“ I love working in the civil engineering field so I can see the impact my work has in the world. Growing up in Asheville, North Carolina made me appreciate the beauty of the natural world & realize how it affects…”
For the first time in five years, the National Safe Routes to School Conference took place in person — and the theme was appropriately “Joy”. Alta’s SRTS leaders came home from Fort Collins energized from the conversations we had and inspired by the community of SRTS professionals. Here are 4 topics that stood out to our team as big themes for the coming year.…
Read moreDuring a time of division in the U.S., we’d like to celebrate a story about unity. Sweet Trails Alabama is a groundbreaking project that will connect all 67 counties in Alabama via a statewide trail system that spans 7,847 miles, and residents from the Appalachians to those along the Gulf of Mexico are working together to make it happen.…
Read moreEffective, data-driven planning and design relies on accurate, consistent, and relevant spatial data, which in turn depends on effective spatial data governance and management. Over the last year Alta has been engaging with our clients to answer these questions through the development of detailed asset management projects and associated data governance and data stewardship plans. What is data governance? Simply put, it’s a collection of policies and standards that describe how data is collected, maintained, and used. Investing in data maintenance saves the time and effort of having to create a new inventory from scratch.…
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