Edward Smaglik

Automated Identification of Traffic Detector Malfunctions

Posted by sj765 on December 30, 2020

Sponsor: Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)

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

Project Report: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/ResearchDocuments/SPR837DetectorMalfunctionFinalReport.pdf

Start Date: January, 2020

Proper operation of transportation facilities is dependent upon reliable, accurate traffic sensing equipment; faulty detection equipment can result in unsafe and/or inefficient operation. A recent ODOT project, SPR-781 entitled, “Improving Adaptive / Responsive Signal Control Performance: Implications of Non-Invasive Detection and Legacy Timing Practices” uncovered wide spread issues of data quality irrespective of detector technology (within… Read more

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

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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

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

AZTrans Exhibit at ACTI 2018

Posted by nbl42 on September 25, 2018

AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 ACTI Arizona Innovation Day

AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2018 Arizona Council for Transportation Innovation (ACTI) Arizona Innovation Day on September 25th, 2018. The mission of ACTI is to “facilitate the implementation of innovative technology, tactics and techniques among transportation program delivery professionals to ensure smart, efficient investment in Arizona’s highway and transportation infrastructure”. The AZTrans exhibit focused on current and recent student-involved transportation research conducted at NAU through the Pacific Southwest Region 9… Read more

TRB Committee Meeting

Posted by nbl42 on April 13, 2018

Summer Meeting of TRB Committee AHB25, Traffic Signal Systems:

NAU will be hosting the summer meeting of Traffic Signal Systems Committee of TRB.  This event will take place at the High Country Conference Center July 22nd – 24th in Flagstaff, AZ.  Edward Smaglik, NAU, is handling all of the logistics for this event.

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