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 and Charlotte, 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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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New Emphasis on Multimodalism as Fairfax County Updates its Operational Analysis Procedure for Development Proposals
The checklist includes: Pedestrian Analysis items such as peak hour pedestrian counts and study intersections, pedestrian gap analyses, and photographs of substandard and missing facilities Bicycle Analysis items such as peak hour bicycle counts at... Read
Back-to-School To-Do List: Schedule Traffic Counts Now for Your Development Projects
In other words: it’s time to schedule your traffic counts now! Our traffic engineering team is currently scheduling counts for this fall. For those developing or redeveloping projects, obtaining traffic counts while schools are in... Read
New CTR Guidelines in Charlotte, NC: TDM Trip Reduction, Traffic Impact Studies, and More
Charlotte’s CTR process features three types of transportation assessments: Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Traffic Impact Studies (TIS) Multimodal Assessments Both the type of assessment and the tier that is triggered are based on vehicle trip... Read
Wells + Associates Moves Its Maryland Office to Downtown Bethesda
“Over the years, our traffic engineering and transportation consulting team has worked on more than 2,000 projects in Maryland. Aside from downtown Bethesda being a great location, we are pleased to move closer to many... Read
Congratulations to Our Newest P.E.: Dyron Capers in Our Charlotte Office
We are pleased to announce that Dyron Capers in our Charlotte office is the latest member of our team to achieve the Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification. Congratulations, Dyron! Having another PE on our team will... Read
Richmond Highway BRT Project: Expanding Transportation Choices in Northern Virginia
Transit projects normally come with a lot of promise. But what do actual commuters think about BRT? San Francisco’s new BRT system just got rolling in May 2022 and is receiving some great reviews from... 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.
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