The challenge of creating a mobility plan in St. Augustine, a place with unique history and growing demands, belongs to Littlejohn Engineering Associates.
“Mobility is the most important initiative that we’re doing in the city … in my mind,” City Manager John Regan said, adding that it’s “a complicated issue with many components to it.”
So, why was Littlejohn selected for the complicated task of solving St. Augustine’s mobility puzzle? Regan said the company competed with other firms, and a team of city officials ranked Littlejohn higher based on qualifications.
The process started when the city began looking for candidates to craft a mobility plan. Letters of interest came from many firms, including Lassiter Transportation Group, of Ormond Beach; Genesis, which has headquarters in Tampa; Prosser, which has an address in Jacksonville; Reynolds, Smith & Hill, also located in Jacksonville; and Littlejohn Engineering Associates, which has offices in Orlando and Tampa.
City employees graded firms based on qualifications, Regan said. That put Littlejohn at the top, and the city negotiated the contract for a “transportation and parking master plan.” Regan calls it a mobility plan. The city has to go with the top-ranked firm if negotiations are successful, Regan said.