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From the Federal Highway Administration Replacing a traditional intersection with a roundabout can reduce the number of crashes by 35 percent. Even more impressive: roundabouts bring the number of fatalities down by 90 percent! At SCJ, we’ve been doing roundabouts…
Josh Brannin and Scott Sawyer at the 2018 awards gala for the Women’s Transportation Seminar, the night they decided to ride the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic four months later. Josh Brannin, a transportation engineer at SCJ, had always wanted…
In 1995, Brad Shea graduated from Saint Martin’s, and for the past two decades has made a name for himself as one of the top roundabout engineers in the country. Today, he’s back in Lacey with 16 other Saints alumni…
Four tools to assist in the development of more sustainable roads, buildings, and communities. Sustainability is about more than just being “green.” It’s about striking a balance between meeting environmental, economic, and social needs and finding a way to build…
A statistic that went around last year gained a lot of traction: 1,000 people are moving to Seattle every week! While that population boom means a lot of things for a lot of people, we know one industry really feels…
Park and ride. The idea – even the name – suggests “set it and forget it.” But not for Mason Transit Authority (MTA). The public transportation agency is working to enhance and further develop its park and ride system, and…
A single fact about APWA Washington’s Transportation Project of the Year stands out: more than 10 million tons of freight are hauled over the Port of Tacoma Road every year. With use like that, it’s no surprise the road was…
Maddie Knecht is no stranger to competition. A hitter for the volleyball team at Saint Martin’s University and a former Junior Olympian, the civil engineering student knows what it takes to win. Last month, she took that victorious spirit and…
The morning bell rings at 8:10 for elementary students in Chehalis, Wash. The journey to get there may have been smooth, rainy, bumpy, sunny or all of the above. Maybe the school bus picked them up right on schedule and…
Quoting Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” And that habit of excellence, cultivated over his decades-long career as an engineer, has earned Scott Sawyer a prestigious award from the state’s…
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