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INTERWEST
<br />CONSULTING
<br />GROUP
<br />www.Intorwestgrp.com
<br />Reports/Project Reports for proposed highway improvement projects,
<br />preparing parking analyses for existing and proposed developments,
<br />conducting Engineering and Traffic Surveys to set speed limits and conducting
<br />traffic signal warrant and stop signs studies. She also presented study results
<br />and recommendations to Traffic Safety Commissions, Planning Commissions
<br />and City Councils,
<br />Senior Associate
<br />2002.2008 Urban Crossroads, Inc. ( CA
<br />Ruth managed a transportation planning group of five employees. In addition
<br />to supervising the preparation of traffic Impact; parking, trip generation and
<br />on-site circulation studies and reports, she also Interfaced with clients and
<br />municipal staff, coordinated work with civil engineering and environmental
<br />consultants, and appeared before planning commissions, city councils and
<br />boards of supervisors, She prepared studies for a variety of developments, both
<br />large and small, including planned communities, commercial developments,
<br />warehouses, distribution centers, churches, an asphalt plant, wineries, and
<br />PR/PSRs for new and existing freeway interchanges. Ruth collaborated with
<br />developers, their architects and civil engineers to redesign on-site circulation
<br />plans and project access to Improve traffic flow and meet jurisdiction
<br />requirements. She worked on In -fill projects and the remodeling of existing
<br />sites, and supervised the preparation of signing and striping plans related to
<br />development projects.
<br />Senior Traffic Engineer
<br />1988-2002 City of Santa Ana I CA
<br />Ruth supervised groups ranging from two to five employees & administered the
<br />City's neighborhood traffic calming program (including traffic diverters and
<br />speed humps); handled citizen requests for stop signs, parking restrictions,
<br />crosswalks, etc.; managed the Santa Ana Pedestrian Safety Task Force;
<br />reviewed traffic study reports; and managed citywide traffic counts. Ruth
<br />administered the Integrated Traveler Information Sharing system, part of the
<br />Traffic Management Center, which provided automated real-time traffic
<br />Information to the public through highway advisory radio, highway advisory
<br />telephone, cable TV, and klosks ($348,000 grant).
<br />Ruth applied for and administered two Office of Traffic Safety grants
<br />($219,000) to improve pedestrian safety citywide. She also successfully
<br />submitted grant applications for Safe Routes to School (SR2S) projects, for a
<br />total of $2,000,000 in grants for pedestrian safety improvements. She designed
<br />and implemented an overhead signage program to guide motorists to Civic
<br />Center and Downtown areas and made presentations to the City Council, City
<br />Commissions, the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee,
<br />schools, business groups, and neighborhood associations.
<br />Due to staff rotation, at various times Ruth was also responsible for street
<br />striping plans and construction zone traffic control plans. Because of this, she
<br />was responsible for coordinating with Caltrans on several freeway projects,
<br />Including the SR 55 widening project. Ruth was on the APWA committee that
<br />produced the 2001 Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCH), she
<br />developed the Neighborhood Traffic Plan and Speed Hump programs, and
<br />Neighborhood Parking Management plans, and she administered a citywide
<br />speed limit update, the Traffic Control Devices Inventory, and the Accident
<br />Data Base.
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