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Lance E. Dougald
Associate Principal Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1974
Email: Lance.Dougald@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Traffic Incident Management

Pedestrian Safety

Traffic Engineering

Transportation Planning

Education:

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
B.S., Geology with a Specialty in Engineering Geosciences, Radford University

Memberships:

Member, ASCE Transportation and Development Institute's Safety Committee

Awards:

Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Research Paper (with P. Ohlms), "How's that Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets", Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2021
AASHTO Sweet Sixteen Award for High Value Research - Assessment of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Pilot, 2020
Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Paper - "Assessment of the Richmond District’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Pilot" (with R. Venkatanarayana), 2019
Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Paper – Pilot Evaluation of the Use of Contract Towing and First Responder Strategies in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Staunton District, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2017

Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Paper – Development of Performance Assessment Guidelines for Virginia’s Work Zone Transportation Management Plans, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 2012

Transportation Research Board’s D. Grant Mickle Award for Best Paper in the Area of Operations, Safety, and Maintenance - Assessing the Effectiveness of a Forced Detour Traffic Control Strategy for a Continuous Lane Closure Within a Rural Work Zone, 2012

Transportation Research Board’s Work Zone Traffic Control Committee Best Paper Award - Assessing the Effectiveness of a Forced Detour Traffic Control Strategy for a Continuous Lane Closure Within a Rural Work Zone, 2012

Pavement Recycling and Reclaiming Center’s Golden Leaf Award – In-Place Pavement Recycling on I-81 in Virginia, 2012

Transportation Research Board’s Freeway Operations Committee Best Paper Award – Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs, 2008

Horizon Award – for research demonstrating outstanding achievement and productivity, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2007

55th Virginia Transportation Conference – Student Paper Award in Transportation Mobility - Performance Analysis of Virginia’s Safety Service Patrol Programs: A Case Study Approach, 2006

Employee of the Year Award - for excellence in productivity and customer service, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2001

Team Memberships:

Environment, Planning and Economics

Projects:

124252 - An Analysis of VDOT's Sight Distance Requirements Relative to Context-Sensitive Designs - Project Monitor

122189 - Pilot Implementation Of A Vehicle Occupancy Data Collection Program - Co-Principal Investigator

118055 - Developing Guidance for a Corridor Level Vehicle Occupancy Rate Data Collection Program - Principal Investigator

118420 - Analysis of Virtual Public Involvement in the Transportation Planning Process - Principal Investigator

118419 - Feasibility of Adapting VisionEval for Scenario Planning - Co-Principal Investigator

116908 - Development of Guidelines for Establishing Shared-Use Park-and-Ride Lots - Principal Investigator

111995 - How’s that Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets - Co-Principal Investigator

112109 - Improving Inventory and Investment of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Through Targeted Public Outreach - Project Monitor

109948 - Assessing the Feasibility of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Program in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

109527 - Extent of VDOT’s Exception Process for Access Standards - Co-Principal Investigator

105214 - Traffic Incident Management: Quick-Clearance Guidance and Implications - Co-Principal Investigator

00024 - Development of Guidelines for the Application of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

100982 - Guidelines for Edge and Centerline Markings on 16- to 20-Foot-Wide Roads - Co-Principal Investigator

98608 - A Performance Assessment of Virginia's Traffic Management Plans - Co-Principal Investigator

84280 - Selecting, Piloting, and Evaluation of Best Practices in Traffic Operations and Safety: Phase II - Principal Investigator

87969 - Evaluation of Truck Lane Restrictions, Phase II - Co-Principal Investigator

81083 - Identification of Core Functions and Deployment Criteria for Safety Service Patrols in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

Publications:

23-R6 - An Analysis of Virtual Public Engagement in the Transportation Planning Process

23-R5 - Development of Guidance for a Vehicle Occupancy Rate Data Collection Program

22-R21 - Feasibility of Adapting VisionEval for Scenario Planning

22-R1 - Development of Guidelines for Establishing Shared-Use Park and Ride Lots

21-R19 - Development of Demand Estimation Models for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Park and Ride Facilities

20-R19 - How’s That Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets

20-R11 - Assessment of the Richmond District’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Pilot

19-R4 - Assessing the Feasibility of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Program in Virginia

18-R24 - Extent and Impacts of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Exception Process for Access Management Design Standards

17-R23 - Pilot Evaluation of the Use of Contract Towing and First Responder Strategies in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Staunton District

16-R9 - Traffic Incident Management Quick Clearance Guidance and Implications

15-R22 - Evaluation of a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon System at the Belmont Ridge Road and W&OD Trail Mid-Block Crosswalk

14-R3 - Investigation of the Safety Effects of Edge and Centerline Markings on Narrow, Low-Volume Roads

13-R6 - Development of Performance Assessment Guidelines for Virginia’s Work Zone Transportation Management Plans

11-R9 - Best Practices in Traffic Operations and Safety: Phase II: Zig-zag Pavement Markings

10-R12 - Evaluation of Truck Lane Restrictions in Virginia: Phase II

09-R23 - Evaluation of Retroreflective Material on Stop Sign Posts in Virginia

08-R23 - Evaluation of the Cross Alert system on the Virginia Capital Trail in James City County

07-R33 - A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program

07-R17 - Identification of Core Functions and Development of a Deployment Planning Tool for Safety Service Patrols in Virginia

06-R33 - Performance Analysis of Virginia's Safety Service Patrol Programs: A Case Study Approach

05-R5 - Guidelines for the Retrofit Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals by the Virginia Department of Transportation: Phase II Report

05-R18 - Development of Guidelines for the Installation of Marked Crosswalks

04-R19 - Field Validation of Speed Estimation Techniques for Air Quality Conformity Analysis

03-TAR8 - Ways to Estimate Speeds for the Purposes of Air Quality Conformity Analyses

03-TAR3 - Guidelines for the Retrofit Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals by the Virginia Department of Transportation: Phase I Report