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City of Santa Ana | First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study
<br />RFP NO. 25-029 | Appendix A: Key Staff Resumes & Support Staff Qualifications
<br />Dawn Wilson, PE, TE
<br />Project Manager / Task Lead - Conceptual Planning
<br />An expert in the planning and design of multimodal corridors, Dawn has completed more than 20 complete streets projects over the past 15 years. She enjoys working with
<br />community members and city staff in identifying the critical issues that influence travel behaviors and developing solutions to overcome barriers. As a recreational cyclist and
<br />advocate for outdoor recreation, Dawn is keenly aware of the safety concerns many people face when traveling by foot or on bicycle. She will guide the HDR team in developing
<br />holistic solutions that align with the unique needs of the Santa Ana community.
<br /> RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
<br />FIRM
<br />HDR
<br />EDUCATION
<br />MS, Civil Engineering,
<br />University of California, Irvine
<br />BS, Civil Engineering,
<br />University of California, Irvine
<br />REGISTRATIONS
<br />PE - Civil, CA #62562
<br />PE - Traffic, CA #2548
<br />INDUSTRY TENURE
<br />31 years
<br />FIRM TENURE
<br />< 1 year
<br />City of El Monte, Valley Boulevard Complete Streets Feasibility Study, El Monte, CA
<br />Project Manager. Dawn led a multidisciplinary team in developing concepts to
<br />integrate new bicycle facilities along Valley Boulevard. This fast-paced project
<br />required bi-weekly coordination meetings with city staff to provide updates
<br />on progress, budget, and upcoming events. Technical analyses included an
<br />operational analysis of intersection reconfigurations, a parking assessment to
<br />understand impacts to removing parking, and a multimodal analysis. Recommended
<br />improvements included Class IV bikeways, new enhanced pedestrian crossings,
<br />parking modifications, and new streetscape and landscape elements. A robust “go
<br />to them” community engagement program was executed that focused on pop-up
<br />events, farmer’s markets, and coordination with the local business community. The
<br />city council overwhelmingly approved the project. Following the approval of the plan,
<br />Dawn led the team that prepared an ATP grant application to fund preliminary and
<br />final engineering.
<br />City of El Monte, Main Street Complete Streets Feasibility Study, El Monte, CA
<br />Project Manager. Dawn worked closely with the city and the business community
<br />along Main Street to identify solutions that connected the corridor to regional transit
<br />stations and reduced automobile focus within the downtown commercial areas.
<br />Concepts included a paseo that would close access for automobiles from Valley
<br />Boulevard to Main Street and connect directly to the Metrolink Station; removal
<br />of on-street parking; improved lighting, signage and landscape in the local public
<br />parking lots adjacent to the corridor; and a public park at the entrance to the corridor
<br />at Santa Anita Road and Valley Boulevard. The mini-park and pedestrian paseos
<br />would serve as much-needed gateways to the shopping district from the north and
<br />east. A dynamic community engagement program was developed that included a
<br />community advisory committee, pop-up events, workshops, virtual meetings, and a
<br />robust project website.
<br />City of El Monte, Garvey Avenue Complete Streets Feasibility Study, El Monte, CA
<br />Principal-in-Charge. Leveraging her experience on both Valley Boulevard and Main
<br />Street, Dawn stepped into an oversight role for the Garvey Avenue project and was
<br />responsible for team performance, technical consistency, and quality. Garvey Avenue
<br />has a heavy reliance on on-street parking. Multiple alternatives were developed
<br />to address both the addition of bicycle lanes and transit-only lanes. Conceptual
<br />designs were prepared to illustrate the feasibility of queue jump lanes, dedicated
<br />bus lanes, shared bus/bike lanes, and other alternatives. Ultimately, the city council
<br />selected the community preferred alternative, which included retaining parking and
<br />the construction of floating bus islands, queue jumps, and bus priority. Multiple
<br />community surveys and meetings were conducted to gain support for the final
<br />concept.
<br />City of Long Beach, Studebaker Road Complete Streets Feasibility Study and Final
<br />Design, Long Beach, CA
<br />Feasibility Study Manager. Dawn led the preparation of a feasibility study for the
<br />5-mile Studebaker Road corridor. Studebaker Road is the eastern most north-south
<br />arterial corridor beginning at 2nd Street and ending at the Los Coyotes Diagonal.
<br />Feasibility study tasks included a detailed corridor walk, operational analysis,
<br />conceptual design, and community engagement. Three options for integrating new
<br />bicycle and pedestrian facilities along the corridor were developed. To address
<br />traffic congestion near the local high school, the team conducted an operational and
<br />feasibility assessment of a peanut-shaped series of roundabouts (2 intersections).
<br />Ultimately, the city selected Class IV bicycle facilities, protected intersections,
<br />floating bus islands, new HAWK controlled pedestrian crossings, traffic signal and
<br />communications upgrades, and modifications to on-street parallel parking.
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