Improving Safety and Mobility

McFarland-Johnson provides a full range of traffic engineering services including traffic impact studies, traffic capacity analysis and design, and ITS applications. Our staff of traffic engineers and planners has extensive experience ranging from small-scale traffic impact studies, to major regional traffic needs assessments.

Safety and mobility improvements are not limited to vehicles alone. Today’s solutions mandate that pedestrians and bicyclists be considered in any study or design, and that the completed project “blend” within the context of its community. We understand that before physical capacity is added to an existing roadway network, considerations for TSM/TDM measures must be made to ensure that the maximum reduction in congestion is realized before additional property impacts are incurred.

We are experienced in the analysis of small isolated intersections, extensive networks of coordinated signals, the design of increasingly popular roundabouts, bicycle and pedestrian trails, traffic control sign and pavement marking layouts, and traffic calming measures, as appropriate.

Our staff prides itself in keeping abreast of the latest technology, designs, and educational resources through membership and participation in ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers), ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems), and certification as Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE). We are also experienced in the use of traffic simulation software, and have utilized this tool very effectively to convey to the public how safety and mobility will be improved following completion of a project.

Traffic Engineering Services

Accident Analysis
Arterial Analysis
Capacity Analysis
Congestion Management
Construction Traffic Control Design
Corridor Access Management Strategies
Design Visualization Simulations
Emergency Vehicle Priority Signal Control Design
ITS Technologies & Applications
Modern Roundabout Design & Analysis
Origin/Destination Studies
Parking Analysis & Design
Pedestrian/Bicycle Facilities
Queuing Studies
Road Safety Audits
Roadside Safety Improvement Design
Single Point Urban Interchange Analysis
Signal Warrant Analysis
Traffic Calming Strategies
Traffic Signs & Pavement Markings
Traffic Data Collection & Processing
Traffic Impact & Access Studies
Traffic Modeling & Simulation
Traffic Signal System Design
Transportation System Management (TSM)
Travel Demand Management (TDM)
Travel-Time & Delay Studies

Current Software

HCS 2000
SIGNAL 2000/TEAPAC
VISSIM
TSIS/CORSIM
Synchro
RODEL
PASSER III
PASSER IV
TRANSYT-7F
SIDRA
HCM/Cinema
TURNS/TEAPAC
PETRA
PC-Warrants
GuidSIGN
AutoTrack
AutoTURN

Representative Projects

• Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System, Broome County, NY
• Traffic Signal Coordination, NHDOT, Portsmouth, NH
• Fox Care Center, Traffic Study, A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, NY
• Pilot Travel Center, Traffic Impact Study, Pilot Corporation, Kirkwood, NY
• Comprehensive Traffic Study, Village of Hamilton, NY
• Key Road Connector, Traffic Study, City of Keene, NH
• Harry L Drive, Traffic Signal Design, Village of Johnson City, NY
• Fort Hill Community Traffic Study, Mohegan Tribe of Indians, Montville, CT
• Recycling Facility Traffic Study, Alternative Resources, Middletown, NY
• Traffic Needs TSM/TDM Project Development, SMTC, Onondaga County, NY
• Binghamton Municipal Stadium Traffic Study, City of Binghamton, NY
• Whirlpool Corridor Traffic Study, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Niagara Falls, NY
• Routes 9, 10, 12, and 101, Traffic Needs Study, NHDOT, Keene, NH