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Transit Operations Enhanced by Design

By Morrison Hershfield | November 6, 2023

Designing Transit Operations & Maintenance Facilities for a Safe, Productive, and Sustainable Workplace Bus garages have traditionally been utilitarian structures, often overlooked in terms of innovation, complexity, sustainability and worker-friendly environments. Transit owners and operators are...

Improving Your Transit System's Resilience to Extreme Weather

By Morrison Hershfield | December 13, 2021

Resiliency can be defined in many ways, but at its core it means being better prepared for, and better able to recover from adverse events such as extreme weather or other disasters. For transit agencies, readiness for emergency situations is important. But now, more than ever, effective resilience...

Top 100 Infrastructure Projects in Canada

By Morrison Hershfield | February 15, 2021

Edmonton Transit Service Wins CUTA Corporate Leadership Award

By Morrison Hershfield | November 19, 2020

Congratulations to the Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) and the City of Edmonton! ETS received a Corporate Leadership Award of Excellence from the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) for Environmental Sustainability, in particular its forward-thinking design of the Kathleen Andrews Transit...

Morrison Hershfield Welcomes Jacqueline Darwood to Our Transit Team

By Morrison Hershfield | April 3, 2019

Morrison Hershfield is excited to announce the addition of Jacqueline Darwood, B.A., PM., to our Transit team as a Senior Transit Consultant - Transit Planning.

Morrison Hershfield Recognized at CEA Showcase Awards Gala 2019

By Morrison Hershfield | February 15, 2019

The Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) recently hosted its 23rd annual Showcase Awards Gala where 11 Awards of Excellence and 11 Awards of Merit were announced, recognizing the best of the best in engineering design and innovation. Morrison Hershfield’s contributions were honored with an Award...

Morrison Hershfield Welcomes Daniel Jagos, Practice Lead, Transit Stations & Maintenance Facilities

By Morrison Hershfield | July 12, 2018

Morrison Hershfield is pleased to welcome Daniel Jagos, CET, as our Practice Lead for Transit Stations and Maintenance Facilities. Dan brings extensive experience with light rail transit, heavy rail commuter, and freight locomotive and car maintenance facility operations. Having successfully...

Morrison Hershfield Welcomes Project Delivery Leader Geoffrey Cooper

By Morrison Hershfield | April 5, 2018

Morrison Hershfield is pleased to welcome Geoffrey Cooper, P.Eng., CEng., MICE, to our Transit team as Project Delivery Leader. Geoffrey brings more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of multi-disciplinary highway, traffic, civil engineering and development infrastructure projects for...

Denison Road Grade Separation Named OPWA Structural Project of the Year

By Morrison Hershfield | March 2, 2017

Morrison Hershfield was part of the project team that received a 2016 Public Works Project of the Year Award for work on the Denison Road grade separation.

North East Transit Garage Wins 2016 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence

By Morrison Hershfield | December 2, 2016

Prime consultant Morrison Hershfield and lead design architect gh3 were honored at the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence ceremony

Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Wins Award from Tunnelling Association of Canada

By Morrison Hershfield | October 29, 2015

Morrison Hershfield’s work on the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Twin Tunnels project – as part of an integrated project team working on construction management – was named the Canadian Project of the Year by the Tunnelling Association of Canada.

Work Continues on GO Bloor Station Improvements

By Morrison Hershfield | June 12, 2015

There has been a lot of buzz about the newly revitalized GO Bloor station in Toronto, ON. The station which handles rail traffic for both the new Union Pearson Express line and regular GO Trains, is undergoing a significant improvement and addition to handle increased train service.

Ottawa Transportation Master Plan Wins OPPI Award

By Morrison Hershfield | November 20, 2014

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) has presented the City of Ottawa with an award for Excellence in Planning for its recent Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update.The awards – which recognize innovation, creativity, professionalism, problem-solving, and communications – were...