Nick Foster
Associate Planner
Nick is a certified road safety professional and has a diverse background in transportation planning and engineering. His experience includes MPO metropolitan transportation plans, corridor studies, non-motorized transportation plans, traffic impact analyses, safety analyses and plans, microsimulation analyses, road safety audits, and spatial analyses using geographic information systems (GIS) software. Nick works with a range of agencies, including State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations, highway districts, and local government agencies. His project experience includes work in large metropolitan areas, as well as small rural towns. Nick is an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Planning Association, and Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, having presented at several of their conferences and webinars and volunteered for local chapter projects.
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