Trails Research

February 2, 2016 |

...data collection Project Archives and Resources Brochure: Bridging the Gap: Economic, Health, and Transportation Impacts from Completing a Critical Link in a 22-mile Rail Trail [Brochure Link: http://www.itre.ncsu.edu/ITRE/research/documents/BridgingTheGap_ATT-FINAL-For-WEB-Brochure.pdf] Final Report:...
cars stop at the red light of a diverging diamond intersection

ITRE Researchers Team with NCDOT to Optimize DDIs in the State’s Most Congested Region

August 30, 2016 | Highways News, News

For the last several years, ITRE has supported the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) efforts to improve safety and traffic operations through the installation of Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI)....
ITRE researchers stand before an NC Vision Zero banner and a Morrisville firetruck, holding signs that read "Take The Pledge, ncvisionzero.org" and "save lives through safer roads"

North Carolina Moves Toward Zero Roadway Deaths with the Help of ITRE

October 28, 2016 | Highways News

...implementation of NC Vision Zero, including developing the website, creating data visualization tools, conducting supportive research, and more. At the heart of efforts of ITRE and other initiative partners are...

Build a Better Mousetrap

December 7, 2018 |

...increase safety, reduce costs, or improve efficiency. That’s why NCLTAP is holding a local Build a Better Mousetrap competition. Each year the FHWA’s Office of Innovative Program Delivery – Center...

Two Research Assistants joining ITRE this summer

May 11, 2022 | News, Staff News

...a graduate student within UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of City and Regional Planning, concentrating on Transportation Planning. His interest in the field is improving safety and equity for all road users,...

Economic and Policy Assessment Group Highlights

March 3, 2020 |

...the effect of lane width on safety. Article.     Transportation Research Board (TRB) Involvement Team members of our research group represented our work at this year’s Transportation Research Board...

North Carolina AirTAP Takes Off

March 23, 2016 | Aviation News, News

...new initiative to support the state’s public- and private-sector airport professionals. The program will help North Carolina airports improve the safety, quality and efficiency of their operations and increase the...
Infrared camera shots along the Raleigh to Charlotte rail corridor. Source: ncdot.gov.

ITRE in the News: New Tool Available to Prevent Deaths on Train Tracks

March 5, 2021 | Rail News

From NCDOT.gov, February 22, 2021: A state railroad safety study could save lives by giving officials a better tool to prevent people from getting hit by trains. The four-year study...
a woman and children cross at a pedestrian road crossing, with a sandwich board that reads "Pedestrian crosswalk enforcement. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in crosswalk."

ITRE in the News: Crosswalk Crackdown

July 22, 2016 | Bike / Ped News, News

...the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State in conjunction with the Raleigh Police Department, Watch for Me NC, and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program has been...

Roads Scholar Photographs

September 26, 2017 |

Roads Scholar graduates have completed seven training sessions covering topics such as safety, maintenance, and management. Advanced Roads Scholar Graduate Photos are here. 2023 2022 2020 and 2021 2019 2018...