Strategic Transport Planning & Policy

McCormick Rankin Cagney excels in multimodal strategic transportation planning and policy development for State and Local Government clients plus large private sector clients. The consultancy services provides include:

• Strategic transportation planning
• Road network planning and development
• Demand forecasting
• Strategic transport modeling
• Transit patronage forecasting
• Transport policy development.

McCormick Rankin Cagney is also an agent for the strategic modeling software (PTV VISUM) and simulation modeling software (PTV VISSIM) used by state and local governments across Australia including Queensland Transport.

Public Transport Mass Rapid Transit

While McCormick Rankin Cagney has unrivalled experience in the strategic planning, design and operation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), we provide a complete range of consultancy services for all public transport modes from planning and design through to operation including:

• Operational planning of fixed route transit and para-transit systems
• Rapid transit systems (LRT, busways, heavy rail, ferries, commuter rail and people movers)
• Vehicle technology assessments
• Financial assessments
• Detailed station and guideway design
• Maintenance and servicing facilities planning
• Ridership forecasting and fare strategies. McCormick Rankin Cagney’s staff members have held executive management positions with a number of major transit properties and accordingly bring a unique operator's perspective to its projects.

Traffic Engineering & Network Operations

McCormick Rankin Cagney has extensive experience in the areas of traffic engineering and network operations having completed over 2500 traffic impact assessment reports for both private and public sector clients. Many of McCormick Rankin Cagney staff have previously worked within both state and local government agencies managing major road networks. We have been involved with planning, designing and managing traffic control centres and busway control centres.

Other traffic engineering services provided include local area studies, parking management studies, intersection analysis, traffic simulation modeling and road network operational performance reviews. We have recently expanded our service offering in-house qualified road safety auditors.

McCormick Rankin Cagney also has the unique capability of planning and managing the transportation logistics for major sporting and cultural events. This work is usually undertaken over a 2 year period leading up to the actual event. Recent examples include the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2003 International Rotary Convention (we are now retained by Rotary International to assist with this annual event worldwide) and the 2003 Brisbane Airshow. Services include

• Traffic Engineering Impact Assessment Intersection design
• Traffic signal phasing design
• Detailed design of urban arterial roads
• Traffic simulation modelling
• Pedestrian Demand Analysis
• Reports for the Planning and Environment Court
• Residential Street Management Studies
• Area wide transport studies
• Incident management operations
• Road safety audits

Intelligent Transport Systems

McCormick Rankin Cagney’s specialist ITS staff are known for developing creative solutions over a full range of services from conceptual planning through design and implementation on all types of ITS projects. The firm provides consulting services for the range of ITS systems and devices including:functional design, detail design and contract administration. Services include:

• Functional specification & operational policy
• ITS system design & specification
• Traffic signal design (Electrical)
• Street lighting design
• Contract administration
• Asset management

Urban Development

Our urban development staff are recognised for handling complex multidisciplinary urban projects from planning through to detailed design and construction administration. McCormick Rankin Cagney works within its private sector client within the development industry to assist with: 

• Residential and industrial subdivision design
• Concept estimates & feasibility studies
• Stormwater drainage impact assessments
• Stormwater quality management planning
• Water and wastewater planning and design
• Construction and project management
• Construction certification
• Contract administration and claims management

Services also include:

• Subdivision design and construction services (roadworks, drainage, water supply and sewerage)
• Stormwater Drainage Management
• Reports for the Planning and Environment Court
• Expert witness services for development projects

Executive Management Support

McCormick Rankin Cagney provide a range of management services supporting major initiatives. These services include:

• Strategy development
• Business planning
• Policy development
• Organisational restructures
• Change management
• Knowledge management

Transport Infrastructure

Our professional staff have over 20 years experience with planning, designing and contract documentation of transport infrastructure projects for both private and public sector clients. The projects have ranged from two-lane rural facilities to complex urban freeway systems, major interchanges and mass rapid transit systems including busways, light rail and freeway HOV facilities.

McCormick Rankin Cagney has also prepared various planning and design guidelines and standards for numerous states governments in Australia and New Zealand.