Michael R. Kodama
Services Background
MK Planners provides client services with federal, state, regional and local government agencies. MK works for public and private sector clients on transportation planning, policy, funding and land use issues and is recognized nationally for its work on demand-based parking management programs. Our firm understands how to successfully work with community based organizations, stakeholders and government agencies, developing creative programs and projects that involve public and private sector partnerships.
MK develops parking management programs for local jurisdictions, communities, business organizations, and developers.
MK has created programs in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, New York and other locations. The MK methodology includes an analysis of perceptions, attitudes, demand, location, time, price and supply of parking.
MK Planners offers services in Transportation Planning and Policy, Parking Management, Transportation Funding and Programming, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
MK Planners has done work for clients located in the following areas:
Artesia, Aurora, Boise, Beaverton, Burbank, Claremont, Colorado, Denver, Eugene, Glendale, Gresham, Huntington Park, Idaho, Los Angeles, Maryland, Monterey Park, New York, Newport Beach, Oakland, Olympia, Orange County, Oregon, Pasadena, Portland, Salem, San Diego, San Fransisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Seattle, Vancouver, Ventura, Walnut Creek, Washington.
Transportation and Parking Planning and Policy
Public transit service can make a valuable contribution to reduce congestion on roadways and vehicle emissions that contribute to air pollution. Transit can increase access to population, employment, and activity centers. The widespread availability of transit service also supports social goals, such as enhancing mobility and supporting public programs.
MK has been involved with many transit projects in locations as diverse as California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland and New York. This includes projects in downtowns, suburbs and small towns and villages.
MK has worked on the transit element of regional transportation plans as well as development of transit systems at a local level.
He was the Executive Director of Eco-Rapid Transit, leading the efforts of 13 cities as they worked together to bring a $10 billion rail project to Southeast Los Angeles County with proposed connections to Union Station and Burbank Airport. MK has been involved with a number of transit projects and understands how transit can not only reduce congestion, but also enhance economic vitality, reduce auto dependency and create a more friendly smart growth environment.
Parking Management
MK is nationally recognized for its ability to develop solutions to solve complex parking management problems involving the public and private sectors. Our experience includes numerous demand-based parking management projects, community outreach efforts for parking-related issues, parking/transportation related project evaluations and development of parking management strategies for regional and local projects.
MK has created parking management program in Aurora, Beaverton, Burbank, Claremont, Denver, Eugene, Farmingdale, Glendale, Glen Cove, Greenport, Gresham, Los Angeles, Monterey Park, New York, Newport Beach, Oakland, Olympia, Pasadena, Portland, Riverhead, Salem, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Seattle, Ventura, Washington DC and many other locations.
MK has written many handbooks and guides on parking management used throughout the United States and Canada. MK recently completed an assignment looking at parking cash-out issues for Orange County and is currently involved with parking management program in Los Angeles, San Diego, Aurora, Denver, New York and Ventura.
MK creates parking management programs that maximize the use of parking and transportation resources. This includes developing demand based parking management balances access and economic vitality issues with a need to better manage parking resources.
To accomplish this, MK combines the use of transportations options with the price, location, supply and demand of parking.
MK methodology starts with an assessment that develops the framework and guiding principles for the project. Then, MK analyzes potential parking management strategies and tools.
Transportation Funding and Programming
MK provides client services with federal, state, regional and local government agencies. MK works for public and private sector clients on transportation planning, policy, funding and land use issues resulting in investments worth billions of dollars.
Our firm understands how to successfully work with community based organizations, stakeholders and government agencies, developing creative programs and projects that involve public and private sector partnerships.
Transportation Demand Management
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategies have been used to reduce traffic impacts throughout the United States. MK has been a leader in the use of TDM strategies. While at the California Department of Transportation, Michael Kodama was the team leader responsible for developing TDM programs that mitigated freeway construction.
After leaving Caltrans, Mr. Kodama utilized TDM strategies as part of comprehensive traffic mitigation programs in Burbank, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, New York and many other places.
