Interstate-81 Corridor Study
Segments of Interstate I-81 in Syracuse, New York, are nearing the end of their structural lifespan; particularly the most heavily traveled elevated sections through the downtown, which is known as The Viaduct. In the coming years, significant portions of the roadway will need to be replaced, reconstructed, removed, or otherwise changed at a significant cost….
Gravel Pit Noise Impact Assessment
J.P. Carrara & Sons is an aggregate company located in Vermont and New York. They have operated a gravel pit in the Village of East Middlebury, Vermont for many years and were interested in expanding the existing pit into new areas of the land near the existing pit. Being a part of the community in…
Acoustic Improvements at Rollins Chapel
Rollins Chapel, on the campus of Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, New Hampshire, has been the center of religious services since the late 1880s. One of its centerpieces is a beautiful Austin organ, which is used for both religious services and concerts. In 2006, the installation of a sprinkler system gave the college an opportunity…
Campus Transportation Planning
Over the years, RSG has provided ongoing transportation planning, engineering, and design support to the University of Vermont in support of specific initiatives and major master plan updates. The services include traffic analysis and simulation modeling, intersection and signal design, and parking demand estimates.
Traffic Engineering for Major Medical Centers
For over 20 years, RSG has been collaborating with two of the largest medical centers in Northern New England, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Fletch Allen Health Care, to provide assistance on campus operational projects, as well as project permitting assistance for campus expansion projects. Over the years, RSG has provided a broad spectrum of services…
On-Call Municipal Traffic Engineering Retainers
RSG provides on-call municipal traffic engineering services to a number of jurisdictions throughout Northern New England. These services include technical peer reviews of Traffic Impact Studies, review of regulations and ordinances, development of traffic impact fees, parking assessment, circulation analyses, and site plan review.
Bus Rapid Transit Focus Groups and MaxDiff Surveys
Over the past four years, RSG has worked in partnership with New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) on four studies to quantify preferences for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) attributes using MaxDiff conjoint analysis. The corridors have included the Princeton, New Brunswick, Route 9, and GO Bus service corridors. The first three studies were conducted in corridors…
Complete Streets Applications
The application of Complete Street concepts is often mistakenly believed to require costly roadway reconstruction projects. Under this misconception, the integration of bicycle, pedestrian, and transit needs are often disregarded when simple resurfacing projects are developed. A process that identifies appropriate roadway corridors and integrates these Complete Street concepts into the more common “1R” resurfacing…
RSG’s Biennial U.S. Air Travel Survey
The U.S. air travel market has changed significantly over the past decade. There is an abundance of data describing how travel patterns have changed over the past several decades. But, there is a corresponding paucity of data that can be used to determine exactly why those changes have occurred and how air services could be…
Colchester-Essex Network Transportation Study
In 2012, it was announced that the Circumferential (Circ) Highway would not be constructed as originally conceived to provide a limited access highway from I-89 in Williston to I-89 in Colchester. The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC)—in coordination with the Towns of Colchester and Essex—initiated the Colchester-Essex Network Transportation Study (CENTS) to understand how…
Building a Strong Innovation Pipeline
A packaged goods manufacturer sought to double the volume of its business in seven years by building a strong and healthy innovation pipeline. A brainstorming session resulted in over 100 concept ideas across four different platforms, which was narrowed to over 20 innovations for more in-depth evaluation. RSG exposed consumers to an innovation and asked…
Product and Pricing Portfolio Optimization
A beauty product manufacturer sought to expand its product line consisting of entry-level and high-end offerings. The manufacturer wanted to introduce a new product to the portfolio, but the optimal pricing strategy and product characteristics for the new product remained unknown. The manufacturer also expressed interest in expanding their line of replenishables and sought to…