Celebrating 30 Years: Some Memorable Projects in Tysons, Virginia
In this video we mention our collaborative work on: The Boro mixed-use area with the Meridien Group starting back in 2009, which included extensive work... Read
Fairfax County’s Updated Zoning Ordinance: New Uses and Use Regulations Take Effect July 2021
What Has Changed in the Updated Zoning Ordinance? As we’ve been tracking the progress of the County’s zMOD initiative, we note that little has actually... Read
Wells + Associates Opens New Office in Charlotte, North Carolina
“2021 marks our 30th year in business. We could find no better way to mark this anniversary than with the opening of our new Charlotte... Read
FAQ: Traffic Signal Warrant Studies Explained
Q: What is a traffic signal warrant? A: A traffic signal warrant establishes minimum criteria for evaluating the need for a traffic signal at a... Read
Last-Mile Home Delivery: How Traffic Studies Help Connect Delivery Stations to Your Front Door
A key reason: warehouses are located along major transportation routes near our neighborhoods. Even before the pandemic, one survey of retailers noted that “83 percent of respondents... Read
A Legacy of Leadership at W+A: Robin Antonucci and Nancy Randall
Robin Antonucci: Executive Vice President (ret.) For over two decades, Robin Antonucci has developed traffic engineering, transportation planning, parking, land development, and community outreach solutions... Read
A Quick Guide to DDOT’s Comprehensive Transportation Review (CTR) in the District of Columbia
DDOT’s Comprehensive Transportation Review Explained The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) uses the CTR to evaluate overall impacts and proposed mitigations relating to a proposed... Read
Women’s History Month: Pioneering Women Engineers
Pioneering Women Engineers from the 1800s to Today Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter to Lord Byron and Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, exhibited a gift... 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,... Read
Adding or Expanding Drive-Thru to Your Food Service Operations? Pay Attention to Stacking Requirements
Drive-Thru Stacking Requirements For restaurants exploring the addition of drive-thru operations, it is important to note many municipalities have requirements for stacking spaces in drive-thru... 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... Read
How Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Plans Can Keep Your Project on Schedule
So, what exactly is a Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan? The MOT plan, sometimes called a traffic control plan (TCP) or temporary traffic control plan,... Read
Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan: Transit, Parking, Affordable Housing + TDM
Developed by the City of Charlotte, the plan states that: “A comprehensive plan is a blueprint for a city’s next phase, a statement on a... Read
Purple Line Updates: Light Rail in Maryland
Purple Line Timeline: A Brief Overview November 2020: What’s Happening with the Purple Line Now? The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Authority (MDOT MTA)... Read
DDOT Kick Starts Its Update of moveDC – DC’s Long-Range Transportation Plan
moveDC is the District of Columbia’s long-range multimodal transportation plan. It establishes goals, policies, strategies, and metrics for DDOT to invest in all modes of... Read