Staff Notes

Staff and Company Notes

South Windsor Traffic Calming Award: For FHI work on its Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, the Town of South Windsor received the Annual Innovative Project Award from WTS. As part of the development of SRTS plans, FHI provided traffic engineering and pedestrian/bicycle planning recommendations for three schools in South Windsor, Connecticut. South Windsor plans to continue to expand its SRTS program and is currently pursuing infrastructure and non-infrastructure funding to assist with the implementation of various plan elements.

Marcy Miller attended the Safe Routes to School National Conference in Portland, Oregon, in August. She attended a number of exciting sessions and mobile workshops designed to assist in working with schools, faculty, parents, and most of all, students. Marcy will also attend the Safe Route to School National Instructor Course training in October. The sessions and certification will assist FHI in its SRTS work for the Connecticut Department of Transportation. In addition, Marcy taught a League of American Bicyclist Traffic Skills 101 course in August. The nine-hour class is designed to teach cyclists how to ride safely on roadways and with vehicular traffic. At the class, students also learn and practice basic bicycle maintenance as well as emergency avoidance maneuvers.

Carol Gould has been selected to present a paper on public outreach for access management planning at the 2010 National Access Management Conference in Natchez, Mississippi. She will discuss case studies from the many communities for which FHI has developed curb-cut and access management plans.

Sam Eisenbeiser and Carol Gould have been selected to lead a session on land use and transportation at the 2009 Southern New England American Planning Association Conference in Uncasville, Connecticut. They will be discussing the results of their study of land use patterns and transportation impacts in the Buckland Area of Manchester, South Windsor and East Hartford, Connecticut.

Ruth Fitzgerald and Jill Barrett will also be leading a session at the 2009 Southern New England APA conference. Their session will focus on creative public outreach at state, regional and local levels.

Leslie Black will be attending the Pennsylvania Planning Association Conference in Valley Forge, PA on October 5th.

Kristen Ahlfeld is planning on attending New Jersey’s American Planning Association Conference in New Brunswick in November.


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In this Issue: From Susan: Autumn change... Newtown Access Management - It's Not Just About Driveways! New Jersey Notes Helping ODOT Get the Word Out! Diving into New London Sub Base Circulation FHI Staff Notes	Staff and Company Notes South Windsor Traffic Calming Award: For FHI work on its Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, the Town of South Windsor received the Annual Innovative Project Award from WTS. As part of the development of SRTS plans, FHI provided traffic engineering and pedestrian/bicycle planning recommendations for three schools in South Windsor, Connecticut. South Windsor plans to continue to expand its SRTS program and is currently pursuing infrastructure and non-infrastructure funding to assist with the implementation of various plan elements. Marcy Miller attended the Safe Routes to School National Conference in Portland, Oregon, in August. She attended a number of exciting sessions and mobile workshops designed to assist in working with schools, faculty, parents, and most of all, students. Marcy will also attend the Safe Route to School National Instructor Course training in October. The sessions and certification will assist FHI in its SRTS work for the Connecticut Department of Transportation. In addition, Marcy taught a League of American Bicyclist Traffic Skills 101 course in August. The nine-hour class is designed to teach cyclists how to ride safely on roadways and with vehicular traffic. At the class, students also learn and practice basic bicycle maintenance as well as emergency avoidance maneuvers. Carol Gould has been selected to present a paper on public outreach for access management planning at the 2010 National Access Management Conference in Natchez, Mississippi. She will discuss case studies from the many communities for which FHI has developed curb-cut and access management plans. Sam Eisenbeiser and Carol Gould have been selected to lead a session on land use and transportation at the 2009 Southern New England American Planning Association Conference in Uncasville, Connecticut. They will be discussing the results of their study of land use patterns and transportation impacts in the Buckland Area of Manchester, South Windsor and East Hartford, Connecticut. Ruth Fitzgerald and Jill Barrett will also be leading a session at the 2009 Southern New England APA conference. Their session will focus on creative public outreach at state, regional and local levels. Leslie Black will be attending the Pennsylvania Planning Association Conference in Valley Forge, PA on October 5th. Kristen Ahlfeld is planning on attending New Jersey’s American Planning Association Conference in New Brunswick in November.