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RONALD MARVIN ROBERTS, JR

 

Ron is an AICP planner and holds a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis on Regional and Urban Planning. He has 20 + years experience working with a broad cross-section of federal and state agencies and possesses the experience and contacts needed to work with these external entities successfully for planning and studies, grant applications and project implementation. Ron has presented at multiple national and state conferences on Transportation Demand Management, Mobility Management, Transit legislation and Human Service Transportation and was the Atlanta regions first Mobility Manager.
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Ron is a proven ‘thought leader’ in transportation innovation related to mobility management, aging in place and transportation demand management. His skill and track record for creating a study, securing grant funding, and implementation is well known among his peers. As a Smyrna, Ga resident, Ron has been on the Smyrna Planning and Zoning Board for 4 years and actively participates in a myriad of studies and plans conducted by the cities, community improvement districts, and Cobb County as a whole.

Ron has presented at Georgia Planning Association (GPA) meetings and nationally at the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) conferences. He has been an active member of several committees of the Georgia Transit Association (GTA) and is a Board Member for Enoch Ministries.​​
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TESTIMONIALS

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Mr. Roberts has been a respected transportation leader around Metro Atlanta for many years. Mr. Roberts is very professional, he keeps the commitments that he makes, and respected by his peers. I also worked with Mr. Roberts while we served in the Georgia Transit Association's committees, and Mr. Roberts was very effective in developing GTA's mobility management strategy.

Mr. Roberts would be an asset to any team, and I would certainly recommend him for positions that need a seasoned transportation professional.

ROBERT HIETT

Interim Executive Director
Three Rivers Regional Commission

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I worked with Ron in his capacity working on the Georgia Commute Options (GCO) program at HNTB, under contract with GDOT. Ron was always very proactive and went above and beyond in his role on the GCO contract. He continually proposed new and innovative approaches for the GCO program and was instrumental in making the program a success.

MATTHEW FOWLER

Program Delivery Manager
​Special Projects
Georgia Department of Transportation

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I had the pleasure of working collaboratively with Ron in Cobb County coordinating human service transportation for DHS clients . Ron's enthusiasm and grasp of transit needs related to special needs clients, and transit access through travel training was very beneficial for DHS clients utilizing public transit for mobility options. Ron looks for innovative ways to improve transit services and is passionate in helping others and making a positive difference in the  communities he serves.

MICHELE NYSTROM

Rural Transit Group Leader
Georgia Department of Transportation

 

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WHAT WE DO

We can perform a variety of studies, prepare grant submissions and lead the implementation efforts. We want to help your agency or organization to develop effective, non-traditional transportation solutions to maximize the performance and cost savings of existing transportation investments.

Developing a balanced, multi-modal transportation system supports more efficient and flexible land use alternatives for both public agencies and commercial developers. Let us help you to succeed and face the growing issues surrounding our aging society and the demands that will be made on paratransit transportation.

Our guiding principle is to increase the availability of convenient travel choices for everyone. Let us help you to better benefit your communities, employers, developers and citizens through better usage of federal funding, transportation infrastructure spending, and programs. By doing so
we can help alleviate congestion, improve air quality, help with employee retention, and increase ridership while also helping to keep costs down.
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• RTPZ can help design multi-modal and/or comprehensive approaches to analyze alternatives and impacts on rural, suburban, and urban transportation systems to influence beneficial outcomes, and we can physically help tabulate the ridership and commuter preferences.
  
  
• RTPZ can help with Human Service Transportation (HST) and mobility management through the planning, grants and implementation of programs such as Travel Training, Transportation Voucher programs and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and any associated grant work.
  
  
• RTPZ can facilitate and lead discussions with employers to help them design and implement car-sharing, vanpooling and telework options that help them with parking issues, air quality, relocations, and employee retention.
  
  
• RTPZ manage parking studies, park and ride lot safety assessments and fiscal analysis of the benefits of alternative transportationto employers/employees.
  
  
• RTPZ can assist with the preparation and document collection required for Federal Transit administration Triennial Reviews and National Transit Data (NTD) reporting.
  
  
• RTPZ can design routes and obtain transportation resources required for any temporary or permanent transportation needs that you may have.
  
  
• RTPZ  can create resource and materials for a multidisciplinary approach to help behavioral changes that persuade drivers to abandon single-occupancy vehicles and try more sustainable alternative options such as transit, car pooling, vanpools, biking, and walking.
  
  
• RTPZ can create operation and maintenance (O&M) analysis materials to help decision makers best identify the economic benefit of suggested transportation solutions.
  
  
• RTPZ can produce Traffic Impact Analysis and Trip Generation reports that help decision makers discern the level of service and impacts a prospective business may have on a corridor.
  
  
• RTPZ can provide Travel Demand Model reports and collect data on modal splits that help improve transit, routes, and system design.
  
  
• RTPZ will help to draft and implement required FTA Emergency Management materials and also directly work with FEMA/GEMA to produce emergency plans.
  
  
• RTPZ can facilitate required Drug and Alcohol Training classes and Travel Training Classes.
  
  
• RTPZ Can produce Traffic Volume Studies that collects data on number and type of vehicles/pedestrians/bikes for the purposes of traffic safety design and bus stop positioning.
  
  
• RTPZ can help agencies with commuter satisfaction document preparations for data collection and can also employ ‘mystery transit riders’ to help gather data on transit service and drivers.
  
  
• RTPZ can handle zoning applications and presentations to planning and zoning boards and councils.
  
  
• RTPZ can work with school districts to help plan and implement bus routing more efficiently, to help introduce STEAM approved curriculum related to alternative transportation, and to help raise awareness regarding idling in car pool lanes.
  
  
• RTPZ can assist with CDBG grant applications, OneGeorgia Grants and other economic development efforts.

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OUR PURPOSE

Roberts Transportation, Planning, and Zoning (RTPZ) is looking to assist rural, suburban and urban public agencies that provide transit. We also desire to work with, commercial developers, special-purpose districts, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO’s) , non-profit organizations, van pool providers, employers and transportation management associations (TMAs). 

On the front end Roberts Transportation Planning & Zoning will help you to define/enhance future policies, goals, identify funding sources and designs that will prepare for future needs and to address any current problems.  During middle of the process we will draft the grants and set up any required federal reporting or other reporting required for the grants and/or other funding sources. And we are there through to the end to help implement the desired changes and to continue necessary reporting schedules.

The end result will be a collaborative process that incorporates the input of the stakeholders, which includes but is not limited to, various government agencies, the public and private businesses.​
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