Category: Transportation Engineering

Complete Streets Safely Serve Everyone

Complete Streets are created for everyone. Traditionally, roadways were primarily designed for motor vehicles. Over time, roadway design has evolved to include multimodal transportation concepts and features. The forerunner of Complete Streets policy was introduced in 1971 by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which required that new roads accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. Since then Smart… Read More »

Engineering/Architecture: What’s New in 2019

By Sue Leith, PG, CPSM It’s the start of the new year, and a yearly resolution for any organization is to stay on top of the trends and innovations that will drive its industry. The architecture/engineering industry is no different. As innovations change how people live, travel, and shop, the infrastructure they interact with has… Read More »

Transportation Designers Avoid Cemeteries – and Not Just on Halloween

By Troy Robillard, PE Our transportation engineers avoid cemeteries at all costs – not because they’re spooky (especially on Halloween) but because having a road run into a burial site causes all sorts of headaches for clients, contractors, and the design team. A current intersection reconstruction project on CTH CE and Railroad Street in the… Read More »