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MICHAEL J. CYNECKI, PE, PTOE PROJECT MANAGER

DIRECT: 602.443.8476 | MOBILE 602.619-1427 | [email protected]

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SUMMARY Mr. Michael J. Cynecki has more than 39 years of experience that includes more than 26 years with the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Dept. As Traffic Engineering Supervisor for the Traffic Operations Division, Mr. Cynecki oversaw the Investigative Services/traffic studies section, Safety section and Neighborhood Traffic Management Team for 22 years. Mike managed the day-to-day operations of the Traffic Signal Section, Traffic Signal Shop, Traffic Count Shop, and Traffic Management Center for 4 years. His project experience includes performing traffic studies and

assessments concerning traffic operations, traffic impact analysis, traffic engineering concepts, roadway/intersection safety, and traffic signal design.

HIGHLIGHTS Pedestrian and bicycle safety advocate for over 39 years Well-versed with local, state, and federal regulations and standards 26 years as a public sector traffic engineer Expert Witness for claims against the State of Arizona Emeritus member and former chair of the TRB Pedestrian Committee Master Instructor for the National Safe Routes to School Workshops Certified NHI Instructor

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Safe Routes to School • Traffic Engineering • Traffic Control Plans • Traffic Operations

• Bike & Pedestrian Studies • Safety Studies • Corridor Studies • Access Management

• Road Safety Assessments • School Planning Studies • Litigation & Expert Witness • Pavement Marking & Signing

EXPERIENCE Engineering Experience: 39 years Years with Lee Engineering: 8

EDUCATION M. Eng., Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1979 B.S., Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1978

REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer: Arizona #18477, Michigan #6201030951 Professional Traffic Operations Engineer: #3795

PROJECTS March 2011 to Present – Lee Engineering, LLC, Project Manager:

City of Phoenix Comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan - Served as Project Engineer to develop a comprehensive 20-year Bicycle Master Plan (with subcontractors Toole Design Group and Charlier Associates) to update and supplement the “Bicycling Element” of the Phoenix’s General Plan and establish priorities for bicycle facility improvements throughout the city. The project involved public input through a series of meetings and an online wikimap, along with external and internal agency input to identify missing bicycle facility links within the community and prioritize bicycle facility needs. The Bicycle Master Plan was adopted by City Council in November 2014. Phoenix voters approved a sales tax increase in August 2015 that will implement the Bike Master Plan over a 20-year period, along with LRT/other transit improvements and roadway resurfacing projects.

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MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan – Served as Project Engineer for the comprehensive update of the 2005 Strategic Transportation Safety Plan (STSP) for the Maricopa Association of Governments. The new STSP established regional vision, goals, objectives, strategies, countermeasures, and performance measures for transportation safety. It is a data-driven, multi-year comprehensive plan that establishes goals, objectives, and key emphasis areas and integrates the four E's of highway safety – engineering, education, enforcement and emergency medical services. The development of the STSP was closely coordinated with the ongoing development of Arizona’s recently adopted Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The recommendations included in the STSP were incorporated in the next generation MAG Regional Transportation Plan.

PAG Road Safety Assessments – Served as Project Manager on four formal Road Safety Assessments (RSA) in Pima County as part of an independent, multidisciplinary team. One segment consisted of four rural, signalized high risk intersections within a 2.3 mile roadway segment, the second RSA was a 2-mile segment including two signalized intersections. The third RSA was to evaluate an innovative new traffic control concept developed by a major city in the PAG region. The 4th RSA was a half-mile segment that involved two jurisdictions and included a busy signalized intersection. The RSA team looked for potential safety hazards that may affect any type of road user and recommended measures to mitigate those safety issues. Project funded and managed by the Pima Association of Governments.

MAG Road Safety Assessments (RSAs) - Served as Project Manager for five formal RSAs, leading an independent, multidisciplinary team; two for busy signalized intersections in Phoenix, and one involving two signalized locations in Queen Creek, one for a busy intersection bordering the cities of Glendale and Peoria, and one for a busy intersection that borders Phoenix and Glendale. The RSA findings and observations were documented in a report for each study location and were provided to the sponsoring agency for review and consideration for implementation. These RSA projects are funded and managed by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG).

MAG Project Assessment – Served as Project Manager for two formal Project Assessment and development of 15% plans for location where RSAs were completed and specific improvements were identified and budgeted to apply for HSIP funding.

FHWA Focus City “Designing for Pedestrian Safety” and “Designing for Bicycle Safety” Workshop Instructor - Serves as a course instructor for the FHWA Designing for Pedestrian Safety (DPS) two-day Workshops taught across the country, and assisted in the development of the DPS 201 higher level workshops modules emphasizing specific treatments such as Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, RRFBs, Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI), Crossing Islands/Raised Medians, Curb Extensions & Bulb outs, Road Diets and Lighting, Transit, etc. for the FHWA. Also taught the DPS course for the National Highway Institute (NHI) and the 3-day How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, and the Designing and Planning for Pedestrian Safety workshops for the FHWA and NHI.

ADOT Arizona Implementation of AASHTO U.S. Bicycle Route System – Project Manager - As a subconsultant, Lee Engineering identified route alternatives, which combined on-street and off-street bicycle facilities, for USBR designation in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. We worked closely with stakeholders and agencies to select a preferred route for USBR 90, and obtained written approval from all affected agencies across the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. USBR 90 was adopted by AASHTO in September 2015, and is the first such designated route across Arizona.


San Tan Ranches Access Study – Project Manager for this study that reviewed the traffic operations in reaction to a median closure that has been recently constructed as part of a Phase I roadway improvement project for the Ellsworth Road/Hunt Highway roadway segment south of Empire Boulevard.

Westwood High School Traffic Study – This study involved traffic counts, observations and assessments for changes in traffic signal operation or upgrades, Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon evaluation and assessments of on-site and off-site student drop-off and pick-up, as well as a driveway and circulation assessment at the high school in preparation for a campus upgrade. The traffic study was conducted for the Mesa Public School District.

NCHRP 03-104 Unsignalized Intersection Improvement Guide – Lee Engineering served as a subconsultant to VHB on this project to develop a guide for state and local agencies to improve the safety, mobility and accessibility of unsignalized intersections for users (trucks, automobile drivers and other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians). Listed as a contributing author on the final interactive report. Completed 2015. The UIIG is being maintained on-line by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). http://toolkits.ite.org/uiig/

NCHRP 03-118 – Traffic Signal Phasing User Guide – Lee Engineering is a subconsultant to VHB on the development of a guide for the selection and use of traffic signal phasing to compliment the Traffic Signal Timing Guide. The objective is to provide guidance to professionals who design and operate traffic signals on the selection of the most appropriate signal phasing, considering the balance between operational efficiency and user safety. The study commenced January 2016 and the expected completion is in mid 2019.

24th Street Pre-design and Feasibility Study (Phoenix, Arizona) – Study to evaluate four different bicycle facility alternatives providing a connection from the Salt River to Van Buren Street, with connectivity to Sky Harbor Airport and Light Rail, and develop a preliminary (15%) design for the preferred alternative. Completed March 2017.

Main Street Separated Bike Lanes Design Assist Project (Mesa, Arizona) – Project to identify potential alternatives for separated bicycle facilities along a six-mile segment of Main Street in Mesa (Gilbert Road to Power Road) and develop a preliminary design for the preferred alternative. Lee Engineering worked with subcontractor Toole Design Group to identify nine bicycle facility concepts with and without future LRT/BRT transit along the corridor that could be developed within the existing ROW. Mesa staff selected the two most promising options for further design refinement for a Project Assessment Report that illustrates plan views and renderings at key locations. Completed August 2016.

Williamson Valley Road Traffic Study (Yavapai County, AZ) – A project to assess an 11-mile segment of Williamson Valley Road (County Road 5) from Pioneer Pkwy to Nancy Drive to evaluate where improvements are needed along the segment based on existing conditions and projected growth, and to prioritize those recommended improvements over a 20-year study period (2025 and 2040). Completed January 2017.

City of Tempe, AZ Intersection Redesign – Evaluation of Rural Road, Tyler Street and Terrace Road to identify, recommend and create final design plans for improvements to address safety and ADA issues at a busy intersection bisected by light rail on the border of the ASU campus that is adjacent to a Valley Metro LRT station. Design completed (2016) and improvements are constructed (Summer 2017).

32nd Street Repurposing Study (Road Diet – Phoenix, Arizona) – As a subconsultant, served as Project Manager for a study to review and evaluate the signing and striping and assessed signal equipment changes needed for the 32nd Street Bike Lane project from SR-51 to Bell

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Road (4.5 miles). 32nd Street was built prior to SR-51 and formerly was the primary access from northeast Phoenix into Central Phoenix. A separate study was conducted for the intersection of 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard to assess the ability to narrow and remove one of the westbound left-turn lanes at the intersection while still maintaining an acceptable level of service. A follow-up project was to prepare the traffic signal and signing/striping plans for the bid package that was implemented.

I-44 West Trail Alignment Study, Oklahoma City, OK - Lee Engineering provided traffic engineering services for the Oklahoma City MAPS3 I-44 West Trails alignment study. Oklahoma City has continued to develop trails throughout the urban center of the City for pedestrian and bicycle use. The I-44 West Trail is a 9-mile trail that extends from Lake Hefner on the north to the Oklahoma River on the south and provides commuter and recreational infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists. Traffic engineering services included alternative alignment analysis, field reconnaissance, development of design criteria, prioritization of preferred pedestrian crossings, and report writing. I participated in field reconnaissance and alternative alignment analysis. The trail is under construction.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Program – Worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to assist 16 selected communities and schools for the second round of the ODOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program to implement non-infrastructure improvements for these communities. Met with the 16 individual communities and worked with these agencies to develop or fine-tune their non-infrastructure program elements (Education Encouragement, Enforcement and Evaluation activities), including the timeline and budget for each community.

City of Coweta, OK - Sidewalk Master Plan Development (2012)

TxDOT SRTS Training Workshops in Beaumont, Brownsville, Bryan, El Paso, Houston, Pearland, Laredo, Odessa, Paris, Portland & Yoakum (2011/12)

Safe Kids Pedestrian Safety Workshops: Chattanooga, TN & Clayton County, GA (2011), New Haven, CT, Oregon, OH, & Greenville, SC (2012), Philadelphia, PA (2013), Toledo, OH (2015), Lake Charles, LA (2015), Ann Arbor, MI (2017), and Shorewood, WI (2017).

School Safety Audits in Cimarron, Farmington, Taos, and Gallup, NM (2011/12)

SRTS Instructor Training for National Center for SRTS in Baton Rouge, LA (2006), Winston-Salem, NC (2006), Kansas City, MO/Lenexa, KS (2006), Richmond, VA (2007), Flagstaff, AZ (2007), Burlington, VT (2008), Evanston, IL (2008), Phoenix, AZ (2009), Sacramento, CA (2010), Birmingham, AL (2010), Denver, CO, & Yakima, WA (2011), Sterling, VA (2012) and Ontario, CA (2013), Honolulu, HI (2014), and St. Paul, MN (2015). SRTS Workshops in North Troy, VT (2012), and Lawrence, KS (2014).

FHWA Focus State and City - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Design Workshop Instructor (FHWA) - Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Template Workshop Instructor Louisville, KY (2012). FHWA Designing for Pedestrian Safety Workshop in Frankfort & Louisville, KY, Tulsa, OK (2012), St. Louis, MO (2013), Arlington, TX (2014), Macon, GA (2015), Houston, TX (2018), Las Cruces, and Albuquerque, NM (2018 and 2019). Assisted in the development of DPS 201 course modules and pilot training in Louisville, KY and Washington, DC (2014). DPS 201 Workshop presentations in Atlanta, GA (2015), Tucson, AZ (2015), Phoenix, AZ (2015), Austin, TX (2016 and 2019), and Chicago, IL (2016). Designing for Bicycle Safety Workshop in Macon GA (2017). Designing for Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety in Phoenix (2017), Complete Streets workshop in Santa Ana, CA (2017). Developed and presented a pilot Designing for


Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Workshop in Conjunction with Other Road Users (CORU) in Watsonville, CA (2018).

NHI Training Course Instructor – How To Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan - Newington, CT (2013), Designing for Pedestrian Safety - Akron, OH (2014), Columbia, SC (2015), Cincinnati, OH (2015), Dayton, OH (2015), Toledo, OH (2015), Columbus, OH (Jan 2016, July 2016 & September 2017), and Washington, DC (2017). Planning and Designing for Pedestrian Safety, Columbus, OH (2014), and Newington, CT (2017).

ADOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Update - This project is the culmination of effective stakeholder involvement, problem identification, and prioritization of solutions, resulting in a strategic action plan that effectively focuses resources on making the changes that will reduce the greatest number of severe injury pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes on the state highway system. As a Subconsultant, Lee Engineering developed pedestrian crash database using the Pedestrian-Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) to assess geographic & demographic, trends, contributing factors, and characteristics to pedestrian crashes on the State Highway System (SHS) and assisted in identifying locations/countermeasures to provide the greatest safety benefit. Final Report Submitted 2017.

Development of a Bicyclist & Pedestrian Count Strategy Plan for the AZ State Highway System - Project to develop a framework for establishing a pedestrian and bicycle volume database with the goal of establishing a baseline of bicyclist and pedestrian use on the Arizona State Highway System (SHS). The framework will include recommended approaches for collecting, storing, and distributing this data to various stakeholders. Final Report submitted June 2018.

ADOT Bicyclist Safety Action Plan Update - A project to update the 2012 BSAP to identify the change in bicycle crash trends on the SHS and identify high bicyclist crash locations and segments on the SHS, as well as high-risk segments that have the same conditions as high crash segments. Safety improvements were identified for high crash/high risk locations and segments, and these locations were prioritized to develop a program to improve the safety on the SHS for bicyclists. Lee Engineering is a subcontractor to Kimley Horn, and was largely responsible for reviewing the statewide bicyclist crash data and conducting crash-typing using PBCAT. Final report June 2018.

Avondale Safe Routes to School Study Project (Avondale, Arizona) – A project to conduct traffic studies, assess barriers to walking, conduct parent surveys and baseline student tallies on school transportation mode choice, observe student arrival and dismissal, meet with parents and develop a program to increase and improve walking/bicyclist safety at three schools in Avondale, using all five E’s (Engineering, Education, Enforcement, Encouragement and Evaluation). Funded by MAG. The schools are Littleton Elementary, Estrella Vista STEM Academy and Garden Lakes Elementary School. Final Report May 2018.

Surprise Safe Routes to School Study Project (Surprise, Arizona) – Ongoing SRTS traffic study of two schools in Surprise, Arizona (Canyon Ridge and Cimarron Springs Elementary Schools). Funded by MAG. Project to be completed in mid-2019.

ADOT Evaluation of Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (2017 – ongoing) – Research study to

evaluate the safety and operational effectiveness of PHBs on high-speed roads in Arizona, and to develop guidelines and standards for the selection and prioritization of locations where PHBs will benefit pedestrians and bicyclists as well as the design, and operation of PHBs for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Project


includes the largest safety study of PHBs to date in the country using Empirical Bayes (EB) before-after study methodology at 52 PHB sites (along with 101 unsignalized and 52 signalized comparison sites), as well as a cross-sectional observational safety study for 186 PHB locations in Arizona. Project also involved a survey of other agency practices using PHBs, and will include a review and modifications to ADOT TGP 600 on the selection, design, and operation of PHBs. Subcontractor to TTI.

Development of T2050 Longer-Term Performance Measures Implementation Plan (Phoenix, AZ) – Project to identify safety and mobility performance measures for pedestrian and bicycle activity and safety that Phoenix should monitor and periodically assess to evaluate the performance of the T2050 program, and develop a plan to collect data and report on those measures. Implementation Plan completed March 2018.

T2050 Baseline counts and Baseline Performance Measures Development (2018 – Ongoing) – Conducting T2050 baseline bicyclist counts and baseline T2050 Safety performance measures (Mobility and Safety) for the City of Phoenix.

Indian Bend Road Pedestrian Crossing Study – A study to evaluate crossing options across Indian Bend Road for the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, including crossings for special event overflow parking in the shopping center on the north side of the street. Project completion April 2019.

January 1985 - March 2011 – City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department

JUL 2007 – MAR 2011 - Traffic Engineering Supervisor in the Traffic Services Division managing the operations of the Traffic Signal Section, Traffic Signal Shop, Traffic Count Shop and Traffic Management Center.

APR 2007 – JUN 2007 - Interim Deputy Street Transportation Director managing the Traffic Operations Division.

JAN 2007 – MAR 2007 - Traffic Engineering Supervisor in the Traffic Operations Division. Managed the Field Services Section, including the Traffic Signal Shop, the Sign and Paint Shop, the Right-of-Way Management Section, the Parking Meter Shop, and the Traffic Management Center.

NOV 1986 – DEC 2006 - Traffic Engineering Supervisor in Traffic Operations Division. Managed the Investigative Services Section, Neighborhood Traffic Management Team (NTMT), School Safety Program, Resident Permit Parking Program, and the Traffic Safety Section.

JAN 1985 – NOV 1986 - Traffic Engineer III in Traffic Operations Division of Streets and Traffic Department. Staff assignment to the Assistant Department Director.

January 1980 - January 1985 - Goodell-Grivas, Inc., 17320 W. 8 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI. Traffic & Transportation Engineer:

Traffic Engineer – FHWA sponsored project “Cost-effectiveness of Countermeasures for Utility Pole Accidents,” (DTFH61-80-C-00178). Study to predict utility pole crashes and evaluate countermeasures.

Traffic Engineer – FHWA sponsored project “Cost-effectiveness of Utility Pole Accident Countermeasures,” (DTFH61-83-C-0058), to develop a manual and computerized procedure to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of utility pole accident countermeasures.


Traffic Engineer – FHWA sponsored project “Pedestrian Signalization Alternatives,” (DTFH61-80-C-00145). Study to evaluate the use of pedestrian signs, signals, and timing schemes on pedestrian safety.

Traffic Engineer – FHWA sponsored project “Methods of Increasing Pedestrian Safety and Right-Turn-On-Red Intersections,” (DTFH61-82-C-00046). Study to evaluate RTOR compliance, the effect of RTOR on pedestrian safety, and to determine means of improving pedestrian safety at RTOR intersections.

Project Manager/Field Supervisor – NHTSA sponsored project “Occupant Restraint Usage in the Traffic Population” to monitor restraint usage in 19 city areas across the United States.

Project Manager/Field Supervisor – NHTSA sponsored project “Misuse of Child Safety Seats.” Project to observe safety seat use and determine how and why they are being misused.

Highway Safety Engineer – “Evaluation of the Auto Safety Program of the Borgess Pediatric Preventative Medicine Program.”

Project Director/Field Supervisor – San Antonio Restraint Evaluation Study, sponsored by United San Antonio and NHTSA.

Traffic Engineer – “Accident Location Study” project to identify, analyze, and propose countermeasures for high-accident intersections in the cities of Warren, Holland, and Muskegon, Michigan. Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Transportation Engineer – Development of multinomial, multimodal logit travel demand model using the UTPS computer package and testing of various TSM strategies for the Michigan DOT.

EXPERT WITNESS

EXPERIENCE

State of Washington (Pedestrian cases – Clemons, Garcia) State of Arizona (Pedestrian - Kinningham, Pavement Surface – Ingraham; Cattle Guard - Stevens) State of Montana (Traffic Control/Design – Friedman) Pima County, AZ (Bicycle case – Willett; Pedestrian case – Lopez) Pinal County, AZ (Traffic Control Devices – Edwards/Cauthen King County, WA (Intersection Sight Distance cases – Besaw & Wuthrich; Traffic Control Devices - Eakin) Pinal County, AZ (Bicyclist case – Ormond; Traffic Control - Edwards) Yavapai County, AZ (Bicyclist case – Hartline) City of Anaheim, CA (Pedestrian case – Gomez) Town of Cave Creek (Pedestrian case – Schrey) City of Chandler, AZ (Bicyclist case – Spann) City of El Mirage, AZ (Traffic Control – Goff) Town of Gilbert, AZ (Traffic Control/Signal – Bauer) City of Globe, AZ (Pedestrian case – Garcia) Town of Marana (Freeway Construction Zone – Schultz) City of Mesa, AZ (Bicyclist case - Funicello) City of Nogales, AZ (Pedestrian case – Andrea Martinez) City of Phoenix, AZ (Traffic Signal cases – Juarez, Martinez & Thomas; Bus Stop case – Orduno; Traffic Control Devices - Bond) City of Redmond, WA (Traffic Control – Krumm v. Ulmer)


City of Seattle, WA (Pedestrian cases – Brewster, Robinson, Chen, Torgerson, Adair, Schmaljohn & Arntz; Bicyclist cases – Carmody, Quintanilla, Kung, Richter, McCloud and Greenburg; Traffic Control/Design cases – Gomez, Gray, Ride the Ducks, Gay) City of Scottsdale, AZ (Pedicab case - Clark, Bicyclist cases – Buzzeo, Spencer; Pedestrian case – Robertson; Trip and Fall - Gonzalez) City of Tombstone/Cochise County (Road Design – Olson) City of Tucson, AZ (Bicyclist cases - Preston, Neer, Welch, Thacker, Harvey, McGinnis, Gentry, Murillo & Lomuto; Pedestrian cases – Raisanen, Abernathy, Belder & Lopez; Construction Traffic Control – Dionisio; Intersection Traffic Control – Dorsey, Pavement Surface - Rivers) City of Winslow, AZ (Pedestrian case – Kuntz) SRP (Bicyclist case – Hickman) Perimeter Bicycling/Mesa (Bicyclist case – Burton) Washington Elementary School District (Bicyclist case – Zeblisky) Haydon Building Corp/City of Mesa (Bicyclist case – McKenzie) Red Mountain Group Inc. – (Pedestrian Parking Lot case – Chavez) Pathfinder Charter School – (School traffic control case – Peter Joe Win) Plaintiff Trip and Fall Cases (Perozni, Moore, & Weamert) Other Plaintiff Case (Traffic Control – Brown v. Sblendorio; Dawn v. Mathis; Jakubowsky v. Ciorba Group & Village of Mt. Prospect; Signal Timing – Matias Nunez v. Southwest Recovery)

TEACHING

EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Wayne State Univ., CE 465 – Transportation Engineering (Winter, 1982 and Fall, 1984)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Detroit, CE 393 – Transportation Engineering (Term II, 1982)

SCHOOL CROSSING

GUARD TRAINING

VIDEOS

“Journey to School”, City of Phoenix, June 1991 and March 1995 “Guardians of the Future”, City of Phoenix, November 2000

WEBINARS

PRESENTED

Countdown Pedestrian Signals with Dr. Ron Van Houten & Peter Koonce, May 8, 2008 for TRB.

Safe Routes to School Engineering – Part I with David Parisi, March 31, 2009 for America Walks.

Safe Routes to School Engineering – Part II with David Parisi, April 21, 2009 for America Walks.

Safe Routes to School Engineering Treatments with Charlie Zegeer, March 30, 2010 for America Walks.

Multi-Modal School Site Planning, Design and Transportation for Primary Grades (K–8) with Dan Van Pelt, Jennifer Hefferan, February 24, 2010, for ITE and the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Web seminar repeated for ITE with same presenters on October 28, 2010.

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (HAWK) with Dr. Richard Nassi and Dr. Kay Fitzpatrick, for TRB, December 2, 2010.


Top 10 SRTS Engineering Treatments with Bill Schultheiss for America Walks, December 14, 2010.

Optimizing Lane Widths with Russell Brownlee and Pat Hasson for ITE, October 29, 2013.

Flexible Lane Widths with Russell Brownlee for ITE on May 6, 2014.

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (Designing for Pedestrian Safety 201) for the PBIC, November 5, 2015.

Lighting Strategies for Pedestrian Safety (Designing for Pedestrian Safety 201) for the PBIC, December 15, 2015.

Designing for Bicyclist Safety – Part 1 for the PBIC with Brooke Struve and Peter Lagerwey, April 11, 2017. Part 2 for the PBIC with Brooke Struve and Peter Lagerwey, April 17, 2017.

Passive Detection at Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (HAWKs) – For the FHWA Focus State/Focus city quarterly call and webinar series, PBIC, August 2, 2018.

PBIC Crash Types Series - Multiple Threat Crashes – for the PBIC with Libby Thomas, Dan Gelinne, Charles Zegeer and George Branyon, August 9, 2018.

OTHER CONSULTANT

PROJECTS

“How To” Guide For Developing and Implementing A Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (Project No. J679.20) for the FHWA – Subcontractor to the BMI-SG

Pedestrian Safety Program Strategic Plan (FHWA project), Subcontractor to VHB, Inc. and the Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center – Completed 2010

Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicyclists Safety Engineering Countermeasures (FHWA Project) – Subcontractor to Texas Transportation Institute (2010)

Course Instructor and Instructor Trainer for the Safe Routes to School Workshops for the National Center for Safe Routes to School

Development of New Mexico SRTS Training Guide and Course Presentation for the State of New Mexico, Department of Transportation - Subcontractor to Community Partners, LLC

Consultant to the Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center for various FHWA projects.

PUBLICATIONS 1. Cynecki, M. J., “A Study of the Potential Transit Market for Work and School Trips in the Wayne State University Area,” ITE Journal, September 1979, and ITE Compendium of Technical Papers, 1979.

2. Cynecki, M. J., “Development of a Conflicts Analysis Technique for Pedestrian Crossings,” Transportation Research Record 743, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1980.

3. Cynecki, M. J.; Khasnabis, S.; Flak, M. A., “A Multi-Modal Logit Travel Demand Model for Small and Medium Size Urban Areas,” Transportation Research Record 848, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1982.

4. Zeeger, C. V.; Opiela, K. S.; Cynecki, M. J., “The Effect of Pedestrian Signals and Signal Timing on Pedestrian Accidents,” Transportation Research Record 847, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1982.


5. Khasnabis, S.; Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M.J., “The Effect of Pedestrian Signals on Safety, Operations and Pedestrian Behavior – Literature Review,” Transportation Research Record 847, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1982.

6. Khasnabis, S.; Cynecki, M. J.; Flak, M. A., “Systematic Calibration of Multinomial Logit Models,” ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, March 1983.

7. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Determination of Cost-Effective Roadway Treatments for Utility Pole Accidents,” Transportation Research Record 970, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1984.

8. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J.; Opiela, K. S., “Evaluation of Innovative Pedestrian Signalization Alternatives,” Transportation Research Record 959, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1984.

9. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Determination of Motorist Violations and Pedestrian-Related Countermeasures Related to RTOR,” Transportation Research Record 1010, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1985.

10. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Evaluation Countermeasures Related to RTOR Accidents That Involve Pedestrians,” Transportation Research Record 1059, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1986.

11. Opiela, K. S.; Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Evaluation of Accident Countermeasure Viability,” presented at ASCE Specialty Conference on Microcomputers San Diego, California, May 1985.

12. Cynecki, M. J.; Goryl, M.E., “Study of Child Safety Seat Misuse (Abridgement),” Transportation Research Record 1059, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1986.

13. Goryl, M.E.; Cynecki, M. J., “Occupant Restraint Use in the Traffic Population 1984 Annual Report (Abridgement),” Transportation Research Record 1059, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1986.

14. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Increasing Safety at Right-Turn-On-Red Intersections,” presented at 57th Annual ITE Meeting, New York City, New York, and published in Compendium of Technical Papers, August 1987.

15. Khasnabis, S.; Cynecki, M. J., “Development of Parameters of Multinomial Logit Models,” Journal of Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Volume 10, No.5, Great Britain, 1988.

16. Sparks, J. W.; Cynecki, M. J., “Flashers in An Urban Environment – Do They Help,” ITE Journal, January 1990, Washington, D.C.

17. Cynecki, M. J.; Sparks, J. W., “A Study of Two-way Left-turn Pavement Markings,” ITE Journal, August 1993, Page 18-24.

18. Cynecki, M. J.; Sparks, J.W.; Grote, J. L., “Rumble Strips and Pedestrian Safety,” ITE Journal, August 1993, Page 18-24.

19. Cynecki, M. J.; Perry, G.; Frangos, G., “Study of Bicyclist Characteristics in Phoenix, Arizona,” Transportation Research Record 1405, TRB, Washington, D.C., 1993

20. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J.; Fegan, J.; Gilleran, B.; Lagerway, P.; Tan, C., “FHWA Study Tour for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in England, Germany, and The Netherlands: FHWA International Technology Scanning Program Summary Report,” prepared for FHWA, Washington, D.C., October 1994.


21. “Design of Pedestrian Facilities: A Recommended Practice of the Institute of Transportation Engineers,” prepared by: ITE Traffic Engineering Council TENC-5A-5, Charles V Zeeger, Chair, ITE, Washington, D.C., March 1998. Author of Chapter 4, “Pedestrian and Motorist Signing,” and Chapter 6, “Crosswalks and Stop Lines.”

22. Cynecki, M. J., “Discussion on Key Engineering Barriers to Reducing Child Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths: The Critical Next Steps,” presented at the CDC Conference, The Panel to Prevent Pedestrian Injuries, September 28-29, 1998, and included in the conference proceedings.

23. Hughes, R.; Huang, H.; Zeeger, C.; Cynecki, M., “Automated Pedestrian Detection Used in Conjunction with Standard Pedestrian Push Buttons at Signalized Intersections” ITE Compendium of Papers, presented at the Conference in Orlando, FL, March 1999, and Transportation Research Record 1705, Washington, D.C., 2000.

24. Huang, H.F.; Cynecki, M.J., "Effects of traffic Calming Measures on Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior", Transportation Research Record 1705, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2000.

25. Cynecki, M.J. “Bike Lane Safety Evaluation Case Study”, pp. 176 - 180 IN: Hunter, W.W., L. Thomas, and J. Stutts. BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System, [Report no. FHWA-SA-006], FHWA, Office of Safety Programs: Washington, D.C., May 2006

26. Cynecki, M.J., Brownlee, R.G., “ITE Technical Committee TENC-105-01: School Site Planning, Design and Transportation”, ITE Journal, Washington, DC, September 2007

27. Sundstrom, Carl; Pullen-Seufert, Nancy; Cornog, Megan; Cynecki, Mike; Chang, Kevin, “Prioritizing Schools for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Projects”, ITE Journal, February 2010, Washington, DC.

28. Cynecki, Michael J., “Making Way for Pedestrians and Bicycles: Realizing the Environmental, Health and Economic Benefits”, Introduction for TR News Number 280, May-June 2012 edition, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC

29. Kar, Kohinoor, and Cynecki, Michael, “Making Walking Safer for Arizonans”, Public Roads, USDOT, FHWA, Washington, DC, September/October 2012.

30. Grote, Jenny, and Cynecki, Michael J., ITE Traffic Control Devices Handbook, Chapter 7 – “Urban Applications”, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC, March 2013.

REPORTS 1. Data, T. K.; Bowman, B. L.; Cynecki, M. J., “Applicability of Digital Data Communications Features in Public Transit Systems,” Highway Safety Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, September 1978.

2. Zeeger, C. V.; Opiela, K. S.; Cynecki, M. J., “Pedestrian Signalization Alternatives,” Final Report, FHWS/RD-83/102 prepared for the FHWA by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., August 1983.

3. Zeeger, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Selection of Cost-Effective Countermeasures for Utility Pole Accidents – User’s Manual,” prepared by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., for the FHWA, April 1984.

4. Perkins, D. P.; Cynecki, M. J.; Goryl, M. E., “Restraint System Design in the Traffic Population,” 1983 Annual Report, prepared by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., for NHTSA, June 1984.

5. Cynecki, M. J.; Goryl, M.E., “The Incidence of and Factors Associated with Child Safety Seat Misuse,” prepared by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., for NHTSA, December 1984.


6. Cynecki, M. J.; Goryl, M. E., “Child Safety Seat Identification Guide,” compiled by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., for NHTSA, December 1984.

7. Zegeer, C. V.; Cynecki, M. J., “Methods of Increasing Pedestrian Safety at Right-Turn-On-Red Intersections,” Final Report, prepared by Goodell-Grivas, Inc., for FHWA, March 1985.

8. “Experimental Tests with Speed Humps in Phoenix Final Report,” Streets and Traffic Department, Phoenix, AZ, January 1986 (Internal document).

9. Sparks, J. W.; Cynecki, M. J., “Effectiveness of Flashing Lights – 1950 Through 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona,” City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department, April 1989.

10. Cynecki, M. J.; Sparks, J. W., “A Study of Two-Way Left-Turn Lane Markings,” City of Phoenix, Arizona, Street Transportation Department, June 1990.

11. Huang, H.; Cynecki, M.J., “The Effects of Traffic Calming Measures on Pedestrian and Motorist Behavior”, Report No. FHWA-RD-00-104, FHWA, Washington, DC, August 2001.

12. Hughes, R., Huang, H.; Zegeer, C.; Cynecki, M.J., Evaluation of Automated Pedestrian Detection at Signalized Intersections”, Report No. FHWA-RD-00-097, FHWA, Washington, DC, August 2001.

13. Zegeer, C. V.; Seiderman, C.; Lagerway, P.; Cynecki, M. J.; Ronkin, M.; Schneider, R., “Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility,” prepared for the FHWA by the UNC HSRC, Chapel Hill, N.C., March 2002, Report No. FHWA-RD-01-102

14. Zegeer, C.V.; Stutts, J.; Huang, H.; Cynecki, M.J.; Van Houten, R; Alberson, B; Pfeffer, R.; Newman, T.R.; Slack, K.l.; and Hardy, K.K., “NCHRP Report 500, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Volume 10: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians”, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2004

15. Zegeer, C.V.; Sandt, L.; Ronkin, M.; Cynecki, M.J.; Lagerwey, P.; Chaney, H.; Schroeder, B; Snyder, E.; “How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan”, prepared for the FHWA by the PBIC, UNC-HSRC, February 2006.

16. Fitzpatrick, Kay; Bittner, James; Brewer, Marcus; Cynecki, Michael; Dempsey, Brian; Errico, Thomas; Hendrix, Michael; Hood, Mark; Kingsbury, Dwight; Montufar, Jeannette; Miller, Rock; Schultheiss, William; Stuart, Steven; and Wainwright, W. Scott, “Pavement Marking Patterns Used at Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossings”, An Information Report of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Prepared by ITE Traffic Engineering Council Committee TENC-109-01, ITE, Washington, DC, November 2010

17. Chrysler, Susan T., Fitzpatrick, Kay, Brewer, Marcus A., Cynecki, Mike, “Pedestrian and Bicyclist Traffic Control Device Evaluation Guidelines for Practitioners”, Report No. FHWA-HRT-11-035, Washington, DC, May 2011

18. ITE Technical Committee TENC-105-01 Informational Report: Guidelines for School Site Selection, Planning, and Design of Transportation Facilities, (Co-chairs and primary authors, Cynecki, MJ; and Forrey, B.) ITE, Washington, DC (June 2013)

19. Unsignalized Intersection Improvement Guide (UIIG): Practical Guidance for improving the safety, mobility and accessibility at unsignalized intersections, on-line Guide supported by ITE, 2015. Prepared by VHB, with Dr. Hugh W. McGee as the principal investigator. VHB staff who developed technical content included Jonathan Soika, Rebecca Fiedler, Matthew Albee, Anne Holzem, and Kim Eccles. VHB staff who


developed the website and Toolkit materials included Eric Vierra, Gaetan Siry, Jason Nicholson, and Jorge Quinones. VHB was supported by Michael Cynecki and Yung Koprowski of Lee Engineering, LLC and consultants Anthony Giancola, Frank Spielberg, and Capt. Glenn Hansen, http://www.ite.org/uiig/

20. Reviewer for the TRB Conference Proceedings on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Summary of the 10th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference, December 1-2, Washington, DC, Katherine F. Turnbull, Rapporteur. Other TRB Conference Proceeding Reviewers include: Shaunna Burbidge, Active Planning, Kaysville, Utah; Jeffrey LaMondia, Auburn University, Alabama; and Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

AFFILIATIONS Fellow, Institute of Transportation Engineers, and member of Arizona Section ITE #10837

Member – Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)

Member – Pedestrian Committee (ANF10), Transportation Research Board. Secretary 2/1/89 to 1/31/94, Committee Chair 2/1/94 to 1/31/97. Emeritus Member effective October 2006. Liaison to the Human Factors Workshop (2014 to present).

Transportation Research Board Section ANF00 (Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Motorcycle & Moped Committees), Member at Large - April 2007, Section Chair April 2008 to April 2014.

Voting Member – Bicycle Technical Committee of the NCUTCD (January 2014)

Associate Member – ITE Delegation to the NCUTCD (March 2018)

Member – ITE Technical Committee 5A-5, “Design of Pedestrian Facilities” (Completed)

Member – ITE Technical Committee 6A-52, “Guidelines for Facilitating Pedestrian Movements in Suburban Activity Centers” (Completed)

Member – ITE Technical Committee 5P-3, “Pedestrian Crossing Criteria” (Completed)

Member – NCHRP Project Panel 20-07/Task 105, “Planning, Design and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities,” Transportation Research Board (1999)

Chair – Phoenix School Safety Task Force (2000-01)

Member – SPR-501 Technical Advisory Committee for ADOT research project “Evaluation of Operational Efficiencies, Costs and Accident Experience of Four-Phase Single-Point Urban Interchanges” (2000/2001)

Member – SPR-545 Technical Advisory Committee for ADOT research project “Research the Design and Operational Efficiencies of Traffic Roundabout, Evaluate and Recommend Improvements” (2002/2003)

Co-Chair - ITE Technical Committee TENC-105-01: School Site Selection, Planning, and Design of Transportation Facilities (Informational Report Completed June 2013)

Member – ITE Technical Committee TENC 109-01 “Pavement Marking Patterns used at Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossings”, (Completed 2011)

http://www.ite.org/uiig/


Member – ITE Technical Committee, “Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in Parking Facilities”, Informational Report completed 2017 (IR-142-E). ITE Parking Standing Committee of the Transportation Planning Council.

Member – ITE Pedestrian/Bicycle Executive Council – Appointed 2011

FHWA Technical Advisory Panel member - “Evaluation of Safety treatments for Pedestrian Crossings: Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, Circular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and Raised Crosswalks” (2012 to 2016)

FHWA Technical Advisory Panel Member - “Extended Event Horizon Navigation and Wayfinding for Blind and Visually Impaired Pedestrians in Unstructured Environment” (2013 to 2015)

NCHRP 03-112 Panel Member: “Operational and Safety Consideration in Making Lane Width Decisions on Urban and Suburban Arterials” (2013 to 2017)

HONORS/

SCHOLARSHIPS &

AWARDS

Wayne State University Merit Scholarship (1974)

Chi Epsilon – National Civil Engineering Honorary (WSU, 1997)

Tau Beta Pi – National Engineering Honorary (WSU, 1977)

National Recipient of the ITE Student Paper Award, “A Study of the Potential Transit Market for Work and School Trips in the Wayne State University Area,” (1979)

Chairman’s Award – U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (5/18/90)

1993 Wayne T. Van Wagoner Award for Outstanding ITE District 6 paper published in ITE Journal, “A Study of Two-Way Left-Turn Lane Pavement Markings.”

City of Phoenix Management Academy X, October 30, 1997.

1998 Outstanding Traffic Engineering Council Project for the Recommended Practice entitled “Design and Safety Pedestrian Facilities”, ITE Traffic Engineering Council Committee TENC-5A-5.

2000 Outstanding Paper Award from the Transportation Research Board Pedestrian Committee for the paper, “Automated Pedestrian Detection Used in Conjunction with Standard Push Buttons at Traffic Signals.”

2001 Outstanding Committee Award – TRB Pedestrian Committee, Paper Review Subcommittee (Dr. Ron Van Houten, Mike Cynecki, and Peggy Drake).

City of Phoenix, City Manager’s Excellence Award: School Safety Task Force (April 2002).

2003 ITE Edmund R. Ricker Transportation Safety Award for the Phoenix School Safety Program (Department Award).

2003 National Roadway Safety Award (Co-sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation) for the Phoenix School Safety Program.

Certified Instructor for the FHWA National Safe Routes to School Training Program (2005).

2010 Western District Wayne Van Wagoner Paper Award for the paper, “Prioritizing Schools for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Projects”, ITE Journal, Feb. 2010, Washington, DC.


ITE 2011 Coordinating Council Best Project Award - ITE Technical Committee TENC 109-01 “Pavement Marking Patterns used at Uncontrolled Pedestrian Crossings.”

Crossing Guard Trainer Award (2010), presented by AAA Arizona and MAG.

TRB Certificate of Appreciation for planning, organizing, and managing the development of the TR News themed issue on pedestrians and bicycles, May – June 2012, “Active Transportation: Implementing the Benefits.”

ITE 2014 Coordinating Council Best Project Award for the Informational Report, “School Site Planning, Design and Transportation” (Co-chaired by Michael Cynecki and Brandon Forrey).

Certified Instructor for the National Highway Institute (NHI) – 2015.

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