Celebrating National Engineers Week

February 20, 2019

To celebrate National Engineers Week, we’re highlighting a different project each day, showing the innovative ways our engineers create active, healthy communities. See which projects have already been shared below, and check back each day for updates throughout the week! 1. Coachella Valley Link The Coachella Valley Link is an innovative, multimodal facility of national […]

What We Learned from Working in the Most Diverse Square Mile in America

February 14, 2019

About 11 miles east of Atlanta is a small city of about 13,000 people that is becoming known as “the most diverse square mile in America.” In the 1990s, refugee resettlement programs identified Clarkston, GA as a good fit for displaced individuals of many backgrounds. Since then, the city has received over 40,000 refugees. There […]

On the Path to Completion: Rio Grande Trail Master Plan is Approved

February 7, 2019

In 2015, the New Mexico legislature established a vision for a 500-mile, cross-state, recreational trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding along the Rio Grande. With the intention of moving the Rio Grande Trail from vision to reality, the State Parks Division hired Alta to lead an 18-month master planning process. In December 2018, the […]

Complete Streets 2.0: Putting Design Principles into Action

January 23, 2019

Last week we discussed eight Complete Streets 2.0 design principles that serve as a framework for successfully integrating new and emerging mobility options into our streetscapes. These principles allow us to adapt current designs, in response to new and shifting modes of transportation, while better balancing a street’s uses and services. Today, we’ll take a […]

Complete Streets 2.0: Responding to The Fast Pace of Change in Transportation

January 15, 2019

Signs of Change Over the last several years, the rise of ridesourcing (a.k.a. TNCs, ride hailing, and ridesharing, such as Uber and Lyft) has brought the challenge of curb management to the forefront for cities large and small. Unmanaged curb access can impact a surprisingly broad range of critical city goals, such as transit access, […]

The State of Behavior Change

January 11, 2019

I don’t know about you, but whenever I need to get from point A to point B, first I draw up a spreadsheet so I can compare the costs, anticipated time, risk of delays, and…KIDDING! Of course I don’t do that — I’m a busy person, not a computer! No, like most people, I’m not actively making […]

“Smart Trips Austin” Aims to Answer Tough Transportation Questions

January 2, 2019

Intimidated by e-scooters? Not sure how to find the best bus route to get to work? Worried biking will be too hard? Here’s how Alta answered those questions in Austin, TX. For the past three years, Alta’s programs team has supported the City of Austin and Capital Metro by encouraging residents throughout the city to […]

Getting People to Change Behavior Starts with Listening

December 10, 2018

At Alta, our programs team helps communities get the most out of the transportation options available to them. We support residents in diverse communities in overcoming the barriers they face to walking, biking, and using transit to get around. One way we’re doing this is through Motivational Interviewing, which is a goal-oriented and participant-centered style […]

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