W+A provides the solutions.
For 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. Based in the Washington, DC region, we work on projects across the United States. We also serve clients with our Denver-based transportation consultants and our Charlotte-based TDM and transportation team.
Need assistance or insights relating to the changing face of transportation in the Covid-19 era? Our Covid-19 resources and solutions page may help.
-
Traffic Engineering Assessing and designing transportation and parking networks to meet future needs
-
Transportation Planning Sustainable systems to balance traffic demands, existing land use, and the environment
-
Transportation Demand Management 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.
Learn How Traffic Engineering Can Help You
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.
Learn How Transportation Planning Can Help You
Transportation Demand Management
Transportation Demand Management consultants encourage and design alternatives to driving. Such outcomes 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.
Learn How TDM Programs Can Help YouProjects
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.
- 8,000+
Projects - 50
Team Members - 25+
Years of Service
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.
The W+A Blog
View More ArticlesTraffic Impact Studies for Charlotte Real Estate Developments: A Quick Guide
City of Charlotte Traffic Impact Study Requirements The City of Charlotte states that “Traffic Impact Studies are a tool used to evaluate a proposed development’s impacts on the transportation system operations and safety.” A Traffic... Read
Lois Cooper: First Black Woman Transportation Engineer at Caltrans | Black History Month
Born in Mississippi in 1931, she studied at Tougaloo College, a historically black college, before moving to Los Angeles where her mother resided. In California, she attended Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles State... Read
Adding or Expanding Drive-Thru to Your Food Service Operations? Pay Attention to Stacking Requirements
Drive-thru operations have become critical to sustain restaurants and many restaurants are now adding drive-thru operations or expanding their current drive-thru for increased volume. In the Denver Metro Area, popular fast casual restaurants like Chipotle... Read
Survey Results Video: How Mobility Strategies Can Improve Office Property Marketability in the Covid Era
Based on the property management white paper we developed from those survey results, this video presents a concise breakdown of how suburban and urban property managers are dealing with the changed environment. More importantly, it... Read
TDM Plays a Major Role in Charlotte’s Goal to Achieve Safe and Equitable Mobility
The Benefits of TDM But what is TDM? TDM reduces travel demand by changing behaviors, particularly at peak commute hours. It creates strategic ways to get cars off the road and out of garages, to create work-life balance, and... Read
Requirements for New Developments in the City of Alexandria: Traffic and Parking Studies, TMP Plans, and Residential Parking Permit Program
Transportation Screening Worksheet for New Projects in Alexandria The first step in the process is straightforward: submitting the Transportation Screening Worksheet. Typically, a signed Screening Worksheet and Scoping Intake form are due during the Concept... Read

BreakShuttle
Since 2012, BreakShuttle has successfully provided safe and reliable academic break transportation at colleges and universities throughout New England, the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, the South, and Texas. BreakShuttle brings a trusted shared mobility solution to college campuses by providing direct, reliable, safe, and affordable transportation during academic breaks.
Learn More About BreakShuttle