building a tactical revitalization plan for downtown albany

Downtown Albany Tactical Revitalization Plan
TEAM MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS
The lead firm for this project is Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates, Inc. (P.U.M.A.).
P.U.M.A., incorporated in 1989, is a real estate economics and planning firm that specializes in downtown and
community development. We bring experience serving more than 200 clients in 34 states, the District of Columbia,
Canada and the Caribbean. Our services include:
• Market-based planning for downtowns
• Community-based economic development strategies for business districts
• Participatory community engagement processes
• Strategic planning for downtown and community development organizations
• Innovative community financing techniques.
In recent years, we have led downtown strategic planning processes in a diverse portfolio of client cities including
Boulder, Berkeley, Cedar Rapids, Cleveland, Covington, Denver, Grand Rapids, Lincoln, Long Beach, Milwaukee,
New Haven, Sacramento, San Diego and Seattle. For this project, we later highlight relevant projects and references
from Grand Rapids, Denver, San Diego, Covington and Rochester.
For Albany, we have joined with MKSK, a full service urban design, landscape architecture and planning firm formed
in 1990 with offices in Columbus, Indianapolis and Covington. We recently partnered with MKSK to complete the
Center City Action Plan in Covington, KY, a historic downtown located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Similar
to the plan sought for Albany, the Covington plan is market-based, tactical and resulting in immediate
implementation.
MKSK offers the firm capabilities and experience sought the by the Corning Preserve Phase 2 Master Plan scope
addition that was included in the RFP. MKSK has added additional staff with waterfront planning and design
experience to their team. These individuals are highlighted in the following summary of our team, and additional
biographical information is attached.
In response to the RFP, we have added three firms. The rationale for adding these firms is provided below, and
additional information on each firm, its qualifications and personnel assigned to the Albany project are provided in the
following pages.
Team additions and rationale:
• UrbanTrans North America is a woman operated and owned urban and transportation planning and social
marketing firm with North American offices in Atlanta, Toronto, Denver, and Washington, D.C. UrbanTrans
specializes in innovative transportation solutions, with a focus on multi-modal transportation planning,
demand management programs, market-based policies, stakeholder outreach and strategic planning.
UrbanTrans has a reputation for developing effective, non-traditional transportation solutions that maximize
the performance of existing transportation investments and enhance travel options. Developing a balanced,
multi-modal transportation system also supports more efficient and flexible land use alternatives for both
public agencies and commercial developers.
UrbanTrans was added to address transportation, mobility and parking issues in Albany, and bring a
forward-thinking and progressive approach that is unmatched in the field of transportation planning.
P.U.M.A. worked with UrbanTrans in the Denver Downtown Area Plan and has known president Joddie
Gray for nearly ten years.