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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 ...
Woman on public transportation

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 ...
radio frequency

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, ...
Rental scooters

Future Focused: Rental E-Scooters Require a Social Contract

This is the first installment of “Future Focused,” an ongoing blog sharing insights, anecdotes and best-practice solutions from STV’s team of thought leaders about trends in urban planning and development and the challenges the communities we serve face in addressing ...
Decarbonization technology icons float above a cityscape

From Source to Plug: STV’s Thought Leaders Look Ahead to Transportation Decarbonization

The need to create an affordable and equitable clean transportation system has emerged as one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. This initiative was further advanced earlier this year when the U.S. departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, ...
Harrison Substation Aerial

STV’s Geotechnical Engineers Help Provide Better NYC Subway Service in Brooklyn

The installation of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), and associated infrastructure that will optimize this state-of-the-art-signaling system, is a key component of MTA New York City Transit’s (NYC Transit) larger push to improve on-time performance and the overall reliability of its ...
Green Line train

Viaduct Validation: STV’s Design of Complex Structure Brings New Transit Access to Massachusetts’s Communities

As the adage goes, “the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” But to deliver on the design of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Green Line Extension (GLX) from Cambridge to Somerville and Medford, MA – which ...
Climate and resilience in balance

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 ...

STV Officer Appointed to APTA Executive Committee

Jose Bustamante, P.E., vice president and business unit leader in our transportation and infrastructure group, has been elected to serve on the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Executive Committee – the highest seat a member of the business community can ...

Four STV Projects Earn ACEC New York EEA Honors

The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) recently announced its 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) winners. The longstanding EEA tradition honors member firms for design achievements of superior skill and ingenuity. We are pleased to ...
MTA New York City Rendering

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, ...
Houston Metro over map

Interactive GIS Map Gives Transit Clients the Complete View

As the General Engineering Consultant (GEC) working on behalf of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) in Houston, STV is currently supporting the continuation and improvement of METRO’s operations that stand to be impacted by North Houston Highway ...
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Federal Grants: Building the Capacity Beyond Applications

Following last year’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), public and private clients alike are seeking in-house expertise and guidance on how to most effectively secure the approximate $567.5 billion in grants for upcoming infrastructure projects in ...
Surveillance Camera

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, ...
Elmont Station Sign

Skating Ahead: STV Designs New LIRR Elmont Station to Serve Belmont Redevelopment

STV is bringing its design expertise to the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) first new station in more than 45 years to improve transit access to a growing area currently undergoing significant redevelopment. STV is the architect- and engineer-of-record for ...
MBTA Electric Bus Facility Rendering

STV Designs Get the “Green” Light for New MBTA Electric Bus Facility

As part of a larger effort by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to transition to a new fleet of battery electric buses (BEB) and create a zero-emission bus transit system, STV is performing a full array of design services ...
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Washington National Airport Tower and Metro

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…

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Woman on public transportation

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,…

Read More

radio frequency

The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Communications Engineering

Whether you’re waiting on a subway station platform, or watching an action movie, we’ve all seen…

Read More

Rental scooters

Future Focused: Rental E-Scooters Require a Social Contract

This is the first installment of “Future Focused,” an ongoing blog sharing insights, anecdotes and best-practice…

Read More

Decarbonization technology icons float above a cityscape

From Source to Plug: STV’s Thought Leaders Look Ahead to Transportation Decarbonization

The need to create an affordable and equitable clean transportation system has emerged as one of…

Read More

Harrison Substation Aerial

STV’s Geotechnical Engineers Help Provide Better NYC Subway Service in Brooklyn

The installation of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), and associated infrastructure that will optimize this state-of-the-art-signaling system,…

Read More

Green Line train

Viaduct Validation: STV’s Design of Complex Structure Brings New Transit Access to Massachusetts’s Communities

As the adage goes, “the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” But to…

Read More

Climate and resilience in balance

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…

Read More

STV Officer Appointed to APTA Executive Committee

Jose Bustamante, P.E., vice president and business unit leader in our transportation and infrastructure group, has…

Read More

Four STV Projects Earn ACEC New York EEA Honors

The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) recently announced its 2023…

Read More

MTA New York City Rendering

Preserving History While Providing Accessibility to Historic Rail Transportation

The history of mass transportation – extraordinary feats of engineering that were constructed by workers who…

Read More

Houston Metro over map

Interactive GIS Map Gives Transit Clients the Complete View

As the General Engineering Consultant (GEC) working on behalf of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris…

Read More

Grant folders

Federal Grants: Building the Capacity Beyond Applications

Following last year’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), public and private clients…

Read More

Surveillance Camera

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…

Read More

Elmont Station Sign

Skating Ahead: STV Designs New LIRR Elmont Station to Serve Belmont Redevelopment

STV is bringing its design expertise to the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) first new station…

Read More

MBTA Electric Bus Facility Rendering

STV Designs Get the “Green” Light for New MBTA Electric Bus Facility

As part of a larger effort by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to transition to…

Read More

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