40th Anniversary Book 10.5x13.5 FINAL

Planning Planning is the high-level view of a project, providing the clients with all the information they need to decide on their next course of action. It’s the draft that may be shelved or revised or used as the foundation for the next phase. Rarely does a transit project involve just a transportation system. It is almost always part of a bigger project, like the building of a new airport or terminal. Each requires considerations that go well beyond which type of vehicle or system to install. Lea+Elliott is keenly aware of the challenges attached to a project under consideration at a busy airport or through a busy city. While we have remained a company focused on APMs, we know how to make transit systems fit into and work within the overall parameters of a site, dovetailing it seamlessly into a client’s over-arching, long-term plan.

Regional Director David Little, AICP | East Region

David Little is a planner in a sea of engineers who brings the invaluable service of bridging the gap as projects go from the conceptual/planning level into preliminary engineering. If Lea+Elliott’s work is like a relay race, David’s part is the first leg; and then—as a project

moves forward—he hands off the baton to the runner who will take the project to the next level—detailed design and engineering. David gets excited at the prospect of getting the clients to thoroughly communicate their needs. “Each new client has his or her own set of goals and objectives,” he says. “I have to quickly and fully understand those and translate them into the passenger mobility environment so we can give answers and ideas that clients can use—that has been a great experience.” “If we do our job well and at the end of the evaluation the client says ‘You really helped us get the right answer here’ — that’s success.” David Little

Client Focused.

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Lea+Elliott San Francisco staff