Transportation infrastructure is evolving to prioritize active transportation, reflecting a growing emphasis on sustainability, public health, and community connectivity. Cities and towns are increasingly investing in enhanced bicycle facilities, sidewalks, and multi-use trails to create safe and efficient networks that encourage people to choose walking, cycling, and other low-emission travel options.
VHB is leading the way to rebalance community and mobility needs and rethink how we use our streets and public spaces. We develop sustainable transportation solutions that push the creative envelope through the use of innovative policies and designs that capture a wider, all ages and abilities audience. By providing these opportunities through safer and more convenient multimodal facilities, VHB is helping communities realize the safety, economic, placemaking, and social benefits that these street transformations are having on the quality of life for residents and visitors. Together, we are reimagining communities for people-powered mobility.
Featured Services
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Complete Streets Planning & Design
VHB approaches Complete Street Planning and Design with a triple bottom line framework that enhances the safety and livability of the street environment while supporting economic opportunities. Our integrated services approach delivers thoughtful design solutions that reinforce a community’s sense of place and identity. We partner with transportation agencies to create guidance for selecting pedestrian and bicyclist networks based on context, transportation safety, operations, and user comfort. VHB also applies a constructability lens to our planning and design efforts to confirm all transportation modes harmonize with the surrounding land use and environment.
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Bicyclist & Pedestrian Safety Studies
VHB is a national leader in improving safety for all modes of travel—notably for pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Our planners, engineers, and scientists have authored foundational guidance for federal and transportation agencies, assisting decision-makers with analysis, best practices for performing safety assessments, network planning, and countermeasure selection for people walking, bicycling, and rolling on and across roads. VHB provides training on how to successfully incorporate this guidance into local plans and projects.
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Bikeway & Pedestrian Planning & Design
VHB’s experience planning and designing bicycle and pedestrian projects spans the entire country and includes multimodal transportation networks, pedestrian streetscape enhancements, greenways, and riverwalks. When a project combines multimodal facilities, roadways, and other infrastructure systems, VHB anticipates and plans for the needs and interfaces of the various transportation modes. Our bicycle and pedestrian specialists deliver current, creative, and cost-effective solutions. We understand the importance of diverse community input and involve stakeholders early to make certain projects represent community values.
