by Fehr & Peers | Aug 1, 2022 | Active Transportation, Climate Change, Equity in Transportation, Transportation Forecasting & Operations
How can transportation agencies reduce overall vehicle miles traveled and still generate revenue? In a recent study, we evaluated the impact of making transit free of charge compared to implementing a VMT tax and whether the costs for travelers is equitable.
by Fehr & Peers | Jul 22, 2022 | Climate Change, Freight, Transportation Forecasting & Operations
Available guidance for agencies to gather an accurate picture of current freight activity is limited. Check out how this community defined their baseline in four steps to be able to evaluate freight zero emission zones as a strategy for meeting new climate and environmental policy goals.
by Fehr & Peers | Apr 20, 2022 | Climate Change, Data Science, Fehr & Peers News, Safety
How can a transportation network be enhanced to create better access for moving people safely in an emergency? Learn about a new tool, developed in partnership with the City of Rancho Cucamonga, for evaluating access and egress under different evacuation scenarios.
by Fehr & Peers | Mar 25, 2022 | Active Transportation, Climate Change, Data Science, Emerging Technologies, Fehr & Peers News, Freight, Land Use & Transportation, Parking, Transit Planning, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Forecasting & Operations
In part two of a series on evolving traffic validation, we examined StreetLight as a potential source for larger samplings of turning movement volume estimates to overcome the limitations of using one- or two-day counts.
by Fehr & Peers | Feb 14, 2022 | Climate Change
We are excited to share the release of an update to the CAPCOA Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures. Over the past decade, practitioners have relied heavily on this key reference document for developing VMT and emissions mitigation measures.
by Fehr & Peers | Feb 8, 2022 | Active Transportation, Climate Change, Data Science, Emerging Technologies, Fehr & Peers News, Freight, Land Use & Transportation, Parking, Transit Planning, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Forecasting & Operations
In part one of a two-part series on traffic volume estimation and StreetLight validation, we examine key questions to understand the possible variations for two industry standard methods.