Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research: From Origin to Destination
Roadway Safety Institute research focuses on reducing the high risks faced by pedestrians and bicyclists using our transportation network through approaches that target all aspects of the journey—from better planning for routes and facilities to developing technologies and countermeasures for preventing crashes.
The following is a list of completed and active projects related to bicycle and pedestrian safety conducted by Institute-affiliated researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Active Research Projects
Long-Term Effects of Gateway R1-6 Treatment on Yielding to Pedestrians, Vehicle Speed, and Sign Survival
Ron Van Houten, Western Michigan University
Assessing the Impact of Pedestrian-Activated Crossing Systems
John Hourdos, University of Minnesota
Novel Collision Avoidance System for Bicycles
Rajesh Rajamani, University of Minnesota
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Equity, and Street Funding: New Criteria for Prioritizing Multimodal Street Projects in Minneapolis
Greg Lindsey and Jason Cao, University of Minnesota
Performance Measures for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety: Methodologies for Traffic Monitoring and Estimating Crash Rates
Greg Lindsey, University of Minnesota
A Positioning and Mapping Methodology Using Bluetooth and Smartphone Technologies to Support Situation Awareness and Wayfinding for the Visually Impaired
Chen-Fu Liao, University of Minnesota
Safety in Numbers? Accessibility, Traffic, and Safety of Non-motorized Travelers
Andrew Owen, University of Minnesota
Completed Research Projects/Published Reports (2009–2015)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Research
The Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Initiative: Implementation Study
Greg Lindsey
June 2015
Development of a Navigation System Using Smartphone and Bluetooth Technologies to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones Safely
Chen-Fu Liao
February 2014
Effect of Signing and Lane Markings on the Safety of a Two-Lane Roundabout
John Hourdos, Veronica Richfield
January 2014
The Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Initiative: Methodologies for Non-motorized Traffic Monitoring
Greg Lindsey, Steve Hankey, Xize Wang, Junzhou Chen
October 2013
Video Detection and Classification of Pedestrian Events at Roundabouts and Crosswalks
Ted Morris, Xinyan Li, Vassilios Morellas, Nikolaos P Papanikolopoulos
August 2013
Feasibility of Using GPS to Track Bicycle Lane Positioning
Greg Lindsey, Steve Hankey, Xize Wang, Alec Gorjestani, Junzhou Chen
March 2013
Investigation of Pedestrian/Bicyclist Risk in Minnesota Roundabout Crossings
John Hourdos, Veronica Richfield, Melissa Shauer
September 2012
Using a Smartphone App to Assist the Visually Impaired at Signalized Intersections
Chen-Fu Liao
August 2012
Understanding the Use of Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities
Greg Lindsey, Kristopher Hoff, Steve Hankey, Xize Wang
July 2012