Aquidneck Island Comprehensive Master Plan
Cecil Group | 2004-2005

Served as the lead urban designer on a large, multi-disciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, engineers and economists to create a comprehensive master plan for a 10 mile stretch of coastal area along the west side of Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. Created performance standards and design guidelines, open space preservation, sustainable site planning principles and practices, and area redevelopment / reuse concepts for the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC).

The AIPC, a joint municipal planning commission representing the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown, the City of Newport and the Naval Station of Newport, served as the client for this project. The planning effort focused on addressing key growth issues and creating strategies for land use, transportation, economic development, sustainable growth, and the protection of natural and cultural resources.

The planning effort focused on addressing key growth issues and creating strategies for landuse, transportation, economic development, sustainable growth, and the protection of natural and cultural resources.

Hatheway Patterson Remediation Plan
Cecil Group | 2004-2005

Served at the lead environmental planner/ urban designer on a team of market analysis and environmental remediation experts to help the Town of Mansfield determine the future of a highly polluted 40 acre parcel. The Hatheway Patterson property (site), formally served as a wood preserving facility and was classified as a Superfund site, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The site was located in close proximity to the commuter rail station and was viewed as an ideal site for a potential transit oriented development. The town therefore was interested in undertaking a study in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development to explore opportunities for accommodating both retail, offices and affordable housing as part of the TOD development. 

Prepared the overall concept plan for the site clean-up and redevelopment; provided expertise on smart growth and transit oriented development strategy; created site plan options and test fits for varied programmatic / development scenarios; drafted implementation and action plan for the re-development plan for the site based on feedback provided by various stakeholders. 

Massachusetts SMARTH GROWTH Toolkit
Cecil Group | 2004-2005

Provided urban design and environmental planning expertise as part of a team led by the Horsley Witten Group to produce the Massachusetts Smart Growth Toolkit. The toolkit was produced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs on behalf of the Office for Commonwealth Development.

The toolkit was intended to serve as a state wide resource of smart growth techniques for any entity (public, private or non-profit) interested in creating livable, well-planned communities. The techniques were grouped into 12 categories namely: Agricultural Preservation, Accessory Dwelling Units, Brownfield Reuse, Chapter 40R, District Improvement Financing/ Tax Increment Financing, Inclusionary Zoning, Low Impact Development, Open Space Residential Design, Traditional Neighborhood Development, Transfer of Development Rights, Transit Oriented Development and Water Resources.