Those who live or attend school in Centralia’s Borst neighborhood will soon have safer accessibility and a more visually appealing street. The Borst Avenue Improvement Project will increase pedestrian and bicycle safety, beautify the area, and create a smoother drive for vehicles between Eshom and Johnson Roads.

With many sidewalks around the City of Yelm in need of repair and replacement, Yelm City Council allocated funding in the 2019-2020 biennial budget to repair sidewalks, improve walkability, and increase pedestrian safety throughout our community.

SCJ Alliance did the conceptual design for a pump track planned for Eastmont Community Park. Eastmont Metro Parks and Recreation and the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance are working on the track, which would be located between the playground and basketball courts.

Salish Middle School STEM students remember Amy Head. They think about her during the fall semester as they wrestle with questions of how to design cities that radiate less heat energy. They refer back to her guidance when deciding where to put roads or other infrastructure.

Aaron Knight, PE, and George Hilen, PE, recently joined SCJ Alliance’s transportation design group. The two engineers have been teaming together on projects for years and have a strong reputation in the Puget Sound region.