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A Spotlight on Professional Organizations in Transportation: A Pathway to Career Growth and Industry Advancement
Join us in celebrating the impact and achievements of our industry’s professional organizations, and read our team’s advice for plugging into organizations that will boost your personal and professional growth while providing opportunities to give to others.
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Which Guidebook Do I Need? Your One-Stop Shop for Navigating Active Transportation Project Guidance
We’ve assembled a handy list that breaks down 20 major active transportation guidance documents: where they fit in the project lifecycle, what they cover, and how they should be used.
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Celebrating the 6th Annual National Roundabouts Week
In honor of National Roundabouts Week, read about four transformational roundabout projects from the past year.
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Debate: Are EVs the Right Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change?
Our recent debate was a discussion on the degree to which agencies should invest and plan for electric vehicles (EVs) as a way to combat climate change.
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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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How to Weave a Trail into Your Community Fabric
Trails have the potential to powerfully influence the way a community moves. This article summarizes a few of the many principles we consider when planning, designing, and maintaining trails that become frequently used and well loved.
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So You Want to Be a Transportation Professional: Advice From the Public, Private, and Academic Sectors of Transportation
How does a career in transportation consulting differ from working for a public agency or in academia? And how can you know which sector of the profession is right for you? Read insights from our panelists about discerning which direction to take your career.
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The Final Rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) is Out: Here’s What You Need to Know
The United States Access Board has issued the long-awaited final rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG).
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The Plot Thickens: Elevating Technical Reports through Storytelling Techniques
Kittelson’s team of technical writers use storytelling skills to translate highly technical reports into readable, charismatic documents that engage community members and industry readers alike. Read on to find out how.
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Reimagining Suburbia: How Public Agencies Can Retrofit Sprawling Suburbs into Connected, Walkable Places
There’s one thing that keeps suburbs from realizing their full potential as places to live, work, and play: the way they were designed.
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How ODOT is Using Design-Build for a Rapid Corridor Transformation
When Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) received federal funding for the Bend North Corridor project in 2019, they decided-for the first time in many years-to…
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What’s New in the New Roundabout Guide?
Since the release of NCHRP Research Report 1043: Guide for Roundabouts in June 2023, we’ve been getting a variety of questions about how this guide…
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The Technology That Could Prevent Thousands of Roadway Deaths Every Year
In recognition of National Safety Month, Principal Planner Conor Semler writes about a potentially simple, affordable, and effective way to reduce speeding: installing speed limiters in cars to automate compliance with speed limit laws.
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Using Driver Psychology, Landscape Architecture, and Roundabouts to Solve a Puzzling Safety Dilemma
Through the Newport Avenue Improvements Project, the City of Bend, Oregon sets a strong example of how to simultaneously improve a roadway along with sanitary…
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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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A History (and a Future) of the Wonderful Worlds of Traffic Gardens
In October 2016, a Seattle suburb welcomed, in the space of two converted tennis courts, a new little world: the White Center Bike Playground, where…
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Smart Intersections: Using Video Analytics to Identify Crash Patterns Before They Happen
For years, transportation engineers have relied on field visits or manual reviews of video footage to analyze the movements of people walking and biking at…
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Pickup/Drop-Off Zones: The Final Frontier of Curbside Management
Although one of the central purposes of transportation planning is to design networks that facilitate connections between people, the ironic truth is that the human…
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What I Learned from a 9-Month Exchange with Kittelson
I’m Carla Kleynhans, an engineer from South Africa. I work for a transportation engineering firm called Innovative Transport Solutions (ITS), where I’ve been for four…
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How to Run Your Own Activity Challenge During Bike Month
May is Bike Month! Read our top tips for running a fun and meaningful bike or activity challenge.
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The 24-Hour Capacity Framework: An Alternative to Using the Peak Hour to Design Roads
An all-day perspective on corridor delay and travel time will help us make more equitable assessments of traffic operations for all modes.
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When ICE on the Road is a Good Thing: The Benefits of Statewide Intersection Control Evaluation Policies
How can we as an industry make decisions based on analysis, rather than assumptions? This is the fundamental premise behind intersection control evaluation (ICE).
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