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Existing Conditions Analysis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Land use and Multimodal Integration ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Service Development Plans ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Facility Planning ● ● ● Marketing Plans ● ● ● ● Stakeholder Coordination and Community Outreach ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Financial Stratgies and Funding Opportunities ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Implementation Phasing and Prioritizaiton Plans ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Identify Funding Sources ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Develop Grant Application Roadmap ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Financial Modeling and Cost Allocaiton ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Benefit-Cost and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Coordination for Funding Partners ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Vision and Goals Development ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Objectives and Time Bound Targets ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Performance Monitoring ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Cost Components ● ● ● ● Benefits Analysis ● ● ● ● Ridership Estimates and Revenue Models ● ● ● ● Benefit/Cost Analysis (B/C) ● ● ● ● ●

Experience and Qualifications of the Project Team

DISCIPLINE 5: Strategic Planning The table below illustrates our team’s expertise and qualifications as they relate to providing the activities described under Discipline 5. Additional qualifications and experience in the form of biographies and resumes have been provided on the pages following the table.

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Shanthi Krishnan,PE,PTOE, RSP1 – Project Principal Shanthi has over 32 years of experience in transportation engineering and multimodal planning specializing in the planning, design, and operations of transportation facilities. In addition to being a skilled project manager and a safety advocate, Shanthi is considered a premier ‘Plangineer’ and is highly regarded for developing high-quality multimodal alternative improvement concepts, evaluating system performance, formulating transportation plans, developing performance measures and targets, and conducting public involvement activities. With a keen eye for detail, Shanthi applies performance-based criteria and utilizes her technical prowess to develop practical and achievable solutions.

Jamey Dempster, AICP – Senior Transit Planner Jamey is a transportation planner with 16 years’ experience creating practical, outcome-oriented plans that advance community mobility. Jamey’s transportation analysis and policy work spans modes and includes performance measurement, program development and evaluation, public transportation systems and corridors, financial and economic analysis, and facilitating regional decision processes.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Town of Queen Creek Mobility Options and Connectivity Feasibility Study, Queen Creek, AZ; 2025. Role: QA/QC

� Valley Metro Capitol Extension, Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ; 2025. Role: Sr. Traffic Engineer

� Valley Metro Northwest Lightrail Extension, Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ; 2023. Role: Sr. Traffic Engineer

Engineers � Corporate Title: Transportation Department Leader/Senior

Project Manager

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Seattle Airport Employee Commuter Bus Study, Port of Seattle, WA; 2025. Role: Project Manager

� Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Priority Intercity Bus Network Study, ODOT, OR; 2025. Role:

Project Manager

� Washington State Ferries Origin Destination Study, Washington State Ferries, WA; 2023. Role: Project Manager

� Valley Regional Transit Long Range Transit Plan, WA;

2025. Role: Project Manager

of Arts

Association � Corporate Title: Transportation Project Manager

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Philip LaCombe, CNU-A – Transportation Planner Philip plans sustainable transportation systems that improve people’s quality of life and reduce emissions. In his more than 13 years of experience in multi-modal transportation planning, Philip has focused on expanding transit systems, elevating the transit customer experience, and improving transit operations. Philip delivers value to clients through thoughtful research and analysis, organized project management, and effective communication. Based in California, Philip works with clients across the United States.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Valley Connect 3.0 Long-range Plan Update, Valley Regional Transit, Boise, ID; 2025. Role: Lead Transit Project Planner

� Sacramento Regional Transit Network Plan, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento, CA, 2024. Role: Deputy Project Manager

� Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD; 2020. Role: Lead Transit Planner

Historic Preservation; Bachelor of Arts

Urbanism Accredited (CNU-A) � Corporate Title: Senior Transportation Planner

Kyle Keahey, AICP – Senior Transit Planner Kyle is an experienced transit program director, having managed 10 significant fixed guideway projects through the FTA project development process, resulting in over $6B in capital infrastructure investment. He has more than 40 years leading clients and project teams through planning, environmental, preliminary engineering, funding, and public engagement efforts necessary to deliver challenging transit projects.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Sound Transit Everett Link Extension, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA; 2023. Role: Planning/Environmental Task Lead

� Urban Rail Lead to City of Austin and Capital Metro, Austin, TX; 2021. Role: Urban Rail Lead

Practice Lead

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Debi Bohnet – Public Involvement Specialist Debi brings an in-depth understanding of southern Nevada’s transportation industry and challenges and a well-developed network of agency contacts, representatives of the business community, stakeholders, neighborhood leaders, and elected officials. With 24 years of experience, her ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders provides a solid foundation of trust for projects to build on as they move forward from planning to construction. Debi works seamlessly between public agencies, stakeholders, the public, and project teams to facilitate communication and transparency.

Christiane Quintans – Transportation Planner Christiane brings over a decade of planning experience working with numerous community stakeholders, public and private entities, and municipalities (local, state, and tribal governments) on a variety of planning and policy documents. She possesses a diverse set of technical administration and visual communication skills in her work managing GIS databases, providing research and analysis, and creating visual media and infographics for informational and community outreach. Additionally she has organized and facilitated several planning workshops across Arizona.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� SR101L/I-10 System Interchange DCR, Environmental and Final Design; ADOT, Phoenix, AZ; 2025. Role: Public Involvement Specialist

� SR303L DCR and EA from Lake Pleasant Pkwy to I-17, ADOT, Phoenix, AZ; 2023. Role: Public Involvement Specialist

� I-10 and Quartzite TI, ADOT, Quartzite, AZ 2025. Role.

Public Involvement Specialist

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Northwest Extension Phase II (NWEII) TOD, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, 2025. Role: Urban Planner

� Town of Queen Creek Mobility Options and Feasibility Study, MAG, AZ, 2025. Role: Senior Planner

� Phoenix Downtown Redevelopment Area Plan, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, 2024. Role: Urban Planner

� Gila River Indian Community Land Use Plan, GRIC, Sacaton, AZ, 2024. Role: Urban Planner

� City of Tempe Parks & Recreation Master Plan Update, Tempe, AZ, 2021. Role: Urban Planner

BS, Urban Planning, BA, Design Studies

Association, Arizona Chapter, AZ Alliance for Livable Communities

� Corporate Title: Urban Planner

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Seth Torma, AICP – Senior Transit Planner Seth Torma is a seasoned transit planner with 25 years of experience in multimodal transportation, specializing in integrating auto, freight, transit, rail, active modes, TDM, and ITS into cohesive systems.

His work spans fixed route planning, rail and streetcar feasibility, and long-distance commuter studies, with a focus on delivering realistic, sustainable solutions tailored to diverse mobility needs. Seth serves as a regular lecturer at UC San Diego for active transportation and environmental courses. He is a founding member of the American Planning Association San Diego’s Complete Streets Committee, a former member of Rail~Volution’s National Steering Panel, former board member of the San Diego Section of Association of Environmental Professionals, and former Technical Chair for the San Diego Institute of Traffic Engineers.

Stuart Campbell, AICP – Transit Planner Stuart is an experienced Transportation Planner with a demonstrated history of working with statewide agencies, regional entities, transit providers, and local jurisdictions. He has a broad range of experience in projects that involve varying modes of transportation and require the ability to quickly identify problems and develop client and community-driven recommendations. He has developed statewide-level public transportation implementation guidance documents, transit enhancement recommendations, local strategies to improve walking and biking, long-range transportation and transit plans, electric vehicle infrastructure policy, public engagement materials, and freight parking studies. His work reflects a strong understanding of multimodal integration and the policy frameworks that support sustainable mobility. Stuart is known for translating complex technical findings into actionable strategies that resonate with both decision-makers and the public. He consistently brings a collaborative mindset to planning efforts, ensuring that stakeholder input is meaningfully incorporated into final recommendations.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� LA Metrolink Service Extension and Route Adjustment Study, CA, 2024-Ongoing. Role: Project Manager

� Regional Transit Network Development Plan, SACOG, Sacramento 5-County Region, CA, 2024- Ongoing. Role: Project Manager

� 2028 Games Mobility Concept Plan, Metro, Los Angeles, LA, 2024-Ongoing.

Role: Project Manager

� Town of Queen Creek Mobility Options and Feasibility Study, AZ, 2025. Role:

Senior Planner

� Central Mobility CMCP, SANDAG/ Caltrans D11, San Diego, CA, 2024-Ongoing.

Role: Project Manager

Economics � Registration(s)/Certification(s):

AICP

� Membership(s)/Affiliation(s):

American Planning Association � Corporate Title: Planning Practice

Builder

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) Paratransit Assessment, City and County of Honolulu Hawaii, 2023. Role: Transit Planner

� Statewide Priority Intercity Bus Network Study, ODOT, 2023. Role: Transit Planner

� EMBARK On-Call Transit Planning, City of Oklahoma City, 2023. Role: Transit Planner

� City of Dallas Streetcar Extension Alternative Analysis, City of Dallas, 2023.

Role: Transit Planner

� Northeast Coquitlam Transit Expansion Feasibility Study Update, City of Coquitlam, BC, 2023. Role: Transit Planner

� Enhanced Transit Corridors (ETC) Program, TriMet, Metro Portland, Oregon, 2023. Role: Transit Planner

� Years of Experience / w Firm: 25 /

� Education: Master of Urban Regional Planning (MURP)

� Registration(s)/Certification(s):

AICP

� Membership(s)/Affiliation(s):

American Planning Association

� Corporate Title: Transit Planner

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Jane Sullivan, AICP – Transit Funding Analysis and Grant Coordination Jane Sullivan is a seasoned program manager with extensive expertise in grant writing, administration, public procurement, transportation planning, and sustainability. Her direct experience working within transit agencies gives her a nuanced understanding of operational needs and the financial analysis required for feasibility studies, informing her strategic approach to federal and state funding. She has successfully secured competitive federal and state funding for a broad range of transit projects— including construction, planning studies, low/no emission vehicle procurements, facility upgrades, and sustainability initiatives—with notable success in Federal Transit Administration programs such as Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Vehicle grants.

Russel Koff, AICP – Grant Support Russell Koff, AICP, leads Jacobs’ Infrastructure Funding & Grants practice. He advises clients on strategies for securing the scarce federal and state infrastructure dollars that can advance their critical projects. Russell is an expert on federal funding programs that support infrastructure projects and has led or advised on more than 100 competitive federal and state funding applications on behalf of cities, transit agencies, state DOTs, port authorities, and other entities. His efforts have helped to secure more than $2 billion for important infrastructure investments from funding programs such as the USDOT RAISE/BUILD (formerly TIGER) program, USDOT INFRA, FEMA BRIC, the MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program, the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grant Program and Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program, and State of California resiliency grant programs.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

Grant Coordinator � Passenger, Community, and Employee Survey, Denver, CO, 2024. Role:

Grant Coordinator � Contracts and Compliance Support, Honolulu, HI , 2024. Role: Grant

Coordinator � MAG, Zero Emission Transit Feasibility Review and Pilot Identification

Study, Maricopa County, 2024. Role: Deputy Project Manager � FTA Triennial Review Preparation, Honolulu, HI, 2024. Role: Grant

Coordinator

Environment

Grants Coordinator

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Federal and State Grant Funding Strategy, New York City Mayor’s Office for Climate & Economic Justice (MOCEJ), New York, NY, 2024. Role: Grant Support

� State and Federal Funding and Grants Task, Port of San Francisco Waterfront Resilience Program, San Francisco, CA, 2024. Role: Grant Support

� Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant Funding Strategy, City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, 2024. Role: Grant Support

� Federal Grant Project Screening and Prioritization Tool, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Carson City, NV, 2024. Role:

Grant Support

Planning Association � Corporate Title: Grants Coordination

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Brad Olbert, PE– Quality Assurance/Quality Control Brad Olbert, PE, now serves exclusively in a Quality Assurance role at Jacobs Engineering, bringing over 49 years of ADOT roadway experience to ensure that project deliverables meet the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, and relevance. As QA Lead for this study, Brad will apply his deep understanding of Arizona’s transportation systems—particularly the nuanced differences between state routes and interstate highways—to validate that all technical outputs align with ADOT’s expectations and planning objectives. His expertise in developing performance measures for non-access-controlled facilities will be instrumental in confirming that the study’s methodologies and recommendations are both data-driven and implementable.

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� ADOT, SR 95, Parker to Lakeside, La Paz County, AZ, 2020. Role: Project Manager

� ADOT, US 93 Design Concept Report, SR 89 to Wickenburg , 2020. Role: Project Manager

� Interim Bypass, Wickenburg, AZ, 2020. Role: Project Manager

� ADOT, SR 95, Cattail Cove to Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, AZ, 2020. Role: Project Manager

� ADOT, I-10, La Paz County Line to State Route 85, 2020.

Role: Project Manager

Ximena Atterbury – Senior Urban Planner Ximena Atterbury is uniquely skilled in urban planning and design and leads the preparation of conceptual and schematic designs for a wide range of plans, including downtown revitalization, mixed-use redevelopment, corridor studies, and streetscape design projects. Additionally, she crafts development standards and design guidelines, that leverage value for clients. She uses the application of innovative and sustainable solutions to address the current transportation, land use, environmental and socioeconomic challenges to projects. Ximena’s strengths include conceptualizing development programs and translating community needs into comprehensive land use and transportation plans, creating walkable, transit-supportive communities. She is an excellent facilitator and leads public workshops and public outreach efforts

Recent & Relevant Experience: Background and Credentials

� Northwest Extension Phase II Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy Plan and Active Transportation Implementation Plan; Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ; 2025. Role: Project Manager

� Capitol Extension and I-10 West Extension Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Land Use Planning and Equitable Housing Policy Plan, Phoenix, AZ; 2025. Role.

Urban Planner

� T2050 Mobility Project Assessment Studies, Phoenix, AZ;

2023. Role: Project Manager and Urban Planner

Bachelor of Architecture