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- Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota
This report examines the clustering of industries in Minnesota and the relationship between transportation patterns and economic growth.
- The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America
This report analyzes the effects of suburbanization on job opportunities in recent years as commute distances have grown.
- Project Consistency with Transportation Plans and Air Quality Conformity Workshops: Technical Report
TxDOT summarizes the results of training workshops on project consistency and air quality conformity.
- Evaluation of Existing Smartphone Applications and Data Needs for Travel Surveys
The report discusses the use of smartphones as a vehicle for travel surveys in Texas.
- Examining the Effects of Transportation Governance on Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate Change
This report brings together the findings from several projects that seek a better understanding of the factors that influence decision-making in relation to adaptation to climate change.
- Cognitive Maps for Route Choice Modeling
This report discusses the potential for incorporating cognitive maps into models of users’ route choices.
- Adapting Transport Infrastructure to Climate Change: How to Protect Assets Against Increased Risks from Extreme Weather
The International Transport Forum discusses risks that climate change poses for transportation assets, and development of assessment tools.
- A Multi-Objective Sustainable Model for Transportation Asset Management Practices
This report includes a literature review and overview of tools to facilitate selection of performance measures that promote sustainable transportation asset management (TAM) practices.
- Multi-Modal Performance Measures in Oregon: Developing a Transportation Cost Index Based Upon Multi-Modal Network and Land Use Information
This report introduces implementation strategies for the Transportation Cost Index (TCI) as a tool that standardizes performance measurement.
- School Transportation: Development of an Education Module and Workshops on Multi-modal Costs
This research project produced an educational module and a practitioner tool to facilitate school siting decisions that take transportation costs into account.