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Testing Pedestrian Flow and Delay Estimation from First-Actuation Latency
Recently published:
- Levinson, D. (2026) Testing Pedestrian Flow and Delay Estimation from First-Actuation Latency. Findings, August 20, 2026. [doi]
Traffic signal controllers timestamp the first pedestrian actuation that requests...
Writing vs Editing, Abundance vs Scarcity, Creation vs Curation
Writing and editing are, ideally, two stages in a complete creative process, yet we often prioritise the act of creation over the art of curation.
Writing and editing are, ideally, two stages in a complete creative process, yet we often pr...
Urban enshittification
When there's an ad-wrapper on the bus you ride, so you can’t clearly see outside, that’s enshittification.When someone leaves a shared e-bike on the footpath you hike, that’s enshittification.When a billboard appears right where you walked...
Transportist: August 2026
Most of you received the TransportLab: July 2026 post, so I gave you a pause. Also traveling to Beijing, Chengdu, and Hangzhou China last month.
Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you...
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Prof. David M. Levinson joined University of Sydney from the University of Minnesota in 2017 as Foundation Professor in Transport Engineering. He blogs at https://www.transportist.org
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