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Transit Equity Day

February 4, 2021

Today is Transit Equity Day, a day to raise awareness that access to high-quality public transit is a civil right. Public transit is part of the essential fabric of communities, particularly as a means for many low-income, people of color, …

Foursquare ITP developed the Bus Priority Best Practices Synthesis for the National Capital Region

December 22, 2020

Bus operators in the National Capital Region provide over 164 million trips annually; however, bus speeds and reliability have declined over the past decade, limiting residents’ access to jobs and opportunities. Investing in bus priority treatments can improve bus speed, …

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Matthew Jones receives ACT TDM 40 Under 40 award

November 11, 2020

Congratulations to Matthew Jones for being named to the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) TDM 40 Under 40 list! Matt is the Hospitality Client Services Manager for goDCgo, the District Department of Transportation’s TDM program operated by Foursquare ITP. Matt …

Foursquare ITP helps Muskegon, MI Roll Out Redesigned Transit Network

October 19, 2020

On September 28th, 2020, the Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) launched a completely redesigned fixed-route transit network designed and planned by Foursquare ITP. This exciting day was the culmination of an 18-month process that began with a Route Study and …

Transportation Data Science Team: Six Month Update

September 22, 2020

In March of this year we launched our new Transportation Data Science Team to grow our efforts in complex transit data analysis, web app development, and interactive data visualization on a greater scale. This work has only become more important …

Foursquare ITP Announces New Hire to Support Growth in Florida

July 24, 2020

Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. (Foursquare ITP) is excited to announce the hiring of Doug Robinson as a Senior Transportation Planner and Florida Business Manager. Doug is based in Orlando and has over 20 years of transit and transportation planning …

Greater Greater Washington: A new report strengthens the case for MARC “run-through” service to Virginia

July 15, 2020

Even with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s recent veto of a bill to study expanding MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) service to Northern Virginia, the potential demand to bring “run-though” rail service across the Potomac River remains strong according to a …

Foursquare ITP awarded Hampton Roads Transit GPC

June 15, 2020

At its May 28th meeting, the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads awarded Foursquare ITP its General Planning Consulting (GPC) contract. The contract is for two base years and one additional option year and is valued at up to $1.6 …

Foursquare ITP developing a Promising Practices Guidebook

May 29, 2020

Foursquare ITP was selected to identify and research promising practices in transit technology adoption for the Community Transportation Association of America’s (CTAA) National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT). The project will feature interviews with small urban, rural, and tribal …

Foursquare ITP kicks off moveDC 2020 update

May 20, 2020

When it was adopted in 2014, moveDC established a new standard for long-range multimodal transportation plans. Foursquare ITP will play a key role in the 2020 effort that will update the plan within a new mobility environment that has changed …

Foursquare ITP Leading Two TCRP Synthesis Studies

February 2, 2018

In November 2017 Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. was selected to lead two Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis Studies on critical and timely challenges in the transit industry. Andrew Zalewski is the Principal Investigator on the synthesis study On …

Foursquare ITP wins contract to operate goDCgo, the TDM Program for the District of Columbia

December 15, 2017

Foursquare ITP was recently awarded the contract to operate goDCgo, the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program. Foursquare ITP’s team of subcontractors assisting with the operation of goDCgo are, international transportation consultants Steer Davies Gleave and Clark …