Alaska University Transportation Center (AUTC)
Institute of Northern Engineering
Center for Safety Equity in Transportation
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Year 1 Projects
Completed:
RITI Outreach and Baseline Data Collection
Initial Assessment of Transportation Safety Equity for Hawaiians, part-Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in RITI Communities
Develop an Interactive Baseline Data Platform for Visualizing and Analyzing Rural Crash Characteristics in RITI Communities
Develop a Regional Multi-Source Database System for Safety Data Management and Analysis in RITI Communities in Washington State
Promoting CSET Outreach Activities through Safety Data Management and Analysis in RITI Communities
Operational Safety of Gravel Roads in Rural and Tribal Communities: Vulnerability to Structural Failures and Geo-hazards
Transportation Equity for RITI Communities in Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Environment: Opportunities and Barriers
Documenting the Characteristics of Traffic Crashes for RITI Communities in Idaho
Safety Equity and Transportation in Tribal Communities – Navigating Collaborative Approaches and Indigenous Partnerships
Year 2 Projects
Completed:
Barriers and Opportunities for Using Rail-Trails for Safe Travel in Rural, Isolated, and Tribal Communities
Developing a Data-Driven Safety Assessment Framework for RITI Communities in Washington State
Driving Behavior and Traffic Safety Perceptions of Hawaiians, part-Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Drones for Improving Traffic Safety of the RITI Communities in Washington State
Extracting Rural Crash Injury and Fatality Patterns Due to Changing Climates in RITI Communities Based on Enhanced Data Analysis and Visualization Tools
Improving Safety for RITI Communities in Idaho – Documenting Crash Rates and Possible Intervention Measures
Building Capacity for Climate Adaptation: Assessing the Vulnerability of Transportation Infrastructure to Sea Level Rise for Safety Enhancement in RITI Communities
Developing a Safe and Sustainable Transportation System in Mertarvik – Phase II CSET Outreach and Partnership with the Newtok Relocation Project
Dust Palliative Particle Residence Time Calculator
Enabling Data-driven Transportation Safety improvements in Rural Alaska
Year 3 Projects
Completed:
Results and Implications of Traffic Safety and Equity Perceptions of Hawaiians, part-Hawaiians and Pacfic Islanders
Assessing the Transportation Adaptation Options to Sea Level Rise for Safety Enhancement in RITI Communities through a Structured Decision Making Framework
Extracting Rural Crash Injury and Fatality Patterns Due to Changing Climates in RITI Communities Based on Enhanced Data Analysis and Visualization Tools (Phase II)
Development of Grass-Roots Data Collection Methods in Rural, Isolated and Tribal Communities
Developing a Data-Driven Safety Assessment Framework for RITI Communities in Washington State
Investigation of Cost-Effective Technologies on Quick Response to Traffic-Related Crash in RITI Communities
Promoting Positive Traffic Safety Culture in RITI Communitties through Active Engagement: Barriers and Opportunities
Developing a Prototype of a Smart-lighting System for Isolated Rural Intersections
Developing a Low-Cost Open Source Traffic Counter for Rural Areas (CTRA)
Active:
Development of a Tabletop Dustfall Column and Test Procedure for Chemical Dust Suppressant Performance Testing
Year 4 Projects
Completed:
Effects of Tourism on Rural Roads and Rural Delivery with CAV
Machine Learning-based Fusion Convolutional Neural Network Approaches for Driver Injury Severity Prediction Using Highway Single-Vehicle Crash Data in RITI Communities
Development of an Acoustic Method to Collect Studded Tire Traffic Data
Assessing the Relative Risks of School Travel in Rural Communities
Developing Data-Driven Pedestrian Safety Assessment Methods for RITI Communities
Developing Pedestrian Safety Data Visualization and Analysis Tool for RITI Communities
Evaluating Ground Penetrating Radar Measurements for River Ice Travel Applications
Active:
Investigating the Effect of Subsistence Opportunities on Crash Frequency Type and Severity in Alaska
Safe Reinforcement Learning for Intersection Management in RITI Communities Under Rare Extreme Events
Improved Safety for Winter Travel along Minimally Improved Routes
Year 5 Projects
Completed:
Drone-based Computer Vision-Enabled Vehicle Dynamic Safety Performance Monitoring for Crash Prediction in RITI Communities
Community-embedded Drone Program for Improving Traffic Safety of RITI Communities in Washington State
Cost-Effective System for Rural Roadway Traffic, Surface Conditions and Weather Conditions Monitoring
Incorporating Use Inspired Design in Providing Safe Transportation Infrastructure for RITI Communities
The Perception of Autonomous Driving in Rural Communities
Promoting Positive Traffic Safety Culture in RITI Communities through Active Engagement: Implementation Guide and Outreach Activities
Road Safety Nuggets
Active:
Developing a Smart-lighting System for Isolated Rural Intersections: Phase 2
Access, Equity, and Safety in Rural Road Development: Historical Evidence from the Dalton Highway
Year 6 Projects
CSET Projects approved for year 6
Completed:
Comprehensive Transportation Equity Analysis for RITI Community: A Data-Driven Approach with Case Study
Enhancing Vehicle Sensing for Traffic Safety Performance Improvements Using Roadside LiDAR Data in RITI Communities
Development and Validation of a Reduced Onedimensional Thermo-Mechanical Soil Stability Model for Predictive Use with the Alaska RWIS
Active:
School Travel Behaviors in Rural Communities
Designing and Planning for Safe Pedestrian Paths at Rail Transit Stations serving RITI Communities
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fatal Crash Rates for RITI Communities in Idaho
Crashes and Injuries on Rural Roads in Alaska - Towards a Better Understanding of Rural Safety Issues Through Linked Data and Environmental Factors
Evaluating drone technology at identifying ice changes that can cause ice-road hazards