Fehr & Peers
Transportation planning and engineering for public agencies and private developers, headquartered in Walnut Creek.
About
When a city wants to know what a new housing development will do to rush-hour traffic, or a transit agency needs ridership forecasts for a new line, it often hires a transportation consultancy. Fehr & Peers is one, and its corporate headquarters sits at 100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 600, in Walnut Creek, a short walk from the BART station. The firm's website lists this address for both the headquarters and its Walnut Creek office, and names further offices across California and in Oregon, Washington, Florida and Washington, D.C. Kathrin Tellez is recorded as a principal in the chamber's files.
Transportation planning and engineering
The firm describes its work as transportation planning and engineering for public and private clients. It is not a general management consultancy, despite the category under which it was imported into this directory.
Firms in this field typically take on traffic impact and vehicle-miles-traveled analysis for environmental review under CEQA, travel demand modeling and forecasting, active transportation plans for walking and cycling, roadway safety plans, parking and curb management studies, and corridor and transit planning. Which of these the Walnut Creek office handles, and for whom, is a question for the firm itself; it has not reviewed this page.
Engaging a transportation consultant
Public agencies usually hire a firm like this through a request for qualifications or proposals, while developers and architects contract directly for studies tied to a project application. Either way, agree on a written scope that names the study area, the intersections or corridors to be analyzed, the method the reviewing agency expects, and the deliverables. Ask who will manage the project day to day and which staff hold California professional engineer registration, then check those names with the state Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Build in time for agency review cycles, which can take longer than the analysis itself.
Where the work reaches
The headquarters is in central Contra Costa County, close to Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Alamo, Danville, Martinez and Orinda, but a multi-office firm of this kind usually works on projects throughout California and in the other states where it keeps offices.
The chamber's record lists 925-295-0241, which appears to be a direct line. The firm's website gives 925-977-3200 as the corporate main number and 925-930-7100 for the Walnut Creek office; call one of those to confirm before visiting.
Services
Typical for this type of businessStudies of how a proposed project changes traffic and vehicle miles traveled, prepared for environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act and the agency's own guidelines.
Building and running regional or local travel models to forecast how many people will drive, ride transit, walk or cycle under different land-use and network scenarios.
Bicycle and pedestrian master plans, safe routes to school and trail connections, usually prepared for cities and counties seeking state and federal grant funding.
Collision analysis and safety action plans that identify high-injury corridors and recommend engineering changes, often as a condition of federal safety program funding.
Parking occupancy counts, pricing and supply studies, and plans for loading zones, rideshare pickup and curb use in downtowns and around new development.
Details
Location and service area
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-3582
Common questions
Typical for this type of businessHow do public agencies hire a transportation consultant?
Usually through a request for qualifications or proposals, scored on experience, staff and approach, followed by a negotiated scope and fee. Smaller tasks may go through an on-call contract the agency already holds with several firms.
What does a traffic impact study involve?
Defining the study area, counting existing traffic, estimating trips from the project, and modeling the effect on intersections, corridors or vehicle miles traveled under the method the reviewing agency sets. Findings feed into the environmental document.
How long does a transportation study take?
A simple project study may take a few weeks; a citywide plan or model update can run a year or more. Agency review and public comment rounds often add as much time as the analysis itself, so build them into the schedule.
Who signs the engineering work?
Engineering documents in California are stamped by a registered professional engineer. Ask which engineer will be responsible, and confirm the registration on the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists website.
Before you hire
- Agree on a written scope naming the study area, analysis method and deliverables
- Ask who manages the project day to day and who stamps the engineering work
- Check the responsible engineer's registration with the state board
- Confirm the method the reviewing agency expects before analysis starts
- Allow time in the schedule for agency review and public comment
Resumen en español
Fehr & Peers es una firma de planificación e ingeniería de transporte con sede central en Pringle Avenue, en Walnut Creek, y oficinas en California, Oregón, Washington, Florida y Washington, D.C., según su sitio web. Atiende a clientes públicos y privados. Las firmas de este tipo suelen preparar estudios de impacto de tráfico, modelos de demanda de viajes, planes para peatones y ciclistas y planes de seguridad vial. Acuerde un alcance por escrito y confirme quién firmará el trabajo. El teléfono registrado es 925-295-0241; la oficina principal es 925-977-3200.
Details marked Verified were checked on September 29, 2026 against fehrandpeers.com. Other details come from public business records or describe what is typical for this type of business, as marked. Not yet confirmed by the business.
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