Melissa Hege, Aicp, Leed Ap Email & Phone Number

Miami

www.mhcpcolab.com

Miami, Florida

As Manager of Planning and Transportation I successfully opened 2-miles of continuous waterfront walkway along downtown Miami's bayfront and obtained commitments from multiple property owners to upgrade lighting, improve maintenance, and increase safety. I lead transportation initiatives including a forum in collaboration with Miami Dade County’s Neat Streets Miami to discuss techniques for Mayor Gimenez’s Complete Streets Resolution and Federal Transportation Secretary Fox’s Mayor’s Challenge. Additionally, I developed an interactive web based tool to track all multi-agency infrastructure improvements in downtown Miami.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

As Director of Planning I led the firm's current planning projects including a 10-year financial plan and budget for the Coral Springs Redevelopment Agency. I also managed the firm's business development initiatives for planning projects and successfully secured half a million dollars in new business in the first 6 months.

As a senior planner and project manager at Zyscovich Architects, I managed and developed a master plan update and revamped the zoning code for downtown West Palm Beach which received the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association’s highest honor in 2008. I developed a new zoning code and design standards, for the former 56-acre Buena Vista rail yard which was transformed into Midtown Miami--the most significant redevelopment project both in terms of private investment and program size. In addition, I created a template for the Tampa Innovation Alliance--a high profile partnership with Tampa CEO’s from the University of S. Florida, Busch Gardens, the Moffitt Cancer Center and the Florida Hospital to create a strategy to reverse the declining neighborhood surrounding their holdings.I lead much of the business development initiatives for the planning group including all contract negotiations and fee proposals for new planning projects, as well as all request for proposals (RFPs) for new commissions.

I managed a variety of small and medium transportation planning projects, streetscape and neighborhood plans for the City of Miami Beach, traffic calming plans, redevelopment plan for South Miami Community Redevelopment Area, and corridor planning for SR7/US 441 in Plantation. I lead Miami Beach’s 10-year city-wide initiative to improve its mobility in terms of roadway function, transit opportunity, pedestrian and bicycle circulation.In addition lead marketing efforts for new projects, I provided planning support for PD&E studies in Northern Michigan and planning studies for the City of Detroit.

Supported four planning professionals in this architecture and planning firm in downtown Boston. Co-wrote an environmental and cultural resource assessment for the Blackstone River Valley. Developed analysis diagrams for planning and urban design projects, designed presentation boards and powerpoint presentations for proposals, and researched best practices for planning projects.