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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 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

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 ...

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 ...

Brittany Montano, Alexis Morris and Elenna Salcido

Employee News

Three STV Planners Named to Los Angeles Planning Board

Three STV planning experts in California are serving as leaders with the American Planning Association Los Angeles Section (APA Los Angeles). Elenna Salcido (right in photo), AICP, associate and planning manager, was recently elected director of APA Los Angeles, with ...

STV Perspectives

Planning for Multi-National High-Speed Rail in the Pacific Northwest

What if you could travel from Portland to Seattle—or Seattle to Vancouver—in an hour? It’s an idea that the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been investigating since 2016, following Gov. Jay Inslee’s directive to WSDOT to determine the ...

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Project News

Construction Underway on Pivotal Freight Corridor Program Between Baltimore and Philadelphia

STV’s decades-long history of providing program and construction management services for transportation projects in and around Baltimore, coupled with the organization’s experience supporting a wide range of infrastructure programs for the nation’s leading freight railroads, is currently being realized by ...

Project News

Four STV Projects Win ENR Regional Awards

Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine recently announced the winners of its 2023 Regional Best Projects of the Year program with four STV projects from across the United States receiving recognition: Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A in New Jersey; LIRR Elmont ...

STV Stewardship

Opening Paths to Careers in Rail through SoCal Railway Association

When we were both in college for civil engineering, a rail networking event and college course opened the door for us to become the rail engineering specialists we are today at STV. As more state and local agencies invest in ...

Employee News

Los Angeles Planning Manager Celebrated by Major Mass Transit Magazine

STV Transportation Planning Manager Elenna Salcido, AICP, from Los Angeles, has been named to Mass Transit’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2023. The awards program recognizes 40 young professionals who are making their mark in the public transit industry. In ...

Employee News

Two STV Employees Selected to WTS Philadelphia’s Emerging Leaders Program

Two rising stars from STV’s Philadelphia team were selected by the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Philadelphia chapter’s 2023-2024 Emerging Leaders program. Neekita Joshi and Taylor Novitsky are two of the 30 early career professionals joining this year’s program. WTS Philadelphia’s ...

aerial photo of the hoboken terminal and hoboken yards with the Long Slip Fill canal

Project News

Filling in the Gaps: STV’s CM Team Provides Vital Support at New Jersey’s Long Slip Canal

For over a century, the Long Slip canal connected the nation’s rail lines to New York City. Adjacent to Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey, the canal ferried freight barges that carried cargo across the Hudson River into Manhattan. But for ...

Industry Trends

A Train to the Skies: STV’s Diverse Team Helps Clients Connect Rail to Airports

Last year's completion of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Silver Line Extension to Washington Dulles International Airport marks yet another U.S. metropolis that opted to connect its airport to a passenger rail system. STV was a key player ...

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 ...

STV Perspectives

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, ...