349 Results
Metro DASH Model Implementation
John Gliebe
Final report at: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP/docs/omug/concept.pdf
Trip-based models are no longer adequate for some of the more complex questions. They fail to account for time of day sensitivity, dynamic congestion effects, variable pricing ...
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Valuation of Fair Value of DMV Records
Jenny Liu
This report evaluates the fair value of an exclusive license that authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) or another entity to be the exclusive provider of electronic access to the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Division (D ...
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2010 Transit Oriented Developments Survey
Jennifer Dill
This report presents results from surveys of residents at several transit-oriented developments (TODs) in Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Happy Valley. The research complements survey work done in 2005 at sites near three MAX stations in Hillsboro ...
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Application of WIM Data for Improved Modeling, Design, and Rating
Christopher Monsere
Christopher Higgins , Andrew Nichols
The objectives of this research are to: 1.) collect, sort, filter, and archive WIM data to permit development of long-term continuous records of high-quality WIM data and; 2.) use the WIM data archive to monitor WIM sensor health, develop loads for a ...
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Evaluation of Safe Routes to School Programs: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Parental Decision-Making
Lynn Weigand
Noreen McDonald
In the United States, walking to school declined from 42% of 5-18 year olds in 1969 to 16% in 20011 . The US Department of Transportation has responded to this dramatic decrease by funding the Safe Routes to School program for $612 million in SAFETEA ...
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A Study of Headway Maintenance for Bus Routes: Causes and Effects of "Bus Bunching" in Extensive and Congested Service Areas
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Gerardo Lafferriere , Wu-chi Feng
A healthy and efficient public transit system is indispensable to reduce congestion, emissions, energy consumption, and car dependency in urban areas. The objective of this research is to 1) develop methods to evaluate and visualize bus service relia ...
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Contextual Influences on Trip Generation
Kelly Clifton
This study examines the ways in which urban context affects vehicle trip-generation rates across a variety of land uses. An establishmentintercept travel survey was administered at 78 establishments in the Portland, OR, region during the summer of 20 ...
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Development, Deployment, and Assessment of a New Educational Paradigm for Transportation Professionals and University Students
Ashley Haire
This project summary report describes the execution of OTREC Project #298 (Development, Deployment and Assessment of a New Educational Paradigm for Transportation Professionals and University Students). The project is one facet of a multiyear collabo ...
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineering Design Curriculum Expansion
Ashley Haire
Bicycle and pedestrian issues are gaining nationwide attention in transportation curricula. More programs seek to offer courses specifically geared towards bicycle and pedestrian planning and design goals, although fewer than 20 known courses are cur ...
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Value of Reliability
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
David Levinson
Travel-time variability is a noteworthy factor in network performance. It measures the temporal uncertainty experienced by users in their movement between any two nodes in a network. The importance of the time variance depends on the penalties incurr ...
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Value of Travel Time Reliability: Commuters' Route Choice Behavior and Study of Tradeoffs - Phase 2
Miguel Andres Figliozzi
David Levinson , Kathleen Harder
The issue of travel time reliability is becoming more critical for the movement of people and freight. In order to examine issues related to the value of travel time reliability, we plan to test drivers' preferences for alternate commuter r ... Read More
Seismic Hazard Assessment of Oregon Highways
Peter Dusicka
John Gliebe
This research project developed a seismic risk assessment model along the major truck routes in Oregon. The study had adopted federally developed software tools called Risk for Earthquake Damage to Roadway Systems (REDARS2) and HAZUS-MH. The model wa ...
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