Engineering

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Employee News

STV Engineering Specialist Selected to APTA Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2025

Lauren Garoppo, an engineering specialist with STV's vehicles group, was recently selected for the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2025. Garoppo also serves as secretary of APTA's Rolling Stock Equipment Technical Forum, where she supports ...

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 ...

Project News

Leading Through Collaboration: STV Serves as Prime Engineer for IH-35 Project in Texas and Oklahoma

STV recently completed PS&E (plans, specifications and estimates) services for a pivotal 8-mile interstate reconstruction for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in Gainesville, TX. The project, valued at around $500 million in construction costs, is one of the largest ...

Future Focused

Using Private Data Ecosystems for Secure Intelligent Transportation Systems

The future of roadway operations is rapidly being shaped by the rise of digitally enabled Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that are powered by new types of transportation data technologies. These technologies create an opportunity to understand roadway behaviors and reach ...

Project News

Two Virginia Projects Garner ACEC VA Awards

STV’s Virginia team is celebrating alongside its clients and partners after two crucial infrastructure projects the firm supported were honored with Engineering Excellence Awards by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC VA). The I-264 Witchduck Road Interchange ...

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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 ...

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-Designed Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Grand Conceptor Award from ACEC Oklahoma

STV’s innovative design for the wastewater treatment plant expansion in Owasso, OK, earned the Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies in Oklahoma (ACEC OK)—the highest engineering achievement award from the organization. The Owasso Wastewater Treatment Plant ...

Project News

STV Earns ACEC Texas Award for Water Pump Station

The design of the replacement of a crucial pump station in Dallas, TX, has been honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas (ACEC TX) with an Engineering Excellence Award. The Walnut Hill Water Pump Station project received ...

STV Perspectives

Lessons from COP28: The Opportunity for Infrastructure

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently launched the Buildings Breakthrough at COP28, the United Nations’ annual climate summit. Aiming for near-zero emissions and climate resilient buildings by 2030, this initiative marked a pivotal moment in the global commitment to ...

Industry Trends

STV Design Team Develops Better Mobility for Pennsylvania Turnpike Reconstruction

At over 80 years old, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is undergoing a $7 billion capital investment program to reconstruct a highway system relied upon by more than 500,000 daily customers. Along one of its most heavily traveled sections – connecting popular ...