Brendan Russo

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

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2019 NAU Science and Engineering Day

Posted by nbl42 on September 21, 2019

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2019 NAU Science and Engineering Day

 

AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2019 NAU Science and Engineering Day (which was part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science) entitled “Behind the Scenes: How Our Roadways are Designed & Operated” on Saturday, September 21st, 2019. The transportation-focused exhibit had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems detect vehicles and efficiently move traffic through intersections. There was also a display showing how traffic simulation software is used… 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

2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration

Posted by nbl42 on March 11, 2019

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration

AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration, which was held on March 11th, 2019 at the NAU Walkup Skydome. Students from all 28 Flagstaff K-12 schools were invited, and hundreds attended the event. The transportation-focused exhibit operated by AZTrans was similar to the setup utilized at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering day and had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems work, as well as computers… Read more

Sinagua Middle School Outreach Event

Posted by nbl42 on October 19, 2018

AZTrans In-Classroom K-8 Transportation Engineering Outreach Event at Sinagua Middle School

AZTrans faculty Brendan Russo and undergraduate research assistant Emmanuel James presented an introduction to transportation engineering to two classes of 7th and 8th grade students (~60 students total) at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, AZ on October 19th, 2018. The students were enrolled in introductory middle school engineering courses, and the AZTrans presentation included an introduction to the different disciplines of civil engineering, details on the type of work… Read more

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day

Posted by nbl42 on September 29, 2018

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day

AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day (which was part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science) entitled “Behind the Scenes: How Our Roadways are Designed & Operated” on Saturday, September 29th, 2018. The transportation-focused exhibit had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems detect vehicles and efficiently move traffic through intersections. There was also a display showing how traffic simulation software is used… Read more

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