Year Designed/Built: 2016-2018
Size/Category: Regional / Master Plan and Report
Team/Credit: Sites Southwest / Alta Planning
Role: Landscape Architect / Trail Alignment Lead / Report Coordinator
Responsibilities / Highlights:

• Extensive fieldwork to verify feasibility of trail construction after alignment analysis.

• Public engagement and coordination with National Parks Service and community members/stakeholders.

• High level of coordination with State and Federal Agencies and team consultants.​

• Developed map graphics and directed development the report. Primary author and editor.

• Responsible for developing the identity for each district.

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Commissioned by the Paso del Norte Health Foundation,  the team developed a 60+ mile trail alignment that runs the length of El Paso County that connects with the city of Juarez and the Rio Grande trail at the border of New Mexico. Work involved extensive collaboration with community groups and the National Parks Service as well as the many stakeholders along the length of the trail. GIS and ground-truthing used to identify alignments. Includes connections to existing or planned trails. More info on the trail and report can be found here PDNHF Trail Report