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TPD Makes
the Philadelphia 100 and Top 25 Lists Again.
Traffic Planning
and Design, Inc. (TPD) has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business
Journal as one of the 100 fastest growing privately held firms in the
Philadelphia region for the fourth consecutive year. TPD was also
named as one of the top 25 engineering firms in the Philadelphia region,
making this the second time to make both lists.
The Philadelphia
100 is a yearly ranking of the fastest growing privately held firms in
the Philadelphia region. Companies on the list are ranked by the percentage
increase in sales over the past three years. For the fourth consecutive
year, TPD was cited for its impressive growth rate. Of the 1,900 companies
nominated to the Philadelphia 100, TPD is one of only a handful of companies
to have been listed four consecutive times.
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TPD Receives
NTP on ZOK
TPD receives
official Notice to Proceed (NTP) on Route 41, Section ZOK. The long awaited
bridge portion of the Route 41 project. Section ZOK is the third section
of Route 41 for which TPD will provide engineering services. TPD’s
experience with this area of Route 41 dates back to 1992 when TPD began
a Safety and Mobility Initiative (SAMI) project for Section 002. The construction
of TPD’s design of this section was completed in the summer of 2001.
Section ZOK includes both Highway and Structures Design.
TPD Article
Published in ITE
Traffic Planning
and Design, Inc. (TPD) received national recognition last month when the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) published TPD's article, "Trip-Generation
Characteristics for Convenience Centers" in the August edition of
the ITE Journal.
As suggested
by authors Kevin L. Johnson, P.E. (TPD President) and Matthew I. Hammond
(TPD Project Manager), the consideration of a new land use code may be
called for. Based on research conducted at 28 new convenience centers
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, both authors
found that these stores have different trip-generation characteristics,
both in the number of trips and in the type of trips (pass-by versus new)
than the older, smaller convenience stores with gas. These differences
portray why a new land use category could be used "to more accurately
project trip-generation characteristics of these new-style convenience
store sites."
The full
article can be found on-line at www.ite.org
(the ITE Journal on the web).
Kevin Johnson
has been qualified as an expert at over 100 hearings regarding convenience
centers. Matt Hammond has served as Project Manager on over 80 projects
involving convenience store-with-gasoline facilities.
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TPD in
Lafayette Street Extension Project
TPD has been
selected as a sub-consultant to McCormick Taylor and Associates, Inc.
(MTA) along with DMJM+Harris, Applied Geoscience and Engineering, Inc.,
Synterra, Ltd., and Pinto Engineering, Inc. by the Montgomery County Planning
Commission for the Lafayette Street Extension Project.
TPD will
provide traffic engineering services for the Lafayette Street Extension
Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The project goal is to provide
increased accessibility to the Lafayette Street corridor in Norristown
in order to stimulate economic development. The project is part of a larger
revitalization strategy for the Borough of Norristown and will include
design alternatives for an interchange between the Dannehower Bridge and
Lafayette Street and design alternatives for slip ramps from the PA Turnpike
onto Conshohocken Road in Plymouth Township. Lafayette Street will be
widened and extend to Conshohocken Road. Therefore, Lafayette Street will
be easily accessible from the Turnpike and Route 202, making it a more
desirable place for development. The project will also involve alternatives
to provide pedestrian access to the corridor, adequate parking, and streetscape/beautification
of the corridor.
The project
is complex due to the limited area to widen Lafayette Street, and the
fact that the project area is bound by significant historic resources,
a regional bike path, train lines, numerous utilities that are expensive
to relocate, the PA Turnpike, and the Schuylkill River. There will also
be hazardous waste issues.
Bring
Your Child to Work Day - 2001
TPD
received national recognition in the July edition of CE News, a
national engineering publication, with an article regarding our second
consecutive "Bring Your Child to Work Day."
The second
annual event, held on Thursday, April 26, at Traffic Planning and
Design, consisted of several educational activities designed to introduce
the children to engineering, including the construction of model bridges.
Some of these bridges were built with wood, while others were constructed
using such items as graham crackers, chocolate bars, and icing, providing
an eatable work of art. TPD Structures Project Manager explained the different
concepts that go into the bridge design, from planning to design to construction.
The children
also experienced hands-on computer activities, particularly in the area
of Computer Aided Design. Everyone enjoyed a pizza lunch, followed by
some free time in the park and some educational and leisure videos. Each
child received a TPD T-shirt to commemorate the day. Not only did this
day of events help the children understand the world of engineering a
little better, but it also gave them a better understanding of their parents'
involvement with TPD. The day particularly affected President Kevin Johnson's
daughter, Emilie, who when asked what her father did for a living said,
"He talks on the phone a lot."
Upcoming
Blood Drive
In response
to the American Red Cross’ appeal for blood donors, Traffic Planning
and Design, Inc. (TPD) has organized a blood drive for July 16, 2001.
TPD employees have set a goal to exceed the 50 pints of blood collected
at last years blood drive.
“We
are opening the blood drive up to the public,” says Robyn Hall of
TPD who organized the event. “Anyone who would like to give
blood is welcome to come by TPD’s offices on the day of the event.”
The hours are from 1 - 4 PM.
The American
Red Cross is also having a drawing to win tickets to a Phillies game.
The American
Red Cross issued an appeal stating that supplies of certain blood types
are critically low and that the supply of all blood usually decreases
in the summer months.
Anyone interested
in participating in the Blood Drive should contact Robyn Hall at (610)
326-3100 or rhall @ trafficpd.com.
Newspapers
Take Notice of TPD
Traffic Planning
and Design, Inc. has been featured in numerous newspaper articles over
the past few months. Below are articles from the Mercury, The Morning
Call, and the Central Penn Business Journal.
Greg Richardson,
a TPD Director, is vying for a township supervisor position in Limerick
Township. Greg, who currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Limerick
Township Bureau of Supervisors and as Chairman of the Township Planning
Commission, was featured in the Mercury on May 9 and May 11, along
with the ten other candidates. The article, written by John Gentzel, Mercury
Staff Writer, featured questions suggested by Mercury readers in which
the candidates were to offer their opinion to the issue.
On the
issue of traffic control and development, one citizen asked: "There
is really only one way to control traffic and development without continuing
to raise taxes: that is to attract quality industry into our township.
How does the proposed power plant fit in that scenario?"
Greg's responded,
"'It is my opinion that the development of properties within the
township for commercial and industrial uses can increase the tax base
with no negative impact on the Spring-Ford Area School District. More
residential developments translate into more children, thus higher taxes.
As proposed, the proposed power plant, with its 30 employees, would provide
a significant contribution to the tax base with little impact on the roadway
network.' "
On the
issue of controlling sprawl, the following question was posed: "'How
do you think Limerick officials can best control sprawl?" Greg's
response was " 'Suburban sprawl can be managed by utilizing responsible
planning and comprehensive plans, working with land owners/developers
to bring "smart" plans to the table, and cooperating/coordinating with
neighboring municipalities.'"
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TPD was featured
on the front page of the Business Section of the Mercury, Wednesday, March
7, 2001, in recognition of our rapid growth in terms of both revenue and
staff.
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On April
19, Jim DeNave, TPD Project Manager, was featured in a Morning
Call article dealing with a proposed waste transfer station to be
built in Williams Township. The article deals with a funding issue over
roadway improvements between the township and Chrin Brother, Inc., the
planner of the site.
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On April
13, TPD was featured in the Central Penn Business Journal Awards
Section for our listing in the Philadelphia 100 for being one of the fastest
growing privately held firms in the Philadelphia area, and listed in the
Philadelphia Business Journal top 25 engineering firms.
TPD was awarded the
contract for the 12-intersection Lancaster Avenue Traffic Signal Modernization
Project by the City of Philadelphia Streets Department. TPD first broke
ground on the challenging Philadelphia scene by winning the 7-intersection
Belfield Avenue Project.
TPD has broken new
ground with PennDOT by winning the McAlvey's Fort Bypass Study contract
in District 9-0 as subconsultant to Buchart Horn. This project is similar
to Marshalls Creek and the PA 72 Needs and
Feasibility Study in that it involves examining and establishing roadway
alternatives to the existing alignment; and is TPD's first project in
the District. Route 26 between Ennisville Borough and McAlvey's Fort in
Huntingdon County, PA is a substandard road with little or no shoulder
and sharp curves.
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