Experience the Wave video above. Wave is a new 1,580-ft long pedestrian bridge that would link the main artery of the redeveloped Moynihan Station with the start of the existing High Line in Manhattan’s new Hudson Yards neighborhood. S-shaped in plan, its form is a balanced blend of the dynamic and pragmatic, offering a narrow, direct connection to Moynihan Station on 31st Street before “breaking” around the corner on 9th Avenue and “splashing” onto 30th Street with wider paths and lush, open spaces, ultimately terminating at The Shed. Wave would enhance foot travel by engaging pedestrians in an experience that rewards walking, becoming both the preferred mode of daily transit for local comm
This month's "Engineer of the Moment" is Rick Naumann! A native of Rochester, NY, Rick joined LERA as a Design Engineer in 2011 and was promoted to Associate in 2016. Based in LERA's New York office, Rick is one of our most traveled engineers. In 2016, he relocated to LERA's office in Shanghai, China for six months, contributing to several projects in Asia and helping to open LERA's new Hong Kong office. He returned in 2018 for a four-month spell to help with a new office development project. What was it like living and working in China? "Very different," he says. "In general, they have a more fast-paced, dynamic approach to design than what I had experience up to that point." An avid travel
