4cast BV is an independent consultancy, based in Leiden, The Netherlands, established in 2001 working within the transportation sector. The company is wholly owned by its professional staff and our independence guarantees that our work is impartial. This independence leaves us free to focus on meeting client needs and committed to providing effective and sustainable solutions for complex transportation problems.Our adopted work ethic and company philosophy has resulted in the fact that in a relatively short period of time that 4cast BV has established itself as one of the leading companies in its in field.Michael Cusack has over 20 years experience in managing, developing and applying urban, regional and national travel demand modelling systems, in the UK, France and The Netherlands. He has managed transport planning projects using a wide variety of demand forecasting techniques, including disaggregate approaches, and has been responsible for a large number of regional model applications in The Netherlands. When employed previously in the UK, he was involved with urban and interurban transport planning studies and highway appraisals.