Sectors

Transport

Supporting informed decision making in the transport sector

We analyse and solve complex problems, build stronger strategies and inform better decisions for the passenger, freight and transport instructure sectors.

Transport plays a critical role in supporting economic growth and development, enhancing social integration, and in achieving environmental sustainability. It is also a sector facing considerable change with new technology impacting modes, methods, and frequency of travel. The transport sector’s challenges are compounded by the requirement for significant and ongoing investment in long-life infrastructure assets, and the need to meet expectations around safety, accessibility and environmental impact.

Since 2013, NineSquared has maintained a strong focus on advising both public and private sector organisations in the transport sector, improving and enhancing their capability to make informed, data-led, evidence based decisions. .Our team has deep experience of working with both private and public organisations, having forged world leading expertise in freight and passenger transport, safety, infrastructure and technology investment, pricing and transport policy and regulation. Combined with ongoing investment in transport specific tools and analytical capabilities, we offer an unparalleled team of transport experts to inform your investment and policy decision making.

How we help our clients

As transport industry leaders contend with a rapidly increasing volume of new data and ongoing challenges, our team of transport consultants and sectoral experts deliver insights and advice in the following ways:

Assessing and prioritising investments. Using cost benefit analysis and other evaluation frameworks we assess the social, economic and financial impacts of transport infrastructure projects and policies in a way that is rigorous, defensible and transparent.
Developing transport sectoral strategy and policies. Decision makers have access to more data than ever, but not knowing how to interpret and make sense of it can lead to less than optimal decisions and outcomes. We use a data informed, evidence based approach to development of freight and passenger transport strategies and policies that help leaders take their next steps.
Navigating regulatory access and pricing arrangements in the transport sector. Changes to regulatory access and pricing arrangements creates uncertainty for business. We assist clients by negotiating access and pricing arrangements in relation to regulated transport infrastructure to minimise costs and reduce uncertainty.
Apply advanced data analysis to assess and benchmark fares and pricing decisions. NineSquared has led the way internationally and in Australia in the assembly and analysis of fares and pricing decisions. We use ticketing data and draw from the NineSquared fares database to inform fares and ticketing strategies that meet organisational objectives and customer needs.