Walker Records $1.0 Billion Year!

04-01-2010

Walker Parking Consultants completed parking garage projects in 2009 with a construction value exceeding $1.0B USD.  Over 50,000 spaces were delivered at an average per space cost of $20,000 USD.  The projects ranged in size from 250 spaces for a hospital to a multimodal facility with over 10,000 spaces.

Walker Parking Consultants Takes Pride In Its’ Employees

01-25-2010

Walker Parking is pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has approved the following promotions:

Kenneth (Casey) C. Wagner, P.E.
has been promoted to the position of Vice President. He will remain the Managing Principal of the firm's Houston office. Casey received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, IL and is a Professional Engineer licensed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas.

Christopher E. Brennan, P.E.
has been named a Principal and serves as the Director of Operations for the Boston office. Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Merrimack College in North Andover, MA and is a Professional Structural Engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is also a licensed engineer in Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Florida.

Gregory J. Neiderer, P.E.
has been named Restoration Department Head for Walker Restoration Consultants' Philadelphia office. Greg has been with Walker for 17 years and will focus on expanding the firm's client base in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and is a Professional Engineer licensed in Delaware, New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

James W. Pudleiner, P.E.
was promoted to Director of Operations of the Philadelphia office. He will be responsible for overseeing all the production and design activities in the office. Jim received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and is a Professional Engineer licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Joseph J. Juzwiak, P.E.
has been promoted to MEP Department Head. He will be responsible for the company-side coordination of staff and technical expertise for mechanical, electrical, fire protection and plumbing design. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and New Jersey.

Congratulations to:

Kyle D. Stanish, Ph.D., S.E., P.E.
Project Manager in the Chicago office, for recently passing the Illinois Structural Engineering Exam. He is now an Illinois licensed Structural Engineer. He is already a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Illinois and Tennessee. Kyle received a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and a Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kathryn E. Stairs, P.E.
Design Engineer in the Philadelphia office, for recently passing the Principles & Practice of Engineering examination in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Kate received a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Christopher J. Gradziel, P.E.
Project Engineer in the Boston office, for recently passing the Principles & Practice of Engineering/Structural I examination. He is now a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA

Brandon C. Schrenker, P.E.
Design Engineer of the Boston office, for recently passing the Principles & Practice of Engineering/Structural I examination. He is now a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Brandon received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA

Walker Parking Consultants is a parking consulting and design firm with offices nationwide specializing in the planning, design and restoration of multi-level parking structures. Clients include entertainment and real estate developers, hospitals, universities, municipalities, and airports. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Chicago, Walker Parking Consultants maintains a professional staff of over 230 engineers, architects, technicians and support personnel in fifteen offices throughout the United States. Walker Parking Consultants was ranked 183 in Engineering News Record "Top 500 Design Firms" for 2009.

Duke

01-04-2010

New parking garage opens January 4 to Duke permit holders.

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Construction started on Parking Structure C at John Wayne Airport

10-27-2009

Construction on Parking Structure C began in August 2009 and is scheduled for completion in Fall 2010. Although Parking Structure C will be complete in 2010, it is scheduled to open to the public concurrent with Terminal C in late 2011.  

www.ocair.com/Improvements/NewsandFacts/FactSheets/ParkingStructureC.html

City Of Culver City, California Engages Walker Parking Consultants

05-29-2009

Culver City, a significant center for motion picture and television production, recently contracted with Walker Parking Consultants to provide comprehensive parking consulting services for the City’s downtown district.   The district has enjoyed enormous success in the past several years, becoming a regional center for fine dining and entertainment. 

The intent of the plan is to ensure that the City's parking system keeps pace with the needs of this increasingly popular destination while maintaining its characteristics of a livable community that also encourages future economic development.  As part of its agreement with the City, Walker Parking Consultants is preparing a parking plan that includes an analysis of the parking inventory, parking occupancy, and the overall parking conditions in the downtown area.  The project also includes an evaluation of future parking needs and the development of recommendations for the efficient management and operation of publicly-owned parking in the downtown district.  In addition to providing recommendations for the restaurant and commercial uses in the downtown area, the plan explores how other area parking generators including a hotel, movie premieres at area theatres and studios, as well as popular live playhouses performances, might impact parking in the downtown area.

City of Cincinnati, Ohio engages Walker Parking Consultants

05-28-2009

Cincinnati, Ohio recently contracted with Walker Parking Consultants to provide parking consulting services in support of the City’s long-term parking planning on an as needed basis over the next five years.  As required, Walker Parking Consultants will provide a full range of services including: initial planning and feasibility studies, market and financial studies of prospective parking facility projects, parking operation assessments, parking structure design services, consulting services on garage systems retrofits, and condition appraisals and evaluations of existing parking structures. 

Duke Garage under LEED Consideration

05-21-2009

1,917 space parking structure to open in January 2010.

dukenews.duke.edu/2009/04/garage

Walker Takes Off in Hawaii

02-17-2009

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The new eight-story 1,800 space public parking structure at Honolulu International Airport opened on February 17, 2008.

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Randal M. Beard elected President of ICRI

01-26-2009

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Randal M. Beard, Principal in the Denver office, has been elected President of the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) for 2009.  Among other goals, ICRI's membership of owners, contractors, vendors and consultants strives to improve the quality of concrete restoration, repair and protection and to enhance the image of the concrete repair industry. There are 32 chapters in the US, Canada and Europe and around 2,000 members

Office Moves!

01-12-2009

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Both our Los Angeles and New York City offices have moved to new locations.

Mary Smith Receives Outstanding Alumni Award

01-05-2009

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Mary S. Smith has been nominated and elected by the Faculty of Purdue University's School of Engineering to receive its 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award.