RAE Consultants Inc. specializes in public transportation consulting, primarily in small urban and rural areas.  We have worked with transit agencies, states and transit associations throughout the United States over the last 30 years.  Our consulting, training and facilitation services focus on building the capacity of transit managers, their staff and their organizations to respond to the challenges of our times.

Rick Evans, founder of RAE Consultants, has over 30 years of experience as a manager, planner, trainer and coach in the public transit industry.  He has done transit studies for small urban and rural areas throughout the United States and has worked on a variety of related projects, including; coordination studies, safety and emergency preparedness, performance evaluations and program compliance reviews.  Rick holds a Masters Degrees in City Planning (MCP) and Education (M.Ed.).  He is certified to teach the Enneagram system of personalities and administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [MBTI].

Recent consulting projects have included:

Mr Evans was recently a key facilitator for the Community Transportation Association of America's (CTAA's) National Tribal Transit Conference in Reno, Nevada and the institute for Transportation in Washington, D.C.  In the mid 1990's he chaired the selection committee for the FTA Administrator's Award for Excellence in Rural and Public Intercity Bus Transportation.

RAE Consultants, Inc. also does related training, group faciliatation and business coaching.