Jacobs - South Florida Regional Planning Council

Lynda Mifsud, AICP
Project Management/Transit and Environmental Planning
Education
B.S. in Business and
Commerce,
University of
Houston, 1981
Registrations
American Institute of
Certified Planners
Years of Experience
Since 1980
Professional
Affiliations
American Planning
Association (APA),
Member, Florida
Chapter
Ms. Mifsud has 18 years of transportation planning experience,
specializing in transit and environmental planning, and 10 years in
financial planning. As Environmental Planning Manager for Houston
preparation of statements, assessments and reports that covered a
myriad of technical areas and issues; provided compliance support to
design teams relative to performance objectives; conducted numerous
successful Section 106 historic property reviews, Section 404 Clean
Water Act permit review, environmental and socio-economic review
processes, and public outreach campaigns. In Houston, Lynda took a
leadership role in the development of an air quality improvement plan
for the region adopted by the state to attain EPA’s health standards and
worked with METRO’s Engineering and Operations to reduce
emissions from bus fleet and construction activities. As Construction/
Contracts Manager for HART’s Engineering Division in Tampa,
Florida, Lynda was responsible for all phases of planning and
construction for transit infrastructure including NEPA compliance,
funding and grants management, cost estimating, schedules, easements
acquisition and agreements, site selection, design and engineering,
permitting, contracts, and construction management.
Central Broward East-West Transit Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, Fort Lauderdale, FL. This Florida Department of
Transportation project is planned to serve east/west travel demand for
a 20-plus mile corridor involving diverse urban and suburban
development patterns. Lynda is the lead for the Conceptual Design for
the Modern Streetcar, the technology selected for one of the Build
Alternatives to minimize cost and neighborhood consequences, and for
consistency with a downtown streetcar project under separate study.
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Northern
Layover/Maintenance Location Study. Managed the assessment of
space needs, property search, and evaluation of alternatives to address
Tri-Rail commuter rail layover and maintenance needs at the northern
end of the tri-county service area in Palm Beach County. This study
led to project development and environmental assessment now in
progress.
Alternatives Analysis METRO Solutions, Houston, TX. Managed
the public and agency NEPA scoping process for the study initiation of
for five METRORail the North, Southeast, East End, Southwest and
Uptown light rail expansion corridors. Her personal coordination with
federal, state and local agencies and stakeholders led to a successful
and well-attended effort. These projects are now in construction.
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