Research Team:

• Principal Investigator: Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel, Charleston, SC
• Kweku Brown, The Citadel, Charleston, SC
• Michael Hunter, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
• Siva Srinivasan, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Nithin Agarwal, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Steven Click, Tennessee Tech Univ., Cookeville, TN

Project Objectives:

• Broaden the basic understanding of key congestion issues faced by rural and small urban areas and the resources available to agencies in these areas
• Identify potential congestion mitigation strategies which are achievable given agency resources
• Provide rural and small urban agencies with practical advice and/or tools for everyday use in reducing congestion

Products:

• Final Report: Strategies for Mitigating Congestion in Small Urban and Rural Areas
• Webinar: Strategies for Mitigating Congestion in Small Urban and Rural Areas, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 12 PM EST. Speakers: Dr. Dimitra Michalaka and Dr. Michael Hunter

Resources: Topic Areas

• Access Management
  • FHWA Access Management Benefit Brochure
  • FDOT Access Management Guidebook
• Parking Strategies
• Additional Capacity
  • FDOT Transportation Site Impact Handbook
  • FDOT Site Impact Application Guide
• Construction Improvements
• Land Use Planning
  • Concept of Community Capture
• One-way Streets
• Intersection Improvements (turn lane, acceleration/ deceleration lane)
• Transit Improvements
• Signal Timing
  • Signal Timing Manual, Second Edition
  • FHWA Signal Timing & Operation Strategies
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Speed Management
  • FDOT Design Manual Chapter 202
• Data
  • FDOT Traffic Analysis Handbook
  • FDOT Traffic Forecasting Handbook
  • FDOT Traffic Monitoring Handbook
  • FDOT Florida Traffic Online
  • FDOT Non-Motorized Traffic Monitoring Program
  • Florida’s Mobility Measures Program (MMP)

Resources: Agencies

• AASHTO/ NCHRP
  • Effective Practices for Congestion Management (Final Report)
• Denver Regional Council of Governments
  • Congestion Mitigation Toolkit
• FHWA
  • FHWA Program Areas
  • An Agency Guide on How to Establish Localized Congestion Mitigation Programs
  • Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Linking Solutions to Problems
  • Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume X: Localized Bottleneck Congestion Analysis
  • Interim Guidebook on the Congestion Management Process in Metropolitan Transportation Planning
  • Mitigating Traffic Congestion: The Role of Demand-Side Strategies
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • A Toolbox for Alleviating Traffic Congestion and Enhancing Mobility
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
  • Congestion Mitigation Toolbox
• Michigan DOT
  • A Michigan Toolbox for Mitigating Traffic Congestion
  • Developing a Congestion Mitigation Toolbox
• National Association of Counties
  • Ideas and Resources for Reducing Traffic Congestion
• Texas Transportation Institute
  • How to Fix Congestion – What Strategies are Best  for You?

Resources: Data and Manuals

• South Carolina
  • Data
    • SCDOT Interactive Traffic Counts
    • SCDOT Traffic Counts 2009-2019
  • Manuals
    • SCDOT Access and Roadside Management Standards
    • SCDOT Access Management
• Georgia
  • Data
    • Georgia Traffic Counts
    • GDOT Traffic Counts (AADT and Truck Percent) 2008 to 2017
  • Manuals
    • GDOT Manuals & Guides
    • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program