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, Transportation Planning, and Traffic Design 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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Traffic Design Services Our design team works with civil engineers, architects, public agencies, and developers
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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Traffic Design Services
Wells + Associates’ traffic design team works with civil engineers, architects, public agencies, and developers, providing a complete range of traffic design services including traffic signal design, modification, and warrant studies; maintenance of traffic plans; signing and pavement marking plans; lighting plans; and intersection design.
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Parking motor vehicles is a costly endeavor - in development and construction costs and in operating expense. Land use also works best when parking facilities experience high utilization. So, how can real estate developers seek to reduce the amount of parking spaces in new projects? Learn more here ...
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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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FAQ Video: What You Should Know About Traffic Signal Design and Modifications
Traffic signal design and modification issues crop up in real estate development. They are a key matter that traffic engineers analyze and solve for developers and businesses. In this video, we provide answers to some... Read
The Top 5 Traffic + Parking Study Elements That Can Get Your Development in Arlington Across the Finish Line
The top five traffic and parking issues in Arlington that developers need to resolve are: 1. Trip Generation and Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) This is perhaps the most critical deliverable for developers when it comes... Read
How Independent Schools Can Address Their Unique Transportation Challenges
Unlike most public schools, private schools draw students from a wide geographic area that may cross jurisdictional boundaries. Walking or bicycling to school is a limited option given the wide geographic draw. Some private schools... Read
Video: Key Steps to Submitting a Traffic Impact Analysis in Fairfax County
Transportation analyses in Fairfax County provide information to assist in the review of a land development applications. Specifically, a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) is required under conditions such as rezoning, proffer condition amendments, special exception... Read
Parking Studies for The Mitchell: The First Residential Tower in Atlanta’s Centennial Yards Project
Earlier this year, CIM Group and Centennial Yards Co. opened The Mitchell, a 304-unit residential tower within the $5 billion Centennial Yards mixed-use development underway in downtown Atlanta. This development continues to transform a former... Read
Charlotte’s Transportation Referendum: The Impact of a Yes Vote for Multimodal Expansion
After moving off to college and then to DC in the early 2010s, coming home without a vehicle proved to be problematic. To enjoy the city, I’d need multiple types of transit passes and again... 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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