Archives by Tag 'transportation & infrastructure'

California PUC-Guided Development and Strategic Planning of Water Supply Alternatives for the Monterey Peninsula (1999-2001)

CONCUR was retained as a member of an independent planning team by the California Public Utilities Commission to develop water supply alternatives for the Monterey Peninsula. The impetus for this project was the Peninsula’s longstanding struggled with water supply issues The State Water Resources Control Board recently determined that the California American Water Company (Cal-Am), [...]

Guadalupe River Flood Control Project Collaborative, San Jose, California (1997-2002)

CONCUR facilitated the Guadalupe River Flood Control Project Collaborative, which produced a landmark agreement to resolve remaining mitigation issues for the lower Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose. The River, which has flooded twice in the past decade, is habitat for both chinook salmon and steelhead trout. The Collaborative included over a dozen members of [...]

Lower American River Flood Control Task Force, Sacramento, California (1994-1999)

CONCUR designed and facilitated a negotiated dialogue between 34 interest groups that comprise the Lower American River Task Force, charged with developing a flood control plan for this federally recognized Wild and Scenic river, needed to protect the residents and $6 billion of property in Sacramento, the State Capitol. This ground-breaking plan integrates flood control [...]

South Orange County Infrastructure Improvement Project (SOCTIIP) (1999-2000)

CONCUR designed and carried out a mediation process with local, state and federal agencies in support of a decision making process to provide greater transportation capacity in South Orange County, California. A toll road has been planned for several years to alleviate congestion on Interstate 5, a major commuter route in the rapidly developing South [...]

Emergency Water Storage for San Diego County, California

In 1993, CONCUR facilitated the unanimous agreement of a 27- member Emergency Storage Working Committee to advise the County Water Authority in planning expanded dams and pumping facilities to ensure adequate water supplies in the event of a severe earthquake or prolonged drought. At full construction, the project is estimated to cost $500- $700 [...]

Briefings for USAID (1990-1991)

Principal John Gamman lead a series briefings for senior US AID officials, building on the work of his dissertation research examining the relationship between consensus building techniques and the support of sustainable development policies and natural resource policy reforms.   Results were tied to USAID projects on implementing policy change and environmental training programs.

Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand (1990)

The CONCUR team has completed several initiatives in New Zealand. In 1990, the Ministry for the Environment brought John Gamman and Scott McCreary to New Zealand to present a three course series to senior resource planners, officials in the private sector, and Maori leaders in workshops convened in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. This was followed [...]