Lisa Nisenson, New Mobility Technical Advisor with Alta Planning + Design, contributed to the May 2018 Special Transportation Issue of Planning Magazine published by the American Planning Association. The article titled “Best-Case Scenario Planning” provides strategies for incorporating tomorrow’s transportation into today’s plans. Rather than extrapolating from the past to predict the future, scenario planning […]
Read MoreAlta on Team Selected by Chouteau Greenway Design Competition St. Louis, MO – May 2, 2018 – Alta Planning + Design is on the team led by Stoss Landscape Urbanism selected by the Chouteau Greenway Design Competition partners and jury to refine their conceptual plans for a new greenway to connect Forest Park and the Gateway Arch. […]
Read MoreMay is National Bike Month, hosted by the League of American Bicyclists. Bike Month celebrates the many benefits of bicycling with events and programs. Highlights include Bike to Work Week, Bike to Work Day, Bike to School Day, and CycloFemme. As North America’s leading active transportation planning and design firm, Alta is proud to have […]
Read MoreAlta Planning + Design is proud to be a sponsor of the 2018 Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference (TTAT) in Austin, TX on May 2-4, 2018. The biennial TTAT Conference will bring together those in the active transportation industry from around Texas and the world.
Read MoreBiking and walking advocates, municipal officials, and industry leaders will share initiatives, best practices, and success stories at the 2018 New England Bike-Walk Summit, April 26-27 in Boston, MA. The East Coast Greenway Alliance is hosting its fifth biennial summit to advance bicycling and walking innovations in communities across a region that is already a leader […]
Read MoreThe 2018 North Carolina MPO conference will be held in Durham, NC, April 25-27, 2018. The conference will bring together transportation planning and engineering professionals from across the state to participate in and engage with a variety of technical sessions, speakers, and mobile tours. Alta Planning + Design will be present leading sessions, moderating […]
Read MoreThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released the Guidebook for Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity to lay out methods that can be used for supporting transportation planning decisions. Join Alta Planning + Design on Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT for an online webinar with presentations from FHWA and members of the […]
Read MoreAlta Planning + Design will be present at the 2018 National Planning conference hosted by the American Planning Association in New Orleans, LA on April 21-24, 2018. Alta staff will be presenting at numerous sessions to discuss planning trends and issues related to dockless bike share, integrating public health, Alta’s New Mobility Group, including Jean Crowther, AICP, and Lisa Nisenson, will be presenting, as well as Alta Vice President Wade Walker, PE, Hon. ASLA. See full presentation details and time information below.
Read MoreAlta is a proud sponsor of the 10th Annual Ontario Bike Summit in Toronto. Alta staff will be present and speaking in sessions on prioritizing equity in transportation planning, bicycle parking strategies, and CO2 emissions.
Read MoreAlta Planning + Design will be leading a mobile workshop on the FHWA Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks Guide at the 2018 Spring APA Utah conference, April 13th, 2018. The guide, which Alta co-authored, presents compelling photographs, visual illustrations, and technical diagrams to communicate design issues, network analyses, and solutions in a small town […]
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