Alta’s Denver office is expanding! Supported by additional planning and engineering staff, our Denver office is working with communities throughout the Front Range and Western Region on active transportation projects. These range from citywide master plans to documentation of site specific improvements, and include the Westminster Multi-Modal Action Plan, Pitkin Low-Stress Bikeway, Lamar Loop Multiuse Trail, […]
Read MoreThe 5th Safe Routes to School National Conference will take place in Columbus, Ohio, April 5-7, 2016. The theme this year is “Intersections: Where Transportation and Health Meet.” We are excited to have Alta’s planners, designers, and engineers attending and presenting throughout the three days of the conference! A full schedule is available on the conference website. Schools […]
Read MoreToday, the League of American Bicyclists recognized several of Alta Planning + Design’s offices with Bicycle Friendly Business (BFBSM) designations, joining more than 1,100 visionary businesses from across the country.
Read MoreThe Winter Cycling Congress will be held 2-4 February, 2016 in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. This is a three-day professional development event uniting a diverse and international group of people with a shared vision of increasing bicycling and walking among people of all ages and abilities through the winter. Why Winter Cycling? Why not? […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Sam Piper and his team for winning the Young Professionals Excellence in Innovation/Research of the Year Award!
Read MoreCongratulations to Principal Jessica Roberts on her newly elected role as APBP Board Member! Her three-year term starts in 2016. Read more here: www.apbp.org
Read MoreAlta Principal Steve Durrant has been recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects with their greatest honor, being invited to the Council of Fellows, which was celebrated at a ceremony on November 8, 2015. Steve joins four other Alta staff with the FASLA title, bestowed on individuals based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge, and service. (Photo left to […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 5, 2015 Portland, OR – After 16 years of leading Alta Planning + Design, helping grow the company from a small specialized bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning firm to a full-service, international planning, design, and engineering company of close to 200 people in 25 offices across North America, Mia Birk is […]
Read MoreMore than five thousand landscape architects will be descending on the Windy City this November 6-9 for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Chicago. The event, held at McCormick Place, will include more than 130 education sessions, field sessions, and workshops. Chicago boasts many new additions to public space, such as the […]
Read MoreThis webinar continues the discussion about this new concept in bikeway facilities, covering what has happened in the last year, from design elements to design challenges, as well as progress made towards getting this on the ground for the first time in the US.
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