Regional growth forecasting can be challenging, with unexpected impacts making accurate forecasting even more difficult. For transportation planners this data is vital, but it often has to be taken with a grain of salt. What valuable approach could planners take to improve the accuracy of demand and revenue forecasting?

Steer Davies Gleave is delighted to welcome our newest North American Aviation team member, Ian Sample.

Ian brings extensive experience in airport strategic planning, commercial forecasting and financial modeling. He has facilitated strategy development, organization evaluations, collaborative strategic design and outcome-based action planning for both small and large organizations. Through concession demand analysis, sales forecasting, parking and rental car demand, he has supported analyzing and forecasting commercial and non-aeronautical revenue for airports.

Passenger ferries are versatile, affordable transit options available to many agencies and cities. Planning for a successful ferry service must be approached strategically, considering its intended purpose, its operating structure, and how it will fit within the larger transit network.

The Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, was joined by City Councillors and representatives from partners including Evergreen and the Trans Canada Trail, when he launched the Toronto Parks & Trails Wayfinding Strategy and Lower Don Trail on Saturday 23rd September, as part of a weekend-long celebration of Toronto's unique ravine network. 

Steer Davies Gleave has started work on behalf of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to implement the goDCgo Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program in Washington DC. In conjunction with partnering firms, Foursquare ITP and Clark Concepts, Steer Davies Gleave is supporting and evaluating the current outreach, strategy, and monitoring practices.