Bicycles & pedestrians

Pickup truck stopped for a pedestrian crossing the road
With pedestrian deaths at a 30-year high, study examines engineering solutions
Pickup truck stopped for a pedestrian crossing the street at an unsignalized intersection

It’s a dangerous time for pedestrians, with deaths at a 30-year high nation

Speedometer
Future of Mobility: Safety and Speeding
Speedometer reading 105mph

What’s next in transportation? 

Bicylists in an urban area
Future of Mobility: Active transportation
bikers

What’s next in transportation?

Film still showing a smiling person on a bicycle
Short Films, Big Visions: Transportation-themed films spark conversation about community connections
Community Power Minnesota video still with a woman and small child on a bike

Dozens of community members and transportation advocates tuned in to “

Two e-scooters parked on a sidewalk
Who’s in most danger of e-scooter injury crashes? Women and sidewalk riders top the list
Two e-scooters parked on a sidewalk with a road and trees in the background
E-scooter des
Three people riding bikes on a road shoulder
How did COVID impact biking and walking in Minnesota? Trail data holds answers, say U of M researchers
Three people riding bikes on a paved road shoulder

Photos and stories about people biking and walking on packed trails were common during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemi

Students on a paved trail holding a tape measure showing that they are six feet apart.
New approach helps estimate COVID exposure risk for trail users
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CTS fall research webinars: Recordings now available

CTS’s fall webinars highlighted a wide range of University of Minnesota research. If you were unable to join us for the live events, recordings of all four webinars are now available.

Two people riding bikes in a separated bike lane on a neighborhood street
New guidance will help designers create safe, effective bike facilities
Two people riding bikes in a bike lane separated by bollards

Many cities across the US are rapidly adding separated bike lanes (SBLs) to their transportation networks.

Fourth Street Parking Ramp on the U of M campus
Smartphone app aims to help drivers switch to more sustainable transportation modes
Researchers tested the app with U of M contract parking holders.
Research team wins best paper award from TRB committee

A team including Professor Greg Lindsey of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs received the Best Paper Award–Highest Score for Publication from the Bicycle Transportation Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) last month. The committee accepted nearly 60 papers for presentation at the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting, held virtually in January.

Research papers honored at national TRB meeting
Two papers by U of M researchers received awards at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, held in Washington, DC, in January.
Five male researchers standing behind red bike in lab
Researchers develop alert system to protect cyclists from cars
Self-driving cars, driverless cars, robo-cars—whatever you label them, the popularity of autonomous vehicles is on the rise. But how about taking the sensor technology that allows these machines to detect incoming objects and applying it to bicycles?
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