Industry Insights

Land Use and Sustainability: How Civil Engineers Can Impact Urban Planning

Five Urban Design Principles for Building Better Communities

Effective urban design is critical to creating vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive cities. More than half of the world’s population lives...

TxDOT Comprehensive Accessibility Program

Engineered Solutions: TCAP Accessible transportation is a civil right. In fact, public agencies that receive federal dollars, including state Departments...

City of Fort Worth Flood Risk Mapping

Engineered Solutions: City of Fort Worth Flood Risk Mapping Texas is known for its record-breaking temperatures and droughts. However, in...

New Trend: Living the High Life in a Rental Home

Homeownership may be losing its status as the quintessential American dream, as analysts predict a decline in ownership rates. In response, build-to-rent options are rising in popularity, offering single-family home...

POTUS, SCOTUS, and… WOTUS? What Waters of the United States are, and How They are Changing

The U.S. Constitution defines the roles of the President (POTUS) and Supreme Court (SCOTUS), though not by acronym. Similarly, "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) are not as widely recognized,...

Engineered Solutions: W1

Pape-Dawson Engineers delivered planning, design, and construction services for the W-1 Leon Creek sanitary sewer project, a 4-mile regional gravity wastewater outfall. This project enables the San Antonio Water System...

Engineered Solutions: Cultural Resources Mitigation for SAISD’s Central Administration Office

Pape-Dawson archaeologists provided cultural resources services for SAISD’s 140,000-square foot Central Administration office. Located on a 6-acre lot formerly home to Fox Tech High School’s football field, the site was...

Innovative Intersections: Something to Cheer You Up While You Wait for the Light to Change

“The traditional four-way diamond interchange is perhaps the most inefficient invention known to humanity,” says Gilmer Gaston, P.E., PTOE, Senior Vice President – Transportation at Pape-Dawson Engineers. Many of us...

Adventures in the Dataverse (or What That New Building Just Outside Town Has to Do with Your Phone)

Most of what we do on our phones, tablets, and other devices relies on data not actually stored on them. Whether streaming TV shows, scrolling social media, or reviewing documents,...