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Proposal for CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PROJECT EXPERIENCE: TOOLE DESIGN SOUTH BEND TWO-WAY RESTORATION, SOUTH BEND, IN Ian served as the Project Manager and led several design charrettes involving a multitude of stakeholders and the public in order to develop a feasible strategy to attract people and investment back to the downtown area. Ian oversaw the consulting team; conducted most of the stakeholder interviews; helped develop the one-way to two-way restoration and Complete Street plans, roundabout concepts, waterfront park plans; and worked with the developers on integrating their land use plans with the future streets. Ian also did most of the public presentations, media interviews, and conducted the educational and awareness work with select City staff, State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials, and the public. HARTFORD DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY RAMP PROJECT, HARTFORD, CT Toole Design was part of a team working with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to revisit the placement and the design of the highway ramps for I-84 and I-91 in downtown Hartford. Ian participated in a multi-day brainstorming session. The result was a strategy to remove the ramps from the City’s downtown core, while increasing development potential in downtown and providing access between the river and the downtown. The result would be a much more accessible, more attractive, safer, and more valuable downtown. The early phases of the project were planned to allow for the complete removal of the highways from the downtown if desired in the future. INDIANA STATE BICYCLE AND TRAIL REPORT, IN As a Senior Planner, Kevin managed Toole Design’s work on this report for the Indiana Department of Transportation. The Indiana State Bicycle and Trail Report provides recommendations for enhancing bicycling and walking facilities and opportunities throughout the state. Kevin led research into existing plans, policies, and demographic trends statewide that impact walking and bicycling in Indiana. Kevin also developed policy recommendations to enhance the walking and bicycling environment, including facility selection guidance and updates to the State of Indiana Design Manual. PEOPLE-FRIENDLY STREETS INITIATIVE, ANN ARBOR, MI Since 2017, Toole Design has had a prominent role in Ann Arbor’s Downtown Development Authority’s People-Friendly Streets Initiative. We were a key partner in leading a robust stakeholder and community charrette process to restore a one- way street pair to two-way, and create Michigan’s first two-way bicycle facility along a rebalanced Complete Street in downtown. Toole Design developed the conceptual designs and feasibility analysis using Synchro and SIMtraffic to evaluate 29 intersections. This included evaluating the capacity analysis, bicycle level of traffic stress, measures of effectiveness, and safety analysis. The process led to a successful implementation increased economic vitality, safety, and bicycle and pedestrian usage along 3 corridor key corridors in downtown Ann Arbor. 10