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How research informs transportation decisions
Talking Michigan Transportation
Chapters
0:00
Welcome And Why Research Matters
0:49
Meet MDOT Research Administration
2:45
Picking Projects That Move The Needle
4:17
Bridge Flood Sensors In Action
5:16
Flex Routes Explained In Plain English
7:03
Paying For Roads Credit Or Cash
9:48
Asset Management And The Right Timing
15:17
Connected Vehicles And The MCity Sandbox
16:42
Work Zone Speed Tech To Save Lives
19:04
Rumble Strips Results And Final Thanks
Talking Michigan Transportation
How research informs transportation decisions
Jun 25, 2026
Season 8
Episode 273
Michigan Department of Transportation
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Michael Townley, engineer of research at the Michigan Department of Transportation. (MDOT).
Townley explains the safety and economic benefits of partnering with Michigan universities on research and why it’s important to MDOT.
One specific project discussed examined the value of financing infrastructure improvements through bonding versus a program of pay-go improvements.
