UTRC follows the reporting requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The purpose of these reports is to share the funded research results available for the transportation professionals and researchers and to publish the center’s past and future activities in the education, workforce development and technology transfer programs.
UTRC publications include a variety of reports; Project Reports, Project Briefs, Journal Articles, Quarterly Newsletters, Annual Reports, and Conference Reports. These reports can be accessed using the search tool which filters publications by the report type, publication year, principal investigator, and research topics.
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Title: Preliminary Analysis of the Regional and Social Impacts of the Proposed Monetization of the New Jersey Toll Roads Author(s): Dr. Jonathan R. Peters, Dr. Jonathan R. Peters Publication Year: 2008 The Governor of the State of New Jersey, Jon Corzine in his State of the State Address on January 8, 2008 proposed a major set of initiative to solve the general financial problems of the state. A key component of… |
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Title: Partnerships for New York: Innovative Transportation Financing and Contracting Strategies: Opportunities for New York State Author(s): Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Allison L. C. de Cerreño, Dr. Cameron Gordon, Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Dr. Jonathan R. Peters, Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Jonathan R. Peters, Dr. Jonathan R. Peters, Dr. Allison L. C. de Cerreño, Dr. Allison L. C. de Cerreño Publication Year: 2006 As we begin the 21st Century, New York State faces a pressing need to modernize and expand its transportation infrastructure in order to sustain its global economic leadership. The ever-growing need for personal… |
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Title: Analysis of Alternative Funding Sources Author(s): Dr. Jonathan R. Peters, Dr. Cameron Gordon, Dr. Jonathan R. Peters Publication Year: 2009 Given the available information currently accessible to UTRC, we have estimated that there is the likelihood of an $8 billion shortfall in the revenue available to fund the 5 year NYSDOT Capital Plan presented for… |
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Title: Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete Author(s): Dr. Douglas B. Cleary Publication Year: 2012 Aggregates can be produced by crushing hydraulic cement concrete and are known as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA). This report provides results from a New Jersey Department of Transportation study to identify… |
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Title: The Strategic Significance of Negative Externalities Author(s): Dr. Matthew G. Nagler Publication Year: Negative externalities have competitive relevance in a market when they have selective impacts – as, for example, when a product in use imposes greater costs on consumers of rival products than on other people.… |
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Title: Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete Author(s): Dr. Douglas B. Cleary Publication Year: 2013 The objective of this work was to determine if RCA is suitable for use in concrete on NJDOT projects and if so, what limitations there are to its use. In order to answer these questions a review of previous published… |
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Title: Light Trucks and Highway Fatalities: The Role of Network Effects Author(s): Dr. Matthew G. Nagler Publication Year: 2012 Light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickups, impose greater risks of injury and death on other motorists than do cars, while at the same time providing their occupants with increased protection… |
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Title: The retrofit puzzle: optimal fleet owner behavior in the context of diesel retrofit incentive programs Author(s): Dr. Huaizhu (Oliver) Gao, Timon Stasko, Dr. Huaizhu (Oliver) Gao Publication Year: 2007 Potential government regulations and financial incentives for encouraging pollution reduction retrofits on diesel vehicles are discussed. An integer program is developed to model profit-maximizing fleet owner behavior in the context of potential… |
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Title: A vehicular Traffic GIS and Simulator forRoute Guidance on NY/NJ Highways Author(s): Publication Year: 1994 |
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Title: Regional Rail Transit Training Institute Author(s): Dr. Naomi G. Rotter, Dr. Naomi G. Rotter Publication Year: 1991 The purpose of this project was to study the feasibility of a regional approach to rail transit training in the New York metropolitan area and to recommend a means for implementing such a cooperative training effort. The study focused on the… |
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Title: The Cost of Transporting People in New Jersey, Phase 1 - Brief Author(s): Dr. Kaan Ozbay, Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Kaan Ozbay Publication Year: 2000 This project is concerned with the assessment of the generalized costs of passenger transportation in New Jersey and the application of these cost estimates to policy decisions. The first objective was to develop a generic cost model that… |
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Title: Thermal Effects During the Curing of Concrete Pavements - brief Author(s): Joel L. Plawsky Publication Year: 1999 This project used fundamental heat and mass transfer principles to predict the temperature, water content, and unreacted cement profiles that exist during the first 72 hours of curing in concrete pavements and bridge decks. A two-dimensional… |
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Title: Volume 2 - Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) in NYS Author(s): Dr. Michel Ghosn Publication Year: 2011 This report develops a Load and Resistance Factor Rating (NYS-LRFR) methodology for New York bridges. The methodology is applicable for the rating of existing bridges, the posting of under-strength bridges, and… |
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Title: Volume 1 - Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) in NYS Author(s): Dr. Michel Ghosn Publication Year: 2011 This report develops a Load and Resistance Factor Rating (NYS-LRFR) methodology for New York bridges. The methodology is applicable for the rating of existing bridges, the posting of under-strength bridges, and… |
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Title: Robust Routing for Hazardous Materials Transportation with Conditional Value-at-Risk on Time-Dependent Networks Author(s): Dr. Changhyun Kwon, Iakovos Toumazis, Dr. Changhyun Kwon Publication Year: 2012 New methods are proposed for mitigating risk in hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation, based on Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) measure, on time-dependent vehicular networks. While the CVaR risk measure has… |
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Title: Robust Routing for Hazardous Materials Transportation with Conditional Value-at-Risk on Time-Dependent Networks Author(s): Dr. Changhyun Kwon, Dr. Changhyun Kwon Publication Year: 2012 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration defines hazardous materials (hazmat) as a substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in… |
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Title: How Social Media Moves New York Author(s): Dr. Mitchell L. Moss, Sarah Kaufman Publication Year: 2012 Social media networks are valuable tools for the public outreach needs of transportation providers: they are free, instantaneous, reach large numbers of people simultaneously, and allow for sideline discussions. When… |
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Title: How Social Media Moves New York Author(s): Dr. Mitchell L. Moss, Sarah Kaufman Publication Year: 2012 This report analyzes the use of social media tools by the New York region’s major transportation providers. It is focused on the effectiveness of their Twitter feeds, which were chosen for their immediacy and… |
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Title: Study of Goods Movement through I-278 NYC and NJ Author(s): Dr. José Holguín-Veras, Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Richard Barone, Benjamin Miller Publication Year: 2012 The I-278 Intermodal Corridor is the term used in this project to define the interconnected network of roadway and railfreight facilities that arc between the New Jersey-New York connection at the Goethals Bridge and… |
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Title: UTRC at TRB 2013 Author(s): Publication Year: 2013 |