Kimley-Horn submittal for RFQ 16-06-02 LA Services

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Page 3-8 LPPL36016.16-O Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architect Services.indd THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH SERVICES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT interconnected network of mobility and safety improvements based on smart growth and complete streets principles. The goal of the SMITP is to identify and prioritize pedestrian and bicycle projects throughout the City, as well as to enhance access to public transportation. One of the innovative ideas undertaken for this project was a public meeting on bikes. The public bicycling tour was held on March 8th so that members of the public could show the study team areas and streets of the City that need improvements for better bicycling and walking. Creative collaboration occurred all over town between members of the public, City staff, and the consultant team. In addition, a workshop was held with the South Miami Green Task Force to brainstorm potential projects to include in the Plan. Almost 100 members of the community attended a public charrette working session to draw the future bicycling and walking network of the City and provide input regarding the potential prioritization. Some of the improvements included in the Plan are bike paths, neighborhood greenways, sidewalks, crosswalks, on-street bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, enhanced shade landscaping and tree canopies, traffic calming to help make streets safer, and improving the timing for pedestrian crosswalk signals. In addition, Kimley-Horn included important regional connections in the network plan including greenway trails such as Snapper Creek Trail Segment B, Ludlam Trail, and improvements to the M-Path. Kimley-Horn prepared detailed recommendations for pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, intersection design, and sustainability. We developed an implementation plan that respects the limits of affordability and provides a strategy that the City could potentially follow to maximize the user benefit while keeping costs within reason of available funding sources. Miami River Greenway Project, Miami-Dade County, FL — Kimley-Horn was retained for the development of a master plan for six sites owned by Miami-Dade County. Two design options were developed for each site and presented to the public and the Miami River Committee for discussion and concurrence for the recommended alternative to proceed with the design phase. Design included site development, drainage, permitting (DERM and FDEP), lighting, structural design new seawalls, and repairs of existing landscape and irrigation. Locations include: 1. SW 2nd Avenue Bridge 2. 54th Street Metromover Station 3. Miami Avenue Bridge 4. Beneath County Metrorail, adjacent to FPL riverwalk 5. Beneath County Metrorail, adjacent to “Neo Vertika” 6. M-D WASD pump station and connection to North River Drive Previously, Kimley-Horn had been retained to redesign North and South River Drives in the City of Miami to incorporate a continuous greenway along the Miami River. In addition to landscape architecture and urban