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
W+A and BreakShuttle: Proud to Sponsor High School Marching Band Wildcat Spectacular
This Fall, Wells + Associates was pleased to sponsor Arundel High School’s USBands Wildcat Spectacular, featuring 13 marching bands from high schools in Maryland. The... Read
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
Wells + Associates Expands University Services with BreakShuttle Acquisition from BRIDJ
BreakShuttle Is the Largest Provider of College Break Transit Services in the United States (Tysons, VA – August 1, 2017) – Wells + Associates (W+A),... 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
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... 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
Back to the Stone Age: W+A’s “New” Flintstone Transportation Solution
If the All-Knowing Judges of the Big Green Commute have any sense of justice, then they’re gonna have to give our “self-propelled” participants triple points... Read
Carpooling Middle-Earth Style: Radagast’s Retooled Rabbit Sled
Behold, our modern commuting options: Arterial, collector, and local roads; transit routes; bike and pedestrian lanes. But is there more? Sure: Forest Travel. Routes through... Read