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Five Years After SB 743: What Other States Can Learn from California’s New Way of Measuring Traffic Impacts

Five years after adopting Senate Bill 743, California’s shift to VMT offers lessons on reducing sprawl, supporting infill, and shaping transportation policy.

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How to Become a Bike Commuter (From Expert Bike Commuters and Someone Who Didn’t Want to Do It)

Hear all about how to become a bike commuter—from expert bike commuters and someone who didn’t want to—in our first audio article.

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Stronger Communities from Sea to Summit

Two extraordinary places—Sanibel Island, Florida and Summit County, Colorado—offer models for how transportation professionals can strengthen communities under threat from environmental stressors.

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Why Data Centers Don’t Fit Standard Traffic Assumptions—and How to Plan for Their Transportation Impacts

A collection of practical insights for agencies, developers, and consultants seeking to prepare for a new data center’s transportation needs to help you tackle the unique challenges that come with these projects.

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How to Make Progress When Funding Hits Pause on Your Project

When federal funding pauses, projects don’t have to. Learn practical ways to keep progress moving through planning, partnerships, and flexible project design.

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Small State Meets Big Complexity: Inside Rhode Island’s Transportation Reality

Rhode Island’s small size presents a distinct set of transportation challenges and opportunities, both of which demand planning approaches grounded in interdisciplinary thinking and local realities. This is one of the many reasons Kittelson & Associates recently established a dedicated office in Providence, RI.

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Saving Venice or Preserving Nature: Do We Have to Choose?

Where do we draw the line between engineering resilience and engineering away the natural world? As engineers, we have a responsibility to sustain and repair existing systems rather than prioritize creating something brand new. When we choose collaboration over control, engineering becomes a partner to nature.

Saving Venice or Preserving Nature: Do We Have to Choose?