Lance Bernard Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I bring a broad portfolio of planning and project management experience to HKGi. The breadth of my work has touched all aspects of planning, including comprehensive plans, downtown master plans, public health initiatives, grant writing (securing over $250 million in grants), and day-to-day planning services. With 20 years of experience, my work has focused on helping balance land use decisions with transportation needs. My expertise includes parking studies, long-range multimodal transportation plans, corridor studies, performance measures, and pavement preservation plans. As part of this work, I believe in a meaningful planning process that creates transparency, engagement and trust by the community.Project highlights include:- Day to day planning services- Washington County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan- Benton County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code Update- Stearns County Comprehensive Plan- City Comprehensive Plans (e.g., Richfield, St. Michael, Stillwater, and Columbia Heights)- Olmsted County Graham Park Master Plan/Feasibility Study- Grant Writing Services for Sherburne County- Metropolitan Council Regional Solicitation Before and After Study Phase 1 & 2- Stillwater Mixed Use Zoning Districts- Richfield Veterans Memorial Overlay Zoning District- Downtown Duluth and Canal Park Parking Study- Downtown Stillwater Parking Study

Srf Consulting Group

With a broad portfolio of planning experience, I bring a passion for community and transportation planning to SRF, as well as established relationships with communities and agencies. The breadth of my work at SRF has touched all aspects of planning, including comprehensive plans, long-range transportation plan, downtown master plans, grant writing, and day-to-day planning services. More recently, my work has focused on parking studies. This work has given me the opportunity to lead and manage parking plans for the Cities of Willmar, Prior Lake and Saint Paul, Metro Transit, Met Council, Minnesota Historical Society, Augsburg College, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. Project experience included:• Comprehensive Plan Updates (e.g., Richfield, Norwood Young America, Carver County, and Washington County)• Gateway Corridor Health Impact Assessment• Grant Applications (TED, TEDi, MHFP, TAP, Regional Solicitation, HSIP, LRIP, INFRA (aka FASTLANE), and TIGER) • Local Roadway Research Board (LRRB) Statewide System Preservation Guide• LeSauk Drive Corridor Study (City of Sartell)• Highway 212 Corridor Access Management, Safety, and Phasing Plan• Downtown Rogers Master Plan• Day-to-Day Planning Services for Communities• Revenue Forecasting (e.g., Metropolitan Council Highway Spending and Needs Assessment, Otter Tail County, and Mankato APO)

My position helped establish statewide goals for new areas/projects related to the built environment, public health and climate change. More importantly, it has forged new partnerships in bridging the gap between public health and planning. Bridging this gap has provided a new lens in thinking about planning projects from a public health perspective. This work has evolved around the use of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) for various planning projects throughout the state. The breadth of my work has used this tool/process to evaluate transportation projects, comprehensive plans and regional planning policies from a public health and active living perspective.

Andover, Minnesota