January 2023

West Coast Holiday Party

The West Coast team gathered last week with a range of activities, from a hike up Baldwin Hills scenic overlook during the day to a nighttime pizza outing!

New Branded Teams Backgrounds

We now have a variety of branded Sam Schwartz backgrounds available in Teams! Learn how to use them here.

TRB Paper Awards

Congratulations to Jesse McGowan and Jessica Keung on winning Paper Awards from the TRB Committee on Transportation Safety Management Systems! Research efforts like these are essential to making our streets safer. Read the abstracts here.

Women in Technology Panel

We always enjoy opportunities to discuss our work and career experiences with future engineers! Last week, Sara Disney Haufe joined East Leyden and West Leyden High Schools' TechgURLs for their 10th Annual Women in Technology Panel.

Nicholas (Nick) Bonsignore has joined the team as a Senior Engineer based in the New York office.

Prior to joining Sam Schwartz, Nick worked at VHB and SIMCO as a Civil Designer and Traffic Engineer, respectively. In his previous role, Nick was responsible for supporting Port Authority Traffic Engineering as task lead for roadway signing and pedestrian wayfinding within JFK Redevelopment. He brings over 8 years of direct experience supporting PA Traffic Engineering and has been involved in managing teams with efforts such as supporting JFK Traffic operations, developing conceptual and contract drawings for traffic improvement projects, reviewing contractor submissions and proposals, and coordinating between inter-agency divisions, developers, and other stakeholders.

Nick holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master’s degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn. His interests include basketball, jogging, billiards, book/television binges, flea markets, watching his house plants come back to life, and spending time with his eight-year-old nephew. 

OUT NOW! The MTA Bike, Pedestrian, & Micromobility Strategic Action Plan will be a catalyst for a better-connected, more equitable region. We were proud to lead development of the plan for MTA and its partners.

From design to transit, technology to policy, The Point is creating a new paradigm where cars are optional and sustainable mobility is front and center. On our blog, Joe Iacobucci and Alex Hanson explore how our Smart Mobility Plan will help shape this unique community.

Congratulations to Project Renewal on the award of $44.7 M in additional state funding for Bedford Green House Phase II. We led NEPA/CEQR review for this project, which encompasses 116 units of affordable housing, on-site supportive services, and a community medical clinic.

Effective organizations are critical to safe, just, efficient transportation systems. Structured for Success, the new report we developed with NACTO, is geared towards agency leaders looking to catalyze change and improve project delivery.

Congratulations to Tom Pagano, ITE Met Section President, and to the other members of the newly-elected Executive Board! We're grateful for the Met Section's efforts to connect transportation professionals and promote safe, sustainable mobility across the region.