Cultural Resources
Mead & Hunt provides cultural resource management and historic preservation services nationwide. Our expertise includes assisting clients with compliance with Section 106, Section 4(f) and coordination with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to identify efficient and innovative solutions that balance project goals and regulatory requirements.
With historians, architects and engineers all under one roof, we can also seamlessly guide your next historic architecture or bridge project. Our historians identify and share the stories of historic properties and places through interpretation, surveys, historic contexts, documentation and National Register Nominations. We are nationally recognized for our work with historic bridges, historic roads, and postwar architecture.
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Cultural Resources
Mead & Hunt provides cultural resource management and historic preservation services nationwide. Our expertise includes assisting clients with compliance with Section 106, Section 4(f) and coordination with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to identify efficient and innovative solutions that balance project goals and regulatory requirements.
With historians, architects and engineers all under one roof, we can also seamlessly guide your next historic architecture or bridge project. Our historians identify and share the stories of historic properties and places through interpretation, surveys, historic contexts, documentation and National Register Nominations. We are nationally recognized for our work with historic bridges, historic roads, and postwar architecture.
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The President’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan
The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan provides a much-needed investment in infrastructure. So where is the funding being applied?
Public meetings—”virtually” painless?
Virtual meetings will likely continue into the future. Here are some lessons learned, as well as some best practices for how to make the most of them.
Professional organizations in the time of COVID
Professional organizations have had to adapt due to the pandemic. Here are some lessons learned we can apply moving forward.
Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control: what’s the difference?
Quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) are vital for long-term project success, so knowing the differences between them is important.
Connecting DOT Cultural Resource professionals during a pandemic
How are Cultural Resource professionals at state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) handling COVID-19? We conducted …
Why the 19th Amendment strikes a chord 100 years later
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote.
Desegregation of America’s schools in the postwar era
When we look closer at the history of desegregation and integration in schools, it becomes clear that the issue encompassed multiple facets of daily life.
Sustainability and resilience: a tale of two buzzwords?
Sustainability and resilience work in tandem. We must focus on both if we want to provide lasting and successful climate solutions.
How do we maintain quality when everyone’s working remotely?
In these times, good QAQC remains as important as ever. We have the tools to execute our QAQC processes even when working from home.
Finding a place that fits
“Through learning about and working to preserve our past, we can come to shape our future. And I would not be where I am today if I hadn’t decided to follow my own path.”
Perspectives on Black History Month: investigations into Tulsa’s Race Massacre continue
Everyone, but public historians especially, need to more fully incorporate the histories of black Americans in National Register nominations.
Cultural Resources Insights of 2019
As we enter 2020, here is a look back at a few pivotal issues and innovations cultural resources experienced the past year.
QAQC is the “secret ingredient” to success
Quality is a huge part of our culture. We have QAQC Guidelines and training to introduce resources for successfully completing QAQC.
Vail Pass set the standard for modern highway design
The design of the I-70 segment of Vail Pass represents an important standard that, in many ways, highway designers still hold to today.
A-Frames: not as simple as they seem
The A-frame is a prime example of how a deceptively simple architectural style can actually reveal a lot about the histories that helped shape it.
