Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Daniel Crotty is a transportation planning professional with experience supporting complex, multi-agency planning and programming efforts at the local, regional, state, and national levels. His work focuses on helping agencies translate planning goals, policy objectives, and technical analysis into practical, implementable decisions. He has served in roles such as Deputy Project Manager, Task Manager, and planning-side lead on multidisciplinary teams, with responsibility for coordinating scopes, aligning expectations with clients, and keeping projects moving in environments where priorities and constraints are often evolving. His client experience includes work for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Port of Philadelphia, 30+ Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and numerous municipalities. Areas of experience include: • Federal discretionary grant preparation strategies • Freight mobility planning and project prioritization • Long-range transportation plan development and updates • MPO program and policy support • Multimodal data collection and analysis • Transportation policy and regulatory development • Project performance measurement • Smart transportation solutions coordination and integration • Advisory committee design, recruitment, and facilitation • Strategic planning and implementation program development • Transit system cost allocation principles and reporting • Truck parking supply and demand analysis Daniel has contributed to dozens of planning studies, technical memoranda, and policy documents, often serving in coordination, synthesis, and quality-management roles for final deliverables. He has also supported and facilitated numerous advisory committees, working groups, and stakeholder forums, including MPO boards, freight advisory committees, and interagency coordination groups. In addition, Daniel has contributed to dozens of federal discretionary grant applications across programs such as TIGER/BUILD/RAISE, INFRA/MEGA, CRISI, ATTAIN, and FTA Bus & Bus Facilities. Collectively, these efforts have supported successful grant awards totaling hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation infrastructure and mobility projects. Daniel is an AICP-certified planner and approaches transportation consulting with a systems-oriented, implementation-focused mindset. Much of his work occurs upstream of visible outcomes, helping agencies make informed decisions under limited resources, competing priorities, and tight timelines.
Led complex, multi-agency transportation planning efforts across Florida with a focus on freight, MPO support, and emerging technologies. • Served as Deputy Project Manager for FDOT District 6 Countywide Freight Improvement Plan / Freight Village Countywide Analysis (FM 437947-1-12-01). • Led key components of FDOT District 4 Truck Parking Engineering Analyses (TWO 21 & 22), integrating GIS, field data, and supply-demand modeling into implementable recommendations. • Developed decision-support frameworks including annotated matrices, GIS layers, and prioritization tools linking policy, analysis, and programming. • Supported FDOT Office of Policy Planning review of all 27 Florida MPOs’ 2024–2026 UPWPs, normalizing funding by match, formula, and discretionary grant for statewide consistency. • Analyzed Texas MPO travel policies by regulatory authority, improving auditability and long-term maintainability. • Actively contributed to FDOT and MPO client service teams (CSTs) as a leader and member to deepen client value discovery and cultivate strategic relationships. • Contributed to major pursuits including Miami-Dade TPO GPC and SFRTA GEC, authoring narratives on mobility, first/last mile connectivity, TOD, and strategic alignment. • Helped establish and elevate HNTB’s Integrated Planning Services by advocating for broader recognition of planning beyond PD&E, contributing to internal collaboration platforms, and supporting development of HNTB’s public-facing Integrated Planning narrative. • Recognized for translating complex analysis into actionable, defensible outputs and strengthening HNTB’s planning role within an engineering-driven environment.
• Supported Florida-Based Intermodal Planning Efforts • Pursued Planning Contracts with Government Entities (e.g., DOTs, MPOs, municipalities) • Established Firm-Wide Equity and Environmental Justice Subcommittee and Facilitated Meetings
• Launched a new Transit and Mobility service line for SEPI from its South Florida office, identifying strategic opportunities in a growing market segment. • Researched best practices for expanding service offerings and conducted analysis of client needs, available resources, and team capabilities. • Developed an initial 6-month business plan outlining the service line’s vision, objectives, performance measures, and phased growth strategy. • Led execution of a business plan through internal team building, market research, external outreach, and financial management. • Assembled teams and proposals for government planning project pursuits. • Assisted in the FDOT pre-qualification process for all applicable SEPI staff.
Associate Planner II responsibilities + Project Management and Subject Matter Expert roles.
Associate Planner I responsibilities + Staff Management and Market Development roles • Staff Management: Responsible for production staff members in the areas of task management mentoring, establishing goals, providing feedback on performance, ensuring deadline compliance, performing quality assurance checks on deliverables, identifying and resolving workplace problems, and approving time sheets and paid time off requests. • Market Development: Responsible for working with teaming partners (prime consultants, sub-consultants, planning partners) to organize, produce, and submit proposals for government contracts related to transportation planning projects.
• Task Management: Responsible for the production of multiple tasks/deliverables within each project. • Subject Matter Immersion: Responsible for acquiring industry knowledge and applying data analysis techniques and problem solving strategies to meet client needs.
Public Involvement, Historic Preservation, Assisting the Senior Planner, Meeting Minutes, Photographer