KTUA Planning and Landscape Architecture

Help shape the future of Montebello programs and improvements by completing an online survey. The survey will be open for your input until October 21st. The City of Montebello is conducting a public survey about parks and recreation. Members of the public are invited to complete the online survey. Results from the survey will be used to assess how Montebello facilities and programs meet the needs of the community and how the City can continue to accommodate future needs. We value public input and welcome everyone to take this important survey. montebelloparksurvey.org

On September 10, 2020, City of Encinitas Coastal Rail Trail was awarded Project of the Year by APWA San Diego in the Transportation $6-$25M category. The 1.3-mile Class I bikeway provides user groups of all ages and abilities a safe and enjoyable transportation and recreational corridor from Cardiff to downtown Encinitas. A pedestrian bridge was installed over the an open channel. Context sensitive fencing provides an attractive barrier between the railway and bikeway. Nasland Engineering provided civil engineering services. SANDAG - San Diego Association of Governments City of Encinitas

Carlsbad Village Ocean Street Beach Access Improvements was given an Honor Award by APWA San Diego in the Parks $2-$5M category on September 10, 2020. The project was a much needed renovation and upgrade to seven heavily used existing City beach accesses points along Ocean Street. The City worked closely with the coastal commission to ensure minimum impact to this delicate coastal slopes and habitat. New state of the art storm drain filtering systems were installed. The project included seating, enhanced overlook platforms, and re-vegetation of the slopes with California native plants. SchneiderCM served as construction manager, and Blue Pacific Engineering was the primary contractor. City of Carlsbad - Official

On September 10, 2020, The Sweetwater Bike Park, the County’s first bike park, was awarded Project of the Years by APWA San Diego in the Parks less than $2 M category. The bike park has three jump lines (beginner - expert), two flow trails, pump track, skill zone, kid’s pump track, a perimeter trail that connects to those different features, and an entry plaza. Riders of all ages will get a workout as they fine-tune their skills on a variety of increasingly challenging attractions. E-bikes, bikes with pegs, RC cars, scooters, skateboards or mountain boards are not permitted in the park. #ktuaplanner

On September 10, 2020, San Diego State University ENS 700 Field was awarded Project of the Years by APWA San Diego in the Parks $2-$5M category. The field includes new turf technology, modern LED sports lighting, and an enhanced surrounding landscaping that transform the edges of the field to create a park setting. The curvilinear terrace walls, along with the meandering decomposed granite path around the perimeter of the field, help soften the edges. Stepped terraces for seating are on the south side of the field in lieu of retaining walls to address the grade difference. #sdsu #FPBA #O’Connor Construction Management, Inc. #Michael Wall Engineering #ktuaplanner

Courtyard planters and the Children's Garden are currently in construction on the Emerson Bandini Elementary School Modernization project, Increment 2 - New Classrooms Building. Construction has been progressing quickly. Increment 3 follows and includes Kindercare and Preschool play areas, upper age activity courts, an amphitheater, learning pods, a soccer field and track expansion, as well as water-wise planting and irrigation. KTUA is the Landscape Architect on the team led by Davy Architecture. Other team members working closely with us include the Civil Engineer: Omega Consulting Engineers and HTK Structural Engineers. #ktuaplanner

The Atascadero City Council voted unanimously to approve the conceptual plans for the El Camino Real Downtown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan. Not only will the improvements reportedly make it safer downtown, but it will also increase the ability to support businesses and restaurants and provide more opportunities to hold events that could bring in tourism dollars. It will also enhance the look of our downtown, Atascadero Community Development Director Phil Dunsmore said. ...Increasing the commerce and retail and restaurant opportunities and connecting both sides of El Camino. As we see La Plaza develop, and we have a new beer garden coming along, Colony Market and Deli, as well as all the businesses north of Traffic [way] and others south, we have to be able to commute back and forth across this road without it being a significant barrier. That connection is critical to success. KTUA is proud of great job everyone did to make this project a success! https://atascaderonews.com//conceptual-plans-for-el-camin/ See more

UPDATE: Within 101 days, Brooke Whalen, Principal, has finished the Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee. That's a total of 635 miles on her feet exploring her neighborhood and the local SoCal mountains. The most memorable miles: 12,500 feet above sea level in Colorado. #dowhatyoulove #keepmovin #arewethereyet #ktuaplanner #whatsnext

Wanna ask an engineer anything? At the Walk Bike Places Conference, Tom Bertulis - Senior Active Transportation Engineer at KTUA, will be presenting "Beers with Engineers," an informal forum in which planners, design professionals, and the public ask transportation engineers how to improve our streets (while virtually enjoying a beer). Topics may include anything from designing bike lanes and calming traffic to navigating city government. Tuesday, August 4, 2020 from 3:30-4:30pm. https://center.uoregon.edu/NCBW/2020/14083844

Interactive map collects public input on trail project connecting Buellton and Solvang. Since an in-person public workshop to culminate a year-long public process was canceled due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, an interactive story map website was developed to graphically organize information and provide an opportunity for the public to creatively engage with all aspects of the Santa Ynez Trail Alignment study. #ktuaplanner https://keyt.com//interactive-map-collects-public-input-o/

Happy 50th Anniversary, KTUA!

Watch a great video of the San Diego Mid Coast Trolley Extension by Drone. https://youtu.be/A3Jo8qAEpD0