Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture Series The Obama Administration and the Future for U.S. Transportation Policy Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary for Policy U.S. Department of Transportation. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Under Secretary for Policy, Roy Kienitz, discussed the Obama Administration’s priorities for transportation policy as part of the Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture series. Sworn in as Under Secretary in May 2009, Mr. Kienitz assists Transportation Secretary […]
Lachapelle, U. 2009, “Reconciling the Construct of Walking in Physical Activity and Transportation Research,” American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 372-373. Abstract Poor nutrition and physical inactivity are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and widespread behavior modification is needed to improve health now and […]
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2009, “Pedestrian and Vehicle Flow Calibration in Multimodal Traffic Microsimulation,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, vol. 135, pp. 338-348. Abstract This paper provides a method for including pedestrians in a vehicle microsimulation model, specifically the VISSIM model. VISSIM provides a default mechanism for simulating pedestrian movements; however, this does not adequately […]
Conquering Gotham: Then and Now Jill Jonnes Author Jill Jonnes delivered a presentation on her book, Conquering Gotham, which documented the Pennsylvania Railroad’s construction of Penn Station New York and connecting rail tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers at the start of the 20th century. Following her presentation, Art Silber, chief of NJ TRANSIT’s […]
Crôtte, A., Noland, R.B.& Graham, D.J. 2009, “Estimation of Road Traffic Demand Elasticities for Mexico City, Mexico,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 2134, pp. 99-105. Abstract A study was done to estimate price, income, vehicle stock, metro fares, and fuel-efficiency elasticities of the demand for road traffic in Mexico City, […]
Feasibility of Rail Access to Liberty State Park VTC staff and students with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, 60 pages. A 2008 Fall Semester studio project. February 2009. Final Report
Crôtte, A., Noland, R.B. & Graham, D.J. 2009, “Is the Mexico City Metro an Inferior Good?” Transport Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 40-45. Abstract Time series cointegration techniques are used to estimate whether the Mexico City metro is perceived as a normal or inferior good. Owing to the fact that the Mexico City metro […]
Violation Recidivism Study Jon Carnegie. 2009. A report prepared for the NJ Department of Transportation. Tech Brief Final Report
Effects of Plea Bargaining Jon Carnegie. 2009. A report prepared for the NJ Department of Transportation. Tech Brief Final Report
