U.S. Department of Transportation

Sustainable Sidewalk Infrastructure for Atlanta, Georgia

  • Principal Investigator Randall Guensler, Ph.D.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
This reserch will quantify sustainable sidewalk infrastructure costs for the City of Atlanta, assuming a 40-year life-cycle for repair and replacement.
Project Status
Complete

The Disruptive Role of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) as an Airport Access Mode: Evidence from California Airports

  • Principal Investigator Giovanni Circella, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
To understand the impact of transportation network companies on airport access, this project will conduct an online survey of air travelers and airport employees at several California airports to collect information on key factors affecting their airport access/egress mode choice decisions.
Project Status
Complete

The Ins and Outs of Shared Mobility: Drivers and Riders

  • Principal Investigator Rosaria (Aria) Berliner, PhD
  • University of California, Davis
This project aims to predict automated vehicle adoption and attitudes through understanding new electric vehicle buyers.
Project Status
Complete

The Ridesharing Routing Problem with Flexible Pick-up and Drop-off Points

  • Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
One of the drawbacks of ridesharing is the extra inconvenience to the drivers and passengers of excessive detours to pick up new riders. The research team proposes to develop an optimization-based solution procedure to solve this problem based on iteratively solving the routing and pick up and drop off points.
Project Status
Complete