We combine deep engineering, data science, design, and strategy expertise to help state and local agencies deliver better services through open-source solutions.
Since 2011, we’ve partnered with public organizations to modernize their technology and data infrastructure, with a particular focus on transforming how transit agencies leverage data to serve riders.
Our approach is fundamentally different from traditional consultancies. We deliver outcomes over outputs—investing deeply in understanding each agency's unique context and working relentlessly toward their goals. We've proven that agencies can own and control their technology destiny while achieving enterprise-scale results, as demonstrated by California's statewide transit data platform serving over 200 agencies.
We intentionally operate as a focused team, partnering with specialized firms and leading experts who share our values of building lasting capacity within public agencies. This model allows us to bring senior-level expertise to every engagement—assembling professionals who are each the best at what they do, united by a shared mission. Our partners and team members aren't just consultants; they're practitioners who have worked inside agencies, led major transformations, and understand the real challenges of delivering public services.
We partner with specialized firms and leading experts who share our values of building lasting capacity within public agencies.
Founded by key architects of MBTA's Technology Innovation Department, TransitOPS is a non-profit organization that partners with transit agencies to support the adoption of open-source transit software. They build and support an open-source transit technology stack that delivers the information riders deserve while unlocking the potential for agencies to achieve modernization, equity, and affordability.
Visit WebsiteFoursquare Integrated Transportation Planning is a woman-owned transportation planning firm working exclusively in mobility, with planners and analysts supporting transit agencies, cities, and states across the country. Co-authors of TCRP Research Report 235 – the research that produced the TIDES data standard – their practice spans transit service and capital planning, mobility strategy, and transportation data, with a deep bench in APC validation and NTD reporting.
Visit WebsiteOur team brings together practitioners who have worked inside agencies, led major transformations, and understand the real challenges of delivering public services.
