Project
Management and Review
MXD
was engaged by the Westside Public Development Authority
(WPDA)
to provide management oversight for the redevelopment plan
being
completed for the Simpson Road Corridor.
The Simpson Road corridor runs 2.5 miles from Northside Drive to
West Lake
Avenue. The design consultant, LAM Design, Inc. and its consultants
were
responsible for the planning of this "corridor" one (1) block deep
into the
adjacent neighborhoods on either side of the road.
MXD was engaged by the Westside Public Development Authority (WPDA)
to
provide management oversight for the redevelopment plan being
completed for
the Simpson Road Corridor.
The
Simpson Road corridor runs 2.5 miles from Northside Drive to West
Lake
Avenue. The design consultant, LAM Design, Inc. and its consultants
were
responsible for the planning of this "corridor" one (1) block deep
into the adjacent
neighborhoods on either side of the road.
The
first task in this process involved developing a request for
proposal (RFP)
and distributing it to potential consultants. Input on the process
was received
from community residents, private corporations and the City's
planning, contract
compliance and economic development
departments.
Once
this task was completed, we then developed the grading and
selection
procedure from which a design/planning consultant would be selected
to complete
the project. Again, a cross-section of individuals were selected to
participate in this
process representing both the public and private sectors in the
various fields of
expertise needed for completing the redevelopment
plan.
We
assisted the WPDA in contract negotiations with the design/planning
team
selected to complete the Simpson Road Corridor redevelopment
plan. During
the
course of the project we: (i) reviewed work submitted by the
planning/design team;
(ii) attended project meetings, neighborhood workshops and public
hearings; and,
(iii) submitted periodic project updates to the
WPDA.
In
providing management oversight for the WPDA, we reviewed and
made
recommendations on the redevelopment analysis, safety analysis,
physical
improvements and economic development strategies presented by the
planning/design
team.
