VTC at TRB

Jan 8, 2015 | Events, News

VTC at TRB
January 12-15, 2015

Join VTC faculty and staff at the 2015 Transportation Research Board at the following sessions/workshops/events:

Session 281
Event Title:
Safety Management Data Analytics: Design, Safety and Human Factors

Event Date & Location:
Monday, January 12, 2015
10:15AM – 12:00PM
Convention Center, 103A

Presiding Officer: Jake Kononov, DiExSys LLC

Sponsored By:  Transportation Safety Management (ANB10)

Presentation:
Why have traffic fatalities dropped in the US?
Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University
Feiyang Sun, Cornell University

Task Force Meeting
Event Title:
Climate Change and Energy Task Force

Event Date & Location:
Monday, January 12, 2015
10:15AM – 12:00PM
Marriott Marquis, Shaw (M3)

Presiding Officer: Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University, presiding

Sponsored By:  Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy (A0020T)

Session 330
Event Title:
Assessing the Transportation Needs of Seniors, Veterans, and People with Disabilities

Event Date/Location:
Monday, January 12, 2015
1:30PM – 3:15PM
Convention Center, 150B

Presiding Officer: Joey M Goldman, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates

Sponsored By: Accessible Transportation and Mobility (ABE60)

Presentation:
Exploring Transportation, Housing, and Location Issues for New Jersey Veterans with Disability
Stephanie DiPetrillo, Rutgers University
Andrea Lubin, Rutgers University

Session 370
Event Title:
Research in Transportation Economics: Economics, Planning and Forecasting

Event Date & Location:
Monday, January 12, 2015
2:00PM – 3:45PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board E06

Presiding Officer: Mark W. Burris, Texas A&M University

Sponsored By: Transportation Economics (ABE20)

Presentation:
Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion
Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University
Dong Gao, Rutgers University
Eric J. Gonzales, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Charles Brown, Rutgers University

Session 387
Event Title:
School Transportation Research

Event Date & Location:
Monday, January 12, 2015
2:00PM – 3:45PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board G09

Presiding Officer: Ann M. Dellinger, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sponsored By:
Transportation Safety Management (ANB10)
School Transportation (ANB10(6))

Presentation:
How safe is it? Using a photo survey to understand students’ active travel perceptions
Shannon Sweeney, Rutgers University
Leigh Ann Von Hagen, Rutgers University

Session 484
Event Title:
Climate Change and Transportation: Best Papers of 2015

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
8:00AM – 9:45AM
Convention Center, 140A

Presiding Officer: Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University, presiding

Sponsored By:
Strategic Management (ABC10)
Transportation and Air Quality (ADC20)
Climate Change (ADC70(2))
Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy (A0020T)
Transportation Energy (ADC70)

Session 493
Event Title:
Accessibility, Commuting, and Income Dynamics

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
8:00AM – 9:45AM
Convention Center, 140B

Presiding Officer: Ann M. Hartell, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Sponsored By: Social and Economic Factors of Transportation (ADD20)

Presentation:
A Look at Relationship Between Households’ Housing and Transportation Expenditures from a Lifestyle Perspective
Devajyoti Deka, Rutgers University

Session 554
Event Title:
Role of Transit Investments in Promoting Development and Resilience

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
10:15AM – 12:00PM
Convention Center, 140B

Presiding Officer: Gregory Bischak, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Sponsored By: Transportation and Economic Development (ADD10)

Presentation:
Economic Impacts of Rail Transit on Recreational Shore Communities: Case of North Jersey Coast Line
Devajyoti Deka, Rutgers University
Michael L. Lahr, Rutgers University
Thomas W. Marchwinski, New Jersey Transit
Maia de la Calle, Rutgers University

Session 586
Event Title:
Current Issues in Transportation Energy

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Convention Center, Hall E
10:45AM – 12:30PM
Board D07

Presiding Officer: Paul N. Leiby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sponsored By: Transportation Energy (ADC70)

Presentation:
Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Highway Reconstruction: New Jersey Case Study
Christopher S. Hanson, Rutgers University
Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University

Session 588
Event Title:
Research on Social and Economic Factors of Transportation

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
10:45AM – 12:30PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board F03

Presiding Officer: Steven Farber, University of Toronto, Canada

Sponsored By: Social and Economic Factors of Transportation (ADD20)

Presentation:
Black Riders: Co-racial Comfort and Public Transportation
Michael Smart, Rutgers University
Chanel L. Donaldson, Rutgers University

Session 659
Event Title:
Recent Developments in Paratransit

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
2:00PM – 3:45PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board B12

Presiding Officer: Jennifer Martinez Frost, Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Sponsored By: Paratransit (AP060)

Presentation:
Factors Associated with Travel Time Reliability of Disability Paratransit Trips
Devajyoti Deka, Rutgers University

Session 663
Event Title:
Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
2:00PM – 3:45PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board D04

Presiding Officer: Jon S. Meyer, Meyer Associates, presiding

Sponsored By: Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity (AT065)

Presentation:
Multimodal Logical Architecture for Emergency Transportation Toward Better Decision Making in Humanitarian Logistics
Eren Erman Ozguven, Florida State University
Kaan Mehmet Ali Ozbay, New York University
Shrisan Iyer, New York City Transit Authority
Ryan Whytlaw, Rutgers University
Jon Carnegie, Rutgers University

Session 711
Event Title:
Environmental Justice in Transportation

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
4:15PM – 6:00PM
Convention Center, Hall E
Board B01

Presiding Officer: P. S. Sriraj, University of Illinois, Chicago

Sponsored By: Environmental Justice in Transportation (ADD50)

Presentation:
Long Routes to School? School Travel and Activity Participation Among High School Students
Carole Turley Voulgaris, University of California, Los Angeles
Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Smart, Rutgers University

Session 735
Event Title:
Understanding the Gender Gap in Urban Biking, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 527)

Event Date & Location:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Convention Center, 151B

Presiding Officer: Fionnuala Quinn, Alta Planning + Design

Sponsored By:
Transportation Issues in Major U.S. Cities (ABE30)
Women’s Issues in Transportation (ABE70)
Bicycle Transportation (ANF20)

Presentation:
Gender Differences in Youth Bicycling: Survey of New Jersey Children
Nicholas K. Tulach, Rutgers University

Session 779
Event Title:
How Do We Adapt Demand Responsive Service to Our Markets

Event Date & Location:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
8:00AM – 9:45AM
Convention Center, 144C

Presiding Officer: Caroline Ferris, TranSystems

Sponsored By:
Paratransit (AP060)

Presentation:
Adapting the Swedish Service Route Model to Suburban Transit in the United States
Steven R. Fittante, New Jersey Transit Corporation
Andrea Lubin, Rutgers University

Session 796
Event Title:
Changes in Gender Roles Related to Household Travel and Time Use

Event Date & Location:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
10:15AM – 12:00PM
Convention Center, 151B

Presiding Officer: Cristina Marolda, European Commission, Belgium

Sponsored By:
Women’s Issues in Transportation (ABE70)

Presentations:
A helping hand: Analyzing time use and travel in three-generation households
Kelcie Ralph, University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Smart, Rutgers University
Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles

Sex or sexuality: Exploring household labor and travel among gay, lesbian, and straight households
Michael Smart, Rutgers University
Anne E. Brown, University of California, Los Angeles
Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles

Workshop 861
Event Title:
Tools for Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies

Event Date & Location:
Thursday, January 15, 2015
8:00AM – 12:00PM
Convention Center, 102B

Presiding Officer: Robert Chamberlin, RSG

Sponsored By:
Environmental Analysis in Transportation (ADC10)
Transportation and Air Quality (ADC20)
Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy (A0020T)
Transportation Energy (ADC70)
Alternative Transportation Fuels and Technologies (ADC80)

Presentation:
Estimating Life-Cycle Emissions from Transportation Construction Projects: New Jersey’s GASCAP Model
Robert B. Noland, Rutgers University