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- Rochester, New York
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City of Rochester. NY
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- Rochester, New York
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- City of Rochester. NY
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Inner Loop North Transformation
Built in the 1950s and 60s, Rochester’s Inner Loop Expressway demolished entire city blocks, displacing residents from disadvantaged neighborhoods and disrupting communities. The area still faces significant economic challenges. However, the City of Rochester has been working for more than two decades to help address these challenges, first with the Inner Loop East Transformation Project and now with a project to transform the remaining northern section. Based on our successful work on Inner Loop East, the City once again reached out to us to help.
We are currently leading the preliminary design phase, developing plans for the project corridor that focus on restoring the urban grid, adding sidewalks, and installing accessible signals, curb extensions, and on-street parking. The design will also include an innovative facility for bikes—a raised two-way cycle track separated from traffic by parking and a buffer, with brightly colored, permeable pavement to manage stormwater. We are also preparing a Project Scoping Report, developing alternatives, conducting traffic and environmental analysis, and organizing community involvement.
This project supports the US Government’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant Program (RCP), focusing on equity, access, and economic opportunity. The planned removal of the northern section of the Inner Loop Expressway aims to reconnect Downtown Rochester with nearby disadvantaged neighborhoods, restore the street grid, and enhance pedestrian and bike access. It will also create green spaces and promote equitable development.
Read more about how we’re reconnecting our communities through planning, design, and reconstruction.
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City of Rochester. NY
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- Rochester, New York
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James Hofmann , Senior Principal
I am driven by the ability to see our vision become reality, proving that one action, one project, can make a difference.
Jon Hartley, Principal, Transportation
As a transportation engineer with diverse projects and clients, I see each day as an adventure on the road to improving our communities.
Adam Catherine, Principal
Traffic engineering is an art requiring creativity to address and balance the complexities embedded within every transportation problem.
Rory Weilnau, Associate
When designing safer streets, we think about how to simplify complex environments for the people that use them.
Dana Bergman, Senior Associate, Electrical Engineering Manager
There is no greater joy than seeing your designs come to life and watching a community benefit from them.
Eric Pearse, Associate
Every urban surface, no matter how small or overlooked, holds the potential to enhance our daily lives and create positive change.
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