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Blog posts supply careful consideration of industry trends and conditions.

Blog Post

Strengthening Scenario Planning: How VisionEval Helps Planners Quantify the Measures that Matter

30 September 2024

State departments of transportation and regional agencies face increasingly complex planning challenges. How are internal and external factors changing? What is the right mix of strategies to address those and make progress toward our mobility,…

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Q&A with Joel Freedman

27 August 2024

Travel model development involves creating sophisticated simulations of transportation systems to predict travel patterns and behaviors. These simulations enable planners and policymakers to make informed decisions that enhance communities’ mobility and improve outcomes. RSG’s experts…

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Creating a Quieter World: How Noise Control Engineering Improves Community Outcomes

30 July 2024

Our world is noisy—from lawnmowers, cars, and other anthropogenic sounds in rural areas to the train, plane, and traffic noise in urban environments. But even if you’ve grown accustomed to hearing the cacophony of city…

White papers help clients make decisions through data and in-depth analysis of industry topics.

Strategies for Integrating Health Outcomes

into the Transportation Planning Process

The US Transportation system has a role to play in human health. Learn how agencies are developing new tools and methods to improve outcomes. Read more »

ActivitySim

An Advanced Activity-Based Travel Demand Model Built by and for Users

Activity-based models can answer today’s complex transportation planning questions. But only ActivitySim offers access to a growing community of expert users—and so much more. Read more »

Three Considerations Around Drone Noise and Strategies for Mitigation

The path ahead for drones looks more promising than ever. But as drones take off, noise remains an unresolved issue despite research confirming the sound from their operations is uniquely annoying. Read more »

Forecasting Tools in a Time of Disruption and Uncertainty

Evaluating complex systems to forecast future conditions has never been simple, but disruptive technological changes and outside shocks to the system (like the COVID-19 pandemic) have further challenged practitioners. Strategic models can helpRead more »

Case studies demonstrate deep expertise and a commitment to solving complex problems.

Case Study

Data Collection for the American Micromobility Panel

Institute of Transportation Studies

RSG worked with the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis to design a survey and collect data on micromobility use across the US.

Case Study

Development of an Activity-Based Travel Demand Model

Metropolitan Council

RSG worked with the Metropolitan Council to develop a local implementation of ActivitySim, an open-source activity-based modeling platform.

Case Study

Smartphone-Based Statewide Household Travel Survey

Ohio Department of Transportation

Our team worked with the Ohio Department of Transportation to deploy a first-in-the-nation statewide smartphone-first household travel survey.

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