W+A provides the solutions.
For over 30 years, Wells + Associates has empowered people by improving access and mobility. We keep people moving and improve networks with sustainable Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning, and leading-edge Transportation Demand Management (TDM) solutions. Headquartered in the Washington, DC region, we work on projects across the United States.
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Traffic Engineering Assessing and designing transportation and parking networks to meet future needs
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Transportation Planning Sustainable systems to balance traffic demands, existing land use, and the environment
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Mobility Management + TDM Changing behavior to maximize transportation resources and improve quality of life
Traffic Engineering
Wells + Associates' traffic engineering team manages traffic and transportation challenges for clients across the country. We provide a full range of traffic engineering services to private real estate developers, public agencies, and institutions such as universities and schools, and have completed more than 7,000 projects in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries.
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Transportation Planning
Transportation Planning is the process of defining and guiding the goals, investments, and designs that efficiently move people and goods to their destinations. We prepare transportation master plans for private organizations and public agencies, downtowns, central business districts, large land parcels, institutions, cities, towns, and sub-regions.
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Mobility Management + TDM
TDM (Transportation Demand Management) consultants encourage and design alternatives to driving. Mobility management and TDM solutions benefit commuters, companies and organizations, and communities. W+A's TDM consulting team provides a full range of services, from planning, to implementation, to measurement, to help organizations take advantage of modes they may not even be thinking of – all while enhancing quality of life.
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Interested in traffic engineering, transportation planning, and mobility marketing and management (TDM)? At Wells + Associates, an employee-owned company, we are always on the lookout for inventive problem solvers who share our commitment to transforming communities, alleviating the stress of transportation, and improving people’s lives.
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We are the only transportation consultant you will ever need. W+A sets the pace in traffic engineering and transportation planning. And we lead the way in behavioral change that dramatically reduces traffic congestion and brings calm to stressful lives. We are making the world better one forward-thinking community at a time.
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About Us
Wells + Associates empowers people by improving access and mobility. We keep people moving and improve networks with sustainable Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning, and leading-edge Transportation Demand Management (TDM) solutions.
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Streetlight and Illuminance Updates to Montgomery County’s LATR Guidelines
The Local Area Transportation Review (LATR) guidelines are a key reference point for traffic engineers, transportation planners, and other professionals involved in the development review process in Montgomery County, Maryland. Updates to the LATR guidelines... Read
Using Incentives to Understand Travel Behavior: A Look at the First goDMV Commuter Competition
Commuter Connections, a regional program which coordinates activities aimed at reducing vehicle traffic caused by commuting and promoting biking, walking, transit, and ridesharing options to employers, hosted the first annual regional commuter challenge across the... Read
A “Welcome to W+A” Q+A with Senior Associate and Traffic Engineer Angel Sanchez
Q: What initially attracted you to work in the field of transportation and traffic engineering? A: When I was in college, I took an intro course to Transportation Engineering and immediately knew this was the... Read
How Developers Can Benefit from Parking Reductions for New Projects
We asked our team to discuss some of these parking issues. Q: How important are local zoning requirements, and can these requirements be flexible depending on the approach to project development? A (Michael Workosky, PTP):... Read
Making Bike to Work Day 2025 Happen!
Bike to Work Day on May 15, 2025 was a beautiful spring day in Northern Virginia – another oppportunity for our Mobility Managment + TDM team to encourage more people to take their bicycles to... Read
Frequently Asked Questions About Traffic Signal Design and Modifications
Traffic signal design and modification can play an integral role in traffic engineering and real estate development. The design of traffic signals helps ensure the smooth and efficient flow of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic... Read
Shared Parking
We help developers and communities build more efficient parking systems through shared parking. Shared parking results in better utilization and makes the best use of parking resources for commuters, workers, residents, and owners.
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