Connetics Transportation Group Joins Nelson\Nygaard
Our partnership creates the largest transit planning practice in the U.S. We’re excited to announce that Connetics Transportation Group (CTG) has joined Nelson\Nygaard. This partnership expands our transit planning and multimodal design services and augments them with an industry-leading travel demand modeling and big data analytics practice. Founded in 2005, CTG was built on the …
TCRP Research Report 230: Transit and Micromobility
Transit and Micromobility provides an analysis of the full benefits and impacts of micromobility on public transportation systems in transit-rich markets as well as in medium-sized and smaller urban areas. The report, a collaboration of the Shared-Use Mobility Center, Nelson\Nygaard, and Populus, includes case studies and lessons learned from different collaborations among cities, transit agencies, …
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which is an opportunity to acknowledge the history of colonization that shapes our current moment while celebrating and centering the lives and experiences of contemporary Indigenous people. In becoming the first U.S. president to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, President Biden’s proclamation noted: “For generations, Federal policies systematically sought …
Planning a Better Normal for Paratransit
Downloadable version (pdf) The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to reevaluate where we go and how we get there. This is equally true for older adults and people with disabilities. Essential trips, such as traveling to dialysis treatment, continued with adjustments for maximum safety. Trips to the senior center for lunch or to …
APBP Recognizes Drusilla van Hengel as Its 2021 Private Sector Professional of the Year
The Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals (APBP) has awarded Nelson\Nygaard’s Dru van Hengel with its 2021 Private Sector Professional of the Year. APBP’s announcement reads: Drusilla always finds ways to drill down in projects, and always builds something that is relentlessly context specific. She helps make walking and bicycling viable options for people from …
Five Steps Toward Equitable & Inclusive TDM
Downloadable version (pdf) Ease of travel leads to upward mobility. Yet, in transportation demand management (TDM)—an industry focused on making mobility options more diverse, efficient, and sustainable—programs disproportionately benefit high-income earners. TDM has a much broader and more impactful role to play in our communities. It’s time for equitable and inclusive TDM that expands participation …