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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 />County of Riverside, Highway 74 First-Last Mile Transit Study,
<br />Unincorporated Riverside County, CA
<br />Technical Manager. Dawn was responsible for developing the
<br />methodology, overseeing technical studies, and participating in
<br />community engagement in support of identifying pedestrian,
<br />bicycle and safety needs along Highway 74. Working with Riverside
<br />Transit Agency, County of Riverside, and local cities, the project
<br />team identified the barriers to people accessing existing bus stops
<br />along the corridor. A thorough inventory of existing amenities was
<br />documented along with the boardings and lightings at each stop.
<br />The study included a detailed assessment of safety concerns, a
<br />review of severe injury and fatal collisions, pedestrian- and bicycle-
<br />involved collisions, and time-of-day crash analysis within half a
<br />mile of the corridor’s 20 bus stops. With this information, the team
<br />then conducted on-board surveys and held pop-up events at local
<br />markets and community centers to gain community input on their
<br />concerns and barriers to using transit. Since much of the community
<br />was Spanish speaking, multilingual staff participated in and
<br />facilitated the outreach events. Recommendations in the final report
<br />identified spot, system, and safety improvements along the corridor.
<br />City of Solana Beach, Lomas Santa Fe Corridor Improvement Project,
<br />Solana Beach, CA
<br />Project Manager/Technical Advisor. Dawn served as the
<br />Project Manager and/or Technical Advisor for all three phases
<br />of the project. Phase 1 was a fact-finding phase with extensive
<br />community engagement to identify the needs along the corridor.
<br />Phase 2 was the development of conceptual plans and feasibility
<br />assessment. Phase 3 was the final design for the recommended
<br />concepts for the corridor. Dawn was responsible for conducting
<br />community engagement, field walks, and planning elements of the
<br />project. She was also the Lead Engineer responsible for preparing
<br />and successfully securing a SANDAG grant for the final design and
<br />environmental phase of the project. The project is part of the City of
<br />Solana Beach’s vision to revitalize the Lomas Santa Fe corridor and
<br />provide a complete streets project along Lomas Santa Fe Drive.
<br />City of Imperial Beach, 9th Street Mobility Assessment,
<br />Imperial Beach, CA
<br />Technical Manager. Dawn provided technical direction and QA/
<br />QC for concept development and technical analyses in support of
<br />this complete street improvements project. The project focused on
<br />reducing a four-lane arterial running through a residential area with
<br />schools, community centers, and other community facilities to a
<br />two-lane arterial with a center-turn lane, bicycle lanes, and improved
<br />sidewalks and pedestrian crossings. Since it was a residential
<br />area, the community relied on on-street parking. Therefore, the
<br />alternatives retained and protected parking with the addition of curb
<br />extensions and buffered bicycle lanes. Multiple rounds of review and
<br />community engagement were conducted to demonstrate support to
<br />city council. The project is currently in construction and anticipated
<br />to be completed in Spring 2025.
<br />City of Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach Boulevard Improvements,
<br />Imperial Beach, CA
<br />Technical Manager. While serving as the City of Imperial Beach’s
<br />Traffic Engineer, Dawn was responsible for reviewing the concepts
<br />developed for the corridor and the Mobility Plan which supported
<br />the conceptual and final design for the project. Now constructed,
<br />this 1.6-mile section of Imperial Beach Boulevard has been
<br />transformed into an active public space with safety and accessibility
<br />improvements that encourage use by pedestrians, bicyclists,
<br />and transit travelers and drivers. A highlight of this project is the
<br />section adjacent to the Tijuana Estuary, which was transformed
<br />into a pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk, which connects to the Eco
<br />Bikeway and Bay Shore Bikeway at the San Diego Bay.
<br />County of San Diego, Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan,
<br />San Diego, CA
<br />Project Manager. Working with the community planning group
<br />and County of San Diego staff, Dawn led a multidisciplinary team
<br />in the development of corridor alternatives that improved access
<br />and safety for all modes. The technical studies included a detailed
<br />evaluation of traffic control options such as roundabouts and
<br />traffic signals, improvements for pedestrians such as new curb
<br />ramps and sidewalks, and improvements for bicycles including
<br />Class IV bikeways. Due to concerns about emergency access
<br />and evacuations, the project team worked closely with County
<br />of San Diego Fire and outside fire specialists to demonstrate the
<br />roundabouts would operate more efficiently than signalized or stop
<br />controlled intersections in the event of an emergency. Multiple
<br />meetings were conducted with the community and the community
<br />planning group to gain support for the preferred concept plan.
<br />Value to City of Santa Ana
<br />Meeting the grant deadline on this project will
<br />require close attention to detail and a leader who
<br />knows how to keep tasks on schedule. Most of
<br />Dawn’s projects have been funded through various
<br />grant programs and have been located along
<br />commercial corridors similar to First Street. She is
<br />well-equipped to tackle the challenges of working
<br />within the existing curb-to-curb roadway width
<br />while balancing the needs of many different users.
<br />DAWN WILSON, PE, TE (Continued)
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