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BikePed Portal Phase II

Principal Investigator: Hau Hagedorn

Co-Investigators: Kristin Tufte , Nathan McNeil

This proposal builds on the success of NITC’s first Pooled Fund project that created the first national bicycle and pedestrian traffic count archive, named BikePed Portal. The next step for BikePed Portal is to improve its usability for both data p ... Read More

Introduction to Scientific Computing for Planners, Engineers, and Scientists

Principal Investigator: Liming Wang

Building on the successful scientific computing training program offered by the Software Carpentry (http://www.software-carpentry.org/), the proposed course exposes students in science, engineering, and planning to the best practices in scientific co ... Read More

FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Dill

Co-Investigator: Nathan McNeil

This manual provides a compendium of best practices to help transit and other transportation professionals improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access to transit, including information on evaluating, planning for, and implementing improvements t ... Read More

Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF)

Principal Investigator: Avinash Unnikrishnan

Co-Investigators: Miguel Andres Figliozzi , Christopher Monsere

The main purpose of the Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF) Program is to expose and equip engineering undergraduate students with critical thinking and research skills and tools through supervised research on topics relevant to t ... Read More

Multimodal Trip Generation, Vehicle Ownership and Use: Characterizing The Travel Patterns of Residents of Multifamily Housing

Principal Investigator: Kelly Clifton

Many cities are reconsidering their reliance on ITE’s Trip Generation Manual, now in its 10th edition. Kelly Clifton and co-investigator Kristina Currans of the University of Arizona examine the advantages and limitations of ITE’s land use taxono ... Read More

Data and Methodological Issues in Assessing Multimodal Transportation Impacts for Urban Development

Principal Investigator: Kristina Currans

In 1976, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) compiled their first Handbook of guidelines and methods for evaluating development-level transportation impacts, specifically vehicular impacts (Institute of Transportation Engineers 1976). Dec ... Read More

Pedestrian Observation and Data Collection Curriculum

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Dill

This guidebook provides a comprehensive set of class exercises suitable for students in courses related to travel behavior, traffic safety, urban planning and design, community health, or civil engineering. Exercises include activities developed thro ... Read More

Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect

Principal Investigator: Kimberly Kahn

Led by Dr. Kimberly Kahn of Portland State University, the purpose of this investigation is to explore social identity-related factors that influence drivers’ behaviors in interactions with pedestrians at crosswalks. Dr. Kahn and her research team ... Read More

Evaluating Efforts to Improve the Equity of Bike Share Systems

Principal Investigator: Nathan McNeil

Co-Investigators: John MacArthur , Jennifer Dill , Joe Broach

BREAKING BARRIERS TO BIKE SHARE: Insights on Equity. Public bike share systems have rapidly expanded across the United States in recent years. However, there is evidence that significant portions of the population are underrepresented among bike s ... Read More

Evaluation of Roadway Reallocation Projects

Principal Investigator: Miguel Andres Figliozzi

In the last decade there has been a national trend toward projects that involve roadway space reallocation across modes. Many of these projects may include road diets and are typically very controversial when automobile travel lanes and/or curbside ... Read More

How Do Stressed Workers Make Travel Mode Choices That Are Good For Their Health, Safety, and Productivity?

Principal Investigator: Liu-Qin Yang

This proposal integrates the perspectives from transportation and psychology research by focusing on the relations between commuting stress, commuting mode choice, and consequences of such choice for commuters' health, travel safety, and work perform ... Read More

Peer-To-Peer Carsharing: Short-term effects on travel behavior in Portland, OR

Principal Investigator: Jennifer Dill

Co-Investigators: Nathan McNeil , Steven Howland

Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing is a relatively new concept in the U.S. Enabled by recent internet and mobile technology development, P2P carsharing generally involves a facilitating company connecting private vehicle owners to people who are intereste ... Read More