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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

 

Associated Transportation Engineers, Incorporated (ATE) is a full‑service engineering consulting firm specializing in traffic engineering, transportation planning, traffic signal design, traffic signal timing optimization, and parking facility planning and design.?Established in 1978, ATE has completed over 1,100 projects for a wide variety of clients located throughout California and the western United States.?Representative clients include city, county, state and federal agencies (including the military), environmental and planning consulting firms, architects, attorneys, engineers, private development interests, and major commercial corporations.

 

Located in Santa Barbara, California, ATE is an association of two registered professional engineers ‑‑ Maynard Keith Franklin and Richard L. Pool --? and Scott A. Schell, a nationally certified planner (AICP).?The three principals of the firm have more than ninety years of combined experience in the fields of traffic engineering, transportation planning and municipal civil engineering.?Messrs. Franklin and Pool have served as transportation and/or civil engineers in a variety of public and private capacities and each is capable of working on a diverse range of projects.?Mr. Schell has specialized in transportation planning and modeling, traffic impact analysis, environmental and planning regulations, and traffic signal timing and optimization.

 

The three principals have a strong desire to remain directly involved with the engineering and planning work completed by the firm in order to provide a broad range of cost‑effective and responsive services.?ATE's basic philosophy is that efficient, economic and safe transportation must increasingly depend on more effective operation and management of existing transportation facilities.?The primary goal for ATE is to provide a comprehensive, high‑quality engineering product while maintaining a close working relationship with their clients during all phases of project completion.? This close client relationship is developed through a strong emphasis on communication throughout the course of project development.

 

ATE has earned a reputation for creative problem solving through a team-oriented, consensus building approach.?ATE staff have developed solid working relationships with city, county, and agency staff throughout the state, and have worked extensively with personnel in 9 of the 12 Caltrans districts statewide.?ATE has demonstrated the capability of developing innovative solutions and providing quality services at competitive costs.?ATE has also established a solid record of completing projects on-time and within budget.

 

 

CONSULTING SERVICES

 

ATE provides traffic engineering, transportation planning, and civil engineering consulting services to governmental agencies, consulting firms, engineering firms, architects, private companies and individuals in the following areas:

 

Traffic Engineering

Traffic Impact Studies (CEQA/NEPA)

Street and Intersection Design

Striping and Signing Plans

Traffic Engineering Assistance for Local Agencies

Traffic Control Device Inventories

Traffic Counting

Bikeway and Pedestrian Facility Design

Traffic Accident Studies

Safety Program Development and Evaluation

 

Transportation Planning

Traffic Modeling

General Plan Circulation Elements

Specific Plans

Site Access and Circulation Studies

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Programs

Traffic Improvement Fee Programs

 

Traffic Signal Design and Optimization

Traffic Signal Design

Traffic Signal System Design

Traffic Signal Modifications

Traffic Signal Preempt Systems

Traffic Signal Timing Optimization

Interconnect Systems?

FETSIM Signal Timing Studies

 

Parking Facility Planning and Design

Parking Lot Design

Parking Demand Studies

Parking District Consulting

Parking Management Programs

Parking Facility Feasibility Studies

 PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS AND AREAS WITH PROJECT EXPERIENCE

 

The following is a partial list of public sector clients and areas in which ATE has completed projects.

 

Agencies/Districts/Colleges Arizona Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation Coalinga Hospital District Goleta Union School District Metropolitan Transportation District (Santa Barbara) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Montecito Fire District Nevada Department of Transportation Oxnard Union High School District Santa Barbara Community College Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency U.S. Navy University of California Santa Barbara Ventura Harbor District Westmont College Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization

Counties County of Butte County of Del Norte County of Fresno County of Imperial County of Kern County of Lake County of Los Angeles County of Madera County of Merced County of Monterey County of Riverside County of San Diego County of San Joaquin County of San Luis Obispo County of Santa Barbara County of Tulare County of Ventura

Cities/Communities/Towns

City of Angels

City of Antioch

City of Arroyo Grande

City of Atascadero

City of Bakersfield

City of Barstow

City of Big Bear Lake

City of Buellton

City of Calabasas

City of Camarillo

City of Carpinteria

City of Clovis

City of Coalinga

City of Costa Mesa

City of Crescent City

City of Cypress

City of El Centro

City of El Cajon

City of El Monte

City of El Paso de Robles

City of El Toro

City of Fillmore

City of Fontana

City of Fort Bragg

City of Fremont

City of Fresno

City of Gilroy

City of Glendale

City of Grass Valley

City of Hanford

City of Hemet

City of Hollister

City of Lake Elsinore

City of Lakeport

City of Lancaster

City of Lompoc

City of Long Beach

City of Los Angeles

City of Los Banos

City of Manteca

City of Milpitas

City of Montebello

City of Moorpark

City of Morro Bay

City of Oakdale

City of Ojai

City of Oxnard

City of Palmdale

City of Pismo Beach

City of Port Hueneme

City of Salinas

City of San Diego

City of San Luis Obispo

City of Sand City

City of Santa Barbara

City of Santa Maria

City of Santa Paula

City of Simi Valley

City of Solvang

City of Stockton

City of Taft

City of Tehachapi

City of Thousand Oaks

City of Twenty Nine Palms

City of Ukiah

City of Ventura

City of Victorville

City of Visalia

City of Wasco

City of Watsonville

City of Yuma

Community of Agoura Hills

Community of Goleta

Community of Granada Hills

Community of Orcutt

Community of Santa Ynez

Community of Summerland

Community of Volta

Community of Yucca Valley

Town of Apple Valley

Town of Mammoth Lakes

PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS

 

The following is a partial list of private sector clients which have utilized ATE's services.

 

Environmental/Planning Consultants

Cotton/Beland Associates Dames & Moore Denise Duffy & Associates EIP Associates EMCON Associates Envicom Corporation Environmental Science Assoc. Fugro West, Inc. Impact Sciences

Interface JM Consulting Land Plans Land Use Planners Max P. Bacerra & Associates Michael Brandman Associates Ogden Environmental Perspective Planning Radian Corporation

Rincon Consultants RRM Design Group SAIC Spectra The Morro Group The Planning Corporation Urban Planning Concepts Woodward Clyde Zucker Systems

Private Development Interests

American Tradition Co. Antioch University Bank of America Beaver-Free Corporation Big Bear Markets CB Commercial Chevron Land & Devel. Co. Cottage Hospital DBO Development Eastern Pacific Corp. General Franchise Company General Research Corporation Gold Coast Recycling, Inc. Golden West Development Co. GTE Home Depot Hyatt Hotels Corporation Investec Kaufman & Broad

Kmart Development Corp. Laguna Pacific Development Laughlin Company Leisure Technology, Inc. Longs Drug Stores Lucky Supermarkets MacElhenny Group Mercury Casualty Company Michael Towbes Construction Moss & Company Nautilus of California Pacific Gas & Electric Raytheon Corporation Raznick & Sons, Inc. Red Lion Inns Robinson's Depart. Stores Safeway Stores Inc. S.B. Medical Found. Clinic S.B. News Press

Santa Barbara Capitol Santa Barbara Research Co. Security Pacific Realty Smart & Final Iris Snyder/Langston Builders So. Ca. Edison Company St. Francis Hospital State Farm Insurance Texaco TOLD Corporation Trammel Crow Company Trans-Calif. Development Co. Triad Industries Unocal Westland Company Walric Investments Waste Mgmt. of N. America Williams Brothers Realty World Savings

Engineers and Architects

Architects West Berkus Group Architects Bialosky Associates Bissel & Karn Cearnal-Ehlen Associates Cunningham Black Design Dennis Bethel Engineers Design Arc Designworks Dickerson, Thompson & Rose EDA Associates Edwards & Pitman Architects Flowers & Associates Fred Fiedler & Associates		Fred Schott Engineers Garcia Architects Grant Pedersen Phillips Haaland & Assoc. Engineers Hall, Hurley, Deutsch Arch. HDR Engineering JHK & Associates James Stewart Polsheck Dallas Cowboys Team Color Vinyl Duck Keychain,buy cheap jerseys from china wholesale nfl jerseys paypal,Northwest New England Patriots 2-Pack Flameless Candles.Toddler San Francisco 49ers Scarlet Charger T-Shirt and Pant Set,Men's Chicago Bears New Era Navy Blue Lined Visor,Men's Kansas City Chiefs New Era Black/Red 2-Tone Cuffed Knit Hat.New England Patriots Franchise Backpack,Men's Miami Dolphins '47 Orange On the Fifty Super Bowl VII Champion Flanker T-Shirt,Denver Broncos Pandora 14kt Gold Football Helmet Charm.Men's Carolina Panthers Nike Charcoal Stadium Touch Hooded Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt,New Era Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII Super Wide Point Knit Beanie - Aqua,Men's Kansas City Chiefs Nike Red Empower Knit Full-Zip Jacket Patriots Jerseys Wholesale.Mens St. Louis Rams Zac Stacy Nike White Game Jersey,Women's New Orleans Saints Touch by Alyssa Milano Black Touch Formation Long Sleeve Thermal T-Shirt Patriots Jerseys On Sale.'47 Brand Washington Redskins Women's Matterhorn Cuffed Knit Hat - Natural/Burgundy,Women's Houston Texans J Wholesale New England Patriots Jerseys.J. Watt Nike Gray Gridiron Gray Limited Jersey.nfl cheap zumba,cheap nfl appeal zimmerman,Mens New Orleans Saints Majestic Black Helmet Synthetic Pullover Hoodie.Women's Indianapolis Colts Concepts Sport Royal Facade Long Sleeve Hooded Pajama Top,Men's Green Bay Packers Nike Heather Gray Legend Staff Practice Long Sleeve Performance T-Shirt Kaku Associates Ketzel & Goodman Architects Kruger, Bensen, Ziemer Arch. Kulwiec Group Lars Andersen & Associates Lenvik & Minor Architects		Los Padres Engineers MNS Engineers, Inc. Midstate Engineers Moffatt & Nichol, Engineers Penfield & Smith Engineers POD, Inc. Rafael Franco & Associates Ramseyer & Associates Rochlin Baran & Balbona Sharpe Mahan Architects Sid Goldstien Engineers Skyway Engineering VCE Services

 

 REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Traffic Engineering

 

ATE specializes in all aspects of traffic engineering, focusing on analyzing and solving urban and rural transportation problems and facilitating the management of complex transportation systems.?ATE staff have completed a wide variety of traffic engineering projects including traffic impact studies for specific development proposals, transportation and circulation subsections for EIR and EIS documents, roadway and intersection improvement designs, freeway interchange designs, traffic capacity and operations assessments, traffic surveys and traffic counts, pedestrian and bikeway facility designs, and site access and circulation studies.?ATE has demonstrated the ability to work successfully with various city, county and state agencies (including Caltrans) in completing traffic analyses and designing and implementing a variety of traffic engineering solutions.?A brief description of representative transportation engineering projects completed by ATE is presented below.

 

Sphere of Influence Study -? Santa Maria, California

 

ATE was responsible for preparing the traffic impact assessments and transportation infrastructure designs developed in conjunction with the City of Santa Maria Sphere of Influence Study.? The Sphere of Influence expansion project proposed the annexation of over 3,000 acres of adjacent lands to the City.?The traffic study completed by ATE included an inventory and evaluation of existing traffic conditions and the development of future traffic forecasts based on several city-wide residential and commercial annexation-buildout scenarios.?Existing and future levels of service at over 50 intersections were presented in the analysis, and roadway and intersection improvements were recommended.?ATE also prepared the traffic infrastructure sections included in the Specific Plans developed for the individual annexation areas.?The development of a computerized traffic model was of key importance to the study.

 

U.S. Route 101/Northcrest Drive Improvement Project - Crescent City, California

 

ATE prepared a traffic impact study which initially identified the need for the improvements implemented at this location.?ATE was then responsible for the preparation of a combined Project Study Report/Project Report and construction plans, specifications and estimates for the widening of U.S. Route 101, the modification of the U.S. Route 101/Northcrest Drive intersection (including modification of the existing traffic signal), and the installation of a traffic signal at U.S. Route 101/Cooper Avenue.?The traffic signals were interconnected and a master controller was provided with an emergency vehicle pre-empt system.?The project also included the design of a storm drain facility along the frontage of U.S. Route 101 and Cooper Avenue.

 

Traffic Control Device Inventory - Santa Maria, California

 

ATE developed a computerized traffic control device inventory data base for the City of Santa Maria Public Works Department. ?/span>This inventory included the cataloging of over 3,500 traffic control devices within the City.?A specialized software package developed by ATE for a prior project was used for this project.?The software was installed at the City and City staff were trained on the use of the computerized system.

  

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Traffic Engineering (Continued)

 

U.S. Route 95 (Avenue B)/32nd Street - Yuma, Arizona

 

ATE was responsible for preparing a detailed traffic and circulation impact study which identified the improvements required at this location.?After the improvements were identified, ATE prepared the construction plans, specifications and estimates for the widening of U.S. Route 95 (Avenue B) for approximately 3,100 feet and 32nd Street for approximately 1,500 feet with curb, gutter, sidewalk, drainage facilities, street section, traffic signal modification, signing and marking.?Avenue B is an Arizona state highway and 32nd Street is a Yuma city street.? This $700,000 construction project was successfully implemented in 1993.

 

UCSB Student Affairs and Administrative Services (SAAS) Building EIR - Goleta, California

 

ATE prepared the traffic and parking impact sections of the EIR completed for the 73,000 square-foot SAAS building proposed on the Main Campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.?The study also reviewed bicycle and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity of the project site.?Existing and future transportation conditions were analyzed for the major roadways, intersections and bikeways located both on- and off-campus, and appropriate improvements were recommended.? Estimates of the peak parking demand generated by the proposed building were also forecast and the ability of the campus parking facilities to accommodate the future demands were determined.

 

State Route 126/Peck Road Interchange - Santa Paula, California

 

ATE completed the initial traffic and circulation study for the project, then was retained by Kmart Corporation to complete the draft Project Study Report and Project Report for use by Caltrans staff in processing the State Route 126/Peck Road interchange improvement project.?ATE was responsible for preparing plans, specifications and estimates for project construction.?The project included construction of Faulkner Road (a frontage road serving a previously land-locked area), and the relocation of the State Route 126 westbound on- and off-ramps at Peck Road.?The design also included storm drain and roadway under-drain facilities and a traffic signal at the intersection of the frontage road with Peck Road.? This $1 million construction project was successfully completed in 1990.

 

Factory Outlet Center - Oxnard, California

 

ATE prepared a traffic impact and improvement study for a 280,000 square-foot factory outlet commercial center proposed in the City of Oxnard.?The study included an analysis of existing traffic conditions within the study area based on average daily, A.M. and P.M. peak hour traffic count data.? Trip generation estimates were calculated for the project, and project-specific impacts were identified.? A cumulative analysis was also completed analyzing future conditions within the study area based on traffic volumes generated by the City's computer traffic model.?Detailed intersection and roadway improvement measures were developed for the identified project-specific and cumulative traffic impacts.?A traffic study report was prepared pursuant to the City's standards.

  

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Transportation Planning

 

ATE staff have extensive experience in a wide variety of transportation planning projects, ranging from city-wide Circulation Element traffic modeling to the development of Specific Plans for local and regional areas.?Other transportation planning efforts completed by ATE include the development of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plans, master plans, traffic improvement fee programs, area-wide and corridor studies, redevelopment plans, and transit studies.?ATE staff are familiar with congestion management program policies and air quality and noise impact issues as they relate to transportation planning.?A list of representative transportation planning projects completed by ATE is presented below.

 

Circulation Element Update and Traffic Fee Program - Santa Maria, California

 

ATE provided technical support to the City during the Circulation Element Update process.?An area-wide computer traffic model was developed for the City during the course of updating the Circulation Element by downloading and manipulating over 16,000 records of parcel-based land use data from the City's Geobase system.?The model was developed and used to test various General Plan Land Use Element buildout scenarios.?ATE assisted City staff in developing and fine-tuning land use decisions for existing and future areas of the City.?ATE also worked closely with City staff to develop a Traffic Fee Program.?Preparation of the Traffic Fee Program involved the development of a comprehensive list of roadway and intersection improvement projects designed to provide acceptable capacity under General Plan buildout conditions.

 

Buellton Redevelopment Plan EIR - Buellton, California

 

ATE's involvement in the Buellton Redevelopment Plan EIR included preparation of the traffic and circulation section of the document.?Existing traffic conditions in the City were quantified and existing roadway and intersection deficiencies were identified.?City-wide traffic growth associated with General Plan buildout was quantified, and forecasts of future traffic volumes were prepared.? Appropriate mitigation measures which would provide acceptable service levels were also developed.?ATE developed a system of trip tables and a model street network to complete the technical forecasts.

 

Harbor Master Plan - Santa Barbara, California

 

ATE provided comprehensive traffic and parking consulting services during the recent preparation of the City's Harbor Master Plan.?An initial needs assessment was completed which identified existing deficiencies in the vicinity of the harbor and presented options for various parking and traffic flow improvements.?An analysis of the traffic and parking impacts associated with the various harbor-area land use alternatives was prepared which examined peak hour impacts at 13 Waterfront-area intersections, and discussed impacts to existing harbor parking resources.?Mitigation measures for all traffic and parking impacts identified in the analysis were developed.

 

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Transportation Planning (Continued)

 

Rivergate Specific Plan, Santa Maria, California

 

ATE participated in several aspects of the planning stages of this 194-acre Specific Plan.?Access to City streets and the adjoining freeway were most important, as well as the selection of appropriate land uses.?These tasks were completed with the aid of a computer traffic model developed by ATE.?After appropriate access and lands uses were determined, ATE completed a comprehensive traffic and circulation study for the Specific Plan, analyzing the effects of the additional traffic generated within the Specific Plan on adjacent streets and highways, as well as developing an efficient circulation system within the site.? Improvements required to accommodate traffic generated by the Specific Plan traffic were recommended as mitigation measures, and the traffic and circulation analysis was then incorporated into the Specific Plan EIR.

 

Salinas River Area Plan, San Luis Obispo County, California

 

ATE's involvement in this Area Plan included determining existing and future roadway operations, and recommending traffic circulation infrastructure requirements related to buildout of the Area Plan under existing and proposed land use designations.?Residential, commercial, and industrial land uses located in both rural and urban locations within the Salinas River planning area were analyzed.?The results of the study provided the County with valuable land use planning information for a 20-year buildout period.

 

TDM Plan for the Countrywide Office Project, Simi Valley, California

 

ATE conducted a comprehensive analysis of the travel mode patterns at an existing 621,000 square-foot regional office facility and then developed a TDM plan to be implemented in conjunction with expansion of the facility to 975,000 square feet.?The goal of the TDM plan was to reduce the amount of new traffic generated by the proposed office space expansion.?ATE quantified existing trip generation and mode splits at the site, and using that data coupled with employee survey information, developed a formal TDM plan tailored specifically for the office facility work force.?The TDM plan included such measures as staggered and flexible work shifts, telecommuting, installation of on-site amenities, carpool incentives, vanpooling subsidies, parking fees for non-carpooling vehicles, and transit subsidies.

 

Los Altos Center Redevelopment Project - Long Beach, California

 

ATE prepared a traffic, circulation and parking study for a 635,000 square-foot redevelopment expansion proposed for an existing 565,000 square-foot regional mall facility located in Long Beach.?The study included an analysis of existing and Year 2000 traffic conditions within the study area with and without the proposed redevelopment project.?Project impacts to intersections, freeways, parking facilities, adjacent neighborhoods, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities were identified and appropriate mitigation measures were recommended and presented graphically.?The traffic study was also used in preparing the EIR for the project.

 

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Traffic Signal Design and Optimization

 

ATE staff is highly skilled in the design of traffic signals and has a strong background in traffic signal timing optimization.?ATE has completed over 150 traffic signal design projects throughout California and the western United States, and has worked extensively in 9 of the 12 Caltrans' statewide districts.?ATE's engineers are capable of evaluating existing traffic signal controls and developing needed improvements, including plans, specifications and cost estimates.? ATE is proficient in designing interconnect systems, street lighting systems, intersection striping, signal modifications, and preemption systems.?ATE has also completed numerous traffic signal system timing optimization projects using state-of-the-art computer software programs, as well as setting timing for all types of actuated signal controllers.? The following text provides a brief description of representative traffic signal design and timing projects completed by ATE.

 

Traffic Signal, Sign, and Striping Designs for Interchanges

 

ATE has participated with several civil engineering firms in preparing traffic signal, lighting, sign and striping plans and specifications for freeway interchange projects on California State Highways.?These plans, prepared to Caltrans standards, involved new or modified traffic signals at freeway ramp terminals and nearby city arterial intersections, freeway safety and sign lighting, freeway and surface street traffic signs, striping and pavement markings.?Three representative projects include the State Route 118/Madera Road interchange in Simi Valley, the U.S. Route 101/Borchard Road interchange in Thousand Oaks, and the State Route 101/Carmen Road interchange in Camarillo.?All of these projects were reviewed and approved by Caltrans staff.

 

Traffic Actuated Signal Design

 

As noted earlier, ATE has designed over 150 traffic signals and signal modifications for state and local agencies, most of which were fully traffic actuated.?We have found that each agency has certain preferences for design characteristics, which we identify prior to commencing the design.?This simplifies plan checking by the agency and assures a minimum of plan and specification revisions.?At the same time, we can identify areas to the local agency where improvements to the design can result in substantial cost savings both for construction and ongoing maintenance.?Finally, ATE is fully qualified to set complex timing parameters in fully actuated volume density controllers, should the local agency so desire.?In providing this service to local agencies over the years, we have maintained a current awareness of both federal and state requirements for signal design, as well as a thorough understanding of new developments in state-of-the-art signal design and control.? Finally, we pride ourselves in preparing signal plans which are clear and concise, eliminating guesswork by bidding contractors.?In order to assure that we maintain a cutting edge in this regard, we routinely check with contractors and/or resident engineers following completion of construction to determine whether any problems arose, and their solutions.  

  

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Traffic Signal Design and Optimization (Continued)

 

Intersection Geometric and Traffic Signal Design Adjacent to Railroad Grade Crossings

 

ATE has designed several projects which were complicated by their location immediately adjacent to railroad grade crossings, necessitating a thorough analysis of traffic queuing and track clearance, signal pre-emption, truck turning radii requirements, and preparation of applications for PUC approvals and federal funding.?These projects include the intersections of Los Angeles Avenue/Tapo Canyon Road in the City of Simi Valley, Ventura Boulevard/Wooley Road in Oxnard, Milpas Street/Indio Muerto in Santa Barbara, Stowell Road/Depot Road in the City of Santa Maria, and State Routes 152/165 in Los Banos.?In each of these instances, ATE worked with state and/or local agencies in the development of the design, and provided engineering liaison with the railroad as the design progressed.

 

Traffic Signal Pre-Emption and Coordination

 

ATE has considerable experience in applying pre-emption and coordination techniques to traffic signal systems, large and small.?Pre-emption may be required by an immediately adjacent railroad, as noted above, or may be desired for emergency vehicle or transit vehicle use.? Coordination may, of course, involve city-wide systems or just two or three adjacent signals which require a timing relationship to allow traffic to flow smoothly.?In this rapidly developing area, we keep ourselves informed of the latest technology in both pre-emption and coordination systems, in order to provide highly reliable and useful systems.

 

FETSIM Signal Timing Projects - Various Locations

 

ATE has participated in numerous FETSIM (Fuel Efficient Traffic Signal Management) Program signal timing projects throughout the Tri-Counties area.?These projects include the timing and coordination of 50 intersections within the City of Santa Barbara, 25 intersections within the City of Santa Maria, 20 intersections within the County of Santa Barbara, and 10 intersections within the City of Ventura.?The FETSIM projects involved the development of coordinated signal timing programs aimed at improving system-wide fuel efficiency and promoting smooth arterial progression.?The computer programs PASSER II and TRANSYT-7F were used extensively in completing these projects.? Before and after travel time studies were conducted and system performance was evaluated.?ATE was also responsible for the development of the project reports required by the State.

  

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Parking Facility Planning and Design

 

ATE staff has extensive experience in the analysis and design of parking facilities.?ATE's talented design staff are capable of providing maximum efficiency and utilization of existing and proposed parking resources.? ATE has completed hundreds of parking lot designs, parking demand studies, parking management studies, and parking structure feasibility studies.?The following text provides a brief description of representative parking facility planning and design projects completed by ATE.

                                                                               

Red Lion Resort Parking Lot Design - Santa Barbara, California

 

This project involved the design of the main parking lot at the Red Lion Resort located in Santa Barbara, California.?The work included design of the on-site parking and circulation system, as well as related parking controls (kiosk locations, signing plans, etc.).?Detailed parking lot striping plans were completed as part of the design project.

 

Mann Theater Project, Ventura, California

 

This project proposed to expand an existing theater complex by adding two new screens and 664 additional seats, with parking provided by increasing the existing on-site supply as well as entering into a shared parking agreement with an adjacent business park.?Peak parking demands for the proposed expansion were forecast by correlating existing ticket sales information collected at the site with the results of a parking demand study performed by ATE, and the adequacy of the proposed parking supply was assessed.?ATE also reviewed site circulation issues and patron access patterns.?Several alternative configurations of the site's existing parking lot were designed by ATE to increase parking capacity and provide efficient operations for both automobiles and pedestrians.

 

Leadbetter Beach Parking Lot Improvement Project - Santa Barbara, California

 

This project involved redesigning the parking lot located adjacent to Leadbetter Beach in the City of Santa Barbara.? The existing parking layout and circulation system was redesigned to maximize parking capacity, as well as improve circulation.?Detailed striping plans were completed as part of the project.

 

Railway Plaza Project - Santa Barbara, California

 

ATE revised on-site circulation plans, prepared traffic and parking studies, and designed parking layouts for this project which proposed to modify an existing rail station complex in Santa Barbara. ATE also prepared parking control plans and programs for this Lower State Street area project.

 

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Parking Facility Planning and Design (Continued)

 

Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Parking Lot Reconstruction Project, Santa Barbara, California

 

ATE provided traffic and parking consulting services to the Zoological Gardens in conjunction with a parking lot expansion and reconstruction project.?ATE prepared parking lot layout alternatives, including striping and signing plans, and examined several lot entrance layout and traffic control plans for the parking lot at the zoo.

 

Ventura Community Memorial Hospital Project, Ventura, California

 

This project proposed to construct a seven‑story medical office building, with four floors containing 100,000 square feet of medical diagnostic and office space located over a five-level parking structure.?The circulation and parking study completed by ATE included performing parking occupancy studies to determine existing parking demands at the site.?Using this data, future parking demands were determined and the adequacy of the proposed parking supply was analyzed.?ATE also provided an analysis of the operation of traffic flows in the parking structure, as well as the interface of proposed parking structure's access and circulation patterns with the existing on-site and off-site circulation systems.

 

Lower State Street Revitalization Project, Santa Barbara, California

 

ATE prepared initial traffic and parking studies, geometric layouts, traffic signal plans, lighting plans, striping and signing plans, and parking lot entrance/control equipment plans for the Lower State Street Revitalization Project.

 

Santa Barbara County Offices Employee and Juror Parking Study - Santa Barbara, California

 

This study examined existing and future parking conditions at Santa Barbara County's main offices in downtown Santa Barbara.?Existing parking conditions were quantified through extensive field studies completed by ATE.?The field data was analyzed and existing parking deficiencies were identified.?ATE then devised a parking management program aimed at increasing parking supply through more efficient utilization of existing parking areas and development of new parking resources.?The parking study also identified parking management measures which would reduce the parking demands generated by existing and future County employees.

 

MAYNARD KEITH FRANKLIN, P.E.

Principal Engineer

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS:           Registered Civil Engineer, California No. 15487

Registered Traffic Engineer, California No. 100

 

EXPERIENCE:                   Since joining ATE as a partner in 1981, Mr. Franklin has been project engineer for more than 350 transportation impact studies, environmental assessments, traffic signal design and timing projects, and street improvement design projects.? Mr. Franklin has gained particular expertise in the field of traffic signal design, including systems design, specialized designs for bicycle facilities and pre-emption systems for railroad crossings and emergency vehicles.

 

In three years on active duty as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, at the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, Mr. Franklin supervised a wide variety of public works design and construction projects, including road and runway improvements.?He continued his Navy Reserve affiliation until his retirement in 1981.

 

Upon release from active duty in 1963, Mr. Franklin joined the County of Santa Barbara, serving initially as it's first traffic engineer.?During his eighteen-year employment with the Department of Transportation, Mr. Franklin's duties included participation in and supervision of all facets of traffic engineering, transportation planning and road design projects, including signalization of 34 county intersections.?Assignments consisted of circulation element planning, development project impact assessment, traffic control installation, inventory and maintenance supervision, design of traffic operational and road improvements, and supervision of the County's several highway lighting districts.?As Engineering Division Engineer, he was responsible for all engineering design, right-of-way, transportation planning and traffic engineering for the department.?As Construction Division Engineer, he was responsible for supervision of all county road construction projects.

 

EDUCATION:                   Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, 1959

 

PROFESSIONAL            ?Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fellow, Life Member

AFFILIATIONS:               American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow, Life Member

Past President of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Counties Branch

Illuminating Engineering Society, Member

International Municipal Signal Association, Member

 

 

RICHARD L. POOL, P.E.

Principal Engineer

 

 

CERTIFICATION:             Registered Civil Engineer, California, Colorado, Arizona & Nevada

 

EXPERIENCE:                   Mr. Pool, a Registered Civil Engineer, has over 27 years of engineering experience in the public and private sectors.?Since joining the partnership at ATE in 1986, he has participated in over 250 traffic engineering and transportation planning projects.?Mr. Pool's areas of expertise include the design of street, highway and intersection improvements, completion of traffic impact analyses, and development of creative problem solving approaches.?Many of the projects involved state highways and freeways.? Mr. Pool has prepared Project Study Reports (PSR's), Project Reports (PR's) and Permit Engineering Evaluation Reports (PEER's) for projects on Caltrans highways.?The facilitation of solutions and approvals of projects involving multiple jurisdictions or agencies is a strong point with Mr. Pool.

 

Mr. Pool has worked on projects in many different locales in California, Arizona and Nevada.?The ability to determine the agencies requirements, standards and project issues has been well developed.?His strength as a project manager, problem solver and consensus builder provides a basis for a successful project.

 

Prior to joining ATE, Mr. Pool served first as County Surveyor and Assistant Road Commissioner, and then as Director of Public Works and Road Commissioner for Mono County in Bridgeport.? In these positions, Mr. Pool had broad responsibilities for public works and transportation management for the County, including preparation of the County's Regional Transportation Plan and the Circulation Element of the General Plan.?In 1980, Mr. Pool formed his own consulting company, and has since performed a wide variety of civil and transportation engineering work.

 

EDUCATION:                   Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, California State University at Sacramento, 1965

 

PROFESSIONAL            ?American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow

AFFILIATIONS:               Institute of Transportation Engineers, Member

 

 

SCOTT A. SCHELL, AICP

Principal Transportation Planner

 

 

CERTIFICATION:             American Institute of Certified Planners

 

EXPERIENCE:                   Mr. Schell is a transportation planning specialist with a broad background in traffic operations, transportation planning theory and environmental regulations (CEQA, NEPA, etc.).?Mr. Schell joined ATE as a Transportation Planner in 1983 and became a partner in the firm in 1992.? During his tenure with ATE, he has been responsible for and participated in over 400 transportation planning studies, traffic impact reports, and parking studies for projects located throughout both northern and southern California.?These projects include Circulation Element updates, Sphere of Influence Annexation proposals, and Environmental Impact Reports/Statements for large scale residential, commercial, and institutional developments, as well as Redevelopment Agency projects.?Mr. Schell serves as a project manager responsible for the preparation, review, and public presentation of the various traffic impact reports and transportation planning studies.?

 

Mr. Schell also participated in the California Energy Commission FETSIM (Fuel Efficient Traffic Signal Management) programs for the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Ventura and the community of Goleta, thus gaining a working knowledge of the traffic signal timing optimization programs TRANSYT and PASSER II, as well as a solid background in traffic signal operations.?Mr. Schell also has extensive knowledge of the TMODEL transportation modeling software program.

 

EDUCATION:                   Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies and Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, High Honors, 1982

 

Continuing Education:?University of California, Institute of Transportation Studies, Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Traffic Engineering Operations, Traffic Engineering Planning, and Traffic Engineering Modeling

 

PROFESSIONAL            ?Institute of Transportation Engineers, Member

AFFILIATIONS:               American Planning Association, Member

University of California, Santa Barbara, Guest Lecturer

 

 

DAN L. DAWSON

Supervising Transportation Planner

 

 

EXPERIENCE:            ?Mr. Dawson joined ATE as Transportation Planner in 1989. Since that time he has participated in over 600 transportation planning and/or parking studies throughout California, Nevada and Arizona.?This work includes analyses of urban and rural transportation facilities in conjunction with circulation elements, general plans, redevelopment plans, specific plans, project study reports, and traffic impact assessments for individual development projects.?Mr. Dawson has also participated in several traffic modeling studies using TMODEL2, including the City of Santa Maria Circulation Element and Traffic Fee Program, the City of Santa Maria Sphere of Influence Study, U.S. Highway 101 Widening Study in Montecito and Carpinteria, the Orcutt Community Plan and the Goleta Transportation Improvement Plan.

 

Prior to his employment with ATE, Mr. Dawson worked as a Transportation Planner for the City of Santa Barbara.?In that position he was responsible for reviewing and preparing written summaries of traffic reports, recommendations and informational reports on site plans, EIR's, traffic studies and development plan proposals.?He also examined development plans for compliance with City design standards. Mr. Dawson was a Transportation Staff member assigned to the SBCAG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) and also the City=s Development Review Committee (DRC).

 

EDUCATION:              Bachelor of Arts, Economics, California State University at Chico, 1983.

 

Continuing Education:? University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering and Traffic Congestion, TMODEL2 Traffic Modeling Workshop.

 

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS:          ?/span>Associate member, Institute of Transportation Engineers

 

 

DARRYL F. NELSON

Transportation Planner

 

 

EXPERIENCE:            ?Mr. Nelson joined ATE in 1997 with experience working with many different agencies and jurisdictions within the states of California, Nevada, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

 

Prior to his employment with ATE, Mr. Nelson was a transportation planner for the City of Las Vegas.?In that position, he was responsible for the development and review of comprehensive plans and special transportation studies.?He took part in the development of two Major Investment Studies prepared for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area which addressed congestion management and economic development for the region.

 

In addition to his public sector experience, Mr. Nelson has several years in the private sector.?In Nevada as a private consultant, he prepared traffic impact and traffic demand management studies for several major resort hotel casinos.?He has experience in the preparation and approvals of traffic impact studies for commercial, residential and institutional developments in California, Nevada, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.?Mr. Nelson also has experience in the preparation of air quality studies.?These studies were for commercial agricultural developments in the San Joaquin Valley region of California, using the AQAT-3 and URBEMIS software programs.

 

Since joining ATE as a transportation planner, Mr. Nelson has participated in the preparation, submittals and approvals of transportation planning and parking studies throughout California and Nevada.

 

EDUCATION:               Bachelor of Arts, Urban Planning, University of Maryland, College Park, 1988.

 

Continuing Education: Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Traffic Management of Land Development, Bicycle Planning and Facilities Workshop; National Highway Institute, Interim Workshop on Transportation Air Quality Analysis; Institute of Transportation Engineers, Traffic Access and Impact Studies for Site Development Seminar.

 

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS:        ?Institute of Transportation Engineers, Associate Member

American Planning Association, Member