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Tracy Lunsford, a Senior Scientist based in Eugene, Oregon has been selected as the 2024 Parametrix Volunteer of the Year by the Parametrix Volunteer Committee and Enterprise Leadership Team. Over the last year, she volunteered over 500 hours with Business Diversity Institute, a non-profit committed to empowering small and diverse businesses through education and collaboration. […]

State departments of transportation are managing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change effects in long range planning, project development, environmental reviews, and operations. While some are in the early phases of this work, others have emerging programs. To synthesize the best practices across the country, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Federal Highways, and US

Each year Parametrix selects an employee-owner who goes above and beyond to exemplify our core values. Shane Brown, a Senior Engineer with our Bridge & Structures group based in Portland, OR was named the 2024 Parametrix Employee-Owner of the Year. He was selected by his fellow employee-owners and our Enterprise Leadership Team based on his

Emeryville, CA – The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $16 million Safe Streets for All grant to the City of Alameda to enhance safety along the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue corridor. Potential improvements. This visualization created by Parametrix is for demonstration purposes only and does not reflect final design. Parametrix partnered with the city to

Parametrix was selected by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to prepare a statewide historic bridge thematic context study. A thematic context study is a tool used by cultural resources specialists to help efficiently evaluate if historic-aged buildings and infrastructure are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Bridges are frequently

Rendering created by Parametrix’s Civil FXTM modeling technology demonstrates what Boulder Highway could look like when the project is completed. Boulder Highway is one of Nevada’s oldest thoroughfares. A 7.5-mile stretch that runs through Henderson, Nevada is being reimagined. Thanks to visualizations created by Parametrix Civil FXTM modeling technology as a sub-consultant to Las Vegas Paving, you

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed on July 26, 1990, stands as one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. It was designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else, prohibiting discrimination and mandating equal access in employment, public accommodations, transportation,

On Monday, June 24, 2024 Kitsap Transit welcomed project partners, stakeholders, and community members to a grand opening event for the Silverdale Transit Center. The new facility features the region’s first wireless in-ground bus charging system to support the agency’s growing electric bus fleet. One of Kitsap Transit’s new battery-electric buses It also includes eight

Plans are underway to bring Mobility Hubs to Central Oregon. Parametrix is working with Cascades East Transit (CET) to implement Bend’s first mobility hub pilot project in Downtown Bend. What are mobility hubs? At their core, mobility hubs are places where people can access and make efficient connections between multiple transportation modes, services, and emerging

It is spring in the northern hemisphere! With this season comes rain, flowers, pollen, and green vegetation. It is a time to celebrate! April 26 is Arbor Day, a day to plant trees, and all month long we celebrate World Landscape Architecture Month! In such, we, the landscape architects of Parametrix, stand in solidarity with