Bill Schultheiss, PE
Vice President | Director of Design | Owner
Bill Schultheiss is a national leader in the field of non-motorized transportation design known for his groundbreaking work in Complete Streets design. He has pioneered new design strategies including cycle tracks, shared streets, arterial traffic calming, rapid-flashing beacons, bike signals, bike boxes, green bike lanes, and buffered bike lanes. As Toole Design’s Director of Design, Bill has a thorough understanding of national design guidance as well as the research it is based on.
Over the past decade, Bill has personally overseen and designed over 250 miles of bikeways throughout the United States. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to effectively communicate about multimodal engineering solutions in a way that gains support from public works departments, elected officials, advocates, and community members. Bill is an active member of the Bicycle Technical Committee and the Pedestrian Task Force of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
In his free time, Bill enjoys recreational cycling, playing hockey, home renovations, and spending time with his wife and two young daughters.
Projects
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AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities
National
The AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities is the authoritative national design standard for bikeway design. Toole Design…
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MassDOT Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation wanted the best possible guidance for designing and building separated bike lanes, they turned to…
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Main & Spring Forward
Los Angeles, CA
Spring Street and Main Street traverse the heart of downtown Los Angeles. LADOT chose Toole Design to develop new street…
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Westlake Cycle Track
Seattle, WA
Seattle’s Westlake Avenue is a busy corridor with many conflicts between drivers, pedestrians, and people seeking a safe, comfortable, direct…
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