Seeing the Future: Graphic Visualizations Help Showcase Project Potential
By Chris Silewski, PLA Bringing a client’s vision to life is part of an engineer, architect, or landscape architect’s job, but until construction begins, a 2D set of plan sheets may not be enough to help people visualize what the completed project could look like. How do consultants bridge this gap? Depending on the project,… Read More »
Tags: 2D Graphics, 3D Graphics, Graphic Visualization, Landscape Architecture, Project Visualization
Grants Ahead: Get into Right Lane
By Scott Wilson, PSS, and Keely Campbell, PG With the CARES Act, American Rescue Plan Act, and other stimulus and relief funding flowing and an infrastructure plan up for discussion in the current Congress, 2021 is shaping up to be a critical year for communities to get up to speed on how to put together… Read More »
Tags: American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, CDBG grants, CLOSE grants, Economic Development Administration, EDA, Grants, Project Funding, TEA grants
Innovative Intersections Make Roads Safer
By Kevin Kuhlow, PE, and Alexander Cowan, PE, PTOE Most drivers have either been involved with or have witnessed a scary crash or near miss at an intersection. About the Expert: Kevin Kuhlow, PE, manages transportation services in our Madison, Wisconsin, office. He has been involved with developing hundreds of innovative intersections and roundabouts throughout… Read More »
Tags: Dedicated Left-turn Lanes, Intersections, Median U-turn, MUT, RCUT, Restricted Crossing U-turn, Signalization, Traffic, U-turn