By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE Starting MikeOnTraffic in 2007 seemed very cutting edge at the time, but blogs became commonplace, and there have been several online innovations since then. Our mission at Spack Enterprises is to “Improve Transportation Globally”, so we routinely think about how we can reach more people or share our knowledge more […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE Recently, I wrote about MikeOnTraffic celebrating its 10th anniversary. The success of MikeOnTraffic has helped me work toward’s my personal goal of sharing my knowledge to help improve transportation globally. The blog has also helped me spread the word about how to cost-effectively collect traffic data so transportation professionals can […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE It’s hard for me to believe I’ve been blogging for ten years. More than 8,000 people worldwide visit Mike On Traffic each month, and I’ve posted more than 760 articles. The Institute of Transportation Engineers’ monthly magazine typically has four articles, delivered to about 15,000 members. With two articles posted […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE Among our core objectives at CountingCars is to be at the forefront of traffic data collection technology to provide our customers with products that are as innovative as they are reliable. With this in mind, we recently teamed up with the folks at Tomorrow Lab to bring you the revolutionary […]
By Bryant Ficek, PE, PTOE For a city traffic engineer, nothing signifies the end of summer quite like the barrage of calls from concerned parents (and sometimes school officials) requesting school speed zones and safety improvements. With so much at stake and so many factors to consider, school speed zones can easily become one of […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE A road feels congested to motorists when the traffic demand approaches the capacity of the roadway. The two biggest factors that determine if a road feels congested are volume (how many vehicles are using the road) and capacity (how many vehicles the road can accommodate a day). Transportation professionals use […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE Stop signs are the cheapest traffic control devices for controlling traffic at an intersection. This post provides background, benefits, limitations, design guidelines, and further resources for designing stop sign installations. Background The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (jargon: MUTCD) governs the use of all traffic control devices in the […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE About a decade ago I helped my kids’ parochial grade school develop a pick-up/drop-off procedure. The principal has moved on and sent me the following email on August 24th: “we are in need of some help with our traffic flow at both the beginning and the end of the school […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE Access management is the practice of limiting driveway or street intersections to reduce crash rates and congestion. This post provides background, benefits, limitations, guidelines, and further resources for using access management. Background of Access Management Access management began in the United States in 1906 when the Supreme Court ruled in […]
By Mike Spack, PE, PTOE A unique aspect of CountingCars.com compared to our competitors is that we are traffic engineers and data collectors. Not only do we listen to our customers as any good company should, but we are our best customer preparing hundreds of engineering studies and collecting tens of thousands of hours of […]
