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J. RICHARD CHOATE
<br />Principal/Project Manager
<br />Parking Consultant
<br />Mr, Choate is the principal of Choate Parking Consultants and has been exclusively
<br />involved in the planning and design of parking projects for the last nineteen years of his
<br />professional career. He is a registered architect whose parking design experience
<br />includes site selection and analysis, demand studies, functional analysis, performance
<br />document preparation, facility design, project management, parking systems integration
<br />consulting, cost budgeting and operations review.
<br />Experience: Mr. Choate has worked extensively with governmental agencies, educational institutions,
<br />retail and commercial developers in the development of parking solutions for clients. He
<br />has been instrumental in the design of over 500 multi -level parking facilities throughout
<br />California and the nation as an architect and functional designer. He is recognized as one
<br />of the parking industry`s innovative designers creating user-friendly solutions while
<br />maintaining buildable and cost-effective facilities.
<br />Mr. Choate's unique qualifications include. extensive Design/Build experience and being
<br />employed as Vice President of both International Parking Design and Walker Parking
<br />Consultants during nineteen years of his professional development. The design/build
<br />efforts with contractors has allowed him to formulate a more complete design
<br />understanding of this particular building and construction type and the delivery process to
<br />the client
<br />Education: Bachelor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati
<br />Professional Registered Architect, California/Minnesota
<br />Affiliations: National Parking Association - Chairman, Parking Consultants Council
<br />Urban Land Institute — Full Member International Parking Institute -Member
<br />Design 2001— IMPC Award for Excellence, Best Facility Design over 800 Spaces
<br />Awards: 1994 - IMPC Award for Excellence, Best Facility Design over 800 Spaces
<br />1985 - IMPC Merit Award (runner up), Best Facility Design over 500 Spaces
<br />1984 - IMPC Merit Award (runner up), City of Rochester, Best Facility Design under 500
<br />Spaces
<br />1983 - IMPC Award for Excellence, City of Minneapolis, Best Facility Design over 500
<br />Spaces
<br />Presentations/Articles:
<br />"California's Architect to the Cars", Parking Magazine, January/February, 2000
<br />"Urban Parking Geometric/What is appropriate?" League of CA Cities, Long Beach, `98
<br />"Current & Future Parking Management Technologies: US & Abroad", AQMD
<br />Symposium, `95
<br />"Parking -Durability Design", Associated General Contractors Convention; San Diego, `95
<br />"The LA Earthquake: What did we learn", NPA Convention, Orlando, 1994
<br />"The LA Earthquake: The Truth Behind the Damage", Parking Magazine, April 1994
<br />"Writing a Request for Proposal", IMPC Parking Operations Seminar, Los Angeles, 1992
<br />"The Cost of Parking", IMPC Annual Convention, Orlando, 1991
<br />"The Cost of Parking", IMPC Parking Design Seminar, San Diego, 1990
<br />"A Peripheral Parking Tale", BOMA Office Market Journal, 1987
<br />"For More Parking look to the Sky", American City and County Magazine, 1980
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