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Young-Jun Kweon
Associate Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1949
Email: Young-Jun.Kweon@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Traffic safety and operations
Behavioral study and policy evaluation
Applied econometrics

Education:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas
M.C.P., Urban Planning, Seoul National University, Korea
B.S., Transportation Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea

Memberships:

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers

Awards:

Outstanding Paper Award, Transportation Research Board, 2002
Horizon Award for Outstanding Achievement - 2008

Team Memberships:

Safety, Planning & Legal

Projects:

85367 - Crash Causal Factors and Countermeasures for High-Risk Locations on Multi-Lane Primary Highways in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

85926 - Development of Guidelines for Bicycle and Pedestrian Use of Access-Controlled Facilities in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

86813 - A Comprehensive Review of Pedestrian and Bicycle Laws in Virginia and the Nation - Co-Principal Investigator

80576 - Development of a Safety Evaluation Procedure for Identifying High Risk Signalized Intersections in Northern Virginia - Principal Investigator

Publications:

09-R15 - Crash causal factors and countermeasures for high-risk locations on multilane primary highways in Virginia

08-R5 - Safe travel for Virginia's non-motorized road users :a comprehensive review of pedestrian and bicycle laws in Virginia and the United States

08-R1 - Development of a safety evaluation procedure for identifying high-risk signalized intersections in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Northern Virginia district

06-R34 - Evaluation of a proposal to set a goal for the Virginia strategic highway safety plan of a forty percent reduction in traffic fatalities and injuries by 2010