Jonathan Slason is a transportation planner and professional engineer specializing in strategic planning, scenario analysis, resilience, and transportation finance. At RSG, he helps communities and transportation agencies translate long-term goals and uncertainty into practical investment strategies.
A national leader in strategic travel modeling, Jonathan applies tools such as the open-source VisionEval platform to explore how land use, transportation policy, technology, and travel behavior may affect future transportation systems. He has led comprehensive, modal, and resilience planning efforts for metropolitan planning organizations and state departments of transportation and has helped asset owners identify critical infrastructure and prioritize investments that support mobility and emergency access. His engineering background enables him to connect big-picture planning with on-the-ground transportation decisions. His experience ranges from regional travel demand and land use planning to the design and operation of traffic signals, freeways, intersections, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. He has worked on infrastructure and redevelopment projects across the United States as well as in Belize, Vanuatu, Samoa, and New Zealand.
Jonathan is a registered Professional Engineer in Vermont and lives in the state with his partner and two kids. He enjoys Nordic skiing, bicycling, hiking, and exploring Vermont’s incredible local food scene.
Education
- BS, Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- BS, Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
