Steer was commissioned by the Department for Transport to illustrate how released capacity on existing lines could be utilised post Phase 2b (i.e. completion of the current HS2 scope). We developed and made a preliminary assessment of six scenarios, each with different primary objectives.

Steer as Technical Advisor provided value for money, business case, financial and technical advice to DfT.

Steer was selected to lead the ridership and revenue estimates for the high profile BQX Technical Feasibility and Impact Study.

Mexico City’s night bus service operates from midnight till 5.00am and should be a vital asset for the city’s night economy helping employees starting or finishing work in the early hours, as well as for visitors or residents returning home after a night out. We were commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank and Mexico City’s Innovation Lab to analyse service delivery issues across the network’s eleven routes with an emphasis on the Insurgentes corridor.

Steer undertook a review of contract options to encourage enhanced safety and efficient operation. We then helped to develop the concession documents and specify a performance regime.

Bank station was not designed to accommodate the passenger load it now has and as a consequence the station is overcrowded and has won itself the title of “most disliked” tube station in London. However, planned improvements should relieve Bank station of its complexity, crowding and its title.

Under a Passenger Rail Program Management contract led by WSP for Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Steer has been producing passenger rail ridership and revenue forecasts on the Chicago to St. Louis corridor for the Tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document that IDOT submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for passenger rail service improvements in the corridor.

Steer conducted a traffic and revenue study of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) to support the construction of the parallel tunnel.

Steer is part of a consulting team that is developing the 2018 State Rail Plan.

Steer recently led the comprehensive review of passenger rail infrastructure in California. Our team compiled and analyzed diverse information from across the state into a coherent resource for the next stage of the state rail planning process.