7250 N. 16th Street, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone:  (602) 331-0600  
Fax:  (602)  331-7289
Email: info@lima-inc.com

 

 

What We Do

 

 

 

Multimodal Transportation Planning

Lima & Associates is a leader in multimodal transportation planning for metropolitan areas, small urban areas, and rural areas. We have prepared multimodal transportation plans throughout Arizona that have included roadway, transit, pedestrian, and bicycle elements. Our planning projects in Arizona include Pinal County, City of Maricopa, City of Casa Grande, Colorado River Region, Central Yavapai County, Verde Valley, Lake Havasu City, White Mountain Region, and Graham County. We have also been at the forefront of statewide transportation planning for Arizona from the initial 1994 State Transportation Plan to the 2005 Arizona Long-Range Plan (MoveAZ). Lima & Associates has also assisted other firms in developing transportation plans for a variety of communities throughout Arizona.


 Transit Planning  

Lima & Associates offers transit planning services as an integral part of the firm's multimodal transportation services.  We have conducted transit planning as part of our Arizona work on the City of Maricopa Small Area Transportation Study, Pinal County Transportation Plan 2000, and a variety of corridor planning studies.  In addition, we offer our transit planning services to local, county, and regional agencies.  In Arizona, we have performed transit feasibility studies for the City of Payson, City of Apache Junction, City of Casa Grande, Town of Camp Verde, and the Verde Valley.

Transportation Corridor Planning/
Access Management  

Lima & Associates has extensive experience in transportation corridor planning for state highways and county roads. We have conducted a number of corridor studies in Arizona including the US 60 Corridor Definition Study, I-40 Multimodal Corridor Profile Study from the California border to the New Mexico border, and SR 264 Multimodal Corridor Profile Study in northeastern Arizona through 154 miles of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation. In Maricopa County, Arizona we have provided a variety of traffic forecasting and analyses for corridor studies including McDowell Road, 51st/59th Avenue, Tuthill Road/Jackrabbit Trail, and Gilbert Road. Lima & Associates has also provided services in the development of access management plans including SR 95 from I-40 to the Bill Williams Bridge, SR 85 Access Management Study, and SR 169 Access Control Study.


Transportation Modeling

Lima & Associates is well known for our transportation modeling services throughout the transportation community. We have provided transportation modeling services to state, regional, county, and local agencies in Arizona, Nebraska, and Nevada.  We have developed or updated travel demand models for the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO), Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization (YMPO), Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO), Pinal County, and Verde Valley in Arizona; City of Lincoln, Columbus, and Kearney, Nebraska; and the Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission.  In addition, we have conducted traffic forecasting for a variety of major corridors in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area including I-17, proposed South Mountain Freeway, and I-10 Collector Distributor Roads. Lima & Associates also offers training in the use of the TransCAD software.


Geographical Information Systems (GIS)  

Lima & Associates has been at the forefront in GIS applications for transportation planning and modeling since the firm’s inception. GIS is an integral component of our transportation planning and modeling services. We apply GIS applications for all multimodal transportation and corridor planning projects to conduct GIS-based analyses and prepare GIS maps. Our staff is well versed in the application of ArcGIS and TransCAD GIS. Our GIS services for special projects have included the development of the Arizona Functional Classification GIS Database and for the 2003 Update of Climbing/Passing Lane Prioritization for Arizona state highways. We have also applied advanced GIS techniques such as dynamic segmentation to analyze road conditions and crash data.

Other Services  

Lima & Associates offers an array of other transportation services to our clients including the following:

Transportation Policy & Procedures

  • Development of Transportation Policies for Guiding Transportation Planning and Programming
  • Development of Procedures for Implementing Transportation Practices

General Plan/Circulation Elements

  • Preparation of GIS Maps for all General Plan Elements
  • Preparation of Circulation Elements for General Plans

Air Quality

  • Facilitation of Visioning for Air Quality Sustainability Programs
  • Preparation of Air Quality Outreach Programs
  • Modeling of Pollutant Emissions

Transportation Research

  • Research State-of-the-Art Transportation Practices
  • Research Effectiveness of Transportation Planning Methods
  • Research Effectiveness of Transportation Outreach Programs

Lima & Associates offers a multitude of consulting services to private and public organizations.  Since 1991 we have specialized transportation planning in the State of Arizona; however, we also provide services in the states of Nevada and Nebraska.  Most notably, we are known for multimodal transportation planning, corridor planning, transportation modeling, geographical information systems, access management, and transit planning.

In addition, we are routinely contracted to conduct a wide host of other services such as transportation policies and procedures, programming, GIS mapping and circulation elements for general plans, air quality studies, transportation research, and database creation.

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