Building the framework for equitable transit: CapMetro releases its ETOD Study
In 2020, Austin voters approved Project Connect, a robust program of projects that will increase and enhance the city’s transportation options. The new infrastructure has the potential to make communities around transit stations even more vibrant. But development can often mean displacement, as rising real estate prices push people further out. With the Equitable Transit-Oriented …
Julian Bautista Rojas Selected for Mass Transit’s 40 Under 40
We’re thrilled to announce that Principal and Austin Office Lead Julian Bautista Rojas has been selected for Mass Transit’s 40 Under 40 for 2023. Julian has led significant efforts to promote equitable communities through his work in bus service planning, including projects for CapMetro in Austin, TX; the Port Authority of New York and New …
Change is Here: A Playbook for Equitable Electric Mobility
The rapid transition to an electric mobility system is underway. In addition to the rise of shared electric bikes, scooters, mopeds, microtransit, and buses, automakers are transitioning away from internal combustion engines and toward electric vehicles with dozens of new electric vehicle models on the market in the next five years. Cities are adding new …
Nelson\Nygaard welcomes Clayton Lane, global leader in sustainable transportation.
Clayton Lane joins Nelson\Nygaard’s urban corridors practice as a Senior Principal in our New York office. His dual role as Regional Market Leader for Nelson\Nygaard and our parent firm, Perkins&Will, will enhance the collaboration between the two leaders in sustainable transportation and design, bringing innovative solutions to address climate change to our clients and communities …
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 …