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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, ...

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 ...

STV Stewardship

Key Takeaways and Insights from Infraday East

For the last six years, Infraday East has been an essential industry event that drives the dialogue about the future of infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor at every level of our industry. The event – one of several regionally-focused events ...

Future Focused

Life in the (Priority) Fast Lane: How AI and TSP are Changing Service Reliability for Transit Agencies

As transit agencies across North America look to expand and better support their existing ridership, the secret to their success may be a tool that is otherwise invisible to the naked eye and utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help deliver ...

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 ...

Employee News

STV Head of Zero Emissions Joins Rutgers Voorhees Transportation Center Advisory Board

Craig Cipriano, STV senior vice president and national director of zero-emissions mobility, was recently invited to serve as a member of Rutgers University’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) Advisory Board. The VTC, situated within Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School ...

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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Industry Trends, Project News

STV’s Mobility Technology Team Supports the Future of Transit in Houston

Prior to joining STV earlier this year as an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) engineering specialist, Parisa Hosseini, Ph.D., researched Autonomous Vehicle (AV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) technology from the perspective that those were “future” solutions for mobility needs. Little did ...

STV Perspectives

Providing a Better Perimeter Around Our Transit Operational Technology Infrastructure

As public transit agencies continue to move towards leveraging digital solutions to enhance operations, provide visibility for the public, and expand their capability to manage their infrastructure, the need for a more robust cybersecurity plan has become essential. While cybersecurity ...

Future Focused

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 ...

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STV Perspectives

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 ...

Project News, Roundtables

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 ...

Featured, Roundtables

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 ...

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 ...

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Rendering of proposed project for glassboro camden line

Project News

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…

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…

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…

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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…

Industry Trends

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,…