Current UTCM Projects in Research

"Transportation Planning, Policy and Climate Change: Making the Long Term Connection"

#07-03
Eric Lindquist and Arnold Vedlitz
9/1/07 - 12/31/09
Abstract: TRB RiP #14396

"Improving Intermodal Connectivity in Rural Areas to Enhance Transportation Efficiency and Reduce Metro/Port/Border Congestion: A Case Study"

#07-07
Stephen Fuller, John L. Park and John R. Robinson
9/1/07 - 4/30/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #14288
$60,000

"Estimating the Benefits of Managed Lanes"

#08-05-04
Mark Burris and Douglass Shaw
1/1/08 - 1/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #15490
$80,000
Project Final Report

"Methodology and Guidelines for Regulating Traffic Flow Under Air Quality Constraints in Metropolitan Areas"

#08-34-17
Yunlong Zhang and Qi Ying
1/1/08 - 12/31/09
Abstract: TRB RiP #15489
$80,000

"Bio-Fuels Energy Policy and Grain Transportation Flows: Implications for Inland Waterways and Short Sea Shipping"

#08-15-14
Dmitry Vedenov, Sharada Vadali, Gabriel Power, Steve Fuller and Mark Burris
4/1/08 - 1/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #17079
$70,773

"Examining Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices for Addressing Rural Mobility and Economic Development Under SAFETEA-LU’s Coordinated Planning and Human Services Framework"

#08-17-09
June Martin, Cecelia Giusti, Eric Dumbaugh and Linda Cherrington
5/1/08 - 2/28/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #15600
$100,000

"Valuation of Buyout Options in Comprehensive Development Agreements"

#08-04-12
Gabriel Power, Mark Burris, Sharada Vadali and Dmitry Vedenov
9/1/08 - 10/31/09
Abstract: TRB RiP #15599
$85,272

"Improving Mobility Information with Better Data and Estimation Procedures"

#09-17-09
Timothy Lomax
1/1/09 - 11/30/09
Abstract: TRB RiP #20591
$150,000

"Investigating the Effect of Freeway Congestion Thresholds on Decision-Making Inputs"

#09-12-11
Teresa Qu
1/1/09 - 12/31/09
Abstract: TRB RiP #20593
$40,000

"Texas Urban Triangle: Creating a Spatial Decision Support System for Mobility Policy and Investments that Shape the Sustainable Growth of Texas"

#09-30-10
Michael Neuman, Elise Bright and Curtis Morgan
2/1/09 - 5/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #20592
$100,000

"Statistical Analysis of Waterway Network Congestion: Causes and Costs"

#09-16-14
Ximing Wu and Stephen Fuller
3/1/09 - 8/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #20595
$79,656

"Bluetooth‐Based Travel Time/Speed Measuring Systems Development"

#09-00-17
Darryl Puckett
6/1/09 - 5/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #22780
$58,500

"Leveraging Land Development Returns to Finance Transportation Infrastructure Improvements"

#09-13-12
Jesse Saginor, Eric Dumbaugh and David Ellis
6/1/09 - 1/31/11
Abstract: TRB RiP #20594
$100,000

"Multiple Depot Vehicle Routing with Applications to Paratransit and Rural Transportation"

#09-15-13
Swaroop Darbha
9/1/09 - 8/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #20584
$80,000

"The Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use"

#09-01-03
Mark Burris
9/1/09 - 12/31/10
Abstract: TRB RiP #20581
$58,158

"Estimating the Value of Freight Delays in the Freight System"

#09-00-45
Bruce Wang
9/1/09 - 1/31/11
Abstract: TRB RiP #23692
$3,856
Note: The graduate student on this project is funded separately by means of a UTCM Fellowship in the amount of $43,577.

"Developing Performance Measures for Sustainable Freight Movement"

#09-13-12
Josias Zietsman and Mohamadreza Farzaneh
9/1/09 - 2/28/11
Abstract: TRB RiP #20596
$80,000

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