Trip deprivation can legitimately reflect both functioning and capability when deprivation is carefully defined.
Devajyoti Deka
Self-perception and General Perception of the Safety Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and People with Ambulatory Disability
Using data from a statewide random-digit-dialing telephone survey of 1,001 adults, this paper examines how New Jersey residents perceive the safety impact of AVs on pedestrians, bicyclists, and people with ambulatory disability.
Environmental Justice, Transport Justice, and Mobility Justice
This article explores three concepts of justice in transportation: environmental justice (EJ), transport justice (TJ), and mobility justice (MJ).
Predicting transit mode choice of New Jersey workers commuting to New York City from a stated preference survey
This study examines transit mode choice preferences of New Jersey commuters traveling to New York City with the objective of assisting trans-Hudson ferry service planning on the basis of variables significantly affecting mode choice.
The Effect of Pre-Post Differences in Walking, Health and Weight on Retirees’ Long-Term Quality of Life
This research examined the effect of pre-post differences in walking duration, health, and weight on retirees’ long-term quality of life (QoL).
Does the pathway to transportation walking for older adults run through recreational walking?
Although a number of recent studies have addressed walking by older adults, many have aggregated recreational and transportation walking into overall physical activity, whereas many others have exclusively focused on recreational walking.
A comparison of the personal and neighborhood characteristics associated with ridesourcing, transit use and driving with NHTS
The opportunity to conduct an overarching national study to examine the characteristics of ridesourcing users and their neighborhoods was absent until the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) dataset was released in 2018.
Are millennials moving to more urbanized and transit-oriented counties?
Recent studies show that two distinct narratives have emerged about the millennials’ behavior, attitudes, and preferences regarding their choice of residence and transportation.
Exploration of the effect of violent crime on recreational and transportation walking by path and structural equation models
To examine how violent crime affects people’s recreational and transportation walking duration in daytime and after dark on a typical day.
Exploration of millennials’ perception of spending on cities, mass transit, and highways
This study compares the perception of millennials with the perception of older generations regarding public spending on cities, mass transit, and highways in the US national context.
Recent Publications
Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center Strategic Plan FY 2021-2025
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center's FY 2021–2025 Strategic Plan established the Center's vision, mission, and priorities for advancing transportation planning and policy research, education, and technical assistance. The plan reaffirmed VTC's commitment to...
How transport journals weed out qualitative research and why it matters
Transportation researchers rarely publish findings from qualitative methods in peer-reviewed transportation journals; quantitative methods dominate research in the field. In this article, we document the paucity of qualitative research in transportation journals and...
NCHRP Research Report 1178: Improving Virtual Public Involvement in Transportation Agencies
Virtual public involvement (VPI), defined by the Federal Highway Administration as “the use of digital technology to engage individuals or to visualize projects or plans,” is now an essential part of public participation in transportation planning and project...
Carbon Emissions and Remote Work at a Large University System
We report on an analysis of carbon emissions from commuting to a large multi-campus university system, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. This is derived from a campus survey to assess carbon emissions and various attitudes towards sustainability across a...