News
2009
Experts say re-timing traffic signals could reduce pollution, travel
times
Minnesota Public Radio, June 18, 2009
Researchers suggest that dramatic reductions in pollution could be achieved simply by retiming traffic lights... The other problem impeding smoother Twin Cities traffic flow is too many cooks in the kitchen, according to the John Hourdos, a University of Minnesota engineering researcher and traffic expert.
2008
Bridge to the GOP: Will the Twin Cities be ready for the Republican convention?
Newsweek Web Extra, Jun 17, 2008
A report on the effects of the I-35W bridge collapse, and rebuilding efforts. Includes comments by John Hourdos, director of the Minnesota Traffic Observatory, and David Levinson, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering.
In-Depth: Merge Madness
Fox 9 News, May 1, 2008
John Hourdos, director of the Minnesota Traffic Observatory, contributes to an analysis of merging behavior among Twin Cities drivers
2007
I-394: Interstate bottleneck explained
KARE-11 News, November 13, 2007
Newspaper cites U of M expert
Star Tribune, May 1, 2007 (as covered in the CTS Report, August 2007)
2006
Drawing a new line against I-94 crashes
Star Tribune, October 16, 2006