WOODLANDS WATERWAY. Woodlands, TX.
Scope of services included landscaping, irrigation and
hardscape construction administration. Responsibility included:
submittal reviews, on-site problem solving, and value
engineering.

PORT ARTHUR BOARDWALK. Port Arthur, TX.
In conjunction with LaBiche Architectural Group a local
Beaumont architect, Cullen Coltrane developed a boardwalk
master plan and completed the first phase of the project for the
City of Port Arthur. The master plan established the boardwalk
as a catalyst for future downtown economic growth along the
banks of the Sabine-Neches River. The plan also connected the
boardwalk with the recreational activities of Pleasure Island
and downtown Port Arthur. The project included retail space
and restaurants, support parking, pedestrian linkage to
downtown landmarks, a ferry landing, and landscape
enhancements. First phase construction as shown above,
included the completion of the initial 260 lf of boardwalk,
installed infrastructure for future expansion, coordinated initial
building along the boardwalk, and provided landscape
architecture and irrigation services.

SAN ANTONIO RIVER "MUSEUM REACH"
Improvements Project. Contact: Steve Ramsey - San Antonio
River Authority. As the past director of landscape architecture
and lead landscape architect for the firm of Ford, Powell &
Carson, Inc., Cullen Coltrane assisted in developing the
preliminary design report for the Museum Reach of the San
Antonio River. The report defined the character and location of
numerous public spaces, pedestrian pathways, site lighting and
landscaping. The project also proposed extending river barge
traffic north of downtown by raising the water level with an
introduction of a lock and dam structure. Thus, promoting river
access to property and providing opportunities for future
mix-use development along the banks of the San Antonio River.
The San Antonio River project, originally created in 1971 as a
flood control and beautification project under the direction of
the Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, was in need of major
restoration and improvements. To accomplish this monumental
task, the San Antonio River Authority retained a number of
design professionals to redevelop the famed river channel along
with adjoining spaces and walkways, and divided the project
work into various sections. Coltrane Fernandez Zavala Group,
LLC, assisted in developing the preliminary design report for the
Museum Reach section of the San Antonio River as the
landscape architects with Prime Architect, Ford, Powell &
Carson Architects.The report defined the character and location
of numerous public spaces, pedestrian pathways, site lighting
and landscaping along this portion of the San Antonio River.
The project also proposed extending river barge traffic north of
downtown by raising the water level with an introduction of a
lock and dam structure. Thus, promoting river access to property
and providing opportunities for future mix-use development
along the banks of the San Antonio River. Project fee $1.5
Million.

19TH STREET DAM REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Description As the past lead landscape architect for the firm of
Fernandez, Frazer, White and Associates. Albert Fernandez Jr.,
ASLA assisted in developing the preliminary design report for
the 19th Street Dam Replacement Project. The scope of this
project included the development of a landscape planting plan,
the removal of a below grade pedestrian crossing at 19th Street
and the development of a new crossing at street level. Also
included are new trails that provide linkages, ADA accessibility
& renovation of area lighting. The trails that were placed on
both sides of 19th Street along Apache Creek and in Elmendorf
Park along the lakes bank are to link other more developed
areas of the park. Project also involved presentation of design to
neighborhood groups & associated boards & agency's.

SAN PEDRO CREEK CHANNEL PROJECT
Client: San Antonio River Authority. Contract: Steve Ramsey,
Chief Engineer. Description: Preparation of overall master plan
of betterments along San Pedro Creek channel and parkways
along Laredo, Flores, and Myrtle Streets. Presentation graphics
were provided as well as design packages with construction
documents and specifications for several phases. Betterments
included; walkways, lighting, plantings and a softer more curved
approach for the new channel. Boulders were used to armor the
channel as an alternative to stone veneered concrete walls, for
the majority of the channel. The walls at the inlet and outlet
structures were lined with existing limestone and granite from
old channel walls on the site that could not be preserved and
that dated from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth
century. The project has provided an opportunity for pedestrian
linkages along the creek through neighborhoods, commercial
and retail businesses, a junior college, and a historic landmark
park. Project also involves presentation of design package to
San Antonio River Authority and associated Review Boards
and Agencies.

SYMPHONY LANE.
The landscape architects assisted the Brown & Root team in
developing Landscape schemes for each of the engineered
solutions that reflect the special natural, historical and cultural
character of the area. Landscape architects develope planting
schemes to restore native riparian vegetation. This native
revegetation aided water quality and bank stabilization,
restored wildlife habitat, and minimized future maintenance.
The "soft edged" designs enhanced natural areas and maintained
the rural or pastoral setting of this reach and the character of the
Symphony Lane meander. The landscape architects provided
plans, graphic renderings and elevations for presentations,
utilizing 3D and electronic drawings when appropriate for
public meetings.