BUILDING TACTICAL REVITALIZATION PLAN DOWNTOWN

January 11, 2013
Sarah M. Reginelli
Director of Economic Development
Capitalize Albany Corporation
21 Lodge Street
Albany, NY 12207
Request
for Qualifications
Building a Tactical Revitalizati
ion Plan for Downtown Albany, NY
Dear Members of the Evaluation Committee:
Thank you for your invitation to submit our qualifications.
As pioneers in Smart Growth planning, and charter members of the Congress for New Urbanism, Dover, Kohl & Partners has
led the way towards sustainable cities, towns, and regions for over twenty-five years. We are experienced
in creating
walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods
s, restoring existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions,
and reconfiguring sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts. We are familiar with the
great opportunities and challenges in Downtown Albany, and have successfully addressed similar conditions
in our past
projects.
We employ a proven methodology that supports genuine public participation and will produce a detailed plan for Downtown,
plus a toolkitt to make it happen. Over many years we
have earned a solid reputation for engaging, visually-oriented town
planning on behalf of local governments, redevelopment agencies, private developers, and community groups
all over the
country. We call our approach “designing g in public.”
I would be pleased to lead an interdisciplinary team of local and national experts whose strengthss are naturally suited to the
challenges suggested by your RFQ. Our qualifications and past projects show how we adapt our techniques for each specific
situation, and
we look forward to evolving the approach for creating the Tactical Revitalization Plan further with you. Amy
Groves, senior project director from our office, will coordinate the consultant team and serve as your point of contact for all
communications regarding this project. As a Hudson Valley area native, she feels deep connections to the place and is
excited at the
opportunity to return to Albany and take part in the continued revitalization of Downtown.
We look forward to our next conversation with you.
Sincerely yours,
DOVER, KOHL & PARTNERS
Victor B. Dover, FAICP, CNU-A, LEED AP
Principal-in-Charge
vdover@doverkohl.com
Amy Groves, CNU
Project
Director
agroves@doverkohl.com
1571 Sunset Drive, Coral Gables, Florida
33143
Telephone (305) 666-0446
www.doverkohl.com