Be’er Sheva River Park Vision Plan, Negev Region, Israel

Project Manager, Client: Jewish National Fund

Project scope includes the development of a waterfront master and vision plan addressing flood control systems, environmental impact, economic development, land use, parks and open space and recycled water sources.

Press:
An Israeli river walk. San Antonio Express. Nov 2, 2009.

Irving Boulevard Vision and Redevelopment Plan, Irving, TX

Project Manager, CLIENT: City of Irving

Providing street enhancement, land use, transportation and land development analysis towards the redevelopment of Irving Boulevard. Urban Village concepts, form-based zoning, Transit Oriented Development and ethnic urban design strategies were utilized. Economic, transportation, drainage, housing and cultural systems were utilized and integrated into the overall project.

Deco District Revitalization, San Antonio, TX

Vision/Policy Leader, Client: City of San Antonio

Created public/private partnerships to revitalize this once decaying commercial corridor. Initial improvements were public in nature, from drainage and pedestrian enhancements to landscaping and signage. A multi-million dollar renovation on a city-owned building has served as a catalyst for several million additional dollars of private investment in the target area. Helped to create and organize a non-profit 501c(3) to target commercial revitalization in one of San Antonio’s historic neighborhood corridors.

Bexar County Community Arenas Project

Vision/Policy Leader, Client: Bexar County

Master Planning services for on and off-site improvements to include re-branding the site with improved/new uses for the Freeman Coliseum and AT&T center (home of the San Antonio Spurs); programming for new exhibition space for livestock and agriculture uses along with trade shows; transportation analysis including pedestrian, vehicular and bus transit patterns both on and off-site; transportation and pedestrian enhancements along Interstates 35 & 10 as well as SBC Parkway, Houston Street and Commerce Street; gateway entrance markers, and off-site and surrounding land use recommendations to attract private investment, mixed-use development and year round activity.

Downtown Development Plan, Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, IN

Policy Leader, Client: City of East Chicago

Preparation of a master development plan for the Indiana Harbor downtown and waterfront to provide new and better mixed-income and workforce housing, to rejuvenate the commercial corridors and to reconnect the residents of the city with Lake Michigan. Market strategies to attract persons from nearby Chicago were also developed and utilized.

Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program

San Antonio, TX

Policy Leader, Client: City of San Antonio

$60 million in private investment and over 2,000 new jobs were created through the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program in eight target areas focusing on older parts of the city.

Downtown Empowerment Zone Designation, San Antonio, TX

Policy Leader, Client: City of San Antonio

Led the initiative to obtain and Empowerment Zone designation for San Antonio and utilize Empowerment Zone (EZ) bonds for critical development projects. The designation by HUD increased the city’s tax exempt bonding capacity to $230 million and in April 2005, the city approved the issuance of $130 million in EZ bonds to partially fund the Convention Center Hotel and market rate housing.

Six Points Urban Village, Fort Worth, TX

Project Manager, Client: City of Fort Worth

Preparation of a vision master plan for the revitalization and creation of a mix-use urban village including: vision development, catalyst developments, form-based mixed-use zoning, transportation and infrastructure improvements, policy recommendations, public consensus and implementation.

Historic Marine Urban Village, Fort Worth, TX

Project Manager, Client: City of Fort Worth

Preparation of a vision master plan for the revitalization and creation of a mixed-use urban village including: vision development, catalyst developments, form-based mixed-use zoning, transportation and infrastructure improvements, policy recommendations, public consensus and implementation.

South Main Urban Village, Fort Worth, TX

Project Manager, Client: Stellar Development

Preparation of a vision master plan for the revitalization and creation of a mixed-use urban village including: vision development, catalyst developments, form-based mixed-use zoning, transportation and infrastructure improvements, policy recommendations, public consensus and implementation.

Downtown Master Plan, Lubbock, TX

Implementation & Strategic Specialist, Client: City of Lubbock

Master plan to develop an action strategy for the revitalization and redevelopment of the downtown area. The plan addresses issues ranging from economic development to mixed-income housing, streetscape design to transportation circulation and parks and open space design. The plan will also take advantage of the growing Texas Tech University student population and resultant market opportunities.