WRA develops the Patuxent Naval Air Station's Research and Development Facility: the testing ground for aircraft that take on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

Terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, and a field in Pennsylvania—2,977 lose their lives.

Helping Delaware move from highways focus to a transportation focus, WRA develops a 20-year transportation plan for Route 40.

Anne Canby, DelDOT's first female secretary in history, urges sustainability with initiatives like bike and pedestrian facilities, mass transit, and context sensitive design.

Inspired by the Inner Harbor's success, WRA and the city look to new frontiers in 1999: redeveloping a dilapidated industrial area known as Harbor East.

In the 80s, Baltimore remakes itself as a tourist destination with the redevelopment of its Inner Harbor into an entertainment and cultural hub.

WRA develops the Maryland Emergency Management Agency Command Center, a state-of-the-art facility to coordinate response efforts —and save lives.

The "Storm of the Century" in 1993 and the crippling East Coast Blizzard of '96 prompt the state to reassess its emergency response capabilities

The firm oversees renovations to the administration annex, creating a larger, more modern facility to serve the needs of future generations of Americans.

President Clinton signs the law untethering the organization from the Department of Health and Human Services—leading to an increase in funding and employees.