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Research Highlights

NCHRP 15-74 Safety Evaluation of On-Street Bicycle Facility Design Features

Christopher Monsere Sirisha Kothuri
https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4763 BACKGROUND While non-separated on-street bicycle facilities have been used in the United States for many years, separated on-street bicycle facilities are becoming increasingly popular. Many state and local departments of transportation (DOTs) have recently installed such facilities to address safety concerns and promote bicycling. Numerous other DOTs are exploring the potential for additional facilities to improve and… Read More

Instructional Modules for Obtaining Vehicle Dynamics Data with Smartphone Sensors

Roger Lindgren Charles (C.J.) Riley
Past NITC education grants to Oregon Tech provided funding for developing new graduate-level coursework in transportation (2014-15) and to support development of learning activities related to smartphone/ipod sensors for transportation structural health monitoring (2015-16). The request this year (2016-17) proposes to build on the success of these past two grants and support specific coursework development by the creation of learning activities (primarily field laboratory modules) related to… Read More