Engineering firm newest partner of GVFTMA
RETTEW to work with agency on improving transportation, infrastructure
UPPER MERION » The Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Assoc. (GVF) has added another partner in the agency’s efforts to improve transportation and infrastructure throughout the region.
RETTEW, an engineering firm headquartered in Lancaster and with an office in Conshohocken, has been named to GVF’s growing list of partners.
“We truly appreciate the support of RETTEW as a new partner and we look forward to working with them towards our common goal of improving mobility and infrastructure throughout the region,” Rob Henry,
executive director, GVF said in a press release.
GVF works with the private and public sectors to advocate and educate employers, their employees and residents on Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) strategies, according to Maureen Farrell, deputy executive director, GVF.
“Through transportation planning, data analysis, we can develop customized reports for large employers identifying where their employees are commuting from. We will also advocate, on their behalf, for infrastructure projects that may positively (or negatively) impact their community or business,” she said.
Farrell added that the needs of each partner are discussed early on in the relationship. GVF then helps the organizations implement the strategies.
Farrell added that the partners are important to the efforts of GVF.
“Whether we are advocating for an extension of a rail line, trail connection or innovative programming to help people and goods move around easier, we are stronger when we are working together,” she said.
Founded in 1969, RETTEW has grown from a small, local firm to become a company with 11 offices and more than 350 employees. RETTEW’s expertise includes civil, transportation, environmental and structural engineering; site planning and design; surveying; safety consulting; subsurface utility engineering; and design-build services.
“RETTEW is excited to be a partner of GVF. Transportation design and engineering have been a part of RETTEW’s nearly 50-year history. We share GVF’s passion for enhancing our communities and look forward to collaborating on the improvement of the region’s transportation infrastructure,” Chad Dixon, regional manager, RETTEW said in the release.
Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Assoc. is a not-forprofit organization founded in 1990. According to Farrell, the organization works with a number of different sectors including: corporations, medical institutions, municipalities, engineering/planning and special services, developers, law firms, financial institutions, colleges and universities, transit providers, hotels, tourism, bike stores, national park services and small businesses.
GVF works with employers that have anywhere from 800 to 10,000 employees.
For more information about Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association visit www.gvftma.com.