Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. It focuses mainly on research and construction of ...

Steve Finton worked in storm-water treatment, then became the traffic-engineering manager for Torrance, California, one of the larger independently incorporated cities within greater Los Angeles. In ...

The way our streets are designed is killing us. A recent book details how the field of traffic engineering needs to catch up to the science. The following is an excerpt from Killed by a Traffic ...

DENVER — Wes Marshall thinks traffic engineers could learn a thing or two from physicians. Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, opens his new book, “Killed ...

Robert Zaitooni recently took over as Stamford’s new traffic engineer. Here are some of his thoughts about the job and the city’s plans to improve travel. A: I have 34-plus years of experience in ...

Nothing attracts more comments about transportation than discussing the zipper merge. Drivers either love it or hate it. However, traffic engineers agree it is the best and safest way to merge in ...

Professor Wes Marshall’s new book, Killed by a Traffic Engineer, has created a kerfuffle on the Institute of Transportation Engineers website. Responses range from outrage to support. Some members ...