A recent analysis by the traffic engineering firm Sam Schwartz shows a sharp spike in 2020 for fatality rates in most states across the country.
Transportation impact assessments evolve to better meet multimodal and livable development goals
TIAs require too much new auto infrastructure, reducing walkability and safety, raising the cost of construction and subsequent rents, and inducing more traffic.
Rural America needs a new transportation policy, and broadband is key
Rural areas have unique transportation needs that national transportation policy hasn’t always successfully addressed, as we’ve previously covered.
Underserved neighborhoods with moderate flooding may benefit from green interventions
A new National Institute for Transportation and Communities study, conducted by researchers at The University of Arizona, examines the mitigating effects of Green Infrastructure (GI) on flooding risks to the transportation network.
Linking transportation, housing, and health in planning and policy
A new report from SSTI highlights the potential benefits of infill development for accessibility and health in the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Crash prediction tools target high-speed roadways
These approaches—in addition to filling a data gap for many agencies and helping them target high risk locations—could lead many road designers to look more closely at the role of speed and speed management in highway safety.
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Techniques for reducing crashes at multilane roundabouts
Multi-lane roundabouts introduce several types of crashes that are not possible at single-lane roundabouts. There are new design possibilities to increase safety for all road users.
The troubles with traffic forecasts
A new Vice report analyzes transportation models ―conceived more than fifty years ago in the early days of national highway building― as the “broken algorithm that poisoned American transportation.”
Roadway Design is Often Responsible for Driver Error
A new study shows that drivers do not make choices through conscious, intentional decisions but instead through the inference of expected behavior based on the roadway type.