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Maple Avenue Commercial Code Update Vienna, VA L/KLA was the prime contractor for assisting the Town of Vienna in articulating their vision for their commercial corridor and then updating the zoning code to reflect that vision. Team members Clarion and Seth Harry & Associates supported the work effort through code authoring and illustrative and development analysis. Vienna’s commercial corridor runs more than a mile through the heart of the community in a typical strip retail/commercial pattern. With the new Metro stations coming to nearby Tysons, the Town Council embarked on a long delayed update to their commercial code with the intent of encouraging taller buildings in a more urban, pedestrian supportive environment. Premised on the understanding that change will occur as Tysons to the town’s east and Reston to the town’s west grow, the effort asked the community how they wished to address and shape that change to benefit the Town of Vienna. Several existing sites were selected for a capacity analysis (see illustrations), demonstrating what changes could occur and what infrastructure such as structured parking would be required to support the change. From this exercise, Steering Committee members were better able to understand the potential change and to offer ideas of how best to shape it. Desires ranged from better building modulation to support for pedestrian gathering spaces to bicycle parking and interest in bioinfiltration and other green building techniques. Team members worked for over two years with a Mayor-appointed Steering Committee. Many public forums and hearings were held that shaped the final proposal, adopted by the Town Council with a 6-1 vote in September 2014.

Rock Hall Waterfront Master Plan, Talbot County, MD Rock Hall’s waterfront is a treasured place in the hearts and minds of many residents and visitors to the area. Many have spent most of their lives there, working the water to make a living. Others know it for the famous Fourth of July fireworks, its Pirates and Wenches Weekend and New Year’s Eve celebrations. The purpose of the Town of Rock Hall Waterfront Master Plan is to help guide future changes to enhance waterfront areas while maintaining the strong sense of place that makes Rock Hall’s waterfront unique and special. The plan focuses on the currently zoned Maritime Water Dependent (MWD) and Maritime Commercial (MC) districts located roughly between Walnut Street and Chesapeake Avenue. The plan also addresses the linkages to and from Rock Hall’s Main Street and other nearby attractions and services. The overall goals of this grant-funded project were: To develop strategies (Action Plan) for the retention and expansion of water-dependent businesses; To identify options for expanding waterfront access to working watermen, visitors and Town residents alike; and To evaluate the compatibility and suitability of existing and proposed land uses, infrastructure, facilities and services. Click here to read the Rock Hall Waterfront Master Plan (February 2017)

Anacostia River Trail Washington DC - Maryland Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Trail of the Month August 2020

Route 50 Traffic Calming Aldie, Middleburg Upperville, VA L/KLA served as the landscape architect on a multi-disciplined team that prepared conceptual, preliminary and final engineering plans for traffic calming measures along twenty miles of U.S. Route 50 in Virginia. The award-winning conceptual plan resulted in a $13.8 million federal demonstration grant for rural traffic calming. Traffic calming measures have been designed to increase highway safety by reducing speeding and aggressive driving through roadway design that naturally encourages motorists to drive at slower and safer speeds, while at the same time maintaining the character defining features of each of the town’s historic context. The project began in 1995 with a community-designed traffic calming conceptual plan prepared with the assistance of Ian Lockwood, an international expert in traffic calming. The award-winning plan resulted in a $13.8 million federal demonstration grant for rural traffic calming. The design includes: • Entryway treatments for Upperville, Middleburg, and Aldie • Special warning strips approaching the entrances to villages and towns • In-town measures including raised intersections, valley gutters, and the use of different pavers to narrow the look and feel of the road • Rural intersection treatments to protect left turning traffic • Changes to in-town horizontal alignment deflect the path of vehicles Construction in Upperville was completed in 2008 (above and right) and in Aldie in 2012. Roundabouts at Gilbert’s Corner (top left) were constructed in 2009 as part of a separate design build contract (by others). L/KLA continued its fifteen year effort as the landscape architect on a multi-disciplined team, led by HW Lochner that prepared conceptual, preliminary and final engineering plans for traffic calming measures along twenty miles of U.S. Route 50 in Virginia. The award-winning conceptual plan resulted in a $13.8 million federal demonstration grant for rural traffic calming. In Middleburg, L/KLA worked with the Town, its streetscape committee, and VDOT to incorporate the federally funded traffic calming measures into an ongoing streetscape renovation, completed in 2016. L/KLA was responsible for developing design concepts to ensure the project fit within MIddleburg’s historic context, including preliminary and final design plans for: • Curb extensions incorporated into eight intersections within the historic downtown • Working with the Town to select historically appropriate materials including vehicular clay pavers for crosswalks and matching existing brick pavers for the sidewalk areas • Installing new and expanding existing tree wells and incorporate soil cells, where appropriate to expand the root zone • Detailed design to carefully match existing conditions along the construction limits for the project • Worked with VDOT staff to develop special provisions for specialized project details not utilized on previous VDOT projects including soil cells and vehicular clay pavers Click here to read the Route 50 Traffic Calming Design Memorandum (February 2003)

Watkins Regional Park Master Park Development Plan The Maryland-National Capital Park Planning Commission selected L/KLA and team consultants to prepare a master plan for Watkins Regional Park located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, MD. Park inventories and analyses, facility and maintenance surveys, staff interviews, public meetings, and on-line surveys provided direction and perspective in solidifying a framework and vision for the park. Areas of focus included park circulation and neighborhood connections; parking; revenue and use analysis; park amenities and siting; events and programming; inventory and protection of natural resources; and infrastructure needs. Watkins Regional Park was initially developed in the late 1960’s. Improvements have been made over the years, but many facilities remain as installed over forty years ago. This 835-acre property receives over one million visitors per year. More than half of the park is protected by various environmental and policy constraints from active development. Infrastructure (athletic fields, farm, picnic facilities, restrooms, etc.) is in need of upgrading, and pressures for additional uses continue to challenge the park’s operations. Areas of focus include park circulation, parking, revenue and use analysis, park amenities and siting, events and programming, inventory and protection of natural resources, and infrastructure needs. The plan recognizes the strengths of the existing park and builds off its successes through enhancements to playground and family oriented gathering spaces, nature center, farm/agriculture, and sports facilities. Recommended improvements to picnic and play features include the introduction of social hubs with seating and food options, a sprayground, and parking renovations. An outdoor pavilion is recommended for accommodating special events and revenue-generating programs. Enhancements to the “northern athletic complex” will be supported with new fields, parking, trails, and picnic shelters at the “southern athletic complex.” The Watkins Regional Park Master Park Development Plan was developed with an open and collaborative public engagement process. An array of outreach methods were used, including: public meetings and focus groups; working with an appointed stakeholder group; interviews with key staff and agency representatives; an on-line survey; a participatory dot poster survey with displays at the Watkins Nature Center (WNC) and the Largo/Kettering/Perrywood Community Center; and attendance at park events. A copy of the Watkins Regional Park Master Park Development Plan is available online here .

Van Dyck Park Master Plan City of Fairfax, Virginia Van Dyck Park is the crown jewel park in the City of Fairfax, Virginia. It is one of its most frequently visited community parks and is the premier park site in the city. The park’s combined three parcels total approximately 36 acres and include wooded natural areas and stream corridor, athletic fields, grassy open spaces with varied topography, trails, picnic areas and picnic shelters, a skatepark, parking, a community center, and police station. The master plan provides the city with a road map for incorporating and implementing necessary infrastructure improvements, while allowing the city to better accommodate the current and future use of the park by the general public. It will strengthen the role of the park as a community asset, a place that serves as the communal living room and backyard for the residents of the City of Fairfax. The plan was adopted in June 2018.

East Peoria Riverfront Trail Corridor Plan and Feasibility Study The study efforts focused on East Peoria to leverage the pedestrian and bicycle accommodations included with two capital projects: McClugage Bridge Project includes a multi-use pathway (completion, 2023). Bob Michel Bridge Project includes a barrier-protected pedestrian and bicycle pathway as part of overall improvements slated to occur between state fiscal years 2021 and 2025. While a riverfront trail alignment is the long-term goal, the planning concepts under consideration include short- and mid-term actions for increasing access to the riverfront, improving pedestrian and bicycle connectivity along North Main, and linkages from the Fondulac/Highview corridor and Illinois Central College. A planning committee advised the City of East Peoria and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission provided input and reviewed the study recommendations. The planned riverfront trail network will be built over time. Trail development is coordinated with the completion of the bridge trail sections over the McClugage Bridge (opening 2023) and the Bob Michel Bridge. The Bob Michel Bridge includes pedestrian and bicycle facilities built in conjunction with work on the bridge deck overlay, joint replacement and navigation lighting repairs slated for the state fiscal years 2021 - 2025. Riverfront trail segments can be built as properties are redeveloped or easements agreed upon. In the near term, the North Main Alignment will be implemented to link the McClugage Bridge with the Bob Michel Bridge using adjoining access roads and by making pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements at existing North Main intersections. As a key subconsultant, Farnsworth Group provided engineering expertise to evaluate the feasibility of a trail crossing at the intersection of Main Street and Marina Park Road to access the college. Two potential crossing types were evaluated: an at-grade crossing and an overhead pedestrian bridge crossing.

Spaces and Places -Landscape Architecture Design L/KLA brings sensitivity to the design and interpretation of place, whether public or private. The firm’s body of work, developed over the last twenty plus years, incorporates projects of all scales and under many different forms of ownership and control. Public interest work is the firm's core, with the majority of projects completed for the public sector and for nonprofits. From public parks and natural areas to miles of trails, greenways and scenic byways, L/KLA is experienced in making the most of limited resources in a sustainable and economically responsible manner. Playground gate and climbable sculpture by artists May+Watkins Design at Simpson Park Playground, Alexandria, VA Simpson Park + Passive Lawn Renovation - Alexandria, VA Upperville Community Park Playground Intelligent Community Campus - Bethesda, MD Vienna Town Green - Vienna, VA OTHER PROJECTS Parks and Master Plans Sangamon County Route 66 Master Plan Town of Smyrna Master Parks Plan Simpson Playground + Passive Lawn Renovation (City of Alexandria Simpson Park Renovation Projects website) City of Alexandria Open Space Master Plan 2017 Updated Implementation Strategy Nachusa Grasslands Visitor Use Plan Watkins Regional Park Master Plan Sumner Campus Redevelopment Riverside Park Phase 1 Renovation Vienna Town Green - x Nottoway Park Master Plan Revision Lee High Park Master Plan Amendment Whitemarsh Park Master Plan, Bowie, MD Allen Pond Park Master Plan, Bowie, MD Sharon Green Preservation Strategies Sarah Walker Mercer Park Hanover Street Wayside and Exhibit Roanoke River Corridor Plan City as Park Parks Master Plan, Charlottesville, VA Crossing of the Dan Greenway Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Facility Plan Laurel Hill Park Equestrian Area Development Plan, Fairfax Co., VA Trails/Greenways Mill Mountain Greenway Cherry Avenue-Sligo Creek Parkway Appomattox River Heritage Trail Pedestrian Trails and Sidewalks, Hindman/Knott County, KY Rugby Road Bicycle Lanes New River Gorge National River Staked Loop Mountain Bicycle Multi-use Trails Anacostia Riverwalk Trail - Kenilworth Section, Washington, D.C. Neabsco Boardwalk, Prince William County, VA Facility Plan for the Capital Crescent and Metropolitan Branch Trails Private Gardens and Areas Cromley Lofts Cromley Row Penderbrook Community Association Amberleigh Cardinal Forest Celanese Acetate/Celco Plant War Memorial Holmes Run Cell Tower Siting Fort Lee (DOD/BRAC) Community Development Initiative Master Plan and SiteDevelopment, City of Hindman/Knott County, KY Merrifield Streetscape Design Manual, Fairfax County, VA

Meet the Team Jim Klein Owner, Principal, Landscape Architect, ASLA Mr. Klein, with forty-five years of experience in the field, is well known for his extensive expertise in planning and design of all kinds of “long and skinny places” including river corridors, byways, heritage areas, touring routes, greenways, and trails. Jim served as the lead landscape architect for Virginia’s Route 50 Traffic Calming Project—a fifteen year national demonstration project for rural traffic calming. Mr. Klein's greenway and trail planning and design efforts including the design of the northern section of the Anacostia River Trail in Washington DC and Maryland suburbs, the Capital Crescent and the Metropolitan Branch Trails in Silver Spring and Takoma Park, MD, the East Peoria Riverfront Trails Plan, and the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, a prime destination on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. Municipal scale active transportation planning experience includes the Peoria Heights Active Transportation Plan, Bowie Trails Master Plan, and Brookeville’s Active Transportation Comprehensive Plan amendment, Mr. Klein has graduate and professional degrees in Landscape Architecture from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Vermont. Elisabeth Lardner Owner, Principal, Landscape Architect, Planner, AICP Elisabeth Lardner has been practicing landscape architecture, planning, and urban design for forty-five years. She is a graduate of Harvard University’s Urban Design department with the honor of distinction, and the University of Oregon’s Landscape Architecture department. Ms. Lardner is highly skilled at working with community groups and other stakeholders to establish long-term partnerships in support of the implementation and management of public spaces. Ms. Lardner led the firm’s work on the award-winning master plan for Hindman, Kentucky, which started as a community-based development plan and resulted in implementation of 41 million dollars in investments in community infrastructure, open space enhancements, and transportation improvements over a ten-year period. Ms. Lardner is well known for Lardner/Klein’s park and recreation work including trail development projects in highly sensitive natural areas and cultural sites. Ms. Lardner is completing trail projects for the Idaho Nature Conservancy at the Silver Creek Preserve and for Baltimore County at Oregon Ridge Park. Rebecca Sibinga MLA, MArch, Landscape Architectural Designer Rebecca graduated from University of Pennsylvania with Masters degrees in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and is preparing for licensure while working with L/KLA. Rebecca embraces multidisciplinary systems thinking: how does it all work, and what elements are vital for it to work for its users better? Rebecca has worked on public landscape projects at L/KLA, including concept designs for Oregon Ridge Park’s master planning process, trail assessment, and park master plans for Hopkins Quarry in Port Deposit, MD. She has managed and developed GIS data for sites ranging from parks to corridor scales; conducted and documented field reconnaissance; prepared concept plans, AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings, renderings, maps, and graphics for many of L/KLA's recent projects. Contact Us info@lardnerklein.com phone (703) 739-0972 fax (703) 739-0973 120 N Alfred St # 100, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA Home About Projects

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