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November 26, 2014

LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION/JOHNSTOWN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSAL

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  November 26, 2014 Chris Allison Cambria County Planning Commission 401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 213 Ebensburg, PA 15931 REFERENCE: Statement of Qualifications and Proposal to develop a Long Range Transportation Plan for

the Cambria County Planning Commission/Johnstown Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

McCormick Taylor, Inc., Federal ID Number: 23-168-3759

Dear Mr. Allison: McCormick Taylor, Inc. is pleased to present five (5) printed copies and one (1) electronic CD of our Statement of Qualifications/Proposal for the above referenced project. McCormick Taylor can provide a creative, complementary team satisfying all the requirements of all necessary capabilities required by the scope of work. With five offices in Pennsylvania, McCormick Taylor is a leader in Land Use and Transportation Planning throughout the Commonwealth. We fully understand the required services associated with the Long Range Transportation Plan and are committed to successfully completing this plan on-time and on budget. We have designated Robert Watts, P.E., PTOE as our overall Project Manager. Ms. Dawn Noel, P.E. will be Mr. Watt's Assistant Project Manager and the primary point of contact for this contract. We will manage this project from our State College, PA office, with support from our Harrisburg, Philadelphia, State College, and Pittsburgh offices. McCormick Taylor has been assisting Pennsylvania Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) with Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs) and other tasks for many years. Two of our most recent LRTP assignments are with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Planning Organization (NEPA MPO) and the Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO (LLMPO). Our experience working with these MPOs will ensure Cambria County that we have the knowledge of the process and expertise necessary to successfully update the county's LRTP. McCormick Taylor also has experience working with the Southwest Planning Commission (SPC) on various assignments since 2006, including assistance with SPC's 2035 Transportation and Development Plan. For this assignment we used electronic technologies to reach people over a large geographic region in a timely and effective way. Electronic Town Meetings were conducted via webcast for Project Region to link meeting sites spread over 10 counties simultaneously in real time. Facilitators at each location led discussion and allowed for feedback. This method supported development of a long range planning vision that would ultimately lead to the prioritization and programming of improvements as part of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) update process. Our performance on that assignment led to process development, management and facilitation for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program over the past three Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) updates. McCormick Taylor is confident that we possess the right expertise to complete this project efficiently and effectively. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to submit our qualifications for this important project. Should you have any questions, we encourage you to contact Mr. Watts at 814-861-4948 or Ms. Noel at 412-722-9306. We look forward to serving Cambria County, the Johnstown MPO, and all its communities on this and future assignments. Thank you for considering our team. Sincerely, McCORMICK TAYLOR, INC. James C. Wiggans, PE Chief Executive Officer

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Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

CAMBRIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION/JOHNSTOWN METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

Cover Letter

SUMMARY OF RELATED EXPERIENCE

NARRATIVE OVERVIEW

WORK PLAN

PROJECT SCHEDULE

RECOMMENDED CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE SCOPE

KEY PERSONNEL

Resumes

SIMILAR PROJECTS

COMPLETE BUDGET

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SUMMARY OF RELATED EXPERIENCE1

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SUMMARY OF RELATED EXPERIENCE1

Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

Project Summary of Scope of Work

Client Client Contact address (loca-tion and phone number)

Key Staff Project Role for Cambria County Plan

Total Fee Status of Project

Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Planning Organization (NEPA MPO) LRTP

This project will provide the NEPA MPO with a LRTP that complies with FHWA's MAP-21 requirements and conforms to PennDOT guidelines.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA)

1151 Oak Street

Pittston, PA 18640

(570) 655-5581

Robert Watts, P.E., PTOE

Joseph Bucovetsky, AICP

Brandy Rotz, AICP

Project Manager

Planning Lead

Assistant Planner

$175,000 Active

Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO (LLMPO) LRTP Update

This project will update the LLMPO’s LRTP to be adopted by December 2015 and will look ahead to 2040; also will be MAP-21 and PennDOT compliant.

Lackawanna/Luzerne Metropolitan Planning Organization (LLMPO)

20 N. Pennsylvania Avenue

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

(570) 825-1564

Robert Watts, P.E., PTOE

Joseph Bucovetsky, AICP

Brandy Rotz, AICP

Project Manager

Planning Lead

Assistant Planner

$250,000 Active

Southwest Planning Commission's (SPC) 2035 Transportation and Development Plan

This project involved facilitation and public involve-ment to support development of the LRTP.

Southwest Planning Commission (SPC)

Two Chatham Center, Suite 500; 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

(412) 391-5590

Kenneth Rich

Betsy Zang

Public Involvement Lead

CMAQ Assistant

$90,906.02 Completed

Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO (LLMPO) Regional Plan - Comprehensive Plan and Long Range Transportation Plan

This project includ-ed the preparation of a two-county Regional Plan that satisfi es both the Comprehensive Plan requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) as well as the Long-Range Transportation Plan require-ments of the Federal Highway Administration.

Lackawanna/Luzerne Metropolitan Planning Organization (LLMPO)

20 N. Pennsylvania Avenue

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

(570) 825-1564

Robert Watts, P.E., PTOE

Joseph Bucovetsky, AICP

Project Manager

Planning Lead

$249,937.08 Completed

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NARRATIVE OVERVIEW2

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NARRATIVE OVERVIEW2

Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

Cambria County is a fourth class county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 143,728 residents (Census, 2011). There are 63 municipalities within the County con-sisting of 32 boroughs, 30 townships and the city of Johnstown.

The Cambria County Planning Commission is a standing member of the county's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Johnstown Area Transportation Study (JATS) and its MPO is the agen-cy primarily responsible for preparing and updating a county-wide transportation plan or Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). This LRTP must be con-sistent with the requirements of both the Federal and State governments.

The Johnstown MPO is responsible for all of Cambria County and two municipalities in Somerset County (Paint Borough and Windber Borough). Major high-way corridors in the region include US 22, a major east to west corridor connecting to Altoona and US 219, a major north-south corridor, that connects to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. PennDOT data from 2012 indicated that there were over 1,700 miles of high-ways in Cambria County. There are no interstates within the county; however, there are almost 700 miles of state and federal highways. The remaining 1,000 miles (approximate) are municipal and local roadways.

Within Cambria County there is one commercial pas-senger airport and one general aviation facility. The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport is the principle commercial air transportation facility in the county. The Ebensburg Airport is a non-commer-cial general aviation facility.

The Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) is the principal mass transit provider in Cambria County. CamTran provides fi xed-route transit service in the Johnstown area and throughout portions of the county. Call-on-demand and paratransit services are also available. The Johnstown Inclined Plane, which serves tourists and commuters, is operated by CamTran.

Cambria County's railroad infrastructure provides passenger and freight service. Amtrak provides daily east and westbound passenger service. CSX Transportation Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

are major rail freight carriers in the region.

The County's Comprehensive Plan was updated in 2011. The Transportation Study portion of the Comprehensive Plan stresses the importance of coordinating transportation development with land use plans, community plans, facility plans, hous-ing plans, and economic plans. Key issues of con-cern expressed in the Transportation Study include developing better means for Access Management throughout the county's road system. McCormick Taylor recently assisted PennDOT District 9 with the development of an Access Management Plan for the US 22 corridor from Duncansville in Blair County to Mount Union in Huntingdon County. Our familiarity with PennDOT's guidance and the process required to develop an Access Management Plan, along with a thorough understanding of how land use affects transportation (and vice versa) would assist Cambria County with ensuring that the LRTP update incorpo-rated access management / land use themes where possible.

Additional concerns expressed in the Transportation Study include the need for new developments to be responsible for on- and off-site roadway im-provements that are triggered by the development, congestion management at critical intersections, the public perception that there is a lack of fund-ing for transportation improvements in the northern portions of the county, and the vital importance of maintaining both Amtrak passenger service and the economic importance of freight rail.

McCormick Taylor brings a planning team that is well versed in land development issues and regu-lations. In fact we teach the National Highway Institute’s courses on Complete Streets and inte-grating Transportation and Land Use. Our traffi c engineers have conducted numerous congestion management and mitigation studies and projects throughout the state. In addition, our staff has re-cently completed a study for PennDOT and the Federal Railroad Administration on the Keystone West portion of Amtrak's Pennsylvanian Service, which includes a stop in Johnstown.

Based on our expertise in these areas combined with our knowledge of the LRTP process, McCormick Taylor is ready to implement a planning process that will anticipate the MPO's needs and will result in a

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successful FHWA certifi cation review for the Cambria County LRTP. We see our role as providing a framework for this planning process and guidance in progressing through the following major project steps:

1. Data Inventory & Assessment (Understanding of system resources, condition, issues, and needs): The current status of the transportation in-frastructure under Johnstown MPO’s jurisdiction is the starting point for long-range planning that will look 20+ years into the future. Our team will assist in identifying the relevant transportation infrastructure elements and discovering existing sources of information about those elements. We emphasize the dy-namic nature of this information, which we expect to be changed, refi ned, and improved by stakeholders during the project. Our assembly and analysis of this data will reveal overlapping patterns representing transportation trends and needs.

2. Visioning & Articulation of Transportation Objectives: The planning pro-cess is informed by the community’s objectives, as well as an understanding of how shared or divergent those objectives may be within the Johnstown MPO region. A synthesis and refreshing of those objectives is needed. Our team sup-plies the expertise to create the public participation plan and the communica-tions tools for engaging the public, RPO Committee, stakeholders, and other transportation interest and advocacy groups. We recognize the value of the work put into the recently adopted county and multi-municipal Comprehensive Plans, and we intend to tap the insight they provide into the community’s de-sires and aspirations for the transportation system, linking this into the LRTP development process.

Consideration of the community’s objectives alongside the status of the trans-portation system leads to a discussion about how the transportation system could be improved and what the future system could achieve with strategic in-frastructure investments. An array of feasible possibilities, based on both state-of-the practice experience and visionary thinking, is needed along with mea-sures of their performance in achieving the specifi c objectives. We envision this as a collaborative effort that fuses the knowledge of Cambria County Planning Commission, Johnstown MPO, stakeholders, and other interest groups with our team’s expertise in engineering and planning practice. We will interpret needs into potential solutions, identify limitations, and formulate a future alternative that may be advanced for implementation into the LRTP.

3. Plan Implementation (Translation of community objectives into a pri-oritized, fi scally-constrained, long-range transportation plan): Translating the vision into a project listing is a complex merging of performance measures, prioritization criteria, project ranking, cost estimation, revenue forecasting, Benefi ts and Burdens analysis, and public outreach. The technical guidance in MAP-21 will be very important during development of the Plan. It grants greater fl exibility to the states but requires greater adherence to performance mea-sures, when prioritizing projects for the Plan. Our team will guide the project stakeholders through the project prioritization and ranking process. Planning level cost estimates and revenue scenarios, based on the Commonwealth’s Transportation Program Financial Guidance, feed into the fi scally-constrained list of projects, and public comment will be solicited, in fulfi llment of the Public Participation Plan. We underscore the depth and relevance of our team’s recent experience in navigating the LRTP process for the Johnstown MPO.

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WORK PLAN3

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WORK PLAN3

Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

The LRTP will address the overall transportation needs and goals of Cambria County, PA in com-pliance with FHWA requirements under MAP-21. It will conform to PennDOT's guide for the develop-ment of regional long range transportation plans and the Commonwealth's Keystone Principles. McCormick Taylor's key challenge will be maxi-mizing the level of service to the county as we develop a compact planning process for the de-livery of an LRTP within an 18-month window. As such, we envision preparing the LRTP in three phases: Data Inventory & Assessment; Visioning & Articulation of Transportation Objectives; and Plan Implementation. Each of these phases is discussed in the following sections, along with our approach to Public Involvement, which will be weaved through-out each phase of LRTP development.

PART A. DATA INVENTORY & ASSESSMENT

The current status of the transportation infrastructure under Johnstown MPO's jurisdiction is the starting point for long-range planning that will look 20+ years into the future. Our team will assist in identifying the relevant transportation infrastructure elements and discovering existing sources of information about those elements. We emphasize the dynamic nature of this information, which we expect to be changed, refi ned, and improved by stakeholders during the project. Our assembly and analysis of this data will reveal overlapping patterns representing transporta-tion trends and needs.

The Inventory Phase will require approximately seven months to complete and will include collec-tion and research of existing plans, obtaining sup-plemental data and preparation of GIS base map-ping. A meeting with the Cambria County Planning Commission, Johnstown MPO, and associated focus group activities will also take place in this phase. This phase will conclude with the development of a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis for Cambria County. The SWOT analysis will help us synthesize the data that we have collected into a form that can be used by the Johnstown MPO and its planning partners to understand current con-ditions and weigh options for the transportation fu-ture of the area. The SWOT analysis will specifi cally support the visioning activities of the next phase.

A.1. Refresh Existing Systems Inventories & Agency Plans

The data and mapping inventory collected for the 2011 Cambria County LRTP—including the GIS da-tabases—will be refreshed with the most current information available. The relevant new and up-dated transportation agency plans will also be col-lected during the data update process. McCormick Taylor will seek out this information by contacting the agencies that assisted with the 2011 Plan. The transportation system data and mapping will be on display for review and continual revision during all project meetings.

A.2. Refresh EJ and Traditionally Underserved Population Profi les

The population profi les and analysis published in the Environmental Justice document as part of the 2011 LRTP will be refreshed with 2010 Census and the most recent American Community Survey data. The format and distributive analysis methodologies from the 2011 Plan will be maintained in the Update.

A.3. Identify System Trends and Existing Needs

System trends and needs will be identifi ed through two primary channels. The fi rst will be developed through McCormick Taylor’s analysis of the systems data collected during Task A.1. The second—which will also verify the fi rst—will come out of other sys-tem planning processes through the local and sys-tem knowledge of the partnering municipalities, counties, and modal agencies.

The data used and the analysis of trends and needs will ultimately provide groundwork for developing the performance measures and project selection criteria.

A.4. Assess Transportation Improvement Progress

This fi nal step in the data inventory and assessment will provide a backward-looking comparison with the condition and performance of the transportation system as documented in the 2011 Plan. The Plan Update will draw on the baseline of data that was developed in the 2011 Plan. This assessment will link to the fi nancial expenditures made since 2011, with the aim of providing benefi t-cost indicators.

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requirements of MAP-21. We will draw on the best practices for evaluating the transportation systems data assembled, including:

Crash History Data from PennDOT’s CDART System

Roadway Condition, according to PennDOT’s International Roughness Index (IRI) Data

Bridge Condition, according to PennDOT’s Bridge Management System (BMS) and local agency bridge databases

System Reliability, according to PennDOT and lo-cal roadway closure data

Freight Movement, according to data from PennDOT’s system-wide traffi c count program, FHWA’s Freight Analysis Framework, and local railroad and freight movement sources

And Reduced Project Deliver Delays, according to PennDOT’s Let Schedule Data.

In addition, through coordination with the Cambria County Planning Commission, system features such as congestion, economic vitality, and environmental sustainability will be addressed. Based on the data presented, performance “targets” and their time-frame/horizon will be established.

PART C. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Translating the vision into a project listing is a com-plex merging of performance measures, prioritiza-tion criteria, project ranking, cost estimation, reve-nue forecasting, Benefi ts and Burdens analysis, and public outreach. The technical guidance in MAP-21 will be very important during development of the Plan. It grants greater fl exibility to the states but re-quires greater adherence to performance measures, when prioritizing projects for the Plan. Our team will guide the Steering Committee through the project prioritization and ranking process. Planning level cost estimates and revenue scenarios, based on the Commonwealth’s Transportation Program Financial Guidance, feed into the fi scally-constrained list of projects, and public comment will be solicited, in fulfi llment of the Public Participation Plan.

The Implementation Phase will focus on the devel-opment of prioritization criteria and the determina-tion of a project ranking, cost estimations, revenue scenarios, project listing (fi scally-constrained and “aspirations”) and full documentation of the LRTP. A Steering Committee Prioritization session will occur during this phase. The DRAFT LRTP will be submit-ted for public comment, public hearings will be com-pleted, and a FINAL LRTP will be delivered.

C.1 Conduct Project Prioritization

The fi rst step in this task will be developing the project prioritization criteria. Working from the

PART B. VISIONING & ARTICULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES

The planning process is informed by the objectives of the region and its constit-uent communities. A synthesis and refreshing of those objectives will be provid-ed. Our team will supply the expertise to implement the public participation plan and the communications tools for engaging the public, Steering Committee, stakeholders, and other transportation interest and advocacy groups. We rec-ognize the value of the work put into the 2011 Plan, and we intend to further tap the ongoing insight available through them.

Considering the county’s larger objectives alongside the needs and goals for its future leads to a discussion about how the transportation system could be improved and what the future system could achieve with strategic infrastructure investments. The identifi cation of feasible, necessary, and benefi cial projects is needed along with measures of their performance in achieving the specifi c objectives. We envision this as a collaborative effort that brings together the knowledge of the MPO, municipalities, and community leaders with our team’s expertise in engineering and planning practice. We will interpret needs into po-tential solutions, identify limitations, and formulate a future alternative that may be advanced for implementation into the LRTP.

This phase for Visioning and Articulation of Transportation Objectives includes tasks that focus on future conditions and trends, needs, and potential direc-tions to meet those trends and needs. For the LRTP Update, we will engage the Steering Committee and other Focus Groups in reviewing the existing plan and generating feedback for keeping it on track. The previous scenario evaluations will be confi rmed, enhanced, and/or expanded as new analysis tools are avail-able. The performance-based planning framework required by MAP-21 will be formalized with the Plan Update, according to FHWA’s schedule of progressive guidance expected during the remainder of 2014 and into 2015.

B.1. Review Comprehensive Plan Themes

This task includes a review of the themes expressed in the 2011 Cambria County Comprehensive Plan, particularly the transportation study portion of the Comprehensive Plan. Considering the 20-year vision of the 2011 Plan, this Update does not anticipate any “re-visioning” of the Comprehensive Plan’s ba-sic framework or fundamental themes. As such, this task would result in a re-statement or minor “course correction” in the transportation planning goals of the region and its constituent communities, as necessary.

The most important outcomes from this task relate to performance measures and project prioritization criteria. The emphasis/importance placed on certain elements of the 2011 Plan may be adjusted to better tune the LRTP toward achieving the Plan’s objectives.

B.2. Verify & Evaluate Future Scenarios

An update and/or verifi cation of the transportation evaluation included in the 2011 Plan will be conducted. The methodology (traffi c shed and corridor level evaluation) may be similar, enhanced, or changed entirely, depending on the evaluation tools available. With the MPO’s prospective development of a travel demand model, an expanded and more systematic evaluation of future sce-narios (and steps along the way) could be completed. Regardless of the tools available, this Update would incorporate the real demographic and econom-ic changes observed from 2011 to 2014 and adjust the scenario evaluation(s) accordingly.

B.3. Develop Transportation Performance Measures & Targets

According to the requirements of the MAP-21 funding legislation, the metropoli-tan planning process is to establish a performance based approach to planning that supports national goals, including the following: safety, infrastructure con-dition, congestion reduction, system reliability, freight movement and economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and reduced project delivery delays.

This task will adapt and re-package the 2011 Plan to specifi cally fulfi ll the

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transportation system goals and performance measurement “targets” estab-lished during the Visioning phase, the project prioritization criteria from the 2011 Plan will be reviewed and modifi ed. As part of this process, we will engage the Steering Committee in establishing priorities and weights for the various cri-teria under consideration. Once the prioritization criteria have been approved for use, we will guide the Steering Committee through the project prioritization process.

C.2. Complete Linking Planning & NEPA Screening Forms

McCormick Taylor will provide support and/or training for the MPO in complet-ing the Linking Planning & NEPA (LPN) Screening Forms, as required for the project development process. Assistance with the Level 1 Screening Forms would be provided for projects being fed into project prioritization. Assistance with Level 2 or Level 3 Screening Forms is not anticipated.

C.3. Estimate Project Costs

Planning-level estimates of present-year project cost will be prepared as con-sistent with current trends in materials, construction, and design services costs. For the purposes of programming, costs will be broken out for Construction, Design, Utilities, and Right-of-Way, according to the “year of expenditure”.

C.4. Forecast Revenue Scenarios

Based on fi scal guidance from the federal and state transportation agencies, forecasts for up to four (4) revenue scenarios will be provided—one (1) baseline scenario and up to three (3) alternative scenarios that refl ect “what if” changes in funding levels and economic factors.

C.5. Develop Project Listings

The following listings of projects will be prepared:

Fiscally-Constrained Projects, which includes those projects that can be funded during the Plan horizon given the revenue projections.

Aspiration Projects, which includes the remaining “waiting list” of projects that cannot be funded according to the revenue projections but are retained in the LRTP for future consideration.

C.6. Conduct Equity Assessment

The evaluation of the equity of the transportation improvement program (TIP)—commonly called a “Benefi ts and Burdens” analysis—will be conducted to con-sider the proximity and impact that the transportation investment program has on minority and in-poverty populations.

C.7. Generate DRAFT LRTP

This task encompasses the effort to compose, organize, assemble, review, and publish the DRAFT version of the LRTP for agency consideration and public comment.

C.8. Deliver FINAL LRTP

This task encompasses the effort to revise, assemble, review, and publish the FINAL version of the LRTP for agency adoption.

PART D. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT & COORDINATION

Public involvement and participation, as well as coordination with the planning decision-makers in the region were keystones of the 2011 Plan and will continue in the Plan Update. The Steering Committee will be the primary guiding body for the LRTP Update, while sessions with Focus Groups and the Public will seek to expand the feedback and input for the Plan. Special Purpose meetings and other workshops, as needed, are built into this task to garner feedback from populations that are traditionally underrepresented in project feedback or un-derserved by the transportation system.

D.1. Steering Committee

McCormick Taylor team anticipates working closely with the Steering Committee as the primary guiding body for the LRTP Update. The meeting sessions are scheduled at key points during plan develop-ment, and each corresponds with the preparation of important deliverables. We recommend that plan-ning partners and other stakeholders--including representatives of freight, public transportation, bi-cycle & trails advocates, and human service agency transportation providers—be part of this committee. We anticipate up to 2 Steering Committee Meetings.

D.2. Public Meetings

Public meetings will be held twice during the project timeline. It is anticipated that the County will adver-tise the meetings and that they will be held in one centralized location.

D.3. Special Purpose Meetings

As a complement to the larger outreach effort, we will conduct up to two (2) special purpose meetings for organizations representing underserved and po-tentially vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, low-income, and minorities. The meeting will be ap-propriately staffed to accommodate these popula-tions in offering guidance and input regarding lo-cal and regional transportation defi ciencies for the LRTP.

Stakeholder Coordination

McCormick Taylor will establish a stakeholder data-base using existing databases provided by the MPO. This database will be used to deliver project infor-mation to all of the interested parties in the region. No meetings are anticipated with Stakeholders; rather distribution of information would be anticipat-ed through the CCPC or during the Public Meetings. Information distribution to Stakeholders would part of the Visioning phase.

D.4. MPO Coordinating and Technical Committee Meetings

We anticipate making a total of four (4) presenta-tions to these MPO bodies: two (2) presentations to the Coordinating Committee; and two (2) to the Technical Committee.

D.5. Website Assistance

Web-ready LRTP posts will be developed and shared with the MPO for their existing website. Updating of the website will be the responsibility of CCPC staff, as specifi ed in the RFP.

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SCHEDULE4

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• GenerateDraftLRTP• Receivepubliccomment• DeliverFinalLRTP

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RECOMMENDED CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE SCOPE5

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Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

As part of this project McCormick Taylor will work with the County to consider needed updates to the Public Participation Plan (PPP). The current PPP was completed in 2007 under the SAFETEA-LU require-ments. We will review the plan and provide the county with guidance on what may need updated to meet current MAP-21 requirements.

As part of this project, McCormick Taylor would be able to provide input on changes to Johnstown MPO's project selection process based on McCormick Taylor experience with SPC's CMAQ project selection and prioritization process. As stated in our submission letter, McCormick Taylor also has been working with the Southwest Planning Commission (SPC) on various assignments since 2006, including an assignment led for process development, management and facilitation for the SPC's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program over the past three Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) updates. Our assistance to SPC included a comprehensive project mapping exercise working closely with a subcommittee of SPC’s Standing Committee’s. When concurrence on the 2009 – 2012 CMAQ Process was reached, McCormick Taylor was engaged to implement the process and establish a CMAQ Evaluation Committee to develop a list of recommended projects for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). McCormick Taylor also helped establish and facilitate a new CMAQ Program Management Subcommittee to establish a process to track projects that are awarded CMAQ funds through the TIP activity. This process has been recognized by FHWA as a best practice across the country. We are confi dent that we can assist Cambria County and the Johnstown MPO with incorporating into their project selection process some of what we learned through the SPC assignment.

McCormick Taylor would suggest that the County consider development of a project matrix that contains the information necessary to complete PennDOT's LPN Level 2 and 3 Screening Forms. We have com-pleted similar project matrices for past PennDOT projects, including the US 22 Corridor Study. The US 22 Corridor Study matrix was prepared in the format of a "mini-TIP" and provided the information necessary to prioritize projects, understand funding needs, and evaluate preliminary environmental concerns.

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Name Project Role Years of Experience

Estimate of Time Spent on this Project (% per 40 hour work week)

Robert Watts, P.E.,PTOE Project Manager 15 years 25%

Dawn Noel, P.E. Assistant Project Manager/Main Point of Contact

22 years 40%

Joseph Bucovtesky, AICP Planning Lead 28 years 20%

Brandy Rotz, AICP Assistant Planner 12 years 10%

Sarah LoGiudice, AICP Planning Assistant 9 years 10%

Kenneth Rich Public Involvement Lead 29 years 20%

Rebecca Clarke Public Involvement Assistant 7 years 10%

Luke Sanders, E.I. Transportation Designer 3 years 20%

Michelle Goddard Environmental Specialist 7 years 10%

William Dennis GIS Technician 14 years 15%

Betsy Zang CMAQ Assistant 14 years <5%

Resumes of key personnel can be found on the following pages.

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ROBERT WATTS, P.E., PTOE Project Manager  Education: M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1997 B.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1995  Professional Registrations:  Professional Engineer:  Pennsylvania #071831, 2005 Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, 2009  Professional Affiliations: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) American Planning Association (APA) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)  Summary of Experience: Mr.  Watts  is  a  Project  Manager  and  Office  Manager  in McCormick  Taylor’s  State College Office.   He  has  15  years of engineering  consulting  experience  and  is  a  registered Professional  Engineer  and  Professional  Traffic  Operations Engineer.   Currently, Mr. Watts  is the firm’s disciple  leader for travel  demand  forecasting  and  has  managed  transportation studies and design services for Penn State University, as well as engineering  review  of  traffic  impact  studies  for  Harris  and Walker Townships and PennDOT Districts 3 and 4 in Central and Northeast  Pennsylvania.   Mr. Watts  has  also  contributed  to major transportation projects at the regional  level  for County, State, and agency clients, including work for PennDOT, NJDOT, DelDOT,  Maryland  State  Highway  Administration,  and  the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.   He has extensive project experience  with  transportation  studies,  travel  forecasting, traffic  analysis,  and  land  development  reviews,  including testimony before Municipal Boards.   Detailed Experience: Lackawanna‐Luzerne  MPO  Long‐Range  Transportation  Plan, 2010.  Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, PA:   Mr. Watts was the  primary  data  analyst  and  author  of  the  Long‐Range Transportation  Plan,  addressing  the  relationships  among Federal  and  state‐wide  planning  priorities,  transportation modal  inventories,  system  performance  measures,  spatial demographic  analysis,  environmental  justice,  and  project prioritization.  He participated on the inter‐disciplinary team of planners and engineers who prepared  this  coordinated  set of planning  documents  for  the  Lackawanna‐Luzerne  MPO.  Linkages  among  the  plans  were  made  to  strengthen  their implementation  and  enhance  their  impact  in  achieving  the MPO’s long‐term goals.  McCormick Taylor worked closely with the MPO, PennDOT District 4‐0, public transportation agencies, air  and  rail  partners,  and  FHWA  technical  staff  to  integrate SAFETEA‐LU  guidance  and  prioritize  investments  that  are consistent with the goals of the integrated plan.  Potters Mills  Gap  Project,  Potter  Township,  Centre  County, PA.   PennDOT District 2‐0: Mr. Watts directed the traffic data collection,  forecasting,  and  analysis  tasks  as  part  of  this preliminary engineering and environmental clearance effort for 4‐miles of new, limited‐access alignment of U.S. 322.   Much of the  project  purpose  and  need  was  underpinned  by  traffic 

elements—including  crash  history,  lack  of  a  reasonable emergency  detour  route,  and  delay  resulting  from  large volumes  of  heavy  trucks.    The  forecasting  process  was implemented  using  a  spreadsheet  model,  and  provided intersection  turning movement  level  forecasts by vehicle class for  air  quality  and  noise  modeling.    Traffic  analysis  was conducted  according  to  HCM‐2010  methods  for  two‐lane highway, multi‐lane highway, ramps, and intersections.  SEDA‐COG  Transportation  Planning,  SEDA‐COG Metropolitan Planning Organization:   Mr. Watts  is  the project manager  for this open‐end contract with the SEDA‐COG MPO covering an 8‐county  area  in  Central  Pennsylvania.   McCormick  Taylor was selected to provide a variety of technical assistance in creating and updating compliance plans, assisting in TIP and long‐range plan maintenance, and supplying traffic engineering and design related services.  Task orders have included: 

Union‐Snyder  Transportation  Alliance  (USTA)  Title  VI  and LEP Plan Update – Updated and expanded the USTA’s plan documents  to  comply with  Federal  guidance.    Completed the  demographic  mapping,  Four  Factor  Analysis,  and preparation of a language assistance plan.  FTA concurrence received November 2014. 

Public  Participation  Plan,  Environmental  Justice  Analysis, and LEP Plan Updates – Updated and expanded several plan documents  and  the  environmental  justice  demographic mapping  necessary  to  support  the  MPO  long‐range transportation  plan  and  comprehensive  economic development strategy. 

 Penn State University Design Services. Office of Physical Plant, University Park, PA.   Penn State University: Mr. Watts  is  the lead engineer and manager for our transportation planning and design  services  to  Penn  State  University.    Projects  have addressed  traffic  impact,  comprehensive  campus  travel,  and multi‐disciplinary  planning  studies  that  frequently  require customized analysis tools and approaches.  Tasks have included traffic  data  collection,  travel  modeling,  technical  traffic analysis,  traffic mitigation  development,  highway  permitting, and  extensive  coordination  with  local  municipalities  and planning agencies.  Drinker  Street  Ramp  and  Corridor  Improvements.  Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County, PA.   PennDOT District 4‐0: Mr. Watts was project manager for the preliminary design phase of this  safety  improvement  project  involving  an  interstate highway  ramp  and  adjacent  intersections  along  the  Drinker Street Corridor.   Vehicle queuing on  the  ramp was  impacting traffic flow on the  I‐81 mainline.    Installation of a traffic signal and  left  turn  lane were  found  to be warranted.    Intersection improvements  at  the  adjacent  Field  Street  and Meade  Street intersections, along with signal interconnection, were proposed to  address  safety  and  traffic  flow  issues.    Design  Field  View level  plans  were  prepared,  including  roadway,  signal,  traffic control,  and  signing/pavement  marking  plans.    The  project construction cost was estimated to be $1.3 million. 

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DAWN NOEL, P.E. Assistant Project Manager/Main Point of Contact  Education: B.S., Civil Engineering Technology, University of Pittsburgh, 1992  Professional Registrations:  Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania, #PE51436‐E Certified PennDOT Instructor, 2011  Professional Training: PennDOT Instructor Certification Training, Harrisburg, PA April 2011 Community Impact Assessment Handbook, Indiana, PA 2006 Practical Highway Hydrology, Clearfield, PA 2006 Stormwater & Wetland Policy Review course, Monroeville, PA 2005  Grant Writing, State College, PA1998 Public Involvement, Harrisburg, PA 1996 Clean Air Act Compliance, Latrobe, PA 1994  Summary of Experience: A  consultant  for  22  years, Ms. Noel  has  varied  experience  in almost  every  aspect  of  the  transportation  field.  Her  career began as a design engineer on highway, municipal, developer, and wastewater  projects.  She  then moved  on  to  completing environmental  studies;  National  Environmental  Policy  Act (NEPA) documents; and permits for state, federal, private, and municipal  projects,  including  highways,  railroads,  airports, bridges,  and  commercial  developments.  In  addition,  her experience  has  included  public  involvement,  municipal engineering,  planning,  and  site  design,  eventually  leading  to project management. Ms. Noel’s diversified background allows her  to  help  pull  together  a  project  team  of  engineers, environmentalists, planners, and communications specialists as she understands each aspect of a project.  Detailed Experience: PennDOT  District  9,  Hollidaysburg  Car  Shops  Access  Study: Ms. Noel was the Project Manager for this District 9 study that evaluated  needed  access  improvements  at  the  former Hollidaysburg  Car  Shops  site  in  Blair  County.    The  site,  now owned by Altoona Blair County Development Corporation and leased  to  /  being  developed  by  DeGol  Industries,  is experiencing grow and the potential for future grow should the surrounding  roadway  network  provide  sufficient  capacity  / access.    The  study  conceptually  developed  six  projects  that would improve access to the site.  These projects are currently (2013) either under development or moving forward on the TIP process.   PennDOT District 9, Plank Road Pedestrian Access Study: Ms. Noel  was  the  Project  Manager  for  this  District  9  study evaluating pedestrian access in the Plank Road/Pleasant Valley Road corridor from Kettle Street in the City of Altoona to US 22 (Wye Switches) in Blair Township, Blair County.  The deliverable was a planning document that clearly  laid out how pedestrian access in the corridor could be improved, based on needs, and 

what  actions were  needed  by  responsible  parties  (PennDOT, local municipalities, MPO/RPO)  to make  these  improvements reality.  PennDOT District 9, US 22 Corridor Study: Ms. Noel was  the lead engineer  for  this  study of 41 miles of US 22  in Blair and Huntingdon Counties. The study  looked at corridor needs and identified  solutions.  Solutions were  conceptually designed  for 17  locations  in  the  project  corridor,  including  two  roadway segments and 15 intersections – predominantly stop controlled rural  intersections.  Ms.  Noel  also  completed  an  access management analysis of  the corridor and developed a plan  to improve  access management  in  the US  22  corridor,  including both retroactively and with future development.  PennDOT,  Local  Project  Delivery  Manual:  Ms.  Noel  is  the primary author of  this new PennDOT manual  that  is aimed at improving  the  local  project  delivery  process  through  new procedures, clarification of existing procedures, and  improved guidance for Local Project Sponsors. Ms. Noel is responsible for the  Introductory,  Planning  &  Programming,  Right‐of‐Way, Utility and Railroad Coordination, and Construction chapters of the  manual,  which  is  due  for  Clearance  Transmittal  in  mid‐February 2013.  SR  3007  Goucher  Street  Corridor,  PennDOT  District  9:  Ms. Noel  was  the  Project  Manager  for  the  environmental  and preliminary  design  portion  of  this  corridor  study  and  design project  located  in  Westmont  Borough  and  Lower  Yoder Township, Cambria County, PA. The purpose of this project is to improve  safety  and  pedestrian  connectivity  in  this  mixed commercial/residential corridor. Low cost solutions and traffic calming measures  are  being  used  to  reduce  vehicular  travel speeds,  increase  pedestrian  safety  and  connectivity,  and improve accessibility in this corridor.  PennDOT  District  11,  23  Bridge  Scopings: Ms.  Noel  assisted District  11  in  completing  the  engineering  scopings  for  23 Bridges. Her tasks  involved coordination of the  initial scopings and  document  research,  preparation  and  review  of  draft materials,  scheduling  of  and  preparation  of  invites  to  the Scoping  Field  View  Meetings,  preparation  of  minutes,  and finalization  of  the  scoping  documents  (CEE  Part A  Form with preliminary  scope,  preliminary  costs,  maintenance  and protection of traffic concepts, site sketches, stakeholders  lists, and bicycle checklists). 

 PennDOT Design Manuals 1 and 1A Rewrite:  Ms. Noel was the Primary  Author  and  Coordinator  on  a  rewrite  of  two  of PennDOT’s  Design  Manuals  that  contain  PennDOT’s  Project Development  Process  and  general  design  guidance. Ms. Noel updated the Manuals to contain and be consistent with Smart Transportation. Concepts woven through the updated manuals include  design  flexibility,  matching  setting  and  place,  and controlling project costs. The updated manuals were  released in August 2010. 

  

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JOSEPH BUCOVETSKY, AICP Planning Lead  Education: Master of Architecture and Master of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Architecture, University of Toronto  Professional Registrations:  American Institute of Certified Planners  Summary of Experience: Joseph A. Bucovetsky, AICP has over 20 years of experience  in the  fields of city planning and urban design,  including 5 years with  county  and  state  planning  agencies  and  15  years  in association with  urban  design  and  planning  consultant  firms. His  work  has  involved  land  use  planning,  urban  design, comprehensive  and  master  planning,  site  design,  campus planning,  ordinance  and  development  standards  preparation, historic preservation planning, and architectural design.  Detailed Experience: Joint  Comprehensive  and  Integrated  Long  Range Transportation  Plan,  Luzerne  &  Lackawanna  Counties,  PA: Project  Manager  for  this  precedent‐setting,  two‐county Regional  Plan  that  satisfies  both  the  Comprehensive  Plan requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC)  as  well  as  the  Long‐Range  Transportation  Plan requirements of  the  Federal Highway Administration.  This Bi‐County  Plan  has  been  adopted  by  the  MPO,  which encompasses  the  Scranton/Wilkes‐Barre metropolitan  region, an area of 116 municipalities covering 1,372 square miles and supporting  a population of 532,000. The  land use element of the  Plan  establishes  a  framework  for  future  growth  and economic  revitalization  incorporating Smart Growth principles to  focus  investment  in  existing  urban  centers while  avoiding sprawl  and  protecting  the  natural,  agricultural,  and  cultural resources of the region. The transportation element of the Plan guides the circulation system as a safe, efficient, and affordable asset to support community revitalization, sustainable growth, regional  goods  movement,  multi‐modal  mobility,  and environmental  quality.  A  key  element  of  the  Plan  is  the identification  of  corridors  for  light  rail  and  Bus  Rapid  Transit (BRT)  and  associated  focused  plans  for  stations  and  station areas  in  support  of  joint  development  and  transit‐oriented development (TOD).  Staunton‐Augusta‐Waynesboro  MPO  Long‐Range  Transpor‐tation  Plan,  Augusta  County,  VA:    Project Manager  for  the preparation of a new Metropolitan Planning Organization’s first Long‐Range  Transportation  Plan.  The  Staunton‐Augusta‐Waynesboro MPO was  established  in  2013,  based  on  census data  from  2010  that  determined  that  the  combined  areas  of the City of  Staunton, City of Waynesboro,  and  the  urbanized area  of  Augusta  County  situated  between  the  two  cities qualified  as  an MPO.   Working with  the  Central  Shenandoah Planning Development Commission (PDC), which staffs the new MPO, a Long‐Range Transportation Plan compliant with federal MAP‐21  legislation  is emerging.   An extensive public outreach program  is  an  integral  part  of  the  planning  process  and  the 

plan’s recommendations will address the mobility, accessibility, and safety needs of all populations.   Allegheny County Comprehensive Plan, Allegheny County, PA:  Land  Use  Planning  Task  Leader  for  the  development  of  a Comprehensive Plan  for  the County,  including Pittsburgh. This project  was  Pennsylvania's  largest  Comprehensive  Planning effort  to  date  and  was  the  winner  of  the  Daniel  Burnham Award  from  the  American  Planning  Association.  Main objectives  for  this  project  included  increasing  economic prosperity,  ensuring  equity  and  diversity  throughout  the planning  process,  promoting  orderly  and  fiscally‐responsible development,  respecting  the  environment,  and  conserving natural,  historic,  rural,  and  recreational  resources.    Extensive public meetings were held and state‐of‐the‐art technology was used to engage the public and build community consensus.  NJTPA  Complete  Streets  Policy  Development  and Implementation  Plan,  Sussex  County,  NJ:    Complete  Streets Policy and Pilot  Location Planning and Design Task  Leader  for the  development  of  Sussex  County's  Complete  Streets  Policy and Implementation Plan, just completed.  The project included a public outreach and educational component, as well as data collection and analysis  to  identify applicable Complete Streets methods sensitive to the Sussex County context. The study now serves  as  a  model  for  other  counties  and  communities throughout  the  state  that  are  interested  in  developing  and adopting Complete Streets policies and programs.  NHI‐151043:  Transportation  and  Land  Use  Course:    Senior Instructor  for nationwide,  three‐day  course  sponsored by  the National Highway Institute and the National Transit Institute to help practitioners develop a an understanding of how a multi‐modal transportation system can support desired land uses and how the shaping of land uses can support the development of a context‐sensitive  transportation  system.  The  course emphasizes the relationships between transportation and  land use, the processes through which transportation and  land use issues  can be  jointly  addressed,  and  implementation  steps  to ensure that transportation and  land use systems are designed in  a  compatible,  mutually‐supportive  manner.  Participants include  State  DOTs,  MPOs,  counties,  municipalities,  transit agencies, and Federal agencies.   To date, Mr. Bucovetsky has conducted  this  course  in  San  Antonio,  TX;  Philadelphia,  PA; Cleveland,  OH;  Seattle,  WA;  Newark,  NJ;  Montpelier,  VT; Schenectady,  NY;  Boston,  MA;  Topeka,  KS;  Harrisburg,  PA; Detroit, MI; Hartford,  CT;  York,  PA, Boise,  ID;  and Richmond, VA.  Mr. Bucovetsky’s deliveries have being identified as one of the top ten Courses of Excellence by NHI.  Marlboro Pike Sector Plan/Sectional Map Amendment, Prince George’s County, MD: Planning and Urban Design Manager for this  contract  with  Prince  George’s  County  that  created  a corridor plan with  local residents and business operators.   The plan  includes  concepts  and  implementation  strategies  to advance  land  use  and  transportation  elements  along  a  nine‐mile‐long corridor between the eastern edge of the District of Columbia and the DC Beltway.   

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BRANDY ROTZ, AICP Assistant Planner  Education: M.S., Geo‐Environmental Studies, Shippensburg University, 2003 B.S., Geo‐Environmental Studies, Shippensburg University, 2001  Professional Registrations:  American Institute of Certified Planners, 2009  Professional Registrations:  American Planning Association, 2008 Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals, 2002  Summary of Experience: Brandy  L. Rotz, AICP  serves as project manager  for numerous NEPA  compliance  projects,  Transportation  Enhancement projects, Local Bridge projects, and Planning Studies.   Her role at McCormick Taylor involves project management, writing and reviewing  NEPA  documents,  preparing  land  use  studies, organizing  public  meetings  and  other  public  involvement activities,  and  scoping  and  coordination  of  technical  studies.  Ms. Rotz has worked in technical areas such as threatened and endangered  species  coordination,  farmland  assessments, socioeconomic analysis and NEPA compliance documentation.  Detailed Experience: Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance  (NEPA) MPO Long Range Transportation Plan, NEPA Region, PA: Ms. Rotz will serve as Project Manager  for  this Long Range Transportation Plan  that will  provide  the  NEPA  MPO  with  their  first  Long  Range Transportation Plan  as  a newly  formed MPO, which  complies with FHWA's MAP‐21 requirements and conforms to PennDOT guidelines.  Lackawanna/Luzerne  MPO  (LLMPO)  LRTP  Update, Lackawanna  and  Luzerne  Counties,  PA: Ms.  Rotz  is  assisting with  the development of  this Long Range Transportation Plan update  that will provide  the LLMPO with a plan  that will  look ahead  to 2040  and be MAP‐21  and PennDOT  compliant.   Ms Rotz is assisting with plan implementation, public involvement, and documentation.  Greater  Chambersburg  Southwest  Corridor  Study, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA:   Project Manager for this Transportation  Planning  Study,  which  resulted  in  the development  of  various  roadway  and  bridge  improvement concepts. She performed extensive field reconnaissance of the project  area  and  developed  an  inventory  of  environmentally sensitive features. Ms. Rotz was responsible for the analysis of population and  land use  trends,  the documentation of  future growth  areas,  and  the  preparation  of  the  Transportation Planning  Report.  She  also  assisted  the  local municipalities  in 

the  development  of  the  public  involvement  program  and managed  the  traffic  and  design  activities  performed  by  the project team.       Interstate  81  Point  of  Access  Study,  Franklin  County,  PA: Project Manager  for the environmental and planning activities of  this  access  study,  which  determined  the  need  for  an additional Interstate 81 interchange in the Chambersburg area.  She  also  coordinated  the  traffic  and  design  activities  of  the project  team  and  served  as  the  primary  client  contact.   Ms. Rotz was responsible for the environmental inventory, land use analysis,  socioeconomic  activities,  local  business  and  public involvement  coordination,  and  document  preparation.    This Point of Access Study was approved by the PA Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.        PA 94 South Improvements, Hanover, PA: Project Manager for the Transportation Planning Study and Preliminary Engineering phases  of  this  project  and  project  coordinator  for  the  Final Design phase. Ms. Rotz prepared  the Transportation Planning Report,  which  considered  environmental  features,  land  use patterns  and  roadway  deficiencies  and  resulted  in  the development  and  prioritization  of  various  roadway improvement  concepts.  She  was  responsible  for  the preparation  of  the  Categorical  Exclusion  Evaluation  for NEPA compliance,  as  well  as  the  review  of  all  supporting documentation,  and  coordinated  Final  Design  efforts  to successfully  advance  the  project  to  construction  within PennDOT’s accelerated schedule.     Bridge Management  /  Project Delivery Assistance,  PennDOT District 5‐0, PA: Ms. Rotz serves as a Project Manager  for this contract,  in  which  she  manages  numerous  state  and  local bridge  projects  in  Berks,  Lehigh  and  Northampton  Counties. She  works  as  a  direct  extension  of  PennDOT  staff  and coordinates  with  PennDOT  District  staff,  PennDOT  Central Office, design consultants, and contractors, to manage projects from  the  initial  scoping  phase  to  letting  and  through construction.  Ms. Rotz is responsible for the preparation of all agreements; leading project team meetings; establishment and monitoring  of  realistic  project  schedules;  project documentation  review,  including  environmental,  public involvement, and design submissions; project status reports to the  District;  preparation  of  bid  packages  in  ECMS;  and maintaining the official project file.  Local  Project  Delivery  Publication  740,  PennDOT  Bureau  of Project  Delivery,  PA:  Assisted  in  the  development  of  a  new Department publication that defines, clarifies and consolidates local  project  delivery  guidance  statewide.  She  assisted  in  the research  and  review  of  existing  information  related  to minimum  project  development  requirements,  approval  steps, and best practices.  

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SARAH LOGIUDICE, AICP Planning Assistant  Education: M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, Portland State University, 2007 B.S., Environmental Studies, Planning, Policy, Public Management, University of Oregon, 2002  Professional Registrations:  American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), License Number: 026266 American Planning Association (APA), Member, Pennsylvania chapter  Summary of Experience: Ms. LoGiudice  is an urban planner and designer specializing  in public  involvement,  urban  design, multimodal  transportation planning and land use planning. She has managed projects at a range of scales, from regional visions and comprehensive plans to  small master  plans  and  downtown  plans.   An  experienced facilitator, she has designed, planned and  implemented public involvement  programs  and  events  and  visioning  for  diverse communities throughout the country.    Detailed Experience: NJTPA  Context  Sensitive  Complete  Streets  Policy Development  and  Implementation  Plan,  Sussex  County,  NJ: Ms.  LoGiudice  assisted  with  the  development  of  Sussex County's Complete Streets Policy and Implementation Plan. Ms. LoGiudice  conducted  an  existing  conditions  analysis  of  target pilot  locations  in  Sussex County.  She  collaborated  to  develop strategies  and best practices  to meet  complete  streets  goals. The strategies were presented to the community for feedback and  Ms.  LoGiudice  subsequently  helped  manage  the production of the final report. The study is intended to serve as a model  for  other  counties  and  communities  throughout  the state that are interested in developing and adopting Complete Streets policies and programs.  Route  40/322  Corridor  Planning  Study,  Hamilton  Township, Egg Harbor Township and Pleasantville City, Atlantic County, NJ: As part of McCormick Taylor’s  three‐year  term agreement with  NJDOT  to  provide  support  for  statewide  planning strategies, Ms.  LoGiudice  assisted  with  the  planning  for  the Route  40/322  Corridor  Planning  Study.  The  study  area  is designated a NJDOT “Safe Corridor,” and includes a review and assessment  of  previously‐identified  short, mid  and  long‐term transportation  safety  improvements  that  would  benefit bicyclists  and  pedestrians  in  concert  with  NJDOT's  Complete Streets policy.    Hollywood Pines Corridor Project, Broward MPO, FL: As part of a  larger corridor study focusing on developing safe mobility 

hubs  at  strategic  locations,  Ms.  LoGiudice  designed  and facilitated two nights of public visioning workshops. The intent of the workshops was to solicit  feedback  from the community on appropriate land uses and pedestrian, bike and transit  improvements  for  four  identified  mobility  hubs  along  the corridor. Additionally, Ms.  LoGiudice developed  four  land use scenarios for each of the mobility hubs, modeling the effects of different types of growth.   DallasTOD, Dallas, TX: Ms. LoGiudice served as a planner and lead author  for the development of  five station area plans  for neighborhoods adjacent to seven Dallas DART light rail stations. She  developed  innovative  open  houses  and  workshops  at various community events to capture public input from diverse communities.    Overarching  goals  for  the  Dallas  TOD  station area plans  included the creation of safe, attractive community centers  that  offer  a  range  of  affordable  housing  options  for new and existing residents; improved access to transit; and the identification  of  market‐feasible  catalytic  development  sites that  outline  specific  recommendations  for  implementation. Since  completion, mixed  use  projects  have  been  funded  and started at two of the sites identified in the plans.  Building  our  Economy:  Transportation  for  Illinois,  Chicago Metropolis 2020: Ms. LoGiudice served as one of  the primary authors of  the statewide  report. The  report examined how  to grow  Illinois’  economy  through  strategic  transportation investments  and  policies.  Transportation  for  a  New  Illinois outlines  the  clearly  emerging  characteristics  of  the  state’s economy  and  shows  how  they  are  influenced  by  our transportation  policies.  The  report  makes  specific recommendations  to  build  our  economy  by  improving  how Illinois prioritizes plans and pays for surface transportation.  Baton Rouge Loop, Baton Rouge, LA: Ms. LoGiudice served as the project manager  for  the Baton Rouge  Loop  study project that considered and evaluated different types of  interchanges.  The intent was to evaluate best practices in interchange design and link intersection design to desired land uses.   McLoughlin Area Plan, Milwaukie, OR: Ms. LoGiudice worked closely with the McLouglin Area Plan Committee, the Business Focus Group and Technical Advisory Committee to develop an implementation  plan  for  the  transformation  of  an  aging commercial  corridor.  This phase of  the McLoughlin Area Plan was about  focusing on  implementation projects  that will best align with community priorities and make  the vision a  reality. Ms.  LoGiudice managed  the website and an online discussion forum as well as developed interactive workshops.  

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KENNETH RICH Public Involvement Lead  Education: B.A., Journalism, University of Pittsburgh, 1983  Professional Training:  Project Development Process, Ohio DOT, 2004 Community Impact Assessment Training, PennDOT, 2006 Transportation & Land Use, National Transit Institute, 2010  PennDOT Trainer Certification Course, 2011  Professional Affiliations: International Association of Facilitators (IAF) International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)   ‐Mid Allegheny Chapter   ‐Southwest Pennsylvania Chapter  Summary of Experience: Mr. Rich has over 27 years of experience in the transportation‐related  communications  and  public  involvement  fields.    He designed public  involvement and communication programs for large  and  small  projects  in  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Virginia  and Maryland consistent with requirements of NEPA and the Clean Water Act. Mr. Rich conducts community  impact assessments (CIA)  to  develop  a  project‐specific  approach  to  public involvement  that  provides  for  community  context  sensitivity, including  identifying and meeting  the needs of  limited English populations. He  also  supports  transportation  planning  efforts by tailoring community  involvement programs support SMART transportation  solutions.    As  a  facilitator  and  senior  public involvement specialist, Mr. Rich is particularly skilled at conflict resolution,  large and  small group  stakeholder and  community facilitation,  creative  problem  solving,  design  &  construction partnering,  public  relations  and  communications  services throughout  all  phases  of  project  development.    He  has  also developed  local,  regional  and  statewide  educational  and informational  programs  for  public  and  private  sector  clients that  have  included  project‐specific  web  sites;  social  media outreach,  the  design  of  interpretive  signing;  CD‐based educational  programs,  billboard  and  newspaper  advertising designs;  project  branding  packages;  design  and  construction related informational tools and techniques.   Prior  to his work with McCormick Taylor, Mr. Rich worked  for 13  years  as  Transportation  Community  Relations  Coordinator with  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  Transportation.  As Community  Relations  Coordinator  Mr.  Rich  coordinated  all media, public and  legislative relations programs and materials.  He  directed  project‐specific  community  outreach  efforts, editorial  board  briefings  and  community  and  legislative relations programs.  Detailed Experience: DuBois,  Jefferson  Airport  Access  Project,  Jefferson  and Clearfield Counties, PA ‐ PennDOT District’s 10 and 2: Mr. Rich facilitated  and  directed  the  public  involvement  efforts, providing a wide  range of  specialized  communication  services 

for this EIS  level project.   These services  included the strategic planning of communications and public involvement processes, meeting  facilitation  and  coordination,  conflict  resolution, electronic  polling,  web  site  design,  newsletter  writing  and design and graphic development and coordination.  Due in part to  community  support  developed  through  the  public involvement portion of  this project,  this EIS  level project was able to be cleared as an Environmental Assessment saving time and money  in  the  advancement  of  the  project.    It  received national  recognition  as  part  of  the  FHWA  /  FTA  2004 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards.  

Electronic  Public  Involvement  Handbook,  PennDOT, Harrisburg,  PA: Mr.  Rich  assisted  in  the  development  of  an electronic  version  of  PennDOT's  Public  Involvement  Process Handbook  (Publication  295)  to  improve  access  to  timely guidance  for  consultant  and  PennDOT    communication professionals.     The update featured strategies for using social media  and  other  new  media  technologies  to  supplement traditional  public  involvement  strategies  to  broaden  public outreach capabilities and success. 

Marcellus Shale Training and Facilitation, PennDOT Bureau of Mainenance  &  Operations,  Harrisburg,  PA:  Mr.  Rich  is responsible  for  the  development  and  facilitation  of  training programs  for  PennDOT's  Posted  and  Bonded  Roadway Coordinators  and  the heavy  hauling  industry  across  the  state for topics necessitated by the growth of Marcellus Shale drilling operations  in  Pennsylvania.    Topics  addressed  have  included Excess  Maintenance  Agreements  and  supportive  formwork, cost  recovery/invoicing, posted  roadway  inspections,  roadway posting and bonding processes, local traffic determination, and best  practices  identification  in  support  of  Quality  Assurance Review process development. Training media included regional workshops,  statewide  classroom  training,  industry  visits  and information sharing, and webinars together with informational mailers and e‐mail blasts. 

Construction  Partnering  Services,  Associated  Pennsylvania Constructors  (APC)  and  PennDOT  Engineering District  8: Mr. Rich  designed,  organized  and  facilitated  construction partnering  workshops,  in  advance  of  annual  construction seasons,  that  involve  PennDOT,  contractor  and  design consultant staff in a participative management environment to anticipate  construction  challenges  and  identify  strategies  for successful outcomes.  

Design  Partnering  /  Facilitation  Services,  PennDOT Engineering  District  12:  PennDOT  District  12  secured  the services  of  Mr.  Rich  to  provide  Design‐related,  multi‐disciplinary  partnering  services    to  anticipate  key  issues  that challenge delivery of  the District's  top priority design project, the I‐70 Interchange Replacement Project at New Stanton, PA. Rich assists in the monitoring of key tasks in the Environmental, Engineering,  Public  Involvement,  Right‐of‐Way  and  Utilities disciplines  to preempt  schedule delays and  identify  strategies to maintain schedule adherence.  

 

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REBECCA CLARKE Public Involvement Assistant  Education: B.A., Journalism, California State University – Chico M.S., Environmental Management, University of San Francisco  

Summary of Experience: Ms. Clarke  is a communications specialist with over  five years of  experience  in  media  relations,  community  development, environmental management and NEPA outreach.   Detailed Experience: Half Moon Bay General Plan Circulation Element Update, City of Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay, California: In July 2013, the City of Half Moon Bay updated  its Circulation Element, part of its  General  Plan,  for  the  first  time  since  1992.  Some  of  the topics  addressed  in  the  Circulation  Element  included  coastal access,  bicycle  paths,  congestion,  transit  improvements,  and the  trail  system  in  Half  Moon  Bay.  Ms.  Clarke  assisted  in planning  outreach  and  public meetings  regarding  the  update for the City of Half Moon Bay.  Public  Participation  Plan  and  LEP  Plan,  SEDA‐COG  MPO, Lewisburg,  PA:  Ms.  Clarke  assisted  in  writing  a  Public Participation  Plan  and  a  Limited  English  Proficiency  Plan  as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  USTA LEP Plan, USTA, Union and Snyder Counties: Ms. Clarke assisted  in writing a Limited English Proficiency Plan  for USTA as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  

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LUKE SANDERS, E.I. Transportation Designer  Education: B.S., Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 2011  Professional Registration:  Engineer in Training   Professional Affiliations: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Mid Atlantic Section of Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE)  Summary of Experience: Luke  Sanders  has  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Civil  Engineering from  Bucknell  University.  Luke  has  been  involved  in  mostly traffic  projects  since  joining  the  firm.  He  has  organized  and collected  traffic  data,  performed  intersection  analyses  and modeled  roadway  networks,  prepared  traffic  control  and detour  plans,  and  developed  signing  and  pavement marking plans.  Detailed Experience: Replacement  of  Bridge  WB‐429  at  Milepost  43.13, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC).  The early action WB‐429 project was part of the larger PTC widening from Mileposts 40‐48.  The early action project involved the widening of the SR 1013  bridge  over  the  Pennsylvania  Turnpike.    Luke  was responsible for taking the 80% complete traffic control plans to completion  and  for  developing  the  signing  and  pavement marking  plans.    He  also  completed  quantities  for  both  the traffic  control  plans  and  the  signing  and  pavement  marking plans.  I‐81 Section 21M  in Pine Grove, PA, PennDOT.   The  I‐81 21M project  involved  the  total  reconstruction  of  I‐81  between Mileposts  97  and  105  in  Schuylkill  County,  PA.    Luke  helped design  the  signing and pavement marking plans  including  the design of Type A signs and the development of SPM quantities.  Luke was  also  involved  in  the  preparation of  plans  for  traffic control.  SR  11/15  Section  096  in  Duncannon  and  Marysville,  PA, PennDOT.    The  SR  11/15  project  was  a  rock  slope  safety improvement  project  in  both  Cumberland  and  Perry  County.  Luke was  involved  in developing  traffic  control plans  to allow for  traffic,  including  larger  trucks,  to  travel  through  SR 11/15 through Duncannon.  Luke also developed the detour plans and numerous incident detour plans for the Marysville section.  District 4 Slide Projects  in PA, PennDOT.   The District 4  slide projects  were  six  design‐build  projects  in  Luzerne  and Lackawanna County.   Luke developed detour plans  for  four of 

the six projects.  He visited all of the construction locations and drove the proposed detour routes to ensure the routes had no weight restrictions and were suitable  for detours.   The detour plans were developed in accordance with PennDOT Publication 213.    I‐83 East Shore Section 1 in Harrisburg, PA, PennDOT.  The I‐83 project  is  part  of  the  larger  I‐83  Master  Plan  initiated  by PennDOT to increase capacity along the I‐83 corridor.  I‐83 East Shore  Section  1  included  I‐83  widening  and  interchange reconfiguration from the Union Deposit Interchange to the I‐81 Interchange. Luke’s responsibilities included data collection and traffic analysis of the US 22 Interchange on I‐83.  He studied the effects of eliminating a weaving area on northbound I‐83 with a new  traffic  signal on US 22 using HCS+ and Synchro  software.  He  also  helped  write  the  Point  of  Access  Report  for  the interchange.  Drinker Street Improvements in Dunmore, PA, PennDOT.  The I‐81  Northbound  Off‐Ramp  at  Drinker  Street  in  Lackawanna County  is  a  stop‐controlled  intersection  which  currently experiences lengthy queuing that frequently extends onto I‐81.  PennDOT District 4 set forth this project to alleviate queuing at the off‐ramp. Luke organized the traffic data, studied warrants for a new  traffic  signal at  the Drinker Street &  I‐81 Off‐Ramp Intersection, and analyzed the effects of the new traffic signal.   SR 722‐017 in East Hempfield, PA, PennDOT. The PA 283 & SR 722 State Road Interim Signal Project aimed to  increase safety through  the  stop‐controlled  interchange.  Luke  helped  collect ATR  data,  organized  traffic  counts,  balanced  and  forecasted traffic  volumes,  and  analyzed  the  effects of  temporary  traffic signals at the interchange. Luke also completed TE‐150 (Traffic Signal Warrant  Analysis),  TE‐672  (Pedestrian  Accommodation Checklist), and he helped compose the Traffic Summary Report.   SR 322  in Potters Mills Gap, PA, PennDOT. The SR 322 project through Potters Mills Gap was  initiated to alleviate congestion along SR 322 from the Centre/Mifflin County line to west of the SR  322/PA  144  intersection.  Luke  analyzed  the  proposed realignment  of  SR  322  using  HCS 2010  software  for  freeway, two‐lane highway, stop‐controlled intersection, and merge and diverge areas. Luke helped summarize his findings in the Traffic Technical Report.   

Stadium  West  Expansion  in  State  College,  PA,  Penn  State University. The Stadium West project involved the expansion of the existing Stadium West Parking Lots and other driveway and parking  modifications  at  Penn  State  University.  Luke  helped forecast  traffic  volumes  and  documented  warrants  for additional turn lanes.    

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MICHELLE GODDARD Environmental Specialist  Education: M.S., Community and Regional Planning, Temple University, In progress B.S., Biology, Shippensburg University, 2006  Professional Registration:  PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Wild Plant Management Permit, Permit Number 14‐644, Expires October 17, 2015 2014, 2012 Asbestos Building Inspector Re‐certification 2013, 2012, 2011 OSHA 8‐hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher 2012 “Publication 281 Implementation”, PA Department of Transportation 2011, 2009 “Bog Turtle Phase I Habitat Training”, PA Department of Transportation 2011 Asbestos Building Inspector Certification 2010 “Cultural Resources Handbook for Business Partners”, PA Department of Transportation 2010 “40 hour‐ HAZWOPER”, Eichelbergers 2009 “Threatened & Endangered Species Desk Reference Training”, PA Department of Transportation 2009 “Section 4(f) Handbook Training for Specialists”, PA Department of Transportation 2008 “NEPA and Transportation Decision Making”, PA Department of Transportation 2008 “Basic Wetland Delineation Training”, Wetlands Training Institute, Inc. 2008 “Publication 281 Refresher (Waste Site Evaluation)”, PA Department of Transportation  Professional Affiliations: Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals, Past Board member American Society of Highway Engineers  Summary of Experience: Michelle Goddard  joined McCormick  Taylor  in  our Harrisburg office  in  October,  2013. Ms.  Goddard’s  previous  experience includes  regulatory  compliance  with  National  Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). She also has experience preparing guidance documents for PennDOT and planning documents for Maryland State Highway Administration.  Detailed Experience: Categorical  Exclusion  Expert  System  Policy  Assistance,  PA Department  of  Transportation  Central  Office.    Ms.  Goddard assists PennDOT’s Central Office  in  implementing updates and revisions  to  the  CE  Expert  System.   Ms. Goddard  aids  in  the preparation  of  Release Notes  and  in  reviews  of  the  system’s functionality.  

Planning Open End, PA Department of Transportation Central Office.   Ms.  Goddard  is  involved  in  the  initiative  to  update PennDOT’s  guidance  related  to  Pre‐TIP  procedures.    Ms. Goddard was involved in interviews with PennDOT district staff and Planning Partner  staff  to  gain  insight  into  the use of  the LPN (Linking Planning and NEPA) process.   Ms. Goddard works closely with PennDOT Central Office staff to develop potential updates/improvements to the current process.  PA  State  Transportation  Commission  Twelve  Year  Program Update, PA Department of Transportation Central Office.   Ms. Goddard aided  in the transformation of the 2015 Twelve Year Program Update  from a dry  technical word document  into an interactive  and educational  report. Ms. Goddard  aided  in  the incorporation  of  engaging  infographics,  charts  and  maps  to distill  complicated  transportation  funding  data  and  planning processes into an accessible and straightforward format.  Agricultural Resources  Evaluation Handbook, PA Department of  Transportation  Central Office.   Ms. Goddard  is  responsible for  revisions  to  PennDOT’s  Agricultural  Resources  Evaluation Handbook.   Ms. Goddard  is updating  the existing Agricultural Resources  Evaluation  Handbook  and  reformatting  the document to be linked to online resources.  S.R. 0322, Section PMG, Centre County, PA, PA Department of Transportation, District 2‐0.   Ms. Goddard was responsible  for the preparation of  the  Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation.   Ms. Goddard was  also  actively  involved  in  the  preparation of  the Environmental  Assessment,  the  coordination  of  the  Public Hearing,  the  compilation  of  public  comments  and  the development  of  materials  for  the  Finding  of  No  Significant Impact (FONSI).    Publication No. 745, Section 6(f), Project 70, Project 500 and Other  Recreation  Grant  Training,  PA  Department  of Transportation Central Office.   Ms. Goddard  is  responsible  for the  development  of  a  training webinar  to  educate  PennDOT staff and consultants on  the  recently  released Publication No. 745.    I‐83  East  Shore  Section  1,  PA  Department  of  Transportation District 8‐0.   Ms. Goddard was responsible for the preparation of  the  Environmental  Justice  Methodology  and  Analysis Memorandum  which  documented  environmental  justice populations  present  within  the  project  study  area  and described the impacts of the project to these populations.     

 

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WILLIAM DENNIS GIS Technician  Education: B.S., Information Systems, Clarion University, 2002  Summary of Experience: Bill  Dennis  is  a  Computer  Technician  in McCormick  Taylor’s Pittsburgh  office.  He  holds  a  B.S.  in  Computer  Information Systems from Clarion University where he was the recipient of a  National  Collegiate  Computer  Science  Award  and  a scholarship recipient. Mr. Dennis has held several positions at PennDOT Engineering District 12. Prior to McCormick Taylor, he worked as a CADD operator and an Assistant in the Information Technology department.   Detailed Experience: Mr. Dennis assisted with the creation of the CMAQ Mapping Process as well as the design of a CMAQ Program Management database. He also serves as web developer. He has created sites for ASHE branches, a site for construction information for the southwestern PA portion of I‐70, as well as a site for SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail study.   Mr. Dennis has also created project Sharepoint Portal sites for the following projects:   I‐80  I‐83  I‐70 over Route 481  VDOT NWRO Engineering On‐Call  I‐64 Peninsula Study EIS  City of Philadelphia’s Design Manual for Green Stormwater 

Infrastucture  

Mr. Dennis has designed databases for the following transportation projects:   Connellsville Airport Phase I & II Archaeological Testing, 

Connellsville, PA  Washington County Airport, Washington County, 

Pennsylvania  Interstate 81 NEPA Study: Tier 1 Environmental Impact 

Statement and Summary Document, Vicinity of Tennessee State Line to West Virginia State Line 

Dubois Jefferson Airport, Washington Township, Jefferson County, PA 

Bradford Bypass  Gravel Run Road 

     

Mr. Dennis also assists projects with GIS needs. He has assisted on the following projects:   Hardies Road  New Stanton Interchange  US 22  I‐70 over Route 481  TRU‐CH 279 (Trumbull, Ohio)  MAH 62 (Mahoning, Ohio)  TRU 46 (Trumbull, Ohio)  ATB Culverts FY 2014 (Ashtabula, Ohio) 

 Mr.  Dennis  was  the  lead  web  developer  for  the  following project web‐sites:  •  KingofPrussiaRail.com (SEPTA) •  SussexCountyCompleteStreets.com (Sussex County, NJTPA) •  I‐70projects.com (District 12, PennDOT)  •  I376ParkwayEast.com (District 11, PennDOT) •  TalkPATransportation.com  (PA  State  Transportation Committee) 

•  I83Beltway.com (District 8, PennDOT) •  TalkPATransportation.com  (PA  State  Transportation Committee) 

•  PA309Connector.com (District 6, PennDOT)   

 

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BETSY ZANG CMAQ Assistant  Education: B.S., Environmental Science, Allegheny College, 2000  Professional Affiliations: Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals (PAEP) American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE)  

Summary of Experience: Ms.  Zang  manages  a  wide  variety  of  planning  and environmental  tasks  in McCormick  Taylor’s  Pittsburgh  office.  She has 14 years of experience performing public involvement, community  context  audits,  Phase  I  Environmental  Site Assessments, wetland  identifications, Section 4(f) evaluations, and  all  levels  of  NEPA  environmental  documentation.    She currently works part‐time  at PennDOT District 11‐0 preparing and  progressing  Open  Plan  Schedules  for  all  of  the  district’s projects.    This  task  involves working with  a  large  number  of project managers and all  sizes of  transportation projects. Ms.  Zang was  selected  for  the Open  Plan work  for  her  ability  to quickly  learn  computer  programs  and  concepts  and  for  her organizational and interpersonal skills.   Detailed Experience: PennDOT District 11 Open Plan Scheduling: Mrs. Zang works in‐house at PennDOT District 11 to ensure that all projects have accurate project schedules in Open Plan.    Project Region,  Long Range  Plan:  Southwestern  Pennsylvania Commission  –  Served  as  Public  Involvement  Coordinator.    As part of this effort, Mrs. Zang organized a region‐wide webcast to  collect  input  in  the  10 County  region  in one  simultaneous meeting.  CMAQ  Program  Management:  Southwestern  Pennsylvania Commission – Helped to develop a process to  identify projects for CMAQ funding and a process to monitor, track and evaluate the progress of CMAQ projects.   North  Park  Lake,  Allegheny  County,  PA:  Prepared  multiple general permits and a major modification to the NPDES permit.   Completed  a  Wetland  Report  and  worked  with  the  County Conservation  District,  ACOE,  and  PADEP  to  expedite  all coordination and reviews.   Cochranton  and  Carlton  Trusses,  Crawford  and  Mercer Counties, PA: Prepared the wetland and Phase I ESA reports for the projects located in District 1‐0.  DuBois  –  Jefferson  County  Airport  Access  Project,  Jefferson County, PA:  The  project  involved  the  preliminary  design of  a new  4‐mile,  direct  access  route  from  Interstate  80  to  the DuBois/Jefferson  County Airport.    Served  as Assistant  Project Manager  for  the  job  and was  responsible  for  coordinating  all aspects of the job.  Assisted with the preparation of the Needs Analysis  Report,  Preliminary  Alternatives  Analysis  Report, 

Environmental  Assessment  (EA)  and  the  Public  Hearing.  Collected  and  reviewed  existing  data,  organized  field investigations, and undertook agency meeting coordination.  Route  228  Improvement  Project,  Butler  County,  PA:  Helped manage  public  involvement  tasks  and  other  project  related tasks.    Responsibilities  include  conducting  public  meetings, attending  special  focus  group  meetings,  developing newsletters, press releases, website content.   Chatham  Run  Bridge  Replacement  Project,  Clinton  County, PA:  Gathered  information  and  completed  the  Categorical Exclusion  Evaluation  and  Phase  I  ESA  for  this  Bridge Replacement  Project  in Woolrich,  PA.   Also  assisted with  the preparation of the Section 4(f) Report.  McClintock Bridge Replacement Project, Venango County, PA: This project was a bridge  replacement project over Oil Creek. Project  Manager  for  the  environmental  portions  of  this Categorical Exclusion Evaluation  level project. Also  completed the Phase I ESA and wetland studies.  Allison Hollow  Project, Washington  County,  PA:  This  project was  the design of an  intersection  realignment  that  involved a stream  relocation.   Conducted  a Macroinvertebrate  Study  for the stream  relocation project and prepared a planting plan of native species to mitigate for  impacts of the stream relocation project. Ewing  Park  Bridge,  Lawrence  County,  PA:  Assisted with  the preparation of the Categorical Exclusion Evaluation and Section 4(f) Report.  Powell  Avenue  Improvement  Project,  Erie  County,  PA: Conducted archeological studies, socioeconomic studies, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment studies and assisted with the delineation of wetlands in the project area.   Rails  to  Trails  Project,  Beaver  County,  PA:  Prepared  the Categorical Exclusion Evaluation and the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report for the project.   Falls Avenue Bridge, Fayette County, PA: Project Manager for this Categorical Exclusion Evaluation level project.   70/519  Interchange  Improvement  Project,  Washington County,  PA:  This  project  involves  replacing  the  existing interchange  ramps  with  a  new  diamond  configuration. Managed the environmental tasks of the job, including the CE, Wetland Delineations, and Public Involvement.   Grant  Street  Bridge,  Lawrence  County,  PA:  Project Manager for this Categorical Exclusion Evaluation level project.   Intersection of SR 88/SR 837, Washington County, PA: Project Manager for this Environmental Documentation.  

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SIMILAR PROJECTS7

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SIMILAR PROJECTS7

Cambria County Planning Commission: Long Range Transportation Plan November 26, 2014

Project Description Staff Estimated Completion Date

Estimated Percent Complete

Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Planning Organization (NEPA MPO) LRTP

This project will provide the NEPA MPO with a LRTP that complies with FHWA's MAP-21 requirements and conforms to PennDOT guidelines.

Robert Watts, P.E., PTOE

Joseph Bucovetsky, AICP

2016 0%, NTP anticipated in December 2014

Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO (LLMPO) LRTP Update

This project will update the LLMPO's LRTP to be adopted by December 2015 and will look ahead to 2040; also will be MAP-21 and PennDOT compliant.

Brandy Rotz, AICP

Joseph Bucovetsky, AICP

2016 15%

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) CMAQ Programming Process 2009-2012 TIP Update

Project to refi ne SPC's application and project selection process for the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ).

Betsy Zang

Leanne Doran

Kenneth RIch

2008 Completed

Linking Planning and NEPA Screening Forms Development and Training

This project provides as-sistance to PennDOT in the development of the LPN Screening Forms, develop-ment and delivery of train-ing on the forms.

Dawn Noel, P.E. 2011 Completed

PennDOT Design Manual 1 Update and Training

This project involves the up-date of PennDOT's Design Manual 1, which contains PennDOT's process for Pre-TIP project screen-ing and Post-TIP Project Development; Development and delivery of training for the updated manual.

Dawn Noel, P.E. Update completed in 2009

Training Completed in 2010

Completed

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COMPLETE BUDGET8

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McCormick Taylor, Inc.Proposal Summary

Cambria County LRTP Update

Direct Payroll Costs $38,450.00 (a)

Overhead (160.49%) $61,708.41 (b)

Subtotal - Direct and Indirect Payroll Cost $100,158.41 (c)

Fixed Fee (Direct & Indirect Labor x .10) $10,015.84 (d)

Direct Costs Other Than Payroll $14,752.50 (e)

Direct Costs of Services and Work Performed by Others:

Subtotal (c)+(d)+(e)+(f) $124,926.75 (g)

Escalation of Direct/Indirect Payroll Costs $0.00 (h)

Total Cost (Rounded) $124,926.75 (i)

Total Estimated Man-Hours: McCormick Taylor, Inc. 1,058.0

Total 1,058.0

Engineer's Name: McCormick Taylor, Inc.Two Commerce Square, 10th Floor2001 Market StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19103

Fed. I. D. No.: 23-1683759

Contact Person: Dawn Noel, P.E.Sr. Planner412-722-9306

Prepared By: Dawn Noel, P.E.

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Name: Cambria County LRTP Update McCORMICK TAYLOR, INC.

Job #: HOURSDate: November 26, 2014

By: Dawn Noel, P.E. High-Level Mid-Level Entry-LevelTotal

TASK

A. Data Inventory & Assessment 18 104 116 238A.1 Refresh Existing Systems Inventories & Agency Plans 8 40 60 108A.2 Refresh EJ and Traditionally Underserved Population Profiles 4 24 24 52A.3 Identify System Trends and Existing Needs 4 24 24 52A.4 Assess Transportation Improvement Progress 2 16 8 26

B. Visioning & Articulation of Transportation Objectives 24 64 56 144B.1 Review Comprehensive Plan Themes 12 32 24 68B.2 Verify & Evaluate Future Scenarios 6 16 24 46B.3 Develop Transportation Performance Measures 6 16 8 30

C. Plan Implementation 56 136 172 364C.1 Conduct Project Prioritization 8 20 16 44C.2 Complete Linking Planning & NEPA (LPN) Screening Forms 4 8 48 60C.3 Estimate Project Costs 4 20 24 48C.4 Forecast Revenue Scenarios 8 16 8 32C.5 Develop Project Listings 8 12 16 36C.6 Conduct Equity Assessment (Benefits & Burdens) 4 16 16 36C.7 Generate DRAFT LRTP 12 32 32 76C.8 Deliver FINAL LRTP 8 12 12 32

D. Public Involvement & Coordination 118 174 20 312D.1 Steering Committee Meetings (4) 32 48 80D.2 Public Meetings / Workshops (2x2) 32 48 80D.3 Special Purpose Meetings (2) 16 24 40D.4 MPO Coordinating and Technical Committee Meetings 38 26 64D.5 Website assistance 28 20 48

TOTAL 216 478 364 1,058

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MARCH 19, 2014

329 Innovation Boulevard

Suite 116

State College, PA 16803

mccormicktaylor.com