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Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval Transportation Pooled Fund Study Research Work Plan

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This webinar is being led by Leidos, the Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval Transportation Pooled Fund Study Phase II contractor, and is supported by the Federal Highway Administration and ITE.
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Webinar Description:

This webinar presents the proposed research and data collection methodology for the Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval Transportation Pooled Fund Study (TPFS) Phase II, led by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Phase II of this TPFS seeks to improve the understanding of key factors used to determine appropriate selection of traffic signal change and clearance intervals (CCIs) and assess CCI safety and operational impacts. The TPFS completed Phase I which synthesized the knowledge on traffic signal CCIs, identified research gaps, developed a research plan, and evaluated potential data collection alternatives (see ITE On-Demand Webinar An Update on Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Intervals which includes information from Phase 1).

The Phase II study uses the Phase I synthesis report as a foundation but conducts additional review to identify potential information gaps and synergies the Phase I report might have overlooked. This webinar presents a methodologically approach outlining the site selection, data collection plans, and potential analysis for achieving the Phase II objectives. During the webinar, the team will discuss how their approach incorporated into the proposed studies concepts for efficient data collection, and integrated the insights gained from technical panel meetings, their feedback, and the benchmarking survey results into the research plan.

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval TPFS project (e.g., objectives, schedule, deliverables).
  • Recognize key research questions to address in this project (e.g., driver behaviors for making stop-go decisions, driver behaviors for turning vehicles at the onset of a yellow signal and underlying assumptions for the extended kinematic equation, impacts of long yellow interval times on driver behavior and intersection operations).
  • Understand preliminary model development plans in this project (e.g., safety risk function, probability of stopping curves, change in safety and mobility measures associated with changes to CCI durations).
  • Identify challenges of the research work plan (e.g., data types to address key research questions; data collection methods, sites, and schedule/budget constraints).

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Contributors

  • Moderator: David Hale, Project Manager | Leidos | McLean, VA, United States

    Dr. David Hale is a senior transportation engineer and certified project management professional for Leidos. Since joining Leidos in 2014, he has served as a principal investigator and/or project manager for 32 USDOT projects. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) standing committee on traffic simulation (ACP80).

  • Burak Cesme, Associate | Kittelson and Associates | Washington, DC, United States

    Dr. Cesme served as the principal investigator for Phase I of the Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval Pooled Fund Study. He is currently leading NCHRP 17-109: Crash Modification Factors for Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs). Additionally, he led NCHRP Report 969: Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Cyclists and supported development of the NCHRP Report 954: Performance-Based Management of Traffic Signals. Dr. Cesme is currently a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Traffic Signal Systems Committee.

  • Anuj Sharma, Ph.D, Professor | Iowa State University | Ames, IA, United States

    Anuj Sharma, Ph.D., is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests are enabling safety, efficiency, and equity in transportation operations enabled by Industry 4.0 technologies. National agencies, State agencies, and private companies have awarded over $21M for his research. He served as a Co-editor-in-chief for Springer’s Journal of Big Data Analytics and is currently a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Traffic Signal Systems Committee.

March 28, 2024
Thu 3:00 PM EDT

Duration 1H 30M

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