This proposed hotel could become largest yet in trendy part of East Austin
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, two Florida-based developers plan to build a mid-rise hotel in East Austin, among the neighborhood’s largest.
In The News
WGI’s clients, projects, and professionals are consistently making headlines as we positively impact the communities in which we live, work, and play.
Award-Winning Solutions
WGI Inc. wins three prestigious awards for our groundbreaking geospatial work on Florida’s Brightline High-Speed Rail project. Our innovative solutions significantly reduced construction times and costs, earning high recognition for excellence.
How Coronavirus is Shifting Strategies for Parking Garages
Here’s what to know and some tips for moving into the new normal of parking garage management during the coronavirus pandemic.
Music Lane developer proposes first downtown Austin hotel
Developing high-rise on 10,000-square-foot lot would be a challenge, but not unprecedented.
Primed for Deliveries
Rapidly changing e-commerce trends and technologies mean big changes for land-use and infrastructure planning.
Access Denied
Micromobility has the potential to be an urban asset, but planners must act quickly to ensure people with disabilities are not left behind.
Austin firm to build first phase of Domain-like development in Leander
WGI is the engineering and design consultant for the 115-acre Northline project in Leander, TX.
Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Johnson And Nejad To Board Of Professional Engineers And Land Surveyors
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Coleen Johnson and reappointed Sina Nejad, D.Eng. to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for terms set to expire on September 26, 2025.
New signage and internet tools to help address downtown Grapevine parking concerns
A parking study concluded that much of the parking in Grapevine was underutilized. The Grapevine City Council acted Jan. 7 to help visitors better use those spots. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
Affordable Senior Community Opens in West Palm Beach
WGI was the engineer for the first affordable senior development built in Riviera Beach in the last 40 years.
Gridlock solutions envisioned with driverless cars, flying taxis and delivery drones
WGI’s experts weighed in on the future of mobility at this year’s Florida Automated Vehicles Summit in Miami.
31-story tower proposed in downtown Austin near SXSW Center
WGI is providing engineering services for a proposed 31-story, 326,509-square-foot high-rise at the corner of 14th and Guadalupe streets in Austin, Texas.
WGI Paves Over Expectations; Accolades and Growth Already Exceed Last Year
WGI has been in overdrive for the first three quarters of 2019, exceeding 2018 in the expansion of its employees, services, clients, and geographic footprint.
Leadership Broward Class XXXVIII
WGI’s Traci Scheppske is part of Leadership Broward’s Class XXXVIII – Broward County’s premier leadership development training organization.
Leading From Where You Are
There are many interpretations of leadership—and just as many ways to demonstrate it. Read about WGI’s Barbara Stiles in SMPS Marketer magazine.
An Emerging World
Nisenson, after decades in the field as a consultant, researcher, activist, entrepreneur, and planner, was recently named VP for New Mobility & Connected Communities at WGI, a firm with huge aspirations for the future.
Lighthouse Point Moves To Review & Rewrite Entire City Code
The goal of the rewrite is to make the code more cohesive and user-friendly, both for City personnel and residents. The code hasn’t been fully reviewed since the 1970s.
Tenant on board as construction starts on iSports complex in Cedar Park
The 206,000-square-foot sports hub is expected to bring together family entertainment, sports medicine, shopping and dining under one roof in the Williamson County suburb.
Cedar Falls Council approves downtown parking ordinance
The council approved the new parking map and recommended updates to the parking ordinance from a study conducted last year by WGI.
Residential community planned along Guadalupe River in Comal County
The 78-acre gated development is home to 57 single-family lots, 22 of which are on the river’s banks.
Charleston County Parks to replace Folly Beach Pier
WGI was selected, out of many excellent consulting firms, because of their extensive experience in ocean fishing pier design and construction.
After 24 years, iconic Folly Beach Pier will be replaced
Officials say WGI was selected to lead the project because of “extensive experience in ocean fishing pier design and construction.”
Wekiva Contractors Close In On River Crossing
WGI and its design-build partner Superior are building a key stretch of the $1.6-billion Wekiva Parkway project. They’re finding success executing their planned river crossing.
Platform Group to unveil mixed-use development in Boulevard Oaks
The Platform Group, a Houston-based real estate and investment group, will open its first project, a mixed-use retail and office development, this May.
Multiyear overhaul to traffic infrastructure system underway in Richardson
WGI’s traffic engineers recommended advanced technologies to alleviate record-high congestion in Richardson, Texas.
