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Former WSDOT Assistant Secretary Marshall Elizer Joins Kittelson Please join us in welcoming Marshall Elizer to Kittelson! Marshall is a highly respected transportation engineer, researcher,…
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Wilmington Downtown Trail Feasibility Study
Reactivating a 3.5-Mile Multiuse Path for a More Accessible Community
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Small State Meets Big Complexity: Inside Rhode Island’s Transportation Reality
Rhode Island’s small size presents a distinct set of transportation challenges and opportunities, both of which demand planning approaches grounded in interdisciplinary thinking and local realities. This is one of the many reasons Kittelson & Associates recently established a dedicated office in Providence, RI.
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Saving Venice or Preserving Nature: Do We Have to Choose?
Where do we draw the line between engineering resilience and engineering away the natural world? As engineers, we have a responsibility to sustain and repair existing systems rather than prioritize creating something brand new. When we choose collaboration over control, engineering becomes a partner to nature.
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Planning for Public Transit Use in Natural Disasters Can Save a City
Across the country, major cities have increasingly been facing natural disasters. In emergencies like these, transportation infrastructure comes under massive strain to get people out of harm’s way. This raises the question: how can we prepare systems designed for everyday needs to withstand the extreme?
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Be willful, stay humble
Have the determination of a leader and the humility of a beginner.
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Wilmington Downtown Trail Feasibility Study
Reactivating a 3.5-Mile Multiuse Path for a More Accessible Community
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Spokane Regional Transportation Council Resiliency Plan
Proactive Resiliency Planning = Stronger Spokane Communities
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NCHRP Synthesis Report 659
How State DOTs Are Using Data to Rethink Traffic Signal Performance
What’s better than one office full of smart, curious people?
How about an interconnected, nationwide team?
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Former WSDOT Assistant Secretary Marshall Elizer Joins Kittelson Please join us in welcoming Marshall Elizer to Kittelson! Marshall is a highly respected transportation engineer, researcher,…
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Keeping Up with Kittelson at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting is coming up January 11-15, 2026. Here’s where you can find us!
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