Lea+Elliott

Name

Lea+Elliott

Website

https://leaelliott.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lea+Elliott is a privately held San Francisco transportation consultancy, founded in 1973, that provides planning, procurement advisory, and implementation services for rail and bus transit systems to US public transit agencies and authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC), Public Transit Bus Operator Authorities & Agencies (Planning/Fare/Admin) (TLAFAGAL)

Keywords

• Transportation consulting
• Transit planning services
• Rail procurement advisory
• Bus transit implementation
• Transit program management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Lea+Elliott is a transportation consultancy that provides planning, procurement, and implementation services for rail and bus transit systems. The firm advises public-sector transit clients on major capital projects, supporting agencies from early planning and alternatives analysis through contractor procurement and on-the-ground implementation oversight. Its work spans modes such as automated people movers, bus rapid transit, light rail, and streetcars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transit System Planning Services Advisory and planning services for rail and bus transit systems, supporting public transit agencies from early concept through alternatives analysis and project definition.
• Transit Procurement Advisory Procurement advisory for rail and bus transit capital programs, including contractor/vendor selection support for fixed-guideway systems such as APMs, BRT, light rail, and streetcars.
• Transit Implementation Oversight Implementation and program-management services for rail and bus transit capital projects, providing oversight through construction and delivery phases.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: WSP is one of the largest global engineering consultancies with a substantial transit and rail practice advising agencies on planning, procurement, and program management — directly comparable to Lea+Elliott's core offering but at significantly larger scale.
• AECOM: AECOM operates a major transit and rail advisory practice covering planning, design, and program management for transit agencies. It is a direct competitor for large transit procurement and planning mandates, though broader in scope than Lea+Elliott.
• HDR Inc. HDR provides planning, engineering, and program management for transit and rail clients across the US, including bus rapid transit and light rail. It is a direct competitor for transit procurement advisory engagements and operates at meaningfully larger scale.
• Jacobs Engineering: Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions and PA Consulting segments include transit planning, rail systems, and mobility advisory. It competes with Lea+Elliott on large multi-disciplinary transit programs and brings far greater scale and integration capabilities.
• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald's transportation practice covers rail, transit, and bus planning/advisory work globally. It serves US transit agencies on complex procurement and is comparable to Lea+Elliott in core transit advisory scope, though larger and more international.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering and advisory firm with a dedicated transit and rail planning practice serving major US agencies. It competes for high-value transit planning and procurement mandates similar to those Lea+Elliott pursues.
• Parsons Corporation: Parsons provides transit, rail, and infrastructure planning and program management for federal and municipal clients. Its transit advisory practice competes with Lea+Elliott, particularly on federally funded procurement programs.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a national planning and engineering consultancy with significant transit and transportation planning practices. It competes with Lea+Elliott for municipal and regional transit planning engagements, particularly for bus and BRT-focused projects.

Direct peers

• STV Group: STV is an employee-owned architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong focus on rail and transit planning, design, and program management. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Lea+Elliott in scale and specialization.
• VHB: VHB is a mid-size engineering, planning, and design consultancy with a strong transit and rail practice serving East Coast and selected national transit agencies. It is comparable to Lea+Elliott in scale and in the integration of planning with procurement advisory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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