Professional Affiliations

w Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Member since 1996

w South Carolina Section ITE: Current Vice President

Publications

Co-Author: “Driver License Renewal for Elderly: A Case Study”, 2000 ITE Southern District Runner-Up Non-Sponsored Technical Paper Award

Mr. Ridgeway has gained extensive experience in his career in the public and private sector. His areas of expertise are orientated towards signal design, pavement marking and signing plans, traffic calming, traffic impact analysis, and corridor studies. The following is a brief listing of some of Mr. Ridgeway’s past projects and expertise.

Traffic Signal Design – Has prepared signal designs to support private development and public improvement projects.

w Port Royal, SC

w North Charleston, SC

w US 278 Widening Signal Improvements at Moss Creek Bluffton, SC

w Access Control Point for All American Way, Fort Bragg, NC

w Strom Thurmond Wellness Center Signal Upgrades, Univ. of South Carolina

w SC 170 Widening Project, Beaufort County , SC

Traffic Operations and Impact Studies - Responsible for completion of numerous studies for both private and public developments; duties include inventory, surveys, operational analysis, traffic modeling, traffic signal(s), roadway improvement assessment, conceptual design and public hearing support. Projects include large scale mixed-use developments, industrial parks, residential, retail malls, public and private schools, commercial, etc.

w Mt. Pleasant, SC	w Cary, NC	w Columbia, SC
w Summerville, SC	w Charleston, SC	w Pooler, GA
w Rock Hill, SC	w Beaufort, SC	w Greenville, SC

Municipal traffic Engineering – Prior to joining the private sector with Wilbur Smith Associates in 2001, Mr. Ridgeway served as the Acting City Traffic Engineer for the City of Greenville, SC. Responsibilities in this position included supervision of 18 staff members with an annual budget of approximately $2 million.

w Oversaw timing and coordination of 180 traffic signals on City system and managed Signal system upgrade project.	w Reviewed all proposed site site plans with regards to access, and parking, and circulation.
w Managed the City’s Traffic Calming Program	w Oversaw traffic elements of major projects including Western Corridor, and I-385 Widening.

Traffic calming – As Acting City Traffic Engineer for Greenville, South Carolina, Mr. Ridgeway managed numerous traffic calming projects. Each project involved public meetings with the neighborhood in which a traffic calming plan was devised and voted on by the entire neighborhood. If voted in, the projects moved to the design phase and then construction. Traffic calming tools that were designed and implemented included speed humps (permanent and portable), traffic circles (roundabouts), street closures, raised islands, and all-way STOPS (if warranted by the MUTCD). Projects were completed in the following neighborhoods.

w Dellwood	w Aberdeen	w Hampton-Pinckney
w Greenline-Spartanburg	w North Main Street	w Gower Park