Location Based Service Data Analytics

Cambridge Systematics provided support to Uri Avin, University of Maryland on NCHRP 08-36, Research for the American Association of State Highway and...

Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) is an integrated program to optimize the performance of existing multimodal infrastructure by...

Does your agency lack the tools to collect and harness the right information to make informed decisions for long-term transportation investments that...

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

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Innovations in Freight Data Workshop Planning Committee granted the “Best Data Fusion Application” award to the...

The TRANSfer project published a report addressing the potential role of climate finance in stimulating the development of sustainable modes of...

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...

Recent research efforts, such as the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) project, Strategic Highway Research...

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...

METRO Magazine published Maintaining a State of Good Repair: Leveraging Asset Management Programs and Platforms, by CS Software senior professionals...

CS’ Paula Dowell, Principal, and Katie Kirk, Associate, presented on two development opportunities for a multimodal port feasibility study for the...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) made a $1,000 charitable donation to each of twelve nonprofits that help support education and/or transportation. The staff in...

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...

As mentioned in the Livingston County News, the Genesee Transportation Council launched their mobility management website, Ride Livingston. The website,...

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) announced on July 18, 2018 the release of Report 868: Cell Phone Location Data for Travel...

As reported by KUER 90.1, Utah officials partnered with CS to conduct a feasibility study to help determine the best location for the state’s dry port....

Passenger mobility has begun a profound transformation. Social and technological entrepreneurs are launching new mobility innovations into the...

As mentioned in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Gateway85 Gwinnett Community Improvement District is partnering with Cambridge Systematics to...

In a recent AARP white paper titled, “Universal Mobility as a Service: A Bold Vision for Harnessing the Opportunity of Disruption,” there is a section...

The Heartland Port Authority is making significant progress in the development of a Missouri River port. The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce...

It is with the utmost excitement and admiration that we announce Cambridge Systematics’ Pragun Vinayak, travel demand modeler, is this year’s recipient of...

We are excited to announce that CS’ Laura Richards, associate, has been selected as a winner of the 2019 TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee Award...

Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) presents a key opportunity for transportation agencies today and many agencies have recently been...

At this year’s TRB Annual Meeting, Moby Khan, associate, presented on his work with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to develop a...

Featured in Roads & Bridges Magazine, Mark Jensen, principal, shares the benefits of truck platooning and findings from Caltrans’ demonstration on...

In our most recent blog post on Medium, CS’ Data Analytics Team members Anurag Komanduri and Jason Lemp share how location-based services (LBS) data can...

In March, Cambridge Systematics (CS) President and CEO Brad Wright announced the promotion of 10 staff members to the role of Principal, followed by the...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) has made a $1,000 charitable donation to each of 12 nonprofits that help support education and/or transportation. The staff in...

In the latest edition of WIRED, Cambridge Systematics’ Principal Anurag Komanduri shares his experience using advanced analytics to help inform Los...

The Utah Department of Transportation has hired Cambridge Systematics to lead the initiative to examine the potential for expanding the state’s passenger...

We are excited to share that the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Economic Impact Study for Public Ports (2018) is the recipient of an American...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) was selected by Metro Transit in Minneapolis to participate in a pilot program to evaluate approaches and technologies to...

Over the last ten years, transit riders have learned to expect accurate real-time data. Research has shown that real-time information about when the next...

Cambridge Systematics launched Locus, a suite of customizable products that combines Location-based Services (LBS) data with information gathered through...

To advance transit asset management, the Federal Transit Administration updated the Transit Asset Management Guide Supplement to provide detailed...

Cambridge Systematics announces the launch of Mobility Forward, a suite of services to help transit agencies support the communities they serve during the...

Progressive Railroading discussed Cambridge Systematics’ launch of Mobility Forward, a suite of services designed to help transit agencies support riders...

Cambridge Systematics launched Link2Support, an open-source, web-based trip aggregator designed to help people plan safe travel to essential services...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) CEO Brad Wright announced six staff promotions to Principal and recognized the annual Manheim and Taggart award recipients.Six...

With most states in the US having undergone a complete or a partial shutdown, the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the way we live, get to work,...

Featured in the NPR article Our Pandemic Habits Cut Carbon Emissions, But It's Not Clear They'll Last, Anurag Komanduri, principal, shares a key...

Congratulations to Livingston County on receiving an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for their Ride LivINgston trip planning...

Black lives matter and it is clear that there is much work to be done. The nation continues to confront racism and mourn many lives lost. I cannot speak...

Krishnan Viswanathan, Principal, weighs in on the key role that representative data from the 2020 Census will play in policy decisions and helping inform...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) welcomes two senior leads to its Transit + Shared Mobility Practice: Satyen Patel, National Asset Management Lead, and Dalia...

Niloofar Ghahramani, travel demand modeler, co-wrote a paper on disruptions to transportation systems during extreme weather events. In the paper featured...

NCHRP Research Report 899 addresses a broad range of operational and efficiency issues that are critical to bringing non-traditional (freight, transit,...

NCHRP Research Report 899: Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders, developed by Cambridge Systematics' Alice Marecek and Ron Basile,...

Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) is an operational concept that seeks to reduce congestion and improve performance by maximizing the use of available...

NCHRP published the Planning and Implementing Multimodal, Integrated Corridor Management: Guidebook developed by Cambridge Systematics’ Alice...

In partnership with the National Waterways Foundation, Cambridge Systematics’ Paula Dowell, Katie Kirk and Isabel Victoria-Jaramillo estimated the...

Last year Metro Transit Minneapolis selected Cambridge Systematics to deploy the open-source software TheTransitClock to help improve the agency’s...

Read the Federal Highway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Scenario Development report to learn the potential for...

Eight months ago – in what may now seem like a whole different universe – many transportation planners were focused on a set of technological and...

Published by the Federal Highway Administration and authored by CS’ Chris Porter and Suseel Indrakanti, this report examines the potential for...

Last week, I published the first in a series of articles on how COVID-19 and the associated economic and social crises have impacted the trajectories of...

This series is reviewing how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted transportation “disruptors” across the US. If you’re like me and hate starting a series in...

Ride-sharing comes in many forms, from traditional carpooling, to the shared-ride options provided by TNCs, to microtransit. Technology’s ability to...

COVID-19 and social distancing measures have made it more important than ever to empower transit riders with capacity data. We’re proud to partner with...

Software review and marketing research company, Goodfirms, included RidePilot on their list of the seven best open-source transportation management...

As mentioned in The Gazette, Cambridge Systematics is partnering with El Paso County in Colorado to develop a Road Safety Plan to help reduce deaths and...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) is celebrating Black History Month by reaffirming our commitment to promoting equity in transportation.There is much work to be...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) actively seeks to promote equity in transportation, both in the work we do and by using our voice to bring attention to equity...

Agencies have taken important steps to advance TSMO programs and planning while implementing action plans to advance TSMO objectives. In February 2020,...

At the time of writing – July 2020 – Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) in the United States and Canada have seen their business transformed by...

In their 2021 edition of The Benefits of Transportation Report, AASHTO featured a round-up of State DOT solutions that deliver benefits to the communities...

In a recent American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) podcast, CS’ Nate Higgins and Joe Zissman share their research and the findings...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) CEO Brad Wright announced the promotion of two staff to the role of Principal and recognized the annual Manheim and Taggart...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) announced today that Paula Dowell, Freight and Economics National Practice Lead, has joined the firm’s office in Austin, Texas...

Today Cambridge Systematics (CS) launched its Equity-In-Action grant program. The grant is designed to help nonprofit and grassroots community-based...

Over the past decade, the US has seen profound changes in how many of us interact with the transportation systems. For instance, in 2010, we had only just...

The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Regional Climate Adaptation Framework is the recipient of a 2021 APA Sustainability Award in...

In early June the News Tribune reported that the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved the Missouri Department of Transportation’s...

Our rail and highway safety experts wish you a happy Rail Safety Week! Since 2020, the team comprised of CS’ Andreas Aeppli, Danena Gaines, Chris Lamm,...

Planning for the future amid the uncertainty of global crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, or major shifts in demographics, travel...

We’re so excited to be a part of the 2021 AMPO Annual Conference in Scottsdale! We can’t wait to share the ways we have been partnering with MPOs, from...

From late 2020 through May 2021, Cambridge Systematics engaged in research to understand the perceptions in the health care sector about the impact of...

Understanding and analyzing safety data is critical to safety planning. Recently, CS  developed a new Safety Performance Dashboard to accompany the...

Today, planners use freight forecasting tools to predict freight demand and inform planning and policy decisions. This includes analyzing “disruptor”...

CS’ Adam Danczyk will present on three next-generation solutions for advancing freight mobility and safety during the ITS New Mexico Annual Meeting....

Calling all students and young professionals!  Come learn what it’s like to have a career in transportation. During this interactive, virtual career event...

Cambridge Systematics is a trusted partner in Texas, supporting a variety of projects across the state to help improve equity, livability, mobility,...

The profile, featured in the Transportation Research Board’s TR News Magazine, highlights Susan’s contributions throughout her extensive career at the...

We’d like to congratulate our partners at the Texas Department of Transportation for receiving $12 million in the latest round of RAISE Grant funds for...

We’re proud to be longtime partners of MassDOT, supporting a variety of projects from planning to modeling to software.Currently, we are working with...

The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) selected CS to produce a report providing actionable guidance on how State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs)...

On Saturday, January 8, Neda Masoud, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan received the Cambridge Systematics New Faculty Award at the Council of...

In honor of CS’ former CEO and Board of Directors Chair, Lance Neumann, and in celebration of our commitment to developing future transportation leaders,...

The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Executive Committee established the Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Distinguished Transportation Research Management...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) announces two grant awardees for the Equity-In-Action Grant Program: The East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) and Friends of the...

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) featured CS transportation analyst, Asean Davis, in a post celebrating National Engineers Week. Asean...

Cambridge Systematics recently welcomed Roan Bennett back to the firm as its new VP of Planning, effective April 11. “Throughout this search, I have been...

The TRB Minority Fellows Program, established by The Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2010, aims...

Resilience  With each passing year, we hear more superlatives used to describe the scale of climate-related disasters: largest, biggest, costliest – the...

Planners call it scenario planning; modelers call it risk analysis. However you define it, preparing for the future is a risky endeavor full of...

Cambridge Systematics (CS) CEO Brad Wright announced three staff promotions to Principal and recognized the annual Manheim and Taggart award...

A Brief History of Bus Networks The bus is the backbone of every transit system in the world, connecting people to jobs, grocery stores and other...

What is transportation equity? While there may be varying definitions of the term, in general, transportation equity seeks to ensure that the benefits and...

We’re thrilled to welcome two new Directors to our Board: Raj Basu, CEO of Galatea Associates LLC and Kirk Steudle, an independent senior executive and...

In the last half century, so much has changed about the way people move around their communities. Yet, our public transit systems have largely remained...

With a potential disaster coming for transit agencies, how can you future-proof your agency’s transit operations? Transit agencies across the country are...

In September 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the United States set a new record for the number of weather...