Tag Archives: Year One Research

3-1.1: Influencing Travel Behavior via Open-Source Platform: Implementation of OneBusAway in Mayagüez

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen June 15, 2022

3-1.1: Influencing Travel Behavior via Open-Source Platform: Implementation of OneBusAway in Mayagüez Principal Investigator Didier M. Valdés-Díaz, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) Available Soon TRID Available Soon Policy Brief Available Soon RIP Available Soon Abstract This project will use the open-source platform OneBusAway developed at USF to explore how travelers choose between public transit, transportation network companies…

1-2.2: Traffic Signal Plans to Decongest Street Grids

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen January 20, 2022

Principal Investigator Michael Cassidy, PhD Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID Available Soon Policy Brief Available Soon RIP View RIP entry Abstract This project, a companion to Project 1-2 Supply Side Management of Auto Traffic, will entail synchronizing green phases across neighboring traffic signals to the backward waves that propagate through queues. The goal…

4-2.1: Proactive Congestion Management – Decision Matrix and Guidance Document

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen January 20, 2022

4-2.1: Proactive Congestion Management – Decision Matrix and Guidance Document Principal Investigator Beverly Kuhn Final Report (DOI) View Final Report TRID View TRID – 1737415 Policy Brief View Policy Brief Abstract Utilizing the congestion detection algorithm being developed by the University of South Florida research team in “Proactive Congestion Management,” this project will develop a decision matrix which could be used to…

2-2.2: Part B: Understanding Curb Management and Targeted Incentive Policies to Increase Transportation Network Company Pooling and Public Transit Linkages

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen January 20, 2022

Principal Investigator Ipek Sener Final Report (DOI) Available Soon TRID Available Soon Policy Brief Available Soon RIP View RIP 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…

1-1: Demand-Side Management of Auto Traffic

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

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…

1-2.1: Supply-Side Management of Auto Traffic

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

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…

1-3: System Monitoring of Auto Traffic

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

1-4: Transit Priority

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

1-4: Transit Priority Principal Investigator Xiaopeng Li, Ph.D. Final Report (DOI) Available Soon TRID Available Soon Policy Brief Available Soon RIP View RIP entry Abstract We will explore how to lure travelers from their cars by improving transit operations. Our initial focus will be conditional signal priority, where green lights are granted to buses arriving…

2-2.1: Part A: Understanding Curb Management and Targeted Incentive Policies to Increase Transportation Network Company Pooling and Public Transit Linkages

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

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…

2-3: Enhancing Equity and Access in Dockless Micromobility Services

ResearchBy Christina Van Allen December 11, 2020

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…