Contact: David Wasserman and Mike Sellinger, Alta By balancing budgets with community aspirations, Kansas City is incorporating sidewalk gap construction in their capital improvement program and has identified the top sidewalk infill and maintenance projects across the City. Safe and accessible sidewalks are a crucial part of having an active…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced on Friday, October 27 the next round of Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) funding for Safety Action Plan and Demonstration Grants going to cities, counties, planning organizations, and Tribal communities in 42 states and Puerto Rico. This year’s funding adds to…

New thermal comfort tool provides data to understand what walking and biking will feel like in different climate scenarios Contact: David Wasserman, AICP, Civic Analytics Leader, Alta

Contact: Hannah Day-Kapell, Principal, Alta As students and families begin another year of school, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate the joy of walking and rolling to class. These forms of transportation can increase energy and endurance, reduce stress and tension, and improve mood, cognition, memory and sleep…

Contact: Doug Arseneault, Planning Associate, Alta We’ve all been there — anxiously waiting at an isolated bus stop with no seating, shade, or lighting, feeling vulnerable standing inches from cars zooming by. As communities work to reduce personal vehicle dependence and promote transit and other shared, sustainable transportation options, they…

Jeremy Chapman has joined Alta’s Safety practice as National Road Safety Lead. He comes from Ramey Kemp Associates, one of our Trilon partners, and brings a wealth of experience in traffic and transportation safety, vulnerable road users, and emerging technologies in transportation. Jeremy has spent the past two decades as…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $1.5 billion in funding granted through the 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. …

Contact: David Wasserman, Civic Analytics Leader, Alta The historical application of travel demand models inform and facilitate the expansion of interstate highway systems. While these megaprojects enabled a new era of mobility, it also severed communities, with a wide range of impacts following it. …

We are thrilled to welcome Alta’s 2023 summer interns, as they have already begun infusing Alta’s work with their diverse viewpoints and enthusiasm. Alta’s internship program aims to establish routes toward careers in active transportation. Our interns are not limited to merely taking meeting minutes or performing data entry tasks…