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Transit Bus Fleet Management and Optimization Models Addressing New Engine Technologies and Emissions Constraints
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Ashley Haire
Due to recent budget and fiscal constraints, it is ever more imperative for transit agencies to manage their fleets in an optimal way. Fleet data have consistently shown that bus operational and maintenance (O&M) per-mile costs increase as buses age. ...
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Refining GreenSTEP: Impacts of Vehicle Technologies and ITS/Operational Improvements on Travel Speed and Fuel Consumption Curves
Kelly Clifton
Alex Bigazzi
This report describes analysis undertaken to establish a method for incorporating traffic operations and ITS strategies into the GreenSTEP model. We first discuss operations impacts on fuel economy and delay from the literature. Then, an investigatio ...
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Expanding Development of the Oregon Traffic Safety Data Archive: Phase 3
Christopher Monsere
As early as 1924, the need for safety-knowledge was recognized. At a national conference on street and highway safety it was reported that safety data “are so vital to any comprehensive understanding and treatment of the safety problem that the ...
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Planning: Training for Practitioners
Lynn Weigand
The growing focus on context sensitive solutions and design in roadway planning, increased support for addressing public health objectives through transportation and land use planning, and concerns about oil dependence and global warming all point to ...
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Enhancing Bicycle and Pedestrian Education through Curriculum and Faculty Development
Lynn Weigand
This project was intended to provide relevant curriculum on bicycle and pedestrian transportation that can be used by planning and engineering faculty to integrate these topics into their course offerings. We developed a module-based curriculum for b ...
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Investigation of Extant Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) Tools
John Gliebe
A case study was undertaken in order to evaluate the potential use of dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) tools by Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and its partner agencies. The objectives of this study were to provide insight into the nature ...
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A comprehensive roadmap for the development of low/no emission vehicle infrastructure in the Portland Metro region
John MacArthur
Peter Murchie , George Beard
The shift from combustion engines to low- and no-emission electric vehicles is underway and gaining momentum. During the last year, Oregon has become an active player in the electric vehicle arena, with a number of promising relationships and activit ...
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Permanent Freight Data Collection Infrastructure and Archive System
Christopher Monsere
Kristin Tufte
Freight transportation makes up a substantial portion of the daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the Portland metropolitan area and is vital for the region’s economic vitality. Further, truck movements on the Portland area freeway system are impa ...
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Safety Investigation Manual Training with OSU
Christopher Monsere
Christopher Monsere and Karen Dixon provided training at Oregon State University for the ODOT Safety Investigation Manual (TREC project 555). The objective of this manual is to provide a resource to assist ODOT traffic investigators with highway safe ...
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Integrated Multimodal Transportation, Air Quality, and Livability Corridor Study: Measuring, Understanding, and Modeling the Interactions
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Christopher Monsere , Linda George , Ashley Haire
The Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) is used to mitigate traffic congestion along urban arterial corridors. Although there
has been research on SCATS’ performance, this report combines three different areas of research about SCAT ...
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SW Broadway Cycle Track & SW Stark/Oak Street Buffered Bike Lanes
Christopher Monsere
Jennifer Dill
Two innovative bicycle facilities installed in late summer and early fall 2009 in downtown Portland by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) were evaluated to understand how they are functioning on multiple levels. All of these facilit ...
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Strength & Fatigue of Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Bridge Decks with Mechanical Deck to Stringer Connectors
Peter Dusicka
Final report available at:
http://www.oregon.gov/odot/td/tp_res/docs/reports/2012/sr_500_490.pdf
Replacement of the steel grating deck on the lift span of the Morrison Bridge in Portland, OR, will utilize glass fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) pane ...
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