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Tackling Complicated Issues: Insights from the National APA Conference
Tackling Complicated Issues: Insights from the National APA Conference
Contacts: Maria Wardoku, Alta Climate Group Co-Lead; David Wasserman, Civic Analytics Discipline Leader; Lisa Bender, Policy and Agency…
Alta
Apr 30
Trail of Trees within the “City in the Forest”
Trail of Trees within the “City in the Forest”
Contact: Britt Storck, PLA, Principal, Alta
Alta
Apr 24
Find Us at the 2024 APA National Planning Conference
Find Us at the 2024 APA National Planning Conference
Get ready to join Alta and your fellow transportation experts at the 2024 National Planning Conference in Minneapolis, MN, on April 13–16…
Alta
Apr 4
Using Safe Streets for All to Support Safe Routes to Schools
Using Safe Streets for All to Support Safe Routes to Schools
Contact: Jennifer Baldwin, Principal, Alta and Alia Awwad, Principal, Alta
Alta
Mar 27
Alta’s Expansion: A New Era in Transportation Demand Management Planning and Behavior Change
Alta’s Expansion: A New Era in Transportation Demand Management Planning and Behavior Change
Contact: Joddie Gray, Principal, Alta
Alta
Mar 27
Connecting to Sport in Sweden: Kate Whitfield’s 5-Year Travel Benefit
Connecting to Sport in Sweden: Kate Whitfield’s 5-Year Travel Benefit
Contact: Kate Whitfield, Principal, Alta
Alta
Mar 25
Vulnerable Road User Assessments and a Big Win for Safety
Vulnerable Road User Assessments and a Big Win for Safety
Contact: Jennifer Baldwin, Principal, Alta and Les Brown, Senior Planning Associate, Alta
Alta
Mar 20
4 Trends and Takeaways from This Year’s Safe Streets Summit
4 Trends and Takeaways from This Year’s Safe Streets Summit
Contact: Alia Awwad, Principal, Alta
Alta
Mar 11
National Engineers Week 2024: Welcome to the Future
National Engineers Week 2024: Welcome to the Future
Engineers have the power to shape communities. Their design decisions affect how we get to and from the places that matter to us most…
Alta
Feb 20
Celebrating Black Excellence: The Journey of Steven Frieson
Celebrating Black Excellence: The Journey of Steven Frieson
We’re kicking off Black History Month by putting the spotlight on our talented Chief Operating Officer, Steven Frieson. With more than 40…
Alta
Feb 5
Our New Year’s Resolutions
Our New Year’s Resolutions
Looking back on 2023, it was a year filled with big ideas and big transportation wins for communities across North America. Notably, the…
Alta
Jan 18
Atlanta BeltLine’s Next Signature Trail Segment
Atlanta BeltLine’s Next Signature Trail Segment
Contact: Britt Storck, PLA, + Diane Jlelaty, PE, Alta
Alta
Dec 20, 2023
Toronto’s First Protected Intersection Serves as a Blueprint for a Safer, Greener Future
Toronto’s First Protected Intersection Serves as a Blueprint for a Safer, Greener Future
Contact: Kate Whitfield, P.Eng., MCIP, RPP, Principal, Alta
Alta
Dec 15, 2023
SS4A Demonstration and Implementation Grant Awards Announced (and what it means for communities)
SS4A Demonstration and Implementation Grant Awards Announced (and what it means for communities)
Contact: Jeremy Chapman, PhD, PE, National Roadway Safety Lead, and Brandon Gonzalez, AICP, Principal, Alta
Alta
Dec 13, 2023
Getting to See Where We’re Going: Ezra Lipton’s 5 Year Travel Benefit to Spain and The Netherlands
Getting to See Where We’re Going: Ezra Lipton’s 5 Year Travel Benefit to Spain and The Netherlands
Contact: Ezra Lipton, Planner III, Alta Canada
Alta
Nov 16, 2023
Building Community Connections in Kansas City’s Sidewalk Strategy
Building Community Connections in Kansas City’s Sidewalk Strategy
Contact: David Wasserman and Mike Sellinger, Alta
Alta
Nov 14, 2023
USDOT Announces 2023 Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan and Demonstration Grant Winners
USDOT Announces 2023 Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan and Demonstration Grant Winners
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced on Friday, October 27 the next round of Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)…
Alta
Oct 31, 2023
Understanding the Pedestrian & Bicycling Experience in a Warming World
Understanding the Pedestrian & Bicycling Experience in a Warming World
New thermal comfort tool provides data to understand what walking and biking will feel like in different climate scenarios
Alta
Oct 19, 2023
5 Ways to Integrate Sustainability in Safe Routes to School
5 Ways to Integrate Sustainability in Safe Routes to School
Contact: Hannah Day-Kapell, Principal, Alta
Alta
Sep 5, 2023
Mobility Hubs for Transit Access: Relieving the Anxiety Around Waiting and Transferring
Mobility Hubs for Transit Access: Relieving the Anxiety Around Waiting and Transferring
Contact: Doug Arseneault, Planning Associate, Alta
Alta
Aug 25, 2023
Game Changing Funding Coming to North Carolina, Alabama through USDOT RAISE — and Many More Grant…
Game Changing Funding Coming to North Carolina, Alabama through USDOT RAISE — and Many More Grant…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $1.5 billion in funding granted through the 2023 Rebuilding American…
Alta
Jul 19, 2023
Leveraging Activity Based Models to Enhance Sustainable Mobility
Leveraging Activity Based Models to Enhance Sustainable Mobility
Contact: David Wasserman, Civic Analytics Leader, Alta
Alta
Jul 12, 2023
Introducing our 2023 Summer Interns
Introducing our 2023 Summer Interns
We are thrilled to welcome Alta’s 2023 summer interns, as they have already begun infusing Alta’s work with their diverse viewpoints and…
Alta
Jul 11, 2023
How the Move Tucson Plan Transcended Traditional Engagement
How the Move Tucson Plan Transcended Traditional Engagement
Contact: Kim Voros, GIS Manager, Alta
Alta
Jul 10, 2023
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