Archive for February, 2016:

Future City Competition

Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 by Jason Davis
In Community, Culture, tagged in Tags: future city, stem

Last month, I helped judge entries at Future City, a science and engineering competition. At this event, small groups of middle-school students design and build cities that represent their vision of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineering mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ software; research and write solutions to […]

Three Envision Practices You May Already Be Using

Posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 by Brad Schleeter
In Sustainability, tagged in Tags: envision, public engagement

One of the main reasons we received Envision certification was to help our clients successfully achieve their community vision. We liked the program’s flexible approach to innovation and focus on quality infrastructure. We learned that much of the Envision process involved methods we, along with our clients, already valued. They included improving quality of life, […]

Affinis Culture: Annual Pig Out

Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 by Peggy Amor
In Culture, tagged in Tags: pig out

Last Friday, we hosted our annual “Pig Out” over lunch. At this event, we swap Superbowl predictions and catch up with one another. Aside from the great food, we asked three co-workers about their experience working at Affinis. Here’s what each one had to say: What was your first impression of Affinis, and how has […]

Project Spotlight: Liberty Drive Improvements

Posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 by Linda Rottinghaus
In Projects, Traffic, Transportation Engineering, tagged in Tags: federal stp funding, liberty, LPA, MoDOT, utility coordination

Affinis designed improvements to Liberty Drive from South Ridge Avenue to West Mill Street. The Liberty Drive Improvements project involved: Reconstructing, milling, and overlaying the pavement; Adding or replacing curb and gutter and sidewalk; Adding bicycle lanes and connections through the corridor; Retaining wall construction to help save backyards and utilities and make room for […]