UTCM FY09 Projects

The list of projects funded in FY09 appears below. These projects total nearly $1 million, span all UTCM's focus areas and include projects in research, education and technology transfer. The projects include collaborative efforts of researchers and students across TTI, the Texas A&M campus and beyond.

UTCM Research Projects - FY09
Name	Location	Title	Co-PIs	Co-PI Locations
Burris, Mark	Civil Engineering	The Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use	none	none
Darbha, Swaroop	Mechanical Engineering	Multiple Depot Vehicle Routing with Applications to Paratransit and Rural Transportation	Luca Quadrifoglio	Civil Eng
Goodin, Ginger	TTI - Austin	Mileage-Based User Fees – Defining a Path toward Implementation (Phase 1)	none	none
Goodin, Ginger	TTI - Austin	Mileage-Based User Fees – Defining a Path toward Implementation (Phase 2)	none	none
Lomax, Tim	TTI	Improving Mobility Information with Better Data and Estimation Procedures	Bruce Wang	TTI
Neuman, Michael	Landscape Architecture	Texas Urban Triangle: Creating a Spatial Decision Support System for Mobility Policy and Investments that Shape the Sustainable Growth of Texas	Elise Bright Curtis Morgan	Landscape Arch TTI
Qu, Teresa	TTI	Investigating the Effect of Freeway Congestion Thresholds on Decision-Making Inputs	none	none
Saginor, Jesse	Landscape Architecture	Leveraging Land Development Returns to Finance Transportation Infrastructure Improvements	Eric Dumbaugh David Ellis	Landscape Arch TTI
Wu, Ximing	Agricultural Economics	Statistical Analysis of Waterway Network Congestion: Causes and Costs	Steve Fuller	Ag Economics
Zietsman, Josias	TTI	Performance Measures for Sustainable Freight Movement	Mohamadreza Farzaneh	TTI
Puckett, Darryl	TTI - Houston	Bluetooth‐Based Travel Time/Speed Measuring Systems Development	none	none
Wang, Bruce	Civil Engineering	Estimating the Value of Freight Delays in the Freight System	none	none

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UTCM Technology Transfer Projects - FY09
Name	Location	Title	Co-PIs	Co-PI Locations
Arndt, Jeffrey	TTI	Facilitating Creation of Rural Transit System Technology User Groups	none	none
Beaty, Curtis	TTI - Dallas	Development of an Enhanced Toll Project Screening Model	none	none
Cherrington, Linda	TTI - Galveston	Transit Leadership Initiative	none	none
Cole, Richard	TTI	The Transportation Economy: Past & Future	David Dennis	TTI
Geiselbrecht, Tina	TTI - Austin	A Guide to Transportation Funding Options (Phase 2)	none	none
Jasek, Debbie	TTI	Facilitating Outreach Programs for Minority Students in Rural South Texas	none	none