Item: Transportation Planning
Author: Krista Goodin

Transportation Planning | CDM Smith

How we support your transportation planning goals

We offer a broad range of transportation planning services including corridor planning, long range and modal planning, environmental planning, strategic communications, traffic operations and forecasting and safety planning.

Strategic communication engagement

Our toolbox includes strategies in active listening, inclusivity and innovation, steering measurable and scalable solutions.

Traffic and safety solutions

Our team uses a data-driven approach to help communities achieve safer mobility networks and enhanced traffic operations.

Long-range and modal planning

We leverage decades of experience assisting state DOTs and MPOs in preparing data- driven, multimodal plans.

Environmental and NEPA planning

Our environmental experts use complex data and mapping tools to complete field reviews and conditions documentation.

Every job on a Complete Corridors project

Take a tour through fictional Elmwood, USA, where CDM Smith’s Complete Corridors team of transportation planners, EV charging experts, drone pilots, stormwater specialists and electrical engineers are revolutionizing how integrated infrastructure improvements are made.

Featured transportation planning projects

Always looking forward, we prepare today for the problems we may face tomorrow, guiding our clients through uncertainty and forging a path towards a more promising future.

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El Paso District

Mixed reality fuels Texas corridor plans

Using Microsoft HoloLens and innovative outreach strategies, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) developed a 142-mile corridor master plan, engaging 25,000 residents in rural Texas.

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Joliet, Illinois

Community-friendly freight growth in Will County

Will County partnered with CDM Smith to develop a data-driven freight mobility plan that balances rapid logistics growth with residents’ quality of life.

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New Bedford, Massachusetts

Renewing New Bedford’s historic downtown

With CDM Smith’s support, New Bedford transformed Union Street through a corridor improvement program, preserving historic character while upgrading aging infrastructure.

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Jefferson City, Missouri

Transforming Missouri’s I-70 with Sky Wave

Using innovative Sky Wave technology, the Missouri Department of Transportation is modernizing I-70 to reduce congestion and improve safety.

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We combine transportation expertise, environmental considerations and community outreach for a cohesive approach to every project.

Krista Goodin, AICP

Transportation Planning Practice Leader

Krista has two decades of experience leading teams on multimodal transportation, environmental, and land-use planning projects for DOT clients nationwide.

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Insight

10 tips for connecting with the public

Aligning communities around infrastructure improvements sets a course for a brighter future. Here are 10 tips from communications experts to enhance community engagement on your next project.

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Six cities revolutionizing landscapes with integrated corridors

See how these six cities are revolutionizing landscapes with integrated corridors that modernize aging utilities and deliver multimodal mobility solutions.

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What makes a corridor "complete"?

There’s a new way to optimize transportation networks that combines geographic, demographic, economic and social characteristics to bring about lasting change. Jenny Humphreys explains the concept and answers FAQs.

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Insight

What is the future of roads?

Scott Sandstrom, Complete Corridors design discipline leader, sat down to discuss how to best design roadways of the future.

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Insight

Complete Corridors: build it back better

Sandy Kutzing, lead in drinking water task force leader, and Jenny Humphreys, transportation planning and design expert, dig into what real coordination looks like between water and transportation teams to save clients time, money and headaches.

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Transit & Urban Mobility

We connect people and technology to build and modernize sustainable transportation infrastructure for the future, maximizing stakeholder funding and fueling long-term economic growth.

Transportation Design

Our experts are versed in various disciplines, including roadway and structure design, traffic and safety, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), public transit and climate resilient infrastructure.

Toll and Revenue

We are helping support the shift from traditional fuel tax revenue sources to more sustainable user-based fees. Our revenue forecasts have supported more than $150 billion in critical transportation improvements across the world.

Climate Resilience

We can no longer rely on the past to prepare for the future. Our teams work across water, transportation, environment and infrastructure to implement right-size solutions backed by climate science.

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Transportation Planning

Transportation Planning

How we support your transportation planning goals

How we support your transportation planning goals

Strategic communication engagement

Traffic and safety solutions

Long-range and modal planning

Environmental and NEPA planning

Every job on a Complete Corridors project

Featured transportation planning projects

Mixed reality fuels Texas corridor plans

Community-friendly freight growth in Will County

Renewing New Bedford’s historic downtown

Transforming Missouri’s I-70 with Sky Wave

We combine transportation expertise, environmental considerations and community outreach for a cohesive approach to every project.

10 tips for connecting with the public

Related resources

Six cities revo­lu­tion­iz­ing landscapes with integrated corridors

What makes a corridor "complete"?

What is the future of roads?

Complete Corridors: build it back better

Related practices

Transit & Urban Mobility

Transportation Design

Toll and Revenue

Climate Resilience

Ready to take the next steps?

Six cities revolutionizing landscapes with integrated corridors