Centre Area Transportation Authority Fare Study. .
WRA was selected to conduct an analysis of all aspects of the Centre Area Transportation Authority’s (CATA) current fare collection system, fare structure, fare policies, contracts and financial budgets.
Services Performed
Centre Area Transportation Authority PA Facility Complex. .
The original facilities constructed for CATA were no longer sufficient, so CATA hired a design team to plan and design a new complex for 120 buses. WRA was part of the planning, concept design and final design effort for the new complex.
Services Performed
Bus Stop Accessibility Audit - MDOT/MTA. .
This Bus Stop Accessibility Audit included an inventory of boarding and alighting areas (BAAs), regulatory signs and bus shelters within the bus system. Field investigations with tablet computers linked to a GIS database were completed by crews throughout the region. The evaluation found approximately 86% of the 4,053 boarding and alighting areas within the BaltimoreLink Bus System non-compliant with ADA guidelines.
Services Performed
City of Brunswick Transit System. .
WRA has updated prior route planning, outlined procurement and operational alternatives and created a cost model. Important trip destinations are located within the City as well as outside the City within Glynn County. WRA developed a cost model based on a preliminary route and service plan in order to help facilitate the discussions between the City, County, Chamber of Commerce, Georgia DOT and other important stakeholders about the extent and funding responsibilities.
Services Performed
AppalCART Comprehensive Transit Service Review. .
The Comprehensive Transit Service Review included 12 fare-free fixed routes as well as 10 dial-a-ride routes serving rural Watauga County. AppalCART has provided university, small town and human service transit. The system’s funding comes from multiple sources including state and federal funds, university parking fees, student fees, Town of Boone and Watauga County and fees from Medicaid and other human services programs.
Services Performed
Annapolis Transit Center. .
The transit center feasibility study was a preliminary screening exercise and the foundation for the next step as the basis to guide future decisions regarding the location of one or more transit centers in the Parole area.
Services Performed
Maplewood Mall Wins apbp Delaware Valley Chapter Project of the Year Award.
The Maplewood Mall Renovation project was awarded the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (apbp) Delaware Valley Chapter Project of the Year Award at the Vision Zero PHL Week 2021 Recovery Through Safety & Mobility Conference.
Ocean City Transit Facility Ribbon Cutting.
WRA attended Friday's ribbon cutting for the new transportation facility in Ocean City, MD. Rick Meehan, the Mayor of Ocean City; Greg Slater, the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation; and Governor Larry Hogan were on hand to share their remarks and tour the facility.
Preliminary Treatment Facility Featured in Civil Engineering Magazine.
WRA designed the Preliminary Treatment Facility featured in the magazine, Civil Engineering. "The Philadelphia Water Department expects to begin construction later this year on a 300 mgd preliminary treatment facility that will greatly increase the capacity of the city’s existing Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant." Read more
WRA Welcomes Rich Butala.
WRA is pleased to welcome Rich Butala. Rich has over 34 years of proven operations, strategic growth, and business development leadership. He has led contracts and projects for clients throughout Florida and the Mid-Atlantic. He brings a track record of establishing sustainable success in new markets to WRA.
