The Transit Newsletter of the Upstate Branch South Carolina Section March 2019

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1 BRANCH OFFICERS PRESIDENT John Catoe, P.E. Site Design, Inc. (864) TREASURER Paul Mills Site Design, Inc. (864) SECRETARY Brandon Stutzman, PE Fluor Corporation (864) OUTREACH CHAIRS MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Chrissy Gernon Fluor Corporation BRIDGE CHAIR Diane Jlelaty Alta Planning + Design, Inc. (908) dianejlelaty@altaplanning.com YOUNGER MEMBER CHAIR Tatiana Dib, E.I.T. HDR (864) tatiana.dib@hdrinc.com WEBSITE CHAIR Stephanie Gates, P.E. Site Design, Inc. (864) sgates@sitedesign-inc.com ASCE NATIONAL (Phone) (Web Site) member@asce.org ( ) The Transit Newsletter of the Upstate Branch South Carolina Section March 2019 THE 2019 POPSICLE STICK BRIDGE EVENT WAS HELD MARCH 9, 2019 Please scroll through this newsletter to see more about our sponsors MEETING NOTICE Featuring: Shaping Our Future Growth Alternatives Analysis: Overview of Key Findings & Recommendations Presented by: Sherry Barrett (Land Policy Manager, Upstate Forever) DATE: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 TIME: LOCATION: Presentation 11:30 AM 1:00 PM** SCDOT - 4th Floor Conference Room DIRECTIONS: Click here -> SC DOT DIRECTIONS -or see page 2 for directions COST: Members - $10, Nonmembers - $ Cash price, upcharge for card payments -Lunch provided RSVP: By website only. Click here -> **Engineers receive 1 PDH for their attendance. Reservations are required by 4 pm on the day prior to the meeting to reserve a lunch. Guests are welcome without reservations; however, lunch cannot be guaranteed and you are asked to wait until all registered attendees have received a lunch. We no longer accept guest registrations. Please forward to coworkers for individual registration. In an attempt to cut down on extra lunches and the cost associated with them, there is a $10 charge to no-shows to cover the cost. If you RSVP and then have to cancel, kindly provide 24 hours notice. asceupstate@gmail.com Page 1 of 3

2 The Transit March 2019 Presentation Information Topic: Shaping Our Future Growth Alternatives Analysis: Overview of Key Findings & Recommendations Presenter: Sherry Barrett Bio: In her role as Land Policy Manager at Upstate Forever, Sherry Barrett focuses primarily on land use issues in the rapidly growing Upstate counties of Greenville and Spartanburg. As a part of the Upstate Forever team she also works on other strategies and initiatives to achieve organizational goals. Sherry first came to Upstate Forever as a member and volunteer. Originally from Georgia, she and her husband Richard lived in New England, the Midwest, North Carolina and Virginia and raised two children before establishing roots in the Upstate. Sherry earned a Master of Landscape Architecture from Virginia Tech with a focus on community design. The American Society of Landscape Architects awarded her a Certificate of Merit in recognition of the body of work accomplished in her program. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia and a Certificate in Advanced Geographic Information Systems from Greenville Technical College. As Program Coordinator for the Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia Tech, Sherry worked on conceptual community design projects including greenway routing, downtown streetscape and town entry designs, and land-use analysis and design proposals. As a Landscape Designer with Site Design, Inc. in Greenville, she worked on large-scale planned unit developments, as well as site-scale commercial, residential, corporate and public space projects. Directions to SC Department of Transportation The meeting will be held at the SC DOT building in the 4 th floor conference room. The building is the old Sirrine 252 building for those who remember. Directions from I-385: From I-385, exit onto Pleasantburg Drive (Exit #40B). The entrance to SCDOT building is 1.7 miles south and on the right. Parking is in front or behind the building. SCDOT Directions 2019 ASCE UPSTATE CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 26 th March / April April 23 rd Branch meeting see topic above Social night with the Clemson student chapter date TBD Branch meeting Do you know a potential speaker for our meetings? If so, please ASCE Upstate at asceupstate@gmail.com New for 2019 ASCE members can now choose up to 10 free on-demand webinars per year, worth up to 15 PDHs! asceupstate@gmail.com Page 2 of 3

3 The Transit March 2019 Click here to learn more If you have a job opening or civil engineering news you would like to post in the newsletter you may send them to asceupstate@gmail.com Please send your postings by the first of the month. asceupstate@gmail.com Page 3 of 3

4 The 11 th Annual 4 th Grade Challenge Program Popsicle Stick Bridge Event on March 9 th was a huge success, hosting 51 schools with 1,265 students and testing 374 bridges. It is only by the help of our volunteers and the following 2019 sponsors that this event was made possible! Thank you!

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10 SITE DESIGN, INC. CIVIL ENGINEERS SURVEYORS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS SITE DESIGN, INC. is happy to be a part of the ASCE Upstate Popsicle Bridge Competition! By helping children learn how bridges are built, we are helping to build future engineers. Our Core Purpose To provide the methods for responsible and sustainable growth while protecting the general welfare of the public. We understand your world because we live in it. We drink the same water, drive the same highways, visit the same buildings, work in the same industries and live in the same neighborhoods. We will never sacrifice quality or creativity for a deadline. Because each project and client is unique, we build our teams based on your needs. The development of your property is in essence the development of your business. With the appropriate combination of skills and experience, we offer an exceptional team tailored specifically for your project. Our project management, production and quality control processes allow us to consistently deliver quality, cost effective projects that develop your property and structure for premium use.

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13 SEA of SC The voice for Structural Engineers in South Carolina. A non-profit corporation founded in A Member Organization of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA). Chapters in Greenville, Columbia, Hilton Head, Charleston, and Clemson (Student Chapter). SEA of SC was established to enhance the public's right to safe, reliable and economical structures by advancing the practice of structural engineering. For more info or to join, visit Replace with Pomona pipe products ad Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Sprague & Sprague was founded in Since then the firm has provided traffic engineering and transportation planning services to clients in the southeastern United States. Sprague & Sprague has provided these consulting services to local governments, to private clients, and to other consulting firms for state and local projects. Gaye Garrison Sprague, P.E. is principal of the firm and specializes in traffic engineering and transportation planning. Ms. Sprague has 39 years of experience and worked for local governments and other consultants before starting Sprague & Sprague 33 years ago. The company website is and Gaye Sprague can be contacted at gayesprague@cs.com or at 864/

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