Transportation System Planning
transportation system planningVJS-TC is expert in the planning, analysis, engineering, design and management of public transportation systems. It offers strategic planning and funding solutions.
transportation system planning services


Defense Program Management and Logistics Support

defense contractorVJS-TC is

registered with the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registry (CCR).

VJS-TC was recently contracted to provide technical and program management support to the US Navy Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) in Bremerton, Washington.

defense program management and support services

Valerie J. Southern - transportation planning and safety transportation consultant

Valerie J. Southern – Transportation Consultant, LLC (VJS-TC) was established in 1998.  The firm is located in Fairfax, Virginia.  VJS-TC provides transportation planning and traffic engineering services to Federal, State, regional, county, local and tribal governments and to larger engineering and planning firms.

VJS-TC planning expertise covers all modes of transportation: highway, local roadway, transit, park and ride, rail, freight, ferry, pedestrian, bicycle and recreational trail systems. VJS-TC is expert in federal transportation policy and programs, innovative finance and federal SAFETEA-LU funding and smart growth land use-transportation concepts through context sensitive design. VJS-TC prepares Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs), transportation improvement programs (TIPs) and transportation impact analyses (TIAs). The firm conducts national transportation research and provides expert testimony.

VJS-TC offers a broad spectrum of transportation engineering services in traffic data collection, maintenance of traffic (MoT), level-of-service, system capacity and operational analysis, safety and accident assessments, cost estimating and traffic signal operations and timing.

VJS-TC attributes its success to the extensive experience and knowledge of its key personnel. The VJS-TC President, Valerie J. Southern, has 30 years of experience in transportation systems analysis, management, administration and planning. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. The VJS-TC Senior Transportation Engineer, Gary A. Norris, P.E., P.T.O.E., has 35 years of experience in traffic and transportation engineering.  He holds a Masters in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington.

 
  • Senior Transportation Engineer is licensed in the States of Idaho, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia and Washington
  • Certified as a minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) in the States of Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.
  • Certified as a women-owned small business (WOSB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
  • Registered in the DoD Central Contractor Register (CCR) – CAGE Code 1M3U2.
  • Holder of two General Services Administration (GSA) contracts: GS-10F-0258M and GS-33F-0004U.
  • Membership: Virginia Transportation and Construction Alliance (VTCA), National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA), Institute of Management Consultants USA, Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
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