Reason Foundation

President
CRSPE, Inc

Bio

Chris Swenson, president of CRSPE, Inc., has been involved in numerous aspects of transportation engineering and planning for 23 years. Mr. Swenson is nationally known for his
work in the development of market-based transportation demand management programs, particularly variably priced tolls. He has personally supervised Project Development and Environment (PD&E) studies, the development of area-wide master plans, and large transportation corridor planning projects, as well as traditional and non-traditional transportation financing projects. While much of Mr. Swenson’s experience is in his home state of Florida, he has also supervised or participated in transportation studies in California, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Virginia and Arizona. Mr. Swenson has authored multiple papers and has presented at numerous conferences including the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, annual meetings of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the annual meeting of ITS America, and the ITS World Congress. Mr. Swenson received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree in 1984 from the Georgia Institute of Technology followed by a Master of Science in Civil Engineering, also from the Georgia Institute of Technology, in 1985. Mr. Swenson is a registered engineer in the state of Florida.