Transportation

Trusted Strategic Advisor

Carmen Group’s Transportation Practice helps public and private sector transportation organizations navigate complex government programs. We coordinate activities to advance large transportation infrastructure projects and successfully identify and secure funding.

We have served as an extension of staff to our clients, helping them effectively manage complex projects. We can facilitate the seamless integration of multiple project partners and constituencies.

We believe that well planned and executed strategies and tactics lie at the heart of exceptional performance. It is this philosophy that enables us to help our clients create and implement breakthrough and transformational solutions. Drawing on the hands-on experience, expertise and creativity of our people, we are able to deliver lasting results. Simply put, we turn insight into action.

Record of Success

  • State Departments of Transportation
  • City Governments
  • County and Local Transportation Agencies
  • Public Transportation and Transit Agencies
  • Airport Authorities
  • Public-Private Economic Development Initiatives
  • Real Estate Development Projects
  • Private Companies
  • Rail Companies
  • Freight Handlers
  • Airlines
  • Intermodal Centers
  • Automobile Dealers and Manufacturers
  • State, Regional and National Transportation Coalitions

Special Expertise

  • Transportation Appropriations Bills
  • Highway/Transit Reauthorization Legislation
  • Transportation Program and Project Prioritization
  • Transportation Engineering and Planning Assistance
  • Transportation Strategic and Policy Analysis
  • Transportation Regulations
  • Transportation Funding Programs
  • Federal Budget Process
  • Highways
  • Toll Roads
  • Bridges
  • Public Transportation/Transit
  • Amtrak
  • Aviation
  • Appropriations
  • Demonstration Projects and Earmarks
  • Grants and Loans
  • Pipelines
  • Hazardous Materials Transportation

Proven Record of Working Effectively With

Executive Branch

  • White House
  • Office of Management & Budget
  • Department of Transportation
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Federal Transit Administration
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
  • Surface Transportation Board
  • National Transportation Safety Board
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Transportation Security Administration
  • Department of Energy
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Branch

  • House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
  • House Ways and Means Committee
  • Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
  • Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee
  • Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
  • Senate Finance Committee
  • House/Senate Appropriations Committees

 

Nevada DOT

The Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge is completed after 10 years, despite being deemed “unbuildable” by many naysayers.

Denton County Transportation Authority

Federal partnership completes a comprehensive vision for optimizing this suburban area’s fast growth by mitigating congestion with regional passenger rail and bus transit service.

Nevada DOT

Long-term federal support through appropriations, authorizations and public-private partnerships helps build and improve highways, transit systems, airports and bridges, including the Hoover Dam Bridge, and enhances access to the world-famous Las Vegas strip.

New York Roadway Improvement Coalition

A partnership of New York State’s construction industries and building trade unions supports increased funding for roads, bridges, tunnels, transit systems and vital wastewater and drinking water projects.