SWUTC Ongoing Research

Start Date
Project Number Project Title Principal Investigator University
9/1/06 0-5541 Developing Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures for TxDOT's Strategic Plan Josias Zietsman TAMU
9/1/06 0-5597 Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt New Technology Joe Button TAMU
9/1/07 0-5684 Impacts of Dray System Along Ports, Intermodal Yards and Border Ports of Entry Rob Harrison UT-Austin
9/1/07 0-5856 Safety and Economic Impacts of Converting Two-Way Frontage Roads to One-Way Bill Eisele TAMU
9/1/07 0-5881 Quantifying the Effects of Network Improvement Actions on the Value of New and Existing Toll Road Projects Ivan Damnjanovic/ Travis Waller TAMU/ UT-Austin
9/1/08 0-6194 Quantifying the Purchasing Power of Public Transportation in Texas Linda Cherrington TAMU
9/1/08 0-6325 Integrating TWC Employment Data into TxDOT Modeling Patricia Ellis TAMU
9/1/06
 167165 Climate Change/Variability Science and Adaptive Strategies for State and Regional Transportation Decision Making Eric Lindquist TAMU
9/1/07 167175 Encouraging Students from Diverse Populations to Become Actively Involved with a University Based Transportation Center or Organization Debbie Jasek TAMU
9/1/07 167178 Transportation for Humanity:  Meeting the Needs in the Colonias Beverly Storey 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
9/1/07 167274 Towards an Integrated Robust Highway Design Approach Jorge Prozzi UT-Austin
9/1/07 167275 Quantifying Travel Time Variability in Transportation Networks Travis Waller UT-Austin
9/1/07 167277 Develop a System to Support Preparation of Life-Cycle Budget Needs for Highways Zhanmin Zhang 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
9/1/07 167370 Biofuels for Texas Workshop Sharon Boxill TSU
9/1/07 167371 Developing a Curriculum and Glossary of Transportation for High School Students (continuation of 167361) Khosro Godazi TSU
9/1/07 167372 A Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between Land Values and Freestanding Bus Facilities Gwen Goodwin 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
167865
 Quantifying the Impact of School Siting Policies Using Health Impact Assessment Tracy McMillan
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
9/1/08 169112 Accounting for Real Estate Externalities in Valuation of Transit System Projects Ivan Damnjanovic TAMU
9/1/08 169113 Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Signal Coordination of Oversaturated Traffic Networks Emily Zechman TAMU
9/1/08 169114 Performance Analysis of the "Zoning" Strategies for ADA Paratransit Services Luca Quadrifoglio TAMU
9/1/08 167115 Partnering with AVID to Create Transportation Scholars Debbie Jasek/ Melisa Finley TAMU
9/1/08 169116 Measuring the Benefits of Intercity Passenger Rail: A Study of the Heartland Flyer Corridor Curtis Morgan TAMU
9/1/08 169200 A Comprehensive Analysis of Impact of Travel Time Reliability on Congestion Management Strategies Chandra Bhat UT-Austin
9/1/08 169202 Vehicle Ownership, Retirement and Use Decisions: Response to Rising Fuel Prices and Implications for Carbon Emissions Forecasts Kara Kockelman UT-Austin
9/1/08 169204 The Effect of Public Transit on Social and Economic Opportunities for Youth Talia McCray UT-Austin
9/1/08 169205 User Impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Traffic Jorge Prozzi UT-Austin
9/1/08 169206 Robust Pricing of Transportation Networks Under Uncertainty Travis Waller UT-Austin
9/1/08 169207 Trip Internalization and Mixed-Use Development: A Case Study of Austin, Texas Ming Zhang UT-Austin
9/1/08 169208 Develop a System to Support Preparation of Life-Cycle Budget Needs for Highways (continuation of 167277) Zhanmin Zhang UT-Austin
9/1/08 169300 PEMS-based Approach to Developing and Evaluating Driving Cycles for Air Quality Assessment Lei Yu TSU
9/1/08 169301 Bio and Alternative Fuels for Texas: A Guidebook to Innovative New Fueling Options (continuation of 167370) Sharon Boxill TSU
9/1/08 169302 Development of Pedestrian Safety Based Warrants for Permissive Left-Turn Control Yi Qi TSU
9/1/08 169303 Senior Automobile Crashes and Fatalities in Texas Gwen Goodwin TSU
9/1/05
473700- 00052
 An Examination of Density and Ridership in New Light Rail Cities Carol Lewis
TSU
9/1/06 473700- 00055 Testing Information to Improve Communication with Communities and Decision Makers Carol Lewis TSU
9/1/05
473700- 00074
 Commercial Vehicle Security:  Practices & Technologies C. Michael Walton
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- 00079 Direct Use-Charging for Commercial Vehicles C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/07 476660- 00006 Use of School Bus Idle Reduction Cost Savings as Incentive to Increase Service Michelle Hoelscher TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00009 Creating a System Engineering Approach for the MUTCD Gene Hawkins TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00011 Assessment of the Potential of Using Carbon Nanotube Reinforcements for Improving the Tensile/Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness of Portland Cement Paste for Damage Resistant Concrete Transportation Infrastructures Rashid Abu Al-Rub TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00012 Physically-based Model for Predicting the Susceptibility of Asphalt Pavements to Moisture-Induced Damage Eyad Masad TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00013 Addressing Safety Through Evaluation and Optimization of Permeable Friction Course Mixtures Amy Epps Martin TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00014 Developing and Applying Mobility Performance Measures for Freight Transportation in Urban Areas Juan Carlos Villa TAMU
9/1/07 476660- 00041 An Inventory and Assessment of Models Used to Predict Emergency Evaluation Carol Lewis TSU
9/1/07 476660- 00042 An Assessment of PUblic Involvement for the 2006 Regional Transportation Coordination Planning Process in Selected Cities (continuation of 473700-00054) Gwen Goodwin TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00045 Transportation Career Development and Outreach Program Charles Glass TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00046 Dynamic Traffic Assignment Based Trailblazing Guide Signing for Major Traffic Generator Fengxiang Qiao TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00047 Developing Transportation Games for High School Students Khosro Godazi TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00048 Gauging Suburban Mixed Use Development: Case Studies of The Woodlands and Sugar Land Center, Texas Carol Lewis TSU
9/1/07 476660- 00062 Evaluating the Impacts of the Panama Canal Expansion on the Texas and U.S. Economies Robert Harrison UT-Austin
9/1/07 476660- 00064 A Dynamic Tolling Method for Truck-Only Toll Facilities C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00066 Road Pricing and Trucking in Congested Regions: A Survey of Texas Carriers C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00067 A Comprehensive Examination of Heavy Vehicle Emissions Factors C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00068 Examining the Role of Trip Length in Commuter Decisions to Use Public Transportation Randy Machemehl UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00069 Export Growth, Energy Costs and Sustainable Supply Chains Rob Harrison UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00070 Determining the Microstructure of Sand-Asphalt and Full Asphalt Mixtures Used to Evaluate Fatigue Cracking Amit Bhasin UT-Austin