Engineering Resources and Research

web National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse
This website educates users on how to use Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds to expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life, and protect the environment. ...more >
document Urban Intersection Improvements for Pedestrian Safety, Federal Highway Administration
This report summarizes that protion of the research dealing with pedestrian signal displays and operation which was completed in Phase II of the three-phase project on urban intersection improvements for pedestrian safety. ...more >
document The Padden Parkway Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Shared use overpass installed over a major parkway in Clark County increases neighborhood connectivity and provides safe crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists. ...more >
web Easter Seals Project Action, Easter Seals Project Action, Federal Transit Administration
Easter Seals Project ACTION promotes cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community to increase mobility for people with disabilities under the ADA and beyond. It offers a research clearinghouse, ...more >
document New Jersey Governor's Pedestrian Safety Initiative, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
The governor of New Jersey starts a Pedestrian Safety Initiative to reduce teh number of pedestrian fatalities across the state. ...more >
document Urban Intersection Improvements for Pedestrian Safety, Federal Highway Administration
This report summarizes research completed in the first phase of a three-phase project. This phase was directed at identifying and defining the safety and operational problems associated with the interaction of pedestrians and vehicles at intersections. ...more >
document Linear Shared Use Path, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
The linear shared use path in Piqua spans more than 10 miles and provides additional pedestrian and bicycle facilities through the use of old railroad right-of-way. ...more >
document Flexibility in Highway Design, Federal Highway Administration
Presents methods of designing facilities that are sensitive to the surrounding environment that still meet accepted design guidelines. ...more >
document Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety: Evaluating In-Pavement, Flashing Warning Lights, Federal Highway Administration, New Jersey Department of Transportation
This report describes work undertaken to determine the effect of an in-pavement flashing warning light system installed on a crosswalk on pedestrian safety, relative to striping. ...more >
document Urban Intersection Improvements for Pedestrian Safety, Federal Highway Administration
The purpose of the study of Urban Intersection Improvements for Pedestrian Safety was to identify problems associated with pedestrian-vehicle interactions at intersections, develop countermeasure concepts that would reduce these problems, ...more >