Green and Economic Fleet Replacement Modeling
David Kim
Miguel Andres Figliozzi , David Porter
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how equipment replacement decisions are supported with data collection and quantitative models at state DOTs, and to determine if models found in the research literature offer any better ...
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Development of a Model to Predict and Mitigate Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Traffic Flows and Traffic Management Policies in Urban Transportation Microenvironments
Linda George
Christopher Monsere , Miguel Andres Figliozzi
It is well established that vehicles powered by carbon-based fuels (e.g. gasoline, diesel) have a negative impact on air quality, especially in urban centers. Traditionally, air quality conformity studies analyze the macroenvironmental impact of tran ...
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Demonstrating the Benefits of Sustainable Streets for Active Aging
Jennifer Dill
Margaret Neal
This project will help demonstrate how sustainable ("green") streets contribute to the well-being of a community, including the physical and mental health of older and younger adults, along with the environment and economy. The project will collect d ...
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Implementation of Active Living Policies by Transportation Agencies and Departments
Jennifer Dill
Deborah Howe
The built environment is an important factor in enabling people of all ages to be physically active on a daily basis whether for recreation or carrying out the tasks of everyday life. The extent to which a community has a system of well-maintained s ...
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Developing a Coordinated Professional Development Program for OTREC
Christopher Monsere
As OTREC consortium members prepare to enhance transportation-related professional development programs, both through new course offering sand enhancing existing courses, there is a clear need to develop a basic understanding of the needs of the prof ...
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Transforming Land Use Regulations to Create Livable Communities that Support Physical Activity in Everyday Life
Jennifer Dill
Deborah Howe
This project seeks to develop a multi-faceted study of a wide range of US communities and their experiences in adopting and implementing land use policies and implementation tools that support active living. The essential aim is to develop an under ...
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Calibrating the HSM Predictive Methods for Oregon Highways
Karen Dixon
Christopher Monsere
The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) was published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in the spring of 2010. Volume 2 (Part C) of the HSM includes safety predictive methods which can be used to quantitativel ...
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Future Flooding Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure and Traffic Patterns Resulting from Climate Change
Heejun Chang
Martin Lafrenz , Miguel Andres Figliozzi
This study investigated potential impacts of climate change on travel disruption resulting from road closures in two urban watersheds in the Portland metropolitan area. We used ensemble climate change scenarios, a hydrologic model, stream channel sur ...
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Evaluation of Metro RTO Program, 2007-08
Jennifer Dill
To help implement the Growth Concept, Metro’s Regional Travel Options (RTO) Program works to increase awareness of non-SOV alternatives and increase the provision of those alternatives. The program complements other strategies, including land use p ...
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Enhancing the Seismic Vulnerability Model for Oregon Highway Bridges
Peter Dusicka
The Oregon Department of Transportation and Portland State University evaluated the seismic vulnerability of state highway bridges in western Oregon. The study used a computer program called REDARS2 that simulated the damage to bridges within a trans ...
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Assessment of VII to Implement Mileage Based User Fees
Anthony Rufolo
Final report can be found online at:
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/guidestar/2006_2010/vii/ConceptofOperations.pdf
Appendix A (Background of Mileage-Based User Fees) describes the various approaches to and prior experiences with mileage-based user ...
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Freight Performance Measures: Approach Analysis
B. Starr McMullen
Christopher Monsere
This report reviews the existing state of the art and also the state of the practice of freight performance measurement. Most performance measures at the state level have aimed at evaluating highway or transit infrastructure performance with an empha ...
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