Declining Ridership: Different Issues in Different Places

If you’re in the business of making transportation better—like my colleagues and I at Cambridge Systematics—you know that there has been rising concern...

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The Big and Small: The Benefits of a Data Friendship

  • Written on October 26th, 2017 by Nate Higgins

I’m an analyst at heart. I think in numbers, trends, and statistics. My organization, Cambridge Systematics, was founded 45 years ago by four MIT...

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A Business Leader’s Reflection on Independence

This Fourth of July, I reflected on the word “independence” and what it means in business—particularly in the world of consulting. Words like “choice” and...

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How To Overcome Daunting Challenges in Rural Transit with Computer-Aided Scheduling

  • Written on January 25th, 2017

Paul Sorensen, Senior Software Project Manager, Cambridge Systematics, discusses how one rural county used open source computer-aided scheduling to...

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The Top 5 Things Safety Planners and Highway Safety Offices Need to Know About Self-Driving Vehicles

Technology is changing how we move and there are many opportunities for improving safety. Safety planners who understand the capabilities of autonomous and...
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The What, Why, and How of Integrating Economic Analysis into Transportation Planning

  • Written on March 9th, 2016 by Paula Dowell
Economic analysis is a critical component of making effective transportation decisions. Economic analysis considers all key quantitative and qualitative...
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