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
Pandemic-Driven Public Transit Safety Measures Give Commercial Real Estate a Boost
Loopnet’s article, “Public Transit Safety Measures Hope To Help Commercial Real Estate Reopen,” researched and written by Camille Galdes, delves into why subway and trains... 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
Covid-19 Transit Update: Health, Safety, Reliability
Update: June 29, 2021 Fresh Air Every Three Minutes on Washington, DC’s Metrorail Fresh Air. From outside the train. Completely refreshed every three minutes. That’s... 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
W+A Transportation Demand Management Programs Once Again Recognized by Best Workplaces for Commuters
W+A client The MITRE Corporation, a research and technology non-profit which occupies multiple Class A office buildings in Tyson’s Corner, earned the Best Workplaces for... 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
Survey Results Video: How Mobility Strategies Can Improve Office Property Marketability in the Covid Era
Based on the property management white paper we developed from those survey results, this video presents a concise breakdown of how suburban and urban property... 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