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Shulin Li , PE, PTOE
Senior Traffic Engineer

Mr. Li, proudly one of the first certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineers (P.T.O.E.) in the nation, offers more than twenty years of applied engineering and research experience, of which more than ten years has been in traffic operations and transportation planning. Mr. Li is proficient in AASHTO greenbook, MUTCD and HCM. He knows the various techniques used to analyze arterial and freeway flow, intersection traffic operations and traffic signal systems.

Mr. Li has thorough knowledge of all aspects associated with traffic simulation and signal timing optimization. He is well versed with most traffic models, such as Vissim, Corsim (TRAF-NETSIM, TRAF-FRESIM), Synchro & SimTraffic, TRANSYT 7F, Sidra and HCS. He has analyzed and optimized signal timing for hundreds of traffic signals.

After joining The Traffic Group, Inc., Mr. Li has finished hundreds of projects. They cover traffic impact studies (TIS), environmental impact statements (EIS), traffic safety studies, traffic flow modeling, transportation system demand forecasting as well as capacity evaluations of highway components. Some of his representative projects include:

  • Centre Pointe, City of North Charleston, South Carolina - This is a retail and entertainment complex. The study was performed to determine the best freeway access alternative to serve the site traffic as well as the traffic on the surrounding roadway network.
  • King Farm, Montgomery County, Maryland - This study was for a mixed-use 422 acre development, which includes 3 million sq.ft. of office space, 150,000 sq.ft. of retail space and 3,220 residential units.
  • Maple Lawn Farms, Howard County, Maryland - This project located on US Route 29 at Maryland Route 216 was for a mixed-use 507 acre "neo-traditional" development. It includes 1.7 million sq.ft. of office space, 170,000 sq.ft. of retail space and over 1,500 residential units.
  • Pantai Kapuknaga, City of Jakarta, Indonesia - This is a study to determine the primary and secondary road system required to accommodate the proposed 10,000 hectare development known as Pantai Kapuknaga on the island of Java, northwest of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia. A gravity model was developed to forecast the future transportation system.
  • National Business Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - This office development of 1.8 million sq.ft. is located on the northwest quadrant of MD 295/MD 32 interchange. This study analyzed numerous alternatives regarding access points along the high-type state routes-MD 295 and MD 32. Traffic operations were thoroughly examined and appropriate recommendations were made.
  • National Harbor, Prince George’s County, Maryland
  • Traville, Montgomery County, Maryland - This project was undertaken to determine the impact of a mixed-use development for 175,000 sq.ft. conference center, 1.2 million sq.ft. R&D office space, 45,000 sq.ft. health center, 70,000 sq.ft. retail center along with other residential and community developments.

Job History

8/1994 - Present Traffic Engineering Consultant
The Traffic Group, Inc.
4/1994 - 8/1994 Traffic Engineering Consultant
Kubilins Traffic Consulting Inc.
8/1991 - 4/1994 Graduate Assistant
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
7/1989 - 8/1991 Researcher
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
10/1982 - 7/1989 Structural Engineer
Shenyang Coal-mine designs


Educational Background

  • M.S.C.E. with emphasis in traffic/transportation engineering
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1994)
  • B.S.C.E. with emphasis in structural engineering
    Shandong Civil Engineering Institute, Jinan, China (1982)
  • Transportation System Forecasting
    - MINUTP
    - QRS-II
  • Traffic Flow Modeling
    - Corsim (Traf-Netsim, Traf-Fresim)
    - Synchro & SimTraffic
    - Vissim
  • Traffic Safety
    - Road Safety Audits
  • Traffic Calming and Roundabouts

Professional Committee & Affiliations

  • Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
    • Georgia 
    • Kentucky
    • Maryland
    • Nebraska
    • North Carolina 
    • Oklahoma 
    • Texas 
    • Wisconsin 
  • Technical Member, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD), 1998-2001
  • Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1995-2006
  • Member, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE),1995-2004

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