SARA J. HENDRICKS
Research Associate
Areas of Expertise
Transportation
Management Associations
Land
Use and Transportation Interactions
Traffic
Impact Analysis
Growth
Management
Greenway
Development
Bicycle
and Pedestrian Planning
Representative Experience
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Established
organizational framework for implementation and evaluation of travel demand
management strategies in the University North area of Tampa
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Developed public-participation plan for
greenway planning in northern Dade County
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Evaluated the feasibility of
bicycles-on-bus service for Metropolitan Dade County through the development of
a demonstration program
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Analyzed motor vehicle crashes with
bicyclists and pedestrians and investigated options for funding the
construction of safe facilities
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Evaluated local government
transportation concurrency management systems as they affect the development of
public transit systems
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Evaluated local government
comprehensive planning process for State Transportation Policy Initiative
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Wrote chapter on strategies for
development of non-motorized transportation for Commute Alternatives Systems Handbook and conducted an associated
workshop on bicycle and pedestrian commuting for TDM certification course
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Determined the comparative suitability
of three alternative locations for the construction of a county government
complex
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Analyzed the feasibility and impacts of
a proposed second bridge to connect several beach communities with the mainland
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Evaluated roadway
widening/signalization needs for access roads serving an international airport.
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Analyzed traffic impacts and optimal
roadway configurations for alternative construction scenarios associated with
the construction of a retail mall/hotel/office park
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Conducted speed and delay studies and
monitored traffic operation on major detour routes during reconstruction of an
interstate highway
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Conducted extensive surveys and parking
inventories to determine traffic impacts of a downtown conference center and
hotel
Previous Positions
Planner,
Howard Needles Tammen Bergendoff
Transportation
Planner, Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc.
Education
M.R.P.,
Land Use Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A.,
Film, Production Emphasis, The Pennsylvania State University