Successful transit systems result from thorough planning. Planning and design for today's rail passenger systems require the ability to make the right choices from the start in terms of transit service, capital and operating costs, safety, reliability, provisions for growth and expansion, construction schedule and risks, environmental and community issues, and aesthetics.

LTK professionals are experienced in planning every type of rail system technology, as well as bus systems. We develop practical approaches to system design and problem resolution. LTK emphasizes workable solutions that incorporate the ongoing technological and institutional changes in the rail passenger industry. Our staff members work with local personnel and community leaders to choose systems that attract riders, and carry them safely and comfortably through years of cost-effective service.

LTK provides analytical support for:
• Alternatives analyses
• New system starts
• Extensions of existing systems
• Service improvements or realignments
• Operating and maintenance improvements

Our planning services include:
• Economic feasibility studies
• Preliminary planning
• Operations and maintenance plans
• Estimates of capital and operating costs
• Quality control procedures
• Operations analyses to optimize facility layout and capital deployment