William A. Wilde
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Mr. Wilde is a Senior Transportation Engineer. In this capacity, he serves
as project manager or as principal transportation engineer for transit and
highway planning and design projects. He is especially well versed in bus
and light rail transit operations, in traffic engineering for bus and light
rail transit surface operations in congested urban areas, pedestrian
facility design, and in regional transportation planning.
Key Projects
- Personal Rapid Transit Project, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL; Personal Rapid Transit Specialist.
Assisted in program definition for the three phase project to demonstrate this new transit technology in a Chicago suburb.
Prepared the requests for proposal for Phase I, System Definitions.
- SeaTac People Mover Study, Seattle, WA; Personal Rapid Transit Specialist. Supported the feasibility analysis for a
people mover system for the City of SeaTac (Seattle Tacoma International Airport and vicinity). Modes analyzed included
buses, light rail transit, automated guideway transit, and PRT. PRT was the selected mode for further study.
- Denver RTD, Denver, CO; Project Manager. Design development, testing, and operations planning for the unique Mall
vehicle now in service on Denver's 16th Street Transit Mall; evaluated alternative configurations of the two mall transfer
stations, analyzed bus bay requirements. Managed the mall vehicle procurement project.
- Downtown Transit Project, Denver, CO; Project Manager. Managed a multi disciplinary team to perform planning and
schematic design for a transitway/mall in the heart of downtown; a pair of streets was selected to accommodate surface light
rail transit, buses, pedestrians, limited general traffic. LRT portion of project is now in operation.
- East Corridor Transitway Project, Denver, CO; Deputy Project Manager. Performed preliminary engineering to establish
the feasibility of constructing light rail transit in this densely populated corridor in an at grade, elevated, or subway configuration.
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