I ride my bike, cross country ski and live with my two cats in Madison, Wisconsin. I am excited to be bringing Alta's expertise and innovative ideas to the Midwestern states. I have been working as a landscape architect since the late 1980s spending my time on park/open space design and, since 1997, doing more and more bike/ped related projects. My focus will continue to be on bike and pedestrian issues and to keep our hand in open space and park projects as well. I love the landscape of Wisconsin and am excited to get to know more Midwestern states as I travel for Alta.
Ann Freiwald is a project manager with over 20 years experience focused on bicycle/pedestrian planning and design. She is committed to the development of safe, sustainable and interconnected transportation facilities for nonmotorists. Her expertise includes regional and communitywide bicycle and pedestrian system planning, on-road and off-road bike facility design, grant writing and administration, public process facilitation, report writing, construction document preparation, and construction administration. Her career includes trail development for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Fox Valley Park District in Illinois.
Recent Projects
- Geneva Bicycle Route Implementation Plan
Ms. Freiwald lead a team of planners in the development of a bicycle route implementation plan for the City of Geneva, IL. The plan used a previous master routing plan as its jumping off point and dictated exact facility types for recommended routes. The project included several public meetings to gather ideas and input from residents, field work to explore existing conditions and plan review to incorporate the new plan with existing projects being completed by the County Forest Preserve, the Park District, and surrounding municipalities. Several of the projects recommended in the plan have been completed or are on the docket for completion, making Geneva a more bike-friendly community. - Kilbourn Water Reservoir Park
In 2000 Milwaukee Water Works decided that the 13 acre site housing a 20 million gallon in-ground tank was no longer needed to serve the water needs of its customers. Ms. Freiwald assisted the Water Works with developing a master plan for the re-use of this important open space in a troubled inner city neighborhood. Once the master plan was adopted, Ms. Freiwald lead a team of landscape architects and engineers in the development of construction documents to turn the site from an unused fenced off blight on the landscape to a new 13 park that serves the neighbors of the Riverwest Neighborhood. The park opened in the fall of 2008. - Root River Trail
This design development project in Racine, WI included detailed design of a route that is both on-street and off-street and included the development of interpretation signs and the crossing of difficult intersections.
Professional Organizations
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association
