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Atkins | Stone Mountain CID
<br />Planning and Urban Design | 3-16
<br />Atkins | City of Sunny Isles Beach, RFQ No. 12-04-020006.027944.0512
<br />Rebecca Spain-Schwarz, AIA
<br />Historic Preservation
<br />Rebecca Spain-Schwarz has 29 years of experience in architecture and historic preservation.
<br />Her background includes National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations; architectural
<br />and photographic documentation; analysis of effects; and coordination with the Florida
<br />Department of Transportation (FDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and State
<br />Historic Preservation Offi cer (SHPO). Ms. Spain-Schwarz has prepared architectural and
<br />historical documentation reports; cultural-resource assessment surveys (CRAS); Section 106
<br />of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) consultation case reports; feasibility studies;
<br />restoration/rehabilitation proposals for existing and eligible NRHP sites; and NRHP and National
<br />Historic Landmark nominations for several districts, large properties, and individual buildings.
<br />Ms. Spain-Schwarz’ project experience includes:
<br />Sanibel Causeway Improvements Project Development and Environment (PD&E)
<br />Study, Lee County, Sanibel, FL. Ms. Spain-Schwarz served as a cultural resources specialist
<br />for this project that involved a PD&E study for improvements to the Sanibel Causeway and
<br />three causeway bridges. The analyses involved evaluation of the removal of the entire causeway
<br />and rehabilitation and replacement alternatives (both bascule and fi xed replacement) for the
<br />three bridges. Ms. Spain-Schwarz provided coordination and quality control of cultural resource
<br />documents and prepared the Section 4(f) evaluation for two adjacent public boat ramps. She
<br />also prepared bridge amenities options, graphics, and a questionnaire for the public workshop
<br />and sketches showing existing and proposed bridge spans for the public hearing.
<br />Pinellas Mobility Initiative, Grimail-Crawford, Inc., Clearwater, FL. Ms. Spain-Schwarz
<br />served as cultural resources specialist for the Pinellas Mobility Initiative, a major planning
<br />study evaluating the implementation of a light rail system in Pinellas County. She provided an
<br />evaluation of the corridor study and review of existing cultural resources data. Services provided
<br />as a subconsultant included an alternatives analysis of a fi xed transit/elevated guideway
<br />including environmental and National Environmental Policy Act assessments, station area
<br />planning and design, and structural concepts and cost estimating. Rail technologies evaluated
<br />included light rail systems, airport-style people movers, and monorail, with the entire 38-mile
<br />monorail system being chosen as the locally preferred alternative.
<br />I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Connector Interchange Design Services, Florida Dept. of
<br />Transportation (FDOT), District Seven, Hillsborough County, FL. Ms. Spain-Schwarz
<br />served as a cultural resources specialist for this project that involves the preparation of
<br />preliminary and fi nal construction plans for the three-level I-4/Selmon Connector interchange,
<br />which will provide an important link to the Port of Tampa. Ms. Spain-Schwarz is responsible
<br />for preparation of an NRHP nomination for the Palmetto Beach Historic District for this FDOT
<br />District Seven design project and coordination with the subconsultant responsible for preparing
<br />the Florida master site fi le forms that accompany the NRHP nomination. Elements of the project
<br />include preliminary and fi nal roadway design, complex bridge designs and intersection layouts,
<br />preliminary drainage analysis, pond siting report, retaining wall designs, hazardous material
<br />concerns, impacts to McKay Bay Park (Section 4[f] issues), design documentation and analyses,
<br />public involvement, traffi c control plans, cost estimates, and all other services necessary to
<br />complete the design of this project.
<br />SR 81 Realignment Project Development and Environment Study, Walton County,
<br />Walton County, FL. Ms. Spain-Schwarz served as a cultural resources specialist for this project
<br />that involved a project development and environment (PD&E) study for the realignment of
<br />the SR 20/SR 81/CR 3280 intersection, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, the special
<br />treatment of additional lanes at major intersections, cultural and environmental concerns, and
<br />Education
<br />M.A., Architecture/Historic
<br />Preservation, University of
<br />Florida
<br />B.S., Design & Architecture,
<br />University of Florida
<br />Registrations/Licenses
<br />Registered Architect
<br />Florida 15063, 1995
<br />Professional Affi liations
<br />American Institute of
<br />Architects (AIA)
<br />Florida Trust for Historic
<br />Preservation (FTHP)
<br />National Trust for Historic
<br />Preservation (NTHP)
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