The key to our success has been our three-pronged approach to planning that recognizes that any technical solution must be tailored to respond to non-technical factors unique to each client’s community. TGC spends the time to get to know your community, not just your transit system, to identify the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls that can cause other plans to fail. By doing so, TGC can plot a strategy to implementation that maximizes your opportunities and minimizes your challenges.

First Key: Technical Excellence

From that first brain-storm to the final ribbon-cutting, TGC has the technical expertise to plan and manage complex transit and land-use projects. Senior TGC staff bring over 100 years of cumulative transit experience to deliver cost-effective systems and land-use planning for bus, rail, and boat. From alternatives analysis for rapid transit, to facilities planning for bus, trolley and BRT/LRT systems, to operations analysis for urban and rural systems and fixed and demand services, TGC is focused on developing a strategy for success that matches sound planning principles and technical excellence to your real financial and operations picture.

Second Key: Consensus Building

Together, everyone accomplishes more – simple to say but harder than it sounds. By creating a shared vision within a community and forging public/private partnerships, TGC can help you to identify opportunities for leveraging resources that you may not be aware of. TGC is skilled at consensus building through a process of public involvement and stakeholder engagement that recognizes the trade-offs and compromises that are essential to managing the numerous stakeholders and dynamic factors affecting your transit goals.

Third Key: Intergovernmental Relations

If you’re in the transit business, you know how hard it can be to make connections day in and day out. TGC has over 25 years experience making the connections that can bring your ideas to life. From his years as Senior Legal Counsel for the UMTA, Barry Goodman, founder and president of TGC, brings unparalleled understanding of the complex government policies and regulations that affect transit. His experience along with the extensive experience of TGC staff in working with regional FTA offices, city governments, transit authorities, state DOTs, and others helps you to navigate the complicated process of federal- and state-supported funding. TGC believes that it doesn’t make sense to create a dream that we can’t help you make come true.