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Feature Article nary design is done, Union Station will become a signature project for our Design-Build practice. We’re showing the Denver market an extraordinary range of capabilities.” Bus rapid transit in the Big Apple Within one of the most complex cities in the country from a traffic, pedestrian and transit point of view, a DMJM Harris team has been tasked with identifying potential bus rapid transit (BRT) for implementation. New York City now joins Boston and the York Region of Canada, two other areas where DMJM Harris Brent Ogden and Ann Jamison are involved in L.A. Metro’s extensions in Southern California. state government are looking for BRT to happen in New York City.” Service in the first corridor, Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway, wil begin in late June. Many options are being considered, from dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, branding, new shelters, longer spacing between stops and off-board fare collection. Planning in New York State counties Just north of New York City, the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor connects Rockland and Orange Counties, two of the most rapidly growing communities in the New York region, with Westchester County, a major employment destination east of the Hudson River. An EIS study is underway to assess multimodal highway and transit alternatives that will address the transportation safety, mobility and capacity needs of the heavily-traveled 30-mile corridor. “This is a major program management assignment for the firm and one of the New York Metropolitan area’s highest profile transportation projects,” says Glen Kartalis, P .E., project manager. “The Metro New York Planning Group, led by Christine Tiernan, has showcased our multimodal planning capabilities. We are serving the industry as good stewards of the environment by surfacing environmental issues and developing solutions quickly and efficiently,” he adds. The solutions are sorely needed, as over the past 20 years traffic volume has increased more than 70 percent on the Tappan Zee Bridge. That demand, together with very limited increases in roadway capacity and eastwest modal alternatives, has resulted in continual delays in travel time. L has successfully led BRT efforts. “We started work in 2004, and have looked at more than 100 bus routes within the five bor- DMJM Harris is part of the development team led by Union Station Neighborhood Corporation, a locally-based joint venture responsible for developing this project, which will transform downtown Denver, while serving as the hub of the region’s $4.7-billion FasTracks transit network. “Union Station is a showcase for our national work in transit-oriented development,” says Raine. “It’s also an exceptional example of how DMJM Harris can work across business lines, disciplines, and regional boundaries to win and execute work. This began as a highly-complex Planning and Transit/Rail project. When prelimi- oughs,” explains Shelly Fialkoff, project manager. “We developed evaluation criteria and analyses and the corridor list has been winnowed down to First Avenue/Second Avenue, Fifth Avenue/Madison Avenue, and 34th Street, in Manhattan; Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn; Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island; and Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway in the Bronx.” The project involves New York City Transit, and the New York City and New York State Departments of Transportation. “This project has the support of government officials behind it,” says Fialkoff. “The highest levels of city and Key team members for the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Environmental Review include (from left to right): Mike Lorczak, LeAnn Waletzko, Christine Tiernan, Glen Kartalis, and Renee Ducker. 10 Legacy—VOLUME 3: NUMBER 2, 2008

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Legacy - Volume 3, Number 2 Contents In the Zone Gaining Altitude Six to Go: Planning Projects Promise Increased Mobility Women's Development Forum On the Move in the Southeast Protecting the World's Future Making the Grade Coming to America A Dedication to Development Looking to the Skies Spotlight on People and Projects An Aviation Innovation

Legacy - Volume 3, Number 2

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