Amanda Sparr
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Norton Arnold and Company
Communications Audit, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency - Designed and developed automated database to evaluate the agency's communications system and prioritize investments.
Flood Control Capital Programing, King County - Facilitated inter-jurisdictional technical working groups and advisory body of local elected officials to develop evaluation criteria, prioritize, and program capital projects for flood risk reduction.
Nightlife and Residential Land Use Conflicts Recommendations, City of Seattle - Developed recommendations to mitigate noise related nightlife and residential land use conflicts through the proposed amendments to the city's noise control ordinance.
Public Health Laboratories Risk and Safety Assessment, Washington State Department of Health - Facilitated technical working groups, consultant research and recommendations, and stakeholder engagement. This politically charged, and controversial project, encompassed master planning, development rights, and inter-jurisdictional relations; the final deliverable was a detailed risk and safety assessment of the operation of the Washington State Public Health Laboratories and recommendations for operations and capital programming.
Washington State Department of Transportation
Washington Transportation Plan 2006-2027 - Served as a lead author for the statewide long range transportation plan; conducted research and analysis of existing and proposed policy, and prepared recommendations to the Washington Transportation Commission. Planned and managed the public outreach facets of this plan; advised legislative and executive leadership on responses to public comments and appropriate amendments to legislation and policy.
2007 Sustainability Plan and Progress Report - Conducted statewide internal research on procurement and building maintenance practices, waste management, and energy consumption; prepared the 2007 strategic plan and progress report for the Governor's cabinet.
Corridors of the Future Federal Grant - Led a coordinated effort to develop and author the Federal Application for the Corridors of the Future program, and successfully attained designation of I-5 as a Corridor of the Future. Responsibilities included coordinating with Transportation Secretaries of the states of Washington, Oregon, and California; as a direct result of the designation, the three participating states received an award of $15 million for the corridor.
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