STV Perspectives
Taking the Next Step Toward Improving Gender Equity in Transit
If you’ve ever taken public transportation, you’ve likely seen someone maneuvering a stroller down subway stairs, pushing a cart filled with groceries onto the bus, or making sure their children sit down before them. Often, they are women, whose travel ...
The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Communications Engineering
Whether you’re waiting on a subway station platform, or watching an action movie, we’ve all seen those folks using walkie-talkies – the police officers, firefighters, and transit employees – to talk to personnel underground. From day-to-day communications to emergency dispatch, ...
A Full Suite of Expertise for PFAS Treatment Needs
A recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal that would heavily regulate several Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, better known as PFAS, in water systems throughout the country has quickly emerged as one of the most pressing issues for many of our ...
Leveraging Technology to Improve User Experience in Smart Jails
Photo Courtesy of Tephra by The Lava Group Technology has been used to enhance the efficiency of architectural design for many years. In Smart Homes, residents can control doorbells, locks, thermostats, lights, outlets, voice assistants, and other devices through automated ...
A New Way to See STV
STV is a company with a deep history. We deliver iconic projects on the macro level as well as community-focused projects on the micro level. These projects all have a generational impact on the communities we serve. We recognize that ...
Creating a Modern Traction Power Converter Facility for SEPTA
Throughout the passenger rail market sector, the need to modernize our traction power infrastructure has emerged as a major priority for transit agencies in terms of making service more reliable for users. In many cases, some of the largest agencies ...
A Humane Approach to Detention Center Design
When cities consider investments in public health, the local jail isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, having a safe, humane detention center is key to enhancing a community by building a better system of care, and ...
Building a Better Mousetrap: The Country’s First Steel Curved Tubular Flange Girder
STV’s design for the third phase of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Betsy Ross Interchange (BRI) Reconstruction project included a three-level interchange appointed with several ramps. During the design phase, the ramps challenged our team by providing significant site ...
Finding Ways to Measure Equity and Climate Resilience for Clients
While transportation agencies are rapidly working towards establishing more targeted equity and climate resilience goals to better protect public infrastructure against the effects of global climate change, the approach to track progress against these goals and targets is still in ...
Preserving History While Providing Accessibility to Historic Rail Transportation
The history of mass transportation – extraordinary feats of engineering that were constructed by workers who labored in tunnels – drastically transformed communities across the nation more than 100 years ago. However, amidst ever-evolving technological, design, and infrastructure policy changes, ...
Answering the Bell for Our Academic Clients
Now that the 2022-23 academic school year is in full swing across New England, STV’s move management team can look back at the past few months with a sense of accomplishment following another successful “summer slammer” season. For years, STV ...
Using Trauma-Informed Design for the Most Vulnerable Populations
Architects are acutely aware that our surroundings have a profound impact on our mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. A design informed by empathy and compassion -- especially in spaces meant for vulnerable populations – is essential for individuals living with ...
Lessons from the Field: New Methods for Designing Effective Video Surveillance
One of the most challenging aspects of designing video surveillance systems is outfitting our clients with comprehensive coverage. Over the past 10 years, as I’ve managed major airport, rail, multimodal transit, and tunnel security system project in various metropolitan areas, ...
Designing for People, Modernization and Readiness
As we prepare for the 2022 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Joint Engineer Training Conference, we once again find ourselves in the midst of a significant shift in the national security landscape for the United States and our allies. ...
Effective Community Outreach for Equitable Outcomes
A key question I ask myself and my team at the onset of every new project is, “how can we make transportation more affordable, accessible, and equitable? How can we ensure through our community outreach that we have heard all ...
A 360- degree View: Accessibility and Inclusivity with 3-D Mapping
When video games first came out, a misguided concern was that they would rot kids’ brains. For me, they did the complete opposite. Today’s games feature realistic renderings of entire universes and can be played with someone halfway across the ...
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Helping Clients Provide Equity in Transit Service
As transit planners, working with our clients and community stakeholders to create more equitable access to…
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STV’s Thought Leaders on Display at IBC 2021
As the leader of STV’s national bridge practice, I’ve never been more excited by the innovation…
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A Road Map to Success for Women in Construction
I recently took part in a panel discussion – virtually of course – regarding women’s roles…
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