Peter Furth
American academic
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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.
Professor
Peter G Furth | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupations | Researcher Professor |
| Employer | Northeastern University |
| Known for | Cycling advocacy |
| Parent | Hans G. Furth (father) |
| Website | http://www.northeastern.edu/peter.furth/ |
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.[14] He was a contributing author to the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide.[14] Furth has received the best paper award from the Transportation Research Board twice, once in 1988 and once in 2004.[15]