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The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) has released the newest edition of its Bicycle Parking Guidelines, co-authored by Toole Design. The updated guide is a practical resource for communities working to support multimodal transportation and encourage more bicycle trips. It includes guidance on: • Elements of effective bicycle racks and lockers • Site planning, design, and layout by land use type • Installation and maintenance best practices • Equity considerations for secure and accessible bicycle parking Learn more and purchase the guide here: https://lnkd.in/dzNtm9KU
The City of Roanoke, VA is ushering in a culture of roadway safety through its newly adopted Safety Action Plan. Grounded in crash history and community input, the Plan sets a clear path to eliminating fatal and serious injury crashes by 2040, with a toolbox of proven safety measures to help get there. The Plan is part of a broader, citywide commitment to safer streets. It incorporates a Speed Management Plan and Micromobility Network Plan and complements several ongoing local projects, such as the Envision Williamson Road initiative, that connect Roanoke's multimodal traffic safety goals to a broader community vision. We’re proud to have supported the City of Roanoke in developing the Plan, and we're excited to see it already moving into implementation. The recently opened Gainsboro Road project features design elements from the Safety Measures Toolkit, including new sidewalks, curb extensions, curb ramps, a roadway reconfiguration, and a new mobility track with a bicycle-specific traffic signal. Raised crosswalks and quick-build curb extensions on Salem, Grandin, and Brandon avenues are further proof that the City's safety vision is taking shape on the ground. Explore the full plan here: https://lnkd.in/deS2_Tgd
This month, we celebrate our LGBTQIA+ staff and the perspectives, care, and purpose they bring to our work every day. Their voices shape how we think about belonging and strengthen our commitment to creating transportation systems and public spaces where everyone can feel seen, safe, and welcome. Happy Pride Month! 🌈
Give it up for Kate Rozen, AICP Candidate on being recognized with the Rising Star Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA)! Kate is a talented project planner on our growing Hartford team, supporting SS4A initiatives, active transportation planning, e-bike access, transit equity, and more. We're grateful for Kate's contributions every day and thrilled to see her receive this honor.
I’m incredibly honored to receive the Rising Star Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association. Changing careers as an adult is humbling. You sit in rooms where everyone seems to speak a language you’re still learning. You wonder whether you started too late, whether you’re qualified to be there, and whether all the sacrifice will actually pay off. There were moments I questioned myself deeply during the transition. Moments where I felt like I had erased years of professional identity to start over from scratch. But this experience has also reminded me that growth rarely feels comfortable while it’s happening. To anyone considering a career change: it is hard. Hard emotionally, financially, intellectually, and sometimes even socially. But it is also possible. The time will pass anyway. I’m grateful to the mentors, colleagues, friends, and family members who encouraged me when I doubted myself, and to the Connecticut APA community for this recognition. Receiving this award feels less like arriving somewhere and more like confirmation that taking the risk was worth it.
Designing for the future means integrating nature, health, access, and resilience into everything we build. Trails are one place where that approach comes to life for our team—bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives to create climate-positive and biodiversity-positive outcomes that: • encourage more walking, biking, and rolling trips • restore and connect ecological systems • improve watershed health and stormwater performance • expand access to shade, nature, and recreation • strengthen community resilience to climate impacts We are energized by American Society of Landscape Architects's Landscape Architecture 2040: Climate & Biodiversity Action Plan, and we are proud to be part of a field committed to achieving a more connected and sustainable future. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gKGcAsN8 #LandscapeArchitecture #PathAsPlace
Congratulations to every community that submitted a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application yesterday! Toole Design was proud to support 15+ applications this year, building on a track record of more than 50 SS4A applications in previous rounds that secured over $160 million in safety funding for our clients. Several years into the #SS4A program, it's thrilling to see transformative safety projects taking shape. Just this month, city councils unanimously passed the Fresno Vision Zero Action Plan and the Roanoke Safety Action Plan—two SS4A-funded plans led by Toole Design. Thanks to everyone whose hard work and dedication makes reaching these safety milestones possible!
Attending American Planning Association’s online National Planning Conference this week? Be sure to join two sessions featuring Toole Design staff. - Senior Landscape Architect Stephanie Weyer, PLA will share strategies for planning, designing, and managing trails that strengthen climate resilience and emergency preparedness. - Project Planner Kate Rozen, AICP Candidate will explore how transportation planning can better account for the distinct needs, behaviors, and safety concerns of women and gender minorities. Find all the session details here: https://lnkd.in/enBeDB2j
Toole Design continues to grow in 2026! Here are a few of the new faces around our offices: • Charlotte Mondress, EIT, Engineer, Seattle • Kristie Di Cocco, P.E., Senior Principal Engineer, Hartford • Olguine Alcide, P.E., Senior Engineer, Portland, Maine • Quynh Pham, Project Urban Designer, Atlanta • Scot MacIver, CADD Manager, Raleigh Welcome to the team! 👋
We’re on a roll for #NationalBikeMonth! Toole Design offices across the country are taking part in a Bike BINGO challenge by showing up for local events, cheering on fellow riders, and celebrating the everyday joy of biking in their communities. Check out what our staff have been up to: • The Bentonville team cheered on Bike to Work Day participants on the Razorback Greenway: https://lnkd.in/eftpEuJG • Senior Engineer Justin Soltesz, PE joined the Columbus team for a combined 40-mile commute: https://lnkd.in/eMi2z8Md • Project Planner Sarah Udelhofen picked up bike maintenance tips with the Seattle team: https://lnkd.in/ebr62CTw • The Oakland team staffed an energizer station for Bike to Wherever Day: https://lnkd.in/eerSvs59 • Raleigh Office Director Sarah J. took us along for her commute: https://lnkd.in/ebdu4vej