Vibrant, equitable, resilient communities are centered on the people who call them home. Planning for these communities starts with residents, and includes those who work, study, visit, and otherwise steward them, gaining an understanding of their priorities and lived experience and translating their vision into implementable strategies, policies, and projects. Chris has contributed to and/or led several community planning efforts in a variety of cities and neighborhoods in Ohio and Michigan.

• University Circle Special Improvement District, Cleveland, OH  (2021-2024)

• Corktown Framework Plan, Detroit, MI (2019-2020)

• Equitable Economic Development & Mobility Plan, Grand Rapids, MI (2019)

• Carnegie Avenue Corridor Plan, Cleveland, OH (2018-2019)

• Shaker Square Public Realm Plan, Cleveland, OH (2018-2019)

• West Central Avenue Strategic Plan, West Carrollton, OH (2017-2018)

• University Circle Strategic Plan, Cleveland, OH (2017)

• Moving Greater University Circle Transportation & Mobility Plan (2014-2015)

A community’s transportation network is critical to the quality of life experienced by all of its residents, workforce, and visitors. Planning for comprehensive, sustainable, and equitable mobility options that serve the needs of all users is a core competency of Bongorno Consulting. In addition to the firm's recent projects in Northeast Ohio, Chris’s roles as Planning Director for a growing anchor district in Cleveland, Ohio and as Project Manager on a series of projects with Nelson\Nygaard provide the firm with a solid and diverse background of planning principles, methodologies, and best practices for progressive transportation systems that incorporate context-sensitive solutions for communities of all types.

• Cuyahoga Community College Integrated Facilities Master Plan (2023-2024)

• Cuyahoga County Shared Micromobility Network Expansion (2021-2023)

• Dublin, Ohio Comprehensive Curbside Management Plan (2022-2023)

• Cleveland Vision Zero Action Plan (2021-2022) 

• Western Michigan University Transportation Master Plan (2019)

• Dublin, Ohio Mobility Plan (2018-2020)

• Grand Rapids, Michigan Equitable Mobility Plan (2019)

• Carnegie Avenue Corridor Plan, Cleveland, OH (2018-2019)

• West Central Avenue Strategic Plan, West Carrollton, OH (2017-2018)

• Moving Greater University Circle Transportation & Mobility Plan (2014-2015)

Individual travel behaviors impact the way we plan our cities, and vice versa. Transportation demand management (TDM) refers to a variety of approaches to influencing the way people move to and throughout our communities, with successful efforts leading to the most efficient use of existing transportation infrastructure and facilitating affordable, low-impact travel choice for all travelers. Bongorno Consulting brings a wealth of experience applying TDM principles and strategies to cities of various sizes, plus neighborhood and campus-level settings.

• • • • Tempe, Arizona TDM & TMA Plan (2021-2022)

      • Memphis Downtown Parking & TDM Plan (2019-2020)

      • Berryessa BART Urban Village Parking & TDM Plan, San Jose, CA (2019-2020)

      • Western Michigan University Transportation Master Plan (2019)

      • Dublin, Ohio Mobility Plan (2018-2020)

      • Grand Rapids, Michigan Equitable Mobility Plan (2019)

      • Downtown Detroit Transportation Study (2017-2018)

      • Moving Greater University Circle Transportation & Mobility Plan (2014-2015) 

Successful planning efforts require strong leadership and collaboration that bring together a variety of public and private agencies to meet the needs of the communities they serve.  Bongorno Consulting has led strategic and organizational planning efforts on behalf of several private, non-profit organizations, as well as the public sector. This work includes feasibility analyses and implementation plans for multiple transportation management associations (TMAs), a proven vehicle for implementing TDM strategies, program, and services. Our strategic planning work include organizational assessments, feasibility analysis, budgeting, and workplan development across a variety of organizational models in regional, citywide, district level, and campus-oriented approaches. Project examples include:

• Senior Transportation Connection, Sustainable Organization & Operations Plan (2024)

• Tempe, Arizona TMA Implementation (2023-2024)

• MobiliSE, Wisconsin Strategic Plan (2022-2023)

• Tempe, Arizona TDM & TMA Plan (2021-2022)

• Memphis Downtown Parking Management & TMA Implementation (2021)

• Holden Parks Trust Strategic Plan (2020)

• Memphis Downtown Parking & TDM Plan (2019-2020)

• Berryessa BART Urban Village Parking & TDM Plan, San Jose, CA (2019-2020)

• University Circle Strategic Plan, Cleveland, OH (2017)

• Moving Greater University Circle Transportation & Mobility Plan (2014-2015)