dawn welsh, leed ap urban designer - Renaissance Planning Group

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SUMMARY 

Dawn is an urban designer with an extensive planning and design 

background in both the public and private planning and design sectors. Her 

professional experience includes design work on numerous site plans of 

various scopes and scales; commercial, residential and streetscape design 

guidelines; 3-dimensional visualization and participation in several design 

charrettes. 

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE 

DAWN WELSH, LEED AP 

URBAN DESIGNER 

EXPERIENCE 

6 Years 

EDUCATION 

Master of Architecture in 

Suburb and Town Design, 

University Of Miami 

Bachelor of Urban Planning, 

University Of Cincinnati 

Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit – Virginia Department of Rail & Public 

Transportation 

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is conducting a 

detailed study of transit investment along a seven-mile long corridor that 

spans the City of Richmond and portions of Henrico County. The potential 

areas surrounding proposed transit station locations have been studied and 

each station area has been evaluated for its economic development potential, 

access to other transportation modes, and potential impacts to traffic and 

transit operations, including potential right-of-way impacts. Dawn is playing 

a key role in creating the 3-dimensional models that define the location of 

each station and how the transit will move from station to station through the 

study area. 

East Central Florida Vision – Private Client 

A private land-owner in the Central Florida region has retained Renaissance 

Planning Group to help create a 100-year vision for long-term development. 

This project involves the creation of master plans, conceptual transportation 

system plans (including light rail and bus rapid transit), design guidelines, 

policies and the development of Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The 

project incorporates the fundamental principles of new urbanism grounded in 

a sound multi-modal transportation plan. It also calls for major open-space 

networks and green infrastructure throughout the site, maintaining almost 40 

percent of the total land area for preservation. The resulting development 

vision calls for transit-oriented town centers vertically integrated with highdensity 

residential, commercial and retail. It also includes traditional urban 

neighborhoods, civic features, urban open spaces, and interconnected 

greenways and trail systems. Dawn serves as planner/ designer for this 

project. 

General Planning Services – City of Tarpon Springs, Florida 

Under a general planning service contract, this project entails developing a 

wayfinding and identity system to guide and connect residents and visitors to 

key points of interest located within the downtown Community Redevelopment 

Area (CRA) and Sponge Docks. The system, as designed will project a 

consistent image for the study area, ease vehicular congestion, and promote 

walking and bicycling. In addition to identifying districts and destinations 

within the CRA, the project is reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of 

existing roadway signage and terminology. Dawn serves as planner/ 

designer for this project. 

Innovation Way East – Farmland Reserve, Inc. 

Innovation Way East Area, approximately 4,500 acres in size, is an area in 

east Orange County, Florida envisioned as a high-tech corridor connecting the 

University of Central Florida to Orlando International Airport. Dawn, along 

with the Renaissance team, worked closely with various other consulting firms


to prepare conceptual plans that would guide development of the project to 

a multi-modal, pedestrian-oriented, mixed use form in accordance with the 

County’s Innovation Way vision. This process included submittal of a proposed 

amendment to the Orange County Comprehensive Policy Plan, a proposed 

expansion of the Urban Service Area boundary, and detailed site plan work. 

Dawn served as planner/designer for the project. 

Master Plan and Design Guidelines – City of St. Cloud, Florida 

The City of St Cloud Community Redevelopment Area Design Guidelines 

document will help to define a character and architectural quality for the 

City’s 16-block historic downtown and two and one-half mile highway 

oriented retail corridor that makes up the Community Redevelopment Area. 

The standards will strengthen the unique character of the existing residential 

neighborhoods, reinforce the walkable downtown character, and help define 

a strong sense of place. Dawn served as an urban designer on the guidelines 

document. 

Vine Street Corridor Redevelopment Study - City of Kissimmee, Florida 

This project involved the development of a corridor vision plan focused on 

creating a long-term redevelopment strategy. The strategy aimed to achieve 

the City’s economic development goals and create a cohesive design aesthetic 

along the corridor. The project entailed a detailed retail market study, 

including a demonstration project for a specific site and the development of 

implementation tools. Dawn served as an urban designer on the project, 

helping to illustrate the potential redevelopment possibilities along the 

corridor. 

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE 

Edwards Ranch Master Plan – Trinity Works 

Located along the Trinity River, the master plan for the Edwards Ranch 

establishes three distinct neighborhoods on the remaining 850 acres of 

undeveloped land in Fort Worth, Texas. Clearfork, the northern most 

neighborhood, is an urban village with a mix of land uses and building 

densities designed to integrate varied aspects of life. Riverhills, the centrally 

located neighborhood, complements the urban village with gracious estate 

homes that have expansive views of the Trinity River and downtown Fort 

Worth. Overland, the southern most neighborhood, is a Traditional 

Neighborhood Development centered around connectivity and traditional 

neighborhood design. It will be a community for residents to live, work, shop 

and dine without ever needing to get into their car. Dawn worked extensively 

as a planner/designer on this project from the first charrette through the 

beginning building stages on Phase I of the Riverhills neighborhood. 

Riverhills Pattern Book – Trinity Works 

Riverhills was designed as a gracious neighborhood of estate homes with 

expansive views of the Trinity River and of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. As 

the most elegant of the three neighborhoods within the Edwards Ranch, the 

Riverhills Pattern Book’s main goals were to prescribe lot regulations, identify 

special focus lots and dictate appropriate architectural character to ensure 

the quality and values of Riverhills. Dawn worked closely with staff to 

coordinate the design guidelines with the site master plan to ensure the 

architectural quality and overall character of the neighborhood. 

Clearfork Commercial Guidelines – Trinity Works 

Clearfork was designed to be the urban village of the Edwards Ranch in Fort 

Worth, Texas. With this in mind, the Clearfork Guidelines set the parameters


for this mixed-use neighborhood. The guidelines classify each block into a 

specific zone of developmental intensity, which specifies building height 

limitations, uses, and parking types; established the various street sections and 

frontages; demonstrates proper architectural compositions and prescribes 

specific allowable architectural styles. Dawn served as an urban designer on 

this project. 

Estero River Master Plan – J.E.D. Southwest 

The Estero River Master Plan features a mixed-use village with a small theatre 

for the performing arts as its main focal point. The theatre will activate the 

numerous mixed-use buildings surrounding it by bringing patrons to the shops 

and restaurants on the ground floors, and entertainment to the residents 

above. Dawn served as an urban designer on this project. 

Concord Resort Master Plan – Cappelli Enterprises, Inc. 

The site, located in the Catskill Mountains of New York, features an old ski 

slope, an abandoned hotel and some incredible topography. The master plan 

incorporates a mix of single-family and multi-family residences, and divides 

them between two, gated neighborhoods; one centered around a new Ritz 

Carrollton Hotel and Spa, and the other around an existing Jack Nicklaus golf 

course. Dawn served as an urban designer on this project, seeing it through 

from the three-day charrette to the project’s approval. 

Wooddale Village Master Plan – LTS Development 

Wooddale Village is the sister of another planned community in a 

mountainous area in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The site was studied in-depth 

before planning ever began due to the steep topography and numerous 

areas of ecological interest. The results - a master plan that enhances the 

integrity of the site by limiting the amount of site grading and preserving 

much of the natural state of the site. Dawn was an urban designer on this 

project for the three-day charrette and follow up planning work. 

Grand River – U.S. Steel Corporation 

Grand River is the first phase of a much larger development to come just 

outside Birmingham, Alabama. The plan was designed to correspond to the 

challenging topography of the site while limiting the amount of site grading 

that would be required. Specific lot types and residential types were 

identified and tested on actual lots to ensure the plan’s success. Dawn served 

as an urban designer on this project, helping to craft the final master plan for 

approval. 

St. John’s on the River – St. Johns Partners, LLC 

St. John’s on the River will be an upscale, gated community nestled along the 

St. Johns River in Debary, FL. The plan uses an intricate green network to 

handle the retention and drainage needs of the site while preserving a vast 

majority of the grand live oaks and magnolia trees on site. A good portion of 

the lots will have frontage along the St. John’s River, one of the numerous 

green spaces throughout the community or facing the expansive natural 

preserve area. Dawn was a design member of both charrette teams for the 

planning of this project. 

Le Chateau at Olivier Road Master Plan – Scotia Bank 

Le Chateau at Olivier Road master plan is a unique plan designed for a 12- 

acre site in Kingston, Jamaica. The plan’s goal was to maximize the number of 

single-family and townhouse residences while converting an existing house into 

condos and planning for the numerous utilities that had to be located within 

the site such as filtration, retention, garbage and potable water storage.


Dawn worked closely with architects as a planner/designer on this project to 

integrate the newly developed residential product into the site plan and 

achieve the most density on the constrained site. 

Lanier Harbor Waterfront – Lanier Harbor Marina, LLC 

The Lanier Harbor master plan is a multi-family community made up of 

various, custom townhouses. The site also includes a small mixed-use 

component and a clubhouse with a marina. Dawn served as a planner/urban 

designer on this project. 

Cinco Ranch Commercial Design Guidelines – Newland Communities 

The Cinco Ranch Commercial Design Guidelines were created to expand upon 

an already existing design guidelines document. Architectural, Site Planning 

and Landscaping Elements were ramped up to ensure the success and 

aesthetics of future commercial developments within Cinco Ranch. Dawn 

served as an urban designer on this project. 

Lake Hutto Design Guidelines – Newland Communities 

The Lake Hutto Design Guidelines had two purposes; to serve as the vision 

document for the town center of Lake Hutto and to prescribe regulations for 

new construction to follow. The document divided the plan for the town center 

into separate zones of developmental intensity and specified building height 

limitations, uses, and parking types for each zone. It also established the 

various street sections and frontages, demonstrated proper architectural 

building compositions, and prescribed specific allowable architectural styles 

for the town center area. Dawn served as an urban designer on this project. 

Rouzan Master Plan – JTS Interests 

The Rouzan Master Plan is on a unique site with challenging Traditional 

Neighborhood Development regulations along Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, 

Louisiana. The plan features a mix of townhouses and single-family residences 

along with a town center that encompassing a mix of uses including the new 

county library. Dawn served as an urban designer on this project.

dawn welsh, leed ap urban designer - Renaissance Planning Group

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