Strategies for Mitigating Congestion in Small Urban Rural Areas (STRIDE Project 2017-H)

  • UFTI-T2 Projects
  • Transportation Safety Center
  • Pedestrian & Bicycling Safety Resource Center (Ped/Bike SRC)
  • Florida Occupant Protection Resource Center (OPRC)
    • Principal Investigator:Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel, Charleston, SC [dmichala@citadel.edu]
    Research Team:Kweku Brown, The Citadel, Charleston, SC [kbrown16@citadel.edu]
    Michael Hunter, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA [michael.hunter@ce.gatech.edu]
    Siva Srinivasan, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL [siva@ce.ufl.edu]
    Nithin Agarwal, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL [nithin.agarwal@ufl.edu]
    Steven Click, Tennessee Tech Univ., Cookeville, TN [sclick@tntech.edu]
    Project Objectives:A. Broaden the basic understanding of key congestion issues faced by rural and small urban areas and the resources available to agencies in these areas,
    B. Identify potential congestion mitigation strategies which are achievable given agency resources, and
    C. Provide rural and small urban agencies with practical advice and/or tools for everyday use in reducing congestion
    Final Report:Strategies for Mitigating Congestion in Small Urban and Rural Areas [link to final report]
    Webinar recording
    Resources:
    [These may be filters in the webpage]

    (1) BY AGENCY
    [These may be filters in the webpage]
    		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-Size Strategies

    Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE):
    --- A Toolbox for Alleviating Traffic Congestion and Enhancing Mobility (508 pp.)

    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?
    BY TOPIC AREATransportation Systems Management and Operational (TSM&O) Strategies

    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)