In the city’s core, the Five Corners intersection connects two local streets and three state highways; two adjacent railroad crossings add to its complexity. The intersection presents challenges throughout the day. The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the City of Essex Junction sought an implementation plan for the highly successful “Design Five Corners”…
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and the City of South Burlington were interested in understanding how to improve pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicular safety and mobility at the Spear Street and Swift Street intersection. D&K provided analysis of the existing conditions, alternatives analysis, traffic modeling, intersection layouts in CAD, public engagement using an ArcGIS StoryMap…
For a wide-ranging park expansion and redevelopment effort, Manchester’s Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Division selected D&K as a partner to perform detailed site analyses of multiple schools, recreational areas, and other properties, including rehabilitation of the Piscataquog River Park. D&K provided planning, design, and construction administration services for the realignment of the entry roadway, a…
The City of Laconia’s Parks and Recreation Department sought to create a new infill park on Lucerne Avenue. The park included a restroom building, an amphitheater, a playground, and a pavilion. D&K worked with subconsultants to accomplish Low Impact Development practices and provided part-time construction observation services, concrete foundation testing observation, and contract administration services.
The City of St. Albans sought to create a plan for the south end of Taylor Park to improve cohesion and connectivity with the historic north end. Taylor Park needed improved circulation, infrastructure for events, increased accessibility, improved lighting and wayfinding, improved stormwater infrastructure, and a more extensive tree canopy. As part of a consultant…
Rutland wished to revitalize and reimagine Center Street to create a space that would boost commerce, social capital, public safety, and civic pride to help the downtown thrive. D&K led a scoping study that included a long-term redesign; public feedback; potential impacts on traffic, parking, and businesses; development of a plan for implementation; identification of…
Home to the 653-acre Green River Reservoir, the Village of Hyde Park is located on the recently reconstructed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail within ten miles of Vermont’s Long Trail. The village wanted to encourage more visitors to frequent the area and is evaluating opportunities to improve Main Street’s hardscape amenities, wayfinding, multimodal facilities, and utilities….
The Sydney Drive park provides a venue for passive recreation and includes the conversion of an open stormwater retention pond to subsurface manifold piping and stone retention facility with an underlying treatment media. The project is an implementation of the Indian Brook Flow Restoration Plan and a pilot treatment study in preparation of future Lake…
The Charlestown drainage system consisted of 20 catchbasins, manholes, and approximately 3,700 feet of stormwater conveyance pipe, which collected stormwater from approximately 20 acres of pervious and impervious surfaces. D&K evaluated the stormwater collection and conveyance system due to observed system failures, such as stormwater being discharged from the system through inlets rather than the…