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Designing Streets
for Pedestrians & Bicyclists LLC
1602 Center St NE
Salem OR 97301
Telephone: 541-914-1401
Michael Ronkin Email: michaelronkin@comcast.net
Website: www.michaelronkin.com
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Designing Streets for Pedestrians & Bicyclists
is a Transportation Design and Planning firm that specializes in creating
walkable and
bikeable streets, with the goal of enhanced community and neighborhood
livability. Our staff has years of experience in innovative
design and planning for improved conditions in the public right-of-way
for walkers and bicyclists, while balancing the needs of all
road users. DSPB provides the following services: |
| 1. Planning and Design: |
- Pedestrian and bicycle plans
- Community-friendly streets; Context Sensitive Design; Main street
projects
- Traffic calming; Road diets; Bike lane restriping; Shared-use paths
- Intersections (including roundabouts)
- On site review and recommendations of problem areas
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| 2. Training courses: |
- Bicyclist and Pedestrian-friendly street designs
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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| 3. Other Services |
- Keynote addresses (Michael Ronkin is a dynamic, entertaining and
informative speaker)
- Pedestrian and Bicyclist crashes: analysis and recommendations
- Photoshop renderings (before and after photos)
- Expert witness
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Designing Streets for Pedestrians & Bicyclists regularly
partners with larger consulting firms on projects that range from project
charrettes and corridor studies to developing bicycle and pedestrian plans
and revisions of state DOT design manuals. |
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Our staff participates in the activities of
professional organizations such as the Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Professionals
(APBP), the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), the Transportation
Research Board (TRB) and AASHTO. |
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Our staff has participated in the development
of various design and planning documents, such as the Oregon Bicycle and
Pedestrian
Plan; the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities; the
AASHTO Guide for the Development of Pedestrian
Facilities; and the ITE/CNU Context Sensitive Design of Urban Thoroughfares. |
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Designing Streets for Pedestrians & Bicyclists
is headquartered in Salem OR, and serves jurisdictions and private customers
throughout the United States and Canada. |
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