Auckland's integrated Emme model facilitates the evaluation of public transport initiatives to address heavy reliance on cars and worsening congestion. The Northern Busway is 6 km of bus rapid transport along the congested State Highway 1 corridor with park-and-ride facilities. Planned with Emme and opened in 2008, 39% of passengers had never used public transport, and peak traffic was reduced by 500 cars. (Photo by Robyn Gallagher)

When Mayor Peñalosa tackled Bogotá's public transport system, he introduced Transmilenio bus rapid transit service, planned with Emme. Transmilenio is a transformative force, delivering unprecedented mobility to all segments of the population while improving air quality and public safety. Transmilenio has inspired dozens of cities to consider BRT as a catalyst for change. (Photo by Peter Danielsson courtesy of World Resources Institute)

Using Emme, Boston transformed its city center by sinking the elevated 3.5-mile Central Artery into a tunnel. Known as The Big Dig this unprecedented construction project was accompanied by the Ted Williams Tunnel to Logan International Airport and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (pictured above), making it the most expensive highway project in American history. (Photo by Natia Koiava)

The hub of South East Queensland, Brisbane is Australia's fastest growing region and the center of a robust Emme modeling community. Brisbane's ambitious TransApex plan is the biggest urban road project ever proposed in Australia, including construction of four new tunnels and a new bridge to better connect the city. Big thinkers think big with Emme. (Photo by Richard Hagen)

When apartheid collapsed, Cape Town turned to Emme for answers. Cape Town’s spatial structure and transport system had been shaped by strict residential segregation policies. To redress inequalities and manage urban renewal, an integrated land use and transportation planning process enabled the region to prepare for radically different transport demands resulting from de-segregation. (Photo by Danie van der Merwe)

Chicago took a leadership role in the 1950s with the Chicago Area Transportation Study. CATS (now CMAP) adopted Emme in 1989, and developed an integrated traffic and transit forecasting model that continues to serve Chicago's planning needs today.

The new Ring Rail line is the top priority for Helsinki's transport infrastructure. The facility will connect two commuter rail lines and serve 400 000 locals and commuters within 1 km of the stations. The 7 stations and 18 km of track, including 33 bridges and an 8-km tunnel under Helsinki's airport, will cost 590 M€. Helsinki is investing in its future, informed by Emme. (Photo by Längman Jyrki)

Hong Kong boasts the world's best public transport system, servicing over 90% of 12M daily trips. The remarkable Octopus contactless payment system renders the complex fare system seamless to travellers whether on metro, rail, tram, ferry, bus, or even a taxi. Emme is designed to handle the complex policies that address today's real-world challenges. (Photo courtesy Alvin Law)

During the 1980s, rapid urbanization and economic development in Malaysia meant dramatic growth in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. In response, public and private actors built a 1400-kilometre network of regional toll roads, up to 18 lanes wide, that stretch from Thailand to Singapore. To model this rapid expansion of infrastructure, Malaysia's planners turned to Emme.

From the Underground to its double-decker buses, London's public transport system is the most iconic in the world, and it's also one of the busiest. How will a public tansport system that is bursting at the seams handle the 2012 Olympics? Transport for London looks to Emme for answers.

In the 1980s, Madrid was a city in upheaval: income rose, car ownership increased, and cities sprouted across the capital region. To better understand the transport needs of an expanding area, Madrid turned to Emme. They've been extending rapid transit across the metropolitan area, integrating diverse modes of transport, and installing new HOV lanes in order to improve operations and encourage conservation. Where can Emme help bring your region?

With 30M trips daily, congestion in Mexico City is unavoidable. Planners fight back with Emme to offer commuters more choices. Emme was trusted for the economic analysis of the Chamapa toll highway. The predicted toll road usage and revenues proved to be so accurate that Emme was chosen for toll road studies throughout Mexico. (Photo by Jesse Michael Nix)

Once upon a time, planners could not account for queues in a regional model. "Too much data. Too slow. Too difficult," said some. Undeterred, Montreal's modellers are implementing operational models on a scale previously unseen. Montreal's Dynameq model will simulate the travel of 1.8M people, and inform decision makers like never before. Happy ending? We think so.

With both a storied subway system dating to the mid 1930s and a state-of-the-art monorail, not to mention buses, trams, trolleybuses, and three freeway rings, Moscow's transport is a study in diversity. The system continues to evolve to keep pace with rapid population growth and surging car ownership following dramatic political, social, and economic upheaval since 1991. Moscow evolves with Emme.
(Photo by Tarnya Hall)

Mumbai chose Emme for India's largest comprehensive transportation study. The highly mixed traffic stream demanded a multi-modal approach with cars, 2-wheelers, light and heavy trucks, taxis, trains, buses, metros, pedestrians, and rickshaws. The Mumbai study demanded flexibility to model local conditions. Planners responded to this challenge with Emme. (Photo by Danial Chitnis)

Known as leaders in the transportation planning field, Portland Metro adopted EMME/2 in 1983, and built the first production model in the western hemisphere. Portland's planning gurus are continually innovating, putting the bleeding edge of technology to the test. After a quarter century with INRO, Portland continues to rely on Emme for key transit planning and analyses. (Photo by Ned Raggett)

Paulistas make 30M trips per day on São Paulo's sprawling road network and its public transport system of metro lines, suburban rail, and buses. It's the largest city in the Americas, 5th in the world, and it's planned with Emme. (Photo courtesy of Brasil Ministry of Tourism)

Nestled between the coast and the many lakes and ridges of the Puget Sound region, the city of Seattle is growing at its fastest rate in decades. To model the impact that the explosive growth will have on the geographically constrained region, Seattle planners used Emme to create one of the United States' most intricate region-wide transport models. Good modellers choose only the best modelling software.

Seoul is the world's second biggest city, and one of its densest too. With size and density have come traffic; today, Seoul planners are working on a plan to encourage commuters to switch from its roads to its sophisticated subway and bus network. To tie the three together, they chose Emme, the one software package powerful enough for an integrated model of the whole region. (Photo by Ian Muttoo)

Shanghai developed China's first Emme transportation study in 1987, and continued planning with Emme for the Shanghai Metro, the remarkable NanPu Bridge (pictured above), the explosive growth that built a whole new city in Pudong across the Yangtze River, and the world's first commercial Maglev railway linking downtown Pudong with the airport.

The Land Transport Authority is a shining example of Singapore's renown innovation. With Emme, LTA implemented bold demand management policies, including the world's first ever automated congestion pricing system, while developing a Mass Rapid Transit system that has won international acclaim and operating one of the few commercially viable bus services in the world. (Photo by Sherman Tan)

In 1981, Stockholm became the first city to deploy Emme, and Stockholmers continue to rely on Emme to inform their most contentious transport policies. Emme was used to select the best configuration for a six-month trial congestion charge intended to alleviate traffic in the city centre while maintaining mobility. The model's predictions were proven correct and a permanent congestion charging system in now in effect.

The city of Sydney has built state-of-the-art tolling models to work alongside their Orbital Network of toll freeways. They've also constructed an advanced tour-based transport demand model which predicts trips down to the household level. Emme was the one software package flexible enough to adapt to Sydney's unique needs—and it will adapt to yours, too.

Home to the world's widest and busiest highway, the world's first boothless toll highway, and one of North America's largest transit systems, Toronto is tackling sprawl with the Places to Grow Act: corridors for sustainable transit service are identified with an Emme tour-based model for a population over 8M.

The world's most livable city and home of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver relies on Emme for transportation planning. Some contend that Zürich or Geneva ranks higher. Well, they use Emme, too.

When the iron curtain fell, Warsaw faced daunting challenges, tough decisions, and massive opportunity. Warsaw chose Emme then, and has continued to inform its decision making with Emme through its entry to the EU and the biggest economic boom in its history.

With 3 intercity and 27 commuter rail lines, 3 freeways, and 13 tramway lines—not to mention two funiculars and numerous ferries—
Zürich has one of the densest and most diverse transport networks in the world. The commercial centre of a country known for its trains running on time, Zürich has used Emme for precision modelling for more than two decades. Nothing less than what you'd expect from the world's most livable city.