Mobility that matters. Access that endures.

Consultants to the transit industry for 30 years

We’re a firm of of transportation professionals, dedicated to providing assistance to local, state, and federal organizations to improve public transportation services. For the last 30 years, we’ve helped to connect communities — big and small, urban and rural, dense and remote — across the nation. We believe that good transit is critical to developing healthy communities, and that everyone deserves access.

Deep roots Experience Community engagement Innovation

Deep roots

Our deep roots, understanding, and experience give us unparalleled insights.

Experience

Proven ability and experience of our staff. Compare the experience and success of our staff with our competitors.

Community engagement

Engage with the community, provide site visits for every project.

Innovation

Innovation and change are essential to moving forward.

Our team

  • 30

    years' experience

  • 28

    staff members

  • 1,202

    projects

  • 42

    states with KFH projects

Three old friends — Sue Knapp, Fred Fravel, and Ken Hosen — launched KFH Group in the basement of a house in Bethesda, Maryland in 1995. The modest company they started has grown into one of the nation’s most respected public transportation consulting firms, and we’ve improved mobility for millions of people.

Jimmy McGuire

Transportation Planner I

Jimmy McGuire is an experienced Transportation Planner with over a decade of expertise in GIS, working across local government and consulting sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in urban studies with a GIS certification and has created maps for a diverse range of clients, including government agencies at the local and state levels, utility companies, transit organizations, as well as both for-profit and non-profit entities.

Sue Knapp

Principal

Ms. Sue Knapp is a Principal at KFH Group with over forty-seven years of experience providing assistance to public transit operators and policy makers on all levels of government and throughout the country. She brings experience in planning and costing innovative public, private, and specialized transportation services to the project team.

Joel Eisenfeld

Principal Transportation Planner

Joel Eisenfeld has 30 years of transportation experience concerning policy, operations and administration of public transit services and human services transportation at the local, state, and federal government levels. His background includes fixed route transit and paratransit planning, operations, system design, needs assessment, operational/performance evaluation, human service transportation coordination, development of state program management and policy, and data reporting/monitoring.

Ridhima Mehrotra

Transportation Planner II

Ms. Mehrotra is a Transportation Planner with over eight years of transit planning experience and four years in urban design and architecture. She focuses on improving connections between communities and transportation in a safe and accessible manner. She has contributed to several public transit development plans, ADA and paratransit, pedestrian accessibility, and Title VI equity analysis studies. She has advanced skills in GIS, data analysis and visualization, cartography, and graphic design.

Jimmy McGuire

Transportation Planner I

Jimmy McGuire is an experienced Transportation Planner with over a decade of expertise in GIS, working across local government and consulting sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in urban studies with a GIS certification and has created maps for a diverse range of clients, including government agencies at the local and state levels, utility companies, transit organizations, as well as both for-profit and non-profit entities.

Sue Knapp

Principal

Ms. Sue Knapp is a Principal at KFH Group with over forty-seven years of experience providing assistance to public transit operators and policy makers on all levels of government and throughout the country. She brings experience in planning and costing innovative public, private, and specialized transportation services to the project team.

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Our work

We collaborate with states, communities, and transit agencies to deliver evidence-based transportation solutions—improving mobility, expanding opportunity, and supporting sustainable systems that adapt to future needs.

    Improved bus stop facilities 
in historic Takoma Park

    Bus Stop Improvement Plan

    City of Takoma Park, Maryland

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    A statewide transit & mobility plan for Michigan

    Michigan Statewide Coordinated Transportation Plans

    Southwest Michigan Planning Commission & Michigan Department of Transportation

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    Expanding access 
in the capitol’s suburbs

    Flex Microtransit Assessment

    Montgomery County, Maryland

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