Innovations & Research

The fields of alternate transportation and recreation planning are exciting, rewarding and fast-developing, and we work every day to remain at the front, leading the charge. We sit on national committees such as the TRB Bike Committee, APBP Board, National Waterfront Center… We combine project-specific and broader research to increase our knowledge base, and we continually inject innovation into our designs and approach.

Our research efforts span the world, including landmark studies on trails next to active railway lines, covered bike lanes, shared lane markings and trails, and golf courses We are at the forefront of a national movement to document bicycle and pedestrian activities through the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project and data collection and analysis for the four National Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Communities. We continue to learn, so that we can continue to innovate.

Featured Projects

Rails-With-Trails: "Lessons Learned" Federal RWT study
After a two-year development process the study was submitted to the US Department of Transportation in 2002 and has since been cleared and finalized.
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Technical Assistance and Research: San Francisco (CA) Shared Lane Marking Study
This report reflected several years of effort to address the need for a marking on streets without bicycle lanes.
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