What Fehr & Peers does

Fehr & Peers is an employee-owned transportation planning, engineering, and data science consultancy founded in 1985 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. With more than 400 staff across 24 offices in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Washington D.C., the firm serves federal, state, regional, and local government transportation agencies as well as municipalities and private developers. Its practice spans active transportation, transit planning, freight and goods movement, safety and Vision Zero, climate resilience and evacuation, transportation demand management, and SB 743/CEQA implementation support.

The firm operates a portfolio of proprietary analytical tools, most notably VMTIndex (a first-of-its-kind visualizer using StreetLight Data to show observed VMT per capita at state, regional, and local levels), VMT+ (for CEQA and VMT impact analysis), and MXD (a mixed-use development trip generation tool updated in 2026 with post-COVID field count validation). Additional internally developed tools cover evacuation and resilience modeling, pedestrian and bicycle assessment, transit delay and ridership forecasting, travel behavior modeling, freight and curb analysis, and safety analysis. Fehr & Peers states that 100% of staff contribute to internal R&D, and it has published a Responsible AI Use Statement governing its use of predictive analytics, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI within consulting workflows.

The business model is professional services: project-based consulting fees for transportation planning, engineering, and data science engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, combining direct client engagement with strong conference presence at ITE, TRB, APA, NACTO, WTS, AEP, APWA, and similar forums, supported by published research, white papers, and a LinkedIn-centered organic social presence. The firm has worked with more than 350 public agencies across 166 California jurisdictions on VMT procedures and has advisory relationships with the California Governor's Office, Caltrans, the California Attorney General's Office, and cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose. The company is privately held with no external parent or institutional investors identified.

Name

Fehr & Peers

Legal name

Fehr & Peers

Website

https://fehrandpeers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fehr & Peers is an employee-owned transportation planning and engineering consultancy, founded in 1985, that serves US public agencies and private developers with VMT analysis, multimodal planning, safety, and climate resilience services through 24 offices nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Planning and Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Providers (TLAFAKAB)

Keywords

• Transportation planning
• Transportation engineering
• VMT analysis
• Multimodal planning
• Traffic engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fehr & Peers generates revenue by providing transportation planning, engineering, and data science consulting services to public and private sector clients. Services include active transportation, transit planning, VMT analysis, safety planning, climate resilience, and multimodal operations analysis. Revenue is project-based, sourced from government agencies, municipalities, and private developers who require transportation impact assessments and planning services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fehr & Peers is an employee-owned transportation planning and engineering consultancy that delivers professional consulting services to public agencies and private developers, including VMT analysis, multimodal network design, transit planning, safety and Vision Zero planning, freight and curb management, active transportation, climate resilience, and SB 743 implementation support. The firm supplements these services with a suite of proprietary analytical tools (VMTIndex, VMT+, MXD) that support data-driven transportation decision-making.

Product overview

Fehr & Peers is an employee-owned transportation planning and engineering firm with over 40 years of experience. The company operates a portfolio of specialized tools including VMTIndex for vehicle miles traveled visualization, VMT+ for impact analysis, and MXD for mixed-use development trip generation. These proprietary tools are complemented by professional services spanning active transportation, climate resilience, data science, transit planning, safety analysis, and freight movement. The company invests significantly in R&D, with staff developing custom tools and advancing AI applications for transportation analysis. Fehr & Peers serves over 350 public agencies across 166 jurisdictions, primarily focused on the California market while expanding nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VMTIndex A first-of-its-kind interactive visualizer providing detailed insights into Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) at state, regional, and local levels, helping communities understand VMT generation rates using StreetLight Data.
• VMT+ A tool for analyzing and visualizing local VMT data, supporting CEQA and VMT analysis, grant funding applications, land use assessments, and greenhouse gas analysis.
• MXD (Mixed-Use Development) Tool Trip generation model for mixed-use developments providing context-sensitive trip estimates based on expanded national research and updated ITE trip rates, validated using post-COVID field counts.
• Active Transportation Services Planning and design services for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, supporting safer and more accessible active transportation networks for public agencies.
• Climate Resilience and Evacuation Services Planning services integrating climate modeling into road and transit planning to enhance long-term resilience and emergency preparedness for government clients.
• Data Science Services Advanced analytics services applying machine learning and AI to transportation data for safety analysis, forecasting, and multimodal operations.
• Transit Planning Services Comprehensive transit planning including service and operations analysis to improve reliability and keep people moving for transit agencies and municipalities.
• Safe System and Vision Zero Services Safety-focused planning using AI and data-driven approaches to identify high-crash locations and implement cost-effective safety improvements for public agencies.
• Freight and Goods Movement Services Planning and analysis for freight movement, testing street design, curb management, and freight policies to balance delivery growth with safety and mobility.
• SB 743 Implementation Support Expert guidance helping public agencies navigate California's Senate Bill 743 VMT requirements under CEQA, including VMT procedures development and compliance support.
• Transportation Demand Management Strategies and tools to manage travel demand, reduce VMT, and promote sustainable transportation modes for public agencies and developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with over 350 public agencies across 166 jurisdictions in California to develop effective, compliant VMT procedures
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StreetLight DatacoreTechnology or IntegrationStreetLight Data provides the underlying mobility data used in Fehr & Peers' proprietary VMTIndex tool. VMTIndex is described as 'a first-of-its-kind visualizer developed with 2022 StreetLight Data.' The partnership enables Fehr & Peers to offer clients detailed VMT analysis at state, regional, and local levels based on observed travel conditions rather than traditional travel demand models.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Large diversified engineering consultancy with a substantial transportation planning practice competing for the same state DOT and municipal engagements, though typically through bundled multi-discipline contracts.
• Stantec: International engineering and design firm with a North American transportation planning practice that competes for state, regional, and municipal planning engagements similar to Fehr & Peers' portfolio.
• Arup: Global engineering and advisory firm with a transportation planning practice covering multimodal, transit, and urban mobility — overlaps with Fehr & Peers on complex urban transportation planning engagements.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with extensive transportation planning capabilities — competes on large-scale multi-discipline transportation programs where Fehr & Peers is sometimes a subconsultant.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major transportation planning and engineering practice — competes for large municipal and state DOT planning contracts where Fehr & Peers also bids, often as a broader-scope incumbent.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Employee-owned transportation planning and engineering consultancy of comparable scale, offering multimodal planning, traffic engineering, and environmental services to public agencies — the closest direct competitor to Fehr & Peers in size, ownership model, and client mix.
• VHB: Engineering, planning, and design firm with a strong transportation planning practice serving public agencies across the U.S. — directly comparable to Fehr & Peers in client type, service mix, and project-based revenue model.
• Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates: Transportation planning consultancy focused on transit, multimodal, and mobility services planning for public agencies — competing for many of the same transit and transportation demand management engagements as Fehr & Peers.
• Toole Design Group: Specialized multimodal and active transportation planning/engineering firm serving state DOTs, MPOs, and municipalities — overlaps directly with Fehr & Peers' active transportation, transit, and Vision Zero practices.
• Kittelson & Associates: Transportation engineering and planning consultancy specializing in traffic operations, multimodal planning, and research — directly competing for the same public-agency planning engagements as Fehr & Peers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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