E-mail :  John.Niehaus@uc.edu
Office  : 788 Rhodes Hall
Phone : 513-556-3698
Fax     : 513-556-5299

Areas of Interest

Niehaus' primary areas of interest are traffic and transportation engineering and planning.  Focus within these areas is generally on the applied or practical aspects, based on 40+ years of experience in the profession in both the public and private sectors. Courses emphasize design and studies and include real-world projects in conjunction with public agencies. Oral and written communications are also stressed and included in the projects. Also lead professor in the senior Integrated Design Sequence capstone course which involves a team of industry mentors working with the class.

Publications

Primary area of expertise is explanation of technical subjects, generally in transportation, for understanding by non-technical people, primarily those in public policy and management positions.

Author of more than 150 columns and articles in Ohio Cities & Villages, Public Works, ITE Journal, and various technical and historical publications.  Also authored a weekly newspaper column on community planning and transportation matters for more than a year in early 1960’s.  Authored a series of public information traffic engineering articles for the Hamilton Journal News in early 1970’s; articles were converted into an extensive series of model news releases that were used by traffic engineers nationwide.   Editor of OhioITE (Ohio Section newsletter) 1967-70 and 1977, Engineer & Scientist 1973-75 (18 issues per year), B&O News (national railroad historical magazine) 1990-91, and of Pops Notes, publication for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, 1999-2001.  Authored a series of transit historical articles for SORTA’s Metro Moments magazine in the 1970’s.  Currently writing a series on pedestrian laws and rights for the Clifton Chronicle.

Research Projects

Responsible for research project into speed limit changes that resulted in co-authorship of paper, Effects of the 65-mph Speed Limit on Traffic Accidents in Ohio, published in Transportation Research Record No. 1375 in 1992.