Steven Click, Ph.D., P.E.

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Steven Click, Ph.D., P.E.

Steven ClickDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Contact Information

Name:

Steven  Click, Ph.D., P.E.

Title:

Associate Professor

Department:

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email Address:

sclick@tntech.edu

Phone:

(931) 284-1638

Office:

Prescott Hall (PRSC) 350

Research Areas and Interests

  • Traffic Signal and Signal System Operations
  • Congested vs. Uncongested Traffic Operations
  • Rural Traffic Operations
  • Non-traditional Intersections and Interchanges
  • Traffic Flow Theory
  • Transportation Workforce Development

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering NC State, 2001
  • M.S. in Civil Engineering NC State, 1996
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering Tennessee Tech, 1993
  • B.S. in Mathematics Tennessee Tech, 1993

Registration

  • Professional Engineer North Carolina, 2002 Tennessee, 2006

Memberships

  • TRB – The Transportation Research Board  
  • TSSC – TRB’s Traffic Signal Systems Committee  
  • ITE – The Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • ASEE – The American Society for Engineering Education

Externally Funded Research Projects

  • “Field Evaluation of Traffic Signal Based Interchange Treatments” Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.  2010‐2012.
  • “Application of Non‐Traditional Interchange Treatments to Improve Interchange Quality of Service and Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over‐ and Underpass Roadways” Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.  2007‐2009.
  • “Improved Traffic Signal Efficiency in Rural Areas Through the Use of Variable Maximum Green Time” Sponsored by the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Agency.  2006‐2007.

Example Technical Publications

  • “Applicability of Bluetooth Data Collection Methods for Collecting Traffic Operations Data on Rural Freeways” Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, under review.
  • “Evaluation of Traditional and Non‐Traditional Interchange Treatments to Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over‐ and Underpass Roadways” Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2171, 2010.
  • “Using Dynamic Maximum Greens to Reduce Traffic Signal Timing Maintenance Needs” ITE Journal.  April 2010.
  • “Evaluation of Variable Maximum Green Time to Improve Rural Traffic Signal Operations” Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board.  No. 2080, 2008.
  • “Application of the ITE Change and Clearance Interval Formulas in North Carolina” ITE Journal.  January 2008.

Example Technical Presentations

  • “Real Time Traffic Signal Delay Estimation using State‐of‐the‐Practice Detection Technology:  A Simulation Proof‐of‐ Concept” (with E. Boden) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2010.
  • “New Interchange Design: FRE Interchange Releasing Control and Enhancing Performance”  (with C. Berry) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2010.
  • “Retiming of NC 54 at I‐40 and Farrington Rd in Durham, NC: A Case Study in Managing Oversaturated Conditions” Sunday Workshops of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

Example Education Publications and Presentations

  • “Pen‐Enabled PCs for Engineering Courses: An Introductory Demonstration” The 2011 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2011.
  • “The (Disappointingly Commonplace) Traffic Signal Content in TTU’s CEE Undergraduate Program” The Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board’s Traffic Signal System Committee, July 2010.
  • “Classroom Polling Systems in Upper Level Transportation Engineering Classes: A Pilot Study” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2009.
  • “Using E‐Homework to Provide Disaggregate Problem Solving Assessment in a Senior‐Level Traffic Engineering Course” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2008.

Example Education Grants and Awards

  • Tablet PC Initiative Recipient, Fall 2007
  • Hands‐on Learning Gift for a Wireless Classroom Projector, Fall 2007
  • Exemplary Course Award at 91°”Íű for CEE 4640/5640 Highway Engineering, Spring 2007
  • SACS QEP Teaching‐Learning Enhancement Grant for Real World Problem Solving, Spring 2006

Example University Courses Taught

  • CEE 3610 – Transportation Engineering
  • CEE 4630/5630 – Traffic Engineering
  • CEE 4640/5640 – Highway Engineering
  • CEE 6410 – Advanced Traffic Control
  • CEE 7980 – Traffic Flow Theory
  • CEE 7980 – Transportation Research Seminar

Example Consulting Projects

  • 2011 – Coordination Timing for Improved Operations on the US‐15‐501 Corridor in Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2010 – Specifications and Evaluation Methodology for Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware and Software for Charlotte, NC
  • 2008 – Synchro + SimTraffic 7 Intermediate Level Training – Short Course Development
  • 2007 – Evaluation of Current, Near Term, and Future Operations on NC 62 at and near I‐40 / I‐85 in Burlington, NC

Public Sector Engineering Experience

  • Signals and Geometrics Section, North Carolina Department of Transportation
  • Senior Systems Engineer (Transportation Engineer III), 2001‐2005
  • Project Engineer (Transportation Engineer II), 2000‐2001
  • Design Engineer (Transportation Engineer I), 1999‐2000
  • Design Technician (Temporary Transportation Technician IV), 1998‐1999

Example Public Sector Projects

  • US 17 Corridor Study Working Group, from Wilmington, NC to the South Carolina state line Reviewed consultant recommendations, developed a new corridor‐wide design philosophy for future operations
  • Durham City Signal System Project, Durham, NC   Included the development of city‐wide signal system timing plans, training courses, and review of contractor work
  • US 15‐501 at Erwin and Europa, Chapel Hill, NC Included evaluation of non‐traditional designs and development of public meeting presentation materials
  • NCSITE Statewide Task Force on Yellow & Red Clearance Times   Assistant to the chair, presented practice history, helped with consensus building for new method of practice