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Melissa Sather

Melissa Sather

  • Chinatown Gold Line station

    SCAG I-710 North Mobility Hubs Plan

    Published On: May 22, 2023|Categories: Innovative Mobility, Melissa Sather, Russ Chisholm, Transit Corridor Planning|

    The 710 North Mobility Hubs Plan was an effort to improve mobility and quality of life in the area north […]

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  • Sound Transit bus

    Sound Transit Service Planning

    Published On: January 11, 2023|Categories: Ankit Singh, China Langer, Daniel Peña, Eamon Johnston, Gary Hewitt, James Gerken, Melissa Sather, Russ Chisholm|
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  • SunTran bus

    Sun Systems COA

    Published On: January 11, 2023|Categories: Anna Joos, China Langer, Melissa Sather, Stuart Geltman, Transit System Reimagining|

    TMD recently kicked off the Sun Systems COA which is a comprehensive look at the Sun Tran, Sun Link, Sun […]

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    LA Metro NextGen Bus Study

    Published On: November 20, 2022|Categories: Andrew Pease, Ben Salter, Bobbi Duley, Facility Planning & Optimization, Financial Modeling, Innovative Mobility, James Gerken, Melissa Sather, Operations Optimization, Tiiki Rysen, Transit Corridor Planning, Transit System Reimagining, Visual Communication|

    TMD redesigned Los Angeles County’s bus network through the NextGen Bus Plan. This three-year project was the first comprehensive look at Metro’s fixed-route network in over 25 years.

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  • DART project examples

    DART Des Moines Transit Optimization Plan

    Published On: November 17, 2021|Categories: Bobbi Duley, Melissa Sather, Tiiki Rysen, Visual Communication|

    TMD recently worked with HNTB on DART’s Transit Optimization Study. TMD undertook a comprehensive evaluation of DART’s existing fixed-route, paratransit, […]

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  • OCTA bus

    OCTA Making Better Connections Study

    Published On: October 18, 2021|Categories: Anna Joos, Ben Salter, China Langer, Innovative Mobility, Melissa Sather, Transit System Reimagining, Visual Communication|

    TMD is working with OCTA to redesign the OCBus network to reflect current travel patterns. This study involves a comprehensive look at regional travel and ridership in 2019 and 2021 to see how the pandemic has affected the demand for local bus service.

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    NJ TRANSIT NewBus Newark Bus Network Redesign

    Published On: October 1, 2021|Categories: Ben Salter, Bobbi Duley, China Langer, Equity (Title VI) Analysis, Facility Planning & Optimization, Melissa Sather, Tiiki Rysen, Transit System Reimagining, Visual Communication|

    TMD is working with New Jersey Transit to redesign the local bus network in and around Newark. The intrastate network has remained relatively static for decades, despite revitalization in downtown Newark and significant changes and growth in the surrounding cities.

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  • Nashville project examples

    Nashville WeGo Public Transit Better Bus Project (Network Redesign)

    Published On: March 22, 2021|Categories: Andrew Pease, China Langer, Innovative Mobility, Melissa Sather, Norm Silverman, Operations Optimization, Tiiki Rysen, Tom Del Sorbo, Transit Corridor Planning, Transit System Reimagining, Visual Communication|

    TMD worked with Nashville WeGo Public Transit on the Better Bus plan which developed a vision for improving bus transit in Nashville.

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  • Rock Region project examples

    Rock Region METRO R.I.D.E. 2020

    Published On: February 20, 2020|Categories: Andrew Pease, Fare Policy, Pricing, & Media, Financial Modeling, Innovative Mobility, Melissa Sather, Tiiki Rysen, Transit System Reimagining, Visual Communication|

    With the service improvements and enhanced funding contribution mechanism delivered as a part of R.I.D.E. 2020, TMD has provided Rock Region METRO a path forward to increasing ridership, enhancing transit service regionwide, and making transit a viable and sustainable resource in Central Arkansas for years to come.

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  • Des Moines DART bus

    Des Moines DART Title VI Equity Analysis

    Published On: June 19, 2018|Categories: China Langer, Equity (Title VI) Analysis, Melissa Sather|

    TMD conducted several Title VI / Environmental Justice Analyses for DART, including analyzing DART’s proposed fare policy changes in response […]

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Transportation Management & Design, Inc. is an industry-leading transportation consulting firm dedicated to helping public and private transit agencies improve public mobility in their communities. Since 1988, TMD’s data-driven methodologies, knowledge of best practices, and collaborative approach have enabled transit systems to design and implement innovative solutions with measurable and sustainable results.

As a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), we welcome new opportunities to partner with firms looking to meet diversity goals and provide exceptional transit planning services.

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Transportation Management
& Design, Inc.

2701 Loker Avenue West, Suite 110
Carlsbad, CA 92010

  • (760) 476-9600
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