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Application of Smart Phone Truck Data for Freight Performance Measures and Transportation Planning

Principal Investigator: Miguel Andres Figliozzi

Oregon is one of the few states that currently charge a commercial truck weight-mile tax (WMT). The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has developed a data-collection system – Truck Road Use Electronics (TRUE) – to simplify WMT collection ... Read More

Assessing Transit Agencies' Climate Change Adaptation Needs

Principal Investigator: John MacArthur

Climate change is posing unique and unprecedented challenges for the Nation's transportation system. Changing weather patterns and their associated physical, financial, and social impacts are affecting or will affect the way transportation pro ... Read More

Relocation of Homeless People from ODOT Rights-of-Way

Principal Investigator: Ellen Bassett

Co-Investigator: Andree Tremoulet

In 2010, the Baldock Restoration Group relocated 37 homeless households from the Baldock Rest Area near Wilsonville. Relocated residents included both situationally homeless households (e.g., someone who had lost his job in the recent recession) as w ... Read More

Livability Performance Metrics for Transit

Principal Investigator: Marc Schlossberg

Co-Investigators: Jennifer Dill , Nico Larco

This project sought to understand the relationship between urban form, transit service characteristics, and ridership measured at the stop level. Most previous work in this area has looked at these issues separately, by either linking system performa ... Read More

Multimodal Data at Signalized Intersections: Strategies for Archiving Existing and New Data Streams to Support Operations and Planning

Principal Investigator: Christopher Monsere

Co-Investigator: Kristin Tufte

There is a growing interest in arterial system management due to the increasing amount of travel on arterials and a growing emphasis on multimodal transportation. The benefits of archiving arterial-related data are numerous. This research report desc ... Read More

Transit Bus Fleet Management and Optimization Models Addressing New Engine Technologies and Emissions Constraints

Principal Investigator: Miguel Andres Figliozzi

Co-Investigator: Ashley Haire

Due to recent budget and fiscal constraints, it is ever more imperative for transit agencies to manage their fleets in an optimal way. Fleet data have consistently shown that bus operational and maintenance (O&M) per-mile costs increase as buses age. ... Read More

Valuation of Fair Value of DMV Records

Principal Investigator: Jenny Liu

This report evaluates the fair value of an exclusive license that authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) or another entity to be the exclusive provider of electronic access to the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Division (D ... Read More

Climate Change Impact Assessment for Surface Transportation in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Principal Investigator: John MacArthur

Co-Investigators: Miguel Andres Figliozzi , Jason Ideker , Phillip Mote , Ming Lee

The states in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska region share interconnected transportation networks for people, goods, and services that support the regional economy, mobility, and human safety. Regional weather has and will continue to affect the phy ... Read More

Regional transportation and land use decision making: a multistate analysis

Principal Investigator: Richard Margerum

Co-Investigators: Robert Parker , Susan Brody , Terry Moore , Gail McEwen

Throughout the United States, metropolitan regions face increasingly complex issues related to transportation and land use. The diffuse nature of decision making creates a need to better coordinate land use and transportation to address issues such a ... Read More

Incorporating New Data Needs into Travel and Activity Surveys

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Dill

Co-Investigator: Asha Weinstein Agrawal

This project aims to answer the following question: How can regional and national travel and activity diary surveys be modified to collect the new types of data needed to meet today's planning needs? In particular, how can the surveys be modified to: ... Read More

Analyzing and Quantifying the Impact of Congestion on LTL Industry Costs and Performance in the Portland Metropolitan Region

Principal Investigator: Miguel Andres Figliozzi

Co-Investigator: Christopher Monsere

Increased congestion during peak morning and afternoon periods in urban areas is increasing logistics costs. In addition, environmental, social, and political pressures to limit the impacts associated with CO2 emissions are mounting rapidly. A key ch ... Read More

Cost of Alternative Highway Revenue Collection Systems

Principal Investigator: Anthony Rufolo

The objectives of this research are to (1) examine, compare, and present the administrative, collection, and compliance costs of usage-based revenue-generation systems, such as motor fuel taxes, tolls, and VMT fees; and (2) examine the potential feas ... Read More