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.

Peter G Furth
Born
Washington, D.C.[1]
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Researcher
Professor
EmployerNortheastern University
Known forCycling advocacy
ParentHans G. Furth (father)
Websitehttp://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]

References
  1. "Board of Directors". Boston Cyclists Union. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Peter G Furth". www.northeastern.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. Moser, Whet. "How to Fix America's Bad Bike Infrastructure". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. Powers, Martine (22 September 2013). "Bicycling the Dutch Way". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. McFarland, Matt. "Why cycletrack networks should be the next great American transit project". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. Powers, Martine. "Markings give priority to bicyclists - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. Furth, Peter; Mekuria, Maaza; Nixon, Hilary (2016). "Network Connectivity for Low-Stress Bicycling". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2587 (1): 41–49. doi:10.3141/2587-06. S2CID 114020130. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. "Arlington County's 2020 Bicycle Comfort Level Map" (PDF). Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. "Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress Map". City of Boston. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. Grossman, Alice. "When Cycling Philosophies Collide: Furth Versus Forrester". www.enotrans.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. "Visiting scholar: bike routes as stressful as their weakest link | National Institute for Transportation and Communities". nitc.trec.pdx.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. Clauss, Kyle Scott (30 September 2015). "Could Car Traffic Revitalize Downtown Crossing?". BostonMagazine.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. Bernstein, Adam (12 November 1999). "Hans Furth, 78". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. "Peter G. Furth - 2017 International Cycling Safety Conference". International Cycling Safety Conference. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. "Peter Furth". www1.coe.neu.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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