WASHINGTON, D.C. – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Sean Libberton has joined the firm as vice president and national transit corridor strategy and development leader. In this role, Libberton will partner with transit clients to help identify and advise on funding and corridor development strategies for bus and rail transit programs across North America.
Libberton is a renowned expert in federal transportation funding programs and the transit provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), particularly the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. He brings more than 30 years of experience in planning, policy and project management within the transportation industry – including 20 years with FTA – and possesses specialized expertise in transit project development including corridor planning, federal environmental review and project evaluation/prioritization.
“Sean has a profound understanding of the federal side of project development, especially how the FTA funds and finances transit programs,” said Phil Hanegraaf, FAICP, senior vice president and national planning director at STV. “Sean will help our transit clients unlock the full potential of their communities by leveraging our existing planning teams as well as our infrastructure economics and grant advisory expertise.”
Prior to joining STV, Libberton served as a national transit practice consultant for a U.S. infrastructure services firm where he provided technical input, strategic advice and leadership for transit corridor investments across the nation. These include bus rapid transit projects in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Raleigh and Salt Lake City and complex rail programs in Chicago, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. Libberton has also helped secure billions in federal discretionary funding for transit and rail clients, including leading Amtrak’s recent successful $4.7 billion Federal-State Partnership grant application for the Frederick Douglas Tunnel program in Baltimore, the Federal Railroad Administration’s largest IIJA award to date.
Libberton is a member of the American Public Transportation Association’s Policy and Planning Committee. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in urban planning/political studies from the University of California San Diego and his Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech.
For decades, STV has been a national leader in providing planning services for major transportation programs including MTA Long Island Rail Road Grand Central Madison/East Side Access in New York, California High-Speed Rail, Montgomery County Bus Rapid Transit Expansion in Maryland, and the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority Streetcar Expansion in Phoenix, Arizona.