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Atkins | Stone Mountain CID
<br />Planning and Urban Design | 3-14
<br />Atkins | City of Sunny Isles Beach, RFQ No. 12-04-020006.027944.0512
<br />Wiatt Bowers, AICP
<br />Master Planning, Community Redevelopment Planning, Studies,
<br />Evaluations, Data Collection, Comprehensive Plans, EARs, Zoning and
<br />Land Development Regulations, Corridor Planning, Transportation
<br />Planning, Parking Studies
<br />Wiatt Bowers is a senior transportation and land use planner with 17 years of experience. His
<br />primary areas of expertise include corridor studies and master plans, development of long-
<br />range transportation plans (LRTP), land use and transportation planning for Developments of
<br />Regional Impact (DRI) and other large projects, travel demand modeling, traffi c impact and
<br />transportation concurrency studies, and development of mobility plans.
<br />Blanding Boulevard Corridor Master Plan, North Florida Transportation Planning
<br />Organization (TPO), Clay County, FL. Served as project manager on study which examined
<br />roadway capacity and safety issues. Developed short-term, mid-term, and long-term
<br />recommendations to enhance mobility and connectivity in the area and identifi ed opportunities
<br />for redevelopment/placemaking.
<br />Woodville Highway Corridor and Project Development and Environment (PD&E)
<br />Study, Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA), Tallahassee, FL.
<br />Internal project manager for study examining land use and transportation opportunities
<br />for a fi fty year horizon. Future year traffi c projections were developed and analyzed, and
<br />potential circulation enhancements have been identifi ed. The study also entails extensive public
<br />involvement, including a visioning charrette, stakeholder interviews, and multiple agency
<br />meetings
<br />Envision 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Update, North Florida
<br />Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), Jacksonville, FL. Developed list of potential
<br />projects, cost estimates for those projects, and revenue estimations. Also assisted in developing
<br />and refi ning future land use scenarios with stakeholders and the general public, conducted
<br />travel demand model testing for the scenarios, and developed potential roadway and transit
<br />projects for the trend and selected alternative land use scenarios.
<br />St. Johns County Transit Development Plan, North Florida Transportation Planning
<br />Organization (TPO), St. Augustine, FL. Managed study which updated the plan to
<br />extend to 2021. A ridership survey was conducted, potential route modifi cations and service
<br />enhancements were evaluated, and a fi nancial plan was developed. Potential locations for
<br />shelters were also identifi ed.
<br />General Planning Consultant, Baker County, FL. Creation of a transportation concurrency
<br />system, including drafting of ordinance and manual as well as development of tracking
<br />database. Other tasks have included reviewing traffi c studies and developing a thoroughfare
<br />master plan outlining a 25-year vision.
<br />Towne of Seahaven, Seahaven Development Company, Panama City Beach, FL.
<br />Served as the lead transportation planner in the development of a mixed-use high density
<br />redevelopment on Panama City Beach. The development included completing a DRI and
<br />Planned Unit Development (PUD) traffi c study.
<br />2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Polk County Transportation Planning
<br />Organization (TPO), Polk County, FL. Assisted in the development and testing of 2020 and
<br />2030 Florida Standard Urban Transportation Model Structure (FSUTMS) models for use in the
<br />LRTP. This included identifying defi ciencies and evaluating potential needs plan improvements.
<br />The study also included a more detailed sub-area study for central Polk County, as well as
<br />developing cost estimates for projects, ranking potential projects, updating the TPO multi-modal
<br />levels of services (LOS) standards, and identifying potential ITS and traffi c calming improvements.
<br />Education
<br />M.S., Urban & Regional
<br />Planning, Florida State
<br />University
<br />B.A., Broadcast Journalism,
<br />Temple University
<br />Certifi cations
<br />American Institute of
<br />Certifi ed Planners (AICP),
<br />Florida (013748), 1998
<br />Professional Affi liations
<br />American Institute of
<br />Certifi ed Planners (AICP)
<br />American Planning
<br />Association (APA)
<br />APA Florida, Vice President of
<br />Conference Services
<br />Institute of Transportation
<br />Engineers (ITE)
<br />Urban Land Institute (ULI)
<br />Program Offi cer, First Coast
<br />Section of Florida Chapter
<br />APA (FAPA)
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