arc traffic + transport was established by Anton Reisch in early 2011 following 18 years of work with Chris Stapleton at Stapleton Transportation & Planning. Further to 2 years of work with Ason Group as Principal Transport Consultant, Anton re-established arc traffic + transport in September 2020.
We have an extensive knowledge of all aspects of transport planning, and our careful research, analysis and adherence to detail has marked arc traffic + transport as one of the most reliable and respected transport consultancies in the industry. Over recent years, we have also advanced our urban and regional planning skills, grounding our work within the Placemaking and Movement & Place frameworks so as to provide transport solutions that not only meet broader access, traffic and parking requirements, but more importantly understand each individual development within its own context to ensure equitable, sustainable and economically responsible solutions.
We retain a fierce independence in our approach to every task, while our communication skills and reports provide the clear and precise detail required to meet and exceed the expectations of all clients, be they small architectural firms, Government agencies or international corporations.
Our aim is to provide the highest level of professionalism across the spectrum of traffic and transport planning projects; to maintain our integrity and independence through all our work; to always work collaboratively with clients, authorities and key stakeholders to ensure efficient and sustainable outcomes; and to keep innovating so as to develop solutions for today and into the future.
Almost every development project will raise issues in regard to access, traffic and parking; this is as true for a two-bedroom attic conversion in Rose Bay as it is for a multi-billion-dollar coal mine extension (preferably not located in Rose Bay). arc traffic + transport has provided assessments for both these and a myriad of other developments in-between, always with the same basic role – to provide a clear and concise description of the current operation of the local transport environment, and how that environment would operate further to the approval of a project.
Traffic consultants have the benefit of reporting, essentially, numbers - a traffic flow of X; Y parking spaces required; or an access driveway of width Z. These can be 'ticked off' against the appropriate guidelines and standards and are difficult to contest. What sets arc traffic + transport apart is providing the X-Y-Z in response to the right questions.
We have always worked closely with our Clients, and key stakeholders - local Councils, Roads & Maritime, Transport NSW, and the local community - to develop an agreed scope of work for each project, a scope of work that often includes local issues that will not be identified by viewing a site on Google Maps. That does not mean that issues outside of the established scope of work will not arise, but again arc traffic + transport has always dealt with those issues in a consultative manner and ensured that any additional issues that do arise are examined prior to submission.
Critically, the determination of future traffic and transport operations does not always reflect a straightforward beneficial outcome for a Client; representing a Client to the very best of our ability requires us to fully disclose to the Client potential detrimental impacts of a project, and with them work through appropriate mitigation measures. arc traffic + transport has always maintained our independence in this regard; every report is prepared as if it were an independent representation to the NSW Land & Environment Court.
Judging by our long term and ongoing relationships with clients across the public and private sector, that level of integrity is still in demand.