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Network methods for project selection based on optimizing environmental impact

Description: "Traditionally, transportation road networks have been designed for minimal congestion. Unfortunately, such approaches do not guarantee minimal vehicle emissions. Given the negative impacts of vehicle pollutants as well as tighter national air quality standards, it is critical for regions to be able to identify capacity modifications to road networks such that vehicle emission are minimal. This ability combined with land use changes and opportunities for non-auto travel are paramount in helping… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Waller, S. Travis & Ferguson, Erin M.

Portable Emission Measurement System-Based Approach to Developing and Evaluating Driving Cycles for Air Quality Assessment

Description: "The first objective is to develop driving cycles for classified roads incorporating both a vehicle's driving activities and its emission characteristics, using the data collected by Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS), which was neither available nor has ever been used in developing driving cycles. A comprehensive database is established for the collected data and a sophisticated computer program is developed to generate the specific driving cycles. The second objective is to develop a… more
Date: April 2010
Creator: Wang, Ziqianli; Shi, Qinyi & Yu, Lei

Idle reduction programs and potential benefits to schools

Description: Report on a project examining the costs and benefits of implementing an idle reduction program to offset the costs of increasing bus service in order to decrease the congestion in school zones.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Hoelscher, Michelle

A comprehensive examination of heavy vehicle emissions factors

Description: "This report summarized the findings from reviewing the literature on several topics that are related to heavy vehicle emissions including engine and fuel types, vehicle technologies that can be used to reduce or mitigate vehicle emission, the factors that affect vehicle emission, vehicle emissions modeling, and current and future policy requiring accurate accounting of heavy vehicle emission."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Thompson, Melissa Renee; Unnikrishnan, Avinash; Conway, Alison J. & Walton, C. Michael

Responses of trucking operations to road pricing in central Texas

Description: "The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify how the different segments of the trucking industry would respond to road pricing applications, including traditional toll rads, variably priced toll roads, mixed-use express lane facilities, and truck-only tolled facilities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Walton, C. Michael & Rutzen, Beatriz

A Road Pricing Methodology for Infrastructure Cost Recovery

Description: "The purpose of this research is to provide a theoretical framework for future commercial vehicle user-charging using real-time vehicle weight and configuration information collected using weigh-in-motion systems" (p. i).
Date: August 2010
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Conway, Alison J.

An evaluation of the effects of transit oriented development in a suburban environment

Description: "Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) refers to dense, pedestrian-friendly, livable communities that have good transit as a nucleus. While transit facilities are missing in most suburban towns and the residents are heavily dependent on their vehicles, it is wondered whether residents would take advantage if public facilities were available. This paper presents information about some vital aspects of TOD when viewed in suburban communities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abel & Lastrape, Krystal M.

Use of Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for roadside condition assessment

Description: "Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAVs) that are equipped with digital imaging systems and global positioning systems provide a potential opportunity for improving the effectiveness and safety of roadside condition and inventory surveys. This study provides an assessment of the effectiveness of MUAVs as a tool for collecting condition data for roadside infrastructure assets using three field experiments."
Date: December 2010
Creator: Gharaibeh, Nasir G. & Hart, William Scott

Quantitative characterization of microstructure of asphalt mixtures

Description: "The main objective of this study was to quantitatively characterize the three dimensional micro-structure of the asphalt binder withing the fine aggregate matrix of an asphalt mixture and compare the influence of binder content, coarse aggregate gradation, and fine aggregate gradation on this micro-structure."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Badgekar, Swapneel; Bhasin, Amit & Izadi, Anoosha

Examining the Role of Trip Length in Commuter Decisions to Use Public Transportation

Description: Report that examines traveler trip lengths across transit modes, work trip duration frequency distributions and mode share distributions in 7 major cities, 8 Combined Statistical Areas and one Metropolitan Statisical Area and found the effects of increasing population and transit mdoe gvariety on work trip travel time and travel distance.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Yu, Yao & Machemehl, Randy

Delivery of workshops on corridor management and preservation in Texas

Description: "This report summarizes the delivery and outcome of a series of workshops conducted at 23 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) districts across the state on corridor management and preservation in Texas. The workshops served as follow-up implementation work for research project 0-5606, "Creating Partnerships with Local Communities to Manage and Preserve Corridors." The report provides an overview of the project and documents the dates, locations, and attendance of workshops implemented du… more
Date: September 2010
Creator: Bochner, Brian S. & Hard, Edwin N.

LIDAR Acquisition, QA/QC

Description: Report on the first phase of the effort to develop a Flood Protection Planning Study of Bastrop County, Texas. Focuses on the acquisition, quality control, and assurance of Light Detection and Ranging data for Bastrop County and the creation of a county wide, 2 foot contour dataset.
Date: March 31, 2010
Creator: Halff Associates
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