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What is happening now? What may come next? Staying in the know about our changing world and how we all get around it strengthens our ability to think comprehensively and collaborate effectively. From technical insights to firm and cultural news, sharing our innovations, evolutions, and advances as we experience and embrace them keeps us connected. We invite you to explore the very latest along with us.
Analyzing travel accessibility measures how well current transportation networks connect us to destinations and exposes potential modal or equity limitations that may be causing difficulties for some users or geographic areas. Therefore, it serves as an important tool in effective planning. Learn more and explore our travel access video.
Autonomous vehicles may have the potential to support core elements of the Safe System approach, which strives to eliminate fatal and serious transportation injuries. Fehr & Peers partnered with ITE to publish “Autonomous Vehicle Considerations under a Safe System Framework,” which explores potential AV benefits, risks, and considerations within the Safe System framework.
Our FP Think group recently completed an update to our TrendLab+ tool for forecasting travel demand effects of emerging trends in transportation, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging transportation technologies. TrendLab+ has been assisting clients across the US through presentations, workshops, and a wide variety of project analyses and assessments.
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.
Fehr & Peers is proud to announce the opening of our Petaluma office space! As we continue in our dedication to providing innovative transportation solutions that improve communities, our Petaluma location will allow us to better support our existing and future clients throughout Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Mendocino and Lake Counties.
Connect with us at the 2021 ITE Annual Meeting to hear insights on equity in transportation, evacuation planning, Safe System, roadway operating conditions, curb space management, impact analysis, and more.
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Pedestrian and Bicycle Standing Committee developed the Micromobility Facility Design Guide Informational Report, which summarizes potential design challenges micromobility users experience as they travel on typical roadways.
As part of the Fehr & Peers culture of empowerment, we congratulate over 130 team members on earning promotions and feature 44 individuals achieving step-level promotions effective July 1.
What happens when the safety goals for now and the goals for the future are in conflict? A people-focused Safe System approach considers vulnerabilities today and in the future. Recently adopted as a priority by agencies such as FHWA, Caltrans, the City of Philadelphia, and the Washington State Department of Transportation, safe system is a traffic safety framework emphasizing shared responsibility and a proactive approach where death and serious injury are recognized as unacceptable costs of travel on our roads.
Mobility gaps, or barriers in a users ability to complete their trip, are quite common. The good news is that there are many ways to fill them and connect people with the services they need. Here we talk about the benefits of a three-part assessment that prioritizes equity, recently conducted in partnership with Oregon Metro, to identify areas most suitable for using new technologies to fill mobility gaps across their region.
Introducing a Spring webinar series for early college students, to provide an inside look into the transportation planning and engineering profession and how they too could positively impact how people travel within a community.
With 2020 drawing to a close, we recognize our team’s professional industry achievements amidst the year’s uniquely challenging circumstances.
Our Crosswalk+ tool provides safety-centered insight for selecting possible crosswalk treatments based on the latest safety research and methodologies.
With anticipated changes in travel for university communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rutgers University needed a plan to reopen safely. Partnering with Brailsford & Dunlavey, Fehr & Peers DC developed the Transportation Demand Stress Test Tool that predicts shuttle loads and parking demand, allowing Rutgers to plan data-driven solutions.
Our customizable Crowdsource+ tool empowers community members to participate in the transportation planning process and provides clients with an effective way to receive and prioritize feedback.
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