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Atkins | Stone Mountain CID
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<br />Atkins | City of Sunny Isles Beach, RFQ No. 12-04-020006.027944.0512
<br />still permitting the emergence of individual streetscape and neighborhood character. Classic
<br />street tree plantings, combined with urban parks of different sizes that blended with their
<br />surrounding natural landscape areas, helped defi ne the neo-traditional environment for both
<br />residents and visitors within the Celebration community.
<br />Frank Brown Park, Panama City Beach, FL. Provided project management and design
<br />for an Aquatics Center as an expansion within the City’s existing Frank Brown Park. Provided
<br />services that included data collection, planning, permitting, survey, geotechnical investigations,
<br />architectural design, site design, pool design/engineering, stormwater management, landscape
<br />architecture, and construction administration. The Aquatics Center complex includes three
<br />Myrtha stainless steel pools sited within a three-acre portion of the existing park. Master
<br />planned and prepared construction documents for an expansion to Frank Brown Park that
<br />included a horse arena for the Gulf Coast Horse Show, and four soccer fi elds.
<br />Camp Flowers Park, Bay County, FL. Prepared a conceptual master plan for conversion
<br />of the Camp Flowers quarry site into a County Park. An important aspect of the plan is the
<br />rehabilitation of previously disturbed lands as required by the FDEP. The master plan includes
<br />walking/biking paths, picnic areas, lakes, native plant and butterfl y gardens, shade structures,
<br />playgrounds, and open play areas.
<br />Apalachee Regional Park, Leon County, FL. Currently preparing a master plan for the
<br />conversion of the Apalachee landfi ll into a regional park for Leon County. To date he has
<br />prepared three alternative conceptual master plans that will be presented to a park advisory
<br />board, the public at an open workshop, and the County Commission. The concept plans not
<br />only meet recreational needs, but also have strong environmental education components.
<br />Dyer Boulevard Park, Palm Beach County, FL. Prepared a master plan and construction
<br />documents for a 445-acre community park in Palm Beach County. This park, owned by the
<br />Solid Waste Authority, contains three landfi ll, cells ranging in size from 43-acres to 90-acres,
<br />that wrap around a fl at, central-core area. This core is the location for the park’s active
<br />recreational facilities and structures. One landfi ll cell is devoted to mountain bicycling activities
<br />which connect to an extensive internal bikeway system. This system will ultimately link with
<br />a countywide bikeway network. A concession building is planned to accommodate the
<br />anticipated park attendees who might wish to rent equipment for cycling, rollerblading and
<br />boating.
<br />Bee Ridge Road Landfi ll to Park Conversion, Sarasota County, FL. Master planning
<br />for the conversion of a 400-acre closed landfi ll site into a regional park/recreational facility.
<br />Programming was coordinated between the Solid Waste Division, the Parks and Recreation
<br />Division of Sarasota County, and special interest groups comprised of a local radio-controlled
<br />plane fl iers club and a BMX organization. Additionally, the park will include six miles of
<br />pedestrian/bike trails, a mountain bike challenge course, tennis and basketball courts, multi-
<br />purpose open fi eld play areas, an outdoor performance amphitheater, and picnic pavilions. The
<br />landfi ll’s height has been utilized for the creation of panoramic views to surrounding natural
<br />areas.
<br />Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Three, Landscape Management
<br />Support. Currently providing landscape management support for projects within District Three.
<br />Past landscape management support projects have included SR 20 from Magnolia Plantation to
<br />Bay Drive in Niceville, US 98 in Callaway, Mary Esther cutoff, I-10 Rest Areas, US 231 Welcome
<br />Center, and the SR 77/I-10 Chipley Gateway.
<br />Florida Department of Transportation Rest Area Improvements, I-10 . Analyzed and
<br />documented existing landscapes at nine rest areas in FDOT, District Three. Developed plans for
<br />landscape and hardscape improvements, created planting plans with maximum emphasis on
<br />plant material native to the region, and developed overall maintenance guidelines for the nine
<br />sites. Construction administration services were also provided.
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<br />Bruce Brodsky, RLA, AICP,
<br />LEED GA
<br />Quality Assurance/
<br />Quality Control
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