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| Sustainable Transportation Solutions |
Sustainable transportation solutions meet current transportation needs without compromising the transportation needs of future generations.
Sustainable transportation solutions protect and enhance the natural environment by reducing vehicle-miles of travel, fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gases and other emissions, and, thus, one’s carbon footprint.
Multi-modal transportation integrated with compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development is sustainable since it consumes less land and reduces auto-dependence, peak hour vehicle-trips (and, hence, congestion), and vehicle miles of travel (VMT). Compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development reduces driving by 20 to 40 percent or more.
Wells + Associates practices sustainability by providing the following services:
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| Travel Demand Management (TDM) |
The demand for travel and parking can be influenced by TDM measures, which typically include incentives to use transit, ride-sharing, parking management, alternative work schedules, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, better management of existing resources, and telecommuting.
These are relatively inexpensive measures that can be implemented quickly. Most TDM measures are endorsed by government agencies and the general public. Careful planning is required to gain employee and user acceptance. TDM programs must be tailored to the specific project and user groups.
Wells + Associates has prepared TDM programs for numerous federal agencies, major employers, mixed-use developments/town centers, and schools.
Wells + Associates offers the following TDM-related services:
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Evaluation of existing transportation conditions |
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Traffic, vehicle occupancy, and parking occupancy counts |
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Employee surveys |
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Analysis of existing employee travel patterns |
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Identification and evaluation of alternative TDM measures |
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Transit/shuttle bus planning |
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Pedestrian planning studies |
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Bicycle planning studies |
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Parking Studies |
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Cost estimates |
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Presentation graphics |
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Negotiations with employers and public agency staff |
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Expert witness testimony |
Travel Demand Management (TDM) Plans Prepared by Wells + Associates:
Mixed Use Projects/Town Centers:
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Merrifield Town Center, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Dunn Loring Merrifield, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Merrifield Village, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Metro West, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Hallstead, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Arrowbrook Centre, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Reston Town Center, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Tysons Corner Center, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Arbor Place, Washington, D.C. |
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Square 54, Washington, D.C. |
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Central Place, Arlington County, Virginia |
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Waterview, Arlington County, Virginia |
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Pentagon Centre, Arlington County, Virginia |
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3565 Lee Highway, Arlington County, Virginia |
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3717 Columbia Pike, Arlington County, Virginia |
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The Town Center at Aquia, Stafford County, Virginia |
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North Bethesda Town Center, Montgomery County, Maryland |
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Twinbrook Commons, Montgomery County, Maryland |
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11520 Rockville Pike, Montgomery County, Maryland |
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West Hyattsville Metro, Prince George’s County, Maryland |
Schools:
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Marymount University, Arlington County, Virginia |
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The Lab School of Washington, Washington, D.C. |
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Bishop Walker School For Boys, Washington, D.C. |
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German School of Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Maryland |
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Woods Academy, Montgomery County, Maryland |
Offices:
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Dulles Executive Plaza, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Corporate Office Centre at Tysons, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Edmonson Plaza, Alexandria, Virginia |
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532 Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia |
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Potomac Yards, Alexandria/Arlington Co., VA |
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Randolph Square, Arlington County, Virginia |
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00/900 North Glebe Road, Arlington County, Virginia |
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81812 North Moore Street, Arlington County, Virginia |
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NSTA, Arlington County, Virginia |
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NRECA, Arlington County, Virginia |
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2013 H Street, Washington, D.C. |
Other:
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| Shared Parking |
 Public transportation reduces the number of trips made in private vehicles, vehicle miles of travel (VMT), and greenhouse gas emissions; facilitates compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development; saves energy; and improves air quality,
Here are a few examples of Wells + Associates' shared parking studies:
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Reston Town Center, Fairfax County, Virginia |
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Potomac Yards, Alexandria/Arlington County, Virginia |
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Village at Shirlington, Arlington County, Virginia |
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Brambleton, Loudoun County, Virginia |
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Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland |
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Rock Spring Center, North Bethesda, Maryland |
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National Harbor, Prince George’s County, Maryland |
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Twinbrook Commons, Rockville, Maryland |
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The Block at Orange, Orange County, California |
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Santana Row, San Jose, California |
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The Palladium at Birmingham, Birmingham, Michigan |
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Pavilions of Troy, Troy, Michigan |
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Crocker Park, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio |
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Village at Valley Forge, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
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| Transit Planning |
 Public transportation reduces the number of trips made in private vehicles, vehicle miles of travel (VMT), and greenhouse gas emissions; facilitates compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development; saves energy; and improves air quality,
As shown in Exhibit 2, Wells + Associates has conducted:
Wells + Associates has conducted:
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185 studies in 60 of the 86 existing Metro station areas in metropolitan Washington |
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10 studies at all four planned stations along the Silver line extension through Tysons Corner |
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11 studies at three of the eight planned stations along the Silver line extension from Tysons Corner to Dulles Airport and beyond. |
Metro stations were the focal point of these studies.
Wells + Associates also has recommended shuttle bus connections to Metro stations that are beyond convenient walking distance (generally considered to be ¼ to ½ mile of the station).
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