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Biofuels energy policy and grain transportation flows: implications for inland waterways and short sea shipping

Description: "This project develops a foundation for analysis of the effects of U.S. bio-fuel energy policy on domestic and international grain flows and patterns."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Fuller, Stephen W.; Power, Gabriel; Ahmedov, Zafarbek; Vadali, Sharada & Burris, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Statistical Analysis of Vessel Waiting Time and Lockage Times on the Upper Mississippi River

Description: "The purpose of this report is to identify and evaluate non-structural alternatives those not requiring construction, but rather procedural or policy changes, for instance, congestion fee, excess lockage time charges, helper boats, switch boats, deck winches, and moorings that might be employed to offer nearby congestion relief."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Wu, Ximing; Chang, Meng-Shiuh; Fuller, Steven & Zhang, Yu Yvette
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The 2011 Mileage-Based User Fee Symposium

Description: Report on Mileage-Based User Fees from the third annual two-day Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees. Three main topics are addressed in the report: the most likely way to implement mileage-based user fees, state-level research and implementation on mileage-based user fees, and public acceptance of mileage-based user fees.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Goodin, Ginger; Wood, Nicholas & Baker, Richard T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Short-Run Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use

Description: Report on the results of a study examining the elasticity of travel with respect to gas price by examining how recent changes in gas prices have impacted travel on specific facilities: toll facilities. This study developed models that account for the many other exogenous factors influencing toll road use (such as local economy, population, and toll rates), and provide an elasticity of toll road demand with respect to gas price independent of those other factors.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Burris, Mark & Huang, Chao
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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