Sustainable Transportation

Fehr & Peers is a national leader in developing creative and innovative transportation solutions that improve communities, with a particular emphasis on sustainable climate, energy, and healthy lifestyles. We focus our broad range of transportation planning and engineering services on:

Climate – Integrating multimodal transportation with urban development and activity patterns to reduce carbon and other emissions, and promote global climate stability.
Energy – Planning and design for minimal consumption of non-renewable energy for environmental and economic sustainability.
Livability – Creating living and travel environments that encourage a high quality of life, physical activity, healthy lifestyles, convenience, and safety.

Fehr & Peers’ approach to developing sustainable transportation solutions involves creative strategies that minimize vehicle travel and enhance travel efficiency, provide economic vitality, and personal choice.

Specialized Services

  • Statewide and regional sustainability strategies
  • Climate Action Plans and carbon footprint analyses
  • Best Management Practices (BMP) for state, regional, and local climate protection
  • Urban Mobility Plans
  • Sustainability master plans for major developments
  • Travel model enhancements for sensitivity to sustainable practices
  • Transportation and transit system and demand-management studies (TSM and TDM)
  • LEED ND for transportation at major development projects
  • Sustainability plans for universities, activity centers, and military bases
  • Research and innovative tools on relationships between land use and transportation

Recent Experience

  • Statewide Smart Mobility Framework, Caltrans and Department of Community Development
  • Statewide Transportation Strategy on Climate Change, Oregon DOT
  • Statewide Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Analysis Tools, Washington State Department of Commerce
  • Statewide Greenhouse Gas Targets and Guidelines for Regional Transportation Plans,  California Air Resources Board and California Transportation Commission
  • National Study of Travel Benefits of Mixed-Use Development, US EPA
  • Guidelines for Estimating Smart Growth Trip Generation and Parking, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
  • Guidelines for Quantifying the Effectiveness of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures for California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA)
  • Sustainability Plans for Major Development Proposals in China and Singapore
  • Statewide Study of Sustainability Impacts of California High Speed Rail
  • American Public Transit Association practices on climate change impacts and benefits of transit.
  • Complete-street solutions for cities in California, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Hawaii, and Colorado

For more information, please contact Jerry Walters.

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