From concept to construction, Grey offers green solutions for gray areas...because it's rarely just black and white.
From concept to construction, Grey offers green solutions for gray areas...because it's rarely just black and white.
Our surface transportation network is a complex system of highways, streets, intersections, rails, trails, bike lanes, sidewalks, transit stops, signals, signs, pavement markings and each facility serves a purpose in the larger framework, connecting people to place. Grey offers technical expertise to ensure adequate and context-appropriate consideration of all people regardless of mode choice or ability.
Grey serves to plan and design beautiful, safe streets that support the surrounding community's values and land use. Communication, data-driven decision making, and collaboration is the key to success and Grey will work to ensure your vision comes to fruition.
Grey specializes in assessing current conditions with an eye on future changes to develop feasible concepts that consider the needs of all road users given the context.
Grey conducts traffic analysis, speed data collection, and crash analysis to pinpoint the root issues of roadway problems and uses this analysis to determine the appropriate solution. This may include traffic calming, considering alternative routes, signalization, or something simple like striping/signage.
Grey partners with clients and other firms to offer a fresh set of eyes on plans to ensure all elements of design have been considered. This starts with preliminary plans and can be carried through final plan development when signing and striping plans are typically prepared.
Grey prepares project applications for clients interested in pursuing federal funds for their complete streets projects. This can include state programs or federal programs. Grey can also help clients with the federal process of getting registered with SAM.gov.
Grey assists local governments in determining the best use of local tax dollars. This can include preservation work or using local dollars as a federal match for bigger projects.
Grey offers technical training for planning and engineering staff to ensure that complete streets policies take root within the agency and can review current policy documents to recommend improvements.
My career in transportation started when I was still an undergraduate engineering student at Louisiana State University, working as an intern at a large consulting firm. I witnessed construction of a cable stayed bridge across the Mississippi River, but learned that structural engineering and corporate companies were not my thing. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, I started producing traffic impacts studies and interchange justification reports for a local consulting firm in Baton Rouge. I was pleased to participate in Louisiana Speaks workshops that were held after Hurricane Katrina which aimed to form a program of projects for coastal restoration. Soon I realized that working for a public agency would enhance my ability to impact policy and make a bigger difference in the industry. Once I landed at LADOTD, I assisted the State Traffic Engineer in revising the state's traffic impact policy and pavement marking standards.
Later, I fully engaged in the data-driven analysis of crash, traffic, and roadway data. My involvement with NCHRP projects, TRB committees, AASHTO's Committee on Safety, and AASHTO’s Task Force for the second edition of the Highway Safety Manual increased my knowledge to improve policies and procedures. We developed a Data-Driven Safety Analysis Implementation Plan through a collaborative effort with FHWA and a Complete Streets Implementation Plan in collaboration with Louisiana's Complete Streets Advisory Council. I know from experience that culture eats policy for breakfast! Careful intention and sustained effort is required for procedures to catch up to new policy changes.
Some of my favorite recent projects include East Baton Rouge Parish's Bicycle and Pedestrian Masterplan, the development of MOVEBR's Design Guidelines and Project Prioritization Process, Government Street Road Diet project, MOVEBR's Scenic Highway Enhancement project, and the Town of St. Francisville's Commerce Betterment Project which is still in preliminary phases. My goal as a small business owner is to assist small and rural communities with accessing federal funds to build their complete streets networks. I also hope that as Grey grows, I can create a workplace culture that is inclusive, modern, and balanced. Our time is the most precious gift and we must choose how to use it carefully.
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