SWUTC Ongoing Research

Start Date	Project Number	Project Title	Principal Investigator	University
9/1/06	0-5339	Integration and Consolidation of Border Freight Transportation Data for Planning Applications and Characterization of NAFTA Truck Loads for Aiding in Transportation Infrastructure Management	Juan Villa	TAMU
9/1/06	0-5541	Developing Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures for TxDOT's Strategic Plan	Josias Zietsman	TAMU
9/1/06	0-5546	Protecting Rail Corridors Against Encroachment	C. Michael Walton	UT-Austin
9/1/06	0-5597	Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt New Technology	Joe Button	TAMU
9/1/06	167162	Transportation Infrastructure and Quality of Life for Disadvantaged Populations: A Pilot Study of Two Colonias in Texas	Cecilia Giusti	TAMU
9/1/06	167164	On the Move! Exploring Transportation Career Horizons	Debbie Jasek	TAMU
9/1/06	167165	Climate Change/Variability Science and Adaptive Strategies for State and Regional Transportation Decision Making	Eric Lindquist	TAMU
9/1/00	167225	Characterizing Transit Passenger Access Decisions (Continuation of 167806 funded 9/1/99)	Randy Machemehl	UT-Austin
9/1/06	167261	The Role of Air-Cargo Transport in Facilitating Trans-Pacific Trade and Promoting Economic Development in Texas	Leigh Boske	UT-Austin
9/1/06	167263	Examining the Disjuncture Between Municipal Planning and School Facility Planning and the Implications on Transportation	Tracy McMillan	UT-Austin
9/1/00	167321	An Evaluation of Alternative Fuels Usage by Public Transit Agencies	Ron Goodwin	TSU
9/1/03	167342	Procedures for the Implementation of a Transportation Scholars Program (Continuation of 167922 funded 9/1/02)	Khosro Godazi	TSU
9/1/06	167360	An Alternative Transportation Fuels Update: A Case Study of the Developing E85 Industry	Sharon Boxill	TSU
9/1/06	167361	Developing a Curriculum and Glossary of Transportation for High School Students	Khosro Godazi	TSU
9/1/06	167363	An Examination of Density and Ridership in New Light Rail Cities	Carol Lewis	TSU
9/1/04	167651	ITS Data Compression Using Advanced Signal Processing Techniques	Fengziang Qiao	TSU
9/1/04	167653	TEA 21 and ISTEA: Examination of CMAQ & STP Spending	Carol Lewis	TSU
9/1/02	167726	A Guide to Intelligent Strategies for Transportation Infrastructure Protection and Transportation Security-Related Research	Russell Henk/ Shaw-Pin Miaou	TAMU
9/1/05	167763	Writing a Statistics Text for Transportation Students	Cliff Spiegelman	TAMU
9/1/05	167861	The Impact of China's and Brazil's Trade on the Southwest Region's Transportation Corridors and Economy	Leigh Boske	UT-Austin
9/1/05	167865	Quantifying the Impact of School Siting Policies Using Health Impact Assessment	Tracy McMillan	UT-Austin
9/1/05	167866	Design-Build Agreements: How to Ensure Transportation Agencies Receive an Asset	Jorge Prozzi	UT-Austin
9/1/05	167867	Multimodal Network Models for Robust Transportation Systems	Travis Waller	UT-Austin
9/1/99	167900	A Comparative Assessment of Emerging Transportation Techniques: A Seminar for Professional and Student Exchange	Khosro Godazi	TSU
9/1/99	167903	Evaluation of the Potential to Link Rural Communities with their Urban Neighbors	Ron Goodwin	TSU
9/1/05	167961	An Analysis of Primary Applications of Emerging Traffic Management Technologies	Sharon Boxill/ Khosro Godazi	TSU
9/1/05	167963	Using GPS and ITS Data to Calibrate the Micro Simulation Model VISSIM	Fengziang Qiao	TSU
9/1/04	473700- 00050	Moving Toward Implementation: An Examination of the Organizational and Political Structures of Transit-Oriented Development (Continuation of 167341 funded 9/1/03)	Carol Lewis	TSU
9/1/05	473700- 00052	An Examination of Density and Ridership in New Light Rail Cities	Carol Lewis	TSU
9/1/05	473700- 00053	Assessing Transit Ridership in Selected Suburban to Urban AReas	Gwen Goodwin	TSU
9/1/06	473700- 00054	An Assessment of Public Involvement for the 2006 Regional Transportation Coordination Planning Process in Selected Cities	Gwen Goodwin	TSU
9/1/06	473700- 00055	Testing Information to Improve Communication with Communities and Decision Makers	Carol Lewis	TSU
9/1/06	473700- 00056	Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Based Road-Condition Warning System for Highway Collision Prevention	Yi Qi	TSU
9/1/06	473700- 00057	Computer Simulation-Based Algorithm for Optimizing Evacuation Plans in Major Trip Generator	Fengxiang Qiao	TSU
9/1/05	473700- 00074	Commercial Vehicle Security: Practices & Technologies	C. Michael Walton	UT-Austin
9/1/05	473700- 00075	Dray Operation at Intermodal Sites on Texas Transportation Corridors	Robert Harrison	UT-Austin
9/1/06	473700- 00076	The Potential for Improving Rail International Intermodal Services in Texas and the Southwest Region of the United States	Robert Harrison	UT-Austin
9/1/06	473700- 00078	Application of Heuristic Solution Methods to the Public Transportation Driver Scheduling Program	Randy Machemehl	UT-Austin
9/1/06	473700- 00079	Direct Use-Charging for Commercial Vehicles	C. Michael Walton	UT-Austin
9/1/05	473700- 00080	Review of Warm Mix Asphalt in the US	Arif Chowdhury	TAMU
9/1/06	473700- 00088	Measuring the Marginal Cost of Congestion	Mark Burris	TAMU
9/1/06	473700- 00095	An Assessment of Cargo Security Procedures for Texas Land and Marine Ports of Entry	C. Michael Walton	UT-Austin