Zan Associates

We are THRILLED to share in the excitement of the Metro Transit Gold Line ?? opening tomorrow, March 22! Zan has been working on this project since 2017, providing community engagement, outreach, and communications throughout project design, environmental review, and construction. Gold Line is a ten-mile dedicated Bus Rapid Transit that connects Saint Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, and Woodbury. Celebrate with us tomorrow at Woodlane station for the ribbon-cutting ?? ceremony and also at the following community celebrations at the Woodlane and Sun Ray stations! Learn more: metrotransit.org/goldline #GoldLineBRT #CommunityEngagement #Communications #CommunityEngagement #ZanAssociates

We’re excited to present “It’s All About Youth: Lessons Learned from Youth Engagement” with YEP! Youth Engagement Planning at the ACEC/MN Transportation Conference & Expo today from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Room 3! #ZanAssociates staff, Linda Spohr, Senior Engagement Manager, and Brigitte Bjorklund, Director of Education and Equity, along with Corrin Wendell, AICP, Founder and Executive Director at YEP! will lead this engaging and interactive session dedicated to exploring our youth's vital role in shaping our transportation and planning projects. #MTCE #ConferencePresenter #YouthEngagement #BestPractices #TransportationConference

Join us tonight, Wednesday, March 19, from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Apostle Supper Club (253 Kellogg Blvd) for an ACEC/MN Transportation Conference & Expo happy hour. Zan is co-sponsoring this event hosted by HNTB along with KL Engineering, Inc. and Rock Leaf Water Environmental. We’re looking forward to networking with you and discussing the amazing conference sessions we attended! #MTCE #ACEC #HappyHour #CommunityEngagement #TransportationConference #ZanAssociates

As a women-owned business, we’re grateful to be included in the “Forging the Path for the Next Generation of Female Leaders” panel at the ACEC/MN Transportation Conference & Expo today from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Room 7. Lisa Wall, Transit Practice Leader at Kimley-Horn, will moderate the conversation with Joy Miciano, our President + CEO, Lyssa Leitner, AICP, Public Works Planning Director at Washington County, Minnesota, Lynn Clarkowski, PE,?Assistant Division Director of Engineering Services at Minnesota Department of Transportation, Katie Toghramadjian, President and CEO at Isthmus Engineering, and Christine Kuennen, Director, Bus Transportation at Metro Transit. Attend the session to learn from female leaders in the transportation industry who are making significant strides in creating a path for future female leaders. #MTCE #ACEC #ConferencePresenter #FemaleLeaders #CommunityEngagement #TransportationConference #ZanAssociates

??? Are you ready to spice up engagement on your next transportation project? ??? We're rolling out new hot sauce flavors this week at the ACEC/MN Transportation Conference & Expo! Visit the #ZanAssociates booth (#501) to learn how we can help make your engagement authentic, creative, and equitable, and try our new hot sauce flavors by a local St. Paul company Lucky’s Sauces. ? Excited to connect with you at the conference! #MTCE #ACEC #Exhibitor #CommunityEngagement #TransportationConference #Authentic #Creative #Equitable

Zan is proud to co-sponsor the IGNITE the Conversation Happy Hour hosted by Kimley-Horn and other co-sponsors Isthmus Engineering, PE Services, LTD, Ideate Consulting PLLC, and SRF Consulting Group! Stop by Kimley-Horn’s Saint Paul office tomorrow, March 18, between 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. to network with fellow colleagues, share ideas, and spark conversations about women in leadership before the start of the ACEC/MN Transportation Conference & Expo. Make sure to connect with our President + CEO Joy Miciano to get a sneak preview of the conference panel she’s on that will be highlighting female leaders! Excited to meet you there and share how Zan can help ensure community engagement on your next transportation project is authentic, creative, and equitable! #MTCE #ACEC #HappyHour #CommunityEngagement #ZanAssociates #TransportationConference #WomenInLeadership #Authentic #Creative #Equitable

Joy Miciano, President + CEO, and Tom Holmes, AICP, Senior Planner + Oregon Office Lead, enjoyed attending and exhibiting at the SMPS Oregon Chapter Inclusive Partnership Mixer last night in Portland. We appreciate SMPS Oregon for creating a networking opportunity to connect XBE* firms like ours with other companies and for us to share how our engagement services can spice up potential work opportunities! #SMPS #SMPSOregon #AECMarketing #InclusivePartnershipMixer #XBE #MBE #WBE #DBE #CommunityEngagement #ZanAssociates *XBE encompasses Minority- or Women-Owned Business Enterprises, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses, Historically Underutilized Businesses, Disability-Owned Business Enterprises, and LBGTQIA+ Business Enterprises.?

We enjoyed collaborating with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. a few weeks ago to collect input on travel needs and how people get around in Boardman, Oregon. We spoke with a student leadership class, talked with teachers in their breakroom and parents at childcare pick up, and hosted an open house at Boardman City Hall. We created engagement materials to collect feedback on opportunities and challenges for getting around Boardman: ???A table plot and interactive maps to mark walking, rolling, and biking barriers; transit connection concerns; and traffic issues ??Vision postcards that students sent to their "future self" #Collaboration #CommunityEngagement #ZanAssociates

Joy Miciano, President + CEO, and Dan Pfeiffer, Business Development Manager, are excited to be attending the ACEC Wisconsin 2025 Transportation Improvement Conference today and tomorrow! If you’re at the conference, Joy and Dan would love to connect with you—they always enjoy seeing familiar faces and meeting new colleagues! #TransportationConference #CommunityEngagement #ZanAssociates