GVF Recognizes Leaders in Sustainable Transportation in Montgomery and Chester Counties
Last month, we at Wells + Associates were honored to be a part of GVF’s TDM Awards Breakfast which recognized organizations that develop TDM and... 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
The TDM Solution: How Legacy Suburban Office Properties Can Increase Values and Occupancy
If you are an older or suburban office complex that was built for car commuters, can you compete with properties that feature walk-to-transit locations and... Read
Macerich Uses TDM to Close the Gap Between Old-School Suburban and High-Density Mixed Use
Around the country, car-oriented suburban properties are trying to retool into redeveloped urban environments where residents, office workers, and shoppers can meet their needs near... 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
Tulane University Transportation: A Streetcar Fueled by TDM?
At the beginning of the famous play and film, A Streetcar Named Desire, the fictional Blanche DuBois arrives in New Orleans with instructions to take... 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
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
The First TDM Plan in Greater Philadelphia
How can you improve transportation related to a large, suburban office park without building bigger parking lots and expanding the road system? By embracing Transportation... Read
A New Transportation Mindset for a New Kind of Suburb: Mosaic
Earlier this week, the Washington Post’s Dr Gridlock published an article about the evolution of transportation lifestyles in the new, more urbanized suburbs. His focus:... Read
How Transportation Choices and TDM Help Earn LEED Certification
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the leading sustainability standard for green building certification and has been developed by the non-profit U.S. Green... Read
Rethinking DC Metrorail: Walking, Biking, and Burning Calories
The DC Metrorail system seems to offer more headaches than solutions for commuters these days. The SafeTrack rebuild is disruptive and other problems seem never-ending.... Read
Transportation Choices in Tysons: More Bike Facilities Are Coming Online
The heart of Tysons, Virginia is located two miles from the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail, one of the longest bike trails on the... Read
Bikeshare Begins in Tysons: An Edge City Continues Its Urbanization
Bicycle riding was not a transportation planning priority in major cities like Washington, DC in, say, the 1970s. It was even less de rigueur to ride... 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