Syringa Bike Park Safety Improvements
Sports & Recreation
Project details
Structural safety review and improvement design for Syringa Bike Park.

Engineering a world that can be comfortably shared by all.
Human Powered Future, PLLC is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy based in Missoula, Montana, offering forensic engineering, biomedical analysis, structural and mechanical engineering, and zero-waste consulting to clients nationwide. The practice is led by Bradley E. Layton, PhD, PE, who holds advanced degrees from MIT and the University of Michigan and is licensed as a professional engineer in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and Pennsylvania.
Bradley E. Layton, PhD, PEPrincipal Engineer & Expert Witness
Expert witness and litigation support grounded in multidisciplinary expertise spanning biomedical engineering, biomechanics, and materials science.
Litigation support for law firms across 14 states in cases involving accident reconstruction, industrial accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, soft-tissue and nerve damage, knee prostheses, diabetic neuropathy, academic misconduct, image analysis, software analysis, and genetic forensics.
Applied biomedical analysis covering neurophysiology, biomechanics, nanotechnology, imaging, and protein characterization.
Evaluation of soft-tissue damage, peripheral nerve damage, knee prostheses, and injury mechanics for research and litigation contexts.
Analysis of diabetic neuropathy, neurology cases, and nerve injury using multiscale scientific methods.
Microscopy, protein analysis, nanoforensics, and materials characterization using advanced imaging techniques.
Licensed structural and mechanical engineering services in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and Pennsylvania, covering structural design, load analysis, thermal systems, and custom simulation.
Design and peer review of structural steel and wood-framed systems for residential, commercial, and public buildings, including snow, earthquake, live, dead, buckling, and shear load analysis using SkyCiv and finite-element analysis software.
Thermal and thermal-fluid analyses for residential, commercial, and industrial applications, including air permitting and greenhouse gas analysis.
Custom MATLAB-based simulation software, graphical user interfaces, and specialty electronic control systems for engineering applications.
Zero-waste and circular economy strategies developed over more than a decade, with programs recognized by the State of Montana, the City of Missoula, MIT, and the National Science Foundation.
Waste-to-energy systems, plastic recycling programs, precious metals recovery, and composting solutions.
Zero-waste strategy design incorporating pneumatic grid technology and sustainability programs for municipalities and organizations.
Academic and professional instruction from a faculty member with appointments at Drexel University and the University of Montana.
Commercial · Residential · Industrial · Legal · Medical Devices · Waste Management · Environmental & Remediation
Sports & Recreation
Structural safety review and improvement design for Syringa Bike Park.
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