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StreetLight’s metrics support a wide range of research topics, from measuring the climate and health impacts of transportation to designing safer streets and much more. Here are just a few projects using StreetLight to investigate critical research questions.
StreetLight gave free metrics to a team at Macalester College studying who has access to and uses public space. This knowledge informs subsequent efforts to understand how public spaces function to include and exclude people, and enhance efforts to build inclusive public spaces in diverse settings.
Exposure to traffic during pregnancy has been linked to adverse health outcomes including preterm birth, a primary predictor of infant mortality. Black women and other women of color are at increased risk. Researchers at the University of California, UCLA and UCSF campuses are using free traffic metrics provided by StreetLight to better understand the risks of traffic-related air pollution to pregnant women and their babies, and the extent to which traffic may contribute to inequalities in adverse birth outcomes.
Climate change and sea level rise have led to more frequent and severe flooding in coastal communities across the globe. Researchers at the University of Virginia used data from StreetLight to analyze when, where, and how flooding events impacted vehicle activity, revealing that impacts vary significantly between local roads and major arterials, and highlighting the need for dynamic countermeasures that can adapt to conditions across different time periods and locations.
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