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Understanding Traffic Impact Analysis for Smarter Development
August 13th, 2025 by John Schick
Before breaking ground on a project, it’s important to consider how the added traffic will impact the existing transportation network. That’s where a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) comes in, and DRMP’s experts are ready to support clients with these services nationwide.
A TIA is a decision-making tool used by engineers, planners, and local governments to understand how a proposed development will affect traffic flow, intersection performance, and overall roadway safety. It helps identify potential issues early and provides solutions to keep traffic moving smoothly.
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Posted in: All, Traffic Impact Analysis, Transportation, Transportation Planning/Project Development
How DRMP’s Teams in The Carolinas are Elevating Business Development to Better Serve Clients
August 8th, 2025
As DRMP continues to expand its services in the Carolinas, firm leaders recently attended a bootcamp focused on equipping them with insights and strategies to better understand and meet the evolving needs of clients. The bootcamp covered a range of topics, including emerging industry trends, effective relationship-building tools, and DRMP’s pursuit process. Through hands-on activities, such as capture planning, conference networking, and pursuit tracking, attendees collaborated, exchanged ideas, and practiced actionable strategies for success.
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Exploring RIEGL’s Latest LiDAR Technologies at the VIP Customer Summit in Austria
August 6th, 2025 by Brent Bass, PE, PSM
DRMP Geospatial Services Division Manager Brent Bass, PE, PSM, was selected by RIEGL along with 40 professionals from around the world to attend its VIP Customer Summit in Austria. The trip gave attendees the rare chance to get an inside look at RIEGL’s laser manufacturing and testing facilities and also educated the group on the latest developments and technologies the company is working on to help enhance client services.
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Posted in: All, Surveying & Mapping, Transportation
Survey Says… DRMP Knows How to Celebrate Interns
July 31st, 2025
Each year, DRMP finds fresh, creative ways to make National Intern Day, celebrated on the last Thursday of July, a welcoming and memorable experience. Past celebrations have featured a VIP style red carpet experience complete with a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame and a Monopoly-themed extravaganza. No matter the theme, DRMP wants its interns to know they are valued and an integral part of the team.

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Posted in: All, Learning & Development
DRMP Delivers Hope on Two Wheels
July 25th, 2025
For many families served by the Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families, bicycles are a critical means of transportation. Parents rely on them to commute to work, children use them to get to school, and teens depend on them to reach their after-school jobs. Beyond practicality, bikes a...
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Posted in: All, DRMPCares
DRMP's Expanding Electrical Engineering Service Charges into New Territory
July 24th, 2025 by Justin Hayes, EI
When I first joined DRMP in 2019, I stepped into a unique role. I was the firm’s first in-house electrical engineer. Before then, DRMP typically subcontracted all electrical design, which often meant delays when quick answers were needed. If a civil engineer wanted a fast estimate or needed to kno...
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Posted in: All, Transportation, Transportation Planning/Project Development
What is a Traffic Impact Analysis? And How Does It Help Plan Safe, Efficient Solutions for New Developments?
July 16th, 2025
A Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA), also referred to as a Traffic Impact Study (TIS), plays a key role in planning and designing new developments and aims to mitigate effects on existing road networks, while ensuring safe and reasonable traffic operations. DRMP's TIA team is ready to assist clients with TIAs for projects throughout the United States.
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GIS: The Unsung Hero Behind Smarter Communities
July 15th, 2025
GIS is a smart technology that combines maps, data, and tools, such as apps, dashboards, and field forms to help people make better decisions. DRMP’s GIS experts are using it to help schools plan for future student growth, streamline infrastructure improvements, and optimize resources to save clients time and money.
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Posted in: All, Geographic Information Systems, Surveying & Mapping
DRMP Leads CEI for Emergency Seawall Project in Florida’s Volusia and Flagler Counties
June 30th, 2025 by Ryan Pellarin, PE, CCM
Along Florida’s northeast coast, SR A1A runs just feet from the ocean – past homes, businesses, and communities that have weathered years of hurricanes and erosion. When that narrow margin between land and sea gives way, the stability of communities along the coast is put at risk. The SR A1A ...
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Posted in: All, Construction Services, eWIRE
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2025
June 23rd, 2025
DRMP is proud to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) by highlighting some of our young women engineers who help us design stronger communities and deliver creative solutions every day. In honor of INWED, we invite you to get to know some of the talented women at DRMP. Discover what inspired their careers in engineering, and learn more about their most memorable moments and projects.
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Posted in: All, Transportation, Transportation Planning/Project Development