State Smart Transportation Initiative

WEBINAR Alert! Join us May 22 to hear from The Ray and Minnesota DOT on the role of DOTs in supporting the renewable energy transition and transportation electrification. Discover how we're navigating challenges and driving progress in infrastructure development. Register today! https://buff.ly/3y17c8Y

Check out SSTI's 2023 Year in Review, which highlights our latest work with state DOTs and what we aim to accomplish in the new year. https://buff.ly/476xnH4

WEBINAR 4/12: Join us in the first of our multi-part series Measuring Accessibility: Planning for Success as we talk with Wasatch Front Regional Council, Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and Los Angeles DOT on incorporating accessibility into the planning process. To learn more and register, visit: https://buff.ly/3ZjuX3R

How can we induce people to walk for short trips? A recent study from Rutgers looks into factors affecting the perception of walk time and distance and to what extent these factors reduce the likelihood of walking.

Factors Affecting Overestimation of Walk Time and Using Wayfinding Signs as an Easy Fix Over one in four trips are within a 20-minute walk or less, yet only 3 percent of our total work trips are made by walking. A recent study from Rutgers looks into factors affecting the perception of walk time and distance and to what extent these factors reduce the likelihood of walking.