# Waypoint Transit

> Waypoint Transit is an AI-powered urban planning platform that automates the creation of civil infrastructure studies for city governments and transit agencies. Founded in 2024 by Stanford graduates Varun Tandon and Ryan Johnston, the company replaces months of repetitive consultant work with AI-driven analysis - cutting costs by 70% and timelines from years to months. In a market where U.S. cities spend $50B annually on planning, Waypoint is already working with 10+ municipalities across the country.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Founders:** Varun Tandon (Co-founder & CEO), Ryan Johnston (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 2 founders + hiring
- **Products:** Waypoint Assistant, Corridor Studies, Safety Audits, Development Reviews, Multimodal & Vision Zero Analysis
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch, Working with 10+ municipalities across the US within first year of operation, Delivering planning studies at 30% of traditional consulting costs

## Products & services

- **Waypoint Assistant** — A unified AI platform that connects to planners' existing data sources and performs geospatial analysis using plain language commands. Automates corridor studies, development reviews, safety audits, and custom infrastructure reports.
- **Corridor Studies** — Data-driven transportation planning analysis for roadway corridors, combining satellite imagery, crash data, GIS layers, and transit feeds into comprehensive reports.
- **Safety Audits** — AI-powered risk identification with evidence-based recommendations for roads, bike lanes, pedestrian routes, and school zones.
- **Development Reviews** — Automated analysis and report generation for new development projects, checking compliance with municipal codes.
- **Multimodal & Vision Zero Analysis** — Complete streets and transportation equity analysis supporting Vision Zero and ADA compliance goals.
- **Economic Development Analysis** — Impact analysis for transportation investments to support economic development planning.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch
- Working with 10+ municipalities across the US within first year of operation
- Delivering planning studies at 30% of traditional consulting costs
- Reducing project timelines from years to months
- Successfully completed projects for Santa Fe MPO, Teton County, Marin County, Berkshire County, Walnut Creek, and Duluth MN

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Launched as part of Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch with the 'AI City Planner' product.
- **2025-02** — YC launch announcement: Waypoint Transit launches AI city planner for civil infrastructure studies.
- **2025** — Actively hiring founding software engineer to expand platform capabilities.
- **2026** — Opened summer 2026 software engineering internship role, signaling team growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.waypointtransit.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/waypoint-transit

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Last updated: 2026-04-21