PROJECT TEAM
The City has retained the services of River Street Planning & Development to assist with project management and community engagement. Technical services for Component II will be coordinated by a team of professionals led by PLACE Alliance that includes engineers, community designers, hydrologists, and cultural resource specialists. Key staff from the City, River Street, and PLACE Alliance are identified below. You may see some members of our team performing fieldwork throughout the Stockade neighborhood area during the design process over the next several months. If you have any questions about the Stockade Flood Mitigation Project please email us at stockaderesilience@gmail.com or leave your contact information and a message via this site (Contact Us).
KEY STAFF
City of Schenectady | Mayor Gary R. McCarthy
Key City Staff on Project
Kristin Diotte
Director of Development
City of Schenectady
Department of Development
518.382.5147 (office)
Christine S. Primiano
Principal Planner
City of Schenectady
Department of Development
518.382.5147 (office)
Matthew Smith, AICP
Homeownership Coordinator
City of Schenectady
Department of Development
518.382.5199 ext. 5393 (office)
Christopher Wallin
City Engineer
City of Schenectady
Engineering Department
518.382.5082 (office)
River Street Planning & Development, LLC
Project Manager
Margaret Irwin
Principal Planner
River Street Planning & Development
518.441.1496
River Street Planning & Development is a professional planning company that focuses on consensus and capacity building, comprehensive planning, community and economic development and resilience. River Street will assist the City of Schenectady in managing the Stockade flood mitigation project and will conduct comprehensive public outreach to ensure extensive community feedback is gathered and heard.
PLACE Alliance
Component Two Technical Team
PLACE Alliance, a respected multi-firm urban design consortium that specializes in design and visioning for communities, will lead the study of preferred alternatives for the Stockade flood mitigation project.
Ian Law
Principal
PLACE Alliance
Andrew Bohne
Principal - Director of Ecological Design
Place Alliance
Michael Fredericks
Project Designer
PLACE Alliance
Jeff Dawson
Ecological Designer
PLACE Alliance
Kim Case
Project Designer
PLACE Alliance
Sara Lawler
Ecological Designer
PLACE Alliance
Josiah Simpson
Ecological Designer
PLACE Alliance
Technical Team Specialists
PLACE Alliance will coordinate a technical team that includes the following engineers, community designers, hydrologists, and cultural resource specialists:
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Shumaker Engineering & Land Surveying: Water Resource Engineering & Ice Jam Consultant
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Proper & O'Leary Engineering, dpc: Structural Engineering & Construction
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Dan Loucks: Geotechnical Analysis
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Project Management
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SWCA: Archeology and Cultural Resources, and Environmental Review
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Building Elevation and Project Staging Planning
Rick Woidt
Hydrological Engineer
Shumaker Engineering
& Land Surveying
James Woidt
Hydrological Engineer
Shumaker Engineering
& Land Surveying
Component One Technical Team
The Component I Technical Team was led by the historic preservation, architecture and planning firm of Mesick, Cohen, Wilson & Baker Architects (MCWB) and included the following specialists:
- PLACE Alliance: Urban Design
- Shumaker Engineering & Land Surveying: Water Resource Engineering & Ice Jam Consultant
- Griffiths Engineering, LLC: Civil & Structural Engineering
- Haley & Aldrich, Inc.: Geotechnical Engineering
- Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.: Archaeology & Cultural Resource
- Stracher Roth Gilmore Architects: Architecture & Planning
- Ecological Analysis, LLC: Environmental Consultant