Georgia Institute of Technology

Using Atlanta’s MARTA rail system as a case study, this thesis will assess the feasibility of integrating autonomous transit vehicles (transit AVs) into the public transportation system as a first-mile and last-mile solution for riders.

This project will develop a shortest path calculator that can identify the relative travel cost across routes for a case study subarea within the City of Atlanta.

This project will evaluate the algorithmic updates in the U.S. EPA's recently released dispersion model AERMOD v24142, and their effects on pollutant dispersion predictions.

This project evaluates benefits from transit vehicle eco-driving.

The researchers simulated the implementation of transit eco-driving strategies in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from transit operations.

This research will explore vehicle-grid interactions with a focus on environmental benefits for future scenarios in which electric vehicles reach substantial market share.

This research will expand on EVALUATE, Phase I by testing the tools developed in that project in an urban area, developing guidance to assist others in using these tools in other regions, and performing technology transfer activities to get the tools in the hands of practitioners and decision makers.

The researchers created a model to understand the traffic and environmental impacts of truck-only lanes, using a proposed highway project in Georgia as a case study.

This research primarily aims to evaluate the effects of two newly-constructed Express Toll Lanes, with particular emphasis on economic, energy and environmental impacts.