Showing posts with label Signals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Signals. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

How far is too far to walk to a traffic signal or beacon?

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I was considering the question I fielded at the Livable Streets Talk last night and came across this excerpt from the NCHRP 562 report that...

Pedestrian Treatments in Cambridge

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The treatments in Cambridge seemed to be an effort that has been significant in the past several years. The first intersection I encountered...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Innovations at Traffic Signals for Cycling: Would a Thermal Imaging Camera Improve Detection

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The first person detected by the thermal imaging camera in Portland.  I presented on the topic "Innovations at Traffic Signals for ...
Monday, July 9, 2012

Traffic Signal Phasing Design - Dutch Practice

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Today, after the student lecture I sat down with Theo Muller who is one of the most brilliant minds in traffic signal control in the Netherl...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Bicycle Highway in South Delft adjacent to N470

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There may be no better way to encourage people to use bicycles for transportation than providing separate facilities, completely free from ...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Day 4 - Tour of Rijswijk and Den Haag and Discussion on Designing Multimodal Intersections - Day 4

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Tour of Rijswijk and Den Haag On the fourth day we had a tour of the suburb between Delft and The Hague, which is Rijswijk. Paul Wigge...
Monday, July 2, 2012

Dutch Bicycle Signal with Through Arrow - Clarifying Intent of Traffic Control - Den Haag, Netherlands

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 In discussing bicycle signals with fellow transportation engineers, I am consistently asked what the green indication is intended to mean t...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

NACTO Bike Guide Training at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit

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The Oregon Active Transportation Summit (OATS) annually offers education on a broad array of active transportation topics. This year’s Summi...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Documenting Efforts on NE 12th Avenue: 4 to 3-lane Conversion

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I got an email from another colleague regarding the experience converting a 4-lane to 3-lane conversion on NE 12th Avenue. I could spend a l...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Peter Koonce Bio Updated to 2012

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Peter Koonce, P.E., is the Manager for the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation's Signals, Street Lighting, & ITS Division. Pr...
Monday, January 23, 2012

TRB Day 2 : Traffic Signal Systems Committee Meetings

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It was a TRB that I will never forget. It was on this day that I was named the TRB TSSC Chair. Reading that, it is a corny statement, but it...