Solutions that put people first.

Emerging Technologies

New technologies bring both exciting opportunities and new complexities. Transportation systems are evolving quickly—changing how people travel, connect, and adapt. Our research and analysis helps communities stay ahead by preparing them for current innovations and future uncertainties. We design solutions that are fair, sustainable, and resilient.

Our Expertise

We assist communities in navigating new transportation technologies. Specifically, we help clients:

• • • Assess Technology Impacts: Evaluate emerging technologies to make informed infrastructure investments that support sustainable travel.
    • Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs): Craft forward-thinking plans for AVs, connected transportation, and emerging mobility trends.
    • Manage Data Smartly: Design data strategies to make better decisions using big data and real-time movement data.
    • Optimize with Artificial Intelligence (AI): Use AI to improve operations, predictive modeling, and real-time system adjustments.
    • Explore Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Provide guidance, policy options, and planning and design solutions for AAM in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological landscape to enhance transportation and benefit communities.
    • Integrate Micromobility: Incorporate solutions into existing transportation systems, enhancing first-mile/last-mile connectivity and access.
    • Advance Smart Cities: V2I, V2X, V2V—we understand the language spoken in Smart Cities and are there to leverage technology for better urban planning, resource management, and public services.
    • Support Zero-Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Transitions: Plan for electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and tackle integration challenges with existing systems.
    • Boost Transit Ridership: Use data analytics and smart technologies to adapt transit services for hybrid work schedules, new rider expectations, and different land use patterns to boost ridership.
    • Promote Safe, Efficient Policies: Apply innovative technologies to create clear safety guidelines and efficient policy frameworks that support equitable community outcomes.
    • Plan Scenarios: Use our groundbreaking tool TrendLab to understand future trends and make informed decisions about future economic, demographic, and transportation trends.

Why We’re Trusted

We don’t just talk innovation—we deliver it. Communities trust us for many reasons, including our:

• • • • Autonomous Vehicle Expertise: Our AV Discipline Group tackles challenging questions about how AVs will impact communities, transportation planning and design, and enable mobility across socio-economic groups. Using this research, we prepared an AV Readiness Plan for Elk Grove, California.
      • Collaboration with TNCs: We’ve partnered directly with Uber and Lyft to evaluate curb space productivity, impacting traffic, parking, and mobility choices.
      • Proven Tools in Practice: For Oregon Metro, our TrendLab analysis helped inform their 2023 Regional Transportation Plan, providing insights on travel patterns, vehicle miles traveled, climate impacts, congestion, equity, and safety.

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