Located along US 2 with limited bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, Middlesex Village was interested in enhancing safety and ease of use for cyclists and pedestrians. D&K worked closely with the town to explore how the community’s limited downtown streetscape and community center could be reimagined to create a vital, walkable, bikeable village center for everyone….
Currently, the Greenway Trail “loop” requires two uncontrolled crossings of VT 108, traveling along the edges of roads, and traversing unofficial trails on private property. D&K developed a scoping study to extend the Greenway Trail to create a loop for pedestrians and cyclists through the Village of Jeffersonville to provide safer access to key destinations….
The Allen Site Dam is a 1,520-ft-long by 21-ft-high earthen NRCS flood-control dam in a suburban context. The Town of Walpole wanted the dam maintained to provide flood mitigation for an increased level of downstream property development. D&K provided survey, inspection, breach analysis, and a range of other services to evaluate the current state of…
The Town of Fayston acquired a 93-acre hillside parcel, which was home to early successional habitat types and used by residents and visitors for passive recreation. By mapping the natural communities, water resources, and rare species on the parcel, D&K developed a framework to manage and conserve the Boyce Hill Town Forest.
In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, the Town of Rochester participated in a federal and state-funded purchase of two adjacent flood-damaged properties to develop a new park with access to the White River. The properties are partially within the floodway and the floodplain of the White River, requiring design in conformance with Town Flood…
VT 108, a seasonally maintained state highway between Stowe and Cambridge, crosses the spine of the Green Mountains through Smugglers’ Notch, a steep, narrow pass flanked with large boulders creating pinch points. Periodically, drivers of prohibited over-length vehicles (>45′ with a trailer and >40′ without a trailer) attempt the notch, but pinch points physically prevent…
The Norwich Reservoir Dam was a run-of-the-river, cyclopean concrete gravity dam located on the Charles Brown Brook. The dam impounded a reservoir which became silted in, and the dam served no useful function. The dam caused significant negative impacts to the brook and to downstream reaches. The dam blocked fish passage and caused downstream sediment…
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)…
Serving as a training facility for government and other natural resource organizations, the NCTC comprises offices and 25 classrooms on a 500-acre campus. The NCTC hosts groups of up to 300 people and offers courses provided by in-house and visiting natural resource professionals. To support the FWS mission, D&K has provided evaluation and design for…