Connetics Transportation Group

11/03/2021

CTG Joins Forces with Nelson\Nygaard!

As of November 3, 2021, we’re pleased to announce that Connetics Transportation Group (CTG) has joined Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. This partnership creates the largest transit planning practice in the United States, with industry leaders in transit planning and multimodal design services, as well as travel demand modeling and big data analytics.

Nelson\Nygaard is an internationally recognized firm committed to developing transportation systems that promote vibrant, sustainable, and accessible communities. Founded by two women in 1987, Nelson\Nygaard has grown from its roots in transit planning to a full-service transportation firm—now with over 150 employees.

We’re excited to offer you expanded locations nationwide since our offices in Atlanta, GA, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Raleigh, NC, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and Southern California will be added to or combined with Nelson\Nygaard’s locations in Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Oakland, CA, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Washington, DC.

Beyond our common history as women-founded firms and our shared areas of practice, both Nelson\Nygaard and CTG are guided by core values of equity, sustainability, and livability. Those of you who know both our firms will recognize our shared commitment to developing solutions that are practical, implementable, and shaped by the people we serve.

We’re eager to offer the combined services of both firms to our clients and communities throughout the country. Beyond sharing considerable expertise in transit planning and mobility services, as well as CTG’s expertise in travel demand modeling and big data analytics, Nelson\Nygaard offers services related to multimodal and active transportation, parking and demand management, and engineering design and development.

Please be assured that you can continue to depend on the high quality of service that you are used to receiving. While we are now part of Nelson\Nygaard, we will continue to lead our current projects and deliver the innovative results for which CTG is known.

It has been our deepest pleasure to work with you since 2005 when we first formed CTG, and we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished over the last 17 years. We look forward to continuing our work with both existing and future clients as we join the Nelson\Nygaard family.

To learn more about Nelson\Nygaard, please visit https://nelsonnygaard.com/.

08/13/2019

CTG is hiring! We are looking for motivated and energetic individuals for Transportation Planner I positions in our Orlando, Atlanta and Chicago offices. This position requires candidates to assist with the analysis of transportation markets and transit system/route performance; development of transit service plans; and estimating transit service requirements and O&M costs. We are seeking someone that has a Bachelor’s degree in a planning-related field (Master’s degree is preferred). Candidates should have strong analytical and writing skills and be proficient in ArcGIS and Microsoft Office programs.

If interested, send a resume and references to Judy Hamel at [email protected].

08/02/2019

T-minus 12 months until the second BRT line opens in Grand Rapids! We are excited to see the implementation of our service planning work on the Laker Line and the positive impacts it will bring to The Rapids' riders.

The Laker Line is The Rapid's second bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

06/29/2019

Our work on the Greenlink Comprehensive Operations Analysis will be implemented on July 1! We are looking forward to seeing how the recommended network will positively impact Greenlink ridership in the coming years.

Greenlink will make the first significant improvements to its routes and stops in decades when it implements a series of route changes on Monday, July 1. The changes are recommendations from the Comprehensive Operations Analysis, an eight-month study conducted by the Atlanta-based firm Connetics Tra...

02/20/2017

CTG is Hiring!
Connetics Transportation Group is seeking applicants for a number of positions. For a description and locations of the open positions, visit our website or click:http://ctgconsult.com/about/open-positions/Position_Descriptions_Feb2017.pdf

11/11/2016

For friends and colleagues of Manuel Padron in the Atlanta area-

While there will not be a memorial service for Manuel, we would like to invite everyone to Manuel’s Tavern on Friday the 18th to join us in celebrating his life and swapping Manuel stories. Please join us if you can anytime between 4:00-7:00, and pass the word around to others that might want to join us.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=manuel-padron&pid=182443487

11/11/2016

In Memoriam:
Manuel Padron
1939-2016


Dear friends and colleagues,

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Manuel Padron on November 8, 2016.

After earning his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Syracuse University, Manuel returned to Caracas, Venezuela to begin his transit career. He returned to the United States to work for the Twin Cities' Metropolitan Transit Commission, followed by Parsons-Brinckerhoff-Tudor-Bechtel in Atlanta, GA. In 1972, Manuel became one of MARTA's first employees, serving as the agency's Director of Planning and Marketing, where he helped plan and develop Atlanta's heavy rail system.

Manuel founded Manuel Padron & Associates (MPA) in 1982, creating a small firm recognized for its expertise in transit operations planning. His firm worked on transit projects across the country for cities such as San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles, where MPA played an instrumental role in Los Angeles' first subway and light rail lines. He was a dynamic and active president, running the firm until his retirement in 2005. His retirement led to the birth of Connetics Transportation Group, founded in 2005 with the same seasoned professionals who worked for MPA.

Manuel was well known in the transit world not only for his technical expertise, but also for his unique and outgoing personality, spicing up many a transit industry gathering. More than one colleague has referred to Manuel as the embodiment of "The Most Interesting Man in the World," referencing a popular commercial. Those who had the fortune to attend one of his many parties know the highlight was always when he took the microphone to sing "Girl from Ipanema" in Portuguese. Manuel was an avid jazz enthusiast, piano player, photographer and salsa dancer. A person with an indescribable combination of character, talent, tenacity, intellect and dead-pan wit, he most certainly was one of a kind, and he will be missed dearly.

We are proud to continue the practice that he started, and consider our firm to be one of his legacies.

06/18/2015

It's no coincidence that Chicago and San Francisco have some of the most robust public transportation in the country.

If you're spending more money to get to work these days, you're not alone.

02/27/2015

It's beginning to look a lot like....MARTA!
Bus stop signs are beginning to pop up in Clayton County, Georgia where MARTA is expanding its service area. We're particularly impressed with the tie-on schedule information and professionally-designed sign covers. Way to go, MARTA!

MARTA will bring three different routes into Clayton County by March 21