City of Sarasota

US 41 Bayfront Connectivity Plan

Client:

City of Sarasota, FL

Background:

The City's Bayfront is considered to be an underutilized recreational destination of parks and cultural amenities located directly on the waterfront. The City of Sarasota has seen a significant growth in residential and commercial development around Downtown. However, the relatively high-speed, pedestrian-unfriendly character of US 41 separating the Downtown and the Bayfront has remained unchanged. Progressive strategies and improvement projects to improve accessibility for non-motorized travel were being developed. The improvement projects were coordinated through a significant public involvement effort to facilitate the engineering and design tasks of the project.

Services Include:

  • Public Engagement
  • Policy Strategies
  • Public Agency Coordination
  • Data Collection
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Complete Street Design
  • Conducting Multi-day Public Charrette
  • Economic Review of Alternatives

CASE STUDIES
  • "You (Jason Collins) have a masterful way of controlling what can be an emotionally charged audience, and then directing the stakeholders toward a constructive discussion using technical justification... and we would definitely recommend you to other potential clients."

    Steven Stancel, AICP - Chief Planner | City of Sarasota, Florida