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
Can a Major Roundabout in Tysons Improve Traffic and Livability?
What are the top transportation concerns as the suburban edge city of Tysons, Virginia turns itself into a more urban area? Here are two: Making... Read
W+A Encourages STEM Education and Careers
“The future of the economy is in STEM,” stated James Brown, executive director of the STEM Education Coalition. “That’s where the jobs of tomorrow will... Read
Wells + Associates Announces Appointment of New Company President
Michael J. Workosky to Lead New Generation at Transportation Consulting Firm (Tysons, VA – October 18, 2016) – Wells + Associates (W+A), a national transportation... Read
The Summer Driving Season: Why Do Those Slowdowns Happen??!!
We’ve all been through it. Your summer vacation has started, you’re cruising down the highway to your sunny destination, and then it happens … the... Read
National Walk@Lunch Day: Harbinger of Pedestrian Friendly Development?
When the new Tysons West development got off the ground in 2012 in Fairfax County, Virginia, a standout feature of it was a new, urban... Read
Not Your Grandfather’s Route 7: A Newer, Multi-Modal Transportation Corridor
Route 7, a major transit route from the City of Alexandria west to Leesburg and beyond, is slated to undergo upgrades to help manage the... Read
Leesburg, Virginia’s First On-Street Bike Lane – Connecting to a Bicycle “Super Highway”
The historic town of Leesburg, Virginia sits more than 30 miles to the west of Washington, DC and is the seat of Loudoun County. Once... Read