Item H05
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: August 18. 2004
Division;
Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes l
No
Department: Planning
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of recommendations from the Scenic Highways Advisory Group Selection Committee to select the
consulting firm, Florida Heritage Group to complete the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Interpretive/Master Plan
and direct staff to enter into contract negotiations with this firm; if staff is unable to successfully negotiate a
contract with this firm, it is authorized to enter into negotiations with the second ranked firm.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The Florida Keys Scenic Highway Program received a $120,000 grant from the Federal Scenic Highways
Program to complete a Scenic Highway Interpretive Master Plan. This grant was matched with $40,000 from
the FDOT and $40,000 from Monroe County. FDOT has since added an additional $15,000 for this project.
The Interpretive Master Plan is designed to provide a guide for the design of displays and exhibits for the
Scenic Highway Program.
On November 19, 2003, the BOCC approved the solicitation of firms to complete the Scenic Highway
Interpretive/Master Plan. There were nine (9) responses to the RFQ. Four (4) firms were interviewed by the
selection committee on July 16, 2004.
The Selection Committee as appointed by the Scenic Highways Advisory Group consisted of the Trail Manager
for the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, the Public Works Director for the Village ofIslamorada, and the
Scenic Highways Coordinator. The final rankings for the four firms were as follows:
1 The Florida Herita e Grou , 2 Kimle Horn and Associates Inc., 3 HOK, and 4 Carter-Bur ess
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
November 19, 2003-Approval to provide $40,000 as a match for the Scenic Highways Interpretive Master Plan.
November 19, 2003-Approval to issue a Request for Statement of Qualifications.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST:
$215.000
BUDGETED: Yes
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No
COST TO COUNTY: $40.000
SOURCE OF FUNDS: FDOT-Contract ANC-96
FDOT Contract AI-893
MSTU-Fund 148
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
NoX
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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LETTER OF INTEREST
January 25 2004
Mary Hensel
Scenic Highway Coordinator
Re: The Florida Keys Scenic Highway - Interpretive Master Plan
Ms. Hensel:
The Florida Herita!!e GrouD in association with Kittelson and Associates, EMS Inc., Ed
Mahoney, and Shapins Associates is pleased to submit this combined proposal for: The
Florida Keys Scenic Highway - Interpretive Master Plan.
This is a once-in-a -lifetime project!
This is the type of project that our firm lives for. The Florida Heritage Group was formed
three years ago to address an urgent need in the State of Florida - a consulting firm that
specializes in the preservation, enhancement and interpretation of our State's unique
cultural and environmental resources. Since our inception, we have been sWaplped with
challenges to assist communities with their preservation and interpretive needs.
The opportunity to research the story of the Keys and to choreograph the land and sea
interpretive experience will be an honor to undertake. This project will be as challenging as
it is exciting. The diversity of island social character and independence is as broad as the
diversity of ecosystem composition. The metaphor of a chain of islands loosely connected
by frail bridges of hope and entrepreneurship applies to all levels of the heritage of the
Keys: spiritual, bio-physical, cultural, and political. The challenge to unlock the hidden
venue for the interpretation of this amazing place in the great saga of world history is one
that we are "up" for. Because of our experience and firm mission, we feel we are uniquely
qualified to undertake this commission.
We have had the opportunity to visit the project area and have researched the issues
involved in the project at length. It is with this background and insight that we have
prepared a proposal that we feel best suits the needs of the County and the Scenic Highway
Advisory Group. In addition, we have assembled a professional consulting team that has
extensive experience in the field of scenic highway planning and design.
The Florida Heritage Group is a collaborative effort initiated by three professionals:
Russell Moore of The RMPK Group, Myriam Springuel of Springuel Associates, and
Vincent Ciulla of Ciulla Design. The group specializes in heritage tourism planning
projects.
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Russell Moore, with degrees in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, brings the
expertise of physical planning and design to the team. Russell is founding partner of the
RMP Group with a 25-year history of park planning and design. RMPK has won national
awards from the American Society of Landscape Architecture for their comprehensive
approaches to park master planning and design. The firm has worked for the National Park
Service on several prestigious projects. RMPK has recently completed the first Cultural
Heritage Plan in the State of Florida. In addition, the firm prepared the sustainable Key
Largo plan. In addition, the firm has been working with the City of New Port Richey on the
development of a 600-acre cultural and natural interpretive park along the Pithlachascotte
River.
Myriam Sprinquel, with degrees in history and organizational management, brings
the interpretive planning abilities to the team. Myriam was the interpretive planner and
traveling exhibits coordinator for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC before
starting her heritage planning consultancy in Florida. In recent years she has been assisting
Counties, Municipalities, and non-profits with the organization, funding, and planning of
their museums and interpretive ven:ues.
Vincent Ciulla, with degrees in industrial design and art, brings the exhibit design and ,
interpretive graphic capabilities to the team. As founder and lead designer of Ciulla Design,
Vinnie has been honored to design and produce over 50 interpretive exhibits for the
National Park Service, and prestigious museums of history and art throughout the country.
This core group of talent will be leading the planning process for the Florida Keys Scenic
Highway Interpretive Plan. We have added some key consultants to the team ensure the
highest level of product delivery for this project. We intend to have these key consultants
participate in "charrette" workshops to assist us in the brainstorming of solutions for this
project.
Kittelson and Associates is the premier transportation-planning consultant in the
region. The firm has a strong reputation for developing creative multi-modal solutions
for communities to minimize the impact and predominance of the automobile. Kittelson
has been involved in the planning of the scenic highway corridor in the past and will
be instrumental in the coordination of the land-based feasibility of various road-side
interpretive sites.
EMS Inc. is a firm of environmental scientists and engineers. They have been involved in
the preparation of the Overseas Highway Heritage Plan. They are intimately familiar with
the ecological opportunities and constraints of the Keys ecosystem. Their input will be
invaluable to the interpretive plan.
Florida Heritage Group
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Ed Mahoney, is professor of recreational and nature-based tourism economics at Michigan
State University. Ed is an expert at eco-tourism feasibility analysis and entrepreneurship
development. He has prepared economic feasibility studies for the Keys as a consultant
to the Nature Conservancy. Ed's background will be essential for the development of the
public / private partnerships for plan implementation.
Shapins Associates is the nation's leader in heritage planning and design. Ann Moss,
principal with the firm, was the past director of long range planning for the National Parks
Service. Ms. Moss was responsible for preparing long-range master plans for highly
sensitive natural and cultural resource sites throughout the United States. In recent years, as
an owner in Shapins and Associates, she has received national recognition as an authority
on sustainable planning and design as well as Cultural and Bce-tourism. Her management
plan for the redevelopment ofthe Grand Canyon National Park has become the yardstick by
which all park master plans are measured. Ann is currently preparing the management plan
for the Statue of Liberty. Ann's expertise will prove to be essential for the development of
sensitive site design solutions that are educational and reflective of the natural and cultural
sense of place.
We are a small entity. We only take on a few commissions for whom we can 'devote our full
attention and assure the highest quality product and level of service. We are truly excited
about the Interpretive Plan for the Florida Keys Scenic Highway. We are committed to
its success.
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Ms. Springuel is a frequent presenter at conferences and has lectured nternationally. She has published
in museum journals and newsletters. She has served as a grant reviewer, and on national advisory
committees. Shehasservedon the boardsofprofessionalorganizationsandcurrentlyservesontheboardof
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was responsible for 60 exhibitions annually that traveled to museums of all sizes and disciplines.
Her substantial experience in the field provides appreciation for the needs of ,even the smallest
facility, as well as understanding the requirements of the largest. Her background produces flexibility
in the planning process, combining concern for the educational, curatorial and public functions of
museums with the need for professional staff development, collection care, conservation and
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The RMPK Group is a multidisciplinary consulting firm devoted to the practice of
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design, environmental & cultural planning, and landscape architecture. Since our
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their needs into the planning and design process. Early in each project we establish goals,
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Involvement with the Florida Everglades Park project along with
other National Park Service projects has given us valuable insight into
environmental concerns such as preservation and conservation. We
have won National awards from the American Society of LandScape
Architecture for our comprehensive approaches to park master
planning and design. Our firm is experienced in all scales of park and
recreational planning including a 20,OOO-acre watershed management
study in Manatee County, FL, design of natural interpretive facilities
and trails for the Quick Point Nature Center for Longboat Key, FL,
and the restoration of old and historic parks.
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We combine expertise in cultural and environmental resources.and
are able to assist communities with balancing the strength of both
to create a sense of place. We create collaborative processes that
encourage parks, trails, historic sites, visitor centers, museums,
and art centers to enhance each other. Throughout our projects we
encourage community interactions, realizing with that insight strong
programs are created. We ensure realistic recommendations by
developing solutions with those who implement them.
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excellence in design. Our commitment to provide outstanding quality management and
award winning designs create projects our clients are proud of. This service-oriented
attitude results in clients returning to us with future projects. Our design work includes:
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and private organizations. Founded in 1985, the firm has 79 employees, with 65 transportation
professionals in its Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida offices; Baltimore, Maryland; and,
Portland, Oregon, offices. The firm's broad experience encompasses extensive transportation
planning, operations, and design. This includes transit planning in both urban and rnralareas.
The firm recognizes that the goals of efficient, economic, and safe transportation depend on more
effectively managing, operating, and enhancing transportation facilities. Thus, the overriding
purpose of each project is to contribute to better transportation by systematically developing and
applying methods for improving the performance of the existing multi-modal transportation system.
EMS SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, INC. is a multidisciplinary firm of
environmental scientists, civil engineers, transportation engineers, and planners. The firm was
founded in Florida in 1985, and now has a staff of approximately 40 persons. The corporate
headquarters are located in Altamonte Springs (Orlando area), and there are branch offices in St.
Augustine and Delray Beach. The branch offices are permanent, community-based businesses that,
have been strategically located to provide quality services throughout Florida.
EMS is recognized as one of the leading firms in Florida dealing with scenic and rails to
trails projects. Recently awarded a very large contract with the FDOT for the Statewide Scenic
Trails projects. EMS was involved in the Florida Overseas Heritage Trail project throughout the
Florida Keys which is now part of the Eastern Greenways Alliance program which is now part of
the Eastern Greenways Alliance program; extending from Key West
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SHAPINS ASSOCIATES, Inc. is an award-winning environmental
planning, urban design and landscape architecture firm located in
Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1980, the firm specializes in creating
urban, community, institutional, recreational, cultural and natural
environments that evoke a strong and enduring sense of place.
Over the years, SHAPINS ASSOCIATES has planned
and designed a wide range of public and private places that are
beautiful, functional, sustainable and economically viable. Serving
communities, developers and agencies, our purpose is to develop
innovative land planning and design solutions that are based on
effective user involvement and ecologically responsible development
practices. We strongly believe in creating projects for and with the
people who will ultimately use them. Simultaneously, we strive to
preserve the land's character, to highlight its unique attributes and to
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place to visit, a great place to live. However you view the Florida Keys,
this diverse chain of islands offers its own unique "funky" flavors, a
result of each island's natural landscape, people and history. Each
island has a story to tell, and these stories string together to create a
narrative that everyone, whether traveler or resident, should hear.
The Overseas Highway, the backbone of the Keys, serves as the main
and, in most cases, only route of transportation in and out of the Keys
for goods, people and ideas. This corridor, much like the islands it
connects, has gone through a fascinating evolution. From a rural
road to a busy railroad to a modern roadway, the evolution of this
corridor has seen many changes; but it has not stopped there.
A new chapter in this story is now being written. The corridor is ready
to be transformed from a vehicular roadway to a multi-modal,
recreational, educational corridor. Part of the vision has been
spearheaded by the Overseas Heritage Trail Master Plan and the Scenic
Highway Corridor Management Plan. Yet, one more chapter of the story
must be told to knit together the diverse and incomplete pieces of this
multi-chapter saga to create a cohesive whole. This is where this part
of the story begins - with the latest chapter in the continuing
evolution of the highway corridor.
To tell this story properly you will need a team of experts that are
not only passionate about their work, but have the proven capabilities
to meet your expectations. The team we offer for this master plan is unparalleled in
developing similar scenic highway studies, working with community representatives, and developing unique
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architects and engineers, our team consists of both local and national
experts. Greenways, Inc., an integral part of our scenic highway
planning team, recently completed the Outer Banks Scenic Byway
Master Plan, a II-mile-Iong study area with many of the same
components as this project. Neighborhood America is a national
public relations firm with the ability to establish multi-media systems
of public information sharing and communication. Long-time Keys
resident and local expert Jerry Wilkinson will serve as the team's
historian. Zyscovich, Inc. will work with stakeholders to develop a
comprehensive set of design guidelines. And the final link in the
chain that pulls us all together is local Keys planner Sheryl Bower, who
developed the scope of work for this very project and has had the opportunity to work closely with
the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Advisory Group. She knows the
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commit myself and my team to working with you and the other
stakeholders to tell the Keys' story for all to enjoy. We are eager to
take part in the next chapter of Monroe County's narrative.
Thank you for this opportunity to present our qualifications.
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when it ranked 421st. In 2003, Kimley-Horn ranked 47th.
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48 offices around the nation. We offer a full range of
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internally as Office Practice Leaders work within their home
offices and with their regional team to ensure productivity,
financial accuracy, and high client service. This regional
hub concept provides our project managers with the
flexibility to respond to clients at the local level and to draw
upon a variety of specialists throughout the country.
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Mqinline Cqnqf Gteenwqy, Pittsbutgh to
Hqttisbutg, Pennsylvqniq
As the only Pennsylvania Legacy Trail, this 320-mile
National Millennium trail will tell the unique story of
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settlement,
community
development,
industrialization
and westward
expansion. The
Greenway will
trace the historic
routes of the
Canal, and interpret the
history for generations of future residents and
visitors. Greenways, Inc., is charged with preparing an
action plan that will provide a framework for implementing
the greenway. As the first long distance green way in
Pennsylvania, this project will serve as a model for other
greenway projects throughout the state.
Conf4d: Jane Sheffield, Executive Director, Allegheny
Ridge Corporation (814) 940-1922
Miami Rivet Gteenway Action plan, Miami
Rivet, Miami, Flotiqa
This 5.5 mile urban study area begins at the eastern edge
of the Miami International Airport and continues downriver
to Biscayne Bay. Within this corridor exists a variety of land
uses, including heavy and light marine industry, water
dependent business operations, restaurants, shops,
government facilities, residential, and commercial uses.
Greenways Inc.
facilitated a
planning
process,
coordinated the
ideas and
efforts of a
broad multi-
cultural
constituency,
and completing an extensive search of existing conditions
and existing master plans, and working through a series of
stakeholder meetings and public workshops, formulated a
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plan of action for developing greenway solutions along the
river.
Conf4d: Lavinia Freeman, Trust For Public Land
(800) 772-2373
Outet Banks Scenic Byway, Whalebone
Junction to Bequfort, NC
The process for this 112 -mile byway involved working with
local citizens, businesses and local governments to define
the history and intrinsic qualities that make the Outer
Banks region unique. Once the CMP is completed, it will be
submitted for Federal designation as a national scenic
byway. We also prepared an Interpretive and Marketing
Plan for the Byway that will take
advantage of the
unique land and
water resources
of the Outer
Banks. The key
component of
this plan was
to make the
information
available and
accessible to the
thousands of annual visitors. To
accomplish this, Greenways Inc. proposed a multi-media
program that would make use of advanced technology to
deliver up-to-date interpretive information to visitors.
Conf4d: Jeff Lackey, Scenic Byway Program Manager,
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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North Catolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail,
Raleigh to Ceqat Islanq, NC
This corridor extends for 230 miles. We conducted a
partiCipatory process that involved meeting with residents
and local government officials to solicit input. We crafted
an action plan that provides a framework for project
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implementation. The
Eastern Section of
the MST
determined both a
land and water
trail that will link
rural
communities to
urban centers
and enhance
economic
activity within some of
the nation's poorest counties.
Conf4d: Darrell McBane, State Trails Coordinator,
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, Divison of Parks and
Recreation (919) 846-9995
Kimler-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Veneti~n C~us~y
The City of Miami Beach has targeted the Venetian Islands
for major roadway, utility, and aesthetic improvements
because they are on the National Register of Historical
Places. The City's goal is to restore the Venetian Causeway
and the islands to their original character. Our firm has
been instrumental in developing a master plan and
implementation strategy for these improvements. Working
closely with area residents and property owners, we
completed the first phase of the master planning process
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and are coordinating the planned improvements with
property owners and regulatory agencies. This project,
which also involves environmental permitting, drainage,
and value engineering, requires close coordination with the
Florida Department of Transportation (FOOD on the
negotiation of a Joint Participation Agreement for
improvements to the state-controlled causeway.
Conf4d: Enrique Nunez, Planner, Dept. of Planning &
Development, City of Miami (305) 416-1419
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The Jupiter Beach/AlA corridor is a three-mile stretch of
scenic beachfront
roadway. When the Town
of Jupiter wanted to
improve this recreational
corridor, they retained
the services of Kimley-
, Horn to provide a
master plan. In order
to address
the variety
of issues
that impact
the Town's
beachfront, we coordinated
extensively with the Town of Jupiter and the Beach
Committee, a group of citizens appointed by the Town
Council. Coordination with Palm Beach County was also
necessary to obtain approval for
all enhancements.
Project enhancements include a
designated bicycle lane on both
sides of the right-of-way,
pedestrian walkways with ocean
lookout points, refurnished and
enhanced landscaping, and beach
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walkovers. Extensive
coordination with the
Department of
Environmental Resource
Management (DERM) and
Florida Department of
Environmental Protection
Agency (DEP) was
necessary becau~e of
the fragile environment
represented by the
beach area and the
dune system. Precautions,
which included restructuring parking, minimize the
impact of beach-goers on the delicate ecosystems that
have already been showing signs of deterioration. To allow
for the existing conditions and natural features of the
dunes, multiple landscape designs were interspersed along
the entire corridor.
These enhancements not only improve the transportation
system along the Jupiter Beach/AlA recreational corridor,
but provide a much needed protection for the dune and its
ecosystems.
Contact: Russell Ruskay, Director of Parks and
Recreation, Town of Jupiter (561) 746-5134
North Beqch
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In our approach for the
preliminary master plan
prepared for the two-mile
North Beach Recreational
Corridor, every element of
pedestrian and bicycle
comfort and safety was
considered. Strong local
understanding and
support for the facility
has resulted in
commitments for partial private
funding, while the strength of the master plan helped
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the City of Miami Beach obtain a $1.6 million grant through
the MPO's Transportation Enhancement Program
(administered through the federal government's ISTEA
Program).
Conf4ct: Amelia Lopez Johnson, Transportation
Coordinator, City of Miami Beach
(305) 673-7550
Islctmotctctct Community Development
Kimley-Horn worked with the Village of Islamorada to initiate
the development of a community-wide vision that includes
public and private property, creates a unity of spirit within
the Village, and makes vehicular traffic coexist safely with
pedestrian/bicycle/rollerblading traffic. The beautiful island
Village sought ways to revitalize their main corridor, US 1,
both functionally and aesthetically. This provided a unique
challenge because the main corridor runs the length of the,
village, and the island itself is just a quarter-mile wide.
Community leaders defined the major issues to be addressed
and, worked with Kimley-Horn to develop solutions.
US 1 runs through the Village and supports both local and
tourist traffic. Because, tourism has reached the saturation
point in this area, US 1 has become dangerous for locals and
tourists to cross, and for bicycists or rollerbladers to share.
Consequently, Old Road has become a way for vehicular
traffic to bypass some of the heavy US 1 traffic, which
presents more safety and quality-of-life issues for residents
who live along Old Road.
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features along US 1 that will encourage
traffic to slow, such as landscaped islands or
medians in the center lane and special paving
crosswalks. Pedestrian crossovers at various
points will allow tourists to patronize
businesses on both sides of the highway and
locals to cross safely. Old Road should be
enhanced likewise with features conducive to
recreational activities such as biking and
rollerblading while discouraging overflow parking
from businesses facing US 1.
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Under our general landscape architect services contract
with the City of Miami, the firm was selected to prepare a
beautification master plan and design guidelines for the
historic Coral Way Corridor. Preserving and enhancing the
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night visibility of the 75-year-old Banyan trees was a
critical component of this project. Lighting demonstrations
were conducted with the public to select the optimal
lighting effect for these historic trees. Based on the tenets
of New Urbanism, design guidelines were prepared to
regulate the building heights, setback, mass, landscape,
parking, and overall relationship to
Coral Way.
Cont1ct:
Enrique D. Nunez, Planner, Dept. of
Planning & Development, City of Miami
(305) 416-1419
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ofP~lm Be~ch ~n~ City of west P~lm Beqch
During the planning and design of the new $50 million
Royal Park Bridge connecting the Town of Palm Beach with
the City of West Palm Beach, Kimley-Horn faced many
challenges in creating a gateway to these two great cities.
Terraced retaining walls with stairways have been designed
to provide a pedestrian-friendly, landscaped transition zone
from the roadway level down to the surrounding
Intracoastal Waterway. Design of the retaining walls was
complicated by the discovery of organic peat material
underlying a majority of the project site. To prevent random
cracks this uneven settlements could cause, the wall
foundations are designed to be supported on deep precast
prestressed concrete piles extended through the peat layer
into the denser sandy soils below.
This project also includes a landscaped recreational path
along the waterway requiring the design of a new steel
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sheetpile bulkhead system to replace the current
deteriorating forty-year-old bulkhead wall. Additionally, a
new semicircular recreational bridge along the path was
added, allowing pedestrians to travel safely beneath the
arched main bridge, thus avoiding the need to navigate
through the busy roadway traffic above. Due to the
presence of protected seagrasses in the waterway, the
recreational bridge was designed as a nine span structure
using precast concrete slab
units,
therefore
eliminating the need for form work
scaffolding in the waterway and preventing undesirable
turbidity. The recreational bridge will be phase constructed,
and it incorporates many aesthetic enhancements found
throughout the project's design.
This signature bridge project for the Florida Department of
Transportation represents Kimley-Horn's continuous efforts
to effectively blend major transportation projects into
existing urban areas.
Cont4d: Joe Borello, Florida Department of
Transportation, District Four (954) 777-4426
Mictmi Rivet Vtbctn Inff"
The firm was retained by the Miami River Commission,
working closely with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade
County, to prepare an urban infill plan for the Miami River.
Under new State legislation through the Department of
Community Affairs, the firm prepared the first multi-
governmental urban infill plan in the state of Florida. The
plan outlines a comprehensive urban planning approach to
the 5.5 miles of urban waterfront property along the Miami
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River. Services included strategic master plan development,
consensus building, conceptual landscape and streetscape
design, urban design, amendments to the zoning code,
transportation planning, and historic preservation.
The firm undertook a massive data collection effort, which
looked at housing, transportation, zoning, and the
environment. As a part of this contract, we worked not only
with a team from the City of Miami and the County, but
also with a number of other governmental agencies such as
DERM, Florida DOT, and Miami Downtown Development
Authority. In addition, we facilitated dozens of public
meetings with numerous neighborhood groups and
stakeholders to get f~edback from them during the creation
of the infill plan.
Working with the Miami River Commission, the City of
Miami, and Miami-Dade County, a unified vision for the
future development of the Miami River Corridor was
established. This plan will serve as the foundation for the
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creation of a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District along the
Miami River that could yield $1 billion over the next 30
years.
Cont4d: Capt. David Miller, Managing Director, Miami
River Commission (305) 361-4850
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RoyqI Pctlm Pointe
For over 40 years, this point of land served as the western
bridgehead for one of three FOOT bridges connecting the
barrier island with the mainland in Vero Beach. As part of a
1994 improvement project, a new "high span" bridge was
built just north of the older bridge, helping to facilitate
easVwest traffic flows by avoiding the delays created by
the drawbridge openings of the older bridge structure.
For some
of the merchants and property
owners along the original bridge approach route, this
"improvement" meant the beginning of a slow and steady
decline in their business visibility and vitality. With the old
bridge now gone, the Pointe was essentially a 26-acre, half
mile-long peninsula without an apparent future or vision.
By 1997, the City of Vero Beach retained Kimley-Horn to
develop not just a redevelopment plan, but to prove that
project costs would be in line with the ultimate project
benefits. Working closely with City staff, area merchants,
property owners, and local residents, Kimley-Horn built
strong local consensus for one of three initial alternatives.
This plan incorporated the following important components:
· Planning, design, permitting, structural design, and
construction phase services for seawalls, aids to
navigation, and four-slip courtesy dock.
· The replacement of urban infrastructure critical to the
viability of future redevelopment initiatives. This
included water and sewer line replacement, and
rehabilitation of the corridor's drainage system. Urban
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stormwater runoff was being discharged directly into
the Indian River Lagoon, one of the primary
environmental resources of Vero Beach and Indian
River County.
· The provision of supplemental off-street parking
spaces. Over 160 additional spaces were designed into
the Phase One improvements, with the potential to
double this number as the need arises.
· Enhancements to the "public realm," meant the
calming of vehicular traffic coupled with the provision
of a safe, attractive, and comfortable environment for
pedestrians and bicycles.
The total project implementation of just under $5.6 million
was funded through a variety of sources including a special
assessment district for the Pointe property owners; general
City revenue sources; utility and roadway funding; and
grants from the Florida Inland Navigation District and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Officially opened in February of 2001, the newly renovated
Royal Palm Pointe promises to provide the City of Vero
Beach with a new source of property value appreciation
and stability while offering the community a new source of
pride and utility.
Conf4d: Clifford Suthard, P.E., Director of Public Works,
City of Vero Beach (772) 978-4780
US HighWcty 441 Enhctncement Project
As with many commercial corridors in the United States,
US 441 has developed over the past 50 years in a
nondescript manner, with primarily an automobile
orientation and little aesthetic value to the community. The
corridor, which serves as one of the primary entry points in
Leesburg, could literally be "Anywhere USA." Kimley-Horn
worked with the City of Leesburg, the Leesburg Partnership,
and local citizens to enhance the corridor's value to the
community through:
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· Implementation of enhancements designed to improve
its visual quality and to provide a gateway into
Leesburg
· Functional enhancements to better accommodate
bicycles and pedestrians
· Connectivity improvements providing a link to the
upcoming Rails to Trails project and thereby facilitating
a better connection to the downtown as well as
corridor destinations
With FOOT finalizing design on the proposed US 441
widening to six lanes, the City conducted a stakeholder
workshop to generate issues, ideas, and possible design
solutions that could be implemented concurrently with the
roadway widening project. Next steps include close
coordination with FOOT, stakeholder groups, staff, and
finalization of implementation plans.
Con~d: Ron Stock, City of Leesburg (352) 728-9704
Hollywocxt Be~ch eRA:
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Vision
Working intensely with a
team of stakeholders, City
staff planners, architects,
landscape architects, and
engineers, Kimley-Horn
developed a transportation and
revitalization plan for the City of
Hollywood, a city that wished to
retain and enhance its rich and vibrant past, to become an
attractive mixed-use village, and to make its beach a
tourist destination.
Kimley-Horn helped the City define the CRA area, which
includes the Broadwalk, Surf Road, AlA, and Hollywood
Boulevard. This area was once the garden spot of the City,
but like so many downtown areas, has fallen into pockets
of neglect and disrepair, The theme for the revitalized area
became the friendly, charming beach side village that
enjoyed popularity in the 40s, 50s, and 60s,
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To reach this end, a transportation network for this area,
was determined, which included main and secondary
thoroughfares and other signifcant elements. We suggested
making all thoroughfares two-way to facilitate traffic. When
AlA was recently widened, vehicular traffic became
expedient, but pedestrians, tourists, and
bicyclists/rollerbladers found it increasingly more
dangerous with its excessive width and increased traffic
speed. Our plan included narrowing the cross-section to
three lanes with on-street parking to improve access for
local traffic and tourists, and to make crossing safer
through reduced speeds and traffic calming features. AlA
becomes the ceremonial front to the beach area with
gateway features and signage consistent with the rest of
the district. Raised intersections and/or special paving at
significant intersections and side streets enhance safety
and encourage movement to the businesses along the ,
street. Landscaped islands and medians calm traffic.
Narrow sidestreets were made to be either for
local use only or as retail use, public use, or
connections to District amenities. '
Kimley-Horn helped the City rediscover its
past beauty and history so that it could
create the vision for its future.
Con~d: Richard Sala, Executive
Director, City of Hollywood
Beach CRA (954) 924-2980
Southwest Neighbothooct M~stet PI~n,
Homeste~q, FL
In an ongoing effort to revitalize the this area, the
Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of
Homestead, in conjunction with the Miami-Dade
Empowerment Trust, Kimley-Horn and Associates and
Zyscovich and Associates, conducted a three-day design
charrette. General concepts for redevelopment of the
community including major components such as housing,
economic development, connections to the city core, job
training, and education were discussed. The development
of the master plan brings together ideas from the
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Moving Right Along (District 6), Floriqq
Depqrl:ment ofTrqnsportqtion
Project URL: htfp://www.movingrightalong.org/
The Florida Department of Transportation (FOOD has
established a district-wide campaign to inform and involve
citizens in the exciting transit projects underway in the
Miami-Dade and Monroe counties of Southeast Florida,
also referred to as District 6. The goal of this cutting-edge
public initiative is to inform and excite people about the
many newly planned transportation projects that are
, underway and will ultimately change how they travel
throughout the district. The project also seeks public input
in order to help shape the decision-making process.
Contqct: Audra Wallace, EmpowermentTrust (305) 372- Neighborhood America's Public Communications System TM
7620 will facilitate communication and information on all District
"- 6 projects by concurrently managing every project. The
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repository for all projects and
streamlines communication among
project team members and the public.
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disciplines of
landscape architecture,
architecture, urban design, planning, and market
economics. The plan's main goal is to formulate an
implementable vision for a community that has been
devastated through hurricanes, segregation, gentrification,
deterioration of homes, and lack of businesses.
Additionally, but just as important, it seeks to tie the
neighborhood back into the larger overall context of the City
of Homestead. Community comments, issues and
concerns, and related suggestions are documented in this
report.
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teach a topic, while receiving immediate feedback from the
workshop teams.
Contqct: Tony Puerta, Project Manager, City of Boca
Raton (561) 416-3402
City of Bocq Raton Downtown
Vision Plqn,
Bocq Raton, FL
Working in conjunction with the City of
Boca Raton, the Boca Raton Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and the
Downtown Visions Committee, Kimley-
Horn was retained to help organize and facilitate a visions
workshop focusing on the CRA District. The two-day
workShop was designed to achieve a variety of objectives in
addition to soliciting community input on topics vital to the
future of Downtown, including (but not limited to) educating
participants for a better understanding of the downtown
area, facilitating productive interaction among participants
in order to encourage coalition building and a better
understanding of diverse viewpoints, designing an
interactive process to involve key city staff in the dialogue
on their respective area of expertise, as well as how to
My Region.org, Orlqnqo
Chqmber of Commerce
Project URL: http://www.myregion.org/
After listening to members, constituents and customers, 16
public and private organizations united and identified a
void in Central Florida. All participants wanted to work
together on common issues such as the light rail, a penny
sales tax, school reform, and the 2012 Olympics, but there
still was no single place that supported collaboration
between residents and leaders. Neighborhood America was
able to fill this void with a highly interactive Public
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Information system that helped build a new regional
mentality, create and strengthen regional coalitions, and
maximize opportunities and address challenges. Benefits:
Within the first two months, Neighborhood America's Public
Communications System 1M provided for more than 40,000
document downloads-documents that otherwise would
have been printed and mailed using traditional methods.
Other benefits included the creation of public transparency;
capturing, managing and reporting public comment;
providing electronic support technologies and a central
environment for project teams to manage work product
information; lower administration and interaction costs;
and increased inclusion, public participation and
consensus building.
Zvscovich, Inc.
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Higgs Be'lch, Key West, Flotiq'l
Higgs Beach, the only Monroe County park located in a
municipality, required significant changes to bring the park
more into the mainstream of the City's activities. The firm
identified these needs through a series of workshops. They
included numerous changes that will make the park more
pedestrian and recreation ally conducive, renourish the
beachfront, expand opportunities to receive State funds,
encourage additional archaeology, expand use of the
historic Fort and incorporate preservation resources into a
reinterpreted story of the Forts history, and more strongly
identify the Plaza as the end of the Heritage Trail, the
bicycle route that begins in Maine.
Cont1ct:
Jim Hendrick, Monroe County
(305) 579-6675
Flotiq'l E'lst CO'lst Cottiqot, Mi'lmi-D'Iqe
County, Flotiq'l
For the master planning of this mixed use, four-mile-Iong
FEC Corridor in Miami, the firm initiated its approach with a
study of each of the many different neighborhoods: their
history, current economic conditions, cultural status, and
hindrances to growth and vitality. The result was an
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understanding of the relevance and unique characteristics'
of sub-neighborhoods within the downtown area as well as
zoning and economics. Overall, the resulting master plan
creates contiguous community. It also addresses
greenways, transportation, recreation, streetscapes, and
open space.
Contact: Johnny Winton, City of Miami, Commissioner
(305) 250-5333
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Kimley-Horn has won numerous project awards in a variety
of disciplines. The following list highlights some of the
awards we have earned on Florida projects in the last five
years.
~Y'll P'Ilm Pointe, Veto Be'lch, FL
· - Engineering Excellence Grand Award, Florida Institute
of Consulting Engineers
· Outstanding Special Project, Florida Society of
Engineers
· Award of Excellence, American Society of Landscape
Architects
Cont1ct: Clifford Suthard, P.E., Director of Public Works,
City of Vero Beach (772) 978-4780
P'Ilm Be'lch Zoo 'It Dtehet P'Itk, West P'Ilm
Be'lch, FL
· Engineering Excellence Grand Award, Florida Institute
of Consulting Engineers
Contact: Robert Dalton, Redevelopment Director, Palm
Beach Zoo at Dreher Park,
(561) 533-0887 x250
BisC'lyne Boulev(ltq ovet NE 203tq Sheet,
Aventuta, FL
· Engineering Excellence Grand Award, Florida Institute
of Consulting Engineers
Contact: Danny Iglesias, Florida Department of
Transportation, District Six, (305) 470-5289
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· Project of the Year, Florida section of American Society
of Civil Engineers
· National Award of Merit, American Society of Civil
Engineers
Conf;Jd: Raul Pellegrino, South Florida Water
Management District, (561) 686-8800
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· North Carolina Chapter of American Society of
Landscape Architects Award of Excellence 2001
Conf;Jd: Lavinia Freeman, Trust For Public Land
(800) 772-2373
Dixie Highway/Olive Avenue Street MClstet
PIClnning
· Award of Excellence, Florida Chapter, American Society
of Landscape Architects
· Award of Excellence, Florida Chapter, American
Planning Association
Conf;Jd: Nancy Graham, Downtown Development
Authority (561) 833-8873
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· Award of Excellence, American Society of Landscape
Architects
Conf;Jd: Lavinia Freeman, Trust For Public Land
(800) 772-2373
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· Award of Honor, American Society of Landscape
Architects
Conf;Jd: Enrique D. Nunez, Planner, Dept. of Planning
& Development, City of Miami
(305) 416-1419
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Steve Lefton, ASLA, AICP - As a
senior landscape architect in the firm's
land planning and landscape architecture
division, Steve directs landscape
architecture services for a variety of
projects from the master planning stage
to detailing and construction documents.
His experience includes urban and suburban streetscape
master-planning, consensus building, recreational planning,
and project management and coordination. Steve has
successfully worked with several municipalities to develop
community consensus for major urban improvements
projects.
Btuno CCltvCllho, ASLA, AICP -
Bruno is a versatile designer and planner
with experience in urban and
development planning, municipal
planning, and landscape architecture. He
has served as a designer, planner, and
administrator in various mid- to large-
scale master planning projects, taking projects through
construction document production, and permitting into
implementation. Bruno's principal areas of expertise
include master planning, site planning, streetscape/corridor
studies, and landscape design.
Bill WClQQill, ASLA - Bill has more
than 16 years of project experience
ranging from major residential,
commercial, and industrial developments
to municipal parks and roadway corridors.
In addition, Bill has extensive public
involvement experience and has
facilitated diverse groups of participants in consensus-
building workshops throughout Florida. His principal areas
of expertise include landscape architecture, streetscape
and urban design, site and land use planning, and public
involvement.
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Mike Kiefet, E.!. - Mike has over 15
years of experience in the planning,
permitting, design, and analysis of
waterfront land development projects and
projects on or near environmentally
sensitive land. He directs environmental,
coastal, and civil engineering services for
marina and inelt projects, erosion control and shoreline
stabilization projects, beach projects, and commercial and
residential developments. He also serves as liaison
between regulatory agencies and his clients. He is well
versed in the rules and regulations affecting development
in waterfront and environmentally sensitive areas and is
involved in the rule-making process when appropriate. He
has working relationships with numerous agencies such as
the St. Johns River Water Management District, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ct~ig Btowning - Craig has more
than five years experience conducting
various environmental studies and
coordinating environmental permits with
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
water management districts, the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and FDEP. He
has performed numerous wetland jurisdictional
determinations and assisted in more than 70 projects that
involved endangered and threatened species coordination
and/or surveys. His experience also includes wetland
mitigation design and monitoring, benthic sampling for sea
grass, sediment, and invertebrate identification,
establishing long-term soil/water and surficial aquifer
relationships with wetland habitats, and conducting Phase I
Environmental Assessments in accordance with ASTM
Standard Practices E-1527-97.
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Fteet Schwqt'tz, P.E. - Fred has
more than 25 years of experience in
traffic engineering and transportation
planning projects, including urban
redevelopment, streetscape, downtown
transportation plans and public
involvement. He serves as project
manager on a variety of related projects for both public and
private clients. Services include computerized signal
system integration, traffic signalization studies, signal
timing development, traffic impact studies, traffic
operations design, capacity analysis, traffic analysis,
review for development of regional impact studies,
areawide transportation planning and comprehensive
planning.
M~tt Noonkestet, AICP - Matt
, has more than six years of transportation
planning experience managing a variety of
projects including systems level planning
for bicycle, pedestrian, and transit
facilities; streetscape design; utility
placement; transportation modeling and
traffic forecasting; and local government policy planning
under the state's growth management regulations. He has
worked on transportation issues for several traditional
neighborhood developments (TNDs) across the country, as
well as transportation, land use, and local policy planning
issues. Matt leads Kimley-Horn's traffic calming and
comprehensive planning practices in Florida.
Gtegory S. Kyle, AICP - Greg has
more than 10 years of diverse statewide
experience in transportation planning and
traffic operations serving both public and
private sector clients as project manager
and/or planner. His particular areas of
interest and expertise include traffic
forecasting, corridor studies, PD&E studies, area-wide and
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long-range transportation plans, traffic calming, and traffic
impact studies. His extensive software experience includes
FSUTMS, TRANPLAN, and HCS.
Jetemy Eqtle - Jeremy is a landscape
architect who specializes in combining
community art into streetscape and
redevelopment projects. Currently he is
serving as a project designer for the
\ redevelopment of the City of Homestead's
Southwest Neighborhood. On this project
he has worked with the community to learn about the
issues and concerns through public charretles. In addition
to the re-engineering of the street, this project will
incorporate community art, such as colorful decorative
access ramps at the intersections that use the themes and
metaphors from the Ashante Kente cloths. He has also
worked on strategic planning for the firm's effort on behalf
of various Empowerment Zones throughout Miami-Dade
County.
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GteenWqys, Inc. (Scenic Byways Design) is a
multidisciplinary environmental planning and landscape
architectural firm that specializes in providing consulting
services to government agencies, for-profit corporations,
and nonprofit organizations. Their chosen professional
focus is in green ways, alternative transportation, rail-to-
trails, open space and park planning, design, development,
and management. This unique specialization has enabled
the firm to provide services to clients in more than 100
communities in 27 states. They have also provided services
to international clients in Canada, Japan, and Venezuela.
Neighbothooq AmetiC(t (Web-based Public
Relations/Public Involvement) offers an integrated
communications and project management solution to
federal, state, and regional government organizations
embarking on planning initiatives requiring public comment
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and participation. The company developed a highly
interactive and systematic approach that promotes and
manages stakeholder participation, reduces project cycle
times and costs, and improves project team productivity by
facilitating collaboration and communication between
stakeholders, even if they do not have an opportunity to
participate in public meetings or workshops, yet still want
to share their opinions and be kept informed of a project's
progress.
Zyscovich, Inc. <Design Guidelines), a 90-plus person
urban design and architecture firm based in Miami, Florida,
has been known since 1977 for its significant urban,
commercial, residential, and academic projects. A leader in
urban planning, architecture, interior design, historic
preservation, and site analysis, the firm has been
recognized with many awards including, the first-ever
Miami American Institute of Architects Honor Award for
Excellence in Urban and Regional Design for the Anchor
Place Complex in Miami Beach and the American Planning
Association Outstanding Awards for the Florida East Coast
Corridor Plan; the Convention Center District Master Plan;
and Sailboat Bend.
Sheryl Bowet, AICP (Community Involvement/Public
Relations) has a wide range of planning, community
outreach and direct project-related experience. As a
professional planner for the last 17 years, she has
developed/implemented numerous plans and regulations.
As Director of Planning and Community Development for
Islamorada, Village of Islands, Sheryl was responsible for
not only drafting the Village's first comprehensive plan, but
also for instituting a rigorous public partiCipation program
for the Village. She also partiCipated in the Florida Keys
Scenic Highway designation and served as the first Florida
Keys Scenic Highway Coordinator. In this capacity, Sheryl
prepared the successful grant application to the National
Byways Organization for the Interpretive/Master Plan.
Jetry Wilkinson (Historian, Local Knowledge), a fourth
generation Floridian, lives in Tavernier. Jerry served as
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Commissioner for Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District,
and as a consultant to the Weather Channel, Tower
Productions, National Geographic and others for several
books, documentaries and movies regarding the Keys and
its history. He has written a number of locally produced
booklets such as Indian Key, The Overseas Highway, The
Florida Struggle for Statehood - Sesquicentennial 1995
and others, and is the webmaster for www.keyshistory.org.
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