Articles & Papers

An Alternative to LOS: A traffic-impact analysis standard based on auto trips generated
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2008 ANNUAL MEETING

This research paper is based on a study that Eisen|Letunic worked on for reforming San Francisco’s use, for CEQA purposes, of automobile level of service at intersections. It was co-written by Niko, Rachel Hiatt of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and Christopher E. Ferrell, PhD, of Dowling Associates.

Niko's article, published in APA's national monthly magazine, offers suggestions for creating planning documents that are attractive, interesting, accessible and both visually and conceptually engaging.

This article provides practical information to CEQA planners on the issue of impacts from global climate change, including eight concrete approaches for analyzing such impacts in CEQA documents. Written by Niko and Michael Hendrix, air quality scientist with the Chambers Group, the article is based on a white paper published by the Association of Environmental Professionals in June 2007.

Victoria and Niko wrote this article describing the Alameda Countywide Strategic Pedestrian Plan, which our firm developed for the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority. The plan—our firm's very first project—won a 2007 award from the Northern California section of APA in the focused issue category.

Niko was prompted to write this article by the lack of official state guidance on how to address global warming in general plans. The article began to fill this “guidance deficit” by laying out a framework through which cities and counties can address the most important considerations related to global warming in the context of their general plans.

This article examines the use of thresholds of significance under CEQA and provides a six-step guide for public agencies to follow in developing thresholds for use in their environmental review process. The article—co-written by Niko and Christopher E. Ferrell, PhD, of Dowling Associates—is based on research conducted by Niko for a study on reforming San Francisco's use, for CEQA purposes, of automobile levels of service at intersections.