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Peter Norton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on the history of technology, transportation policy, and the social dimensions of engineering. He has authored influential books like Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City and Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving. Norton's work critically examines automobile dominance in urban planning, traffic safety norms, and the evolving relationship between pedestrians and motorized vehicles.
He has held visiting faculty positions, including at the Technical University of Eindhoven (2018-19). His awards include the Abbott Payson Usher Prize for his article on jaywalking and traffic safety, the Hartfield-Jefferson Scholars Teaching Prize, and the Trigon Engineering Society’s Hutchinson Award for teaching excellence. Norton is affiliated with the University of Virginia’s Center for Transportation Studies and frequently lectures on sustainable urban mobility.
His recent research explores topics like the mismeasure of urban streets, the normalization of fast driving in 20th-century America, and the socio-technical illusions surrounding autonomous vehicles. Norton’s scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary policy debates about equitable and environmentally conscious transportation systems.
