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…
The Cross Brothers Dam was no longer used for a long-defunct mill, and the impoundment had silted into the dam’s crest. The dam, built in 1924 and classified as a Low-Hazard dam by the State of Vermont, was a complete obstruction to aquatic organism passage with the potential to further damage water quality. D&K provided…
Otter View Park is an ADA-accessible public park that consists of a series of trails located on 17 acres next to the Otter Creek. The park provides pedestrian access through a variety of natural settings, such as upland meadow, cattail marsh, wetland shrubs, and floodplain forest. D&K designed the park and pathways; performed topographic and…
The Town of Hinesburg is a growing community that currently lacks a town green or designated community gathering space. A town-owned 2.6-acre parcel was previously identified as a potential Town Common. The parcel is adjacent to neighborhoods and civic and business entities along VT 116 (Fire Station, Police Department, Answer Media, and Giroux Body Shop)…
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 Cabot-Danville US 2 Segment 1 highway stormwater improvements included relocating a reach of Molly’s Falls Brook. The project required site inspection coordinated with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources District Fisheries Biologist, Stream Alteration Engineer, and VTrans representatives. To relocate the brook, D&K collected site data and developed a design utilizing hydraulic engineering and…
The US 2 Segment 1 safety project required permitting, design, and planning services for the mitigation of impacts to nearby habitats. D&K conducted a wildlife habitat assessment and mitigation; identification, design, construction, and monitoring of a wetland mitigation site; permitting services; a site plan and conditional use approval from East Montpelier; coordination with state and…