2010

Year - 2010

Advanced Applications of Person-based GPS in an Urban Environment

Project Brief

Finding an effective method for obtaining information on the travel patterns of household members is a critical need for transportation planners and researchers. This is particularly the case for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), now being pressured to improve their travel demand forecasting capabilities. An emerging strategy for generating high-quality data is the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) trace data to collect travel patterns.

Advanced Applications of Person-based GPS in an Urban Environment

Project Brief

Finding an effective method for obtaining information on the travel patterns of household members is a critical need for transportation planners and researchers. This is particularly the case for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), now being pressured to improve their travel demand forecasting capabilities. An emerging strategy for generating high-quality data is the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) trace data to collect travel patterns.

Pedestrian Fatality and Severe Injury Accidents in New York City

Walking is arguably one of the more dangerous modes of travel in the United States. A study by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP) estimated that in 2001, the fatality rate per 100 million miles traveled was 20.1 for pedestrians, compared to only 1.3 for personal cars/trucks, and 0.8 for public transit. The vulnerability of pedestrians in motor vehicle-related crashes is higher in large central cities where large numbers of people walk in relatively compact urban environments.

Mode Shift in Transit Under-served Neighborhoods in New York

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.

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