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Promoting “Coopetition” for Shared Innovation in Texas

I recently had the privilege to witness firsthand what it takes to excel in a smart city "coopetition” akin to a self-styled friendly version of Shark Tank. This past summer, I was able to collaborate with several STV colleagues, as ...
Fuel cell bus at the hydrogen filling station and airplane in the sky

Fueling the Future: Supporting the Transition Towards Hydrogen Infrastructure

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently made a momentous announcement that brought with it a wave of optimism and enthusiasm to the realm of clean energy and infrastructure development. The earmarking of $7 billion of Infrastructure Investment and ...
Montgomery County aerial view

A Transformative BRT Plan in Montgomery County, Maryland

With more than 200,000 people expected to move into Montgomery County, MD, by 2050, county officials are currently implementing a new vision for the future to meet the evolving needs and changing demographics of the region. One of the core ...
Milpitas Station

In a Post-Pandemic World, How Are We Planning Transit Differently?

More than three years removed from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, transit agencies across the country are still grappling with a new status quo that lacks clarity. While ridership on most bus and passenger rail systems have recovered up ...
Group of people talking

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 ...
Elenna Salcido

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 ...
Philadelphia

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 ...
Rendering of proposed project for glassboro camden line

STV Advancing the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail Transit Project

More than two decades ago, the communities of Camden and Gloucester County, NJ started the journey to expand the region’s transit infrastructure. The benefits of connecting Glassboro to Camden would be innumerable: attracting new businesses to the region, developing the ...
Silver line at Dulles airport

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 ...
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Austin City Skyline

Promoting “Coopetition” for Shared Innovation in Texas

I recently had the privilege to witness firsthand what it takes to excel in a smart…

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Fuel cell bus at the hydrogen filling station and airplane in the sky

Fueling the Future: Supporting the Transition Towards Hydrogen Infrastructure

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently made a momentous announcement that brought with it…

Read More

Montgomery County aerial view
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A Transformative BRT Plan in Montgomery County, Maryland

With more than 200,000 people expected to move into Montgomery County, MD, by 2050, county officials…

Read More

Milpitas Station
,

In a Post-Pandemic World, How Are We Planning Transit Differently?

More than three years removed from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, transit agencies across the…

Read More

Group of people talking

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…

Read More

Elenna Salcido

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…

Read More

Philadelphia

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…

Read More

Rendering of proposed project for glassboro camden line

STV Advancing the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail Transit Project

More than two decades ago, the communities of Camden and Gloucester County, NJ started the journey…

Read More

Silver line at Dulles airport

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…

Read More

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

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