Year: 2022

SWaM certification awarded to RSG in Virginia

02-04-2022

RSG is a certified Small, Women-owned, and Minority (SWaM) firm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The certification was granted on February 2, 2022, by the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.

RSG is eager to continue to offer our innovative consulting services and expertise to entities in Virginia through this important program. Through the SWaM program, RSG is authorized to provide traffic and transportation consulting services as a small business.

The Commonwealth of Virginia defines a “small business” as one that is at least 51% independently owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are US citizens or legal resident aliens, and together with affiliates, has 250 or fewer employees, or average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less averaged over the previous three years. Additional information about RSG's certification is available in the SWaM directory.

RSG SWaM Certification Number: 682999
Small Start Date: 02-02-2022
SWaM Expiration Date: 02-02-2027
NIGP Description and Code: Traffic Consulting (91894) & Transportation Consulting (91896)

What’s “normal” anyway? Assessing the pandemic’s long-term effects on travel behaviors (Webinar)

01-26-2022

RSG is sponsoring a webinar on Wednesday, January 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss key findings from our COVID-19 Transportation Insights Survey and similar research conducted throughout the pandemic. RSG will moderate the webinar. It will include several industry experts, academics, and researchers who will present on COVID-19 travel behavior changes. The webinar is free and open to the public.

 

RSG Principal named ITS Senior Fellow

01-19-2022

The Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Berkeley named RSG Principal Johanna Zmud, PhD, as an ITS Senior Fellow for 2022. Johanna is one of only five Senior Fellows selected this year. The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions and dedication to the transportation field.

As a Principal at RSG, Johanna supports clients' needs around transportation technology and emerging mobility. She has cofounded several firms and worked in both the public and private sectors on travel behavior and transportation research.

As an ITS Senior Fellow, Johanna will continue her important work at RSG while shaping the industry conversation. Senior Fellows can collaborate with ITS faculty, staff, and students to improve transportation education, research, and practice.

Jim Brogan joins RSG as Vice President

01-18-2022

Jim Brogan, PMP, joins RSG as a Vice President and brings over 25 years of experience in multimodal planning, operations, strategic planning, transit planning, and investment support at the national, state, and local levels.

Jim has helped state DOTs, MPOs, ports, railroads, transit agencies, and regional coalitions across the country more effectively identify and address multimodal issues within their planning and investment activities.

Jim's strategic mindset and emphasis on improving outcomes will empower RSG to continue to deliver unparalleled transportation and mobility insights to clients in both new and established markets.

2022 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

01-05-2022

We're excited to safely gather at the 2022 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting this month.

Many of the workshops and sessions this year will focus on the equity, resiliency, sustainability, and safety of the transportation system. RSGers are presenting individual posters and lectures on several related topics, including big data, COVID-19 travel changes, airport choice modeling, rail demand, and traffic noise modeling.

RSG is proud to be a Bronze Patron of the 101st TRB Annual Meeting, which attracts thousands of transportation professionals. Its sessions cover all transportation modes and inspire thought-provoking industry dialogue and change.

RSGers attending the Annual Meeting are following TRB's COVID Health and Safety Procedures, outlined here. A complete Annual Meeting program is available on TRB's website.