Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Urban Streets

A recent change in Minnesota's speed limit law will likely generate increased interest in using posted speed limits to manage vehicle speeds, especially on urban roads. This project will use the change in speed limit law as an opportunity to study the effect of speed limit changes on vehicle speeds, including a before/after study of how changes in speed limits affect vehicle speeds. This information will be used to develop guidance on when speed limit changes are likely to achieve the desired effect.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $156,561.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1036213

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Local Road Research Board

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St. Paul, Minnesota  United States  55155-1899

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Minnesota Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering

  500 Pillsbury Drive SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455
• Principal Investigators:

  Davis, Gary

• Start Date: 20200722
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Speed limits; Urban highways
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01727538
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1036213
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 9 2020 4:07PM