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<br />RALPH ROSADO, AICP, CNU-A
<br />Director of Urban Planning & Grants Services
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<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />Mr. Rosado directs the firm's urban planning and neighborhood revitalization efforts. This includes leading
<br />numerous public involvement, conflict resolution, and visioning workshops to ensure that urban character,
<br />local identity, historic preservation, pedestrians, traffic, utilities, and natural hazards are considered
<br />throughout the planning process. He is currently completing a Doctorate in City Planning from the
<br />University of Pennsylvania, and completed a Master of Public Policy & Urban and Regional Planning from
<br />Princeton University. Mr. Rosado also has planned in the private sector, administering land purchases,
<br />financing, design, permitting, construction, and sales of over 200 single-family, multi-family, retail, office,
<br />and mixed-use units. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the research, preparation and
<br />administration of private, local, state, and federal grants for infrastructure and capital improvement projects;
<br />in that role he has assisted South Florida municipalities in obtaining over $26 million in funding, so that their
<br />projects can - at least in part - pay for themselves. Prior to joining C3TS, Mr. Rosado worked for the City of
<br />South Miami as the Assistant to the City Manager and was promoted to Director of the South Miami
<br />Community Redevelopment Agency, where he managed the daily operations of a nonprofit agency
<br />responsible for bringing economic, housing, and recreational development to a low-income redevelopment
<br />area. His experience includes:
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<br />. Marina Place at Riviera Beach, Riviera Beach, Florida - Following an extensive multi-year public
<br />involvement process, the City and CRA of Riviera Beach selected C3TS for master planning,
<br />infrastructure design, and architectural services to redevelop and revitalize the public and private areas of
<br />the City's south district area which includes a marina, a community center, a public park, three gateways,
<br />vehicular and pedestrian circulation, a major arterial, and several adjacent mixed-use parcels. With this
<br />inspired project, the City of Riviera Beach hopes to achieve its destiny of becoming the best waterfront
<br />city in Florida! Mr. Rosado serves as Senior Urban Planner for the project, leading over a dozen public
<br />workshops and community input meetings at different scales.
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<br />. John F. Kennedy Causeway Redevelopment, North Bay Village, Florida - Mr. Rosado serves as
<br />Project Manager for the redevelopment of the John F. Kennedy Causeway, the City's commercial
<br />corridor. In order to initiate the project, Mr. Rosado facilitated a visioning process and several public
<br />workshops, so helping residents and business owners to select a new image and aesthetic ("Island Garden
<br />Oasis") to guide the design of the improvements. The overall project consists of a new master plan for
<br />the city, leading to a new landscape design, construction of street beautification improvements, and a
<br />redevelopment program, including roadway, business district, and waterfront amenities. Additionally,
<br />Mr. Rosado has secured supplemental grant funding for the project, to alleviate the City's cost burden.
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<br />. Miracle Mile Streetscape Redevelopment, Coral Gables, Florida - Mr. Rosado serves as Senior
<br />Urban Planner of this project to transform the Coral Gables Downtown Area into a more competitive
<br />local downtown. The project results from an extensive series of public meetings and a charrette with
<br />local residents and business owners. Enhancements include wider sidewalks, public open space to attract
<br />foot traffic, improved urban lighting, tree grates, benches, kiosks, signage, more attractive throughways
<br />to garages, and upgraded drainage facilities. In creating a more vibrant atmosphere for locals, this
<br />Streetscape Project will inherently serve to attract a larger share of Greater Miami's visitors, including
<br />the economic impact they generate, to Downtown Coral Gables.
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<br />C3TS Director of Grants Services
<br />. Research, secure, and administer over $26 million in federal, state, and county grants for the firm's
<br />municipal clients, for transp0l1ation and capital improvements projects.
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<br />. Grants completed include Community Development Block Grants, Florida Recreational Development
<br />Assistance Program Grants, Land & Water Conservation Fund Grants, Safe Neighborhood Parks Grants,
<br />U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wastewater Improvement Fund Grants, an Empowerment Zone
<br />Designation, Disabled Permit Parking Fine Program Grants, Florida Communities Trust Program Grants,
<br />Florida Inland Navigation Grants, State Revolving Loan Funds for Wastewater System Improvements,
<br />and Community Services Block Grants.
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<br />Consultant - Urban & Regional Planning Workshop: Revitalizing Journal Square (Jersey City &
<br />Princeton, New Jersey)
<br />. Served as part of a seven-person Princeton University team that led public workshops and assessed the
<br />demographic, cultural, economic, and transp0l1ation conditions of a 24-block area in the City of Jersey
<br />City, NJ. Presented local officials, the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation, and community
<br />stakeholders with a final report, a brochure and a PowerPoint presentation, detailing recommendations
<br />for revitalization.
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<br />EDUCATION
<br />Doctoral Candidate in
<br />City Planning (Fields:
<br />~Dordable Housing
<br />Policy, and Inner City
<br />Revitalization
<br />Strategies),
<br />University of
<br />Pennsylvania,
<br />School of Design,
<br />Philadelphia, PA
<br />Graduation
<br />date: 2012
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<br />Master in Public
<br />~ffairs (Field:
<br />Domestic Policy) &
<br />Urban and Regional
<br />Planning,
<br />Princeton University
<br />Woodrow Wilson
<br />School of Public &
<br />International Affairs,
<br />Princeton, NJ,
<br />2004
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<br />Master of Arts in
<br />English. Florida
<br />International
<br />University, 2003
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<br />Bachelor o.lArts in
<br />English, Cum Laude,
<br />Florida International
<br />University,
<br />1996
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<br />Certttied as a
<br />Charrette
<br />Facilitator by the
<br />National Charrette
<br />Institute, 2009, and
<br />accredited by the
<br />American Institute o.l
<br />Certtfied Planners,
<br />2010, and by the
<br />Congress of the New
<br />Urbanism, 2011
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<br />HONORS AND
<br />LEADERSHIP
<br />Bestowed Best
<br />Implementation o.la
<br />Plan Award by the
<br />Miami-Dade/Monroe
<br />Chapter of the
<br />American Planning
<br />Association, for
<br />Revitalization of
<br />Downtown South
<br />Miami, 2rHo
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