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About Us
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (KAI) provides comprehensive transportation planning, engineering, transit, research and education services to government agencies, municipalities, institutions, and private organizations.
Founded in 1985, KAI currently employs a staff of over 125 in its offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Boise, Idaho; Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida; Tucson, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; and a wholly-owned subsidiary in Brisbane, Australia.
We recognize that the goals of efficient, economic, and safe transportation depend on more effectively managing, operating, and enhancing transportation facilities. Thus, at KAI, our goal is to systematically develop and apply methods that improve the performance of pedestrian, bicycle, highway, signal, and transit systems.
To support our efforts in these areas, KAI maintains an extensive library of planning, operations, and design software that is routinely used for transportation analysis and research. Additionally, our staff of dedicated professionals and national experts in the transportation field provides each KAI project with extensive experience, technical expertise, and innovative solutions.
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Transportation Analyst Diego Arguea discusses how trust and loyalty are fostered in our firm.
Since my start at Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (nearly two years ago), I have been engrossed in an environment where people really do come first, and staff professional development is a guiding firm wide philosophy. The quality of people and their concern for others’ growth and development has fostered the development of an outward-focused staff, always keeping others’ needs ahead of their own. This environment has shaped an organizational structure…
Planning Associate Patrick McMahon addresses the balance between work for private and public clients.
Though each office varies, Kittelson & Associates has always striven to have an even workload balance between private and public clients. This includes national research projects, work for state and local governments, and contracts with private developers and other consultants. This broad base of experience is relatively rare for transportation engineering and planning firms…
Principal Planner Phillip Worth writes about sustainability at our firm.
At KAI, we begin to reveal our attitude about sustainability by the way we describe ourselves in our firm biography, which states, “We recognize that the goals of efficient, economic, and safe transportation depend on more effectively managing, operating, and enhancing transportation facilities. Thus, at KAI, our goal is to systematically develop and apply methods that improve the performance of pedestrian, bicycle, highway, signal, and transit systems.” Much can and should be read into the meaning of these few words…
Senior Engineer Kelly Blume discusses our take on professional development.
"While professional development is ultimately about an individual’s career path and goals, we approach it as an outward-focused activity. We recognize the benefits of attending conferences, participating in training courses, attending professional society luncheons, and pursuing professional certifications and advanced degrees, but we also recognize the value of helping each other learn by creating opportunities to teach others. How does this philosophy relate to professional…"
Principal Engineer Brian Ray starts a discussion on how KAI has grown, and how decisions are made to grow as it relates to staff interest and motivation.
"One of my favorite things about KAI is that we aren’t fenced in by rigid plans or policies. We like to keep our minds open, associate with good people, and work on professionally rewarding projects—regardless of their location. We’ve found that the type of individuals we associate with is more important than simple market conditions. Our Florida (Fort Lauderdale and Orlando); Baltimore, Maryland; and Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix) offices came…"
Associate Engineer Paul Ryus writes about our history and possibilities for the future here at KAI.
"In 1985, Kittelson & Associates consisted of Wayne Kittelson, a small office in downtown Portland, and great visions for the future. More than twenty years later, we have a staff of more than 115 people across eight offices. Along the way, we've developed a national reputation for excellence in a number of specialty areas, a direct result of the contributions of our…"
Associate Engineer Beth Wemple discusses her views on diversity in the workplace and how its impacted her time at KAI.
Wow!! It is great fun! We are a multi-national, dynamic group of professionals from all over the world and the United States. We get to learn about different approaches to transportation from different cultures, while also learning about different day-to-day approaches to collaborating and getting work…