Projects
Land Use Planning, Permitting and design
Steve is the principal traffic engineer and transportation planner for the development of the Buckland Hills area, handling the internal and off-site circulation and permitting for Evergreen Walk in the Town of South Windsor and Buckland Hills in the Town of Manchester. These multiple projects were undertaken by a development team beginning in 1986, and now totals approximately 5 million square feet of mixed-use development. Planning efforts included internal roadways, site selection and layout, provision of multi-modal facilities (bike, pedestrian, taxi and transit), and truck routing. Improvements included the construction of 2.25 miles of new external roads, the reconstruction of nearly 3 miles of roads, and intersection/ signalization improvements at over 30 intersections.
Traffic analysis, design, detour patterns, multi-modal interface
Steve served as Principal Traffic Engineer and Project Manager for two (of 5) segments of the CTfastrak busway project, a 9.4 mile long BRT system between New Britain and Hartford, CT. Included in the project was the replacement of the Flatbush Avenue bridge over the new busway and the existing Amtrak line (which had formerly been an at-grade crossing). In order to eliminate a long detour around the work, Steve worked with CTDOT, the City of Hartford, the Town of West Hartford, the Hartford Housing Authority and a local shopping center owner to create a temporary detour through the private property of the shopping center. The Center remained in full operation during the construction, and the lengthy detour was avoided.
Land use Master Planning, CIrculation and traffic design, and Construction planning
Steve provided traffic analysis and subsequent design for a number of development scenarios for Adriaen’s Landing, including the Connecticut Science Center, Convention Center and Front Street development in the City of Hartford’s largest redevelopment project in decades.
urban design
Steve worked with his staff on a study of Silver Lane in East Hartford, CT to determine the best overall design to accommodate traffic, transit vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles in this heavily utilized corridor. The initial phase of the project included a “Road Diet” to provide a continuous dual direction center left turn lane. This will be followed by the addition of sidewalks and bus pull-outs, and the final phase will include a bicycle path adjacent to the sidewalks throughout the corridor.
geometric design, intersection design, maintenance of traffic during construction, Complete streets design
Steve was the principal engineer for the replacement of the 5 track, century old railroad bridge over Atlantic Street in Stamford with a 6 track structure that provides improved roadway width (road capacity), increased vertical clearance, improved pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and provisions for future use by streetcars.
Urban Streetscape Design
The City of Hartford went through an extensive outreach program to determine the perceptions and needs of the residents, historic properties and business owners along Farmington Avenue, one of the major thoroughfares west of downtown. The result was a decision to reduce the existing four-lane roadway to a three lane wide section that included a center dual direction turn lane. Steve worked closely with the City and stakeholders to provide bike lanes, bus pull-outs, decorative sidewalks and decorative lighting throughout the corridor. In addition, new signals with full ADA accessibility were installed at four intersections.