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How Four Communities Are Building Resiliency into Their Transportation Systems
From hurricanes to heatwaves, here are some of the ways we’re thinking about resiliency planning in our projects.
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City of Pittsfield SS4A Grant Application
Making Safety Recommendations a Reality Through SS4A
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Radical Road Safety, Demystifying AI, Measuring Equity, Fusing Data: 4 Key Takeaways from the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Where is transportation research heading in 2024?
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The Future of Driverless Ridehail: Navigating the Road Ahead
How soon, and to what extent, will robotaxis become part of daily life in the communities where you live and work?
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The Future of Biking in Boston: Creating a Network Everyone Wants to Use
Over the next 3 years, Boston’s bike network will be transformed into a safe, comfortable network of protected lanes and connected paths that will take people where they want to go.
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UNITE: Ashley Drive Receives $5.4 Million to Restore North Tampa Through the Reconnecting Communities Grant Program
Learn about this project and how the City of Tampa’s compelling grant application told its story.
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Greenbelt Road Corridor Plan
A Plan to Make a 6-Lane Corridor More Community-Friendly
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DCTA Title VI Analysis of Microtransit
Quantifying the Benefits and Impacts of On-Demand Transit Service
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Walla Walla Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan
Improving Public Transportation Access for Those Who Need It Most
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Find It/Fund It: Preparing for the Next Round of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Opportunities
Read a summary of five steps you can take now to prepare for next year’s IIJA grant opportunities.
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A Roadmap to Alaska’s Transportation Future
Alaska Moves 2050 is a roadmap to Alaska’s transportation future that outlines goals, policies, and measurable actions for an adaptable and resilient transportation system.
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The Lessons and Themes of the 2022 NACTO Designing Cities Conference
Three major themes from the 2022 NACTO Designing Cities conference that helps us better understand the questions, trends, and values at the forefront of our industry.
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Making Quick-Builds and Innovative Designs Truly Accessible for People with Visual Disabilities
Quick-build project hallmarks-temporary materials, rapid installation times, and modularity-allow many projects to overcome accessibility obstacles, like a lack of political will or funding. For users with disabilities, quick-builds can provide more immediate relief than more permanent counterparts.
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Equitably Entering the E-Bike Era
How can the e-bike be a force for transportation justice?
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Using Regional Speeding Data to Improve Safety in Orlando
MetroPlan Orlando-the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Central Florida-uses Connected Vehicle data to identify roadways throughout the region where high speeds may be contributing to more crashes and unsafe conditions for people driving, walking, biking, or moving.
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Big to Little, Little to Big: How Strategic Changes to Transportation Planning Can Impact Major Public Health Crises
Transportation infrastructure can exacerbate a city’s public health problems. If our existing transportation habits aggravate these big public health issues, then changing those habits can help to mitigate them. Here’s how strategic changes to transportation planning can impact major public health crises.
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Unleashing the Power of Active Transportation to Fight Climate Change
A major cause of climate change is the country’s greenhouse gas emissions that come from transportation. Reworking our communities to emphasize active transportation methods can play a large role in reducing the toll it takes on our environment.
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ADA Curb Ramp Design and Construction
Quicker Ways to Design and Construct ADA Compliant Curb Ramps
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6 Takeaways From the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting
The 2022 TRB Annual Meeting took place January 9-13. Read on for a summary of the event and the themes that stuck out to us as the transportation profession enters 2022.
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Linking Communities Through Active Transportation Infrastructure: An Equity-Focused Quest to Identify a New River Crossing
Honoring the culture and history of Willamette Falls was essential to identifying the best alignment location for a new bicycle and pedestrian crossing between West Linn and Oregon City.
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Increasing Our Capacity for Empathy
We bring our experiences into our work. Associate Planner Conor Semler writes about why it’s important for transportation engineers and planners to develop empathy for experiences different from our own.
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Best Practices for Rural Transit Planning
In this article, we cover best practices for rural transit planners, applications of the ODOT Transit Development Plan Guidebook, and what rural transit planning might look like in the future.
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