June 2008
2009 transportation funding package is the top priority for trade group
Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland, OR
Local offices of engineering firms such as David Evans and Associates and Parametrix said they increased hiring due to the Oregon Transportation Investment Act. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, for every $1 million on transportation, about 17 family wage jobs are created.
May 2008
Local companies pay employees to leave car at home
KGW.com - Portland, OR
David Evans and Associates is generous when it comes to supporting alternative forms of transportation. Employees who walk to work also receive $3 for each trip and for those who carpool or take the bus, they get $1.50 per trip.
April 2008
UO to spend $18 million on arena parking
DailyEmerald.com - Eugene, OR
The University is relying on a parking needs study by David Evans and Associates that says roughly 900 cars can park in the nearby neighborhood when attending events at the new arena.
Council tackles goal mapping
Bonner County Daily Bee, Idaho
Hoisington and his firm, David Evans & Associates, used travel demand and traffic forecasting computer models to estimate future traffic patterns throughout the greater Sandpoint area.
February 2008
An $80 million rescue for the Murray Morgan?
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma, WA
but the City Council asked for a second opinion from David Evans [and] Associates, an engineering consultant firm with special expertise on bridges.
SR 202 Stream and Wetland Mitigation: Achieving a Fine Balance
Land and Water Magazine
To comply with compensatory mitigation required by federal, state, and local environmental regulations, WSDOT hired David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) to provide design and construction assistance services for wetland and stream mitigation.
Lincoln Creek work earns Gold Award for David Evans and Associates
The Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, WA, USA
The Bellingham office of David Evans and Associates won a State Gold Award for social, economic, and sustainable design considerations.
Creating an enriching workplace
Spokane Journal of Business - Spokane, WA, USA
Representatives for the Spokane offices of David Evans and Associates Inc. and Coffman Engineers Inc. say those companies grew up with a community culture, ...
Study will OK more traffic congestion
The Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, WA, USA
... over two other bidders: Kirkland-based Mirai Transportation Planning and Engineering, and David Evans and Associates, which has an office in Bellingham. ...
Fresh hope for Murray Morgan bridge
TheNewsTribune.com Tacoma,WA,USA
"A detailed inspection is expected to be completed this week ... David Evans and Associates is performing the work for the city. It's more in-depth than the state's ..."
January 2008
Feds taking comment on Coos Bay Channel Modification Project
The World
"... those interested can go to http://www.CoosBayChannelEIS.com or contact: Terry Buchholz of David Evans and Associates, by calling (503) 499-0370."
DEA No. 73 on Fortune’s 2008 100 Best Companies to Work For list
Fortune
“What makes it so great?
Everyone gets overtime at this employee-owned engineering consultant: Salaried employees are paid an hourly rate, and hourly workers get time and a half.” (read more)
November 2007
David Evans names new president
MSN Money
“Al Barkouli has been named president and chief operating officer for David Evans and Associates Inc.”
Experts favor a new I-5 bridge
Oregonian
“ ‘A replacement river crossing does perform better than a supplemental river crossing on most of the values that were created by this task force,’ said Ron Anderson, deputy project manager and a consultant from the David Evans & Associates firm.”
Community Center Pursued
Riverside Press-Enterprise
“Ontario-based architectural firm David Evans & Associates has held a series of neighborhood meetings, seeking suggestions on the center's design and programs.”
October 2007
Volunteers help add to airport runway
Albany Democrat-Herald
"Project engineer Tracy may, of the firm David Evans and Associates in Corvallis, said about 3000 yards of crushed rock will be needed."
Cleaning up EPA's largest Superfund site
Revitalization e-Digest
“Yet to move toward a more sustainable society, we must go beyond these old problem solving guidelines," said Tom Puttnam, a sustainability planner and engineer.
September 2007
RFTA seeking input on high-tech transit system
Aspen Daily News
“RFTA is working to set out a phasing plan stretching out to 2017, but next year is a key time. Working with consultant David Evans & Associates, RFTA hopes to iron out its plans for service, park-and-rides and stations, highway design and funding.”
August 2007
Marna O'Brien Park reopens
North County Times
“The Marna O'Brien park was designed by David Evans and Associates and built by Western Rim Contractors at a total cost of $4.3 million. The sports and recreation park will be open from dawn to dusk daily.”
Port commission OKs change to rail contract
Columbian
“The contract with David Evans & Associates will cover design of the $13 million to $15 million section of rail improvements into the port. The overall cost of the rail work could be as much as $86 million.”
July 2007
Garco wins $29 million Fairchild job
Spokane Journal of Business
“The design team for the project at Fairchild includes the Spokane office of Seattle-based Coffman Engineers Inc., for structural and mechanical design; Bernardo Wills Architects PC for architecture; and the Spokane office of Portland-based David Evans & Associates Inc. for civil engineering design.”
May 2007
Surveying at the Utah State Capitol Dome
American Surveyor
“It was a dark November evening; it was snowing, and our survey crew was more than 200 feet in the air atop the Utah State Capitol Dome, freezing. David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) had been contracted to provide as-built drawings for the restoration of the historic capitol dome.”
Local business helps beautify community
Tacoma Weekly
“The staff at David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) has been working diligently the last four years to give much-needed facelifts to two traffic islands located between Fife and Tacoma near the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Pacific Highway East.”
People on the move
The Denver Post
“DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC.: Sue Grabler has joined the firm as a senior rail project manager, and Gary Gable joined as a survey project manager.”
Early FasTracks spending appears behind schedule
Orange County Register
“In the case of the West Corridor, RTD had expected to spend $18 million by now on the final design of the 12.1-mile line from downtown to Golden.
But through March, the prime consultant, David Evans & Associates, had been paid $3.36 million.
Nevertheless, FasTracks managers expect all of the work to accelerate this year and vow to meet the deadline for completing all of the lines by 2017.”
April 2007
Council takes meeting on the road
Orange County Register
“In November 2005, the council contracted with David Evans and Associates, Inc., for $160,000 to prepare the enhancement plan.”
Global warming could be economic boon for some
Santa Cruz Sentinel
“Some firms are advising water agencies that they’ll need to be able to store more water than they ever did before, said Jeff Rupp, a civil engineer for David Evans and Associates in Ontario.”
March 2007
Extreme garden makeover
LandscapeOnline.com
"With some help from the landscape architects at David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), the California School Garden Network (CSGN) and celebrity garden designer Dawson Connor, local students brought new life to a long-neglected garden at Locke High School in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif."
David Evans acquires engineering firm
Portland Business Journals
“David Evans and Associates Inc. has acquired structural and civil engineering firm CES Inc. Engineering. CES has 15 employees based in Olympia, Wash., and serves Pacific Northwest clients in the public and private sectors. The addition of CES will add to Portland-based David Evans' structural, construction and transportation engineering programs.”
State Department of Transportation seeks transit-focused entrepreneurs
The Tacoma Daily Index
“Past Trip Reduction Performance Program participants include Nintendo of America Inc., Washington State University, Sage Manufacturing, Children's Hospital, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, and David Evans and Associates.”
February 2007
Engineered for the long haul
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
“The three principals admit competition abounds in the regions the company serves. Project contenders include similar-sized firms like Vancouver-based MacKay & Sposito Inc. and larger firms such as Portland's David Evans & Associates Inc., which recently opened a Clark County office.”
Engineered for the long haul
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
“The three principals admit competition abounds in the regions the company serves. Project contenders include similar-sized firms like Vancouver-based MacKay & Sposito Inc. and larger firms such as Portland's David Evans & Associates Inc., which recently opened a Clark County office.”
Panel approves concept for redesigning Franklin
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.
“Commission members agreed to explore a design that has two lanes in each direction for through traffic, two lanes for bus rapid transit, a local-access lane for traffic going in and out of streetside businesses with an option for on-street parking. Initially, only the north side of Franklin would have a local-access lane.
“That design can be created within the existing right-of-way corridor, said David Knowles, a planner with engineering firm David Evans & Associates, which is consulting on the project.
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City commission endorses design plans
Oregon Daily Emerald, Eugene, Ore.
“The project’s two consultants, David Evans and Associates, Inc. and Urbsworks, Inc., proposed the multiway boulevard as a way to lead to Franklin Boulevard’s rejuvenation by encouraging mixed-use development and making the area more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists.”
Building the Future: A multi-modal solution to congestion
CE News.com
“Sub-consultants involved in various aspects of the T-REX project include DMJM Harris; Jacobs Civil; Turner, Collie & Braden; Terracon; Kleinfelder, Inc.; Shannon & Wilson; Schnabel Foundations; David Evans Associates, Inc.; and Kilgore Consulting and Management.”
January 2007
Albany train tower on the job
Albany Democrat-Herald, Jan 30, 2007
“Preliminary design work already is completed, Mayes said. It was done by contractor David Evans and Associates using consultant Robert Dortignacq — all of Portland — at the same time the train station and surrounding area was redesigned.”
Port wants North Spit land shovel-ready
Coos Bay World, Jan 24, 2007
“The port commission has agreed to have Portland-based David Evans and Associates survey the wetlands. The port is hoping to have the property listed in the governor's Industrial Site Certification Program. It offers industrialists a one-stop shop for shovel-ready sites.”
Public wants highways widened
Columbia Basin Herald, Jan 23, 2007
“Widening the highways also supports economic development, another driving force behind the project, said Riley Atkins, environmental project manager with David Evans and Associates Inc.”
December 2006
The Ghost Quarter
Portland Tribune, Dec 12, 2006
“There’s no ‘there’ there,” says David Knowles (Portland Office Planning Discipline Leader), the city planning director when the Rose Garden was built, referring to what former Mayor Vera Katz eventually would say about the Rose Quarter. “You need to have a place. It’s a place to go but not a place to be.
“The lesson really is that you need people … the lesson is that you can’t create something disconnected from any neighborhood at all and expect there to be vitality.
“People aren’t going to come to a place that’s not a neighborhood. They’re not going to linger unless it’s a neighborhood.”
Phillip Harris Bridge wins prestigious award
The Oregonian Dec 1, 2006
“The award recognizes the Oregon Department of Transportation, the county's capital project management and survey/engineering teams, consultants David Evans and Associates and the project's contractor, Wildish Standard Paving.”
November 2006
Officials discuss goals of interchange plan
The News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.) Nov. 21, 2006
“The open house was held by Oregon Department of Transportation engineers and outside traffic consultants from David Evans and Associates Inc., and addressed the long-term goals of the Interchange Area Management Plan.”
Salem Companies Flourish Through $1.3 Billion Bridge Program (PDF)
Salem Business Journal Nov. 2006
“Since its founding in Oregon in 1976,
David Evans and Associates Inc., an
employee-owned architecture, construction
and engineering firm, has emerged as a
recognized leader in sustainable design for
complex transportation projects nationwide.
It was, therefore, a natural choice as the
design firm on three of the most prestigious
bridge repair and replacement projects on
the bridge program.”
Metro seminars focus on nature-friendly development
Gresham Outlook Nov. 10, 2006
“Speaker: Tom Puttman, PE, David Evans Associates. Puttman will discuss low-impact practices feasible for your site and its applications. Includes green streets, eco-roofs and stormwater planters.”
El Monte parks to get face-lifts
Whittier Daily News Nov. 6, 2006
“Two community meetings to get comments from the people who use the parks will be held to give the architects, David Evans and Associates, an idea of what they want. ”