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Brooke Acosta Cathedral City Active Transportation Plan, Cathedral City, CA IBI Group is leading the development of an Active Transportation Plan for the city of Cathedral City. The plan aims to address network connectivity, environmental issues, and safety concerns in an effort to increase bicyclist and pedestrian activity within the City. Lastly, the plan will propose improvements to the active transportation network with design guidelines for implementation. Ms. Acosta assisted with developing the plan and leading the walk and bike audits in Cathedral City. In addition, Ms. Acosta assisted with data management and mapping assignments using GIS. City of Fontana Sierra and Summit Warehouse VMT Analysis, Fontana, CA IBI Group is conducting a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis in support of the environmental documentation for the proposed warehouse project in Fontana, California. Ms. Acosta conducted a VMT screening, which utilized both the State of California Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and City of Fontana Traffic Impact Analysis Guidelines to screen whether the construction of the Sierra and Summit Warehouse would contribute a significant environmental impact to VMT. The screening utilized the San Bernadino Traffic Analysis Model (SBTAM) to estimate VMT as it considered the interaction between different land uses based on socio-economic data such as population, housing, and employment. VTA Blossom Hill TOD Access Study, San Jose, CA IBI Group is conducting an access and parking study surrounding the Blossom Hill Station in San Jose for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to identify improvements to multimodal station access. Ms. Acosta assisted with reviewing the existing conditions at the station, as well as throughout the surrounding area. Ms. Acosta assisted with analyzing and visualizing collision data gathered from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) database. Using this data, Ms. Acosta proposed multi -modal access improvements to improve safety for station visitors, particularly for those traveling via an active modes. SCAG Torrance Citywide Wayfinding and Signage Plan, Torrance, CA IBI is conducting a SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments) -sponsored project collecting wayfinding signage inventory for the City of Torrance and developing a citywide wayfinding and signage plan to increase accessibility to alternative modes of transportation. The project scope includes assessment of resident and commuter travel patterns to determine optimal signage placement to increase connectivity for active transportation users, especially to the planned Torrance Regional Transit Center. In addition to collecting the required geospatial data throughout the City of Torrance, Ms. Acosta is also analyzing, managing, and visualizing the collected data using GIS. Purple Line & First Last Mile Guidelines, Los Angeles, CA IBI Group is developing systemwide First -Last Mile Guidelines for LA Metro and a First -Last Mile Plan for the four transit stations that comprise Sections 2 and 3 of the Los Angeles Metro Purple Line Extension, identifying needs and potential solutions for station access and connectivity improvements, including active modes of transportation. Ms. Acosta assisted in creating maps which reflected key access corridors, preliminary staion locations, points of interest, and land use. City Council 17 — 231 2/15/2022 11131 GROUP ON -CALL TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES - RFP NO. 21-125