Steven B. Colman, PTP
Principal

Steven B. Colman is a Principal of Dowling Associates, and has 30 years of experience in transportation planning.  Mr. Colman’s work has involved travel forecasting, circulation elements of general plans, preparation of EIR/EIS transportation sections, planning of transit centers and routes, congestion management, and transportation finance.  He frequently contributes to transportation projects addressing complex or controversial issues.  Mr. Colman has taught or co-taught University and University Extension courses on transportation planning, demand modeling, and traffic impact analyses. He has served as a part-time instructor at San Jose State University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation planning.

As an experienced project manager of transportation planning studies, Mr. Colman’s responsibilities have included covering long- and short-range transit planning and patronage forecasting, financial analysis, transit surveys, and transit data collection and analyses.  Other studies focused on park-and-ride programs, intermodal centers, light rail and heavy rail extensions, and historic trolleys. 
Mr. Colman’s projects have included the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit EIR and Alternatives Analysis, Southeast/Southwest Area Plan EIR Traffic and Circulation Studies for the City of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa General Plan Update and the Oakland General Plan Update.  Additionally, Mr. Colman is experienced with different transportation model environments, including UTPS, TRANPLAN, EMME/2, MINUTP and QRS-II.