1-1: Demand-Side Management of Auto Traffic Principal Investigator Joan Walker, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1946742 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Fueled by burgeoning e-commerce, urban parcel delivery has emerged as a high growth market that is undergoing rapid technological change, particularly in the business-to-consumer segment. New classes…
Principal Investigator Srinivasa Sunkari, P.E., PMP Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1737418 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Many traffic signals frequently experience oversaturated conditions. Such conditions cause significant delay and queue backups. When traffic signals are closely spaced, queues from downstream signals can back up to upstream signals. Such…
Principal Investigator Susan A. Shaheen Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1737963 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Transportation network companies (TNCs) and microtransit are changing the way people travel by providing dynamic, on-demand mobility that can supplement public transit and personal-vehicle use. Well-designed policy strategies are needed to fully leverage the potential…
Principal Investigator Daniel Rodríguez Román, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1909029 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract This project will explore the distribution of new micro-mobility services, as well as the factors driving the demand, or lack thereof, of these services in heterogeneous neighborhoods. This project will focus…
3-3: Targeting Transit Incentives to Congestion Sources Principal Investigator Daniel Rodriguez, Ph.D., Daniel Chatman, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID TRID – 1716831 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Traffic congestion is a recurring problem with temporal and spatial aspects that affect our lives daily. Providing choices such as increasing transit ridership is…
Principal Investigator Mark Burris, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1864491 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Two common means of pricing Managed Lanes (MLs) are to vary tolls based on time of day, or to vary them dynamically based on real-time congestion measurements. Which of the two tolling…
4-2: Proactive Congestion Management Principal Investigator Sisinnio Concas, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1716840 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract This project is applicable to corridors, both with and without managed lanes. The research team intends to combine data from conventional sources, such as loop detectors and traditional probe-based data,…
4-3: Corridor-Wide Surveillance Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems Principal Investigator Benjamín Colucci-Ríos, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID TRID – 1910668 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide a platform that can carry cameras and sensors for collecting real-time traffic information, especially for corridors under congested conditions, when the…
