Three Oaks knows there is no one-size-fits-all approach to transit planning.
We understand from our decades of planning experience that each community is unique. Transit planning solutions must address the distinctive transportation needs, mobility goals, and values of the community.
Our team of planning and engineering professionals work with our clients to develop a tailored approach that achieves project goals, reflects community values, and meets client expectations.
Three Oaks offers a wide range of transit planning services, including:
Environmental Planning
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) / State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) documentation and compliance
- Categorical Exclusion (CE) / Documented CE (DCE)
- Environmental Assessment (EA)
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
- FTA Re-evaluation Checklists
- Supplemental environmental documentation
- NEPA Streamlining
Resource-related environmental technical analyses:
- Traffic Analysis
- Visual Impact Assessments
- Community Impact Analysis
- Environmental Justice Analyses
- Public Parklands
- Section 4(f) / Section 6(f)
- Natural Systems and Aquatic Resources
- Agency coordination and consultation
Transit Planning
Short, mid-range, and long-range planning documents
- Countywide transit plans / short-range system-level plans
- Corridor studies / feasibility studies
- Alternatives Analysis
- NEPA Analyses
- Long Range Planning Studies
- Transit station area planning
Transit operations – service development and facility planning
- Route-level planning
- Bus-rail integration planning
- Bus stop inventories
- Bus stop and rail station access review
Survey Design
- Origin-destination intercept survey design
- Transit preference survey design
Title VI and Environmental Justice analyses
Policy Analysis and FTA Transit Grant Programs
- Agency peer reviews
- Industry best practices
- Transit policy analysis
- Grant proposal development
- FTA transit programs
Public Involvement & Community Engagement
- Public involvement plans
- Equitable engagement plans
- Community engagement and public outreach
- Physically-distanced outreach and virtual-based outreach
- Limited English Proficient (LEP) plans and language-focused outreach
- Spanish translation and interpretation
Recent Project Examples
GoDurham Better Bus Project
Durham, North Carolina The City of Durham Transportation Department seeks to evaluate transit access and service issues along GoDurham bus… Continue Reading
Wake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): New Bern Avenue BRT Project
Raleigh, North Carolina The City of Raleigh proposes to add 5.1 miles of BRT service along New Bern Avenue to… Continue Reading
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS): Silver Line Light Rail Project
Charlotte, North Carolina CATS proposes to add approximately 26 miles of light rail service between the City of Belmont, Uptown… Continue Reading