Our Services
What we do.
Transit Planning
The most successful programs have documented plans for the future. While plans can change over time, it is beneficial for an agency to have an approved plan that outlines its plan for success in the future. Our team understands that well-done planning documents not only provide direction for a program, but also beneficial when submitting grant applications to show a history of diligent and intentional planning backed by reliable information. The planning process also provides an opportunity for the community and stakeholders to participate and have a voice in how their systems serve them.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Community Outreach
With over 10 years of experience in host public open houses and facilitating stakeholder meetings, Compass understands that listening to and effectively organizing with stakeholders is the key to success of any program’s plan. Our collaborative approach to working with community leaders, elected officials, and program partners has led to a history of successful projects.
Technology
Development & Implementation
The world is a dynamic place and transit is the medium that takes people across the world. As technology grows and newer technologies provide more connections, the transit world must adapt as well. Our team is up-to-date, serves on committees, and have been involved in conversations that include software and technology development and implementation.
GIS Services
The transit world involves moving people across service areas of different shapes and sizes. Our team holds a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Professional Certification to conduct high quality and reliable analysis that will lead to effective mobility solutions. We offer basic mapping products as well as detailed spatial and demographic analysis services using the most reliable data.
Grant Assistance
Transit isn’t cheap and there are numerous local, state, and federal grant sources available for transit operations and capital procurement. Our team’s strong skills in transit advocacy, grant writing and management that has resulted in us obtaining over $19 million in the last 4.5 years from state and federal sources that have been utilized to offset costs related to operations, obtaining new capital, and building transit construction projects.
Facility Planning & Programming
We have an experienced team that has worked on facility programming and planning efforts that have led to improved transit operations and multi-modal coordination. Public outreach efforts, Title VI and Environmental Justice (EJ) processes and documentation are not only a great way to maintain a friendly neighbor policy with your community but are, in most cases, required for activities surrounding site selection, programming, conceptual drawings, acquisition of real estate, and construction. Our direct experience working with a myriad of different government agencies lends itself to completing these tasks efficiently, to the satisfaction of the FTA, state DOT’s, and local governing boards.