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 Does the Mannequin Challenge!
Wells + Associates loves a challenge! In the spring of 2016 it was the Big Green Commute in support of sustainable transportation. Now, on the eve of Thanksgiving... 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
3 Things Ancient Pompeii & Mixed Use Have in Common
Mixed use development can mean a lot of things. In general, mixed use aims to mix many human activities into a dense locality. The goal:... 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
How to Improve Commuting and Living: Pokemon Go vs TDM
Does it take Pokemon Go to improve livability – notably transportation and commuting? As the United States moves away from its twentieth-century reliance on single-occupancy... Read
W+A Does Sustainable Transportation: Big Green Commute 2016
Big Green Commute was started by ZGF Architects LLP and is annually supported by donor companies. This year the BGC raised $6,100 for the Coalition for... Read
Infographic: Why the Future of Retail is Mixed Use
As the face of retail shopping changes, sustainable transportation will be a part of the new mix. This infographic shows how. The concept of mixed... 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
A Spring 2016 Screening of “The Story of Reston, VA” Movie
With the passing last Fall of Reston, Virginia founder Robert E. Simon, Jr., it is fitting that a movie has been released that tells the... Read