Peter B. Ohlms, AICP
Senior Research Scientist
Research interests:
- Multi-modal transportation planning
- Public transportation planning and operations
- Bicycle and pedestrian planning and design
- Transportation policy
Education:
- M.R.P., Transportation and Land Use, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Virginia
Memberships:
- VTRC Tilton E. Shelburne Award, 2023
- Paper Reviewer of the Year, TRB Committee AP025, Public Transportation Planning and Development, 2023
- Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award "How's that Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets" (with L. E. Dougald), 2021
- VCTIR Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, 2014
- VCTIR Horizon Award, 2013
- Egan Award for the Outstanding Application of Information Technology, 2006
Current Projects
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Developing a Transportation Demand Management Tool for DRPT to Understand the Factors Affecting Transit Ridership
Project No: 126831 -
Implementation of Multimodal Innovations: Crosswalk Lighting, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB), LED-embedded Advance Warning Signs, and Passive Automated Detection
Project No: 127002 -
Long-Term Maintenance Needs and Costs of Green-Colored Pavement Markings and Flexible Post Delineators
Project No: 126298 -
Exploring the Use of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as an Evaluation Metric within Virginia’s Transportation Planning Process
Project No: 124614
Reports
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Local Government Funding and Financing of Roads: Virginia Case Studies and Examples from Other States
Report No: 15-R2 -
Trip Generation at Virginia Agritourism Land Uses
Report No: 16-R18 -
When Main Street Is a Highway: Addressing Conflicts Between Land Use and Transportation
Report No: 17-R13 -
Effectiveness of Innovative Pavement Markings in Facilitating Safe Bicycle Travel
Report No: 19-R17 -
Assessing the Feasibility of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Program in Virginia
Report No: 19-R4 -
How’s That Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets
Report No: 20-R19 -
Guidelines for Prioritizing Curb Ramp Retrofits Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Report No: 21-R18 -
Evaluation of a Transit Bus Collision Avoidance Warning System in Virginia
Report No: 22-R18 -
Improving Ridership Projections of Proposed Bus and Rail Transit Projects to Evaluate Congestion Reduction Effects
Report No: 23-R16
Team Membership
Last updated: February 6, 2026
