ATSSA & TRB announce 2023 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge ATSSA & TRB announce 2023 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge Challenge offers opportunity for students to innovate for the future of roadway safety Pam / Monday, April 18, 2022 0 1502 Article rating: No rating Fredericksburg, Va. (April 18, 2022) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices invite students to compete in the 2023 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge. The TCD Student Challenge promotes innovation and stimulates ideas in the traffic control devices industry with a goal to improve operations and safety and encourage future generations of roadway safety professionals. As part of the challenge, individuals or student teams submit solutions in the subject area of transportation and roadway safety based on the chosen topic for the year. This year’s topic is “Innovative Traffic Control Devices to Improve Vulnerable Road User Safety.” Read more
ATSSA & TRB announce winners of 2022 TCD Student Challenge ATSSA & TRB announce winners of 2022 TCD Student Challenge Michigan State University students win contest seeking speed management solutions Pam / Monday, January 10, 2022 0 2739 Article rating: 3.5 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Jan. 10, 2022) – The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRB), announces the winners of the 2022 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge. Engineering students from across the U.S. competed in the TCD Student Challenge, which was titled, “Innovative Traffic Control Device Strategies for Speed Management on Limited Access Freeways.” The team from Michigan State University received the first place award with a project entitled, “Active traffic management using combined dynamic speed limit display and speed feedback sign.” Read more
Wanted: Students with creative minds to tackle a traffic safety challenge Wanted: Students with creative minds to tackle a traffic safety challenge Traffic Control Device Student Challenge returns after pandemic pause Pam / Thursday, March 18, 2021 0 2987 Article rating: 5.0 ATSSA and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices invite students to compete in the 2022 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge. The contest returns after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students are challenged to come up with “Innovative Traffic Control Device Strategies for Speed Management on Limited Access Freeways.” The TCD Student Challenge promotes innovation and stimulates ideas in the traffic control devices industry with a goal to improve operations and safety and encourage future generations of roadway safety professionals. As part of the challenge, individuals or student teams submit solutions in the subject area of transportation and roadway safety based on the topic for the year. Read more
Traffic Control Device Student Challenge postponed to 2022 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge postponed to 2022 Pam / Thursday, July 30, 2020 0 3892 Article rating: No rating In light of the Transportation Research Board’s decision to hold a fully virtual annual meeting in January, the Traffic Control Device Student Challenge will skip a year and move to 2022. ATSSA partners with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices in holding this annual contest that gives students the opportunity to propose solutions to real-world issues in the transportation industry. Students traditionally present their projects for judging during the TRB annual convention held each January and then the three winners make presentations during ATSSA’s Annual Convention & Traffic Expo held a short time later. Read more
ATSSA & TRB announce 2021 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge ATSSA & TRB announce 2021 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge Challenge offers opportunity for students to innovate for the future of roadway safety Pam / Friday, April 17, 2020 0 3432 Article rating: 4.0 ATSSA and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Traffic Control Devices have launched the 2021 Traffic Control Device (TCD) Student Challenge. The TCD Student Challenge promotes innovation and stimulates ideas in the traffic control devices industry with a goal to improve operations and safety and encourage future generations of roadway safety professionals. As part of the challenge, individuals or student teams submit solutions in the subject area of transportation and roadway safety, based on the chosen topic for the year. This year’s topic is “Innovative Traffic Control Device Strategies for Speed Management on Limited Access Freeways.” Read more
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