2023 Exhibitors Directory

2023 FLORIDA PLANNING CONFERENCE

HYATT REGENCY JACKSONVILLE RIVERFRONT

SEPTEMBER 5 - 8, 2023

EXHIBITORS DIRECTORY

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AARP Florida

Contact Name: Laura Cantwell

Phone: (727) 592-8005 l Website: aarp.org/fl

Specialties: AARP is helping towns, cities and counties across Florida to become great, livable places for people of all ages through the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.

Firm Description: AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit aarp.org/about-aarp, aarp.org/español or follow @ AARP, @AARPenEspañol and @AARPadvocates on social media.

Amarach Planning Services

Contact Name: David Boston

Phone: (313) 403-6024 l Website: amarachps.com

Specialties: Housing needs assessment & market studies; housing plans; long-range planning; comprehensive plans; policy analysis; code rewrites; development feasibility studies; community plans; outreach strategies; GIS analysis; economic development.

Firm Description: Amarach Planning Services, LLC is a niche consulting firm that specializes in the intersection of long-range planning and economics. We provide a variety of customized planning services and market studies for public and private clients across the country. Combining quantitatively based econometric analysis with on-the-ground qualitative data and planning expertise, Amarach provides comprehensive results and straightforward recommendations to support planning and development decisions that uplift the community.

Atkins

Contact Name: Wiatt Bowers, AICP

Phone: (904) 363-8488 l Website: atkinsglobal.com

Specialties: Services include: Consultancy and Advisory, Intelligent Networks and Cybersecurity, Design and Engineering, Project and Construction Management. Our markets are: Cities and Development, Transportation, Energy, Environment and Water, Security

Firm Description: Atkins has provided professional planning and engineering services in North America since 1960. We support a mix of public and private sector clients including counties and municipalities, transit agencies, state departments of transportation, land developers, airports, power utilities, toll road agencies, contractors, and other regional, state, and federal agencies. Atkins aims to be a single source solution for clients through the provision of world-class technology and personal service on all our projects, whether large or small. While an international firm, we understand the importance of having deep roots in the communities in which we live and work. With offices throughout Florida, Atkins continues to nurture relationships required to be successful, while providing technical expertise and quality service responsive to our clients’ and community’s specific needs.

Benesch

Contact Name: Laura Everitt, AICP, Esq., LEED GA

Phone: (813) 224-8862 l Website: benesch.com

Specialties: Benesch is a multi-disciplined engineering, planning, landscape architecture and professional services firm. We have successfully completed hundreds of planning, design and engineering services projects throughout the United States since 1946.

Firm Description: Benesch is a multi-disciplined engineering, planning, landscape architecture and professional services firm. In 2021, Tindale Oliver merged with Benesch bringing additional infrastructure systems and planning capability to our team. Benesch continually enhances communities – successfully creating spaces and providing connections in ways that make a difference.

We provide industry-leading community planning, public finance, multimodal transportation and transit solutions by combining creativity and ingenuity with technical expertise. Benesch delivers quality, innovative infrastructure planning and engineering services that have led to a national reputation for exceptional client service and insightful, actionable solutions to issues that government officials face in planning, implementing and operating successful projects.

Chen Moore & Associates

Contact Name: Megan Schmidt

Phone: (352) 374-1997 l Website: chenmoore.com

Specialties: CMA’s Land Use Planning expertise includes Long Range Planning, Current Planning, Community & Neighborhood Involvement, and Graphics and GIS services. We plan and design memorable places.

Firm Description: At CMA, we describe ourselves with these five words: Leadership, Excellence, Philanthropy, Community and Culture. CMA embraces the history and legacy of the firm and is empowered by the vision set by its leadership team. The firm continues to grow by striving for excellence in design, innovation, project management, and quality.

CMA focuses on community through its commitment to philanthropy at all levels of the Firm. Every office utilizes time to contribute to community and events throughout CMA’s geographic reach. The CMA culture is about quality and excellence in our work while contributing to our community in a fun environment.

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CivicSpark

Contact Name: Lily Swanbrow Becker

Phone: (916) 448-1198 l Website: civicspark.civicwell.org

Specialties: CivicSpark is an AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local public agencies to address community resilience issues such as climate change, water resource management, housing, and mobility. CivicSpark is a program of CivicWell.

Firm Description: CivicSpark is an AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for public agencies to address emerging environmental and social equity resilience challenges such as climate change, water resource management, affordable housing, and mobility.

CivicSpark Fellows implement a needed sustainability and resilience project, while also building long-term capacity to ensure the work is sustained after their service year is completed. CivicSpark AmeriCorps Fellows work with local governments to implement targeted research, planning, or implementation projects, while simultaneously supporting volunteer engagement. CivicSpark helps accelerate local government climate, water, and opportunity access action efforts while contributing to our collective response to these pressing challenges.

co:census

Contact Name: Tiasia Obrien

Website: cocensus.io

Specialties: Build & launch community-centered engagement plans.

Firm Description: Build & launch community-centered engagement plans with co:census:

• Launch multilingual surveys.

• Transcribe meetings & community focus groups.

• Use AI to see community ideas.

• Request custom reports conveying insights. Subscribe to our service for multi-lingual text surveys, transcriptions from recorded meetings & focus groups, and reports from open-ended responses.

England-Thims & Miller, Inc.

Contact Name: Casey Dendor

Phone: (904) 642-8990 l Website: etminc.com

Specialties: Development Consulting & Entitlements; Placemaking; Site Design; Geospatial Technologies; Traffic & Transportation; Program Management; Surveying; Utility Coordination; and Construction Management

Firm Description: England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (ETM), founded in 1977, is a Florida-based planning, civil engineering, surveying, and Construction, Engineering & Inspection (CEI) consultant, providing services to both public and private sector clients. With a focus on boutique, customer-centric, best-in-class services, ETM works on exciting projects that can place a town on the map, protect and preserve the environment, and provide the infrastructure needed to connect people to what is most important in their lives.

Esri

Contact Name: Claudia Ramirez-Sanchez

Phone: (909) 793-2853 l Website: esri.com

Specialties: Esri ArcGIS software, data, training and consulting services help to deliver location intelligence and meet digital transformation needs for organizations of all sizes.

Firm Description: sri, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), offers the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Since 1969, Esri has helped customers use The Science of Where to unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Today, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world’s largest cities, most national governments, 75% of the Fortune 500, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, IoT, and location analytics to create the maps that run the world. Visit us at esri.com/news

EXP

Contact Name: Amy Elmore

Phone: (813) 425-8999 l Website: exp.com

Specialties: Planning, Design, Architecture, Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental, Infrastructure, Land Development, Landscape Architecture + Urban Design, Transportation Planning, Digital, Program + Project Management, Construction Services

Firm Description: With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. We’re a team of engineers, designers, scientists, project managers and technical specialists who continually innovate, explore, create and imagine. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Since then we have grown to a full-service, multidisciplinary firm delivering projects and solutions to clients and communities around the world. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

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Florida Atlantic University Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Contact Name : Craig Snyder

Phone: (561) 297-4279 l Website: science.fau.edu/departments/ urban-regional-planning

Specialties: FAU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in urban and regional planning and a bachelor’s degree in urban design.

Firm Description: The Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University strives to provide leadership in producing nationally significant research and in serving national and international planning and planning education. Our focus is on educating future practitioners and researchers to enter national and global practice as leaders in managing change, developing new policy frameworks, and guiding decision-makers toward an urban future that is environmentally, economically, and humanly beneficial. We are dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and provide our students with the knowledge, experience, and skills to succeed in an array of professional endeavors.

Florida Department of Transportation, Safe Mobility for Life Program/ Coalition

Contact Name: Gail M. Holley

Phone: (850) 410-5414 l Website: safemobilityfl.com

Firm Description: The Florida Department of Transportation’s Safe Mobility for Life Program, in partnership with the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at Florida State University facilitate a statewide Safe Mobility for Life Coalition. Working together with 32 member organizations, the Coalition implements a proactive, data-driven approach to eliminating fatalities and reducing serious injuries by increasing the safety, access, and mobility for Florida’s aging road users. Through their “Keys to Achieve Safe Mobility for Life” message they develop resources that strike a balance between safety and mobility to help Floridians maintain mobility independence and remain active in their community, beyond driving.

Florida Housing Coalition

Contact Name: Kody Glazer

Phone: (850) 878-4219 l Website: flhousing.org/

Specialties: Technical assistance services on a wide range of affordable housing policy and development strategies such as housing action planning, policy design, grant administration, resiliency, ending homelessness, and Community Land Trusts.

Firm Description: The Florida Housing Coalition (Coalition) is a statewide, nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring together housing advocates and resources so that all Floridians have a quality affordable home and suitable living environment. The Coalition provides professional consultation services through training and technical assistance on housing and related issues; supports community-based partnerships in leveraging resources; and advocates for policies, programs, and use of funding resources that maximize the availability and improve the quality of housing in Florida.

Florida State University, Barnebey Planning and Development Lab

Contact Name: Billie Ventimiglia

Phone: l Website: coss.fsu.edu/barn

Specialties: Lab specialties include expertise in areas of land use, broadband planning, environmental planning, comprehensive planning, community and neighborhood development, hazard mitigation, transportation, and economic development.

Firm Description: The Mark & Marianne Barnebey Planning and Development Lab, at the FSU Department of Urban and Regional Planning, is a nationally-recognized resource which utilizes Florida as a laboratory. Staff draw upon academic and professional resources to connect with partners and to provide capacity and innovative planning for the sustainable growth and viability of Florida communities. Some of our award winning projects include: The Providence Plan Refresh; Broadband Feasibility: Liberty and Wakulla, North Star Legacy Communities: Gadsden County Heritage, Natural Hazards Adaptation Plan for The Ringling; and the Assessment of Planning Risks and Alternative Futures for the Florida Transportation Plan Update.

Halff

Contact Name: Bruce Kaschyk

Phone: (214) 346-6200 l Website: halff.com

Specialties: Land Planning and Design, Parks/Trails Planning and Design, Economic Development, Master Planning and Design, Community and Regulatory Planning, Water Resources and Resilience Planning.

Firm Description: Halff is an employee-owned, full-service engineering and architecture firm founded in 1950 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas. We provide services from 31 offices located throughout the South, including nine in Florida: Chipley, Crestview, Jacksonville, Orlando, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tavares and Temple Terrace. Our staff of more than 1,400 includes engineers, architects, planners, scientists and surveyors. Our passion is providing smarter solutions with a distinctly human touch for everyone we serve.

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Haskell Planning + Design Collaborative

Contact Name: Fred Jones, AICP

Phone: (904) 791-4500 l Website: haskell.com

Specialties: Community, District + Neighborhood Planning, Complete Streets + Vision Zero, Greenways + Park Master Planning, Revitalization + Redevelopment, Public Engagement + Storytelling, Sustainable + Resilient Communities, Urban Design + Visualization

Firm Description: For over 50 years, Haskell has built a reputation of certainty as a technically strong design-builder. Haskell’s Planning + Design Collaborative builds on this legacy, thoughtfully integrating our in-house team of planners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, and visualization specialists. Our aim is to create better places. From cities and campuses to transportation networks and the natural environment, we plan, design, and implement people-focused solutions. Our goal is creating healthy, vibrant, safe, accessible, and resilient communities and infrastructure, reflecting the values and aspirations of those for whom we work. We inspire. We explore. We discover. And we do it with you.

HDR

Contact Name: Layla Krens

Phone: (407) 402-2424 l Website: hdrinc.com

Specialties: With 11,000 employees working in more than 200 locations around the world, HDR provides community, mobility and environmental planning services to our clients. Together, anything is possible.

Firm Description: We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward. We specialize in planning, engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.

HNTB Corporation

Contact Name: Satya Lory

Phone: (407) 805-0355 l Website: hntb.com

Specialties: HNTB specializes in transportation. Our team of dedicated professionals are experts in complete streets, transit, and resiliency planning. We also perform alternative corridor evaluations, PD&E studies, and NEPA evaluations.

Firm Description: For 108 years HNTB has developed a reputation for excellence and innovation in the infrastructure industry. With more than 5,500 employees in over 75 locations nationwide, HNTB strives to exceed client expectations in the transportation, transit, tolls, and aviation markets. Beyond civil engineering, HNTB’s full-service firm provides planning, architecture, and construction management services. Our Florida offices have over 500 employees to serve a wide range of clients. We address

far-reaching issues of safety, financing, legislation, design, construction, and public involvement. As employee-owners committed to the highest levels of performance we partner with our clients to achieve their goals and visions.

Inspire Placemaking Collective

Contact Name: George Kramer, AICP

Website: inspireplacemaking.com

Specialties: Comprehensive Planning, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Planning, Land Development Codes, Downtown Master Planning, Complete Streets, Municipal Branding & Wayfinding

Firm Description: Inspire offers a traditional city planning practice, with a depth and breadth that is unique within today’s marketplace. Our experience includes 57 Comprehensive Planning projects, 49 Land Development Code projects, and 8 active Development Review clients. With five offices across Florida, we help local governments create great places, safe streets and thriving communities.

Our work is rooted in a commitment to Placemaking, a design perspective that recognizes the relationship between people, transportation, private development, and civic spaces. We think beyond project site boundaries and plan for the people and experiences of the larger place and community.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Contact Name: Ali Palmer

Phone: (850) 553-3500 l Website: kimley-horn.com

Specialties: Kimley-Horn’s planning experience includes policy and regulatory document updates, master planning, public involvement, redevelopment and overlay plans, visioning, historic preservation, resiliency, and intergovernmental coordination.

Firm Description: Founded in 1967, Kimley-Horn has more than 7,000 professional, technical, and support staff nationwide and 1,300 employees throughout Florida. When you choose KimleyHorn, you choose talent, experience, and passion. We grasp complex issues and offer tailored solutions to reach critical decisions in planning and community engagement. Our clients have access to professional planners in all realms as well as civil, transportation, and structural engineers, landscape architects, and environmental scientists. We partner with municipalities to craft growth and development plans that balance economic, environmental, and social values. With Kimley-Horn focused on your success, you can look confidently to the future.

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Metro Forecasting Models

Contact Name: David Farmer

Phone: (239) 913-6949 l Website: metroforecasting.com

Specialties: Planning data, spatial population projections, land use modeling, long-range planning, policy analysis, scenario testing, demand for commercial/ industrial, need for public facilities, buildout analysis, GIS.

Firm Description: Metro Forecasting Models (MFM) is a planning firm that works exclusively with local governments. Based in Bonita Springs FL, MFM specializes in land use modeling using the Interactive Growth Model®. The Interactive Growth Model forecasts the collective impacts of multiple projects developing at once. MFM uses revolutionary land use modeling technologies to account for the actual drivers of growth like vacant land, zoning, housing demand, wetland impairment, endangered species, and proximity to arterial roadways and public utilities. Metro Forecasting Models uses its creativity and national experience to help clients create plans and policies that are data-driven, obtainable, and fiscally responsible.

Northeast Florida RPC

Contact Names: Noel Comeaux, AICP, PMP

Phone: (904) 279-0880 l Website: nefrc.org

Specialties: The NEFRC provides planning technical and grant assistance, economic projections, and emergency management training. It maintains the First Coast Collaborative, Healthcare Coalition for North Florida, and Regional Community Institute.

Firm Description: The Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC) is one of ten regional planning councils in the State of Florida, formed in 1977 by an interlocal agreement from Florida Statutes, Chapter 163. The NEFRC currently focuses on Policy and Planning, Economic Development, Resiliency, Emergency Management, and Healthcare. More specifically, the NEFRC provides planning technical and grant application assistance, economic projections, and emergency management training to communities. It also maintains the First Coast Collaborative, Healthcare Coalition for all of North Florida, Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the Regional Community Institute - a policy think tank that analyzes issues and provides recommendations to the Regional Council.

OpenCounter

Contact Name: Felicia Carroll

Phone: (877) 707-7755 l Website: eunasolutions.com

Specialties: Permitting, Government Solutions, Government Software

Firm Description: OpenCounter is a front office permitting guidance solution created by previous city hall employees to improve the process and communication between those applying for and those administering permits. Custom portals are set up for zoning, business, special events, and residential to provide all necessary information to applicants in advance and increase the efficiency of the entire process.

Plusurbia

Contact Name: Juan Mullerat

Phone: (305) 444-4850 l Website: plusurbia.com

Specialties: Plusurbia is an award-winning urban design firm based in Miami, excelling at urban design, placemaking, planning strategies for development, main street revitalization, and design. Firm Description: Plusurbia designs contextual cities, towns, and neighborhoods that create lasting value. Its diverse group of professionals specialize in creative solutions that result in vibrant, innovative, unique, and prosperous places. The firm aims to capture the essence of places that transcend trends and value culture. Plusurbia’s collaborative approach is based on the belief that society can be understood by the nature of its public spaces. The studio believes very strongly in corporate social responsibility, donating thousands of hours toward pro bono, community-based projects. Numerous institutions have recognized Plusurbia with proclamations and awards honoring its dedication to the community over the years.

Stantec

Contact Name: Matt Lewis, AICP

Phone: (813) 746-3804 l Website: stantec.com

Specialties: Comprehensive, Vision, & Strategic Plans l Resiliency & Suitability Planning l Master Planned Communities & Residential Developments l Repurposing Retail and Mixed Use l Brownfields/Redevelopment l Military Planning (Inside & Outside the Fence) l Airport Land Use, Innovation Districts, & Logistics Centers

Firm Description: Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That’s why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. We care about the communities we serve—because they’re our communities too. We’re planners, designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

Stearns Weaver Miller

Contact Name: Vinette D. Godelia

Phone: (813) 223-4800 l Website: stearnsweaver.com

Specialties: Our land development, zoning & environmental team consists of land use, environmental, property rights, and litigation attorneys, in-house planners, GIS mapping, and governmental affairs professionals.

Firm Description: Stearns Weaver Miller is a full service law firm that provides innovative legal and business solutions. For over 40 years, our multidisciplinary team of attorneys and professionals have worked collaboratively to help clients understand the impact of the law and the regulatory environment on their businesses. We proudly serve clients locally, statewide, nationally and globally from offices in Miami, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida.

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The Brick Industry

Contact Name: Gabrielle Deliz

Phone: (321) 352-0842 l Website: gobrick.com

Specialties: The Brick Industry Association is the national trade association representing distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products and services.

Firm Description: The Brick Industry Association is the national trade association representing distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products. BIA provides a broad range of programs and services that fulfill its mission of promoting and safeguarding the clay brick industry. BIA promotes the industry through education programs like online training classes; market research; publications and promotional programs. BIA safeguards the industry through comprehensive advocacy and compliance efforts at the federal and state levels; representation in all model building code forums and national standards committees; and local advocacy programs that educate local planning and elected officials about clay brick.

The Corradino Group

Contact Name: Joseph M. Corradino

Phone: (800) 887-5551 l Website: corradino.com

Specialties: Corradino specializes in local planning, including Comprehensive Plans, Land Development Codes, Evaluation and Appraisal Reports, Development Reviews, Economic Development, Resiliency, Multimodal Transportation Planning, and Traffic Analysis.

Firm Description: Incorporated in 1971, The Corradino Group has been in business for over half a century. Headquartered in Doral, Florida, we have more than 200 people in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida (Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Orlando, Tampa, Panama City Beach). Our firm specializes in Municipal Urban Planning for local governments, Transportation Planning, Roadway and Highway Design, Water, Wastewater, Drainage Design, Construction, Engineering, and Inspection (CEI) services. We also offer Travel Demand Modeling, Community Outreach, Transit Planning, Project Fee Analysis, Land Development Codes, Evaluation and Appraisal Reports, Development Reviews, Economic Development, and Traffic Analysis.

Tyler Technologies

Contact Name: Lauren Slough

Phone: (800) 966-6999 l Website: tylertech.com

Firm Description: Tyler’s civic services solutions are purposebuilt for local governments to create safer, stronger, and vibrant communities. They allow you to work with citizens efficiently and effectively, enabling your agency and community to thrive. Automated government operations allow new businesses in your community to safely build, open their doors, and stay in compliance. Mobile solutions bring automation to the field, allowing your employees to perform their jobs more proficiently and successfully. You can rely on our business management and community development software to break down silos for the best workflow experience around planning, licensing, permitting, regulatory management, inspections, and code enforcement.

UCF School of Public Administration

Contact Name: Chia-Yuan Yu, Ph.D.

Phone: (407) 823-5714 l Website: ccie.ucf.edu

Specialties: Undergraduate and graduate degrees in public administration, urban and regional planning, nonprofit management, emergency management, research administration, public policy and public affairs.

Firm Description: The University of Central Florida’s School of Public Administration is an academic unit within the College of Community Innovation and Education that specializes in providing research-based, practitioner-driven degrees across a variety of public sector specialties. The Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (MSURP) program is offered in a mixed online and in-person format to suit working professional students’ needs. In collaboration with the APA Florida chapter and community partners, the MSURP program provides students with unparalleled mentoring, internship and experiential learning opportunities to broaden their professional experience and accelerate their careers.

UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Contact Name: Kyle Dost, AICP

Phone: (352) 294-1486 l Website: dcp.ufl.edu/urp

Specialties: Student Engagement and Research, Career Empowerment, Community Engagement, Online Education, GIS + Urban Analytics, Transportation Policy, Sustainability + Resiliency, Urban Design, International Development, Neighborhood Planning Firm Description: Founded in 1975, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida is a program of excellence that supports planning education, the profession, and our communities. Our mission – through teaching, research, and service – is to better our built and natural environments through good stewardship, innovation, collaboration, and inclusion. We offer accredited on-campus and online Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree programs, certificates, and a doctoral program. Our academic programs are comprehensive in nature, while also allowing specialization and emphasis in chosen facets of the planning field.

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UNICUS Rail and Consulting Services

Contact Name: Laura Goodman

Phone: (448) 215-0573 l Website: unicusrail.com

Specialties: Railroad Coordination and Planning - Assisting Governments, Agencies, Businesses, Engineering Firms, and Railroads; Railroad Crossing Openings and Closures; Quiet Zones; Transportation Safety Planning; Project Management; and Grant Writing and Administration.

Firm Description: UNICUS Rail and Consulting provides personalized services to solve railroad planning challenges for federal, state, and local governments, agencies, railroads, seaports, businesses, and non-profits. By partnering with us, you will benefit from our 30-plus years of combined experience in the public and private sectors to accomplish your organization’s goals. We ensure success through attention to detail, consistent communication, and unsurpassed customer service from beginning to end—no matter your project’s size, scope, or complexity. Increase productivity and save resources by partnering with us to solve your community railroad planning challenges.

University of South Florida Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Contact Name: Van Linkous, Ph.D.

Phone: (813) 974-7982 l Website: usf.edu

Specialties: The USF MURP program is an accredited planning program taught in vibrant urban region rich with employment. USF is leading research university and member of the Association of American Universities.

Firm Description: USF MURP offers a customizable course of study in planning suitable for both full-time students and working professionals. MURP works closely with Tampa Bay planning organizations and firms for fellowships, internships, mentorships, studios, and more. These collaborations with planning professionals support a nearly 100% job placement rate for USF MURP graduates. We also offer graduate certificates in Community Development, Coastal Resiliency Planning, and Smart City Technology. USF MURP students also gain access to work and study opportunities with USF partners like the Center for Urban Transportation Research, Patel School for Global Sustainability, and Florida Center for Community Design and Research.

VHB

Contact Name: Neale Stralow, PLA, AICP, ENV SP

Phone: (813) 327-5448 l Website: vhb.com

Specialties: Engineers | Scientists | Planners | Designers - VHB’s innovative thinking delivers resilient, equitable and sustainable solutions for our clients in Transportation Planning & Engineering, Land Development, Planning & Design, Environmental, and Technology markets.

Firm Description: VHB’s passionate professionals’ partner with public and private clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Together, we work to improve mobility, enhance communities and economic vitality, and balance development and infrastructure needs with environmental stewardship. We’re

a team—2,000 strong—eager to deliver value by embracing our clients’ goals, anticipating challenges, building lasting partnerships, and always providing an exceptional experience. We’re enthusiastic about making meaningful contributions to the world through the work we do; for over 40 years. In Florida, we have offices in Orlando, Tampa, and Sarasota.

Volkert

Contact Name: Ned Baier, AICP

Phone: (813) 868-1946 l Website: volkert. com

Specialties: Volkert specializes in transportation planning and related corridor planning studies involving transportation and land-use planning, preliminary engineering, environmental impact assessment and community involvement programs

Firm Description: Volkert, Inc. is a professional services firm committed to enhancing and preserving the built and natural environments. Founded in 1925, the firm is a leading provider of planning and infrastructure engineering services to federal, state, and municipal governments. Volkert has over 1,200 employees in over 60 offices and consistently ranks among the top 100 engineering firms in the nation. From long-term planning to agency permitting, Volkert’s planning and environmental services set the stage for sustainable infrastructure development that serves our communities. We’re committed to providing clients with creative solutions for a resilient environment, including improvements to infrastructure, and natural resources.

Wade Trim

Contact Name: Brad Cornelius, AICP

Phone: (813) 882-4373 l Website: wadetrim.com

Specialties: Visioning, Planning, Parks, Land Development Regulations, Community Development, GIS

Firm Description: For nearly a century, we’ve been developing creative and thoughtful solutions to strengthen communities and improve our quality of life. Our promise to clients: We are responsive, acting quickly and positively, adapting our work approach to meet the needs of the project. We are reliable, collaborating closely with you, advising, and earning trust with each deliverable. We are resourceful, seeking creative solutions and delivering technical excellence to your project’s challenges.

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WGI, Inc.

Contact Name: Jennifer Bryla, AICP

Phone: (813) 574.3190 l Website: wginc.com

Specialties: WGI is a national design and professional services firm and takes great pride in providing consulting services to more than 300 public, private, and community-based clients across the country.

Firm Description: An award-winning firm, we are recognized for exceptional service, commitment to providing a superb work product, and continuing a four-decade tradition of being engaged, passionate, responsive, accountable, creative, and inspired. WGI is committed to remaining at the forefront of innovation, investing in the tools and the people necessary to remain constantly agile and able to deliver tomorrow’s possibilities, today. WGI serves a multitude of private clients, public agencies, and municipalities. We remain dedicated to the development and economic prosperity of the local communities in which we live and work.

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