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fromFast Company
5 days ago

The safest intersection on Earth (and why half the infrastructure profession hates it)

The roundabout question Roundabouts are one of the many Planner vs. Engineer debates, and it happens to be a very important issue where emotions cloud good judgment. As much as I criticize the engineering profession, they are generally correct on this one. But that wasn't always the case. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the status quo transportation engineering community believed wholeheartedly that roundabouts were not only good, but were silly, dangerous, would lead
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fromStreetsblog
4 months ago

Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation System Success - Streetsblog USA

Transportation engineering identifies problems but struggles with solutions, as highlighted in a study of Tel Aviv's transit system.
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fromBrooklyn Eagle
6 months ago

NYU Tandon's student ITE chapter wins first place in 'Traffic Bowl'

NYU Tandon's ITE chapter won the Traffic Bowl for the sixth year, demonstrating their knowledge in transportation engineering.
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