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Exploring the Relationships Among Perceived Safety, Perceived Accessibility, and Travel Behavior

Principal Investigator Claire McGinnis
University of California, Davis

This project will contribute to perceived accessibility literature by conducting a study in California using a mixed-methods approach with semi-structured interviews and surveys.

Project Status

In Progress

Georgia Express Lane Corridors Vehicle Occupancy and Throughput Study 2018-2020 - Volume I: Vehicle and Person Throughput Analysis Before and After the I-75 Northwest Corridor and I-85 Express Lanes Extension

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report summarizes the vehicle and person throughput analysis for the I-75 Northwest Corridor (NWC) and I-85 Express Lanes in Atlanta, GA, undertaken by the Georgia Institute of Technology research team for the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA).

How do perceptions of transportation challenges influence travel behavior for people with disabilities?

Principal Investigator Md Musfiqur Rahman ("Sifat") Bhuiya
University of California, Davis

This project will develop and administer a web-based survey to explore how disability shapes mode choice, factoring in perceptions of the inaccessibility of transportation infrastructure, mode design-induced challenges, and ableism faced while travelling by different modes.

Project Status

In Progress

Lacking knowledge or lacking support? An informed choice study of support for mileage fees as an alternative to gas taxes

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

In this study, researchers assess the extent to which these perceptions of mileage fees, which ultimately shape policy opinion formation, are related to low levels of information or lacking information.

Making Bicycling Comfortable: Identifying Minimum Infrastructure Needs by Population Segment using a Video Survey

Principal Investigator Susan Handy, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

The researchers will evaluate results from video surveys in order to determine individuals' perceptions of safe, comfortable bicycle infrastructure.

Project Status

Complete

Making Bicycling Comfortable: Identifying Minimum Infrastructure Needs by Population Segments Using a Video Survey

Research Product Type

Research Report

In this study, researchers use survey data to analyze bicycling comfort and its relationship with socio-demographics, bicycling attitudes, and bicycling behavior.

Metro Atlanta Northwest Corridor Commuter Survey Results - Assessing Express Lane Impacts on Increased Corridor Throughput

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

The goal of the 2023 Atlanta Metropolitan Area Northwest Corridor Commuter Survey is to gather information from metropolitan area residents about changes in their commute travel to work on the I-75 Northwest Corridor (NWC) over time. The survey looks at commute travel before and after the NWC Express Lanes opened, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally at anticipated changes after the pandemic is behind us.