Freight ToolsCS

Turn freight data into information you can use with Freight ToolsCS. Cambridge Systematics developed this tool to organize and filter commodity and freight flow data to plan for continuing growth in freight transportation. >> more

HEAT

The Highway Economic Analysis Tool (HEAT) developed by Cambridge Systematics enables agencies to estimate the relationship between highway investments and economic development within a single GIS-based program. HEAT incorporates a comprehensive range of quantitative methods and metrics to provide an objective, consistent, efficient, and accurate way to evaluate the potential economic benefits and costs of highway improvements.  >> more

HERS

The Highway Economic Requirements System (HERS) helps the FHWA and state departments of transportation (DOT) assess the optimal level of investment required to achieve desired highway system performance levels. By applying engineering standards to identify highway deficiencies and then assessing the impact of investments, HERS can help determine the most cost-effective mix of highway system improvements.

Two models of HERS have been developed by the FHWA with assistance from Cambridge Systematics:

• At the national level, the HERS model examines the relationship between investment levels and the condition and performance of the U.S. highway system
• State transportation agencies use HERS-ST for program development and needs analysis, as well as to establish performance objectives; HERS-ST has exceptionally strong capabilities to support states in planning, programming, and budgeting

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IDAS

Cambridge Systematics developed the ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help state, regional, and local agencies easily and consistently assess intelligent transportation systems (ITS) deployments. With IDAS, you can systematically evaluate the impacts, benefits, and costs for more than 60 types of ITS investments deployed in isolation or in any combination.

Many of our clients have found IDAS especially useful in integrating ITS into their ongoing transportation planning process. And if you are familiar with the travel demand forecasting process and ITS planning, you’ll find IDAS easy to use. We offer both training and a range of consulting services to help your agency leverage IDAS.  >> more

Maintenance Budgeting System

The Maintenance Budgeting System is a web-based forecasting tool that relates maintenance budgets to expected performance.  >> more

NBIAS

The National Bridge Investment Analysis System (NBIAS) is a modeling tool that forecasts nationwide bridge performance. NBIAS is used by the FHWA and other agencies to plan maintenance, improvement, and replacement of more than 500,000 bridges.  >> more

OnTrackCS

OnTrackCS™ enables agencies to track and report progress on complicated, inter-agency projects and programs, resulting in improved project delivery, coordination, and communication.  >> more

PACTCS

The Performance Assessment and Collection Tool (PACT_CS™) is a decision support tool developed by Cambridge Systematics that links agency goals, objectives, performance measurement data, and implementation strategies in a strategic management framework.   >> more

PEAT

The Priority Economic Analysis Tool (PEAT) helps agencies prioritize competing project investment alternatives using an economic approach that considers both agency and road user costs.  >> more

PrioritasCS

PrioritasCS, developed by Cambridge Systematics, is software to rank and prioritize transportation projects. PrioritasCS will enable your agency to implement a customized, data-driven, and transparent process that reflects policy goals and objectives.  >> more

STEAM

One of the Federal government’s primary transportation economic analysis tools, the Surface Transportation Efficiency Analysis Model (STEAM) helps state and regional agencies estimate the benefits, costs, and environmental impacts for a wide range of transportation investments and policies. Cambridge Systematics developed this innovative software for the FHWA to enable detailed, system-wide analysis of regional and corridor multimodal alternatives.  >> more

Transit ToolsCS

Transit ToolsCS™ is a suite of state-of-the-art tools and products developed by Cambridge Systematics that helps transit planners better understand potential markets, effectively deploy their resources, and grow ridership. The suite includes three complimentary, independent tools – a market segmentation analysis methodology, the Service Planning Tool (SPT), and the Potential Transit Share (PTS) Tool.  >> more