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) <br />) <br />c) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />} <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br /> <br />I ' <br /> <br />1.....[1. P7...".,..;A.~f. Calvin. Giordano & Associates, Inc. <br />:, ~ ,," . ~l E x C E r T ION A l $ 0 l 1I T ION $ <br />. <br /> <br />Department of Transportation in designing road reconstruction and streetscape improvements to both <br />improve pedestrian accessibility, and roadway operations. <br /> <br />Understanding of Issues <br />Having practiced in the South Florida region for over so many years, CGA has grown and responded to the <br />increasingly urbanized character of our surrounding cities and municipalities. Having these experiences <br />has made us sensitive to urban issues. These issues include: <br />. Architectural vision <br />. Access and signage <br />. Cost of design solutions <br />. Continuity of pedestrian access <br />. Promotion of foot-traffic and non-motorized connectivity <br />. Provision of context sensitive responses to design challenges <br />. Increased spatial limitations need to be negotiated with more extensive services and amenities, <br />including ample walking paths, wayfinding signage and furnishings <br />. ADA accessible routes, <br />. Lighting <br />. Safety and CPTED best practices <br />. Definition of character areas <br />. Landscape vegetation planted in sound methods of horticultural best-practices that promote the <br />longevity and survival of canopy and character-giving plants <br />All of these will be considered with long-term commitments in mind, such as maintenance and continuity of <br />quality. <br /> <br />Of particular interest to Sunny Isles Beach, we have the understanding that the trail improvements sought <br />need to be conceived in a manner that benefit the surrounding area's users and communities, as an <br />essential component to the success of this project. Demonstrating that the community's needs can be <br />addressed in tandem with improvements done in a manner sensitive to the people being served increases <br />value in value and role of public space to its serving community. <br /> <br />CGA also believes it is important that any improvements designed and planned are orchestrated <br />programmatically with those in the neighboring or adjacent areas so as to achieve the concerted, overall <br />goal for the entire area. Many of our experiences have included exactly these types of coordination, <br />including: <br />. Provision of recreational landscape improvements; <br />. Character lighting, furnishings and pedestrian amenities; <br />. Landscape Improvements coordinated with drainage considerations; <br />. Landscape vegetation selection with considerations to maintenance expenses; <br />. Alternate paving materials, including colored concrete and pavers, pervious pavers and textured <br />surfaces; . <br />. Wayfinding and signage; <br />. Seamless upgrades of the entire area's public spaces, working in coordination with design <br />guidelines driving architectural character of the built environment; <br />. Expansion of sidewalks and pedestrian areas to facilitate increased connectivity and multiple-use <br />patterns; <br />. Increased safety throughout pedestrian-use areas; and <br />. Provision of sustainable, green practices and standards to allow for increased environmental <br />soundness of improvements, including: <br />o Curbing heat islands brought on by over-exposure of paving surfaces to direct sunlight, thus <br />prolonging their longevity and life-span; <br />o Continuity of canopy coverage; <br /> <br />RFQ 12-04-04 Sunny Isles Beach Intracoastal Parks <br /> <br />2- 16 <br />