Marriott HQ Groundbreaking: From Suburban Campus to Urban Headquarters
As part of the planning team for Marriott International’s new World Headquarters, we attended the recent groundbreaking in downtown Bethesda, Maryland – it’s the kind... Read
Webinar: Transportation Wayfinding + Architecture
How do you create a compelling yet easy-to-navigate environment for your property’s visitors and tenants? The answer lies in wayfinding systems that combine the best... Read
Traffic Study + TDM Statement for Mixed-Use Cultural Center and Artist Affordable Housing
We work on the transportation aspects of a lot of cool projects, some of which don’t always see the light of day. So we were... Read
Three Ways Denver Businesses Can Improve Transportation for Their Employees and Maintain Community Character
By Justin B. Schor and Brian J. Horan But with Denver announced as a finalist city, do Denver residents even want HQ2? Traffic is bad... Read
Webinar: Can Bikeshare Work in Suburban Edge Cities?
Is your company or property taking advantage of existing bikeshare facilities? You may be missing out on tapping into an important transportation amenity that is... Read
Trains & Engineers! Smarter Energy Use Through Forward-Thinking Transportation
It may be Halloween today, but we’re also wrapping up Energy Awareness Month here at Wells + Associates, where we have a particular taste for... Read
Energy Awareness Month: Smarter Transportation on College Campuses
October is Energy Awareness Month. What does that have to do with transportation? Well, a lot. In fact – the more, the better. Let’s take... Read
Yes! Improve Campus Transportation Without More Concrete
It‘s always a bit of a thrill to see the major media – in this case, a recent New York Times article on transportation on university... Read
Transportation Punch List: Healthcare in Renovated Retail Spaces
At a time of struggling brick-and-mortar retail centers, medical facilities see an opportunity: Hospital and healthcare systems are increasingly expanding their services into existing retail... Read
Integrating Transit Into Our Lives: What Would the Romans Do?
Recently, a new transit map of Ancient Rome came to light. Check out University of Chicago student Alexandr Trubetskoy’s ridiculously awesome transit map of Ancient... Read
Infographic: The Appeal of Transit-Oriented Retail Development
The trend toward transit oriented development is clear. And of course, retail development is a big part of TOD. Developers and retail operators are attracted... Read
Are Autonomous Vehicles Coming to Northern Virginia Roads?
It’s easy for most of us to think of the autonomous vehicle (AV) trend as something in the distant future, or as an esoteric idea... Read
Zen and the Art of Traffic Signal Design
By Christopher Turnbull and Salah Salem At Wells + Associates, our Traffic Design team has managed thousands of traffic signal designs and modifications – in... Read
High Schoolers Consider Real-World Transportation Engineering Problems with the W+A Team
Last year we reported about our involvement in encouraging STEM education at a local high school in the Washington, DC area. For a number of... Read
It’s Engineers Week – Time to Hug a Traffic Engineer!
The days of the slow, meandering Sunday Drive are long gone. Instead, people want to get “there” faster and easier than ever before. Traffic engineers... Read