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Transportation Planning Alameda Countywide Strategic Pedestrian Plan Client: Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA) Victoria Eisen, Consulting Project Manager
On-call non-motorized transportation planning assistance to MTC (ongoing) Client: Metropolitan Transportation Commission Project Manager Eisen|Letunic provides on-call non-motorized transportation planning assistance to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Projects include developing a Routine Accommodation Checklist and updating the Regional Bicycle Plan. Fremont Pedestrian Master Plan Client: City of Fremont Subconsultant to Alta Planning + Design Eisen|Letunic assisted in the development of the City of Fremont’s first-ever Pedestrian Master Plan by writing the Existing Conditions, Obstacles, and Vision and Goals chapters, as well as portions of the Implementation chapter. Sonoma Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Client: Sonoma County Transportation Authority Subconsultant to W-Trans Eisen|Letunic managed the pedestrian portion of the first-ever Sonoma Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. San Francisco Bay Trail Project Victoria Eisen, Interim Project Manager; and Niko Letunic, Senior Planner
http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/overview.html BART Bicycle Parking Demonstration Victoria Eisen, Project Manager
San Francisco Pedestrian Transportation Master Plan Client: City and County of San Francisco Subconsultant to Fehr & Peers Eisen|Letunic provided technical assistance on the first-ever Pedestrian Master Plan produced by the City and County of San Francisco. Eisen|Letunic was tasked with recommending best practices from other cities’ plans; critiquing technical memos prepared by City staff; and designing, editing and producing the plan document. Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (in progress) Client: Contra Costa Transportation Authority Subconsultant to Fehr & Peers Eisen|Letunic is assisting in the update of the Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The plan is being updated to address changes in funding programs; MTC's new "routine accommodation" requirements; recent improvements to the county's pedestrian and bicycle networks; and more-general changes within the county. In particular, Eisen|Letunic will collect and evaluate baseline data and conduct public outreach and meetings. Urban Planning Living Streets for Denver Client: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Subconsultant to ICF International Our firm was part of a team of experts convened in Colorado by the U.S. EPA's Smart Growth Program to provide technical assistance to the City of Denver. As part of the team, Niko helped formulate land use and transportation strategies for converting conventional arterials and strip corridors into attractive, vibrant and sustainable "living streets." He was also primarily responsible for writing the study report. Filling in the Gaps: How Cities in San Mateo County Can Promote Infill Housing Client: San Mateo County Department of Housing Niko Letunic, researcher and author Our firm researched and wrote this graphics-rich booklet on infill housing in San Mateo County. The objectives of the document are to educate the county’s decision-makers about the benefits of infill and dispel common myths; highlight several successful local examples of infill housing; and, most importantly, recommend actions that cities in the county can take to facilitate the development of infill housing within their jurisdiction. http://eisenletunic.com/news_docs/Project_InfillPrimer.pdf Smart Growth Strategy/Regional Livability Footprint Project Victoria Eisen, Project Manager On behalf of the Bay Area's five regional agencies, this landmark effort coordinated business, environmental, equity and public sector leaders in a $1.5 million, two-year public process to create a vision of future development in the nine-county Bay Area. The project entailed working with over 100 local governments, planning directors and others throughout the region to identify environmentally important areas that should be preserved and to define land-use patterns for areas appropriate for future development. http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/smartgrowth/publicworkshops.html San Francisco Streetscape Master Plan Client: City and County of San Francisco Subconsultant to Community Design + Architecture This plan is intended to develop a comprehensive vision for the quality and performance of San Francisco’s streets as well as detailed design standards for all street improvement plans and projects citywide. Eisen|Letunic was in charge of reviewing existing local plans, codes and policies relating to street design and of researching streetscape best practices from other cities with applicability to San Francisco. Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy Client: City of San Leandro Community Development Department Subconsultant to BMS Design Group This project seeks to recast San Leandro’s downtown as a distinct and more vibrant destination by enhancing the area’s transit and pedestrian orientation. Eisen|Letunic was the primary researcher and author of the existing conditions report for the TOD Strategy; the report provides an assessment of institutional policies and physical factors that affect the feasibility of transit-oriented development in the study area. http://www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/develop/ExistConditionsRpt.pdf Building Better Communities: A Getting Started Resource Guide for Community Foundations Client: Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. Victoria Eisen, Principal Author Designed to demystify the language and processes associated with land-use and transportation planning, this resource guide outlines the connection between these issues and other quality of life concerns. The guide illustrates why foundations across the U.S. and Canada are uniquely positioned to become active in planning the communities they serve, offers dozens of inspiring examples of such efforts, and provides the resources foundations need to help them get started. http://www.fundersnetwork.org/usr_doc/Resource_Guide.pdf Leading the Field: Profiles of Community Foundation Leadership in Building Better Communities Client: Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. Victoria Eisen, Principal Author This project involved researching, interviewing and summing up the work of over two dozen North American community foundations with innovative programs aimed at improving the livability of the communities they serve. Leading the Field was commissioned by the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. http://www.fundersnetwork.org/usr_doc/Leading_the_Field_Volume_2.pdf On-call Napa County Housing and Transportation Analysis (ongoing) Client: Napa Redevelopment Partners Research and analyze regional housing requirements, market for housing, and demographic trends as they relate to potential mixed-use compact development in Napa County. Evaluate feasibility of ferry, bus and regional bicycle access to site. Environmental Planning Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Northern Kentucky Client: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Subconsultant to ICF International Our firm was part of a team of experts convened in Kentucky by the U.S. EPA's Smart Growth Program to provide technical assistance to Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky. As part of the team, Niko helped formulate "green infrastructure" strategies at the regional, neighborhood and site levels for managing stormwater and mitigating combined sewer overflows throughout a three-county region. He was also primarily responsible for writing the study report. San Francisco CEQA Transportation Impact Study Client: San Francisco County Transportation Authority Subconsultant to Dowling Associates The City and County of San Francisco wished to replace its CEQA threshold of significance for evaluating project impacts to automobile LOS at intersections with a threshold that is more supportive of the City’s “transit first” policy. Eisen|Letunic was charged with researching the technical and policy bases needed for establishing alternative CEQA thresholds of significance; preparing case studies (including best practices) of thresholds established by other jurisdictions; and developing a strategy for the adoption and implementation of the new, replacement CEQA threshold. Protect Oakland, the Safety Element of the Oakland General Plan Niko Letunic, Project Manager Niko researched, wrote and designed the 2004 update to the safety element of the Oakland general plan, titled "Protect Oakland." The document addresses risks to the city from geologic hazards, fire, flooding, hazardous materials and other hazards. "Protect Oakland" won a 2005 "focused issue" planning award from the California chapter of the American Planning Association for the quality of its research, analysis and writing and also for being an attractive, accessible and otherwise “citizen-friendly” document. http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/SE/default.html Noise Element of the Oakland General Plan Niko Letunic, Project Manager In accordance with state requirements, the updated Noise Element of the Oakland General Plan analyzes, quantifies and maps the city’s current and projected noise levels from the major sources of environmental noise in order to guide land use decisions so as to reduce community noise impacts. The element also includes a set of policies and implementation measures to address existing and foreseeable noise concerns. http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/NE/default.html Oakland Stormwater Permit Compliance Guidelines Niko Letunic, Project Manager The City of Oakland is required to comply with the requirements of the NPDES municipal stormwater permit issued for Alameda County, the purpose of which is to reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater. Niko wrote a series of “white papers” advising the City on how to comply with the fifteen provisions of the permit dealing with new development projects. Lake Merritt Water Quality Action Plan Niko Letunic, Project Manager Lake Merritt, while considered to be Oakland's "crown jewel," suffers from degraded water quality. This multi-agency master planning effort resulted in a set of recommendations to reduce and clean up stormwater runoff flowing into the lake, improve aeration and tidal flows, and reduce levels of trash and coliform bacteria. Supporting materials developed for the Action Plan included grant applications, fact sheets, reports and other outreach materials. Endorsement Program for Air-Quality Friendly Development Niko Letunic, Project Manager This innovative program, created for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, enables the District to officially endorse land use development projects considered to be beneficial to air quality. Designed to help urban projects overcome NIMBY opposition, the program's endorsement guidelines favor mixed-use, higher-density infill projects that reduce automobile dependency. Oakland Measure DD (Bond for Clean Water and Safe Parks) Project List Niko Letunic, Project Manager Measure DD, approved by Oakland voters in November 2002, allows the City to raise almost $200 million through the sale of bonds to implement important community development projects. The priority project list for the bond measure was developed with the input of community groups and city officials, and includes a wide range of projects, among them parks and open space, public access, waterfront land acquisition, youth recreation, water quality improvements, creek protection and wildlife habitat. |
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Alameda County’s first-ever countywide pedestrian plan identifies ways to improve walkability throughout Alameda County, guiding ACTIA’s decisions on funding pedestrian improvements and providing the county’s 15 jurisdictions with tools for creating more walkable communities.
The Bay Trail is a planned 400-mile network of biking and hiking trails encircling San Francisco and San Pablo bays. As planners at the San Francisco Bay Trail Project, Victoria and Niko assisted local governments in planning, designing, funding and implementing segments of the Bay Trail and related trail facilities.
Working from a 1995 plan, this project entailed working with Bay Area Rapid Transit District station personnel, police officers and members of the bicycling public to design and locate over 500 secure and convenient bicycle parking spaces - including the system’s first valet system - at four of the system’s busiest stations.