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No crosswalks. No accidents. Surprise: Making driving seem more dangerous could make it safer. By Tom McNicholPage 1 of 3 next » Hans Monderman is a traffic engineer who hates traffic signs. Story Tools Story Images Click thumbnails for full-size image: View Why nerds are so unpopularHot Seat: Google News' Krishna BharatSterling: Any product, any shape, any size - made on your desktopLessig: Technology over ideology! Monderman is one of the leaders of a new breed of traffic engineer - equal parts urban designer, social scientist, civil engineer, and psychologist. Monderman and I are tooling around the rural two-lane roads of northern Holland, where he works as a road designer.
Wearing a striped tie and crisp blue blazer with shiny gold buttons, Monderman looks like the sort of stout, reliable fellow you'd see on a package of pipe tobacco. Riding in his green Saab, we glide into Drachten, a 17th-century village that has grown into a bustling town of more than 40,000. RoundaboutsUSA. Manual of Traffic Signs. An Introduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting - A Self Instructional Text. NCI Charrette System™ - The Breakthrough Planning Tool for Commuity Transformation. Victoria Transport Institute - Main Page. Transit Time Map - Walk Score Technology Preview.
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ACCESS Minneapolis - City of Minneapolis. AASHTO - Standing Committee on Planning - Members. Meet the SCOP Leadership Mike Hancock, SCOP ChairSecretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Mike is Secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and a career cabinet engineer.
He was State Highway Engineer at the time that Governor Beshear designated him as Secretary. Mike's experience with the Cabinet includes 10 years in rural and urban transportation planning, 10 years leading the Cabinet's program management function, eight years as Deputy State Highway Engineer for program planning and management, one year as the Cabinet's Chief of Staff, and one year as State Highway Engineer.
Contact Info:Office of the SecretaryKentucky Transportation Cabinet200 Mero StreetFrankfort, KY 40622Phone: 502-564-5102Fax: 502-564-9540Email: michael.hancock@ky.gov Tim Henkel, SCOP Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Asset Management Vice Chair, and Subcommittee on Capacity Building ChairAssistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation State Members Alabama Don T. Robert J. Alaska Michael A. Arizona W.