Nick Foster
Principal Planner

Nick is a leader in multimodal safety analysis, planning, and concept design. His experience includes comprehensive active transportation and safety action plans, innovative concept designs, safety-focused research, and community outreach. He has helped agencies ranging in size from state DOTs to small towns develop data-driven and community-based plans and practices. Nick is nationally regarded for his expertise and has given webinars about bicycling, walking, and safety for the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is also the co-chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Bicycle Transportation Committee.
Projects Nick has worked on

Caltrans HSM Calibration Exploration
Calibrating Highway Safety for Caltrans

ODOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Implementation Plan
A Research-Driven Approach to Analyzing Walking & Biking Safety

Urban Trails Master Plan
Reducing Stress for Walkers and Bikers in Klamath Falls

Metro Livable Streets and Trails Guide
Using Performance-Based Design to Plan for the Future

Clackamas County Safety Action Plan
Developing a Safety Culture in Clackamas County
Ideas Nick has written about


Cycles of Health and Longevity
The Protected Bike Lane That's Revitalizing a Community