Staff Notes

Dan Hageman was invited to attend an Invasive Plant Workshop by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide input on methods for invasive species inventory projects in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, with specific focus on the Salmon River Cove area in Connecticut. Attendees included Fish and Wildlife Service staff, employees from The Nature Conservancy, and local stakeholders.

As immediate past president, Laurel Stegina has been invited to serve on the newly formed Advisory Board of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Connecticut Chapter. As part of her professional development program at FHI, Laurel also attended advanced NEPA training at the 2011 National Association of Environmental Professionals Conference in Denver in April.

FHI exhibited at the New England Bike-Walk Summit in Providence, Rhode Island on October 7th. Ken Livingston and Marcy Miller heard some informative speakers with effective approaches to make communities more bicycle and pedestrian friendly.

Also look for FHI at the Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) Conference in Providence, Rhode Island where FHI will be exhibiting. Shawn Callaghan and Francisco Gomes will be at our booth and Ken Livingston will be presenting at a session on creating interactive, collaborative, on-line maps with Google Maps API. Stop by!!! We’d love to see you on October 21st. http://www.sneapa.org/

Ruth Fitzgerald Along with the NYSDOT project manager and other project team partners, Ruth Fitzgerald has presented sessions on the fascinating Lake Champlain Bridge project at numerous professional organization meetings in New York State, including ITE, ACEC, NYSATE, and Engineers' Week. Take a look at an impressive time-lapse video of the arch placement provided by HNTB: http://youtu.be/pLY5_Fdtgyg

Carol Gould’s article on innovative approaches to zoning “21st Century Zoning for Connecticut” appeared in the Summer 2011 newsletter of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA). Carol’s article highlighted new and cutting edge approaches being used to help shape land use development to enhance the quality of life and sustainability of Connecticut communities.

Marcy Miller had a prominent role at the upcoming Connecticut WTS and Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 5th Annual Transportation Mini-Series. She moderated a session on the Safe Routes to School Program on October 13th .

WTS hosted an event on September 28th in URS’s Rocky Hill office that gave folks the opportunity to informally chat with four of Connecticut’s seasoned transportation leaders. Each shared their story, and fielded questions in an informal setting about their career path, challenges, professional obstacles, work-life balance, and more. Our own Ruth Fitzgerald was one of the four women on the panel for this informative session. Ruth wants to know if “seasoned” just means “old”

Josh Weiss and finance Stephanie bought their first home in July. Congrats, Josh and Stephanie!!!

Ruth Fitzgerald and her husband Dave took a "bucket list" hiking tour of Italy's Amalfi Coast in May. Ruth and Dave also spent a week in Biloxi, Mississippi in early September building houses in an area that is still trying to recover from Katrina's devastation.

Working in Biloxi. I love power tools


Innovative Planning - Better Communities

In this Issue: From the (Past) Prez: Autumn Greetings! Renovating an Historic Bridge with a Very Unusual Name New Vision and Action Plan for Mohawk-Erie Corridor High Speed Field Work for High Speed Rail The Final Beam Is In! Gateway Community College Update Greater Connectivity in Norwalk, CT FHI Staff Notes	Staff Notes Dan Hageman was invited to attend an Invasive Plant Workshop by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide input on methods for invasive species inventory projects in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, with specific focus on the Salmon River Cove area in Connecticut. Attendees included Fish and Wildlife Service staff, employees from The Nature Conservancy, and local stakeholders. As immediate past president, Laurel Stegina has been invited to serve on the newly formed Advisory Board of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Connecticut Chapter. As part of her professional development program at FHI, Laurel also attended advanced NEPA training at the 2011 National Association of Environmental Professionals Conference in Denver in April. FHI exhibited at the New England Bike-Walk Summit in Providence, Rhode Island on October 7th. Ken Livingston and Marcy Miller heard some informative speakers with effective approaches to make communities more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Also look for FHI at the Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) Conference in Providence, Rhode Island where FHI will be exhibiting. Shawn Callaghan and Francisco Gomes will be at our booth and Ken Livingston will be presenting at a session on creating interactive, collaborative, on-line maps with Google Maps API. Stop by!!! We’d love to see you on October 21st. http://www.sneapa.org/ Along with the NYSDOT project manager and other project team partners, Ruth Fitzgerald has presented sessions on the fascinating Lake Champlain Bridge project at numerous professional organization meetings in New York State, including ITE, ACEC, NYSATE, and Engineers' Week. Take a look at an impressive time-lapse video of the arch placement provided by HNTB: http://youtu.be/pLY5_Fdtgyg Carol Gould’s article on innovative approaches to zoning “21st Century Zoning for Connecticut” appeared in the Summer 2011 newsletter of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA). Carol’s article highlighted new and cutting edge approaches being used to help shape land use development to enhance the quality of life and sustainability of Connecticut communities. Marcy Miller had a prominent role at the upcoming Connecticut WTS and Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 5th Annual Transportation Mini-Series. She moderated a session on the Safe Routes to School Program on October 13th . WTS hosted an event on September 28th in URS’s Rocky Hill office that gave folks the opportunity to informally chat with four of Connecticut’s seasoned transportation leaders. Each shared their story, and fielded questions in an informal setting about their career path, challenges, professional obstacles, work-life balance, and more. Our own Ruth Fitzgerald was one of the four women on the panel for this informative session. Ruth wants to know if “seasoned” just means “old” Josh Weiss and finance Stephanie bought their first home in July. Congrats, Josh and Stephanie!!! Ruth Fitzgerald and her husband Dave took a "bucket list" hiking tour of Italy's Amalfi Coast in May. Ruth and Dave also spent a week in Biloxi, Mississippi in early September building houses in an area that is still trying to recover from Katrina's devastation. Working in Biloxi. I love power tools