The Lifetime Achievement Award is the Western District’s highest honor and recognition of professional accomplishment and service to the District, the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the profession of transportation engineering and planning. DKS is proud to honor past President Randy McCourt as the 2017 award winner.
Author: Hannah Ferber
Portland Business Journal Promotes ‘Smart Cities’ Movement
Adrian Pearmine, the National Director for Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles for DKS Associates, published an article in the Portland Business Journal on Portland’s Smart Cities Movement. Read more
FHWA Bicycle & Pedestrian Funding
What are the USDOT Funding Programs and Opportunities? Read more
Adrian Pearmine Joins DKS as National Director for Smart Cities & Connected Vehicles
With 20 years of experience, Adrian Pearmine has joined DKS to focus on smart cities and connected vehicle technology. Based on his experience in intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and systems engineering for transit and transportation projects, Adrian will work with government agencies and private corporations to help explore options and make sound decisions to build a transformative future in today’s ever-changing … Read more
One-Way Street Near Tacoma Amtrak Station Will Allow Better Station Access
The DKS Study said changing the quarter-mile segment of East 25th Street to one-way won’t have any major effects on existing traffic on the busy street that’s the site of a major transit parking garage, a light rail track, a Sounder commuter rail station and Freighthouse’s restaurants and retail business. Read more
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Debuts in Cotati, CA
The first SMART trains arrived for their unveiling at the Cotati train station. DKS worked directly with Sonoma County Transit on the design of a park-and-ride lot and transit building, which will serve the new train station along East Cotati Avenue. The 1.5-acre parcel contains a new train station platform, bus drop-off area, a park-and-ride lot, and a multi-use transit/train … Read more
Variable speed limit signs coming to Portland
Following the lead of several other states, Oregon has been experimenting successfully with variable speed limit signs for awhile now. Read more