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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 />Marie Lewis Adams, AICP
<br />Multimodal Concept Development - Bus/BRT
<br />Marie has 19 years of experience in the transportation planning sector. Her varied experience includes bus, rail, roadway, and freight projects, as well as extensive public
<br />engagement expertise. Marie brings both a deep technical understanding of transportation systems and the ability to communicate complex information in straightforward,
<br />understandable ways. When analyzing and prioritizing transportation options, she specializes in working with stakeholders to establish key goals, evaluation frameworks, and
<br />performance measures that facilitate and simplify the decision-making process. She has a background in transit service planning and has recently managed projects which
<br />include rail system and station planning, enhanced bus/BRT planning, transportation demand forecasting, origin-destination analysis, and feasibility evaluation. Marie brings
<br />a customer-focused perspective to planning transit networks, verifying that transit options are not only technically feasible but responsive to customer needs. She has led
<br />multiple stakeholder and public engagement efforts, and enjoys working collaboratively with people of diverse perspectives to achieve common goals.
<br /> RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
<br />FIRM
<br />HDR
<br />EDUCATION
<br />MCP, City and Regional Planning,
<br />University of Pennsylvania
<br />BA, Geography, University of
<br />California, Los Angeles
<br />REGISTRATIONS
<br />American Institute of Certified
<br />Planners (AICP), #31944
<br />INDUSTRY TENURE
<br />19
<br />FIRM TENURE
<br />4
<br />OCTA, South Orange County Multimodal Transportation Study (SOCMTS),
<br />Orange County, CA
<br />Planner. Marie led the compilation of visioning, planning, modeling, and cost
<br />estimating process into a locally preferred strategy for the South Orange County
<br />region. She managed the development of the project’s Final Report and Executive
<br />Summary. The project defines a vision for transportation system in South Orange
<br />County that moves beyond highway expansion to an integrated multimodal network.
<br />LA Metro, Lakewood/Rosemead Corridor Enhanced Transit Assessment,
<br />Los Angeles County, CA
<br />Deputy Project Manager. Marie assessed the feasibility of enhancing bus service
<br />along Lakewood/Rosemead Boulevard from Long Beach to Pico Rivera. This effort
<br />included existing conditions analysis, development of transit service alternatives from
<br />enhanced local service to full BRT, and ridership forecasting using FTA-compliant
<br />processes.
<br />City of Culver City, Transportation Planning On-Call - Various Task Orders,
<br />Culver City, CA
<br />Planner. As part of a staff augmentation on-call contract, Marie analyzed
<br />key performance indicators for the MOVE Culver City program and provided
<br />recommendations for updates and improvements. Marie also developed content and
<br />graphics for funding proposals to SCAG and LA Metro.
<br />SBCTA, Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan (LRMTP),
<br />San Bernardino County, CA
<br />Project Manager. Marie is leading the development of the LRMTP which will provide
<br />a comprehensive, multimodal transportation vision for San Bernardino County
<br />through 2045. She is responsible for overall project direction, team coordination,
<br />and facilitating stakeholder meetings. HDR is coordinating participation with 25
<br />local jurisdictions, five transit operators, Caltrans, Southern California Regional Rail
<br />Authority (SCRRA)/Metrolink, SCAG, and representatives of other diverse interests
<br />(health, active transportation, air quality, etc.). Key elements of the planning process
<br />include stakeholder and public engagement, visioning, performance measures,
<br />scenario planning, multimodal integration, and funding recommendations.
<br />SCAG/SBCTA, Integrated Transit and Land Use Planning for Foothill Boulevard/5th
<br />Street BRT, San Bernardino, CA
<br />Project Manager. Marie was responsible for technical direction and the management
<br />of staff, subconsultants, schedule, and budget. She led operations analysis, stop
<br />placement analysis, service planning, and developed recommendations for BRT
<br />attributes. The project involved assessing feasibility for BRT-type service along a
<br />key east-west corridor in the San Bernardino area, including associated land use and
<br />transit demand forecasting.
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