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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Pedestrian Safety on the Roads
Vehicles need to accommodate the pedestrians especially in areas that are multi-modal with public transit, bike routes, sidewalks and neighbourhoods with heavy foot traffic. What strategies are currently being utilized to improve pedestrian safety on the roads and what type of results are being achieved?
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The Importance of Signal Optimization and Signal Retiming
The US has about 300,000 traffic signals and Canada has about 50,000. Many of the signals could improve their operations simply by adjusting the timing. Signal optimization is one of the most cost effective measures that can significantly reduce congestion and help with traffic flow on arterial roads.
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Extending Intersection Counts to 24 Hours
Cities, counties and states are already completing intersection counts and annual average daily traffic (AADT) counts on a regular basis. Why not expand an intersection study to 24 hours to get your AADT data for four approaches? Combining these studies into one deployment will simplify traffic data collection, provide more data and save on resources. Read this week's blog article to understand the benefits of a 24 hour intersection count.
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Miovision Attends TRB’s 91st Annual Meeting in DC
Each year, the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting attracts over 11,000 transportation professionals from around the world. With such a worldwide and diverse audience, there were so many different events to attend this year. Check out Miovision's review of the TRB 91st Annual Meeting in DC.
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Reducing Crashes on Urban Arterial Roads