Steer at TRB 2025: leading the way in rail and mobility innovation
In January, Steer will be participating in the 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, engaging with transportation industry leaders. As a global leader in mobility and transportation planning, Steer brings a wealth of expertise to this premier event, offering innovative solutions to advance mobility, sustainability, and transportation equity.
In January, Steer will be participating in the 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, engaging with transportation industry leaders. As a global leader in mobility and transportation planning, Steer brings a wealth of expertise to this premier event, offering innovative solutions to advance mobility, sustainability, and transportation equity.
Shaping North America's rail future
With an impressive portfolio of transformative rail projects, Steer has consistently driven progress in the sector. Our expertise includes:
- Exclusive ridership expertise: We are the sole ridership consultant for one of North America’s largest intercity passenger rail operators.
- Comprehensive rail system development: From purpose and need statements to ridership and revenue forecasts, operating and maintenance estimates, benefit-cost analyses, and service development plans, our capabilities support rail systems across the continent.
- Federal Rail Administration (FRA) Corridor engagement: We are currently engaged in ten FRA Corridor Identification and Development (CID) corridors across 15 states.
- Delivering business cases: We have delivered over a dozen Business Cases for major rail infrastructure investments in the US and Canada.
- Innovative regional fare systems: We help agencies develop coordinated, integrated, and affordable fare policies, improving the passenger experience.
Contact rail experts Mark Mukherji (Associate Director) and Kate Yu (Associate) at the TRB Annual Meeting, for more information.
Meet the experts
Other TRB Annual Meeting attendees who can speak to Steer’s transit, multimodal planning, data analytics, strategic planning, equity, and sustainability expertise include:
- Herbert Higginbotham, Executive President North
- Michael Snavely, Associate Director
- Kate Bridges, Associate
- Ilya Chistyakov, Principal Consultant
- Paul Redelmeier, Consultant
Steer team members will be contributing to meaningful discussions shaping the future of transportation:
- Kate Bridges will present on "Health Impacts of Public Transportation" during the Committee on Transportation and Public Health session on January 7, from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 PM. This session will explore how public transportation can positively impact public health and equity.
- Ilya Chistyakov will participate in the Poster Session "Developing Useful Transportation Analysis Tools," presenting his paper, “A Strategic Modeling Framework for the Evaluation of Large-Scale Transit Projects: Application to the Link21 Project in Northern California” on January 7 from 1:30 - 3:15 PM.
- Paul Redelmeier will participate in the Poster Session "Priority Treatments for Bus Transit Systems," presenting his paper, “Bit by Bit: A Method for Using Bus Data to Develop Bus Priority Interventions in Portland, Oregon” on January 7 from 1:30 - 3:15 PM.
