Robert L. Peskin ’73

Robert L. Peskin earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973. He was active  in the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Chi Epsilon. With the encouragement of two of his transportation engineering professors, he attended Northwestern University where he earned MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering. His research addressed travel behavior subsequent to the gasoline shortages in the early 1970s and transportation/land use/energy relationships. Dr. Peskin consults in the areas of transportation financing, planning, and management. A member of AECOM’s transportation consulting practice throughout his entire career, he serves the transit industry and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level. He pioneered analytical methodologies in the areas of transportation financial planning, analysis of transportation infrastructure capital needs, and operating, and maintenance cost modeling. His work focuses on the application of quantitative information to support transportation decision making. He works with public agency staff in integrating financial, capital, and operating data from all functional areas including planning, engineering, transportation, and maintenance. Dr. Peskin supports transportation agency executive staff and governing boards as they commit limited public resources to major capital investments and make difficult budgeting decisions.