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Rehabilitated Massachusetts Bridge Wins Bronze Award from ACEC MA

STV’s design team that rehabilitated an over 175-year-old bridge in Massachusetts was recognized with the Bronze Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA). The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Rail and Transit Division has been steadily ...

Employee News

Engineering Georgia Magazine Names STV Area Manager “Influential Woman”

STV Area Manager Rhandi Gallegos, P.E., LEED AP, M.Jd., has been named as one of Engineering Georgia magazine’s “100 Most Influential Women in Georgia Engineering.” In its March/April issue, the publication highlighted 100 women who are making Georgia a better ...

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Employee News

Head of STV Smart Cities Joins Board of Central Texas Transportation Management Association

In recognition of his contributions to the Austin region’s transportation framework, STV’s Rob Spillar, senior vice president and director of Smart Cities, has rejoined the board of Movability, Central Texas’ first and only transportation management association. Spillar was a founding ...

Project News

ACEC New York’s Coveted Empire Award Granted to Grand Central Madison/East Side Access

Grand Central Madison – the historic transportation project transforming commuter rail in New York’s Metropolitan region – won the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York’s (ACEC NY) most coveted honor, the Empire Award. At its annual Engineering Excellence ...

Industry Trends

Blueprint for Safe Haven: The Role of Design in School Security

The evolution of design mirrors the shift in priorities for the communities STV serves -- from ADA accessibility to resilience planning to equity in design. As the nation’s understanding of school safety continues to evolve, so too must design standards ...

Design Observed

Revitalizing Education: Transforming Schools into Modern Learning Environments

Perched on a hillside overlooking New York Harbor in Staten Island’s St. George neighborhood, Curtis High School stands as the borough’s first high school, founded in 1904. Designed by influential local architect Charles B. J. Snyder, the original neo-gothic structure, ...

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STV Perspectives

Creating More Resilient Solutions in Baltimore Neighborhood

For nearly 20 years, residents and businesses in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in Baltimore, MD, have faced chronic flooding, which has damaged homes and cars and disrupted the lives of residents. During this time, even minor rainstorms flooded the streets ...

STV Stewardship

Meeting “Big Change” in Texas: Key Takeaways from 5th Infraday Texas

At the recently concluded 5th Infraday Texas event, STV’s team of participants and panel moderators arrived in Austin, TX at a moment of generational change and significant challenge in Texas. As Austin Mayor Kirk Watson noted in his keynote address, ...

Employee News

STV Engineer Honored with 2024 ACEC/Massachusetts Young Professional Award

STV’s Alison Love, S.E., P.E., senior associate and engineer in Boston, was recently honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)/Massachusetts with its Young Professional of the Year Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of young professionals who have ...

STV Perspectives

Reconstructed Interchange Improves Mobility along I-95

Due to the removal of toll plazas in the State of Connecticut in the 1980s, for nearly 40 years, drivers using I-95 in Stratford, CT, were without on and off ramps at interchange 33—until now. As part of its goal ...

Project News

Newark Airport Terminal A Wins Grand Award from ACEC NJ; Kresson Road Bridge Reconstruction Honored as Distinguished

At the Engineering Excellence Awards on March 13, 2024, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New Jersey (ACEC NJ) awarded two STV projects: the Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A received the Grand Honor Award—the highest honor in the ...

image of library with "sustainability action plan 2024" overlayed on top

Industry Trends

STV Launches Sustainability Action Plan

The built environment “creates about 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. Unless we change how we design and build right now, climate change will become irreversible.” The urgency of these words from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) resonates deeply ...

rendering of Baltimore inner harbor buildings

Industry Trends, Project News

STV’s Landscape Architects Transform Baltimore’s Urban Fabric

STV’s steadily growing landscape architecture practice recently celebrated several significant project milestones in Baltimore City. Building on STV’s extensive portfolio of civil engineering and infrastructure design services at Baltimore Peninsula, the team is providing landscape architectural services for various projects ...

Employee News, Industry Trends

STV’s Justice Team Advocates for Thoughtful Technology Adoption in Corrections

Four members of STV’s industry-leading justice architecture team collaborated on a paper exploring the nuanced landscape of technology adoption in correctional facilities. Hugh Lester, PhDc, architecture director, Frank Greene, FAIA, OAA, NOMA, chief architect and justice lead, Jeff Hyman, AIA, ...

Project News

Three STV Projects Win Awards from Maryland Industry Organizations

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland (ACEC MD) and the Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) each recognized several STV projects that are improving transit, transportation and stormwater management across Maryland: MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) Riverside Heavy Maintenance Building: ...

Project News

STV Celebrates Completion of Stamford Landmark

STV’s building design team recently celebrated the completion and opening of the Stamford Intermodal Garage, a transformative addition to one of the Northeast’s pivotal commuter hubs. Nestled between I-95, the Northeast rail corridor, and Stamford Transportation Center in Connecticut, this ...