Sponsor: National Institute for Transportation and Communities (Prime: PSU)
PI: Edward J. Smaglik
Project Start|End Date: 2015 | 2016
In this project, NAU worked with Portland State University to develop guidance for practitioners for reducing the delay incurred by pedestrians at signalized intersections. The team performed a simulation of various pedestrian control strategies to determine the impact of said strategies on all users, developed an algorithm specifically designed to reduce pedestrian delay within the confines of existing field equipment and operations, and deployed that algorithm at three separate locations within Oregon and Arizona. The results from the field deployments and simulations were used to develop a practitioner-focused guidance document for the selection of pedestrian treatments based upon operational objectives.