Peter Furth in the Press
Boston to keep three MBTA bus routes free to ride through June, but long-term plan is unclear
“People ride more when it’s cheaper. … that means improving their mobility, giving them opportunities to go places and do things, participate in life,“ said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
Boston.com
Boston is the worst city in the U.S. for auto collisions, Allstate reports
However, as Northeastern University professor Peter Furth told the Globe, collisions aren’t everything — and Massachusetts ranks near the top for safety in terms of injury and death rates.
Bike lanes are a hot topic in the race for Boston’s top office
One reason bike lanes are inconsistent is because historically they’ve been added to streets as an afterthought, said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
Boston eyes AI traffic management to improve school bus arrival times
Peter Furth, a professor at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering whose research includes traffic signal control, said if the system is successful, it could shave a few minutes off each school bus trip. And those savings add up quickly, he said.
The Tribune
Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack?
The city’s design for the new system, which places bollards at strategic distances from utility poles along the sidewalk, would have effectively prevented the truck from both accessing the road and circumventing barriers by going over the sidewalk to reach Bourbon Street, according to Peter Furth, a Northeastern University professor who reviewed the plans.
Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in Mass. Here are five ways to reduce them
SUV ownership is increasing rapidly in the United States and the vehicles are unquestionably unsafe for pedestrians, said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
NBC Boston
‘The Anxiety Is Unreal’ for Parents at Boston Intersection Where Kids Have to Dodge Cars
Peter Furth, a professor at Northeastern University, has been studying the traffic issues and says he met with officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Tuesday in an effort to find a solution.
StreetsBlogMASS
MassDOT Plans to Tweak Its Highway ‘Blunder’ in Back Bay
A 2015 research project by Northeastern University student Dixian Qui and civil engineering professor Peter Furth made the argument that the Bowker Overpass is unnecessary, even under traffic engineers’ traditional logic that prioritizes minimal amounts of delay for people in cars.
Coming T shutdowns present an opportunity
Once completed, the middle of the roadway should be retained as transit-only lanes, perhaps with stop consolidation, as has been proposed by Northeastern University Professor Peter Furth.
A new push to expand ferry service in Boston Harbor
It’s not going to take all the traffic the bridges, but it is going to make commutes better,” said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
