Wells + Associates at GMU and Virginia Tech Fall College Career Fairs
On Monday, October 10, 2022, our team members will be attending the Fall 2022 Civil Engineering Career Fair at The Inn at Virginia Tech. The... Read
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... 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... 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... Read
Curbside Management: How Developers Can Maximize Use of Valuable Curbside Space
At Wells + Associates, our traffic engineers and transportation planners relish the challenge of helping communities and developers redefine curbside areas to accommodate this multitude... Read
W+A TDM Programs Recognized by Best Workplaces for Commuters 2022
Seven of W+A’s clients earned the Best Site designation, which recognizes site-wide TDM programs that serve multiple tenants: Towers Crescent Tysons Corner Center, with related... Read
Groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the Mixed-Use Art Place at Fort Totten
Art Place at Fort Totten is part of Phase 2 of the overall project and will include a performing arts center, a children’s museum, an... Read
How a Traffic Control Plan Helped Relocate a Historic House in Montgomery County, MD
“OK, no problem.” Thus said Senior Associate Larry Sefcik who has been a member of the Wells + Associates engineering and design team since 1998.... Read
FCDOT’s Updated COVID-19 Traffic Count Guidance Is Effective January 4, 2022
Due to an increase in traffic since March 2020, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) this week stated that new traffic count data collection may... Read
Celebrating 30 Years: Two Memorable Projects in Washington, DC
In this video, Jami Milanovich and Larry Sefcik recall our collaborative work on: – The George Washington University/Foggy Bottom Campus Plan, featuring a vibrant mixed-use... Read
Celebrating 30 Years: The Growth of W+A and Outlet Shopping
In 1994 Terry Miller joined Marty Wells at Wells + Associates and became a Partner in 1997. He was confident that his skills and his... Read
Celebrating 30 Years: Marty Wells, Our Founder
What started as a one-person firm has grown to more than 50 employee-owners who have worked on more than 8,000 projects in over 36 states... 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