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Founded in 1868 by Andrew White and Ezra Cornell as an institution where "any person can find instruction in any study," Cornell University today encompasses thirteen undergraduate, graduate, and professional colleges and schools. Cornell is a unique combination of public and private divisions, being both a private, nonsectarian university and the land-grant institution of New York State. The first university in the eastern United States to admit women, Cornell currently enrolls 13,300 undergraduates and 6,200 graduate and professional students, served by a faculty of 2,300 teachers and researchers. Cornell is home to the Transportation Infrastructure Research Center and the Cornell Local Roads Program, New York State’s Local Technical Assistance Program center.

Projects

Title Sponsor(s)
Comparative Evaluation of Deflection and Wave Propagation NDT Methods Pavements Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Computerized Route Verification Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Data Collection and Econometric Analysis of the Demand for Nonmotorized Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Dedicated Commercial Transportation Corridor Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Designing an automatic real-time traffic data-to-vehicle emissions system based on video vehicle detection data Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Diesel Retrofit Assessment New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Estimating Multi-class Truck Origin-Destination Flows Through Data Fusion from Multiple Sources Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Goods Movement: Regional Analysis and Database Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Hot-Spot Analysis of Fine Particles for Environmental and Health Impact Assessment of Transportation Emissions in South Bronx Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Cornell University
Impact Assessment of the Regulation of Heavy Truck Operation Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Impact of Future Freight Transportation Needs on NYC Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Improved Customer Service in Load Permits Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Investment Planning for Optimized Decisions in Cleaning Up the Legacy Diesel Fleet Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Logistics for Hazardous Materials Transportation: Scheduling, Routing, and Siting Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Modeling Air Quality and Energy Impacts of NYSDOT Highway ROW Management New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)

Researchers