Traffic Operations and Safety

Chair: Dr. David Noyce, noyce@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 265-1882

Members Organization
John Corbin WisDOT
Dan Lonsdorf WisDOT BOTS
Mark Oesterle FMCSA
Max Pietsch Schneider National
John Berg FHWA – Wisconsin
Troy Liu University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Mission

With growing numbers of personal vehicles sharing the roadways and an ever increasing number of trucks of larger size, freight traffic operational and safety issues become more and more important. Benefits of advanced infrastructure and operational system planning can only be realized through safe and efficient traffic operations. Leveraging the existing research capability, this Center will explore effectiveness and safety impacts of alternative freight traffic management strategies. Major components of the Center’s Safety and Operations research include regional freight traffic management, freight traffic safety, and application of information and communication technologies to improve freight mobility.

Recent News for this STAR

  • Infographic: Fatal Crashes in 2010

    An infographic from FlowingData using NHTSA data.

  • Road Fatalities in the United States

    ITO World has just released an interactive map of road fatalities in the United States using NHTSA FARS data for 2001-2009 and OpenStreetMap. [HTML1] ITO World has also produced a similar map for the United Kingdom.

  • CFIRE Grant Year 5 Projects

    The project pages for each of the projects for CFIRE's fifth grant year are now available. CFIRE 05-01 Longer Combination Vehicles: Do They Improve Freight Flows and Operational Efficiency and Reduce Highway Congestion? CFIRE 05-02 North/...

  • Managing Conflicts Between Distinct Vehicle Classes on Road Networks

    You are invited to attend a presentation on vehicle conflict management on Thursday, May 26 from 12-1pm. Dr. Michael Cassidy, University of California- Berkeley Room 1610 Engineering Hall University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract The seminar exam...

  • Spring 2011 Quarterly Reports

    We've recently published the March 2011 quarterly reports for the following CFIRE research projects: CFIRE 01-08: Effective Depth of Soil Compaction in Relation to Applied Contactive Energy CFIRE 02-02: Rapid Replacement/Construction of Bridges CF...