Civil and Environmental Engineering
3566 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 353-7161
E-Mail: taylor@egr.msu.edu

• Traffic Engineering
• Traffic Flow Theory
• Statewide Transportation Network Evaluation
• Research Topics in ITS
• Transportation and the Environment

• Evaluation of FAST-TRAC, US Department of Transportation.
• Evaluation of ATMS deployed in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, Michigan Department of Transportation.
• Highway rest area spacing and fatigue related truck crashes, Michigan Department of Transportation.

The cost to society of highway congestion and highway accidents runs into the billions of dollars per year. In this context, Dr. Taylor’s research interests include the study of these two issues utilizing statistical analysis, computer modeling, and measurements of driver response as appropriate.

Ohio State University: Ph.D., Transportation

• Application of a Dynamic Model for Arterial Street Incident Detection, ITS Journal, 1999.
• Analysis of Intersection Delay Under Real-Time Adaptive Signal Control, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 1999.
• Impact of Adaptive Signal Control on Major and Minor Street Approach Delay, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, 1999.
• Analysis of Corridor Delay Under SCATS Control, Proceedings: ITS America, 1998.
• An Evaluation of the Michigan 70 MPH Speed Limit, Transportation Research Board, 1998.