Casanova Powell Consulting / Research & advisory
Better data.
Stronger strategies.
Safer roads.
Independent transportation safety research, evaluation, and strategic advisory services connecting evidence, innovation, and action.
Great data is only valuable when it informs the right decisions—and the right decisions lead to action.
The CPC approach
What we bring to the table
Research rigor. Practical perspective.
We bring a rare combination of technical knowledge, program experience, and stakeholder relationships to complex transportation safety challenges.
Research & Evaluation
Independent program assessments, policy analysis, research design, and findings that support defensible decisions.
Safety Data & Technology
Traffic records, data integration, performance measures, and responsible uses of emerging data and analytics.
Strategy & Implementation
Multidisciplinary engagement, program design, actionable recommendations, and implementation planning.
Experience that moves the field forward
Grounded in decades of transportation safety leadership.
CPC is led by Tara Casanova Powell, a transportation safety researcher and leader with more than 25 years of experience across impaired driving, behavioral safety, traffic records, and emerging technology.
Our work connects researchers, government agencies, practitioners, and technology partners—because lasting safety improvements rarely happen in silos.
Experience and perspective
Leadership across research, policy, and practice
The CPC difference
We don’t just analyze the problem. We connect the people and evidence needed to solve it.
Research rigor meets operational experience, multidisciplinary relationships, and a commitment to practical implementation.
Data. People. Action.
How insight becomes impact
Built to connect research with real-world results.
Define the challenge
Clarify the decision, relevant evidence, and stakeholder needs.
Bring the pieces together
Integrate data, science, operational realities, and expertise.
Move to implementation
Translate findings into practical steps and measures of progress.
Representative areas of work
Complex challenges. Clear paths forward.
Impaired-driving systems
DUI program assessments, ignition interlocks, offender oversight, and evidence-based improvement.
Traffic records & novel data
Evaluating data quality, integrating sources, and connecting insights with interventions.
Cross-agency coordination
Building shared understanding among agencies, research partners, courts, and practitioners.
Let’s collaborate
Good research should lead to action.
Let’s talk about your transportation safety challenge and what success could look like.