Together with Tim and Manuel in Seattle, Geoff Slater’s arrival in our Boston office ensures that Nelson\Nygaard can offer hands-on experience in designing, implementing and trouble-shooting all aspects of transit operations from coast to coast.

Geoff has been involved in the planning and design of transit services in North America and overseas since 1980. Before consulting, Geoff was Director of Planning for Boston's MBTA, the fifth largest transit agency in the country. There, he was responsible for short range service planning, long range capital planning, development of new services, and the development of new methods to improve service quality and delivery. As part of this work, he developed phase 1 of the Silver LIne, which was one of the first Bus Rapid Transit services in the United States. Other notable projects have included the redesign of commuter rail service throughout post-apartheid South Africa, and the redesign of bus services in many American cities.

Geoff's initial assignments at Nelson\Nygaard include being the project manager for the Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit Development Plan, which is intended to revitalize bus service in the Pittsburgh area, and the George Washington Region Transit Policy Plan, which includes the development of a new Regional Transportation Authority to improve and expand transit in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area.

Please join us in welcoming Geoff to our Boston practice. He can be reached at gslater@nelsonnygaard.com