GZA GeoEnvironmental appoints Katja Bavendam as Project Manager in Transportation Planning Practice

GZA has appointed Katja Bavendam as Project Manager/Transportation Lead in GZA’s growing transportation planning practice in New York and New Jersey.

An accomplished traffic planner, Bavendam also has extensive site/civil engineering and permitting experience. She was a key member of the teams that prepared transportation analyses for East New York Rezoning in Brooklyn and East Harlem Rezoning in Manhattan, traffic/parking/pedestrian access analyses for New York’s 23 ferry landings as part of a comprehensive environmental impact statement, and civil engineering and permitting services for the final section of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the 775,000-square-foot Wildflower Studios in Astoria. She has also completed City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) transportation analyses in New York City.

GZA President and CEO Patrick Sheehan said: “Katja brings a tremendous depth of experience and expertise to her new position at GZA that will enable our firm to continue to provide superior service to our clients in the for-profit, government, and institutional sectors throughout metropolitan New York and the tri-state area.”

Bavendam earned her bachelor’s degree from St. Francis College in Brooklyn and her masters in Transportation Planning & Engineering from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. Before pursuing her career in engineering, she spent three years as a professional basketball player in Spain and Turkey.