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<br />I@ll ~~~oo ~SpS?~:~T;~ <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION PLANNER! <br /> <br />COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT <br />Bill Smith is a founder and principal of Biko <br />Associates' transportation planning and <br />community organizing projects. Mr. Smith <br />draws on his experiences as a professional <br />community organizer (1975 to 1984) to <br />involve residents in planning and design <br />processes to address local, neighborhood, <br />community, and regional transportation and <br />land use issues. <br /> <br />EDUCATION <br />Master of Urban & Regional Planning <br />University ofIowa <br />(Iowa City, Iowa) <br /> <br />B.A. Bio-Psychology <br />Wesleyan University <br />(Middletown, Connecticut) <br /> <br />EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE <br />1993 - present <br />Principal/Owner <br />Biko Associates, Inc. <br /> <br />1986 - 1993 <br />Transportation Planner <br />BRW, Inc. <br /> <br />ASSOCIATIONS <br />Certified Planner, <br />Member AICP since 1986 <br />American Planning Association <br />Institute of Transportation Engineers since <br />1990 <br />State of Minnesota Historic Preservation <br />Review Board <br />Transit for Livable Communities <br />Board Member <br /> <br />COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DESIGN <br />LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION <br />POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS <br /> <br />GRAIN BELT BREWERY BOTTLING HOUSE <br />79 13th AVENUE N.E. STUDIO 104 <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55413-1073 <br />PHONE: 6IH~OOO FAX: 61Z-623~200 <br /> <br />I <br />.. -- -- --- -- -- <br /> <br />WILLIAM P. SMITH, AICP <br /> <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Mr. Smith has experience In the following areas of transportation <br />planning. <br />Traffic Impact Analysis studies for large-scale residential, <br />institutional, office, retail, and employment center developments in <br />urban, suburban, and exurban settings <br />Origin/Destination data collection and analysis <br />Travel demand forecasting <br />Transportation element of county and municipal comprehensive <br />plans <br />Downtown traffic circulation and parking <br />Neighborhood-level transportation planning and traffic calming <br />Bicycle and pedestrian planning and design <br /> <br />Mr. Smith's project experience includes: <br /> <br />Managed the Heart of Anoka (NCBD/CRTV) Planning Facilitation <br />and Design project, including preparation of housing redevelopment <br />scenarios for the North Central Business District. <br />Managed the Lake Street Development Objectives study, developing <br />alternative redevelopment scenarios (residential and commercial) for <br />the Lake Street commercial corridor. <br />Hometown, Minnesota (Minnesota Main Street Program) consultant. <br />Provided consultant services to communities in Greater Minnesota <br />on downtown redevelopment, economic development, traffic <br />circulation and parking. Belle Plaine, Detroit Lakes, Hutchinson, <br />International Falls, Montgomery, Renville, Wabasha, and others. <br />Project manager for the City of Frazee Comprehensive Plan <br />. Prepared transportation element for the City of Ramsey <br />comprehensive Plan Update. <br />Prepared the transportation element of the Itasca County, Wabasha <br />County, and Becker County Comprehensive Plans. <br />Managed Social and Environmental Justice outreach activities <br />related to the update of Mn/DOT' s 20-year Statewide Transportation <br />Plan. Outreach activities (interviews with key stakeholders and <br />focus group meetings) targeted African Americans, Asian <br />Americans, Hispanic Americans, and recent immigrant populations. <br />Facilitated Mn/DOT Transportation Action Model (TAM) processes <br />in Little Falls and Roseau, MN. These were community-based, <br />alternative transportation planning processes linking community <br />needs and visions with transportation-related, capital improvement <br />planning processes. <br />Prepared background studies and conducted a public involvement <br />process for the City of Windom TH 60 Access Management Study. <br />Conducted a visioning process and prepared a traffic circulation plan <br />for the Humboldt Industrial Area in Minneapolis to reduce truck <br />traffic impacts on surrounding neighborhoods and provide for <br />bicycle circulation needs. <br /> <br />Page 13 <br />