. However, in the
previous review of Waterford ill staff was directed to notify owners 500 feet north of_
Highway 7 plus the entire southeast area of Shorewood (the area) bounded by Christmas
Lake, Highway 7, Vine Hill Road and the Shorewood/Chanhassen border).
If you have any questions relative to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me prior to
Monday nights meeting.
cc: Jim Hurm
Joel Dresel
Tim Keane
AI Rolek
Bill McHale
Dick Koppy
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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
DEVELOPMENT ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on the ____day of
, 1992, by and between the CITY OF
SHOREWOOD, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Minnesota (the City), and RYAN CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY (the Developer).
WHEREAS, the Developer will be making applications to the
City for approval of permits relating to a mixed use commercial
development (the Application) located within the City; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the review and processing of
said Application, the City will incur certain costs including
administrative and consulting costs 'involved in the processing
of such application, and the City requires a guaranty that such
costs will be paid by the Developer; and
WHEREAS, under authority granted to it, including Minnesota
Statutes Chapter 462, the City will process the Application on
the condition that the Developer enter into this Development
Escrow Agreement (the Agreement), which Agreement defines
certain duties and responsibilities of the Developer and the
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City, and the Developer shall provide a deposit in an amount
determined by the City providing for the securing to the City
the payment of all such costs incurred by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City shall account to the Developer for the
expenditure of the escrow funds on a periodic basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Developer agree as follows:
1. Application Escrow. It is understood that the City
shall commence to process the Application at such time
as this Agreement is executed by all appropriate
parties and the escrow required hereunder is posted in
a form acceptable to the City.
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the City shall determine all of its costs incurred,
including both administrative and consulting services,
at the rates normally charged by the City or its
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consultants, determined according to City standards.
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3. Conditions of Escrow. The following conditions shall
apply to the Application escrow contemplated under
this Agreement:
a. Payment shall be made to the City's services
required to review this application, including
but not limited to fiscal, engineering, legal and
planning, in the amounts actually incurred by the
City, according to the customary rates in effect
at that time. Such services or costs shall
reasonably and necessarily relate to the subject
matter of the Application as determined by the
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with an accounting of the fees and expenses of
the City together with projected future fees
relating to processing the Application.
b. The City shall not be responsible for paying any
interest on the escrow accounts contemplated
under this Agreement.
c. In the event that there is an inadequate balance
in the escrow account to cover the accrued costs
incurred by the City in processing the
Application, the Developer agrees to pay all
amounts due on or before the date of final
application approval
Balances in Escrows. In the event that there are any
balances in the escrow accounts upon completion of the
development process, or in the event that the
Application is withdrawn by the Developer, denied by
the City or for any reason, is not completed, then the
balances shall be refunded as follows:
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a. The City shall pay such balances to the Developer
unless written instructions are submitted to the
City and signed by the Developer prior to
repayment by the City.
b. In the event that the Developer desires to assign
its interest in its escrow, then the Developer
shall notify the City in writing of the
assignment of its interest.
c. In the event that the City fails to refund any
balance in an escrow account contemplated under
this Agreement, then the Developer may request
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payment from the City and the refund shall be
made by the City within thirty (30) days of
written notice to the City that the Application
has been terminated or at the next regular
scheduled City Council meeting, and only after
all costs covering the application or project
have been paid in full.
5. Escrow Amounts. The escrow amounts contemplated for
each of the purposes described under this Agreement,
which may be revised by the City from time to time
shall be as follows:
a.
Preliminary
the time of
amount of $
Application Escrow. A cash escrow at
submission of the Application in the
as determined by the City.
b.
Development Escrow. A ~nt escrow of
approximately $114,~er 10 acres has been
suggested by. ,~"o;~eloper . The actual
develop~scrow will be determined if
Ap~~reation is approved.
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Accounting. The City will provide an accounting of
all expenses charged against each escrow account when
requested by the Developer, but in no event more often
than monthly.
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7. Terms of Breach. In the event of breach of any terms
of this Agreement by the Developer, the City may, at
its option, terminate further processing of the
Application and order the Developer to cease any
further development or progress under the terms of
this Agreement.
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8. Validity. If any portion, section, subsection,
sentence, clause, paragraph or phrase of his Agreement
is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion
of this Agreement.
9. Guaranty. In the event the costs and expenses
incurred by the City pursuant to Section 2 exceed the
Escrow balance, the Developer does hereby guaranty to
pay the City those amounts within 10 days of demand by
the City, together with all costs and expenses
including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the
City in enforcing this Guaranty.
10. Binding Agreement. The parties mutually recognize and
agree that all terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall run with the land herein described and shall be
binding upon the heirs, successors, administrators and
assigns of the Developer referenced in this Agreement.
11. Amendments. The terms of this Agreement shall not be
amended without the written consent of all parties
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals.
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
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CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
IILE COpy
MAYOR
Barb Brancel
COUNCI L
Kristi Stover
Bob. Gagne
Rob Daugherty
Daniel Lewis
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD . SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331 · (612) 474-3236
20 April 1992
Mr. James Benshoof
Benshoof and Associates, Inc.
7901 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Re: Request for Qualifications - Traffic Study
Dear Mr. Benshoof:
The City of Shorewood is considering conducting a traffic study in conjunction with its
review of a proposed development located on State Highway 7, immediately east of the Old
Market Road intersection (see Site Location map, attached).
The property in question consists of 26 acres which has been approved for approximately
eight acres of neighborhood commercial development and 54 twinhomes. A new developer
now proposes to change the project, expanding the commercial portion to 17 acres and
potentially eliminating the residential portion of the project.
The City has determined that a traffic study should be prepared as a first step to any further
review of the new proposal. The study will address the following areas of concern:
1. Compare the trip generation (ADT and peak hour) of the project which has been
approved to the proposed development.
2. Analyze the impact the proposed project will have on circulation patterns on
. neighborhood streets in the southeast area of Shorewood.
3. Recommend possible measures which might be employed by the City to mitigate
any adverse traffic impacts on residential areas surrounding the subject property.
We are not asking for proposals at this time. The brief description of the scope of the study
is simply provided to determine your interest in the study. Also, if you are interested in this
work, we would like some idea as to how much this type of study may cost and how long it
would take to complete. Obviously, any cost or time estimate you provide at this time would
not be binding.
A Residential Community on Lake Minnetonka's South Shore
James Benshoof
Benshoof and Associates, Inc.
20 April 1992
page two
If your firm is interested in being considered for the study, please send us your
qualifications, client list, list of similar projects and any other information which may help us
to evaluate your firm. If your information is not easily reproducible (e.g. color brochures,
etc.) you should provide 10 copies. Your response should be sent to:
Bradley J. Nielsen, Planning Director
City of Shorewood
5755 Country Club Road
Shorewood, ~N. 55331
Please submit your response by noon on Friday , 24. April. If you have any questions relative
to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at 474-3236.
Sincerely,
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
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Bradley J.Z-~
Planning Director
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Joel Dresel
Tim Keane
Dick Koppy
Bill ~cHale
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SITE LOCATION
Waterford ill - Ryan Construction Proposal
FILE COpy
April 21, 1992
Mayor and city council Members
city of Shorewood
Shorewood Mn 55331
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Dear Mayor and Council Members:
After seeing an article in the Sun Newspapers, I watched the
last Shorewood council Meeting on cable TV with great interest. My
property in Shady Hills adjoins the waterford III Development. When
I realized the detail of the presentation, I contacted my neighbor
Bob VandeBranden. His property also is directly adjacent to
water ford III. The presentation indicated that Byerly's or Ryan had
contacted the adj acent neighborhoods. Nei tber myself or Bob or
several other neighbors in Shady Hills had been contacted. It could
be that they didn't think we would be interested. It is hard for me
to believe some of the other claims with this kind of omission.
I am writing to express my concern at the expansion of the
proposed development. The original PUD had many compromises, the
most significant being a commercial development of any kind. It was
my understanding that any development would be of service to the
adjacent community only and was needed to finance the intersection.
The intersection being necessary to relieve traffic in the existing
residential areas.
I completely agree with Bob Gagne's concern of presenting the
concepts to the adjacent community at the earliest opportunity. The
most recent controversy relative to the Old Market Intersection was
a major frustration to myself, and I know to others, because of the
confrontational techniques used in the presentations and the formal
atmosphere of the hearings. The use of extreme positions to achieve
compromise is very popular in our current society, but in my
opinion is a wasteful and only leads to anger. Everybody looses in
most of these cases.
I urge you to start the communication process before we find
ourselves in another major battle, that wastes the time of the
citizens, yourselves and the potential developers. Another thought
is to leave the lawyers out of the discussion, they only add to the
problems and very seldom have a positive influence on any problem
resolution.
Thanks for your consideration.
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5385 Shady Hills circle
Shorewood Mn 55331
cc: Ryan construction
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STATEMENT OF INTEREST
AND QUALIFICATIONS
TO COMPLETE
TRAFFIC STUDY
Submitted to:
City of Shorewood, Minnesota
Submitted by:
Benshoof & Associates, Inc.
April 1992
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BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS
7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 5001 EDINA, MN 554391 (612) 832-98581 FAX (612) 832-9564
REFER TO FILE:
April 24, 1992
Mr. Bradley J. Nielsen, Planning Director
City of Shorewood
5755 County Club Road
Shorewood, MN 55331
RE:
Statement of Interest and Qualifications to Complete Traffic Study for Proposed
Development on Highway 7 Near Old Market Road
Dear Mr. Nielsen:
Transmitted is our statement of interest and qualifications to complete the above
referenced traffic study. In response to your request dated April 20, this document is
to provide the following information:
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Our understanding of the issues and objectives for this project
Approximate time frame and cost for completing the traffic study
OUf qualifications to effectively fulfill the City's needs on this project
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We are enthused about the opportunity to expand upon our previous traffic work in the
study area to successfully meet the objectives of this current project. We are available
to follow-through promptly with appropriate City staff to finalize a scope of work and
cost basis for completing this project. I look forward to hearing your response.
Sincerely,
BENSHOOF & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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CONTENTS
PROJECT NEEDS
Issues and Approval
Product
Schedule and Cost
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QUALIFICATIONS
Familiarity with Issues and Needs
Related Experiences/References
Professional Staff
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PROJECT NEEDS
ISSUES AND APPROACH
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) indicated that the traffic study needs
to address the following three particular areas of concern:
1 . Compare the trip generation (ADT and peak hour) of the project which
has been approved to the proposed development.
2. Analyze the impact the proposed project will have on circulation
patterns on neighborhood streets in the southeast area of Shorewood.
3. Recommend possible measures which might be employed by the City
to mitigate any adverse traffic impacts on residential areas
surrounding the subject property.
In addressing these issues, the relationship of Old Market Road to the
frontage road and to the new intersection with Highway 7 will be major
considerations. A key objective will be to provide effective access for the
commercial development without causing adverse impacts on nearby
residential streets.
To develop a traffic plan that will effectively resolve the above issues, the
following four techniques will be emphasized:
Gain a sound understanding of project needs and issues through close
communication with all project participants - This process results in
avoiding untimely surprises which can affect project schedule, in
ensuring that the concerns of all project participants are addressed,
and in building a consensus regarding appropriate solutions to resolve
project issues. This step already has been accomplished partially by
previous work performed by the Benshoof firm in the study area.
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Perform a sound technical process - By basing analyses and
conclusions on accepted professional methodologies and standards,
each project issue is carefully addressed and recommendations are
developed which effectively respond to the pertinent objectives.
Develop pragmatic project solutions - Benshoof & Associates, Inc.
prides itself on developing recommendations and solutions which can
be effectively implemented. This aspect is manifest by the firm's
practice of not only preparing sound technical solutions and
recommendations, but also identifying specific steps as necessary to
implement those recommendations.
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Discuss the preliminary findings and recommendations with project
participants, and refine the recommended traffic plan as needed to
achieve a solution that is technically sound and that has broad based
support.
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PRODUCT
It is understood that the product needed from this study is a definitive
transportation management program that will meet the traffic needs of the
proposed development without causing adverse impacts on nearby
neighborhoods. Alternative transportation management measures that will
be addressed include: width of roads, alignment of roads, design of
intersections, placement of driveways, and traffic controls.
SCHEDULE AND COST
A principal focus of the Benshoof firm is to effectively complete this project
according to a schedule that meets the City's needs and at minimal cost.
To that end, a specific work schedule and cost wi! be developed as a first
step in conjunction with finalizing the scope of services. In the meantime,
based on an understanding of the project objectives and an understanding
of the applicant's desired schedule, the Benshoof firm is confident that a
preliminary recommended transportation management program can be
developed within three weeks of start work authorization. The project costs
will depend upon the specific technical work scope and the number of
meetings that Benshoof staff will need to attend. Based on a current
understanding regarding the probable work program, it is expected that the
project cost will be in the range of $3,500 to 5,500. The Benshoof firm
desires to work with City staff in establishing a project scope that will
successfully accomplish the project objectives at minimal cost.
QUAllFICA TIONS
FAMILIARITY WITH ISSUES AND NEEDS
The Benshoof firm is closely familiar with issues and needs in the study area
through work on neighborhood traffic concerns early in 1991. Also, the
Benshoof firm has performed work for the Cities of Deephaven and
Minnetonka regarding the intersections of T.H. 7 with Christmas lake Road
and Vine Hill Road.
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RELATED EXPERIENCES
The Benshoof firm has completed numerous related projects to analyze
potential traffic impacts of major commercial developments. Examples of
such projects and the client/contact for each are presented next. Project
description sheets for the first four referenced projects are provided on the
subsequent four pages.
Proiect
Client/Contact
City of Minnetonka
Ann Perry
939-8200
Traffic Studies in Ridgedale
Shopping Center Area (one
project involved potential
impacts to Byerly's Store)
Traffic Studies in T.H. 7/
T.H. 101 Area (includes
Cub Food Store)
City of Minnetonka
Ann Perry
939-8200
Hastings Traffic Framework
Plan (includes Wal-Mart
Store)
City of Hastings
Tom Montgomery
437-4127
Office and Commercial
Traffic Studies (includes
Rainbow Food Store)
Target Meadowlands
Development (initial plan
included Target Store
and Rainbow Food Store)
Federal Land Company
Martin Colon
452-3303
Target Stores
Mark Johnson
370-5611
T.H. 169 Corridor Study
(addressed increased traffic
needs due to Cub Food Store
and Wal-Mart Store)
City of Eden Prairie
Gene Dietz
937-2262
Traffic Studies for
Supermarkets in Rapid
City, SD and Bismarck, ND
Dan's Supermarket, Inc.
Terry Rockstad
701/258-2127
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
James Benshoof, President of the firm, will serve as project manager on this
project. In this context, he will have overall responsibility for completion of
the work to the City's full satisfaction, on schedule and within budget. He
will maintain close communications with City staff and will provide prompt
follow-through on all requests for assistance. Mr. Benshoof will be assisted
by the firm's professional staff in completing the traffic analyses and
development of alternative solutions. A resume for Mr. Benshoof is
provided on a subsequent page.
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TRAFFIC STUDIES IN RIDGEDALE SHOPPING
CENTER AREA
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TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE CONSULTANTS
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City of Hinnetonka
EFfECTS OF THE RIOGEDAlE EXECUTIVE CENTER ON CRITICAL PERFQRIo1ANCE MEASUR ES
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Description:
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The firm serves as on-going traffic engineering
consultants for the City of Hinnetonka. Since
1982, the firm has completed nine traffic
studies for prospective new developments in the
Ridgedale area including high density
residential, commercial, and office projects.
The projects have addressed issues pertaining
to traffic impacts on the public roadway
system, site access, egress, and internal
circulation, and on-site parking needs.
Special considerations have been given to
traffic management during the period of 1-394
construction and to share use parking
opportunities. The Ridgedale Shopping Center
contains over 1,000,000 sq. ft., and peripheral
developments have additional square footage of
comparable magnitude.
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and parking implications of a proposed 62,000
sq. ft. Cub food store, a 90,000 sq. ft.
adjacent shopping center, and additional nearby
residential and commercial development. A
major question was the need for improvements at
the T.H. 1fT.H. 101 intersection to accommodate
the additional traffic. Other important i66U~6
addressed included:
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The project was approved by City in July 1983;
the Cub food store and roadway improvements
have been constructed, and the shopping center
opened in the summer of 1985.
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CI ient:
Federal land Company
Description:
The firm has provided traffic engineering
services for several major developments,
including: Eagan Heights Commercial Park, Town
Centre Shopping Center, and Cedar Cliff
Shopping Center. The Eagan Heights Commercial
Park is a "100 acre" planned use development
of office, retail, and residential space. Mr.
Benshoof provided traffic planning input for
the master plan whi Ie he was in a prior
position. The Benshoof firm assisted in
gaining final City approvals for the master
plan. In 1986 the firm served as prime
consultant and conducted substantial analyses
to complete an Indirect Source Permit
Application for the project. The Town Center
Shopping Center is planned to have over 500,000
sq. ft. of commercial development. The firm
conducted substantial traffic surveys and
analyses to assess the ability of the publ ic
roadways to accommodate development traffic.
Coordination was performed with Dakota County
and Mn/DOT staff. The results were documented
in an EAH and an ISP for the Town Centre
Shopping Center. The Cedar Cliff Shopping
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In 1988, Benshoof & Associates, Inc. prepared
an overall transportation plan for a recently
annexed area of the City of Hastings. land
uses in the study area of approximately 250
acres were planned to consist of a mixture of
residential and commercial developments.
Principal components of the project included
recommendations concerning public roadway
location and layout within the study area, as
well as criteria regarding appropriate
connections to the adjacent State highway
system. Following adoption of the plan by
the City Council in 1988, the firm prepared
specific analyses for the primary residential
and shopping center components in the area.
These analyses included traffic forecasts,
access analyses, and preparation of concept
layouts for new City streets and their
intersections with the State highway system.
Construction for both these projects began in
1989.
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ENGINEERS. ARCHITECTS. PLANNERS
3535 VADNAIS CENTER DRIVE, ST PAUL, MN 55110-5108 612490-2000 800325-2055
April 24, 1992
Mr. Bradley J. Nielsen
Planning Director
City of Shorewood
5755 Country Club Road
Shorewood, Minnesota 55331
Dear Mr. Nielsen:
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) appreciates the opportunity to submit this Statement of
Qualifications for the City of Shorewood's Traffic Study. We are very interested in providing
transportation engineering services to the City regarding the proposed development east of Old
Market Road. We have attached information detailing SEH's experience in evaluating both traffic
impacts of various land uses and overall site impacts. We have also outlined the various tasks
necessary to complete this study, along with cost estimations.
The SEH Transportation Department is staffed by ten professionals with a combined transportation
experience of more than 200 years. More than 90 percent of our work is with governmental
jurisdictions, primarily municipalities. We provide ongoing transportation review services for a
number of communities, many of whom we've served over a period of decades.Our services cover
all aspects of transportation planning, traffic engineering, preliminary and final design and
environmental review capabilities. We have been involved in reviews of developments ranging
from small convenience strip centers to major regional shopping centers. We have also studied a
number of neighborhood traffic situations where cut-throughs were an existing or potential
concern.
We are very familiar with the area and issues from my past association with the City of Shorewood
and with the number of projects we've been involved in primarily in the City of Minnetonka.
Currently we are working with the Cities of Minnetonka and Wayzata with Mn/DOT on the Gray's
Bay Causeway Environmental Impact Statement. Bob Byers, of our staff, is a resident of Minnetonka
and has been involved in a number of projects in the Ridgedale Shopping Center area.
We have previously worked with real estate developer Ryan Construction and RLK Associates in
the communities of Brooklyn Center and Eagan. In both situations we were able to work with them
to achieve a satisfactory plan of handling internal circulation, site access, surrounding roadway
configurations and traffic controls which met the City's objectives.
We would also like to note that SEH plans on opening an office on the west side of the metropolitan
area as part of our commitment to communities in your area. It will be located in the Baker Business
Park at 1-494 and Crosstown Highway. The office staff will include Scott Harri and other engineers
to serve the continuing municipal needs. The planned opening is scheduled for this summer.
SHORT ELLIOTT
HENDRICKSON INC.
Sf CLOUD. MN
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI
MADISON, WI
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Table of Contents
I Estimated Study Tasks.. . Page 1
II Similar Project Experience. . . Page 3
Experience Matrix. . . 3
Transportation Planning Projects. . .4
Specific Developments. . . 9
III Project Team. . . Page 10
Resumes. . . 10
IV Firm Overview... Page 14
Appendix
References. . . Page 25
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Estimated Study Tasks
Review Past Studies
. Review past traffic studies performed in the area including consultant
studies performed on T.H. 7. Particular attention will be spent on trip
desires and travel patterns identified which might indicate the relative
desires to use Old Market Road as a cut-through route.
Trip Generation
. Review the characteristics of developments having similar tenants and
land uses within the metro area.
. Estimation of ADT, AM & PM Peak Hr trip rates. Since retail development
itseH peaks in the early evening, this time period would also be reviewed.
. Review of assumptions related to pass-by and multiple purpose trip
reduction factors.
Travel Distribution
. Review of assumptions leading to how traffic will reach and leave the site
including the elements which affect what routes drivers will choose.
. Estimate the cut-through traffic potential between T.H. 7 and Townline
Road.
Traffic Assignment
. Additional trips will be added to existing traffic volumes in sufficient
detail for the operations analysis (i.e. intersection turning movements).
The operational impacts will then be evaluated for the critical site accesses
and roadway intersections.
. Roadway traffic volumes before and after will be compared.
Mitigative Alternatives
. Study options regarding site circulation, adjacent road configurations and
traffic controls will be reviewed.
. Examine the process needed to implement the recommended improve-
ments including funding sources, cooperative agreements and phasing /
scheduling
For such a study it is difficult to estimate the costs without having seen a
site plan and discussed the key issues with the City. Similar
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developments have required efforts in the $3,000 to $5,000 range. If
controversial elements are involved such as organized citizen opposition
or sensitive environmental issues, many additional meetings and
detailed documentation may be required. Under these circumstances,
the costs would increase proportionately.
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Transportation Planning Projects
Apple Valley, Minnesota
SEH was hired in late 1987 by the City of Apple Valley to develop a city-
wide comprehensive transportation plan in coordination with the
planning activities of Dakota County and the cities of Eagan and Inver
Grove Heights.
Arden Hills, Minnesota
SEH was hired by Roberts Properties to prepare a traffic impact study
for a potential retail redevelopment of an existing industrial site along
Lexington Avenue in Arden Hills. Project consisted of review of on-site
circulation and parking, driveway locations, operational characteristics
along Lexington Avenue considering existing and future lane
configurations, access locations across Lexington Avenue, and
background growth in Average Daily Traffic (ADT). The client was
provided with a study which could be used as part of the development
application process required by the City of Arden Hills.
Bloomington, Minnesota
A traffic analysis was performed at Normandale Boulevard at West 84th
Street. Past, existing and future roadway volumes were studied.
Brainerd, Minnesota
SEH studied traffic patterns through the City and identified design hour
capacity needs resulting from the large volume of recreational traffic.
The future by-pass of Highway 371 around the west side of Brainerd/
Baxter was evaluated and specific traffic volume information on the
bypass and existing City streets was determined.
A license plate matching study was conducted to identify the volume of
traffic using the major routes through the City. A software package
specifically designed for analysis and matching of license plates was
used.
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
A complete 69th Avenue project is currently being prepared. The
transportation plan prepared by SEH indicated the need for continuity of
69th Avenue and Shingle Creek Parkway. The design involved purchase
of 21 homes and two businesses, but had a public information program
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Transportation Planning Projects, con't.
which resulted in the support of the owners of virtually all purchased
property .
A comprehensive traffic study was made of the Brookdale Regional
Shopping Center retail area, the Earle Brown farm commercial and
industrial area and the commercial and industrial area north of
Interstate 694. The study provided an analysis of the land use and traffic
generated by every parcel in the development.
SEH evaluated the impacts to Brooklyn Boulevard at T.H. 100 if the 50th
Avenue access to T .H. 100 were closed.
Dakota County, Minnesota
SEH prepared a county-wide traffic study for the highway and arterial
roadway system of Dakota County. The study included in-depth
gathering of existing land uses and research of phasing, intensity and
type of future land uses. The study was conducted using TRANS PRO
software. The model,. calibrated to closely mirror 1987 base traffic
counts, has been used to identify future roadway and intersection
capacity needs, evaluate proposed zoning and comprehensive plan
modifications, and assess the impact of proposed development projects.
The cities of Eagan, Apple Valley and Inver Grove Heights have actively
utilized the plan.
Eagan, Minnesota
A traffic impact study of the proposed Eagan Hills Farms Development
was provided. The site included more than 500 acres of primarily
residential uses.
SEH also conducted a comprehensive review of a large commercial
center located at the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue and Diffley
Road. The site included two ice arenas, a health club, theater, and
shopping center. SEH reviewed the site plan to identify potential
operation and safety problems associated with on-site circulation of
vehicles and pedestrians, site access, pedestrian/bicycle connections to
adjacent neighborhoods, adequacy of proposed parking, and truck
circulation. Suggestions were made for improvements to the site design
and access locations. SEH provided a community-wide transportation
study for the City as part of the Dakota County project. The City of
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Eagan has routinely called on SEH to evaluate traffic concerns and site
plans.
Faribault, Minnesota
SEH provided a community-wide transportation study for the City of
Paribault. Included in this analysis was a complete sign inventory, an
analysis of the operation of all roadways in the City and a long range
plan for additional accesses across rivers and railroad tracks as well as
consideration of additional interchanges with the interstate freeway
system.
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Two studies were recently completed for the City. The first analyzed the
impact of specific office and hotel development in the 1-394 corridor. The
second study involved traffic analysis for a major redevelopment area
along the TH 12/1-394 highway corridor.
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
In mid-1987, the City of Inver Grove Heights requested a traffic study to
determine the impact of a proposed regional shopping center. The traffic
study identified the need for major improvements to the surrounding
roadways to maintain an acceptable level of traffic circulation adjacent
retail facility.
Due to the constraints on the operation capacity of the east and west
ramps intersection with CR 18, the shopping mall proposal was refined
into a less intense, multi-use development proposal consisting of retail,
office and multi-family residential areas.
SEH proposed a cap on development to limit the number of vehicles
projected to use the interchange during the afternoon/evening peak
hour. The report identified traffic conditions forecasted fro the year 2010
based on full development of the southeast quadrant.
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
A comprehensive analysis of all roads in the City of Lino Lakes resulted
in the development of a municipal state aid street system. In 1990, SEH
performed a planning and economic development study to two key
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interchange areas of Lino Lakes. The planning study researched,
analyzed, and provided recommendations for future land use
development. Property owner involvement, local staff participation, and
advisory commission input all played an important role in the study.
Zoning, transportation, utilities feasibility, environmental issues, and
current and future projected development trends were all areas of
research and direction that SEH provided.
Minnetonka, Minnesota
A study of traffic flow at the Ridgedale Regional Shopping Center was
made including a detailed analysis of numerous intersections
surrounding the center. The analysis included operations with the
present road system, with the final Interstate 394 system inplace and
during construction.
Ortonville, Minnesota
SEH has completed the first phase of its study in its efforts to coordinate
the various organizations to provide economic redevelopment of the
existing business community. Included in the first and second phase of
the study is a traffic and parking plan.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
SEH was hired in the fall of 1988 to provide technical assistance to the St.
Cloud Area Planning Organization during its development of a long-
range transportation plan. The technical assistance included reviewing
all data inputs and assumptions, coordinating with the computer
software developers for trouble shooting, documentation of major
decisions made during the model calibration and producing color
graphics summarizing study results. This study was completed in
February 1989.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
A traffic analysis of the west area of the Knollwood Regional Shopping
Center resulted in redesign of Aquilla Avenue and of 37th Street.
Provided an analysis of access alternatives available to the Cityscape
Apartment building. The project was a redevelopment on a site bounded
by a railroad track and two trunk highways, resulting in limited access
opportunities. The analysis provided 13 access alternatives. Advantages
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and disadvantages of each were identified in the report along with cost
estimates for each.
Shoreview, Minnesota
Conducted a traffic study for the proposed Ramsey County Public
Library in Shoreview. Prior to the study, the City hired SEH to prepare a
traffic analysis and site design review for the proposed Shoreview City
Centre retail project, adjacent to the library site. The information from
the previous study was used and expanded upon to generate a traffic
analysis for the entire area, focusing on library access and site design
issues in combination with the shopping center access issues. Purpose of
the study was to address traffic-related concerns of residents in the
surrounding neighborhood.
Shoreview, Minnesota
Developed alternatives to address the problems with current traffic
operations at the intersection of Vivian and Victoria. Seven alternatives
were analyzed and presented to the City Council. The Council chose a
design which was evaluated by SEH and feasibility report prepared.
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
As part of the revision of the comprehensive plan, SEH personnel
developed a concept for roadway extensions to an area previously
identified for commercial and industrial use. The new plan required
modifications to an interstate highway ramp and a state highway as well
as modifications to a previously proposed road.
SEH recently examined the Highway 96 corridor between I-3SE and T.H.
61. An operational analysis was conducted for the Highway 96fT.H. 61
intersection as well as other street and driveway intersections along the
corridor. An analysis of several intersection configurations identified
pros and cons of each design. The study also entailed neighborhood
traffic impact analysis using license plate data to identify the impacts of
eliminating a street intersection with Highway 96.
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Specific Developments
A number of communities employ SEH to undertake a traffic and
parking analysis of proposed developments. These can include office
sites, commercial facilities, shopping areas, or recreational facilities.
Horse Racing Facilities
SEH was involved in the planning of access roads and parking areas for
proposed horse racing tracks in Lakeville and in Woodbury.
Hotel Sites
Evaluation of parking needs and traffic impacts for proposed hotel
developments were made for Shoreview, Burnsville and Fridley.
Shopping Centers
SEH undertook a comprehensive parking study of the Apache Plaza
Shopping Center in St. Anthony. Studies were also made of the
Westbrook Mall in Brooklyn Center and the 7-Hi Center in Minnetonka.
Warehouse Food Stores
SEH has been employed to develop access plans and parking plans for
two locally based major warehouse-type food stores.
Renaissance Festival
A comprehensive analysis of traffic flow at the proposed relocated
Renaissance Festival in Lakeville, Minnesota was made.
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Education
BS - Civil Engineering - University of Wisconsin (1965)
BS - City Planning - University of Wisconsin (1965)
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota
Professional Associations
Institute of Transportation Engineers - Fellow
Transportation Research Board - Individual Associate
American Road and Transportation Builders Association - Member
American Planning Association - Member
General Background
Experience on a variety of transportation related projects ranging from a comprehensive
transportation plan for a community to layout of signs at a specific intersection. Project areas include
traffic forecasting, traffic site and impact analyses, transportation plans, street and highway design,
traffic signal design, signing and pavement marking layouts, traffic inventories, traffic studies and
parking studies.
Experience
Traffic Engineer - Cities of Bumsville and Eagan, Minnesota Supervises and conducts on-going
transportation planning and traffic engineering services for the Cities of Burnsville and Eagan since
1986. Projects range from site plan/subdivision review and localized transportation planning
analysis to operations, traffic signal design and highway design.
Traffic Engineer - Cities of Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, and Rosemount, Minnesota
Responsible for traffic engineering nad planning aspects of municipal engineering projects designed
by SEH in these communities.
Traffic Engineer for Highway 2 - Superior, Wisconsin Review of traffic volumes and operation,
preliminary design concepts, geometric design, public meetings, traffic signal design and traffic
control during construction for four miles of USH 2. Project included closing intermediate streets,
changes in commercial access, and considerable public contact.
Traffic Engineer for 85th Avenue - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Review of traffic volumes, traffic
projections, concept designs, traffic signal design and traffic control on a project which widened two
lane rural roadway with numerous off-set driveways to a 4-lane divided roadway with turn lanes. A
strong public information and contact effort offset the impacts of numerous access changes to
existing businesses.
Transportation Engineer for Highway 266 - Worthington, Minnesota Review of traffic volumes and
operation, development of design concepts, traffic controls and construction staging were included.
Public information program obtained support for change from two-lane to four-lane divided design
with restricted access.
Project Coordinator for City-wide Study - Willmar, Minnesota Review of traffic volumes and
operations and study of eight in-place and four potential traffic signal systems for current
operational characteristics, coordination possibilities, operational problems and potential
upgradings or solutions.
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Robert H. Byers, P.E., Project Manager
Education
B.S.C.E. - University of Colorado - Boulder (1976)
M.S.C.E. - University of Minnesota (1981)
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer in Minnesota and North Dakota
Professional Associations
Institute of Transportation Engineers - North Central Section
National Society of Professional Engineers - Minnetonka Chapter
General Background
Project management, design and planning expertise on a variety of transportation-related projects.
Experienced with transportation forecasting processes, roadway design and capacity and other
traffic engineering applications. Special expertise in the areas of microcomputer applications for
transportation, operations, evaluations, socio-economic analysis, environmental studies and transit
planning.
Experience
Project Manager for Comprehensive Transportation Plan - Eagan, Minnesota Supervised the
preparation of the plan in conjunction with the Dakota County Traffic Study. Extended the Dakota
County information to include a traffic control plan, Transit and Travel Demand Management
Strategies (TOM) and a pedestrian/trailway network plan. The plan was recently updated to include
socio-economic forecast refinements as part of the 1988 Metropolitan System Statement responses.
Project Manager for Commercial Area Study - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Evaluated land use
alternates and determined traffic generation (computer-aided) roadway and intersection capacities,
needed roadway improvements and land use restraints in Brookdale and Shingle Creek areas.
Project Manager for Commercial Area Study - Fridley, Minnesota Evaluate land use alternatives
for 100 twin drive-in site and analyze operational impacts at adjacent intersections of T.H. 65/West
Moore Lake Drive and T.H. 47/57th Avenue. Develop over a dozen design concepts for
improvements at T.H. 65.
Project Manager for Regional Transportation Study - Brainerd, Minnesota Developed future
regional traffic forecasts based on employment and dwelling unit growth. Examined seasonal traffic
characteristics to determine reasonable design hours. Evaluated operational and roadway
improvement strategies including effects of a potential western trunk highway by-pass.
Project Manager for Transportation Study - Dakota County, Minnesota Preparation of a
comprehensive land use-based transportation plan. Study established an on-going process linking
community comprehensive land use plans to City, County and Mn/DOT roadway capital
improvement programs. Study has been revised annually to update parcel land use intensity and
phasing assumptions.
Transportation Planner for 69th Avenue Corridor Study - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Examined
the impacts of major roadway network access modifications to 69th Avenue. Projected future ADT
and peak hour traffic volumes for key intersections. Later provided environmental analysis for air
quality and noise impacts.
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Cynthia R. Gray, A.I.C.P., Project Planner
Education
MS - Community and Regional Planning - North Dakota State University - Fargo (1985)
BS - Home Economics Education- North Dakota State University - Fargo (1983)
Professional Associations
American Planning Association
Minnesota Planning Association
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Women's Transportation Seminar -1992 Programs Committee
North Central Institute of Transportation Engineers - 1991 Membership Chair
Governor's Design Team
General Background
Land use and transportation planner / analyst for municipal governments. Responsibilities include
site plan review, traffic impact analysis, area-wide traffic studies, development of conceptual
roadway alignments and access alternative, and parking studies for commercial, office, residential
and industrial development proposals.
Experience
Project Planner for Interchange Area Land Use Study - Lino Lakes, Minnesota Analyzed land use
alternatives in two freeway interchange areas of Uno Lakes. Identified traffic impacts of the various
land use alternatives.
Project Planner for 66th StreetIHwy. 252 Land Use Study - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Analyzed
land uses and land use configurations within a sensitive planning area. Also determined traffic
impact of various alternatives.
Project Transportation Planner for Terrace Drive and Lincoln Drive Extensions - Roseville,
Minnesota Developed parking and access alternatives for properties surrounding two proposed
street extensions. Worked extensively with property owners to resolve issues. Held informational
meetings with affected parties.
Project Planner for Access Study, Cityscape Apartments, Hwy 7/Hwy 100, St. Louis Park,
Minnesota Identified 13 access alternatives to an apartment building bounded by railroad tracks and
two trunk highways. Summarized advantages and disadvantages of each and provided cost
estimates.
Project Planner for West Publishing Site - Eagan, Minnesota Determined trip generation for
various development scenarios and phases of development on a large property in the City of Eagan
for use and analysis in the Eagan Transportation Model.
Transportation Planner for Retail Development - Shoreview, Minnesota Prepared a study of traffic
impacts resulting from a proposed retail development. Also analyzed site design for on-site
pedestrian, automobile and track traffic concerns.
Project Manager and Transportation Planner TH 36 Area Traffic Study - Stillwater and Oak Park
Heights, Minnesota - Conducted a detailed p.m. peak hour study of development impacts and
highway design alternatives for a large area in Stillwater and Oak Park Heights surrounding TH 36.
Transportation Planner for the Great Mall at Minnesota- Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota -
Responsible for setting up and running the computer model used to analyze the traffic impact of
various levels of development in the southeast quadrant of TH 3 and 1-494 in Inver Grove Heights.
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Thomas A. Sohrweide, P.E., Traffic Engineer
Education
B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering- University of Wisconsin - Madison (1973)
Northwestern University Workshops on Traffic Signals, Traffic Management of Land Development,
Geometric Design and Bicycle Planning and Facilities
University of Wisconsin Extension Seminars on Data Collection and Evaluation Techniques for
Transportation Systems Management and Traffic Engineering
Professional Registration
Professional Engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Professional Associations
Institute of Transportation Engineers - Member
General Background
As a former traffic and parking engineer for the City of Appleton, Tom supervised traffic, electrical,
parking and parking enforcement divisions and administered the street lighting program. He was
responsible for intersection and street studies and designs, parking studies, traffic signal design,
timing of traffic signalsystems, and the City's signing program. Additional responsibilities included
development of traffic patterns to accommodate mall development and traffic maintenance
programs. He also served as an instructor for the Wisconsin Section of the Institute of Transportation
Engineers workshop on Traffic Engineering for Small Communities.
Experience
Proj eel Manager for Traffic Signal Design - Owatonna, Minnesota Design of two new traffic signal
systems and revision of three in-place signal systems. Included school crossing study, speed study,
signal justification reports, traffic signal timing and coordination, and construction inspection
arrangements.
Project Manager for Traffic Signal Design - S1. Louis Park, Minnesota Design of two new traffic
signal systems and one new Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption system. Included capacity analysis and
review of intersection geometrics and construction inspection arrangements.
Traffic and Parking Engineer - Appleton, Wisconsin Responsible for overall traffic engineering and
parking including traffic signal studies, designs, installations, maintenance and timings; design
studies, geometric design and traffic patterns for streets and intersections; traffic signing and
pavement marking installation and maintenance. Was involved in many public meetings and had
significant contact with private businesses and citizens.
Assistant Traffic Engineer - Skokie, Illinois Developed one-way street plan for congested
residential streets, new parking collection system, specifications and designs for intersection
improvements, street lighting designs and redevelopment plans for the Central Business District.
Supervised the electrical division responsible for traffic signal and street light installation, repair and
maintenance. Responsible for traffic signal studies, designs and installations. Developed traffic
signal maintenance program. Developed timings for three traffic signal systems, totalling 70
signalized intersections. Responsible for the supervision and administration of the pay parking
system which included 800 on-street meters, six off-street metered lots and two cashiered and three
metered parking ramps. Conducted studies relative to parking rates, parking demands and
development. Developed on-going parking ramp maintenance program. Responsible for
construction of a new parking ramp and reconstruction of another ramp. Implemented the
automated cashiering system and developed plans for re-signing parking facilities.
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Corporate Headquarters
3535 Vadnais Center Drive
St. Paul, MN 55110
612 490 2000
800 325 2055
St. Cloud
113 S. Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 1717
St. Cloud, MN 56302
6122524740
8005720617
Chippewa Falls
421 Frenette Drive
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715 723 8506
8004725881
Madison
6410 Enterprise Lane
Suite 120
Madison, WI 53719
6082742020
800 732 4362
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Firm Overview
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) is a multidisciplined firm of
engineers, architects, planners and scientists serving clients in the
Midwest since 1927. Our work is provided to public entities, including
federal and state agencies and commissions, municipalities, counties and
townships, financial facilities, educational institutions and businesses.
SEH's corporate headquarters is located in St. Paul, Minnesota, with
branch offices in St. Cloud, Minnesota; and Chippewa Falls and
Madison, Wisconsin. Each SEH office offers a complete range of
professional engineering, architecture, planning and scientific services to
clients within each geographic area. The firm has a full-time staff of 227
including 73 engineers, 13 architects, two landscape architects, three
planners, three scientists, design technicians, drafters and supporting
administrative personnel.
SEH has served hundreds of clients through the years with more than 75
municipal and county clients currently active. We have served eight
communities continuously for the past 25 years, demonstrating our
commitment to lasting client relationships.
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Method of Providing Service
We provide high-quality services in a consistent and organized manner.
Through the years, the method of service adopted by SEH has proven to
be an efficient and highly-effective way to provide professional
engineering, architecture and planning services.
Work is accomplished in the following manner:
. Establishment of effective communications with each client,
assuring proper project scoping and programming.
. Assignment of a permanent project manager to each project.
. Coordination of all activities between the firm and client
provided by the project manager regardless of project or
services performed.
. Involvement of Client Service Representatives with each client.
By assigning one engineer, architect, planner, or scientist as project
manager, one person is involved in all phases of the project from a study,
through design and construction. Thus, quality is achieved through
familiarity with the entire project. This assignment gives SEH project
managers a thorough background and increased skills in all project
areas. Future projects benefit from the project managers' feedback of
construction experience.
Assignment of field personnel is made by selecting construction
surveyors and inspectors most familiar with a particular type of project
and client. The project inspector orders survey crews through a single
dispatcher. Construction staking is given priority over other survey
work.
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Service Goals
Our service goals represent the firm's commitment to the practice of
providing the highest possible quality engineering, architecture,
planning and scientific services. Each project is treated individually
while reflecting the overall goal of serving the clients' best interests.
SEH's client service goals include the following functions:
. Developing a working partnership with the client.
. Providing comprehensive and understandable reports
including alternatives and accurate project cost estimates.
. Preparing detailed, yet clear, plans and specifications reducing
the need for bidder contingency factors and change orders
during construction.
. Appointing an experienced resident project representative for
inspection and staking.
. Maintaining accurate "construction record" drawings for
client files.
. Encouraging owner participation on project final inspection.
. Providing post project (11 month) review with the owner to
determine any project deficiencies.
To meet the client's expectations, projects must be clearly defined,
properly planned and specified and closely observed during
construction. This philosophy has made SEH a major Upper Midwest
engineering, architecture and planning organization that is recognized
for the emphasis placed on client satisfaction.
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Professional Staff
61 Professional Engineers
9 Graduate Engineers
Principal (2)
Technical Review/Operations (3)
Municipal (26)
Airport (5)
Downtown Redevelopment (1)
Geotechnical (3)
Sanitary (5)
Structural (5)
Transportation (5)
Waste Management (4)
Water Resources (11)
13 Registered Architects
4 Graduate Architects
2 Landscape Architects
1 Airport Planner
3 Transportation Planners
2 City Planners
3 Hydrogeologists
2 Biologists
44 Technicians
18 CADD Operators
11 Construction Project Representatives
8 Survey Party Chiefs
9 Survey Crew Members
37 Administrative
227 Total Staff
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Organized Into
departments providing a
full range of engineering,
architectural and planning
services.
A more In-depth
breakdown of these
departments follows.
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Overview of Services
SEH is experienced in and familiar with all areas of public improvement.
The firm is qualified to provide services from feasibility studies,
planning and programming, design and specifications to construction
administration.
Engineering
Airports
Structural
Transportation
Waste Management
Wastewater Treatment
Water Resources
Water Supply, Storage, Distribution
Water Treatment
Municipal
Architecture
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Programming
Interiors
Planning
Urban Planning
Rural Planning
Grants/Financial Assistance
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Services
Architectural Services
. Site planning
. Building design
. Space planning
. Cost estimating
. Programming
. Interior design
. Renovation
. Historic preservation
. Space analysis studies
. Maxi audits
. Landscape architecture
. Recreational
. Office/ Administration
. Health/Medical
. Educational
Engineering! Airports Services
. Airport layout planning
. Master planning
. Aviation forecasting
. Environmental studies
. Design
. Airspace planning
. Airport planning
. Construction engineering services
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Engineering/Municipal Services
. Studies and designs of: street systems, storm drainage systems,
sanitary sewers, water systems
. Infrastructure investigations
. Site planning and development
. Pavement management programs
. Industrial park development
. Design of: streetscapes and malls, pedestrian plazas, infrastructure,
rehab, traffic and parking management, district heating
Engineering/Structural Services
. Design of bridges, dams, culverts, hydraulic structures, retaining walls,
buildings, foundations, flood walls
. Structural investigations
. Risk assessments
. Inspection and rating services
EngineeringlTransportation Services
. Traffic forecasts
. Transportation plans
. Traffic/ safety studies
. Parking studies and design
. Traffic control plans
. Traffic signal and sign designs
. Traffic impact studies/roadway designs
EngineeringlWaste Management Services
. Landfills, landfill abandonments
. Well monitoring
. Air discharge permitting
. Underground storage tanks
. Hazardous waste and recycling
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EngineeringlWater Resources Services
. Surface water management for municipalities and watershed
management organizations
. Specialized services in flood control, storm water facility design,
hydraulic structures, dam safety, erosion control, water quality,
environmental enhancement, wetland mitigation planning
EngineeringlWater Supply, Storage, Distribution Services
. Design, system improvements, master plans and funding sources for
comprehensive water plans, water distribution systems, storage tanks
and reservoirs, wells and pumphouses, potable water, storm sewers,
water treatment plants and control systems
EngineeringlWastewater Treatment Services
. Complete facility design of wastewater treatment plants, stabilization
ponds, aeration ponds, activated sludge, trickling filter, oxidation
ditches, physical chemical, rotating biological conductors
. Assist in start-up treatment facilities providing operating and
maintenance manuals, operator training and user charge systems.
. Infiltration/inflow analyses
. Sludge management programs
. Pretreatment programs
. Flow reductions
. Cost recovery
Planning Services
. Urban and rural planning
. Land-Use planning, zoning
. Transportation studies
. Environmental assessments
. Parks
Grants/Financial Assistance
. Federal, state, local funding sources
. identify secure and administer grants
. loans and foundation gifts
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Lynden Township
Mahtomedi
Maplewood
Maynard
Mendota Heights
Milaca
Milan
Minneapolis
Mora
Morgan
Morristown
Mounds View
New London
Newport
Nininger Township
North St. Paul
Oakdale
Ogilvie
Orr
Ortonville
Owatonna
Plymouth
Princeton
Red Lake Falls Airport
Richmond
Rochester
Roseau
Rosemount
Roseville
Rush City
St. Augusta Township
St. Ooud Township
St. Joseph
St. Louis Park
St. Paul
Sandstone
Shakopee
Shoreview
Silver Creek Township
South St. Paul
Spicer
Staples
Stillwater
Thief River Falls
Two Harbors
Upsala
Vadnais Heights
Waverly
White Bear Lake
White Bear Township
Winona
Worthington
Zimmerman
Counties
Anoka County
Carlton County
Crow Wing County
Dakota County
Fillmore County
Hennepin County
Lake of the Woods County
Mille Lacs County
Morrison County
Ramsey County
Pine County
Scott County
Stearns County
Steele County
Wabasha County
Washington County
Wright County
1992 Minnesota Clients [partial listing]
Municipal"ies
Anoka
Apple Valley
Avon
Avon Township
Baudette
Bayport
Becker
Big Lake
Blaine
Brainerd
Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Park
Bruce Township
Buffalo
Burnsville
Cambridge
Canby
Champlin
Clear Lake
Clearwater
Ooquet
Cold Spring
Coleraine
Coon Rapids
Detroit Lakes
Eagan
Eden Lake Township
Edina
Ely
Faribault
Foreston
Fridley
Gem Lake
Glencoe
Golden Valley
Ham Lake
Hastings
Holdingford
Hutchinson
Inver Grove Heights
Ironton
Jackson
Keewatin
Lake St. Croix Beach
Lake1and
Lake1and Shores
Le Sauk Township
Lilydale
Lino Lakes
Litchfield
Little Elk Township
Longvi11e
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Federal Agencies
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Corps of Engineers -
St. Paul District
Omaha District
United States Forest Service
United States Postal Service
VereransAdministration
State Agencies
Iron Range Resource Rehabilitation
Board
Minnesota Department of
Administration
Minnesota Department of
Corrections
Minnesota Department of Jobs and
Training
Minnesota Department of Military
Affairs (National Guard)
Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources
Minnesota Department of Public
Safety
Minnesota Department of
Transportation
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency
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Agencies
Alexandria HRA
Austin HRA
Balsam Lake Rehabilitation
District
Bemidji HRA
Big Stone County HRA
Bois Forte Indian Reservation
Braham HRA
Chisholm - Ribbing Airport
Commission
Dakota County HRA
Delano HRA
East Mississippi WMO
Faribault HRA
Grass Lake WMO
Green Lake Sewer District
Home of the Good Shepherd
Janesville HRA
Le Sueur County HRA
Marshall Public Housing
Commission
Meeker County HRA
Minneapolis Community
DevelOPment Agency
Minnesota Historical Society
Montgomery HRA
Moorhead Economic
Development Authority
MooseLakeHRA
Pine City HRA
Piney - Pinecreek Airport
Commission
Princeton HRA
Red Wing HRA
Rice County Public Housing
Agency
St. Cloud HRA
St. Cloud MTC
St. James HRA
St. Paul Public Housing Agency
Sand Hills River Watershed
District
Sauk Centre HRA
Sibley House Association
Southeastern Minnesota Multi-
County HRA
Stillwater Board of Water
Commissioners
Upper Rum River WMO
Wadena HRA
Washington County HRA
Private
Bankers Systems
Center Companies
College of St. Benedict
Columbia Gear
Dayton Hudson
DeZurik Corporation
Dunbar Development
Fingerhut Corporation
First Bank Systems
First Lutheran Church
Frigidaire Company
General Motors
Group Health Inc.
Institute for Environmental
Assessment
3M Companies
Litchfield Public Utilities
Minnesota Aquafarms
Minnesota Explosives Co.
Minnesota Landmarks
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Norwest Properties
Presbyterian Homes of MN
Recomp, Inc.
Regent Aviation
St. Cloud Orthopedics
St. John's University
and Abbey
Saturn of St. Paul
Security Financial
Waste Management, Inc.
Wert Enterprises
Commissions
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Metropolitan Transit Commission
Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission
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1992 Wisconsin Clients
Municipalities
Abbotsford
Altoona
Amery
Ashland
Ashland County
Baldwin
Barron
Bayfield
Boyd
Black River Falls
Cadott
Chippewa Falls
Colby
Colfax
Cumberland
Durand
Eau Claire
Edgar
Frederic
Grantsburg
Hillsboro
Hudson
Marshfie1d
Mondovi
Mosineee
New Richmond
Neillsville
Osceola
Phillips
Plum City
Rib Lake
Sparta
Spring Valley
St. Croix Falls
Stanley
Stratford
Superior
Thorp
Wausau
Whitehall
Wisconsin Rapids
Counties
Buffalo County
Chippewa County
Clark County
Dunn County
Eau Claire County
La Crosse County
Lincoln County
Marathon County
Pepin County
Pierce County
Polk County
Price County
Rich1and County
Rusk County
Sawyer County
Shawano County
St. Croix County
Taylor County
Trempealeau County
Vernon County
Vilas County
Wood County
Agencies
Chelsea Sanitary District, Taylor
County
Cushing Sanitary District, Polk
County
Ogema Sanitary District, Polk
County
Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation
Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics
Towns and Villages
Town of Trade Lake, Burnett
County
Buffalo County, Town of Naples
Town of Anson, Chippewa County
Town of Hallie, Chippewa County
Town of Grant, Clark County
Town of Hay River, Dunn County
Town of Menomonie, Dunn
County
Town of Mercer, Iron County
Town of Alma, Jackson County
Village of Holmen, La Crosse
County
Town of Hamilton, La Crosse
County
Town of Ackley, Langlade County
Town of Hull, Marathon County
Town of Waterville, Pepin County
Town of Hartland, Pierce County
Town of Ellsworth, Pierce County
Town of Martell, Pierce County
Town of River Falls, Pierce County
Town of Georgetown, Polk County
Town of Ogema, Price County
Town of Maplehurst, Taylor
County
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References
City of Anoka
Mr. Ray Schultz
Director of Public Works
2015 1st Ave. No.
Anoka, MN 55303
Telephone (612) 421-6630
City of Inver Grove Heights
Mr. Thomas Link
Director of Development
8150 Barbara Ave.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55075
Telephone (612) 457-2111
City of Brooklyn Center
Mr. Sy Knapp
Director of Public Works
6301 Shingle Creek Parkway
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Telephone (612) 569-3300
City of Lino Lakes
Mr. Randall Schumacher,
Administrator
1189 Main Street
Lino Lakes, MN 55014
Telephone (612) 464-5562
City of Brooklyn Park
Mr. Gary Brown
Community Development Dir.
5800 85th Avenue No.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Telephone (612) 424-8000
City of Maplewood
Mr. Ken Haider
Director of Public Works
1902 East County Road B
Maplewood, MN 55109
Telephone (612) 770-4550
City of Burnsville
Mr. Chuck Siggerud
Director of Public Works
100 Civic Center Drive
Burnsville, MN 55337
Telephone (612) 895-4530
City of St. Louis Park
Mr. James Grube
Director of Public works
5005 Minnetonka Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Telephone (612) 920-3000
City of Eagan
Mr. Tom Colbert
Public Works Director
3830 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122
Telephone (612) 681-4646
City of Stillwater
Mr. Nile Kriesel
City Coordinator
216 North Fourth St.
Stillwater, MN 55082
Telephone (612) 439-6231
City of Golden Valley
Mr. Mark Grimes
Director of Planning
7800 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Telephone (612) 593-8000
Scott County
Mr. Brad Larson
County Engineer
600 Country Trail East
Jordan, MN 55352
Telephone (612) 937-6346
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Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.
I A Tradition of Excellence
Barton-Aschman's Upper Midwest Office
leads even the most complex projects
through the planning, design and develop-
ment maze. Our practice areas form a
composite of staff and skills to serve both
private and public-sector clients. The firm
provides comprehensive services in civil
engineering, landscape architecture/urban
planning, environmental impact analysis,
traffic engineering, and transportation
planning.
sionals have the talent and experience to
handle a wide variety of project types, in-
cluding environmental permitting, site
planning and design, site traffic analyses
and transportation corridor design.
Our solutions are creative, yet practical and
implementable. Barton-Aschman's profes-
Founded on the principles that integrate
transportation and land-use planning,
Barton-Aschman has evolved into a multi-
faceted consulting firm. Our tradition of
excellence is demonstrated through more
than 40 years of quality service to clients in
the Upper Midwest.
I Civil Engineering
Barton-Aschman's civil engineering practice
provides design services for all types of highway and
roadway improvements, streetscape and utility
design, commerciaVretail land developments, and
community parks. Fully supported by state-of-the-
art computer hardware and software, Barton-
Aschman staff enhance the precision, quality, and
production efficiency of our clients' projects.
I Traffic Engineering and
Transportation Planning
Improving transportation infrastructure and sys-
tems, and alleviating traffic congestion are issues of
economic, environmental, and social significance.
Barton-Aschman provides innovative, cost-effective
traffic and transportation services that satisfy both
development objectives and community interests.
I Landscape Architecture and
Urban Planning
Landscape architecture that integrates innovative
yet functional design solutions with site sensitivity
is the strength of Barton-Aschman's landscape
architecture and urban planning practice. The staff
integrates creative design solutions into a wide
array of public and private-sector projects. Our
diverse working relationships with developers,
architects, and agencies enables us to personalize
our services to meet each project's specific needs.
I Environmental
Impact Analysis
Barton-Aschman offers its clients the regulatory,
managerial, and technical knowledge geared to the
environmental issues of today. We have successfully
handled the most complicated projects-highway
corridors, shopping centers, power plants, iron
mines, ski resorts, industrial waste landfills-and
guided them through the complex regulatory path-
ways of government. Our experience and diversity
enable us to respond to virtually all technical and
socioeconomic issues.
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Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 350
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
612-332-0421 fax 612-332-6180
Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 350
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
USA
Phone: (612) 332-0421
Fax: (612) 332-6180
April 24, 1992
Mr. Bradley J. Nielson
Planning Director
City of Shorewood
5755 Country Club Road
Shorewood, MN 55331
Re: Traffic Study - Waterford III Development
Dear Mr. Nielson:
Thank you for contacting us regarding our interest in conducting a traffic study for the
proposed Waterford III development. Enclosed are our firm's general qualifications,
resumes, list of recent clients, and descriptions of similar completed projects.
Barton-Aschman has been retained to study the traffic impacts of many such projects
here in Minnesota and around the country. At issue in nearly every case is the impact
on adjacent residential neighborhoods. Neighborhood associations and individual
homeowners are concerned over increased traffic volumes and/or speeds near their
property. Balancing the conflicting issues of developer needs with homeowner comfort
often places a burden on municipal decision-makers. A thoroughly researched and
documented traffic study can help ease that burden.
Typical steps in such a study would include the following tasks.
1. Data Collection
Collect all available data including proposed site plans, development size, maps or
photographs, and existing traffic volumes on surrounding streets.
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April 24, 1992
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2. Supplemental Traffic Counts
Depending on the age and scope of existing counts, additional traffic data may
need to be collected. This typically involves manual turning movement counts at
nearby intersections and/or automatic "tube" counts on surrounding streets.
3. Estimate Development Traffic Generation
Traffic generated or drawn to the area because of the development is estimated
by comparing it to similar developments. Direction of approach is determined
based on the proposed development's anticipated market area. Adjustments are
made as necessary to account for unique project characteristic~.
4. Traffic Analysis
Development traffic is added to existing traffic and the effects quantified and
documented. This step can also address specific issues of concern to area
residents or city staff such as spot congestion, increased speeds, neighborhood
"cut-through" traffic, or specific geometric design issues.
5. Recommendations and Conclusions
Suggestions are developed and presented to mitigate adverse traffic impacts (if
any). Generally, these suggestions are presented as a list of increasingly effective
(and costly) alternatives for consideration. Actual measures for implementation
can then be chosen by decision-makers.
A study of this nature generally will cost between $5,000 and $10,000. The range is due
to a number of variables including:
· The amount of data available and the need for supplemental counting
· The size and scope of the development
· The number of roadways and intersections to be analyzed
· The number of specific concerns to be addressed
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· The number of mitigation alternatives to be generated
· The number of work sessions or public meetings required
A draft report can generally be delivered in two to three weeks after authorization to
proceed, depending on timely delivery of necessary data.
If, after reviewing the enclosed material, you have additional questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to provide you with any additional information
you may require.
Sincerely,
/?t;A $. iJl/lfAA"--w1
Peter S. Marshall, P.E.
Associate
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Vice President
PSM/JCM:dmv
Enclosures
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
Barton-Aschman's multidisciplinary practice encompasses traffic engineering and trans-
portation planning, urban and regional planning, civil en'gineering, landscape and urban
design, environmental and fiscal impact analysis, transit operations and planning, alterna-
tives analysis, and travel demand modeling. More than 260 trained and experienced men
and women provide the broad range of disciplines and skills essential for producing
thorough and reliable solutions to a wide range of urban and regional problems.
The company provides nationwide services to public and private clients from offices
located in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Evanston, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; San Jose,
Berkeley, Riverside, Sacramento, Tustin, and Pasadena, California; Dallas, Texas; Miami,
Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Southfield, Michigan; Fairfax, Virginia; Honolulu, Hawaii;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Columbus, Ohio. The Minneapolis office, established in
1970, has a staff of 24 people representing all of the practice areas within Barton-
Aschman.
The present firm was organized in 1958. In that year, George W. Barton's traffic
engineering and transportation planning firm merged with Frederick T. Aschman's urban
planning practice. This merger, an innovative concept for its time, demonstrated the
company's understanding of the fundamental relationships among transportation systems,
land use, and socioeconomic developments. This blending of transportation and urban
planning skills marked the beginning of a tradition at Barton-Aschman -- one in which
the skills and perspectives of many professionals are blended to provide the best and
most comprehensive solution for the special problems of our clients.
SITE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Barton-Aschman has conducted numerous site traffic engineering studies for public and
private clients. Our range of services includes site selection, site traffic engineering, site
parking sizing and design, and adjacent roadway improvement planning and design.
Barton-Aschman provides traffic/transportation engineering services for all types of
development including:
Industrial Sites
Office Parks
Municipal Facilities
Regional and District Shopping Centers
Discount Stores
Grocery Stores
Residential Development
Office Research Sites
Financial Institutions
Transit (Bus Garage) Sites
Theaters
Convenience Stores/Service Stations
Stadiums and Arenas
Hospital and Medical Complexes
BARTON-ASCHMAN SITE TRAFFIC AND PARKING ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE
The following is a partial listing of site traffic analysis in the Twin Cities areas.
Shopping Malls and Centers
Mall of America
Southdale Center
Brookdale Center
Rosedale Center
Ridgedale Center
Hub Shopping Center
Northtown Center
Knollwood Center
Midway Center
Wayzata Bay Center
Westwood Plaza
Ridgehaven Mall
Wooddale Mall
LSGI - Downtown Minneapolis
Riverplace - Minneapolis
Burnsville Marketplace
Burnsville Center
Burnhaven Mall
Maplewood Mall
Maplewood Center
Eden Prairie Center
Eastown Center
Eagandale Center
Coon Rapids Shopping Center
Target Stores in
the Twin Cities Area
K-Mart Stores in
the Twin Cities Area
Ray Harris - Downtown Minneapolis
Palmer Group - Minneapolis
Office and Industrial Parks
MEPC Minneapolis West Business Center
Gamble Center Office Park
Minneapolis Industrial Park
Carlson Properties Office Park
Eagan Industrial Park
Coon Rapids Industrial Park
South St. Paul Industrial Center
Prairie Island Office Center
Plymouth Industrial Park
Hospitals and Medical Centers
Fairview Southdale Hospital
United Hospitals
North Memorial Hospital
Fairview Riverside Hospital
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Southdale Medical Center
Banks
Plymouth State Bank
Franklin National Bank
Twin City Federal Savings & Loan
First Banks
Norwest Banks
National City Bank
Minnesota Federal Savings & Loan
Entertainment Facilities
Canterbury Downs Racetrack
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minnesota Zoological Gardens
Hazeltine 1991 U.S. Open
Metropolitan Stadium
Metrodome
St. Paul Civic Center
University of Wisconsin Arena
BARTON-ASCHMAN SITE TRAFFIC AND PARKING ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE
( cont'd)
Supermarkets
National Supermarket
Cub Foods
Lunds
Byerly's Groceries
Super Valu
Restaurants
Left Guard Restaurant
McDonald's
Burger King
Convenience Stores/Service Stations
SuperAmerica
PDQ Food Stores
BARTON-ASCHMAN SHOPPING CENTER/RETAIL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Southdale Shopping Center * 1* *
Transportation Analysis,
Engineering Design
Minneapolis, MN
Rosedale * In
Traffic Analysis, Indirect Source
Permit (ISP)
Engineering Design
Roseville, MN
Brookdale * j**
Traffic Analysis, Engineering Design
Brooklyn Center, MN
Oakwood Hills Regional Center *
Traffic and Roadway Analysis
Eau Claire, WI
Knollwood Mall *1* *
Traffic Analysis, ISP
S1. Louis Park, MN
Eden Prairie Center * I * *
Traffic; Signal Design
Eden Prairie, MN
Fashion Square Mall *
Traffic and Parking
Saginaw, MI
Columbia Mall *
Traffic Analysis
Grand Forks, ND
* New Development
* * Expansion
Ridgedale * In
Traffic Analysis, Engineering Design
Minneapolis, MN
Riverplace *
Traffic, Circulation, Access
Minneapolis, MN
Burnsville Center * j* *
Site Traffic Analysis and ISP
Engineering Design
Burnsville, MN
Miller Hill Mall *1**
Traffic, ISP
Duluth, MN
Crossroads Center * *
Traffic Analysis
S1. Cloud, MN
Irongate Shopping Center *
Environmental Assessment
Worksheet
Brainerd, MN
Huntington Mall *
Site Traffic Analysis
Huntington, W. VA
Northtown Shopping Center *
Traffic Roadway Analysis
Coon Rapids, MN
BARTON-ASCHMAN SHOPPING CENTER/RETAIL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
(cont'd)
Barclay Square *
Traffic Analysis
Rochester, MN
Rock Creek Mall *
Traffic Analysis
Topeka, KS
Cherry Creek Center *
Traffic Analysis
Denver, CO
One Pacific Place *
Traffic Analysis
Omaha, NE
Fashion Mall *
Traffic Analysis,
Off-Site Roadway Design
Plantation, FL
Burnsville Marketplace
Environmental,
Traffic, Engineering
Burnsville, MN
Proposed Woodbury Center *
Environmental Impact Statement
and ISP, Traffic
Woodbury, MN
Maplewood Mall *
Traffic Work
Maplewood, MN
Westwood Plaza *
Site Traffic Analysis
Minnetonka, MN
Ridgehaven Mall * /* *
ISP
Minnetonka, MN
Shopping Center *
Traffic and Roadway Analysis
Jamestown, ND
Madison East Expansion * *
Traffic and Roadway Analysis
Mankato, MN
Central City Mall *
Site Traffic Analysis
Boise, ID
Quail Springs Mall * *
Traffic Report
Oklahoma City, OK
Northtown Center *
Access and Parking
Blaine, MN
Valley View Mall **
Parking and Internal Circulation
LaCrosse, WI
Market Place West *
Traffic
Grand Forks, ND
Hub Center Expansion **
Traffic Analysis
Richfield, MN
* New Development
* * Expansion
BARTON-ASCHMAN SHOPPING CENTER/RETAIL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
(cont'd)
Ryan Construction Site *
Traffic
Brooklyn Center, MN
Shopko Plaza *
Traffic Analysis
Sioux Falls, SD
Shopko Plaza *
Traffic Analysis
Grand Forks, ND
Cliff Lake Center *
Traffic Analysis
EA W, ISP
Eagan, MN
Proposed Lafayette Mall *
Traffic Analysis
Inver Grove Heights, MN
White Bear Hills Shopping Center *
Traffic
White Bear Lake, MN
Apache Mall * *
Traffic, EA W
Rochester, MN
Proposed Miller Hill Plaza *
Traffic, EA W, ISP
Duluth, MN
Mall of America *
Parking
Bloomington, MN
* New Development
* * Expansion
BARTON-ASCHMAN PARKING AND ACCESS STUDIES
Location
Prairie Lakes Office Park, Eden Prairie, MN
Southdale Shopping Center, Minneapolis, MN
Rosedale Shopping Center, Roseville, MN
Brookdale Shopping Center, Minneapolis, MN
Ridgedale Shopping Center, Minneapolis, MN
Southda1e Medical Center, Edina, MN
Rochester Center Business District
IBM, Rochester, MN
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis)
Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park, MN)
Fairview-Southdale Hospital (Edina, MN)
North Memorial Hospital (Robbinsdale, MN)
Minneapolis Central Business District
East Hennepin
East 35W Planning Area
Nicollet-Lake
Hennepin-Lake
Cedar-Riverside (Minneapolis)
St. Paul Central Business District
Minnesota State Capitol
Metropolitan Stadium
3M Center, S1. Paul
St. Cloud Central Business District
Will mar Central Business District
Kansas City, MO
Bismarck Central Business District
Des Moines Central Business District
Third Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Industrial Park
Target, S1. Louis Park, MN
MTC South Garage, Richfield, MN
Client
Hartford Insurance Group
Dayton-Hudson Properties, Inc.
Dayton-Hudson Properties, Inc.
Dayton-Hudson Properties, Inc.
Dayton-Hudson Properties, Inc.
Southdale Medical Center
City of Rochester, MN
IBM Company
Cleveland Clinic
Catherine McAuley Health
Center
HDR Architects
Parker-Klein Architects
Fairview-Southdale Hospital
City of Robbinsdale
City of Minneapolis
City of Minneapolis
. City of Minneapolis
City of Minneapolis
City of Minneapolis
Cedar-Riverside Associates
S1. Paul Housing and
Redevelopment Authority
Capitol Area Architectural &
Planning Commission
Stadium Commission
3M Company
City of St. Cloud, MN
Willmar Housing and
Redevelopment Authority
Crown Center Redevelopment
Corporation
City of Bismarck, ND
City of Des Moines, IA
City of Minneapolis
Carlson Properties
Target Stores
Metropolitan Transit Commission
REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTERS; MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman has had major involvement in the initial development and expansion of
the "Dales": four regional shopping centers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan
area. Brookdale, Rosedale and Ridgedale each have shopping malls of over 1.5 million
square feet. Southdale is the largest mall in the state. Working with the developer and
the involved cities, Barton-Aschman provided traffic analysis and roadway design.
DOWNTO'VN TRAFFIC STUDY; MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA
The City of Maple Grove currently has no traditional downtown or village square to give
the city a physical sense of identity. The city, recognizing the potential economic and
social benefits of a downtown-type development, has envisioned a city center along 1-94
at Weaver Lake Road. The planning process has begun, with Barton-Aschman being
commissioned to assess the transportation impacts of such a development.
Street improvements near the proposed area have already been planned. In addition to
selected widening, several key roadway connections will be made. Such improvements
would make the downtown area more accessible. The specific goal of Barton-Aschman's
study was to determine the intensity of development that could be supported by the
improved surrounding street system, while maintaining an acceptable level of service
during peak hours.
The analysis was performed utilizing the Metropolitan Council's Regional Travel
Demand Model, which predicts future traffic volumes on Twin Cities area roadways
given a set of assumptions about horizon year socioeconomic data such as land use,
population, etc. (Barton-Aschman has implemented the Twin Cities Regional Model on
the EMME/2 modeling software package. EMME/2 is a highly sophisticated, graphics-
based, interactive system which allows full reproduction of the regional model.)
The model was used to estimate year 2010 no-build traffic volumes on the street network
in and around the proposed downtown. Key locations were then analyzed for excess
capacity and the ability to accommodate additional downtown generated trips. Several
critical locations were found which would limit the amount of downtown development.
Results of the analysis was a maximum number of additional peak-hour trips that could
be generated by the development without pushing the critical locations over capacity.
Additionally, the trips were correlated to three potential land-use scenarios, enabling city
officials to visualize the character and scope of development which would generate the
maximum number of trips.
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER TRAFFIC AND PARKING; MINNEAPOLIS,
MINNESOTA
The proposed Minneapolis Convention Center complex was developed by the
Minneapolis Convention Center Collaborative. Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., an
integral member of that design team, studied and designed auto-bus-truck access and
circulation, parking related to the urban plaza, pedestrian movement, traffic control and
truck loading operations at the site. Another important consideration for the complex
was pedestrian skyway feasibility and design and related parking issues, because of the
anticipated volume of people expected to attend functions there. Special attention was
atso given to pedestrian queuing areas and adequacy of stairways or escalators leading to
the skyways.
Barton-Aschman also participated in the Urban Design Study for the Convention Center
vicinity and developed a shuttle bus scheme on the Nicollet Mall to connect the
Convention Center with downtown activities.
NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TRAFFIC STUDY; ROBBINSDALE,
MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale,
Minnesota to conduct a traffic analysis and access study for the hospital campus area.
The study evaluated the traffic impacts of changes to hospital access, expansion of
medical center facilities, and construction of a new "ring road" around the medical center
campus. The surrounding street system was analyzed to determine the impacts of these
changes to nearby residential neighborhoods. Preliminary plans were produced for a
number of roadway realignments. The projects also included preparation of documents
required for the city approval process.
APACHE MALL EXPANSION PROJECT; ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman prepared a traffic impact study and an environmental assessment
worksheet for the expansion of the Apache Mall in Rochester, Minnesota. The
expansion adds a new tenant area to the north side of the existing mall, an increase of
18,000 square feet of gross leasable area, and a new two-story Sears store occupying
98,700 square feet of the mall's total gross leasable area of 756,000 square feet. The
expansion project also included a net gain of 201 surface parking spots. Key
intersections likely to be affected by traffic generated by the expansion were analyzed for
capacity performance and level of service. The analysis concluded that the project would
not affect Apache Mall access and circulation or the surrounding street system.
TARGET STORE SITE DESIGN; ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by Target Stores to provide civil engineering and traffic
engineering services for development of a 14 acre site in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The
project involved preliminary and final design of parking and circulation, site grading,
utility services, storm sewer and landscaping. All required permits and approvals were
secured from the Planning Commission and City Council of St. Louis Park. In addition,
special negotiations with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the City of
St. Louis Park were conducted to obtain the rights for fill material which was anticipated
to be excavated from an adjacent public improvement project.
MILLS FLEET FARM ACCESS ANALYSIS; ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
Mills Fleet Farm owns and operates a retail outlet on the southern edge of the
Rochester metropolitan area, located on the west side of Trunk Highway (TH) 63.
Barton-Aschman was retained by Mills Fleet Farm to evaluate the operation of the
intersection of 36th Street and TH 63 with respect to its safety and efficiency. Mills
Fleet Farm and other area businesses are concerned about retaining adequate visible
access to their sites. Several alternatives to improve the intersection were studied.
Barton-Aschman concluded that the measures that the Minnesota Department of
Transportation is currently implementing would improve safety and operating conditions
at the intersection of TH 63 and 36th Street, and that the improvements should be
evaluated in the future and any deficiencies corrected.
WEST DODGE ROAD CORRIDOR TRAFFIC STUDY; OMAHA, NEBRASKA
The West Dodge Road Corridor Traffic Study recommended initial and long-term
improvements for 20 year projected traffic volumes. The study examined the two-mile
segment of West Dodge Road from 120th Street to 96th Street. The study also extended
to 1,000 feet north and south of West Dodge Road on Interstate 680 and 114th Street.
West Dodge Road (U.S. Highway 6) is a principal arterial and a major access to the
Omaha urban area. It is the only continuous east-west arterial from the 1-680 area to
downtown Omaha. West Dodge Road is a four-lane divided suburban expressway with
controlled access. The only non-grade separated intersection within the corridor is at
114th Street, two miles west of 90th Street.
Extensive high density multi-use development in the corridor has placed heavy travel
demands on the principal arterial street system which serves adjacent land uses. Travel
mobility, the main function of West Dodge Road, had deteriorated considerably.
Congestion levels had increased because of a lack of capacity to handle the increased
traffic volumes.
Barton-Aschman's traffic study of the West Dodge Road Corridor recommended
upgrading the facility to a six-lane divided expressway with three continuous through
lanes and a reconfiguration of the weaving sections. A recommendation was made to
upgrade 114th Street between Dodge Road and Burke Street to a five-lane street with a
two-way left-turn lane. The intersection of 114th Street and Dodge Road would be
upgraded to provide three through lanes in each direction on Dodge Road and add right-
turn lanes for the east, west and south approaches to the signalized intersection.
MALL OF AMERICA PARKING DESIGN REVIEW; BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. was part of the Dunham Associates parking design
review team retained by the City of Bloomington to conduct analysis and review of all
aspects of the design-build parking facilities to be incorporated for the Mall of America
development on the former Metropolitan Stadium site in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Barton-Aschman conducted all parking functional, operational and equipment analysis
for the Mall of America parking ramp facilities consisting of four structures
accommodating approximately 12,500 vehicles. The analysis included circulation and
access on the external and internal roadway system as well as interface with the external
Bloomington roadway system. The analysis and recommendation activity on the Mall of
America parking facility required close communication and coordination with the City of
B!oomington staff.
EASTERN HEIGHTS STATE BANK; MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by 3M to develop preliminary and final site plans for a
new 68,000 square foot bank/office building as part of 3M Center. Strong consideration
was given to the neighboring residential areas and natural wetland areas in development
of the site plan. The grading and landscaping were planned to screen the parking areas.
A storm sewer system was designed to minimize impacts of storm water runoff to a
nearby pond. Site access, traffic circulation, pedestrian access, storm drainage, and
landscaping were key elements of this site design.
SOUTHDALE AND ROSEDALE SHOPPING CENTERS EXPANSION; EDINA AND
ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA
Southdale, the nation's first enclosed shopping mall, and Rosedale, a similar center, are
both located in the first-ring suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul. These regional
shopping centers have generated considerable nearby retail, commercial and residential
development. Their popularity as shopping destinations led to plans for their expansion.
Both expansions included new Dayton's stores, expanded tenant space and several one-
level parking decks.
Barton-Aschman was part of a consultant team assembled by The Center Companies to
provide design services for the expansion. Traffic studies for each center included
Barton-Aschman's recommendations regarding site access, traffic circulation, bus routing
and the functional design of surface and structured parking. Construction documents for
Southdale Center included plans for relocating utilities, new storm water drainage
systems and new parking lots and circulation roads. Barton-Aschman's team of traffic
and civil engineers provided a coordinated design effort that improved many
characteristics of the site and responded to the client's requirements.
FAIRVIEW AVENUE DESIGN; ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by General Growth/The Center Companies to provide
design services in relation to improvements at the Rosedale Center Mall in Roseville,
Minnesota. Several mall entrances as well as internal circulation roadways were
reconfigured to accommodate mall expansion.
Barton-Aschman provided services from project initiation through final design, including
concept development and functional design, and preparation of construction drawings
and contract documents. The specific scope of work included relocating and redesigning
the mall's main entrance, and designing a new traffic signal for the above access. The
redesigned signal utilized several components of the existing installation, including the
controller and cabinet. Barton-Aschman also designed a widening of Fairview Avenue
and the eastbound TH 36 off-ramps at Fairview Avenue to provide additional turn
lanes and improved channelization. The traffic signal at the ramp terminal was modified
to reflect the geometric changes, and a temporary signal was designed for this location
for use during construction. Barton-Aschman also developed a traffic control plan to
accommodate traffic on Fairview Avenue and at the mall entrance during roadway
construction.
BURNSVlLLE CENTER DAYTON'S EXPANSION; BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA
Barton-AlIchman provided traffic engineering, site civil and landscape architectural
services for Dayton's 40,000 square foot expansion at Burnsville Center. Barton-
Aschman played a key role in acquiring approval for the expansion from the City of
Burnsville. Revised parking layout, utility modifications, grading and drainage plans,
landscape plans and construction plans and specifications were provided.
BURNSVlLLE MARKETPLACE SITE SERVICES; BURNSVlLLE, MINNESOTA
Providing an attractive, exciting landscape as part of a challenging site was one of
Barton-Aschman's goals for Burnsville Marketplace. This new 260,000 square foot
shopping center in a growing Minneapolis suburb was developed by Tanurb
Developments, Inc. Barton-Aschman guided Tanurb through the approvals process,
culminating in the completion of construction documents. The project called for a
multidisciplinary effort, encompassing environmental, traffic engineering, site engineering
and landscape architectural services. These included provision of an on-site roadway
bridge, on-site ponding and other site amenities. Design services were delivered within a
tight time frame.
PHASE II RENOVATION AND EXPANSION, MAPLEWOOD SHOPPING MALL;
MAPLEWOOD,MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by Corporate Property Investors to provide a variety of
design services including civil engineering, traffic engineering, and landscape architecture,
for the expansion of the Maplewood Shopping Mall. Renovations by Barton-Aschman
included preliminary and final plans of a 700 stall surface parking lot; site civil
engineering, storm water management, and utility relocation for the Phase II mall
expansion and building entry plaza; civil engineering for the proposed department store
anchor (J.e. Penney); and improved landscaping to emulate existing mature plants,
provide for color and diversity at the two key mall entrances, and provide screening for a
large truck dock. Barton-Aschman assisted in the design of a new parking deck and
associated second level access ramps that provided over 400 additional parking spaces
but still allowed for visibility of existing tenants. Barton-Aschman had to determine the
impact of the new ramps on existing tenants, pay special attention to traffic flow
restrictions, and develop project phasing to keep the mall vital throughout the expansion
process.
PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; KNOLLWOOD VILLAGE SHOPPING
MALL; ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
Barton-Aschman was retained by Marquette Partners to provide traffic engineering and
landscape architectural design services for internal parking lot improvements at the
Knollwood Village Shopping Mall. Working within the constraints of existing parking
light poles, and islands with mature vegetation, Barton-Aschman's new design provided
easier access to the two major anchor stores; provided greater exposure to the small
retail shops located between the anchors; improved the delineation of entrances;
provided for ease of snow removal and maintenance; and introduced plant materials that
are low maintenance and will tolerate stress due to parking lot bituminous, as well as
drought, and extreme heat and cold. An attractive, efficient parking lot resulted.
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DAVID R. KOSKI
BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIA TES, INC.
Principal Associate
Education
Registration
Professional Associations
Experience
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Professional Civil Engineer in Minnesota and Nebraska
Mr. Koski is active in several professional societies. He is a member of:
1. National and Minnesota Society for Professional Engineers
2. Institute of Transportation Engineers (Fellow)
3. American Public Works Association
4. Society of American Military Engineers
5. Women's Transportation Seminar
6. Minnesota Association of Parking Professionals
He has served as:
1. President, North-Central Section, Institute of Transportation Engineers
2. Chairman, Annual Conference (Minneapolis), Institute of
Transportation Engineers
3. Chairman, Department 5-- Technical Council, Institute of
Transportation Engineers
4. President, Institute for Transportation, American Public Works
Association
5. Secretary, Traffic Signal Systems Committee, Transportation Research
Board
6. National Director, Urban Traffic Engineers Council
7. Chairman, Minnesota Urban Traffic Engineers Council
8. Director, St. Paul--Minneapolis Post, Society of American Military
Engineers
Mr. Koski is the Director of Traffic/Transportation Engineering in the
Upper Midwest Office of Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. As a senior
project manager, he has successfully directed and conducted numerous large
transportation/traffic, parking, site planning, and environmental studies and
design projects.
Prior to joining Barton-Aschman in 1985, Mr. Koski served for 15 years as
the Director of Traffic Engineering for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In this position, he was responsible for planning, development, design,
administration, construction, operation, and maint,enance of all Minneapolis
traffic control systems, street lighting systems, municipal parking systems,
municipal towing/impound systems, traffic accident control/safety programs,
municipal skyway systems and transit operational development liaison. He
had specific responsibility for directing the planning, design, implementation
Experience (cant tf)
Barton-Aschman
Representative Projects
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DAVID R. KOSKI (cont'd)
and operation of the transportation and parking element required to
support the Minneapolis Metrodome from inception to full operation. His
accomplishments with the City of Minneapolis include developing and
implementing the Minneapolis computer-controlled traffic signal system, the
Minneapolis municipal parking system, the municipal skyway system, the
municipal transit operation facilities program such as reverse flow bus lanes
_ transit terminals - signalized bus priority systems and the Minneapolis
Transportation Systems Management Program.
North Memorial Hospital - Project Manager for traffic impact, access, and
parking studies as well as preliminary functional design of access road/
parking/landscape systems to accommodate campus expansion.
Fairview Riverside, and Fairview Southdale Hospitals - Project Manager
for conducting traffic and parking studies and preparing functional parking
design concepts in conjunction with expansion of the Fairview Hospital
complexes.
Rosedale/Southdale Regional Centers - Project Manager for traffic impact,
access, and parking studies as welI as preliminary functional design of access
road and parking systems to accommodate implementation of new Dayton-
Hudson Department Stores.
City of Bloomington, Mall of America - Provided review and analysis of
parking/traffic systems functional designs for the City of Bloomington.
Minneapolis Convention Center - Project Manager for traffic circulation
and access, truck service and functional design of the new $100 million
Minneapolis Convention Center.
Minneapolis Convention Center Area Urban Design - Project Manager for
traffic, transit and parking analysis for the Minneapolis Convention Center
area study.
City of Roseville Traffic Study - Project Manager for the Twin Lakes area
traffic study for the City of Roseville, Minnesota.
Boise Redevelopment Authority - Responsible for parking functional
analysis and design for the Boise, Idaho Redevelopment Authority
Convention Center development project area.
Madison Area Technical College - Project Manager for development of the
Madison, Wisconsin, Area Technical ColIege Transportation and Parking
Management Plan and Air PolIution Control Permit Application.
University of Wisconsin Convocation/Arena Study - Project Manager for
traffic, access and parking analysis for site selection and development of a
major Convocation Center/Arena to be constructed on the University of
Wisconsin Madison Campus.
MICHAEL N. GORMAN
BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIA TES, INC.
Senior Associate
Education
Registration
Professional Associations
Experience
4/92
Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering, Iowa State University
Master of Science in Transportation Engineering, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln
Professional Engineer in Nebraska
Institute of Transportation Engineers
American Public Works Association
Mr. Gorman has more than 12 years of experience in traffic engineering
and transportation planning. His traffic engineering experience includes
preparing plans and specifications for geometric improvement projects and
new signal installations, developing and implementing traffic signal timing
plans using TRANSYT-7F and PASSER II programs, and developing and
implementing city transportation plans. He has also prepared and analyzed
trip generation, trip distribution, and traffic assignment models to determine
future transportation requirements, tested and evaluated transportation
networks, analyzed special traffic problems and made recommendations for
correction, and supervised field surveys of volume and geometric data for
traffic engineering capacity analysis.
Prior to joining Barton-Aschman, Mr. Gorman was City Traffic Engineer in
Omaha, Nebraska for seven years. In that role, he directed and supervised
the activities of 50 employees responsible for the installation, maintenance,
and repair of street lights, barricades, parking meters, pavement markings,
traffic signs, and signals. He developed and administered a 9.5 million
dollar annual budget, and was responsible for development and
implementation of the city's transportation plan. Mr. Gorman also
prepared safety and research grant proposals, prepared and reviewed traffic
impact studies, and represented the city in law suits involving transportation
matters.
STEVEN R. RUEGG
BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIA TES, INC.
Senior Associate
Education
Registration
Teaching Positions
Professional Associations
Experience
Representative Projects
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of California
Professional Engineer in Minnesota
Lecturer, University of Minnesota, Transportation Planning
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Mr. Ruegg has developed three main areas of engineering expertise within
Barton-Aschman. First, in transportation systems, he has had extensive
experience in all phases of travel demand modeling, including network
definition, model application, model development, and calibration. Steve
has also had years of experience in the use of programming languages such
as FORTRAN to support and implement model development work.
Second, his traffic engineering skilIs have been developed through his
involvement with numerous public and private projects. Third, he has wide
experience in environmental analyses as required by environmental laws at
the national, state, and local levels. In all of these areas, Mr. Ruegg has
participated both on the technical level and as a project manager. He has
experience in working with both public and private clients, as well as the
public at large. Mr. Ruegg has been with Barton-Aschman since 1980.
Transportation Systems
. Hennepin County LRT, Bus O-D Study and LRT Ridership
Forecasting, MinneapolisjSt. Paul, Minnesota
. TRANPLAN Trip Generation and Mode Choice Model Transfer,
Gwinnett City, Georgia
. Trip Generation Model Update, MinneapolisjSt. Paul, Minnesota
. Mode Choice Model, St. Louis, Missouri
. Subarea Analysis, Summa Corporation
. University AvenuejSW Corridor AAjEIS, MinneapolisjSt. Paul,
Minnesota
. Hiawatha Corridor LRT Demand Forecast, Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Metropolitan Accessibility Model, Houston, Texas
. LRT Sketch-Plan Model, Austin, Texas
. Metro-Rail Network Development, Los Angeles, California
. SR 434 Traffic Forecast, Orlando, Florida
. SR SOjTurnpike Interchange, Orlando, Florida
. US 192 Traffic Forecast, Orlando, Florida
Representative Projects
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STEVEN R. RUEGG (cont'd)
Transportation Systems (cont'd)
. Mode Choice Model Update, MinneapolisjSt. Paul, Minnesota
. TRANPLAN Mode Choice Model Transfer, New Orleans, Louisiana
. TRANPLAN Implementation Assistance - MnDOT District 9,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Twin Cities Transit Network Development, MinneapolisjSt. Paul,
Minnesota
Traffic Engineering
. IBM - Traffic and Parking Study, Rochester, Minnesota
. CSAH 18 EIS Traffic Special Study, Bloomington, Minnesota
. I-35E EIS Traffic, St. Paul, Minnesota
. CBD Parking Study, Des Moines, Iowa
. Homart Development Co. - Traffic Study, Bloomington, Minnesota
. McDonald's Corporation - Traffic Study, Twin Cities, Minnesota
. Super Valu Corporation - Traffic Study, Montana
. Northern States Power - Site Feasibility, Wisconsin
. TH 5 Signal Justification Study
. TH 371 Traffic Forecast, Brainerd, Minnesota
. TH 100 Scoping Document, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Environmental Assessment
. Canterbury Downs Racetrack - EISjISP for Air Quality, Shakopee,
Minnesota
. 1-35E Air Quality, St. Paul, Minnesota
. CSAH 18 Air Quality, Bloomington, Minnesota
. Madison Area Technical College - Air Quality, Madison, Wisconsin
. Particulate Dust Control Plan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
. Almac, Inc. - Particulate Impact Analysis, Prior Lake, Minnesota
. West Circle Drive EIS Air Quality and Noise Analysis, Rochester,
Minnesota
. Northwest Connector EIS Air Quality and Noise Analysis, Omaha,
Nebraska
. Palmer Group - EIS Air Quality
. IBM Indirect Source Permit, Rochester, Minnesota
. Particulate Emissions - USPCI Industrial Waste Containment Facility,
Rosemount, Minnesota
PETER S. MARSHALL
BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIA TES, INC.
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Education
Registration
Professional Associations
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Representative Projects
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, emphasis in Transportation,
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, emphasis in Traffic Engineering,
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Professional Civil Engineer in Wisconsin
Institute of Transportation Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mr. Marshall is an engineer in Barton-Aschman's Traffic Engineering
Group. His work is primarily in the areas of site access and traffic impact
analysis, traffic operations analysis, traffic systems modeling, parking
geometric design, and traffic signal design. He has also participated in
several civil engineering design projects which have required the production
of construction plans, specifications, and contract documents.
Prior to joining Barton-Aschman, Mr. Marshall served as a Research
Assistant with the Wisconsin Fuel Efficient Transportation Program (PET),
where he provided technical assistance to municipal traffic engineers in the
use of the TRANSYT-7F computerized signal timing model.
Site Access and Traffic Impact Analysis
. North Memorial Hospital Traffic and Parking Analysis, Robbinsdale,
Minnesota
. Public Storage Access and Impact Analysis, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
. Mills Fleet Farm Access Alternatives, Rochester, Minnesota
. Restaurant Site Access and Impact Study, Excelsior Boulevard,
Hopkins, Minnesota
. St. Louis Park Urban Design and Redevelopment Plan, St. Louis Park,
Minnesota
. Residential Development Traffic Impact Analysis, Cottage Grove,
Minnesota
. Dairy Queen Skyway Traffic Analysis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Old Sauk Road Industrial/Office Park Impact Analysis, Madison,
Wisconsin
. Grand Canyon Drive Traffic Generation and Access Analysis, Madison,
Wisconsin
. East Washington Avenue Signal Network Retiming, Madison,
Wisconsin
. TH]OO Interchange Alternatives Analysis, Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Representative Projects
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Publications and
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Civil and Traffic Signal Design
. Fairview Avenue Reconstruction, Roseville, Minnesota
. TH 36 Ramp Control Signal Design, Roseville, Minnesota
. BLN Office Park Parking Ramp Entrance Design, Bloomington,
Minnesota
. TH 7 Signals (2 signals) Design, Hutchinson, Minnesota
. Signal System Modifications, TH 36 at Fairview Avenue, Roseville,
Minnesota
. Rosedale Entrance Traffic Signal and Geometric Design, Roseville,
Minnesota
. TH 5 Signals Design (7 signals), Chanhassen, Minnesota
. Motley Bypass Traffic Signal Design (8 signals), Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Marshall, P.S. and Berg, W.D., Evaluation of Railroad Preemption
Capabilities of Traffic Signal Controllers, Transportation Research Record
1254, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1990.
Marshall, P.S. and Berg, W.D., Guidelines for Railroad Preemption at
Signalized Intersections, presented at the Strategic Highway Research
Program and Traffic Safety Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1991.