Blandair Park Ribbon Cutting.
WRA has been involved in the design of each phase of Blandair Park in Howard County, MD and attending the ribbon cutting for Phase 3 was exciting and rewarding. According to Patch, this phase of the park is "a state-of-the-art 'play-for-all' playground consisting of six unique areas and is designed to encourage children of all ability levels to play together while accommodating cognitive, communicative, social/emotional and sensory development disabilities." Learn more about this fascinating project.
WRA Among Top 500 Design Firms.
Each year, Engineering News Record ranks the Top 500 Design Firms based on the previous year's revenue. In 2021, WRA ranked #107!
WRA Welcomes Terry Hall and Opens Jacksonville Office.
WRA is pleased to welcome Terry Hall and announce the opening of its newest office in Jacksonville, Florida.
Lisa Choplin, Associate, Joins WRA.
WRA is proud to announce that Lisa Choplin, Associate, has joined our team to enhance our Alternative Project Delivery Program.
WRA Moderated a Plan Smarter Webinar.
WRA’s Transportation Planner Leah Kacanda, AICP recently moderated a Montgomery County, PA Planning Smarter webinar; Happy Trails! Planning and Designing Trails for All Users.
Woods of Warrenton Ribbon Cutting.
Wesley Mumaw and Lenny Coleman attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Woods of Warrenton Trail Project.
Transit Support for Three Rivers Regional Commission. .
WRA reviewed the GDOT Agreed-Upon Procedures, related grant contracts and FTA circulars and regulations and compared the audit findings with FTA regulations and guidance. Since the final GDOT report was issued, WRA has worked with GDOT’s consultant to resolve the audit findings and assisted TRRC with negotiations with a new contractor.
Services Performed
RideOn Strategic Plan. .
Since starting as a feeder bus service to Washington’s Metro, Ride On has grown to its current 311 peak vehicles on 78 different bus routes and 88,000 average daily boardings.
Services Performed
BaltimoreLink Priority Corridors. .
The BaltimoreLink transit redesign project restructured the Baltimore bus service including City Link high frequency lines with 15-minute frequencies, Local Link lines connecting neighborhoods to the regional network and Express Link commuter services.
Services Performed
Prince George's County Bus Stop Improvements. .
Prince George’s County assigns stops to WRA for design and quantity estimates that are then used by the County’s on-call contractor for construction. While each site follows ADA requirements, the designs must be adapted to the typography and adjacent land uses. To data WRA has completed design and construction inspection for 192 stops with an additional 60 stops in progress.