What Kittelson & Associates, Inc. does

Kittelson & Associates, Inc. is a privately held U.S. transportation engineering and planning consulting firm founded in 1985 by Wayne Kittelson. The firm operates as a unified practice delivering four integrated service lines—Research, Planning, Operations, and Design—to public agencies (federal, state, and local departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and municipalities) and private organizations (developers and corporations requiring transportation impact analysis). The firm employs 251–500 professionals across 30+ U.S. office locations, including Boston, New York-region (Reston), Washington D.C., Charlotte, Tampa, Orlando, Portland, Oakland, Phoenix, and others, operating under an 'interconnected, nationwide team' model that supports project staffing across geographies.

The company's underlying intellectual property is its deep domain expertise, codified in industry manuals and guidance documents authored by its staff and widely used across the transportation profession. Specialized service offerings include SS4A Safety Action Plans, EV Planning and Deployment, Active Transportation Planning, Signal Systems and ITS, Transit Planning, Freight Planning, and Roundabout Design, supplemented by Software Tools and Dashboards for congestion and safety analytics. The firm's core technology is human expert consulting, augmented by data analytics and visualization platforms built around transportation datasets.

Kittelson makes money through project-based professional services engagements, typically awarded via competitive RFPs from public agencies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but is contractually negotiated per engagement. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales through regional offices staffed by senior engineers who maintain client relationships with DOTs, MPOs, and municipalities. Revenue and capital structure are not publicly disclosed; no external funding rounds have been raised, consistent with a closely-held, self-funded operating model. The firm is incorporated in Oregon, with its primary operational office in Portland, Oregon.

Name

Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Legal name

Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://kittelson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kittelson & Associates is a privately held U.S. transportation engineering and planning consultancy serving federal, state, and local government agencies plus private developers with integrated research, planning, operations, and design services delivered through 30+ offices nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Engineering & Planning Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Transportation engineering consulting
• Transportation planning services
• Traffic operations analysis
• Transportation research services
• Transportation infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices31 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transportation Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing transportation research, policy development, planning, design, and operations services to government sectors and private organizations on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kittelson & Associates, Inc. is a transportation engineering and planning consulting firm that partners with public agencies and private organizations to deliver research, planning, operations, and design services for transportation infrastructure. The firm operates as a single unified practice spanning the full project lifecycle—from national transportation research and policy development through multimodal planning, traffic operations, signal systems/ITS, and engineering design (including roundabouts, complete streets, and public works). Projects range from single intersection improvements to regional transportation plans and safety action plans.

Product overview

Kittelson & Associates, Inc. is a transportation engineering and planning consulting firm that operates as a single unified practice offering integrated services rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. Their portfolio consists of four core service areas—Research, Planning, Operations, and Design—which are delivered as interconnected consulting engagements. Specialized offerings include Safety Action Plans (SS4A), EV Planning and Deployment, Active Transportation Planning, Software Tools and Dashboards, Signal Systems and ITS, Transit Planning, Freight Planning, and Roundabout Planning and Design. The firm also produces industry-standard manuals and guidance documents. Projects range from single intersection improvements to regional transportation plans, often combining multiple service areas for comprehensive transportation solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Research Services Conducting national research that raises standards in the transportation profession, including authoring industry manuals and guidance documents used across the transportation sector.
• Transportation Planning Services Comprehensive planning services including multimodal transportation planning, active transportation planning, transit planning, and regional transportation planning.
• Transportation Operations Services Operational analysis and optimization services including signal systems, ITS implementation, and traffic operations planning.
• Transportation Design Services Engineering design services for transportation infrastructure including roundabout design, complete streets design, and public works projects.
• Safety Action Plans (SS4A) Developing comprehensive safety action plans to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries, often in partnership with SS4A (Safe Streets and Roads for All) grant programs.
• EV Planning and Deployment Electric vehicle charging station master planning and deployment strategies for communities and counties.
• Active Transportation Planning Planning for bicycle, pedestrian, and multi-use trail infrastructure including bikeway design and complete streets.
• Signal Systems and ITS Intelligent transportation systems planning, signal timing optimization, and intersection control evaluation tools.
• Transit Planning Public transit planning including bus priority projects, transit-oriented development, and demand-response transit analysis.
• Freight Planning Freight planning services including truck parking site selection, freight corridor studies, and freight infrastructure prioritization.
• Roundabout Planning and Design Specialized roundabout design including single-lane and multi-lane roundabouts, turbo roundabouts, and peanut-about configurations.
• Manuals and Guidebooks Industry-standard manuals and guidance documents authored by Kittelson staff for use in the transportation profession.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kittelson Charitable FoundationminorOthersA 501(c)(3) organization founded by Wayne Kittelson that financially supports students who face barriers to getting a good education. This is a philanthropic initiative established by the company's founder rather than a commercial business partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with significant US transportation planning and design practice; competes with Kittelson on large public infrastructure programs while also offering broader multidisciplinary services.
• Stantec: International engineering and consulting firm with a sizable transportation infrastructure practice; comparable to Kittelson on planning and design services but diversified across many infrastructure and environmental end markets.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a major transportation practice; competes with Kittelson on large public-sector planning and design programs while also offering construction management and environmental services.
• HDR, Inc. Large global engineering and architecture firm with a substantial transportation practice; overlaps with Kittelson on highway, transit, and traffic engineering but operates at much larger scale with broader service lines.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services firm with deep transportation, transit, and infrastructure planning capabilities; competes for the same state DOT and federal clients but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn and Associates: Large US private transportation and civil engineering consulting firm with comparable service breadth (planning, operations, design) and a similar employee-owned, multi-office model; directly competes for the same DOT, MPO, and municipal clients.
• RS&H: Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong transportation practice serving state DOTs, airports, and federal agencies—directly comparable in scale, services, and customer base.
• Michael Baker International: US-focused engineering and consulting firm with a major transportation practice serving state DOTs, FHWA, and local agencies—closely comparable in services, customer mix, and project type.
• Fehr & Peers: Transportation-focused planning and engineering consultancy specializing in multimodal planning, traffic operations, and roundabouts—closely overlapping Kittelson's core service portfolio and target public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Iteris, Inc. Transportation technology and consulting firm focused on ITS, traffic management, and data analytics; intersects with Kittelson's signal systems, ITS, and software/dashboard practices from a more technology-led angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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