Parisi Transportation Consulting

What Parisi Transportation Consulting does

Parisi Transportation Consulting is a privately held, small (11–50 employees) transportation planning and engineering design firm headquartered in Mill Valley, California, with operational offices in Berkeley (800 Bancroft Way, Suite 203) and Sausalito (One Harbor Drive, Suite 300). Founded by David Parisi and operating for over 30 years, the firm specializes in Complete Streets, Safe Streets, Active Transportation, Traffic Engineering, and Multimodal Transportation Planning. Service delivery spans six core practices and 18 specialty services including Safe Routes to School planning, Multimodal Safety Analysis, Traffic Signal and Roundabout Design, Signing and Pavement Marking, Traffic Calming, Curbside Management, Grant Application Preparation, and Development Review/Traffic Studies. Founder David Parisi is recognized as a founder of the national Safe Routes to School movement and is the primary author of California MUTCD Chapter 7 (Traffic Control for School Areas) and a contributor to the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide.

The firm's client base is concentrated in the public sector and includes cities and towns, counties, state transportation departments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and school districts across the San Francisco Bay Area, with select private developer engagements. Parisi functions as an extension of municipal staff, providing on-call transportation planning, engineering, and grant application services via project-based contracts and RFP-driven engagements. Notable outcomes include School Site Safety Assessments for more than 200 schools, over $50 million in grant funding secured for clients across ATP, HSIP, and OTS programs, an 80%+ rate of planning projects reaching construction, and award-winning projects including California's Complete Street of the Year (Miller Avenue) and a nationally-recognized systemic safety analysis (Marin Travel Safety Plan).

In March 2023, Parisi Transportation Consulting was acquired by Parametrix, a larger transportation and environmental consulting firm. The company continues to operate under the Parisi brand as a subsidiary, retaining its Bay Area offices and leadership while gaining access to Parametrix's broader national platform. The firm has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no patents or trademarks, no public funding history, and no disclosed revenue figures; pricing is quote-based and determined by project scope and client requirements.

Name

Parisi Transportation Consulting

Legal name

Parisi Transportation Consulting

Website

https://parisi-associates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parisi Transportation Consulting is a Bay Area transportation planning and engineering firm serving municipalities, transit agencies, school districts, and private clients with Complete Streets, Safe Routes to School, and multimodal safety design services. Founded in 2000, it operates as a Parametrix subsidiary since March 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Transportation consulting
• Complete streets design
• Multimodal transportation planning
• Safe routes to school
• Traffic engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mill Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transportation Planning and Design Consulting: Professional consulting services providing transportation planning, design, and engineering services to government agencies and municipalities on a project basis. Services include on-call municipal staff augmentation, grant application preparation, and project-specific engagements.
2. Grant Application Services: Preparation of successful grant applications for Active Transportation Program (ATP), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), and Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) programs, resulting in clients receiving grant funding

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Parisi Transportation Consulting provides transportation planning and design consulting services to government agencies and municipalities. Its core offering spans Complete Streets, Safe Streets, Active Transportation, Traffic Engineering, and Transportation Planning, delivered as on-call municipal staff augmentation, grant application preparation, and project-specific engineering engagements throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Product overview

Parisi Transportation Consulting provides a comprehensive portfolio of transportation planning and design services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The company operates as a unified consulting practice offering six core service areas (Complete Streets, Safe Streets, Active Transportation, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, and Municipal Services) supported by eighteen specialty services. Specialty services include Multimodal Transportation Planning, Transit/Paratransit Planning, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design, Safe Routes to School, Multimodal Safety Analysis, Traffic Investigations, Traffic Signal Studies, Engineering and Traffic Surveys, Traffic Signals and Roundabouts, Signing and Pavement Marking Design, Traffic Control Plans, Traffic Calming, Curbside Management, On-Call Project Management Support, Grant Application Preparation, and Development Review/Traffic Studies/EIRs. The firm serves cities, counties, state transportation departments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, school districts, and private clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complete Streets Planning and Design Planning and design of streets designed and operated to enable safe and comfortable use by all users, with over 30 years of experience in equitable street design. Services are for cities, counties, and state transportation departments.
• Safe Streets Planning Planning services treating city streets as public spaces for people to drive, walk, cycle and take transit, with a safety-first philosophy. Targeted at municipalities and transit agencies.
• Active Transportation Planning and Design Bicycle and pedestrian planning and design services, including designated school bicycling routes, neighborhood bike boulevards, buffered and parking-protected bike lanes, separated bikeways, raised cycle tracks and recreational paths. For public agencies and private clients.
• Traffic Engineering Technical traffic engineering services from a multimodal perspective, addressing the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and motorists. Targeted at municipalities, counties, and developers.
• Transportation Planning Transportation planning solutions aligned with civic goals, integrating land use decisions with transportation improvements. For cities, MPOs, and regional agencies.
• Municipal Services On-demand transportation planning and traffic engineering services for public agencies as an extension of municipal staff, including grant application preparation. For cities, towns, and counties.
• Safe Routes to School Planning and Design Safe Routes to School planning, design services, and program management, including School Site Safety Assessments prepared for over 200 schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. For K-12 school districts and municipalities.
• Multimodal Safety Analysis Expert multimodal safety assessments ranging from individual intersection Operations Studies to roadway corridors and citywide/countywide evaluations, recommending and designing effective countermeasures. For cities, counties, and MPOs.
• Transit and Paratransit Planning, Design and Operations Transit improvements planning and design services, including conceptual design, environmental review and public outreach for transit corridors such as BRT. For public transit agencies.
• Traffic Signals and Roundabouts Design Planning, analysis and design of traffic signals, roundabouts, and beacons for major arterials, neighborhood streets, and multiuse paths. For cities, counties, and private developers.
• Grant Application Preparation Expert grant application preparation for Active Transportation Program (ATP), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), and Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) programs, having secured over $50 million in grant funding for clients. For municipalities and transit agencies.
• Traffic Calming and Curbside Management Traffic calming strategy and design plan development for neighborhood, collector, and major thoroughfares, plus parking study and curbside supply/demand services combining data-driven analysis with parking policy and design. For cities and towns.
• Development Review, Traffic Studies and EIRs Traffic impact studies for development proposals and peer review services with focus on multimodal site access, transit access, traffic safety improvements, and compatibility with local plans. For private developers and municipalities.
• On-Call Project Management Support Project management support services to cities, towns and counties, providing specialized expertise and staff supplementation. For municipal clients.
• Signing and Pavement Marking Design Striping and signing design services for hundreds of roadways and intersections, including primary authorship of California MUTCD Chapter 7 Traffic Control for School Areas. For cities, counties, and DOTs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of planning projects reach construction phase
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ParametrixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Parisi Transportation Consulting was acquired by Parametrix. This represents a significant strategic partnership where Parisi joins Parametrix as a specialized transportation consulting practice. The acquisition enhances Parametrix's transportation planning capabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with large-scale transportation planning and traffic engineering practices serving DOTs, MPOs, and large cities — broad incumbent competing on scale.
• Parametrix: Parent company of Parisi since the March 2023 acquisition; a 1,000+ person infrastructure consulting firm with overlapping transportation and environmental service lines.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with a substantial transportation planning practice serving state DOTs, transit agencies, and municipalities on corridor-scale projects — broad incumbent.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering and planning consultancy with significant transportation planning, traffic engineering, and Complete Streets practices serving municipal clients — broad incumbent competitor.
• Iteris: Transportation consulting and technology firm offering traffic engineering, safety, and smart mobility services to public agencies — broader in scope but overlapping in traffic engineering.

Direct peers

• Toole Design Group: National multimodal transportation design firm specializing in bicycle, pedestrian, and Complete Streets planning — directly competes for the same municipal and DOT active transportation work.
• Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates: Boutique transportation planning firm focused on transit, multimodal, and active transportation — directly overlapping Parisi's transit and Safe Routes to School offerings.
• Fehr & Peers: Closely comparable West Coast-based transportation planning and traffic engineering consultancy with similar multi-modal and Complete Streets capabilities serving cities, counties, and transit agencies.
• Kittelson & Associates: Transportation engineering and planning consultancy with deep multimodal, traffic engineering, and safety analysis practices serving public agencies — direct competitor on corridor and safety studies.
• Sam Schwartz: Transportation planning and engineering firm with a strong multimodal and Complete Streets portfolio serving public sector clients in major U.S. metros.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 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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