Changing the radio station. Picking up something you dropped. Tending to passengers in the car. Every distraction, regardless of size or level of importance, compromises road safety. With so many things pulling at our attention, what can be done to stay focused while driving?

Jacobs today announced expanded leadership roles for Bob Pragada and Kevin Berryman, effective December 1, 2019.

The Chicago Department of Transportation is using public input, big data and creative traffic engineering solutions to improve safety and accessibility for all users. Read how we used origin-destination data from a big data provider to develop safer, smarter travel – whether by car, transit, bike or foot – around Chicago’s Logan Square.

Road safety is everyone’s responsibility — from drivers and legislators, to engineers and policy makers. In this article, Jacobs announces a campaign to highlight information about road safety and remind each of us of the undeniable statics like that road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.

The World Health Organization estimates that every day, 3,400 people die in roadway-related incidents. As part of Jacobs’ transportation safety campaign, Global Technology Leader for Performance Management & Policy Mara Campbell weighs in on how to take a stand against these fatalities, whether you’re a driver, pedestrian, bicyclist or passenger.

Jacobs and Shell Pipeline Company LP (Shell) deliver on their commitment to protect pipeline integrity and safety and improving coastal ecosystems with the completed installation of a living coastline system along the Ship Shoal Pipeline Corridor in Louisiana.

Whether it’s putting money into your retirement fund or daily exercise to slow the effects of aging, preparing for the future depends on smart, informed decision-making today. What if we showed you how Jacobs’ Replica™ digital twin software helps clients plan how their integrated and multi-component resource systems – from drinking water supply to energy generation – will operate with and affect each other in the future?

Louisiana is rapidly losing its crucial habitat, losing some 1,883 square miles of land between 1932 and 2010 – an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. If we don’t protect coastal Louisiana wetlands now, they won’t be there in the future. What if we showed you how Jacobs and Shell Pipeline Company turned more than 96,000 plastic bottles into a natural infrastructure solution that serves as a model for balancing coastal infrastructure integrity and an evolving natural environment?

As the frequency of extreme weather events intensifies, the risk to mobility, progress and safety for global cities grows. What if we showed you how, from rising tides in New Zealand to restoring critical connections after earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, Jacobs is tackling weather-related challenges to secure safer, smart transportation infrastructure solutions for tomorrow?

In celebration of GIS Day, we invited our global geospatial technology leads to join the party. And here’s what they brought.

During Tomorrow's Engineers Week, meet four of our U.K Apprentices and Degree Apprentices who share how their journeys into the industry are shaping their success for the future.

Assets such as physical and utility systems often are the largest investment, and expense, for an organization. As assets age, organizations face challenges like poor performance, increased maintenance burdens, increased risk and more. What if we showed you how, in a partnership with Jacobs, the Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company, LLC has taken control of its assets and standardized its business processes to operate more efficiently than ever, in turn increasing satisfaction among more than 107 million passengers annually?