<p>I'm more than 2 years into my Civil Engineering degree and I need to start thinking about a focus within the discipline because I'm transferring to UC Davis this fall to finish up. The school sent me a nice little piece of paper with 5 or 6 sub disciplines and a couple sentences about each one, but I'd really like to read in depth about Transportation/Traffic engineering and learn about the field. I've read everything on Wikipedia and every article online I can get my hands on but I need more. Can somebody recommend me a good book or something? Preferably not a $150 textbook but feel free if you think it would help. I've scoured the internet far and wide for forums on the subject hoping to find somebody in the field, but 99% of the posts sound like high schoolers trying to convince themselves that one university is better than another or asking how hard the math is. I've read just about everything Google spit back at me. Thanks.</p>
<p>I actually worked in traffic engineering for a shade under two years when I was in college, so perhaps you’re in luck. Anything in particular you’re wondering about?</p>
<p>In terms of work we did, it was usually for studies or environmental impact statements (EIS). On occasion, we would get hired by law firms to serve as expert witnesses. Most of the time, our client was looking for us to put together a report to prove a certain point. For example, a non-profit once hired us to do a study showing there would be minimal adverse traffic impacts if we close a certain street to vehicles and would only allow light rail and pedestrians. We rarely actually designed roadways though, since we were in NYC.</p>
<p>I don’t know of any books though.</p>