Peter Furth Explained

Peter G Furth
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.[1]
Alma Mater:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation:Researcher
Professor
Parents:Hans G. Furth (father)
Employer:Northeastern University
Known For:Cycling advocacy
Website:http://www.northeastern.edu/peter.furth/

Peter G Furth is a researcher and professor at Northeastern University known for his work in transit planning, traffic signals, and bicycle infrastructure.[2] Furth is also considered an expert on Dutch cycling policy and history.[3] [4] He is an advocate for European style cycling infrastructure to be brought to the United States.[5] Furth developed the concept of "Bicycle Priority Lane markings" in 2009 which have since been implemented in several US cities.[6] He also developed the "Level of Traffic Stress" method for categorizing cycling routes,[7] which has been adopted as an organizing concept for some local cycling maps[8] [9] as well as research.

He is opposed to the concept of "vehicular cycling" developed by John Forester and instead supports the implementation of low-stress cycling networks.[10] [11] Furth is also an advocate for increased pedestrian zones in downtown areas.[12]

Furth is the son of Hans G. Furth, a renowned psychology professor.[13]

Education

Furth has a BS, MS and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[14]

Notable work

Furth has authored over 70 publications in the transportation research field. He was a contributing author to the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide. Furth has received the best paper award from the Transportation Research Board twice, once in 1988 and once in 2004.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Directors . Boston Cyclists Union . 18 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Peter G Furth . www.northeastern.edu . 12 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Moser . Whet . How to Fix America's Bad Bike Infrastructure . Chicago magazine . 12 November 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: Powers . Martine . Bicycling the Dutch Way . BostonGlobe.com . 22 September 2013 . 12 November 2020.
  5. News: McFarland . Matt . Why cycletrack networks should be the next great American transit project . Washington Post . 12 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Powers . Martine . Markings give priority to bicyclists - The Boston Globe . BostonGlobe.com . 12 November 2020.
  7. Furth . Peter . Mekuria . Maaza . Nixon . Hilary . Network Connectivity for Low-Stress Bicycling . Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board . 2016 . 2587 . 1 . 41–49 . 10.3141/2587-06 . 114020130 . 18 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Arlington County's 2020 Bicycle Comfort Level Map . Arlington County, Virginia . 18 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress Map . City of Boston . 3 December 2020 . 18 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Grossman . Alice . When Cycling Philosophies Collide: Furth Versus Forrester . www.enotrans.org . 12 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Visiting scholar: bike routes as stressful as their weakest link National Institute for Transportation and Communities . nitc.trec.pdx.edu . 12 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Clauss . Kyle Scott . Could Car Traffic Revitalize Downtown Crossing? . BostonMagazine.com . 30 September 2015 . 12 November 2020.
  13. News: Bernstein . Adam . Hans Furth, 78 . Washington Post . 13 November 2020 . 12 November 1999.
  14. Web site: Peter G. Furth - 2017 International Cycling Safety Conference . International Cycling Safety Conference . 12 November 2020.
  15. Web site: Peter Furth . www1.coe.neu.edu . 12 November 2020.

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