Marty Beene, P.E.
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Marty Beene, P.E. is a licensed Civil Engineer who graduated from Stanford University and has an M.S. in Transportation Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He has 19 years of experience in traffic operations analysis and roadway design.

Professional Registration
Civil Engineer - California

Professional Societies
Institute of Transportation Engineers

Professional Experience

Traffic Forecasting and Engineering
Caltrans Modeling On-Call Contract – State Route 12 Task Order: Under this task order, Mr. Beene will be responsible for preparing a microsimulation using Paramics software to evaluate alternatives for State Route 12 between State Route 29 and I-80 through Jamison Canyon.

State Route 84 Transfer (Alameda County): Mr. Beene was responsible for assembling and updating numerous studies to support the environmental documentation effort to transfer State Route 84 from the First Street/Holmes Street corridor through downtown Livermore to the new Isabel Avenue corridor. Updating and summarizing the studies was complex because there were other studies proceeding simultaneously.

Hesperian Boulevard Streetscape (Alameda County): Mr. Beene is providing traffic engineering support to an urban design team in a project to improve the appearance and safety for this major arterial in the San Lorenzo area of Alameda County. Proposed modifications include reducing the paved width of the roadway to match current Caltrans standards for vehicular travel lanes and bike lanes.

Santa Clara County Expressway Study: Mr. Beene was responsible for performing the operations analyses for the Page Mill-Oregon Expressway and Foothill Expressway in this study. The work included extensive field review of peak period operating conditions and calculation of intersection and arterial level of service. Mitigation measures were then developed for the deficient intersections.

State Route 84 PSR (Alameda County): Mr. Beene was project manager for the traffic forecasting and operations analysis tasks for a PSR covering the entire length of State Route 84 between I-580 in Livermore and I-680 near Pleasanton. The forecasting work included efforts to make the Tri-Valley model more consistent with MTC regional forecasts. The operations analysis included the use of Synchro software to analyze the portion of the new route in Livermore (where there are several traffic signals planned), and development of a CORSIM model of the route’s interchange with I-680.

I-580/Isabel (Future SR 84) Interchange (Alameda County): Mr. Beene was project manager for traffic forecasting and operations analysis tasks for this proposed new interchange. He prepared Year 2005 and 2025 land use data based on the 2010 Tri-Valley Model, Projections 98 land use data, and prior modeling efforts by the City of Livermore focused on the North Livermore area. The traffic operations analysis involved calculating level of service for freeway and surface street components of the network, as well as creating a CORSIM model to evaluate freeway operations.

SamTrans/BART vs. Tanforan Shopping Center Lawsuit – Simulation (City of San Bruno): Mr. Beene was project manager for a study effort designed to evaluate traffic conditions for the future BART park ‘n’ ride garage in San Bruno using Paramics microsimulation software. The simulation incorporated estimated arrival patterns of BART trains and the subsequent surges of vehicles exiting the garage. Later, Mr. Beene collaborated with Mr. Kevin Keck, AICP on a paper describing the methodology that was published by the Transportation Research Board and presented at a major microsimulation conference.

I-680/West Las Positas (Alameda County) Corridor PSR: Mr. Beene was project manager for the traffic forecasting and operations analysis tasks. He prepared Year 2000 and 2025 land use based on 2010 Tri-Valley Model and Projections 98 land use data. He analyzed four project alternatives, including an HOV-only interchange. The operations analysis included the use of Paramics software to evaluate freeway operations and potential cut-through traffic (between I-680 and I-580 through Pleasanton).

I-880/Mission Boulevard (Alameda County) Interchange Modification: Mr. Beene was project manager for the traffic forecasting task. He obtained consensus on network inputs and land use projection methodology from multiple agencies. He also prepared Year 2020 land use forecasts using a combination of the existing 2010 model and newly published Projections 98 land use data.

Tinker Avenue Extension (City of Alameda): Mr. Beene was project manager for the traffic operations analysis task of this proposed new roadway, which is planned to intersect State Route 260. Several alternatives are under consideration, and are being evaluated using Synchro software.

Lafayette Downtown Traffic Studies (City of Lafayette): Mr. Beene was project engineer for these studies, which included level of service analysis and simulation modeling to assist City staff in evaluating alternatives with different numbers of lanes on a key arterial.

State Route 237/Interstate 880 (Santa Clara County) Interchange Study: Mr. Beene served as project engineer for traffic operations analysis of all elements of the interchange, including traffic forecast adjustments, consideration of HOV lane usage, freeway and ramp meter queuing analysis, and signal coordination studies. These studies served as the traffic operations section of Caltrans PR.

San Francisco Airport Roadways: As part of the implementation of the Airport’s Master Plan, Mr. Beene managed and performed extensive studies to develop and analyze alternatives for new interchange ramps for Airport connections to US 101, reconfiguration of two adjacent interchanges, and new surface roadways and improvements to existing roadways on Airport property. These studies included preparation of traffic forecasts, traffic operations analysis, and conceptual design, and the reports served as the traffic portions of the Caltrans PSR and PR.

State Route 4/State Route 160 (Contra Costa County) Interchange Study: Mr. Beene managed the traffic operations analysis of the proposed interchange to connect to the future Delta Expressway, including interpretation of and adjustments to traffic forecasts from the County model, analysis of the interchange proposed by the County, and recommendations for ultimate improvements. The county used the report for the traffic section of the Caltrans PSR.

State Route 99/State Route 219 Interchange Project Report (Stanislaus County): Mr. Beene prepared the Caltrans PR for converting the stop-controlled diamond configuration ramp intersections to signalized intersections.

State Route 242 Corridor Study and Project Report (Concord): Mr. Beene served as project engineer for traffic forecast adjustments, traffic operations analysis, and conceptual design for proposed reconfiguration of SR 242/Concord Avenue interchange and associated improvements. The analyses included freeway queuing and local diversions due to ramp metering.

State Route 29/First Street (Napa) Interchange PSR: Mr. Beene prepared the Caltrans PSR for this interchange, which included construction of a new traffic signal and reconfiguration of First Street lanes.

Richmond Parkway (State Route 93): Mr. Beene managed and performed a multitude of studies over a 4-year period as primary traffic engineering consultant for this new roadway project, including land use and operations analyses for 17 intersections for various growth scenarios, mitigation recommendations for intersections, and a corridor study for a neighborhood area potentially affected by staged construction.

Traffic Impact Studies
Mr. Beene has performed many traffic impact studies of proposed developments, many of which involved Environmental Impact Reports. These studies all included calculation of trip generation, estimation of trip distribution, and trip assignment, followed by intersection level of service calculation. The studies also included evaluation of other project components, such as access, parking, and on-site circulation.

Traffic Calming
Webster Street (State Route 260) Streetscape (City of Alameda): Mr. Beene contributed first to the study phase of this project to improve safety for pedestrians in the western business district of Alameda, during which business and resident groups selected a system of curb bulb-outs as a preferred project. During the design phase, he provided traffic engineering support related both to design issues and to Caltrans process issues.

Downtown North Neighborhood Traffic Study (City of Palo Alto): Mr. Beene was project manager for this study of a medium-sized neighborhood with severe cut-through and speeding problems. He analyzed traffic counts, speed surveys, and origin-destination surveys to identify the problems, then worked with the Project Advisory Committee to build consensus on a preferred plan.

North Fair Oaks (San Mateo County) Neighborhood Traffic Management: Mr. Beene managed a 2-year effort to develop and implement traffic management plan to address speeding and cut-through traffic. The study included coordination of a unique data collection effort performed by neighborhood residents, operations analysis of intersections, design of traffic calming devices, presentation at public meetings and extensive public interaction. The project reduced cut-through traffic by 70% without street closures, reduced speeds by up to 35%, and was winner of American Society of Landscape Architects National Merit Award.

Roadway Design Projects – Mr. Beene’s roadway design projects have included: Tamalpais/San Clemente Intersection (Corte Madera), 52nd Street (Oakland), Sir Francis Drake Boulevard (Larkspur), US 101/Old Redwood Highway traffic signals (Petaluma), and Route 29/First Street Interchange (Napa).

Pedestrian Studies – Mr. Beene’s pedestrian studies have included the Corte Madera Pedestrian Safety Study, Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and Space Systems Pedestrian Study (Palo Alto).

Education
M.S., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Civil Engineering, Stanford University

Publications
Microsimulation Analysis of Large Park and Ride Facility, with Mr. Kevin Keck, AICP, June, 2001, Presented at Transportation Research Board Conference on Advanced Highway Capacity Modeling Techniques and Quality of Service at Northstar Resort, Truckee, CA, in July, 2001.