Statement in Support of “Women, Life, Freedom” in Iran
On September 16th 2022, the morality police in Tehran arrested and killed Zhina Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman who had committed no crime other than a perceived miswearing of her hijab. In the tradition of Kurdish women fighting for liberation, protests broke out at her funeral and quickly spread throughout Iran and the world. For …
Improving Access to School: A Guide to Implementing a Free Transit Pass Program
By Dana Rubin (formerly of Nelson\Nygaard), Emily Roach (formerly of Nelson\Nygaard), Michael Consunji (Nelson\Nygaard), Sneh Salot (Nelson\Nygaard), and Kate Lefkowvitz (formerly of Alameda County Transportation Commission) Printable PDF: Improving Access to School: A Guide to Implementing a Free Transit Pass Program The cost of transportation is cited as a barrier to school attendance. To reconcile …
Nelson\Nygaard-Supported Project MOVER Wins $7 Million for Community E-Bikeshare in Westchester County, NY
The Village of Ossining is one of the river towns dotted along a regional commuter rail line in New York’s Westchester County. In spite of the connectivity this regional link offers, residents and visitors face obstacles getting to well-paying jobs, services, and opportunities outside their immediate community. A project led by EIT InnoEnergy, with the …
New York Battery Electric Bus Toolkit
New York’s Climate Act sets a series of aggressive electrification goals, including a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050 and achieving 100% zero-emission electricity by 2040. While some New York transit agencies have begun planning and deploying zero-emmissions vehicles, others are not as far along. Nelson\Nygaard and the Rocky Mountain Institute …
Our Access to Transit Tool Helps Our Clients Identify Where Small-Scale Investments Can Make the Most Impact
In fast-growing regions such as Wake County, NC, ensuring safe access to transit stations and bus stops is critical to an equitable and accessible transportation network. Accelerated development and competing land uses can leave gaps in the pedestrian network—missing sidewalks, lack of ADA compliance, difficult and dangerous crossings—that impede access to new and existing transit. …
The New Transportation Demand Management
“Transportation demand management,” or TDM, is a wonky yet useful phrase that encompasses a suite of transportation policies and programs that are a critical component of a systematic and equitable transportation strategy. Early TDM programs were designed to influence peak-direction travel away from the peak-congestion times or toward non-driving modes that could ease roadway congestion. …