Transit & Rail Consulting Services

The transportation landscape is constantly changing, and transit stakeholders have to continually balance the mobility needs of their region with available funding. To maximize your impact within this market, you need a trustworthy partner to deliver solutions that will increase ridership with the support of the community. As a full-service firm, Kimley-Horn provides the transit and rail expertise you need in everything from feasibility studies to complex engineering solutions for your most complicated design problems.

Known for our multimodal and intermodal solutions, we cover the full range of technologies—from streetcars and light rail (LRT) to heavy rail, commuter and intercity rail, bus rapid transit (BRT), bus and paratransit, and unique solutions, such as microtransit and automated guideway systems. Through our integrated local and national resources, supported by a robust, equitable community engagement process and powerful tools like PublicCoordinate, we build strategic community buy-in at every phase of project development to bring you and your community a project that exceeds expectations.

Delivering Economical Solutions

You have an opportunity to enhance your transit or rail system, but how much funding is required for each phase? And where will the money come from? As you consider more economical solutions, Kimley-Horn can help you balance the trade-offs and achieve a higher return on investment.

We provide transit and rail consulting services for a variety of funding considerations. We can support you in identifying how much funding your project needs—and we can help you obtain that money through grants and other creative financial solutions.

Our Approach to Transit-Oriented Design

We bring world-class expertise to the creation of neighborhoods and unique transit-oriented communities that are economically vibrant. From the earliest planning phases through environmental clearance, design, placemaking, construction, program management, and beyond, our team of experts will guide you through optimizing your land use to build a more sustainable community.

Related Projects and Case Studies

Kimley-Horn provided design, permitting, and construction phase services for the Desert Sky Transit Center for the Phoenix Public Transit Department.

Desert Sky Transit Center

As the Phoenix Public Transit Department's existing transit center lacked the infrastructure needed to properly provide adequate...

Kimley-Horn has provided a wide-range of services for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) BART Silicon Valley (BSV) project.

BART Silicon Valley Extension

Kimley-Horn has provided a wide-range of services for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's BART Silicon Valley...

Kimley-Horn provides program management support to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) for the extension of the Orange Line Metrorail.

Dulles Corridor Metrorail

Kimley-Horn has been providing owner program management support services since 2008 to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority...

Kimley-Horn served as the prime planning and engineering design consultant for SANDAG’s Blue Line light rail renewal.

Blue Line Light Rail Transit Renewal

Kimley-Horn was selected by the San Diego Association of Governments to provide transit-related services for the Metropolitan Transit System's...

Northstar Commuter Rail

Northstar Commuter Rail

The Northstar Corridor Development Authority (NCDA) selected Kimley-Horn to provide overall project management and engineering services for...