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Gregory A. Barfield, Director
2223 G Street
Fresno, California 93706
(559) 621-RIDE
www.fresno.gov
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Fresno Area Express Transit Design Guidelines
RFP Bid File #12600774
NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the above-entitled specifications for the City of Fresno with a scheduled bid closing of 3:00 P.M., February 27, 2026.
All changes and or clarifications will appear in bold underlined .
Request for Information
ANSWER TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
1. Question: If we are not claiming local preference how should the form "CERTIFICATION FOR LOCAL PREFERENCE" be filled out?
Answer: This document is not required. Please see the updated Checklist.
2. Question: On page 62 of the RFP, the Scope of Work for the Draft Toolkit includes item #3 Greening and Aesthetics - are plumbing/irrigation infrastructure specifications required?
Answer: No, plumbing/irrigation infrastructure specifications are not required.
3. Question: What is the expected interaction between the Transit Design Guidelines and the Mobility Design Guide?
Answer: The Mobility Hub Study and the Transit Design Guidelines are unrelated.
4. Question: On page 19 of the RFP, there is a note in the Statement of Acceptance of the Indemnification and Insurance Requirements that states "Any exceptions may cause a proposer to not be awarded a contract". Can we submit exceptions with our proposal, but also check "Accept", or will that render a disqualification or non-award? Answer: If you are taking exception to any of the required indemnification and/or insurance requirements, you should check Do Not Accept and list the exceptions.
5. Question: On page 12 of the RFP, there are various forms listed for the consultant to submit as part of the Check List. Can FAX please confirm which forms subconsultants should submit?
16. Addenda
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6. Question: On page 12 of the RFP, the Check List is marked with an X next to item #15 Sample Service Contract. Please clarify if we are to provide a signature on the Sample Service Contract or if we are only expected to review the contract at this time. Are we required to submit the Sample Service Contract with our proposal response? If so, can we submit the document unsigned until a selection has been made? Answer: The Sample Service Contract is not required at this time. Please see updated Checklist.
7. Question: On page 7 of the RFP, item C states "The scoring for costs is based on the lowest price in relation to the price offered." Would FAX please provide the anticipated total project cost? In addition, would FAX please provide a breakdown of the evaluation criteria by percentages and/or points (and totals)?
Answer: The criteria in the RFP is listed in order of relative importance.
The project is fully funded, but FAX will not be sharing the value.
8. Question: Will FAX be short listing and interviewing consultants to award the contract? Answer: As stated under Selection Process and Evaluation Criteria on page 7, “The Selection Committee reserves the right to request additional information from Contractors, to negotiate terms and conditions of the Contract, to visit sites, to request demonstrations or oral Request for Proposals Contractor Services for Transit Design Guidelines RFP No. 12600774 presentations, to establish a competitive range, or ask Contractors to appear before the Selection Committee to clarify points of their proposal.”
9. Question: Are you able to share a target budget range for this project? Answer: The project is fully funded, but FAX will not be sharing the value.
10. Question: May we include a narrative document with our proposal in order to address the desired criteria on page 7 of the RFP, in addition to the required forms and attachments listed in the Check List on RFP page 13?
Answer: Yes.
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11. Question: May we reformat our firm's response to the PROPOSER QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE, as long as we include the form's header and all prompts in the same sequence, in order to provide enough space on the page to adequately answer each question?
Answer: Yes, ensuring that all questions are responded to in order they appear in the RFP.
City of Fresno
Department of Transportation
Jeff Long
Senior Regional Planner
The bidder shall sign below indicating he/she has thoroughly read and understands the contents of this Addendum No. 1.
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ADDENDUM NO. 2
Request for Proposals Contractor Services for: Transit Design Guidelines Bid File: 12600774
NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the above entitled specifications for the City of Fresno with a scheduled bid opening of 3:00 P.M., February 27, 2026.
All changes and or clarifications will appear in bold underlined type.
Please note t he primary contact for this project has changed from Jeff Long, [email protected] to Tamra Torrence, [email protected].
City of Fresno
TAMRA TORRENCE
Senior Procurement Specialist
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Addenda to date: 2
February 25, 2026
Brian Barr, Director
2101 G. Street, Building A
Fresno, CA 93706
www.fresno.gov
Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
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17. Docusign Envelope ID: 82CB2D24-3374-85F2-8218-174B7A0AB170 ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. Contractor Services for Transit Design Guidelines 69 Sam Corbett
Principal-in-Charge
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
28 years
EDUCATION
Master of City Planning,
University of California,
Berkeley
BS, Environmental Policy,
Analysis, and Planning,
University of California, Davis
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project management
Quality control
Transit planning
Bicycle and pedestrian
planning and design
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
2020 State of Transportation
Planning Report, “Empowering
Low-Resourced Communities
to Envision Their Active
Transportation Network”,
co-authored with Courtney
Banker and Julia Lippe-Klein,
American Planning Association,
May, 2020
2017 IPENZ Transportation
Group Conference, “Enabling
the New Network – Using
the Business Case Approach
to Address Auckland’s
Transportation Challenges”,
co-authored with Biserka Stetic
2016 IPENZ Transportation
Group Conference, “Wellington
Cycleway Master Plan – project
insights”, coauthored with Terri
Collett
Sam has 28 years of experience as a transportation planner and manager, specializing in transit planning, transportation demand management, transportation system improvements, multimodal planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning and design, traffic calming and grant funding. Sam believes strongly in taking a client-oriented approach to his work and is honored to have received the 2017 Client’s Choice Award for being the Most Client Focused Consulting Engineer in Australia/New Zealand as independently researched by Beaton Consulting Group. Sam brings strong transportation planning skills to all his projects, developed from working in both the public and private sector. Throughout his career, Sam has led numerous high performing teams to deliver exceptional results on projects related to improving transportation systems in highly complex and constrained urban environments.
Relevant Experience
Caltrans Bay Area Transit Plan, CA
Alta worked with Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) to develop a transit plan for the Bay Area. The plan, which supports and complements the District’s Active Transportation Plan, identifies areas of need, develops best practices, prioritizes improvements, and identifies strategies to implement needed programmatic and capital improvements on the State transportation Network to improve transit service and improve access to and integration between transit modes. Sam was the Principal-in-Charge.
Sacramento State University TDM Plan, CA
The Sacramento State TDM project focuses on developing a comprehensive Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan for a prominent university in California. This initiative enhances the sustainability and efficiency of transportation systems within the campus and surrounding areas. The project involved creating detailed datasets that encompass various modes of transportation, including walking, biking, and transit access, to understand current usage patterns of students and employees. Key activities included running access shed testing to evaluate the effectiveness of transportation options and visualizing anonymized data on student and worker locations to inform planning decisions. Sam served as Principal-in-Charge on the project.
Los Angeles BSS Canoga Park Urban Cooling Strategies, CA Alta was hired by StreetsLA (previously the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services) to develop a conceptual plan to mitigate the threats of extreme heat, Urban Heat Island Effect, and other climate change impacts in the neighborhood of Canoga Park. The project focused on shade, cool pavement, native plantings, and traffic safety improvements as a first- and last-mile connection of a Bus Rapid Transit Station. The Alta team held multiple community meetings to identify potential hazards and solutions and created photo simulations and 3-D video fly-throughs of the proposed design using Sketch-Up, Lumion, and other software. Sam served as the Principal-in-Charge.
17.a) Key Personnel Resumes
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Additional Transit and Mobility Planning Experience
• Mountain View Comprehensive Modal Plan, Mountain View, CA • Los Altos Complete Streets Visioning and Performance Measurement, Los Altos, CA • Amtrak Capitol Corridor Mode of Access Survey Design Review, Sacramento, CA • LA Metro Gold Line First/Last Mile Plan and Extension, Los Angeles County, CA • Redlands Passenger Rail Access Plan, Redlands, CA
• Improvement to Transit Access for Cyclists and Pedestrians Study, San Bernardino County, CA
• Arrow Highway Multimodal Regional Corridor Plan, San Gabriel Valley, CA • South Orange County Multimodal Study, Orange County, CA • Anaheim Resort Area Mobility Plan, Anaheim, CA
• Denver Regional Transit District First and Last Mile Strategic Plan, Denver, CO • Phoenix Mobility Study, Phoenix, AZ
• Salt Lake and Ogden Urbanized Areas Methodology Development to Assess Project-Level Destination Accessibility, Wasatch Front Regional Council, UT • Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) North & West Corridor Alternative Analysis and Center City Integration Project, Charlotte, NC
• West Palm Beach Intermodal Transit Center Redesign, West Palm Beach, FL • Wynyard Quarter and Fanshawe Urban Busway, Auckland, NZ* • Northwest Busway Strategic Business Case, Auckland, NZ* • Wellesley Street Bus Rapid Transit Indicative Business Case, Auckland, NZ* • Auckland Light Rail Detailed Business Case, Auckland, NZ* • Downtown Bus Facility Design, Auckland, NZ*
• Intercity Bus Terminal Design, Auckland, NZ*
*Completed prior to joining Alta
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71 Mauricio Hernández
Project Manager
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
17 years
EDUCATION
Master of Community Planning,
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Arts, Geography,
Florida International University
Bachelor of Arts, International
Relations, Florida International
University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Master planning
Feasibility studies
Program implementation
Micromobility
Tactical urbanism
Transit access
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Co-Chair, Bicycle Parking
Guidelines Update, Association
of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals
Member, Diversity and Inclusion
Committee, Association
of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Professionals
Chair, TCRP J-11/Task 37 –
Transit and Micro-mobility
Member, Innovations in
Transportation Equity for Latino
Communities Workgroup
Principal Author and
Researcher Transit Cooperative
Research Program (TCRP)
Synthesis 132: Public Transit
and Bikesharing. National
Academies of Sciences,
Engineering and Medicine.
September 2018
Mauricio is an experienced multimodal planner with 17 years of experience who prioritizes equity in all aspects of his practice. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, he strives to incorporate bilingual public involvement strategies into the transportation planning process. He has a background working in micromobility and multimodal transportation, having led the implementation and evaluation of countless bike share programs throughout the US, as well as national studies for FHWA and the National Academies of Science. His experience spans the public and private sectors, including positions with the District of Columbia Department of Transportation where he helped implement one of the country’s first micromobility programs (Capital Bikeshare) and expand transit operations of DC’s Circulator Bus and DC Streetcar. Mauricio’s passion lies in the development and implementation of multimodal transportation projects with a focus on public engagement and data analytics.
Relevant Experience
Caltrans (District 4) Bay Area Transit Plan, CA
Mauricio served as Project Manager for the development of a Transit Plan for the Bay Area. The Plan which supports and complements the District’s Active Transportation Plans identified areas of need, developed best practices, prioritized improvements, and identified strategies to implement needed programmatic and capital improvements on the State transportation network to improve transit service and improve access to and integration between transit modes. The Plan also provided transit modal plan as a reference for treatments in prioritizing and nominating improvements to include in the District System Management Plan, Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans, the State Highway System Management Plan, the State Highway Operation and Protection Program, and the RTP (Plan Bay Area 2050). The Plan included an analysis for corridor planning documents, informing the public, partners, and other internal Caltrans functional units of transit needs and prioritization.
Fresno Council of Governments Mobility Hub Feasibility Study, CA Mauricio serves as Project Manager in support of the Fresno Council of Governments to complete a Mobility Hub Feasibility Study to identify feasible mobility hub locations within the urban core as well as in the rural areas of the County, that can facilitate multi- modal transportation, such as e-bikes, e-scooters, carshare, and traditional public transit.
In addition to sites, the study will develop criteria for mobility hubs and implementation guidelines. Once the feasible locations have been identified, criteria will be applied to identify four specific locations at existing transit stops/stations – one each in Fresno, Clovis, the FCRTA service area, and an unincorporated community – to design mobility hub features at these places for future implementation. The study includes a robust public outreach campaign, emphasizing the underserved communities within Fresno County.
OCTA Mobility Hubs Concept of Operations Study, Orange County, CA Mauricio serves as Project Manager for the development of a Mobility Hubs Concept of Operations (ConOps) Study. The project focuses on identifying potential hub locations and develop conceptual design plans for hub services and amenities. The project also focuses on identifying the roles/responsibilities of the parties required to implement and operate mobility hubs successfully. Alta is also considering how mobility hub locations can influence equitable access to mobility and reduce single occupancy vehicle trips. The objective is to develop conceptual designs and a ConOps strategy that expands mobility access for disadvantaged populations, reduces greenhouse gas and smog-forming emissions, and increases the use of transit services.
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Assistant Project Manager
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
13 years
EDUCATION
Master of Urban Planning,
University of Washington
College of Built Environments
BS, Urban and Environmental
Policy, Occidental College
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Urban planning
Vision Zero
Tactical urbanism
Community engagement
Charlie is a passionate transportation planner and advocate for safe streets that meet the needs of all ages and abilities. He continually works to ensure that equity guides his work and is energized by building relationships with communities. Charlie has multiple years of experience utilizing tactical urbanism as a tool to expand community engagement, more quickly implement bicycle and pedestrian projects, and catalyze long-term change.
Relevant Experience
Caltrans Bay Area Transit Plan, CA
Alta worked with Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) to develop a transit plan for the Bay Area. The plan, which supports and complements the District’s Active Transportation Plan, identifies areas of need, develops best practices, prioritizes improvements, and identifies strategies to implement needed programmatic and capital improvements on the State transportation Network to improve transit service and improve access to and integration between transit modes. Charlie worked as Planner on the project.
Fresno Council of Governments Mobility Hub Feasibility Study, CA Alta was contracted by the Fresno Council of Governments (Fresno COG) to complete a Mobility Hub Feasibility Study to identify feasible mobility hub locations within the urban core as well as in the rural areas of the County, that can facilitate multi-modal transportation, such as e-bikes, e-scooters, carshare, and traditional public transit. In addition to sites, the study will develop criteria for mobility hubs and implementation guidelines. Once the feasible locations have been identified, criteria will be applied to identify four specific locations at existing transit stops/stations – one each in Fresno, Clovis, the FCRTA service area, and an unincorporated community – to design mobility hub features at these places for future implementation. The study will include a robust public outreach campaign, with an emphasis on the underserved communities within Fresno County. Charlie is supporting the project as Planner.
Campbell Multimodal Transportation Plan, CA
Charlie is serving as Assistant Project Manager for the City of Campbell’s Multimodal Transportation Plan. To date, the City has not completed a citywide transportation- focused plan. Alta is helping the City develop a plan that will act as a significant catalyst in modifying how the City provides for the mobility needs of its community members. The plan will focus on sustainable transportation improvements, creating a comprehensive and interconnected bicycle and pedestrian system that serves users of all ages and abilities.
Santa Rosa Active Transportation Plan, CA
Alta is working with the City of Santa Rosa to develop the city’s Active Transportation Master Plan as an update to its Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The Plan will focus on improving conditions for people walking, biking, and rolling throughout the City of Santa Rosa. The plan will address active transportation needs citywide. Community input will guide the City in developing a citywide plan that prioritizes active transportation needs and projects over the next several years. Charlie is serving as Assistant Project Manager.
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73 Derek Abe
Design Advisor
As a national expert in active transportation facility design and Alta’s Urban Bikeway Design leader, Derek elevates deep technical knowledge of facility design standards and guidelines. Derek worked on dozens of state- and city-wide bicycle and pedestrian plans. He served as Project Manager and principal author to the most recent NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide that includes the latest bikeway network design principles, contextualizing bikeways in relation to transit, pedestrians, and other micromobility devices, and safe intersection design approach and tools for jurisdictions to support their communities safe, active transportation needs. He is a NACTO-certified instructor and, for the last nine years, instructed the Active Transportation Planning and Design Studio in Portland State University’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program.
Relevant Experience
NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Update, Nationwide
Alta, with Derek as Project Manager, assisted the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) with the update to their Urban Bikeway Design Guide, integrating intersection guidance as well as integration with transit and many other sections on design details. Alta also led workshops and training for NACTO, APBP, and ITE, and was involved in training professionals throughout the country on these standards. This definitive national resource establishes the latest and greatest in bikeway design and was published in January 2025.
NACTO Designing for Small Things with Wheels Working Paper, Nationwide Derek served as the Project Manager and Technical Lead to update bikeway design guidance to account for micromobility and e-powered users, setting new national guidelines and incorporating direct input from a working group of lead staff from NACTO member cities.
TriMet Division Street Transit Project, Portland, OR
As Project Manager, Derek worked with TriMet to design a concept for new integrated bus rapid transit platforms that would safely accommodate pedestrians, passengers, and bicyclists. He led a precedent study of existing facility types, evaluated the issues, advantages/disadvantages, and trade-offs of the range of station typologies, and facilitated discussions with advisory groups and stakeholders to advance a final design concept. This iterative design process coincided with the 30% drawing set, and led to the construction of a full-scale mock-up and live demonstration evaluation.
Washington County Roadway Standards Update, OR
Derek served as Alta’s Project Manager for this project. As part of a team, Alta helped Washington County update its roadway standards. Alta provided expertise in streamlining internal processes and policy, including analysis of existing development code and public works standards. Alta also provided expertise to help the County create new roadway standards that prioritize safety for people walking, biking, and taking transit, and led trainings for engineering staff to implement Complete Street approaches. The final deliverables include new policies, standards, and internal team workflow processes.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
17 years
EDUCATION
MURP, Portland State University
BS, Environmental Science,
Portland State University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Complete Streets and
Complete Streets 2.0
Active transportation analytics
Active transportation design
guidelines
New mobility
Transit integration
Network design for equitable
outcomes
REGISTRATIONS
Project Management
Certification, PSMJ
NACTO Instructor
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Adjunct Faculty at Portland
State University School of
Urban Studies and Planning
Transit-Oriented Development
Steering Committee Member,
Oregon Metro Regional
Government
Initiative for Bicycle and
Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI)
Fellow, Oregon Transportation
Research and Education
Consortium
Association of Pedestrian and
Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
Chapter
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74 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
29 years
EDUCATION
MS, Civil Engineering,
University of California, Irvine
BS, Civil Engineering, California
Polytechnic State University -
San Luis Obispo
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Multimodal guidance conflict
resolution
Bridging planning vision and
engineering practice
Complete Streets
implementation
Multi-agency coordination
Stakeholder facilitation and
trade-off negotiation
Transit-street integration and
first/last-mile connections
Environmental justice and
equity in transportation
planning
Performance metrics and
evaluation frameworks
Traffic engineering and
intersection operations
Transit signal priority and ITS
systems
Community engagement and
equity-centered outreach
Transportation data analysis
and performance measurement
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Civil Engineer:
CA (#58390), 1998
Professional Engineer:
WA (#25026941); MT (#16978)
Lisa Ballard, PE
Engineering Advisor
Lisa is a transportation engineer, planner, and project manager who specializes in resolving complex, multi-agency design challenges, bringing competing standards, stakeholder priorities, and technical constraints into alignment so that projects can move forward. With nearly 30 years of experience spanning public agencies, consulting, and research, she bridges the gap between planning vision and engineering practice, translating policy goals into feasible, buildable solutions. Her time at the Washington State Department of Transportation and King County Metro gave her firsthand experience navigating conflicts between state DOT, national, and local agency guidance. Lisa’s will draw on the right expertise at the right moment, and facilitate the technical and policy conversations that move competing perspectives toward shared standards. She chairs the TRB Standing Committee on Transit Facilities and Infrastructure.
Relevant Experience
King County Metro Transit Speed and Reliability Program, King County, WA* Lisa managed multiple corridor and partnership projects to improve bus speed and reliability, working closely with cities, the state DOT, and other transit agencies. She facilitated technical and policy conversations with local agencies, identifying trade-offs between transit, general purpose, bicycle, and pedestrian needs. Her contributions included refining signal timing plans, selecting appropriate transit priority measures, and guiding implementation of queue jumps and lane reallocations.
King County Metro Roundabout Guidance | King County, WA* Lisa led development of Metro’s internal policy guidance for roundabout design and operations. She built internal team consensus, then coordinated external review with WSDOT, Seattle DOT, and other partner agencies to produce a cohesive guidance document standardizing Metro’s practices across jurisdictions.
WSDOT Alternatives to LOS Framework and Technical Advisory Group, WA* Lisa co-led a research and assessment initiative on alternatives to Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) vehicle Level of Service (LOS) metrics as part of WSDOT’s Highway System Plan. She led the technical development of analysis frameworks and facilitated the LOS Technical Advisory Group (LOSTAG), with participation from MPO and other regional partners. The findings informed WSDOT’s interim guidance and helped shape the policy landscape ahead of 2023 GMA reforms.
WSDOT Complete Streets Implementation, King and Snohomish Counties, WA* Lisa served as Program Manager for WSDOT’s Complete Streets rollout in the state’s most complex region, monitoring more than 100 projects and leading cross- disciplinary teams from early planning through design initiation. She facilitated multidisciplinary teams to incorporate safe facilities for active transportation and access to transit into projects, ensuring inclusive community engagement and addressing environmental justice concerns.
* Completed prior to joining Alta
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75 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
11 years
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa
State University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Design guidelines
Multi-use trail design
On-street bicycle design
Wayfinding
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer:
CO (#0056849); AZ (#71106);
UT (#11782267-2202);
ID (P-21461); NV (#030607)
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
WTS - Colorado Chapter
Institute of Transportation
Engineers
Chloe Ward, PE
Senior Engineer
Chloe joined Alta after discovering that her passion for active transportation could be translated into her career as an engineer. With 11 years of transportation engineering experience, Chloe is an expert in bicycle and pedestrian design ranging from small mountain towns to dense urban areas. She works on a range of projects, including on-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, multi-use pathways and trails, and design guidelines. Chloe has led two rounds of multi-year trainings on bicycle and pedestrian facility design for the Colorado DOT. She also developed and facilitated trainings on Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design Course through the National Highway Institute (NHI) of the FHWA. She has provided similar trainings for the MPOs, DOTs, and City staff across the country.
Relevant Experience
FHWA Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks Guide
Alta developed this guide for FHWA, which translates existing street design guidance and best practices for bicycle and pedestrian safety and comfort to the rural context. Chloe provided engineering perspective by researching existing national design guidance to use in the guide. She also offered a unique perspective from her background working in rural communities to provide insight on the guide’s recommendations.
San Luis Obispo Protected Bikeway Standard Detail, CA
Alta was asked to create standard design details for Protected Bike Lanes in a variety of contexts. Alta based these standard details on current national best practices for buffer and bike lane widths, types of protection, curb design, and raised or street-level protected bike lanes. The final standard design details will be used for future design and construction projects in San Luis Obispo for protected bike lanes. Chloe served as Project Manager for this project.
Neighborhood Byway Design Guide & Corridor Designs, Salt Lake City, UT Chloe is developing conceptual design for three planned corridors as part of this project. As part of the design guide, she is developing standard treatments for roadway crossings, traffic calming, signage and other infrastructure improvements along the City’s Neighborhood Byway routes. Alta will also make policy recommendations for data collection, how neighborhood byways interact with the City’s traffic calming program, and inter-division coordination. Alta is completing environmental permitting for the Kensington neighborhood byway in preparation for its construction.
Multimodal Options for a Vibrant Economy (MOVE), Glenwood Springs, CO Alta was part of a multi-disciplinary team performing alternatives analysis along Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs, focused on options for a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route through Glenwood Springs, with additional consideration for related multimodal improvements, parking utilization, and traffic circulation/efficiencies.
Chloe provided multimodal expertise by identifying and preparing conceptual designs for recommended bicycle and pedestrian improvements to encourage active transportation to transit services.
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76 Jesús Contreras
Outreach Lead
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
8 years
EDUCATION
Masters of City Planning, Urban
Design & Transportation, UC
Berkeley
BA Environmental Studies/
Economics, Sustainability
Studies Minor, UC Santa Cruz
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Independent study
administration
Research and site analysis
Outreach and engagement
Data analysis
Quick-build implementation
Survey development and
administration
Jesús is a planner with a passion for collaborative design practices that center on lived-experiences and elevate community values. As a bike commuter who was born and raised in the Bay Area, Jesús seeks to improve the safety and reliability of active transportation options for all Bay Area residents and visitors. Prior to joining Alta, Jesús worked with bicycle and pedestrian programs at the City of Berkeley.
Relevant Experience
Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Superhighways Study, Bay Area, CA Alta is currently conducting a bicycle superhighway suitability and feasibility study throughout the nine Bay Area counties. The study addresses best practices in bicycle superhighway planning throughout the world and uses advanced data analytics to identify the best state highway corridor candidates for a bicycle superhighway. Jesús serves as a Planner on the project.
Hayward High Injury Network Safety Plan, CA
The Alta team, in partnership with Kimley-Horn, is leading the City of Hayward High Injury Network Safety Plan – an SS4A grant-funded project to redesign three of Hayward’s highest priority streets for serious and fatal injury collisions. Alta is leading public outreach, including partnerships with CBOs, for each of the three corridors. The Alta team is also leading advanced data analytics for near-miss collisions at 10 key intersections and is leading design for the Tennyson Road corridor in south Hayward.
The project will develop 35% design plans for each of the three corridors with a focus on transformative safety-based countermeasures for vulnerable road users. Jesus is serving as a Planner and leading outreach for this project.
MTC Origin Destination Study, Bay Area, CA
In order to gather information on people who make regional trips on foot, by bicycle or other emerging micromobility modes, MTC hired Alta to design an Active Transportation Origin-Destination Study. Alta will administer a statistically significant survey at multiple points along the Richmond-San Rafael Bicycle-Pedestrian Path, the Dumbarton Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, and Napa Vine Trail. The study will intercept active transportation corridor users and obtain critical information such as their origin and destination, trip purpose, trip routing, trip length, trip frequency, demographics and attitudes related to both existing and future bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and programs. Jesús is serving as Planner on the project.
Roseville Active Transportation Plan, CA
Jesús serves as the Planner for the development the City of Roseville’s Active Transportation Plan The Plan will focus on improving conditions for people walking, biking, and rolling (i.e., wheeled mobility devices used by people with disabilities, strollers, scooters, skateboards, etc.) throughout the City. The project will address active transportation needs citywide but will focus outreach and recommendations in areas of high need and historical disinvestment. More specifically, Alta is developing a comprehensive understanding of pedestrian and bicyclist needs and issues in the City.
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77 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
7 years
EDUCATION
MA, History, University of New
Orleans
BA, History, Baldwin Wallace
University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Bicycle and pedestrian
planning
Community engagement
Project coordination
Report/memo writing
REGISTRATIONS
League Cycling Instructor,
League of American Bicyclists
(# 7094)
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Graduate Teaching Assistant,
University of New Orleans,
2017-2019
Devan is a planner whose work is informed by her academic emphasis in international and urban history. Her experience includes research, community outreach, pedestrian and bicycle planning, writing, data analysis, and project management. Devan’s interest in the planning profession stems from the ways in which planning can help communities provide equitable and sustainable mobility options for residents and create active and healthy environments for everyone. Her exceptional organizational and communication skills keep projects on schedule and she excels at distilling complex information into digestible formats.
Relevant Experience
Complete Streets Design Guidelines, Culver City, CA
Devan was the Project Manager on this Complete Streets Design Guidelines document which unifies multiple city mobility plans and policies into a consolidated set of design and implementation standards. Devan organized and compiled previous city policies and documents as well as federal, national, and local design standards to guide the development of the document. As project manager, Devan led the team in the development of dozens of graphics to create a visually rich and informative document for the city, community, and developers. Devan also led unique and engaging outreach activities including walking tours, interactive workshops, and community events.
Bishop Downtown Specific Plan, CA
Alta led the development of a Downtown Specific Plan and Mixed-Use Overlay for the City of Bishop. This work creates a vibrant pedestrian-friendly environment in Bishop’s city center by establishing a framework for growth, function, and streetscape aesthetics.
The Plan includes development regulations, building and signage design guidelines, mobility recommendations, and implementation strategies. Devan served as a planner on this project and helped write the final Plan. Devan also acted as a project coordinator for this project and reviewed invoices and budget information.
CSU Stanislaus TDM Plan & Parking Feasibility Study, CA As part of the CSU Stanislaus TDM Study, Devan led the active transportation component for both the Stanislaus and Turlock campuses. Devan evaluated existing walking and biking conditions, including on-campus paths and trails, and off-campus active transportation infrastructure and transit access. Devan identified opportunities to enhance physical infrastructure (i.e. bike lanes and sidewalks) and recommended improvements to educational outreach and wayfinding to encourage walking and biking.
Devan also proposed strategies to expand support facilities, including increasing the availability of bike racks and other amenities.
Yorba Linda-Placentia Multi-Agency Active Transportation Plan, CA As Assistant Project Manager, Devan supported in the management of the Yorba Linda- Placentia ATP, a multi-jurisdictional Plan that included pedestrian, bicycle, and SRTS recommendations. Devan also led the development of the Yorba Linda Trails Master Plan, which was a separate, but complementary element of this ATP effort that identified opportunities to close trail gaps in Yorba Linda. Devan supported the identification of infrastructure improvements and worked closely with both cities to refine the recommendations to best reflect the city and community needs and desires.
Devan Gelle, LCI
Planning Lead
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78 Petra Reyes
Planner
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
3 years
EDUCATION
Master of City Planning, Master
of Public Health, UC Berkeley
BA, Political Science; Minor
in Law and Public Policy,
University of Southern
California
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Outreach and stakeholder
engagement
Data analysis & visualizations
Petra comes to Alta after serving an internship with the City of Berkeley, Department of Public Works, Transportation Division. In that role, she conducted community outreach for four projects, coordinated bus stop improvements and service planning between the city and AC Transit, updated the city’s micromobility permitting policy by evaluating program data, and developing enforcement mechanisms to promote equitable distribution of services. She also designed visual aid materials, including the city’s warning citation for daylighting implementation. Her role also included analysis of geospatial data to project the impact of expanding residential parking permitting.
Relevant Experience
Campbell Multimodal Transportation Plan, CA
Alta is helping the City develop a plan that will act as a significant catalyst in modifying how the City provides for the mobility needs of its community members. The plan will focus on sustainable transportation improvements, creating a comprehensive and interconnected bicycle and pedestrian system that serves users of all ages and abilities. Petra developed existing conditions maps and conducted the plan review for this project.
Cupertino Active Transportation Plan, CA
Alta is working with the City of Cupertino to develop the City’s first Active Transportation Plan. This effort will combine and prioritize recommendations from the Vision Zero Action Plan, Pedestrian Plan, and Bike Plan. Petra contributed to the existing conditions memo and developing pedestrian project recommendations. Petra also led the development of the phase 2 outreach materials and presented at the Planning Commission.
Hayward High Injury Network Safety Plan, Hayward, CA
Alta is working with the City of Hayward to develop a High Injury Network (HIN) Safety Plan. This plan focuses on reducing fatal and serious injury on in two corridors along the HIN. Petra contributed to public outreach planning and staffing. She also contributed to the Advanced Analytics Memo.
Berkeley Bike Plan Update 2024, CA
Alta is working with the City of Berkeley to update their Bike Plan (2017). This effort revisits the previous bike plan, updates recommendations, and develops new ones.
Petra contributed to the implementation strategy and plan document preparation tasks.
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79 Migi Lee
Transit Planner
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
18 years
EDUCATION
MS, Urban Planning, Columbia
University, New York
BA, Architecture, UC Berkeley
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
NEPA/CEQA
Transportation impact studies
(TIS)
Multimodal circulation studies
Transportation management
plan (TMP)
VMT analysis
Transportation demand
management (TDM)
Migi is a well rounded transportation planner with particular expertise in transportation demand management (TDM) and NEPA/CEQA documents. She offers a broad range of experience in the successful implementation of TDM programs, including processing user data to identify target populations for carpool matching opportunities and assessing service gaps in transit and bicycle connections. Her comprehensive California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) experience comprises Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports/Environmental Impact Statements (EIR/EIS) for projects ranging from large- scale redevelopment and infrastructure projects to modest urban infill developments.
Relevant Experience
SFMTA Zero Emission Bus Project, San Francisco, CA
Migi assessed staffing and workforce training implications of SFMTA’s transition to a zero-emission, battery-electric bus (BEB) fleet. She conducted interviews with staff across Transit Operations, Fleet Maintenance, and Maintenance of Way to document existing procedures and anticipated changes resulting from BEB deployment. Migi also synthesized staff perspectives to identify future operational and training needs and supported development of recommendations informed by SFMTA staff input, training providers, and peer public transit agencies operating BEB fleets. She helped develop recommendations informed by SFMTA staff input, training providers, and peer transit agencies operating BEB vehicles.
LA Metro Countywide Bus Rapid Transit System Study, Los Angeles County, CA Migi was the transportation planner responsible for analyzing systemwide bus ridership in Los Angeles County and identifying a priority list of 12 potential BRT corridors. The project analyzed existing ridership data for approximately 100 candidate LA Metro and other regional and municipal bus lines in the 12 corridors. Based on that analysis, the team selected 12 priority BRT corridors (out of a total of 43 candidate corridors) with the most potential ridership.
Broadway BRT, Oakland, CA
Migi was the Project Manager for this project. An existing BRT, previously implemented by AC Transit, already exists along Broadway from 20th to 11th Street. This project will extend it further south to 2nd Street near the Waterfront and north to Grand Avenue.
Migi led both parking and traffic studies and collaborated with the project team on alignment and intersection design. The 100% design plan had been submitted to the City of Oakland for approval.
Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project EIS/EIR, San Francisco, CA Migi performed the transportation analysis for the Van Ness Avenue BRT EIR/EIS, evaluating conversion of a six-lane arterial to a two-lane transit-focused corridor.
Migi analyzed traffic diversion to parallel routes and modal shift impacts associated with BRT implementation. She also completed technical analyses for multiple BRT configurations across two horizon years in coordination with SFCTA.
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80 Terri O’Connor, AICP
Curbside Management Lead
Terri has 20 years of experience as a transportation planner in California, including award-winning work for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the City of San Diego, and BART. Terri’s work emphasizes a community-based consensus-building process to develop guiding principles, which are used to steer the development of transportation planning efforts. She has a track record of addressing parking needs and developing innovative parking management strategies for downtowns and neighborhoods and has successfully developed parking management plans for the Cities of Menlo Park, Redwood City, Mountain View, Los Altos, San José, San Mateo, Napa, Emeryville, and Berkeley.
Relevant Experience
Five Wounds Urban Village Specific Plan, San Jose, CA
Alta is working with the City of San Jose to develop a district-wide shared parking approach that draws on policy recommendations from the 28th Street VTA TOC Playbook and lessons learned in the Berryessa Urban Village (BBUV) Parking and TDM Program. The Berryessa program was led by Terri (while working for a former employer) and established a development-based incentive framework for an urban village shared parking district and transportation management process, all of which are directly applicable to the project study area.
VTA Transit Pass and TDM Policy Guidelines, Santa Clara County, CA Under an on-call contract, Alta was engaged by VTA to evaluate three (3) transit pass scenarios for their potential to add new transit riders on VTA’s services for the purpose of developing a TOD transit pass policy. Additionally, Alta developed detailed guidelines for the implementation of a TOD TDM Policy. The effort included support at city stakeholder, committee, and board meetings. The revised TOD TDM policy was approved by the VTA Board of Directors on January 11, 2024.
Shoreline Transportation Study, Mountain View, CA*
Terri worked as Deputy Project Manager, analyzing how multimodal transportation policies and investments would affect the Shoreline area in accommodating the City’s planned growth and achieve General Plan objectives through transit and alternative modes.
BayFair BART Station Area Improvement Plan (SAIP), San Francisco, CA* BART partnered with the City of San Leandro, the County of Alameda, and Madison Marquette, owners of San Leandro’s Bay Fair Center, to improve safety and security around the half-mile radius of the Bay Fair Station area. Terri was a member of the consultant team led by Placeworks. She served as parking and mobility advisor for the SAIP. During the Bay Fair BART TOD & Access Plan process, the issues of personal safety and security emerged as the biggest concern for the Bayfair community and BART patrons alike. The plan won the 2010 Focused Issue Planning Award of Merit, California APA, Northern Section.
* Completed prior to joining Alta
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20 years
EDUCATION
MS, Transportation
Engineering/City Planning, UC
Berkeley
MEM, Engineering
Management, Dartmouth
College
BS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Northeastern
University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Transportation demand
management (TDM)
Innovative parking
management strategies
Parking management plans
Transit-oriented developments
Regional parking policy
development
REGISTRATIONS &
CERTIFICATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners (#02273)
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81 Maggie White, PE
Engineer
Maggie is a Professional Engineer with strong experience designing projects from concept level alternatives through final design. Her project experience includes interdisciplinary design reviews, coordination and collaboration with consultants, working on 3-D intersections and corridor designs, ADA curb ramps, Complete Streets, as well as roadway design and signing and striping projects. She is inspired to work on active transportation projects that increase the connectivity of the community where she lives.
Relevant Experience
People Movement Improvements, Glendora, CA
Alta is delivering the final design for the People Movement Project, which is part of the City of Glendora Sustainable Multimodal Improvement Project Phase 1 (contracted through the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments). This phase of the project is comprised of two projects: Glendora Avenue Project and Little Dalton Wash Project, which together will deliver key first/last mile connectivity improvements to the Metro A Line and fully develop the Glendora Urban Trail System. The Glendora Avenue project requires the construction of a half mile of raised Class IV protected bikeway and pedestrian improvements. The Little Dalton Wash project consists of 1.7 miles of Class I bicycle and pedestrian facilities to provide connectivity between the Colby Trail and Dinkbiner Park. The design includes intersection crossing improvements, an on-street Class III bike route due to tight right-of-way constraints, native landscaping, and park amenities. Maggie designed the class IV bike lane as well as expanded sidewalks, bus pullouts and a roundabout.
73rd Active Routes to Transit, Oakland, CA
Maggie designed three alternative design approaches for adding bike facilities to 73rd Avenue. The three alternatives included a median bike path, frontage roads with bike sharrows, and a buffered bike lane.
East Palo Alto Traffic Circle Concepts, CA
Alta is preparing 30% conceptual plans and an estimate for two mini-roundabouts on Pulgas Avenue in the City of East Palo Alto. The City of East Palo Alto constructed two Quick Build traffic circles and based on feedback the City received, they wanted to move forward with constructing a more permanent and aesthetically pleasing solution.
Alta is working closely with the City to incorporate a design that will accommodate SamTrans buses. Designs include a left turn for a bus around these mini-roundabouts using AutoTurn and field measurements to determine an approximate roadway width and intersection geometry.
7th Street Connection Project, Oakland, CA
Maggie designed and analyzed three buffered and protected bike lane alternatives along the 7th Street corridor. She also designed the signing and striping plans for the most preferred alternative. The project is adding bike lanes on the 7th Street corridor between West Oakland BART at Mandela Parkway to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
7 years
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering,
University of California Los
Angeles
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
ADA curb ramp design
Complete streets design
Signing and striping
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer,
California (#96787)
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82 Amanda Zucker, PE
Engineer
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
9 years
EDUCATION
BS, Civil & Environmental
Engineering, University of
California, Davis
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
AutoCAD
Civil 3D
Land Development Site
Planning
Surveying
Stormwater Design
Utility Design
Pavement Design
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Civil Engineer:
CA (#96971)
Amanda has nine years of progressive experience in land development, stormwater and utility design, and project coordination across public and private sectors. Her proven track record in managing multidisciplinary teams, preparing construction documentation, and leading agency submittals is demonstrated in strong technical background in AutoCAD, grading and drainage, roadway and utility design. She is passionate about sustainable engineering, effective mentorship, and delivering efficient, regulatory-compliant solutions throughout the Bay Area.
Relevant Experience
Adeline Street Transportation Improvements, Berkeley, CA Amanda is serving as the Project Engineer helping the city identify specific locations along the Adeline Street corridor for people centric spaces and locations for sustainable infrastructure improvements and significant bicycle and pedestrian safety upgrades. Tasked with performing analysis to re-configure Adeline Street from a 6-lane roadway to a 4-lane roadway, this project will add a separated bike lane and increase sidewalk widths along the entire stretch of Adeline Street within the project limits.
Metro Crossing, Fremont, CA*
As Project Coordinator, Amanda developed engineering PS&E’s and Safe Routes to Schools Plan for a site plan including residential condos, mixed-use development, affordable housing, apartments, clubhouse, parking. She developed master plans for sitewide accessibility and phasing plans for construction. Amanda provided technical training to the engineering team to develop plans on AutoCAD and led coordination with the project architect, landscape architect, joint trench and consultants, surveyors, mapping, City, and Client. As part of the SRTS component, she designed intersection improvements and improved sidewalk and bike paths, and coordinated with agencies and stakeholders to design roadway under BART/UPRR/VTA overpass. She prepared maps, such as plats & legals for easements and lot line adjustments. The purpose of the project is to provide a transit-oriented-development (TOD) adjacent to BART public transit station.
The Greenway, Sunnyvale, CA*
As Project Manager, Amanda prepared engineering PS&E’s and bond estimates for a residential development project converted from a previously commercially zoned district. She performed design of the site plan and adjacent streets, stormwater and utilities, signing & striping, and Rails to Trails conversion, and developed master plans for sitewide accessibility. Amanda provided technical training to the engineering team to develop plans on AutoCAD and led coordination with the project architect, landscape architect, joint trench and MEP consultants, surveyors, mapping, City, and Client. The purpose of the project is to develop high-density residential in close proximity to regional transit while developing a bicycle and open space network and addressing California’s housing shortage crisis.
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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
13 years
EDUCATION
BA, Broadcast Journalism
University of Maryland, College
Park
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Government Affairs
Crisis Communications
Construction/Transportation
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
PRSA Hampton Roads Chapter,
Pinnacle Award, Community
Relations for “64 Express
Lanes” 2018
Governor’s Transportation
Safety Award Winner
for “National Work Zone
Awareness Week” 2018
Drive Safe HR Martin H.
Schlosser Award for Traffic
Safety Activism 2018
Nina Napolitano
Manager of Public Affairs/Outreach Lead
Nina is a Manager of Public Affairs at Bodewell Group. In this role, she uses her background in public information, government relations, crisis communications, community outreach, and strategic planning to provide communication services to a variety of public and private clients in the state of California. Before joining Bodewell, Napolitano worked as a Senior Communications Specialist for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), where she spearheaded multiple award-winning transportation outreach and public safety campaigns.
Relevant Experience
TradePort California, Fresno, CA
Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) is studying potential locations for its proposed TradePort California (TradePort CA) project. TradePort CA is a proposed shipping hub designed to facilitate the movement of goods to and from the Central Valley. Choosing the right location ensures goods can move from trucks to trains seamlessly, reducing traffic, cutting down on impacts to local communities, and reducing the amount of truck-related emissions in the region. Napolitano drafted copy for an upcoming public survey and coordinated updates to outreach materials. She also participated in client calls to discuss key objectives and assignments.
Lockeford-Lodi, San Joaquin County, CA
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has proposed construction of a new 230 kV transmission system with approximately 10.6 miles of new 230 kV power lines, multiple updates to existing substations, and several newly constructed facilities amidst other improvements. The goal is to address reliability and capacity issues in the area.
Napolitano has participated in client calls to discuss emerging project needs, and she has also drafted updates to the public outreach plan based on client feedback.
Paso Robles Area Reinforcement Project, Paso Robles, CA PG&E is undertaking 3 miles of reconductoring work between the Paso Robles Substation and Buena Vista Substation in Paso Robles, CA. The project includes removing aging electrical equipment and replacing it with new power lines and conductors. The goal is to improve reliability and support future development in the area. Napolitano conducted extensive research to understand the background of this project and identified stakeholder stances to support the public outreach strategy.
She also drafted key updates to materials to reflect emerging developments.
Stakeholder Engagement and Public Education Program, Fresno, CA The City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is planning a public education campaign to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its recycling program.
Currently, a lack of awareness about how to dispose of materials correctly is creating cost overruns and diverting valuable tax dollars from other potential projects in the city. As the project continues to develop, Napolitano will support with creating and coordinating delivery of materials.
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84 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 years
EDUCATION
AA, Communications, Fresno
City College
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Press Release Writing &
Distribution
Social Media - Caption Writing
Multicultural Outreach
Social Media Management
PROFESSIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
CalSPRA - 2023 Award of Merit
General Publications /
Collateral Materials
CalSPRA - 2023 Award of Merit
Internal Communications
Campaign
CalSPRA - 2024 Award of Merit
Multimedia / Visual
Communication
Jordan Baez
Account Coordinator/Outreach Support
Jordan is an Account Coordinator at Bodewell Strategies, where she plays an integral role in developing and executing communication and public outreach campaigns for a wide range of clients, particularly in the areas of water, land use, and transportation.
With a keen ability to craft engaging, innovative content, Jordan specializes in creating compelling messaging across diverse platforms, including social media, newsletters, press releases and other marketing collateral.
Relevant Experience
Microtransit Feasibility Study, Madera, CA
Jordan developed an engagement plan designed to facilitate outreach efforts and to collect community feedback regarding the study. Additionally, she coordinated the project website by securing a contract with Social Pinpoint and managing the development of the messaging platform, which provided guidance for all associated communication materials.
Madera County Transportation Commission 2026, Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, Madera, CA
This project will engage Madera County residents in the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) through extensive outreach across multiple platforms.
Jordan will educate the public about the RTP/SCS process, ensuring broad awareness using the “Rule of 7” to reach people in diverse ways. By partnering with community leaders and stakeholders, she will form a network of transportation advocates to promote participation. The outreach will be inclusive, with tailored communications, multilingual materials, and accessible venues, ensuring all communities.
Community Resource Center, Greater California
Contribute to the development and delivery of comprehensive training materials for over 1,000 staff members in preparation for their roles at Community Resource Center (CRC) sites during Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and extreme weather events.
This included creating and standardizing content on emergency protocols, customer service best practices, safety measures, and resource management, ensuring that all staff were equipped with the necessary knowledge.
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