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| Mr. Philipsen, the president of ArchPlan Inc., has over
three decades of experience with transportation planning and architectural design. He worked on
the concept of traffic calming in his home community of Stuttgart in the early eighties,
worked with the Stuttgart Transit Authority, and continued transit work in Baltimore,
Maryland. He brings to the table the holistic and comprehensive view of an architect
combined with specific knowledge in the areas of transportation planning and transit
facilities. He worked as project manager/architect in award winning mid size architectural
firms in Germany and the US and in his own company on the following transportation
oriented projects: |
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MTA Red Line
Corridor Transit Study
Baltimore, MD |
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MTA
Langley Park Transit Center
Langley Park, MD |
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Analysis and design for a new bus transit hub at University
Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue in Langley Park, Prince George's County.
ArchPlan is a sub-consultant to Wilson T. Ballard engineers.
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MTA
Bus Maintenance Facility, Kirk Avenue
Baltimore City, MD |
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Replacement of existing city bus maintenance facility in
northwest Baltimore. The new facility will include a bus garage,
maintenance building with multiple repair bays, employee parking, and an
administration building.
ArchPlan is undertaking analysis and design
as a sub-consultant to Wilson T. Ballard engineers.
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MTA Reisterstown Metro
Station Improvements
Baltimore, MD |
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Analysis and design menu for
overall improvements of the Metro facility and subsequently prepared construction
documents for the walkway connections, lighting and landscaping.
Click here
for full project description. |
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MTA Bus Stop Design
Baltimore, MD |
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MTA was requested to install
five custom bus stops along streets abutting HOPE IV public housing redevelopments.
ArchPlan Gould Architects Joint Venture, designed shelters, along with signs,
pavement, and amenities. Renderings were created for community presentations.
Click here
for full project description. |
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SEPTA Transit Center
Phoenixville, PA |
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Concepts and development plan
for a possible commuter rail station with structured parking, retail and office complex at
the planned Schuylkill Valley Metro line from Philadelphia to Reading. ArchPlan
refined elements of its 1.2 million sq. ft. mixed use masterplan for a land use analysis
of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Council.
Click here
for full project description. |
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Baltimore Light Rail Downtown Loop
Baltimore MD |
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Urban Design consultant for a feasibility analysis of a downtown
extension of the current light rail line. Click here
for full project description. |
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Inter-modal Transit Hubs
Baltimore, MD |
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Feasibility analysis of long range improvements for
inter-modal transit hubs at Camden Yards and West Baltimore MARC. Click here
for full project description. |
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MTA Downtown Connectivity
Baltimore, MD |
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Study of improved Metro-Light Rail and bus connections at the
Lexington Market inter-modal node in downtown Baltimore. The study deals with improved
signs, direct connections and development opportunities for higher visibility of the
transit facilities. Click here
for full project description. |
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Central Light Rail Line
Baltimore County,
Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County |
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Mr. Philipsen was the project manager for Cho, Wilks and Benn on
this 450 million-dollar transit project. His responsibilities included participation in
the Environmental Effects Report, schematic design through construction documents for all
architectural portions including 22 stations and a 45 vehicle maintenance facility and the
design of a comprehensive passenger signage system. |
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Growth Management and Transportation
Baltimore Region |
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Mr. Philipsen worked as a consultant for the Baltimore
Metropolitan Council on the development and impact evaluation of alternative land use
scenarios for the Long Range Transportation Plan of the Metropolitan Region as mandated by
the Inter-modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The project was conducted over two
years in close cooperation with representatives of all involved local planning departments
using MINUTP transportation modeling. Mr. Philipsen was responsible for the initial
workplan, contributions throughout the project and the compilation of the final report
titled Growth Management and Transportation. |
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Annapolis Intercept Study
Annapolis, MD |
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project outline for a traffic intercept concept with transit connector for downtown
Annapolis, Maryland. The project involved the identification of possible transit
alignments, intercept parking facilities, inter-modal connections and the feasibility of
potential transit systems. |
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Edgewood Transit Oriented Development
Baltimore, MD |
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ArchPlan analyzed the development opportunities near the Edgewood commuter
rail stop and developed a transit oriented development plan including housing, retail and
offices. Click here
for full project description |
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Port Deposit Streetscape Design
Cecil County, MD |
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ArchPlan prepared design development drawings for the downtown
streetscape and revitalization of Port Deposit on the Susquehanna River. The project was
conducted in close cooperation with the State Highway Administration. Click here
for full project description. |
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Transit and Traffic Calming
Stuttgart, Germany |
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Mr. Philipsen prepared,
reviewed and evaluated as caucus chair and member of the borough council numerous measures
and concept plans for transit and traffic calming in residential areas of the Stuttgart
Borough of Bad Cannstatt. Click here
for full project description. |
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