U r b a n L a n d s c a p eA r c h i t e c t u r e

RBA was founded in 1968 as a dynamic partnership of engineers, architects, planners, ecologists, and landscape archi-

tects working together in a team environment to plan and design new towns. For the past forty five years, the com-

pany has continued its mission of delivering high-quality innovative, consulting services to our clients. RBA offers an

integrated multi-disciplined approach to the development of creative design solutions. RBA employs over 200 talented

professionals working in offices located in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Our cities, and the increasingly urbanized areas that surround them, continue to grow and change in ways that present

new challenges to maintaining a healthy environment and high quality of social life. RBA offers broad experience in

the design of all types of public open space from parks and gardens to plazas and streetscapes. RBA also offers design

expertise in the areas of environment, transportation, structures and sustainability. To meet the challenge of creating

dynamic and engaging public places, RBA continues to expand and evolve, providing technical expertise and a fresh

perspective across a variety of service areas.

SeRviceS OffeRedUrban Landscape Architecture

Sustainability / Green Infrastructure

Architecture & Urban Design

Planning

Civil & Structural Engineering

Traffic & Transportation

Environmental Design & Mitigation

Construction Services / Surveying

Reconstruction of Battery Place, New York, NY

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Public Plazas 1

Streetscapes 3

Classic Institutions 5

Parks and Recreation 9

Multi-Family Housing 15

Outdoor Nature Classrooms 19

Infrastructure and Engineering 21

Getting Around Town 23

The Team 26

Ta b l e o fC o n t e n t s

Bronx Zoo Astor Court Restoration, New York, NY

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P u b l i c P l a za sWest 10th Street Street-End Park, BrooklYN, NYRBA designed a gracious new urban plaza where the street meets the historic Coney Island boardwalk. This is the pri-mary access point for pedestrians en-route to the board-walk, and beach for which Coney Island is famous. The plaza steps people up 8 feet to the raised boardwalk via a series of curved steps and landings flanked by raised planters offering a variety of seating opportunities.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPorous Pavers + Native Plantings + Recycled Materials

Public Plazas – they are not streets and they are not ex-actly parks either. Public Plazas are a unique form of public open space that serve a unique purpose. Like parks, they provide breathing room in a tight grid defined by narrow streets, but unlike parks they tend to be more architectural in their form and use of materials, and as such they tend to better facilitate, perhaps even encourage, direct human interaction. Plazas can be big or small. They can be filled with design elements or left open, even empty. They come in all shapes and sizes and accommodate all types of uses,

from sitting-back and watching people go by, to hosting a rock concert or a farmers market. There is no single recipe for creating a successful urban plaza but there are critically important design guidelines to observe… pay close atten-tion to how the space is used and what sort of use the sur-rounding environment supports and encourages. RBA’s ur-ban landscape architects are experts at observing existing environmental conditions and patterns of human use and then designing a habitable space that people can enjoy.

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Fordham/Kingsbridge Plaza, Bronx, NYFollowing the completion by RBA of a streetscape master plan for the Fordham Road BID, RBA prepared a design to reconstruct a small triangular traffic island called Bryan Pk. Located at the itnersection of Fordham Rd. and Kingsbridge Rd. The design reclaims under-utilized roadway space to double the size of the park, turning it into a spacious and lush public plaza and neighborhood gathering place.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPorous Pavers + Rain Gardens + Recycled Materials

Plaza De Las Americas, New York, NYRBA redesigned West 175th Street, between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue, closing the street and turning it into a new public plaza that features a bosque of trees, pedestrian lighting, benches, drinking fountain, bicycle racks, public art fountain with decorative tile mosaics, and permeable paving and ‘Silva-Cel’ Tree Planting System.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPorous Pavers + Silva-Cel Tree Planting System

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S t r e e t s c a p e sReconstruction of Stone Street, New York, NYRBA performed total design services for the $2 million re-construction of Stone Street from Coenties Slip to Hanover Square; and Mill Lane from Stone Street to South William Street. Design improvements included curbs and roadway, historic lighting and signage, movable tables and chairs, and new stone sidewalks.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSSalvage/Re-Use of Existing Paving Materials + Pedestrianization of Roadway

Streetscapes – Arguably a city’s most important form of public open space, if for no other reason, because streets typically comprise the majority of accessible urban land not covered by buildings. City streets are much more than arteries rgar carry traffic, they are pedestrian thorough-fares where much of our daily lives play themselves out. Along with other forms of public open space, like parks and urban plazas, public sidewalks are where people from all ‘walks’ of life rub shoulders and mingle as equals. No matter how you travel, everyone is a pedestrian at the be-

ginning and end of each urban journey, and so we must all spend at least a little time on the sidewalk with our neighbors. Designing streets so that they equitably meet the needs of all users is an area of expertise for RBA ur-ban landscape architects. We are skilled at designing city streets that welcome exploration and encourage people to pause and take in their surroundings, delighting in what they might discover.

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Reconstruction of Green-wich St. (Chambers St. to Hubert St.) New York, NYRBA was hired by the New York City Economic Develop-ment Corporation to redesign Greenwich Street from Chambers Street to Hubert Street to reflect demographic and land-use changes in the neighborhood from ware-house and manufacturing to loft-style residential. RBA narrowed the road bed from 70 to 38 feet creating a wide pedestrian promenade on the west side of the Street, complete with trees, benches and decorative paving ele-ments, that accommodates a new Greenmarket.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSSalvage/Re-Use of Existing Roadway Paving Materials + Travel Lane Reduction + Widened Sidewalks

Reconstruction of Battery Pl., New York, NYThrough simplification of traffic operations and removal of on-street parking, RBA was able to narrow the roadway and create additional public open space on newly wid-ened sidewalks on both sides of the street. The design also features raised landscaped medians in the middle of the street that serve as pedestrian refuges at busy crossings.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSTravel Lane Reduction + Widened Sidewalks + Use of Structural Soil in Continuous-Connected Tree Planting Trenches

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C l a s s i c I n s t i t u t i o n sReconstruction of Bronx Zoo Astor Ct., BroNx, NY Working around mature canopy trees, RBA designed a resto-ration of the grounds of the historic Astor Court at the Bronx Zoo including redesign of the plantings, pavements, curbs and drainage and integration of new site furnishings. The plan also included restoration of the terraced Italianate garden and fountain at the zoo’s Fordham Road entrance gate and plaza.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSEnlarged Tree Pits + Low Flow Irrigation System + Use of Reclaimed Materials + Native Plantings

Classic Institutions – Many well known, well used and much beloved public open spaces are owned and main-tained by private or semi-private institutions such as museums, libraries, hospitals and universities. RBA has designed many such landscapes for some of the most prestigious cultural, scientific and educational institu-tions. In many cases, these landscapes and the buildings that frame them, are historic, particularly those associ-ated with the oldest and most venerated of institutions. In the case of these iconic landscapes, RBA takes great pride

in our ability to work closely with clients and allied preser-vation specialists, whose concern is the care and preserva-tion of an important architectural and landscape architec-tural legacy, to document historic design precedents and carefully reconstruct or rehabilitate timeless works of art. RBA is also expert at designing tasteful new additions that are sympathetic in their use of materials, to the landmark structures to which they are added.

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AwardsexcelleNce iN HiStoric PreServatioN: tHe NY laNdmarkS coNServaNcY

PreServatioN league oF NY State - lucY g. moSeS PreServatioN award

American Museum of Natural History – 77th St. Entrance Plaza, New York, NYRBA redesigned the plaza at the Museum’s 77th Street entrance to include a large raised circular granite planter with inset accent lighting and fountain. The materials chosen for use in this award winning formal design blend seamlessly with the fully restored historical façade behind.

Reconstruction of the surrounding plaza space also included new asphalt block pav-ing and benches, lighting, fencing and planting beds laid out around the perimeter of the space.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSLow Flow Irrigation System + Advanced Tree Protection + Landscape Mitigation Measures + Native Plantings

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Site Restoration Project - New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sci-ences Library, New York, NYIn anticipation of the Library’s centennial celebrations scheduled for 2011, RBA was retained to provide design ser-vices related to restoration of the stairs and raised plazas, or “approaches,” leading to the Library’s main entrance on 5th Avenue.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSSalvage/Re-Use Existing Paving Materials + Low Flow Irrigation System

8NY coNStructioN magaziNe award

The New York Botanical Garden - Leon Levy Visitor Center, Bronx, NYIn 2004, the Architect Hugh Hardy chose RBA to design the connect-ing open spaces and surrounding landscape of the new Leon Levy Visitor Center. The design is built around a 450 foot long native, New York State, bluestone-paved central promenade lined with custom de-signed steel planters, teak benches, low railings, bollard lighting and terminated by a reflecting pool with granite coping. The design also feature an outdoor dining terrace and plant shop.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPermeable Paving + Native Plantings + Low-Flow Irrigation + Stone Mulch Xeriscape

“The land[scape] instead presides over the building, breaking down pat geometries so that they frame views, respond to the terrain, and skirt existing trees.”JoSePH giovaNNiNi, New York mag

“A welcome entry to our greatest museum of plants... a transcendent simplicity that’s all the more impressive.” martiN Filler, HouSe & gardeN

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Pa r k s a n d R e c r e a t i o nBethpage Skate Park, towN oF oYSter BaY, NY RBA designed a new ‘plaza’ style skate park for the Bethpage Community Park in Oyster Bay, NY. The new design includes: above and below grade custom-formed skating structures, site furnishings, walkways, entry/ticket booth, planting, ir-rigation, lighting and perimeter fencing.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSNative Plantings + Locally-Sourced Recycled Materials

There is a lot of pressure on public parks in urban areas these days to really ‘perform’. As city’s grow and become more dense, we ask more and more of our parks. While it is considered acceptable, even desirable from a mainte-nance standpoint, to render streetscapes and urban pla-zas in hard materials, it is harder sometimes to all agree on what our neighborhood park should look like, what it should aspire to be, what uses it should be designed to accommodate and hence, just how much or how little ‘green’ is acceptable. City parks are where we go to do

everything from lie in the grass and read a book to play a pick-up game of basketball. In our parks we reconnect with nature, see a concert and go ice skating. We want paths for bike riding, lakes for boating and playgrounds for climbing and swinging. At RBA, working with local communities to come up with an equitable and exciting plan for our shared park and recreational resources is a distinct pleasure and one of our most rewarding activities.

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AwardsgreeNligHtS (NYSdot)NYcPdc deSigN award

Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway, New York, NYRBA was hired by NYSDOT to design, prepare con-tract documents and provide construction services for a new $38 million park built along the banks of a 1.5 mile long stretch of the Bronx River. An impor-tant piece of the elaborate design is a new recre-ational facility called Starlight Park, that features a multi-sport synthetic turf athletic field, play-ground, boat launch, canoe/kayak dock, walking paths, benches, fencing, drinking fountains, path and sports lighting, interpretive and wayfinding signage and all site utilities. The design was coordi-nated with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation who have taken over the new park and with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York City Department of En-vironmental Protection for restoration of riparian habitat and river ecology.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSRecycled Materials + Native Plantings + Rain Gardens + Wetland Restoration + Reconstructed Riparian & Upland Habitat

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Roberto Clemente State Park (RSCP) Aquatics Facility, Bronx, NYRBA has designed over $30 million worth of improvements at RCSP over a 6 year period. Among the many assignments completed, RBA designed a state-of-the-art water-park that included reconstruction of the main pool and diving tank and addition of a new splash pad/spray zone, wading pool, shade structures, security fencing and surrounding plant-ing beds. The project also included rehabilitation of the ad-jacent Activities Building to include new ticketing/queuing area, new toilet and locker facilities, an outdoor dining ter-race and accessible roof decks and installation of a 10,000 square foot energy-saving green roof.

Other projects RBA has deisgned at RSCP include new play-grounds, new basketball court, new synthetic-turf multi-sport athletic feild, and new main entrance plaza.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSHigh Efficiency Water Controls + High-Albido Pavement + Recycled Materials + Green Roof + Native Plantings

2013 acec New York - PlatiNum award

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Roberto Clemente State Park Esplanade And Bulkhead Recon-struction, Bronx, NYThe RBA Group, in partnership with CH2M was re-cently awarded a contract by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preserva-tion to prepare concept through final design and engineering details for replacement of the existing bulkhead and waterfront esplanade at Roberto Clemente State Park, located on the Harlem River in the Fordham section of the Bronx. The design calls for complete replacement of the aging dete-riorated steel sheet-pile bulkhead and with it, full reconstruction of the pedestrian esplanade behind it. The design of the new esplanade adds a signifi-cant amount of new greenery to the park, provides places for people to sit, accommodates cyclists passing through and integrates adjacent unused plaza spaces. The northern end of the project fea-tures a unique semi-armored design that allows the river to inundate a portion of the park at high tide and offers people a chance to ‘get-down’ and touch the water.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSHigh-Albido Pavement + Recycled Materials + Porous Pavers + Solar Lighting + Sustainable Storm-Water Management

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School Construction Authority Term Agreement: Landscape Architecture, New York, NYLandscape Architecture Assignments Performed Under SCA Term Agreements - RBA has provided landscape architecture and site engineering design services to the New York City School Con-struction Authority for the reconstruction and redevelopment of NYC City school yards, playgrounds, athletic courts, sports fields, parking lots and fence and pavement repairs through two consecutive on-call AE term contracts. On all assignments RBA prepares a scoping report followed by schematic through final design and provision of construction administration services.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSNative Plantings + Sustainable Storm-Water Management + Recycled Materials

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Reconstruction of 26 NYC Parks & Playgrounds: John Jay Park Playground, New York, NYRBA completed 26 individual assignments for New York City Parks and Recreation under a term agree-ment for landscape architecture design services. Typical assignments included: playgrounds, sports fields, athletic courts, urban plaza’s, streetscapes, bike paths, esplanades and reconstruction of site infrastructure.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSNative Plantings + Sustainable Storm-Water Management + Recycled Materials

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M u l t i - Fa m i l y H o u s i n gLa Celia, BroNx, NY RBA designed a private roof terrace for residents of this Multi-family, low income housing complex. The terrace in-cludes custom steel and wooden planters and a low flow ir-rigation system, fixed and movable seating and tables made from recycled materials, on a raised pedestal paver system.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSLow-Flow Irrigation Systems + Recycled Materials + Native Plantings

Multi-Family Housing – RBA is fortunate to be working with a number of private clients that provide high-quality multi-unit residential housing options in the urban envi-ronment. Each of these clients share two things in com-mon: 1) They all put a premium on providing their tenants with high-quality shared outdoor open spaces as part of their residential offerings and 2) They have chosen to work with RBA to develop creative and engaging landscape ar-chitectural designs for their outdoor common areas. Spe-cific design elements routinely integrated into these proj-

ects includes: parking areas landscaped with trees and shrubs, landscaped walkways and foundation plantings, community gardens, playgrounds, dining terraces, court-yards, roof decks and terraces, intensive and extensive ‘green’ roofs and site furnishings such as benches, pergo-las, bike racks and litter receptacles.

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Castle Village Landscape Restoration, New York, NYRBA redesigned the landscape connecting all of the outdoor common areas of this sprawling apartment complex overlooking the Hudson River in noth-ern Manhattan. The design includes sweeping lawns, walkways, trees, plant-ings, rock gardens, benches, lighting, pergola and a playground, all arranged around the perimeter so as not to obstruct the panoramic views of the George Washington Bridge, Hudson River and Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSImpervious Surfaces + Native Plantings + High Albido Pavements + Low-Flow Irrigation

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2012 BuildiNg BrooklYN award

Myrtle Avenue Apartments, Brooklyn, NYRBA designed the private rear courtyard of this affordable and supportive housing project to include a lushly planted intimate community sitting garden with shade trees, flower-ing shrubs, both fixed and movable tables and chairs, orna-mental fencing, private parking, and a playground for small children surrounded by a colorful low concrete seat wall.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPorous Paving + Native Plantings

Liberty Apartments, Brooklyn, NYLocated in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York, RBA designed a rear yard for the tenants of a multi-family building, which includes a playground designed for children 5-12 years of age and a seating area that features decorative pavers, tables and benches and is surrounded with flower-ing shrubs and shade trees screening it from the private on-site parking area. The design also incorporates a secluded ‘secret’ garden with custom wood planters and fieldstone pathways surrounded by densely planted flowering gardens.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSLow-Flow Irrigation Systems + Recycled Materials + Native Plantings

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Cook St. Apartments Brooklyn, NYRBA designed two spaces for residents of this multi-family housing project: a landscaped rear courtyard with seating, and a 9,000 square-foot intensive and extensive ‘green-roof’ atop the adja-cent parking garage that includes walkways and plaza spaces on a raised pedestal paving system, fixed and moveable seating areas, raised planters, shade structures and a playground.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSGreen Roofs + Native Plantings + High Albido Pavement

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O u t d o o r N a t u r e C l a s s r o o m sEarly Childhood Learning Environments – A relatively new area for RBA, the design of Outdoor Nature Class-rooms for young children is proving to be an extremely fun and rewarding exercise for our landscape architects. As landscape architects, we consider ourselves stewards of the environment, we care about it and want to see it preserved. Working primarily in an ever expanding urban environment we recognize that society is growing newer and newer generations of young people who spend less and less time in nature. We are concerned, as are those who sponsored the projects on these pages, that those

children will grow into adults who enjoy no meaningful connection with nature and as a result, do not cherish and will not care for the natural world as carefully and with as much enthusiasm as we do. These projects are designed to provide children growing up in park-starved areas an opportunity to interact with and learn about the natural world and the natural materials it is made of. Doing our jobs well means that future generations will neither be fearful of nor disinterested with nature; instead, they will possess a healthy curiousity and respect for it.

Nature Explore Classroom - Circulo de la Hispanidad HemPStead, NY RBA designed an outdoor nature classroom for Círculo de la His-panidad’s Evergreen Charter School. The ‘classrooms’ were cre-ated in two small areas within the parking lot of the schoolyard. The design allows young students to learn about science by play-ing and working with natural materials in a hands-on fashion.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSPorous Paving + Pervious Surfaces + Locally Sourced Native Plants + Recycled Materials

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Home Depot Garden, New York, NYSponsored by the New York Restoration Project (founded by Bette Middler) and funded by the Home Depot Foun-dation, Home Depot Garden was a 20’ x 100’ vacant city lot in East Harlem that RBA transformed into a children’s learning garden designed in accordance with Arbor Day Foundation guidelines to qualify for a “Nature Explore Classroom Certification.”

Middle Country Public Library ‘Explorium’, Centereach, NYRBA redesigned an existing unused outdoor garden space as an outdoor nature classroom, or ‘Explorium’, to supple-ment on-going youth activities and programs. The Explo-rium includes: water and messy materials areas, climbing and crawling, a quiet activities area, a shade structure, seating, and a small performance stage all connected by a brick-paved garden path.

“The community loves it. People in the neighborhood can use it as their backyard.”Nik cHerov, Qtd iN arBor daY mag

“the Explorium gets kids active and mov-ing to interact with materials outside”SaNdY FeiNBerg, mcPl director

“I think it is beautiful, there are so many nice things here.”carolYN SteiN, PareNt

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I n f r a s t r u c t u r e + E n g i n e e r i n gBrooklyn Navy Yard Infrastructure Improvements, BrooklYN, NYRBA designed a $30 million upgrade of site infrastructure including new utilities, roadways, parking lots, walkways, seating areas and arrivals sequence at major entrances.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSSolar Powered Street Lighting + Rain Gardens + Bio-Swales + Porous Pavers + Native Plantings

Infrastructure and Engineering – While the purpose of this brochure is to introduce you to RBA’s capability in urban landscape architecture, we want to take this opportunity to remind you that we are a multi-disciplined firm that combines all engineering disciplines together with our landscape architecture capability in a seamless studio en-vironment. All of the projects shown on the preceding pag-es included an engineering component designed in-house here at RBA, be it traffic, civil, structural, environmental, or all of the above. The projects on these pages may be viewed as ‘engineering’ projects or they may be viewed as

‘site-improvement’ projects. Landscape Architects played important roles in each of these projects as well, from the laying-out of walkways and bikeways, to the selection of material finishes and site furnishings to the development of detailed planting plans.

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2011 acec New York – diamoNd award

2013 acec New York – Silver awardNassau County Community College, Hempstead, NYRBA designed a 20 acre/1400 car ‘green’ parking lot and connecting roadways that incorporate the use of perme-able pavers, bio-retention swales, rain gardens, LED light fixtures, raised planted islands and walkways, modern roundabout, decorative pedestrian crosswalk mixed-in-place recycled base course.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSRain Gardens + Bio-Swales + Native Plant Material + High Albido Pavement + Recycled Locally-Sourced Materials + Free-Flowing Modern Roundabout + LED Lighting

County Road 58, Suffolk County, NYProblem: With ever-increasing commercial development making traffic delays worse each year, the County deter-mined a need to widen one of the busiest roads on the East End of Long Island, County Road 58, from 3 to 5 lanes. However, early analyses estimated that costs for this ex-pansion could be up to $40 million with 2 years of addi-tional time needed for the condemnation process.

Solution: RBA crafted a plan that centered on the devel-opment of a 2-lane roundabout at the corridor’s most congested intersection (CR58 / CR73) and successfully de-signed a narrowed roadway section within a constrained right-of-way. As a result, $32 million was shaved off the projected price tag, and construction was completed in less than 10 months – on time and on budget.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSFree-Flowing Modern 2-Lane Roundabout Improves Traffic Operations and Reduces Air Pollution

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New York City Bikeshare System, New York, NY New York City Bikeshare, LLC has been selected by NYCDOT to implement a Bikeshare system on the streets of New York. NYC Bikeshare, LLC turned to RBA as their local partner to as-sist with planning and designing the system and preparation of detailed site plans for individual station locations.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSSolar Powered Bike Share Kiosk + Alternative Transportation + Locally Sourced Manufacturing

G e t t i n g A r o u n d To w nAs cities and suburbs grow and become more dense and travel destinations get pushed closer together, and as mass transit systems are planned and implemented, society be-comes less and less reliant on traveling by car. This is a good thing for the environment. Less than half of all households in New York City own a car. More and more people are discov-ering the efficiency, cost effectiveness and sheer pleasure of commuting and moving about on foot and by bicycle. At RBA, we believe in promoting alternative forms of transpor-tation including walking, bicycling and mass transit, not just in big cities, but in small cities, towns, villages and subur-

ban communities as well. For this reason, a chosen focus of our planning and design work, and an area of expertise for which we enjoy a national reputation for excellence, is the planning and design of non-motorized transportation infra-structure projects including high-quality pedestrian envi-ronments, traffic calming and safety engineering, develop-ment of local and regional bicycle route networks, design of on and off-road multi-use recreational and commuter trails, and downtown redevelopment projects based on a transit oriented development (TOD) framework.

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New York City Pedestrian Wayfinding System, New York, NYThe RBA Group is the Managing Partner of a new interna-tional Joint Venture, PentaCityGroup JV (PCG), which is developing a standardized citywide pedestrian ‘wayfind-ing’ information system and implementing it across four pilot neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSLocally Fabricated

Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Wayfinding Signage Kiosks, New York, NYFollowing on the successful completion of RBA’s Manhat-tan Waterfront Greenway design project, which built new pathways and blazed a 32-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail around the perimeter of Manhattan Island, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR) turned again to RBA to design a typical two-sided stainless steel and granite information sign kiosk and map that was fabricated and installed at 15 key access points along the Greenway route.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSLocally Fabricated

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Delaware River Trail, Philadelphia, PARBA is working on several related assignments for the Del-aware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) that all share the same goal, realization of a continuous recreational and commuter trail along the Delaware River waterfront opposite Central Philadelphia. First hired to prepare pre-liminary design plans for the entire 5-mile long proposed trail, RBA has since completed final design for the first piece of this new trail along a portion of Delaware Avenue and Penn Street (dubbed the Penn Street Trail) and is now preparing Design Development plans for the ‘Penn Treaty Park’ section of the trail.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSAlternative Transportation + High Albido Pavement + Rain Gardens + Solar Lighting

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Master Plan and Preliminary Design, Brooklyn, NYNew York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) hired RBA to plan the route of, and prepare preliminary engineering design plans for, a continuous 14 mile mostly ‘on-street’ non-motorized ‘Greenway’ trail along Brook-lyn’s East River and New York Harbor waterfront. The route integrates physically separated trail facilities into existing street networks through the application of progressive ‘complete’ streets, ‘green’ streets, and sustainable storm water management practices.

SuStaiNaBle FeatureSAlternative Transportation + Sustainable Storm-Water Management

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liNda reardoN, Pe Ms. Reardon has 28 years of experi-ence managing the design of street and roadway reconstruc-tion projects for city and state government agencies with specialized expertise in projects that integrate urban design amenities and improvements. Her strength is completing large-scale complex projects on time and within budget. She is experienced in community outreach and agency coordina-tion enabling her to expedite project approvals. Recently, Linda has worked to implement green infrastructure initia-tives for a variety of clients including Brooklyn Navy Yard, Del-aware River Waterfront Corporation, NYCDDC, and others.

SuSaNNe BoYle, rla Ms. Boyle has over 15 years of experience in landscape architecture and landscape de-sign and construction. Ms. Boyle’s diverse background covers sustainable site design, construction technology, and project management. Her experience spans a broad range of project types and includes urban landscape ar-chitecture, green roof design, waterfront planning, down-town beautification, bikeway and trail design, streetscape improvement, traffic calming and pedestrian safety, and residential garden design.

art kleiNmaN, aSla “Mr. Kleinman has produced mas-terful examples of landscape art… the new classic land-scape that designers will look to for inspiration.” – ASLA

Art Kleinman is a landscape architect and planner with more than 30 years of experience. He has planned and designed projects ranging from small intimate gardens and large es-tates, to urban public open spaces for a wide variety of pub-lic and private clients alike. Mr. Kleinman is a recipient of the Tucker Architectural Excellence Award from the Building Stone Institute and his work has been featured in many publications.

JackSoN waNdreS, rla Director of Landscape Architec-ture - Mr. Wandres has 28 years of experience in the design and reconstruction of public and private open spaces. His extensive experience as an urban landscape architect in-cludes plazas, streetscapes, courtyards, gardens, neigh-borhood parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. His experience in urban planning and design includes site master planning, downtown redevelopment and regional trail networks. Mr. Wandres believes in collaborative de-sign for sustainable infrastructure.

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tom FeiN, rla Mr. Fein is a Senior Landscape Architect with over 16 years of experience in diverse project types. He has worked locally and internationally on projects rang-ing from intimate residential designs to large scale urban design projects. He is a skilled designer with excellent technical knowledge and also has extensive experience in landscape construction oversight and has served as an on-site inspector. His recent work on historic landscape res-toration and rehabilitation at several iconic New York City institutions has garnered multiple prestigious awards.

alex BerrYmaN, rla Mr. Berryman has over 16 years of experience in urban-based landscape design and project management. His many years of experience in New York City give him a broad knowledge and insight into the City’s unique design opportunities and the complex logistical challenges to successfully implement his creative design solutions. His multi-faceted experience includes project development and administration, conceptual planning, design development, preparation of contract documents, public meetings and inter-agency coordination.

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StePHeN NormaNdiN, Pe Mr. Normandin has over 17 years of experience in the field of civil engineering with specialized expertise in site development, highway en-gineering and utilities. He has a broad range of experi-ence, which includes the design, inspection, and con-struction administration of highways, bridges, retaining walls, bulkheads, drainage systems, traffic improvements, streetscapes, traffic calming, bicycle paths, site work and utilities. Mr. Normandin has managed engineering proj-ects with construction costs of up to $20 million.

SuSaNNe BoYle Ms. Boyle has over 15 years of experi-ence in landscape architecture and landscape design and construction. Ms. Boyle’s diverse background covers sus-tainable site design, construction technology, and proj-ect management. Her experience spans a broad range of project types and includes urban landscape architecture, green roof design, waterfront planning, downtown beau-tification, bikeway and trail design, streetscape improve-ment, traffic calming and pedestrian safety, and residen-tial garden design.

art kleiNmaN, aSla “Mr. Kleinman has produced mas-terful examples of landscape art… the new classic land-scape that designers will look to for inspiration.” – ASLA

Art Kleinman is a landscape architect and planner with more than 30 years of experience. He has planned and designed projects ranging from small intimate gardens and large es-tates, to urban public open spaces for a wide variety of pub-lic and private clients alike. Mr. Kleinman is a recipient of the Tucker Architectural Excellence Award from the Building Stone Institute and his work has been featured in many publications.

JackSoN waNdreS, rla Director of Landscape Archi-tecture - Mr. Wandres has over 25 years of experience in the design and reconstruction of public and private open spaces. His extensive experience as an urban landscape architect includes plazas, streetscapes, courtyards, gar-dens, neighborhood parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities. His experience in urban planning and design in-cludes site master planning, downtown redevelopment and regional trail networks. Mr. Wandres believes in col-laborative design for sustainable infrastructure.

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tom FeiN, rla Mr. Fein is a Senior Landscape Architect with over 16 years of experience in diverse project types. He has worked locally and internationally on projects rang-ing from intimate residential designs to large scale urban design projects. He is a skilled designer with excellent technical knowledge and also has extensive experience in landscape construction oversight and has served as an on-site inspector. His recent work on historic landscape res-toration and rehabilitation at several iconic New York City institutions has garnered multiple prestigious awards.

alex BerrYmaN, rla Mr. Berryman has over 16 years of experience in urban-based landscape design and project management. His many years of experience in New York City give him a broad knowledge and insight into the City’s unique design opportunities and the complex logistical challenges to successfully implement his creative design solutions. His multi-faceted experience includes project development and administration, conceptual planning, design development, preparation of contract documents, public meetings and inter-agency coordination.