Project Objectives

1. To describe, quantify and assess the nature and impact of current and proposed transportation infrastructure investments upon accessibility and economic development.
2. To review and quantify recent and proposed land use changes and developments, and evaluate such changes as a response to investment and accessibility.

Project Description

The proposed study would use an epidemiological approach to examine possible predictors of and current interventions for safety in aviation, highway and marine modes of transportation in two regions with widely different safety records: New York (NY) representing several regions in the US, and Tanzania (Tz), representing several regions in Africa (see diagram). For most transportation modes, NY has one of the best and Tz has among the worst safety records.

Background

This project will increase the applicability of the seasonal pavement materials models that were developed for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in an earlier research project entitled #C-01-54, Seasonal Variations of In Situ Materials Properties. The models from that project were designed to help NYSDOT implement the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (MEPDG) while still being applicable with the existing NYSDOT Comprehensive Pavement Design Manual (CPDM).

Project Description

The past five years have witnessed a new era of transportation planning and policy-making in the United States, characterized by historically high gas prices, continuously worsening road congestion in urban cores and major corridors, and increasing concern with greenhouse gas emissions and energy independence. In response to these trends, federal, state, and local governments have become increasingly interested in changing when, where, and how we use private automobiles.

Background and Understanding

The proposed work will assist the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in integrating climate change risk assessment and management into the Department???s decision, policy and planning processes utilizing established and effective risk management and adaptation planning methods. The work will be carried out by the Principal Investigator (PI), a leader in adaptation planning; the Advisory Working Group on Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation (AWG); and an M.S.-level Project Manager (PM) in conjunction with NYSDOT staff.

The Long Island 2035 Visioning initiaitve was established to help achieve a regional public consensus on where the next generat ion of Long Islanders could live and work, the transportation systems needed to support these settlements and the public and private actions required to ensure a prosperous, equitable and environmentally sustainable Long Island.