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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.

Title: Transportation credit mortgages, spatial sorting, and housing supply:Who benefits?

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Publication Year: 2007

<p>Transportation credit mortgage (TCM) programs are intended to reduce auto use, decrease sprawl, and increase housing options for low- and moderate-income households. The centerpiece of such programs is a credit to income for expected…

Title: Identification of Source of Rutting in a Flexible PavementSystem

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Publication Year: 2008

<p>The primary objective of this proposal is to develop a framework to identify the most likely source of rutting within the pavement system and the presence of mixture instability in the surface layer within the first few years of the…

Title: 1- Outlining Objectives, Approach and Structure of Study

Author(s): Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Robert E. Paaswell

Publication Year: 1999

The overall goal of this project is to assess the impact of planned transport infrastructure investment projects on travel behavior and economic development in New Jersey. The proposal for this research project discusses 5 main objectives for…

Title: 2- Discussion of Alternative Modeling Frameworks

Author(s): Dr. José Holguín-Veras

Publication Year: 1999

The main objectives of this paper are to briefly discuss the alternative modeling frameworks and address some of the key questions in anticipation to the modeling components of the New Jersey's Links to the 21st Century project. This report…

Title: Assessment of Methodological Alternatives for a Regional Freight Model in the NYMTC Region

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Publication Year: 2002

Freight transportation has recently been pushed to the forefront of transportation planning by the confluence of several significant trends. Economic globalization, electronic commerce and the Internet are profoundly changing the geographic realm…

Title: 12 - Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Accessibility and Economic Development

Author(s): Dr. Kaan Ozbay, Dr. Dilruba Ozmen-Ertekin , Dr. Joseph Berechman

Publication Year: 2002

One of the key factors that play a pivotal role in a region's economic well being is the presence of a reliable and efficient transportation infrastructure. This is mainly due to the fact that a well-developed transportation system provides…

Title: 10 - The Residential Relocation Impacts of Midtown Direct; A Descriptive Analysis

Author(s): Herbert Levinson (Late), Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Dr. José Holguín-Veras

Publication Year: 2002

<p>This paper presents an analysis of the residential relocations that followed the New Jersey Transit Midtown Direct rail improvement. The increased transit accessibility provided by the Midtown Direct connection reduced one-way commuting…

Title: New Jersey's Link to the 21st Century:Maximizing the Impact of Infrastructure Investments: MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY ANDRESIDENTIAL LOCATION CHOICE-Working Paper No. 11

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Publication Year: 2002

<p>The importance of commuter rail as a transit mode has increased with the expansion of services to new metropolitan areas, such as San Diego, Los Angeles, South Florida, Dallas, and Washington, D.C., and with the expansion of existing…

Title: New Jersey's Link To The 21st Century: Maximizing The Impact Of Infrastructure Investment (Research Brief)

Author(s): Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Dr. José Holguín-Veras, Dr. Joseph Berechman, Dr. Kaan Ozbay

Publication Year: 2002

In the last 10 years, New Jersey has invested heavily in its transportation infrastructure, and numerous additional projects are planned or proposed for the next decade. Collectively, these projects have significantly improved accessibility in…

Title: New Jersey's Link To The 21st Century: Maximizing The Impact Of Infrastructure Investment-NJDOT Tech Brief

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Publication Year: 2002

In the last 10 years, New Jersey has invested heavily in its transportation infrastructure, and numerous additional projects are planned or proposed for the next decade. Collectively, these projects have significantly improved accessibility in…

Title: New Jersey's Links To The 21st Century:Maximizing The Impact Of Infrastructure Investment

Author(s): Dr. Robert E. Paaswell

Publication Year: 2002

<p>In the last 10 years, New Jersey has invested heavily in its transportation infrastructure, and numerous additional projects are planned or proposed for the next decade. Collectively, these projects have significantly improved…

Title: Assessment of Methodological Alternatives for a Regional Freight Model in the NYMTC Region

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Publication Year: 2002

Freight transportation has recently been pushed to the forefront of transportation planning by the confluence of several significant trends. Economic globalization, electronic commerce and the Internet are profoundly changing the geographic realm…

Title: An Assessment of Educational and Training Needs of Public Transportation Managers in New York and New Jersey


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Publication Year: 1993

Management may be the last major profession where practitioners acquire their skills, standards, and values principally through on-the-job training. The majority of current managers in industry, government, education, and public services learned…

Title: Assessment of Border Crossing Needs in New York State

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Publication Year: 2004

Since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993, rapid growth in crossborder travel has stretched the capacity of the border transportation network. Heightened security since September 11, 2001 and expedited clearance…

Title: Assessing New York's Border Needs

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Publication Year: 2004

<p>New York?s northern and western borders with Canada have long served as important commercial and tourist gateways for the entire United States. With recent and projected growth in cross-border travel, and heightened security concerns…

Title: Defining the Shared Goals of the NYMTC Principals and Related Future Trends

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Publication Year: 2010

NYMTC?s Princ ipals reached consensus on f ive Shared Goals to guide regional t ransport a t ion investment deci s ionmaking. The Shared Goa l s ref l ect broad agreement on the need f o r reg iona l approaches to compl e x issues facing the…

Title: Multimodal Transportation Safety/Road Traffic Safety in African Countries - Status, Trend, Contributing Factors, Counter Measures and Challenges - Journal

Author(s): Dr. Greg Chen

Publication Year: 2010

<p>Road traffic crashes and injuries constitute major health, economic, and developmental challenges to African countries. For its 4 per cent of the world?s motor vehicles, the fatalities on African roads exceed 10%. With further…

Title: Sensitivity Analyses of the Best Practice Model (BPM) in the New York Metropolitan Region (Part II)

Author(s): Dr. Maria Boilé, Dr. Sotiris Theofanis

Publication Year: 2010

<p>New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), an association of governments, transportation providers, and environmental organizations, handles the metropolitan transport ation planning throughout New York City, Long Island and…

Title: Defining the Shared Goals of the NYMTC Principals andRelated Future Trends

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Publication Year: 2010

<p>NYMTC?s Princ ipals reached consensus on f ive Shared Goals to guide regional t ransport a t ion investment deci s ionmaking. The Shared Goa l s ref l ect broad agreement on the need f o r reg iona l approaches to compl e x issues facing…

Title: Reaching the Potential: The Imperative for Forming National Aviation Policy in a Post 9/11 Environment

Author(s): Dr. Michael L. Lahr, Martin E. Robins

Publication Year: 2009

<p>The air travel industry is in turmoil. Bankruptcies of commercial air carriers has become commonplace. Increasing fuel costs make profitability wishful thinking for many carriers, and many cities are losing scheduled air service as…