Richard G. Dowling, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal

Dr. Richard G. Dowling, P.E. is a licensed Civil and Traffic Engineer in the State of California.  He has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering operations, research and education as a municipal employee and as a consultant.

Dr. Dowling has been the principal investigator for several National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) projects including: NCHRP 3-55(2), Planning Techniques for Estimating Speed and Level of Service, NCHRP 25-21, Predicting Short-Term and Long-Term Air Quality Effects of Traffic-Flow Improvement Projects, and NCHRP 3-70, Multimodal Level of Service for Urban Streets.

Dr. Dowling is currently chairman of the Transportation Research Board committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (AHB40).  He was extensively involved in the development of the 1994, 1997 and Year 2000 Highway Capacity Manuals.  He developed the TRAFFIX™ software to aid analysts in the application of the Highway Capacity Manual to traffic impact analyses.

Professional Registration
Civil Engineer - California
Traffic Engineer - California

Professional Societies
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Transportation Research Board

Education
Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Transportation Planning, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Civil Engineering (Honors), University of California, Berkeley