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How Many Roundabouts Are in the United States?
Updated May 1, 2022 Have you ever wondered how many roundabouts are in the United States? It’s the kind of question many of us assume…
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Standing Together For Racial Justice
I’m proud to work for an organization that creates space to have difficult conversations and listen to one another. As our nation reels from and…
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Webinar Recording: Story First: Strategies for Strong Virtual Communication
On June 4, 2020 we gathered to dialogue about effective communication in the virtual space through a webinar with Susan Mah, Steve Rhyne and Katie Taylor. Susan, Steve,…
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Taking Transportation Safety Beyond Engineering Improvements
The Role of LRSPs, SSARs, and Vision Zero Plans in Multidisciplinary Safety Planning Where there are transit stops, there are people walking. If there’s…
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What Baltimore Can Teach Us About E-Scooters and Equity During COVID-19
Baltimore’s dockless vehicle program offers a wealth of insight for cities assessing the viability of e-scooters in their transportation system, particularly during COVID-19. Baltimore’s…
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2-Minute Survey: Help Us Understand Post-Pandemic Commutes
With two minutes of your time, you could help us shine a light into what changes may be on the horizon with commuting and teleworking…
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Webinar Recording: Estimating Traffic Volumes When There’s No Traffic
On May 14, 2020, we gathered to dialogue about an important topic through a webinar with Brian Dunn, Chris Brehmer, and Wayne Kittelson, authors of…
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Who’s Holding Up the (Electric) Bus?
It’s surprising that US cities are so far behind the electric bus curve. What’s the hold-up?
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A Day in the Life of Four Transportation Engineers and Planners at Kittelson
“What does a typical day for you look like?” This is a question we often get as we speak with students, and it’s a good…
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How We’re Celebrating National Bike Month During COVID-19
For 64 years, May has been celebrated as National Bike Month and a chance to celebrate the health, economic, environmental, and social benefits of cycling….
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Online Learning Roundup: Transportation Webinars, Podcasts, and Blogs to Keep you Up-to-Date While Social Distancing
With many people working and attending classes remotely these days, there is an abundance of online educational content coming through our feeds. Articles, webinars, and…
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NCHRP Report 948: A Game of “20 Questions” That Looks Out For Pedestrians & Bicyclists At Intersections
In a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersection, a driver makes a right turn, travels about 500 feet, then enters a left-turn lane to make a…
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WHITE PAPER: Estimating Traffic Volumes Under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions
Recently, we offered broad ideas responding to a question on the minds of many practitioners: How can important projects that rely on field-collected volume data…
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Two Transportation Planners Debate: Are E-Scooters Here to Stay?
We’re always in favor of a little friendly debate. It helps us stay open and gain new perspectives, especially around transportation topics that are shrouded…
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Collecting Traffic Counts When There’s No Traffic
Developing Proxy Traffic Volume Estimates During COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions — Updated: April 2, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has developed so rapidly that there has been…
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Moving Public Workshops Online: Tools & Examples for Responding to COVID-19
Conducting Community Outreach During a Period of Social Distancing While important for limiting the spread of COVID-19, social distancing and restrictions on gatherings of…
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Webinar Recording: Thinking Twice About Bike Helmet Laws
On March 23, 2020 we gathered to dialogue about an important topic through a webinar with Conor Semler. Will mandatory helmet laws make bicycling in the…
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6 Transportation Heroes During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic impact on our transportation systems, which in turn affects the livelihood of employees in the transportation industry. In…
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Steps We’ve Taken to Transition to Remote Work (And You Can Too)
Kittelson & Associates joins organizations across the world in preparing to go fully remote as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold. As a consulting firm,…
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How Collaborating As “One Firm” Strengthens Kittelson’s Project Work
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. is a company spread over more than 25 offices, yet we don’t silo project work by location. Due to our “one…
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Environmental Justice and Transportation Planning
What is environmental justice? What has been done to advance it? And how can transportation planners factor it into projects? Think of the water…
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Webinar Recording: Environmental (in)Justice: From Recommendations to Regulations
On February 19, 2020 we gathered to dialogue about environmental justice through a webinar with Veronica McBeth. Veronica talked about: The harm inflicted upon minorities, low-income,…
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