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1 CHERIAN EAPEN, PTP Principal Mr. Cherian Eapen is a Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) with over 22 years of experience in transportation/ urban/transit planning, regional planning, land use planning, multi-modal accessibility planning, and traffic engineering both in private and public sectors. provides transportation/urban/transit planning, traffic engineering/traffic impact study, and transportation management consultancy services to clients throughout the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas. The firm is certified by Maryland DOT as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and is also a participant in the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program. Most recently, Mr. Eapen was a planner at the Montgomery County Planning Department (M-NCPPC) and provided comprehensive transportation planning support to the Planning Board on area master plans, Purple Line station area sector plans and functional plans, review of subdivision, special exception, zoning and mandatory referral cases, Transportation Management District (TMD) related Travel Demand Management (TDM)/Transportation Management Plan (TMP) coordination and implementation, multi-modal transportation accessibility planning (including transit, and bikeshare/carshare), long-range countywide transportation policy, and long-range regional facility planning studies. Prior to his employment with M-NCPPC, Mr. Eapen worked for consulting firms in Massachusetts and in Maryland. Mr. Eapen holds a graduate degree in Civil Engineering (Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering) from University of Maryland at College Park and a graduate degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University in Boston. Mr. Eapen serves on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government (MWCOG) Transportation Planning Board (TPB) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) as a Maryland (Alternate) representative and is a graduate of the TPB Community Leadership Institute (Spring 2013). He is also a member of the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) Phase 1 BRT project s northern section Area Advisory Committee. Company Cherian Eapen, PTP Principal Cherian@temoss.com MBE/DBE/SBE Certified (MDOT) Certification No NAICS Codes: : Transportation/Urban Planning Services : Traffic Engineering Services : Transportation Management Services Maryland Small Business Reserve Program Montgomery County Small Business Reserve Program Howard County MBE Program Years of Experience 22+ Education MS Engineering Management Northeastern University MS Civil Engineering University of Maryland at College Park Professional/Community Affiliations Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Member/Alternate Member MWCOG TPB Citizens Advisory Committee Member, Phase 1 Corridor Cities Transitway Area Advisory Committee (North Section; Section 1) Member, Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board/ Montgomery County ( ; Chair ) Professional Certification/Registration Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) #130, TPCB, Inc. Engineer-In-Training (EIT) #804854, Maryland

2 Sample Transportation Planning/Traffic Engineering Project Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Develop/Draft Design Overlay Standards (February 2015 Ongoing) Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO), Newark, DE Planning Consultant Sub-consultant to the Prime consultant WILMAPCO project to develop/draft design overlay standards to improve protection for the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byways and to potentially incorporate overlay standards into the Uniform Development Code (UDC). The Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway is comprised of a network of 28 secondary roads within the Red Clay Creek Watershed known for its scenic, natural, and historical resources. The objective of the Red Clay Valley Scenic Design Overlay Standards project is to build on the strategies presented in the Red Clay Valley Corridor Management Plan (CMP) as they pertain to management of future land use functions development and redevelopment within the area. The approach to the project will involve Context Sensitive Design (CSD) strategies as well as restoration/ enhancement efforts that will include refinements to the UDC. The project will include collaborative work with WILMAPCO, its Planning Partners, including New Castle County Department of Land Use, DelDOT, the Delaware Nature Conservancy, and the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Alliance. Prime Consultant Mr. David S. Ager Principal Townscape Design, llc 6030 Daybreak Circle, Suite A Clarksville, MD DAger@townscapedesign.com Phone: Client Ms. Heather Dunigan Principal Planner WILMAPCO 850 Library Avenue, Suite 100 Newark, DE HDunigan@wilmapco.org Phone: Ext 118

3 Sample Transportation Planning/Traffic Engineering Project Chevy Chase Lake Residential Development (February 2013 Ongoing) EYA/Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) Traffic Impact Study/Transportation Planning Consultant Prepare traffic impact study for regulatory review, provide transportation planning input based on relevant master plan documents, provide coordination with regulatory agencies EYA and Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County are jointly redeveloping a 4.7-acre property ( Property ) located along Chevy Chase Lake Drive in Chevy Chase, MD. The Property is located immediately next to the proposed Connecticut Avenue Purple Line Station. The Property is currently developed with 68 garden apartments and has sole access to Chevy Chase Lake Drive. Under the redevelopment plan, existing garden apartments on the Property will be replaced with 62 townhouses and approximately 200 multi-family high-rise residential units. The project will involve dedication and construction of the section of a master-planned street within the Property (as recommended in the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan to connect Chevy Chase Lake Drive to the south with Manor Road to the north) and will include adequate pedestrian/bicyclist connections to the proposed Purple Line station. Access to the townhouse portion of the development will be oriented towards Chevy Chase Lake Drive and access to the multi-family portion of the development will be oriented towards Private Street A. Mr. McLean Quinn Vice President, Land Acquisition and Development EYA 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD MQuinn@eya.com Phone:

4 Sample Transportation Planning/Traffic Engineering Project Mount Jezreel Baptist Church Senior Housing/Mount Jezreel Christian School (May 2014 Ongoing) Mission First Housing Development Corporation Traffic Impact Study/Transportation Planning Consultant Prepare traffic impact study for regulatory review, provide transportation planning input based on relevant master plan documents, provide coordination with regulatory agencies Mount Jezreel Baptist Church is located at 420 University Boulevard East (MD 193) in Silver Spring, MD, along the east side of University Boulevard East, between Capital Beltway (I-495) to the north and Piney Branch Road (MD 320) to the south. The church property ( Property ) is currently developed with a house of worship/ sanctuary ( Church ) and the Mount Jezreel Christian School ( School ), which currently has 33 students enrolled in grades Pre-K through 6. Mount Jezreel Baptist Church and Mission First Housing Group have filed a preliminary plan application to obtain approval for a 75-unit rental senior housing development on some vacant land on the Property. The Property currently consists of parcels P160 and P213 and a portion of existing, unimproved Malibu Drive right-of-way. The preliminary plan proposes to create two lots Lot 1 and Lot 2 with the proposed senior housing development to be located on Lot 1 and the existing Church and School to be located on Lot 2. As part of this preliminary plan, Mount Jezreel Baptist Church is also seeking approval for the existing Mount Jezreel Christian School on the Property to enroll up to 80 students. Access to the Property will continue to be provided to University Boulevard East. The proposed Purple Line Piney Branch Road Station will be located to the south of the Property, within a mile of the Property. Ms. Donna Creedon Project Manager Mission First Housing Development Corporation 1330 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 116 Washington, D.C DCreedon@missionfirsthousing.org Phone:

5 Sample Transportation Planning/Multi-modal Accessibility/Traffic Engineering Work Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan ( ), Montgomery County, MD Planner/Coordinator, M-NCPPC Montgomery County Planning Department Develop creative transportation planning recommendations, provide coordination on mobility, connectivity, and land use recommendations The Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan consists of land use, density, zoning, multimodal connectivity (LRT, BRT, local/regional transit, bikeway, trail, and sidewalk), accessibility, urban design, and environmental sustainability recommendations for an approximately 25-acre area around the proposed Purple Line Connecticut Avenue station along Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD. The land use and transportation recommendations reflect the location of Chevy Chase Lake area mid-way between the Silver Spring and Bethesda CBDs, and its proximity to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (NMMC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The plan recommends replacing lower-scale, single-use, automobileoriented development with medium-scale, mixed-use, and transit-, bicycle-, and pedestrian-oriented development, including affordable housing, that is compatible with the character of the surrounding community. It also ensures compatibility between existing/proposed development adjacent to the proposed Purple Line transitway station as well as Capital Crescent Trail (CCT), and recommends over 1.0 million SF of mixed-use density. The sector plan recommendations included new internal roadway connections, trails, sidewalks, and bike paths for plan area connectivity to the proposed station, Capital Crescent Trail, public amenities, and necessary traffic analysis to justify additional density within the area. It included recommendations to create two new public open spaces, increase tree canopy, and protect the Coquelin Run stream valley. Mr. Elza Hisel-McCoy Project Manager Montgomery County Planning Department 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD Phone:

6 Sample Transportation Planning/Multi-modal Accessibility/Traffic Engineering Work Takoma-Langley Crossroads Sector Plan ( ), Montgomery County, MD Planner/Coordinator, M-NCPPC Montgomery County Planning Department Develop creative transportation planning recommendations, provide coordination on mobility, connectivity, and land use recommendations The Takoma-Langley Crossroads (TLC) Sector Plan covered a multijurisdictional area adjacent to the proposed Takoma-Langley Purple Line transitway station and transit center, around the New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) and University Boulevard (MD 193) intersection in Takoma Park/Langley Park, MD. The planning process related to this sector plan involved extensive coordination between the City of Takoma Park, Montgomery and Prince George s County Planning Departments and Departments of Transportation, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), and bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and business advocacy organizations. The plan consists of new locally-relevant zoning, multimodal connectivity (LRT, BRT, local/regional transit, bikeway, trail, and sidewalk), accessibility, urban design, and environmental sustainability recommendations. The plan focuses on improving area pedestrian safety, creating new connections to public transportation, broadening the range of housing opportunities, preserving existing affordable housing, and strengthening economic opportunities for local, ethnically-diverse small businesses. The adopted plan includes a network of circulatory streets (created for efficient traffic circulation) within the plan area core as well as new pedestrian/bikeway/trail links to improve safety, mobility, network redundancy, and to reduce overall area-wide traffic congestion. The centerpiece of the new plan is a first of its kind recommendation for cycle-tracks along both sides of University Boulevard in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties. The plan also included recommendations to create new public open spaces, and increase tree canopy. Ms. Melissa Williams Project Manager Montgomery County Planning Department 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD Melissa.Williams@montgomeryplanning.org Phone:

7 Sample Transportation Planning/Multi-modal Accessibility/Traffic Engineering Work Long Branch Sector Plan ( ), Montgomery County, MD Planner/Coordinator, M-NCPPC Montgomery County Planning Department Develop creative transportation planning recommendations, provide coordination on mobility, connectivity, and land use recommendations The land use, density, zoning, multimodal connectivity (LRT, BRT, local/regional transit, bikeway, trail, and sidewalk), accessibility, urban design, and environmental sustainability recommendations developed for the Long Branch Sector Plan area encompassing eastwest Piney Branch Road (MD 320), north-south Flower Avenue, and north-south University Boulevard (MD 193) maximizes land use and connectivity benefits from two Purple Line transitway stations Long Branch Station and Piney Branch Road Station proposed within the sector plan area while addressing challenges presented by the transitway. The plan recommendations included bridging the east-west divide within the Long Branch community through new roadway/ pedestrian/bikeway connections and linkages, extending the cycletracks proposed along University Boulevard (MD 193) within the Takoma-Langley Crossroads (TLC) sector plan area to the Long Branch plan area, connecting three major north-south regional trails in the immediate area (Northwest Branch Trail, Long Branch Trail, and Sligo Creek Trail) with a new east-west trail link, proposing creative intersection capacity improvement/traffic circulation solutions, and ensuring safe pedestrian, bikeway, and motorized access to area library, recreation center/pool, elementary schools, parks, and a historic resource. The plan also focuses on broadening housing opportunities, preserving existing affordable housing, and strengthening economic opportunities for local, ethnically-diverse small businesses. Mr. John Marcolin Planner/Coordinator Landscape Architect/Urban Designer Montgomery County Planning Department 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD John.Marcolin@montgomeryplanning.org Phone: