The way our streets are designed is killing us. A recent book details how the field of traffic engineering needs to catch up to the science. The following is an excerpt from Killed by a Traffic ...

We all know the same old boring drill. You pull up to an intersection, the light turns red, and you wait. You stare at the ...

People like Jonathan Stalls have seen it all when it comes to being a pedestrian in the United States. On his Instagram and Tiktok accounts Pedestrian Dignity, people can watch hours of footage of ...

Nothing attracts more comments about transportation than discussing the zipper merge. Drivers either love it or hate it. However, traffic engineers agree it is the best and safest way to merge in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Engineers Week 2025, an annual special section that showcases a variety of ...

A few weeks ago, I was driving on S. Ashland Avenue near Swap-O-Rama on Chicago’s southwest side. Ashland’s four lanes feel like a highway there. Back in 2017, the Chicago Tribune identified ...

Steve Finton worked in storm-water treatment, then became the traffic-engineering manager for Torrance, California, one of the larger independently incorporated cities within greater Los Angeles. In ...

Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. It focuses mainly on research and construction of ...

Robert Zaitooni recently took over as Stamford’s new traffic engineer. Here are some of his thoughts about the job and the city’s plans to improve travel. A: I have 34-plus years of experience in ...

Nancy Albright, a former Kentucky Transportation Cabinet engineer, has been named Lexington’s new Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner. Albright will start work on April 1, 2019. LFUCG ...

The CCEE Department has an extensive transportation research program dedicated to enhancing the safety and efficiency of transportation systems. Our research is centered in the UAB Transportation ...