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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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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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…
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,…
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…
Future Focused
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…
Roundtables
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…
Project News
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,…
Project News
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…
STV Perspectives
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…
Employee News
STV Officer Appointed to APTA Executive Committee
Jose Bustamante, P.E., vice president and business unit leader in our transportation and infrastructure group, has…
Project News
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…
STV Perspectives
Preserving History While Providing Accessibility to Historic Rail Transportation
The history of mass transportation – extraordinary feats of engineering that were constructed by workers who…
Project News
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…
Roundtables
Federal Grants: Building the Capacity Beyond Applications
Following last year’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), public and private clients…
STV Perspectives
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…
Project News
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…
Project News
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…