Celebrating Innovations from Our R&D Teams
Celebrating Innovations from Our R&D Teams
We are uniquely positioned to invest in cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and our engineers and planners are rapidly addressing the changing needs of our clients. Currently, we have 15 cross-disciplinary R&D teams. Their important efforts are routinely celebrated internally, spotlighting the talented minds behind them.
Here we’re sharing six 30-second examples to give you a flavor of what’s going on and what we’re seeing across the firm. If you’re interested, connect with our contributors for deeper insights.
Transit Speed & Reliability
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Contributors
Jeremiah LaRose
Transit Discipline Leader
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John Gard
Parking, Land Use and Transportation Leader
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Cullen McCormick
Creative Studio Leader
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Yoyo Zeng
Senior Planning and Forecasting Discipline Member
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Chelsea Richer
Climate & Resilience Discipline Leader
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Matt Haynes
FP Think Innovative Leader
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