Past Paper Awards
The purpose of the Pedestrian Committee Outstanding Paper Award is to recognize outstanding papers submitted each year, to identify the papers that deserve further recognition by TRB, and to encourage more researchers and practitioners to submit high quality papers.
2013 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Design and Development of a National Pedestrian Control Guide
- Authors: Jeannette Montafur
- The Effects of High Visibility Enforcement on Driver Compliance to Pedestrian Yield Right-of-Way Laws
- Authors: Ron Van Houten, Louis Malenfant, Brad Huitema, Richard Blomberg
2012 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- How Common is Pedestrian Travel To, From, and Within Shopping Districts?
- Authors: Robert Schneider, Swati Pande
- Visibility of Pedestrian Signals by Pedestrians with Varying Levels of Vision
- Authors: Alan Scott, Katherine Atkins, Billie Louise Bentzen, Janet Barlow
2011 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Field Evaluation of Automatic Detectors in Cold Temperatures
- Authors: Jeannette Montufar, Jonathan Foord
2010 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Automated Analysis of Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts: Context for Before-and-After Studies
- Authors: Karim Ismail, Tarek Sayed, Nicolas Saunier
2009 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Safety Effectiveness of HAWK Signals
- Authors: Kay Fitzpatrick and Eun Sug Park
- Paper also won Patricia F. Waller Award in 2009
2008 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Evaluation of the Miami-Dade Pedestrian Safety Demonstration Project
- Authors: Charles V. Zegeer, Richard Blomberg, David Henderson, Scott Masten, Lauren Marchetti, Yingling Fan, Laura Sandt, Austin Brown, Jane Stutts, and Libby Thomas
- Paper also won Patricia F. Waller Award in 2008
2007 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Evaluating Deficiencies in Florida Pedestrian Crash Report Data
- Authors: Isaac Wootton and Lisa Spainhour
- How Far, by Which Route, and Why? A Spatial Analysis of Pedestrian Preference
- Authors: Marc Schlossberg, Asha Weinstein, Katja Irvin, and Vanessa Bekkouche
2006 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Development of an Intersection Prioritization Tool for Accessible Pedestrian Signal Installation
- Authors: Daniel L. Carter, David L. Harkey, Janet M. Barlow, Billie Louise Bentzen
- Motorist Yielding to Pedestrians at Unsignalized Intersections: Findings from a National Study on Improving Pedestrian Safety
- Authors: Shawn Turner, Kay Fitzpatrick, Marcus Brewer, and Eun Sug Park
2005 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Determination of Pedestrian Pushbutton Activation Duration at Typical Signalized Intersection
- Authors: David A. Noyce and Billie Louise Bentzen
- Level-of-Service Model for Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections
- Authors: Theodore Anton Petrisch, Bruce William Landis, Peyton Stewart McLeod, Herman Fu Huang, Srikalyan Challa, and Martin Guttenplan
2004 Outstanding Paper Award Recipients
- Why People Cross Where They Do: The Role of Street Environment
- Authors: Xuehao Chu, Martin Guttenplan, and Mike Baltes
- An Analytical Framework for Prioritizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Investments: New Jersey's Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update, Phase 2
- Authors: Andrew R. Swords, Lois M. Goldman, William Feldman, Theodore F. Ehrlich, William J. Bird, Jr.