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Evaluation of Emerging Transportation Technologies: KHA Emergency Vehicle Preemption in the City of Mesa / Maricopa County

Posted by sj765 on December 30, 2020

Sponsor: Maricopa Association of Governments

PI: Dr. Edward Smaglik, Co-PI: Dr. Brendan Russo

Start Date: February, 2020

As a member of the Tri-University Task Force (NAU, ASU, and UA), NAU is leading an evaluation of Kimley-Horn and Associates’ Smart Priority technology, funded by the Maricopa Association of Governments and installed at intersections in the City of Mesa, Arizona and Maricopa County.  The product is a software module that interfaces directly between the Fire Department’s Computer Aided… Read more

Evaluation of Emerging Transportation Technologies: Rhythm Engineering Cyclops Cameras in the City of Peoria

Posted by sj765 on December 29, 2020

Sponsor: Maricopa Association of Governments

PI: Dr. Edward Smaglik, Co-PI: Dr. Brendan Russo

Start Date: January, 2020

As a member of the Tri-University Task Force (NAU, ASU, and UA), NAU is leading an evaluation of Rhythm Engineering’s code|Green hardware and software products, funded by the Maricopa Association of Governments and installed in the City of Peoria, Arizona.  The product is a camera and software combination that can develop presence detection, vehicle counts, and timing plans.  The… Read more

Development of Cost-Effective Sensing Systems and Analytics (CeSSA) to Monitor Roadway Conditions and Mobility Safety

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Sponsor: PSR9 UTC

PI: Dr. Chun-Hsing Ho

Project Report: https://www.metrans.org/assets/research/psr-19-20_ho_final-report.pdf

Dates: 01/06/2020-01/05/2021

The project presents a pavement sensing system along with a list of promising computing models that can be used to predict pavement conditions using a vehicle-based sensing technology. The project started with data acquisition obtained from the previous field data collection followed by a series of data computing using machine leaning methods to determine a promising computing algorithm. Subsequently, statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the… Read more

The Development of a Cooperative Safety Performance Assessment Framework for Connected and Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicles

Posted by nbl42 on November 12, 2019

Sponsor: Institute of Automated Mobility (IAM) through the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)

PI: Brendan J Russo

Start Date: August 2019

The rapid development and testing of connected and automated driving system (ADS)-equipped vehicles (CAVs) in our urban communities raises serious concerns for public safety. To address these concerns, the Institute of Automated Mobility (IAM) established by Governor Ducey in Arizona has embarked on an innovative approach to driving safety performance assessment that cooperatively utilizes both infrastructure and vehicle data. Data from… Read more

Impacts of Intersection Treatments and Traffic Characteristics on Bicyclist Safety

Posted by nbl42 on November 1, 2019

Sponsor: Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)

PI: Brendan J. Russo, Co-PI: Edward J. Smaglik

Project Report: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/ResearchDocuments/SPR833FinalReport.pdf

In urban and suburban locations, intersections are where a variety of transportation modes converge, thus leading to an increased potential for conflicts, including those between bicyclists and motor vehicles. A common crash type involving bicycles at intersections is the “right/left-hook” where a right/left-turning vehicle collides with a through bicyclist. While various geometric treatments and signal control strategies (e.g. bike boxes, mixing… Read more

Improving Pedestrian Safety in Phoenix

Posted by nbl42 on August 20, 2019

Phase One – Development of Map-Based Analysis Tool

Sponsor: City of Phoenix 

PI: Brendan J Russo, Co-PI: Edward J Smaglik

Start Date: August 2019

Pedestrian safety is a noteworthy public health issue in the City of Phoenix, as well as for the state of Arizona and the United States as a whole. This issue is of particular concern in recent years in Phoenix and Arizona, as the number of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes has continually increased year to year. In fact, a… Read more

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