The analysis presented here evaluates the median property valuations surrounding eight transit stations with TOD using residential property valuation data provided by Zillow™, an on-line real estate listing firm.
Robert B. Noland
The Severity of Pedestrian Crashes: An Analysis Using Google Street View Imagery
Data derived from visual inspection of Google Street View imagery associated with a variety of pedestrian and road infrastructure features are analyzed with a database of pedestrian casualties.
Do Lower Income Areas Have More Pedestrian Casualities?
Pedestrian and motor vehicle casualties are analyzed for the State of New Jersey with the objective of determining how the income of an area may be associated with casualties.
Active School Trips: Associations with Caregiver Walking Frequency
This paper examines whether there is a relationship between walking or bicycling to school and the walking habits of caregivers or parents.
Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws
This study attempts to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws.
From Theory to Practice in Road Safety Policy: Understanding Risk versus Mobility
This paper reviews theoretical issues surrounding transport safety modeling and the implications for road safety policy.
Communicating the Urgency for Action on Climate Change: Challenges and Approaches
Explored are such topics as driving distance of electric vehicles, emission reduction technologies for large fleets, carbon footprints for public transportation agencies, and proposed vehicle fuel economy standards in the United States for 2017 to 2025.
Teaching Children about Bicycle Safety: An Evaluation of the New Jersey Bike School Program
An opportunistic study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of two bicycle education programs, the first a more-structured program delivered in a school setting, with no on-road component, and the other a less structured program delivered in a summer camp setting that included an on-road component.
How Does Induced Travel Affect Sustainable Transportation Policy?
This chapter examines the theory and available evidence on induced travel effects and links this knowledge to policy considerations for achieving sustainable solutions, including the impact on oil dependence.
Methodology for Determining the Economic Development Impacts of Transit Projects
TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 56: Methodology for Determining the Economic Development Impacts of Transit Projects explores development of a method for transit agencies to assess whether and under what circumstances transit investments have economic benefits that are in addition to land development stimulated by travel time savings.
Recent Publications
Trip deprivation among older adults in the context of the capability approach
Abstract Transportation researchers have been increasingly interested in integrating the capability approach (CA) into transportation equity analysis during the past decade. The limited number of empirical studies published in that context have assessed individuals'...
Self-perception and General Perception of the Safety Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and People with Ambulatory Disability
Abstract For autonomous vehicles (AVs) to receive general acceptance, society must have a positive perception about their safety impact on vulnerable road users. Using data from a statewide random-digit-dialing telephone survey of 1,001 adults, this paper examines how...
Environmental Justice, Transport Justice, and Mobility Justice
Abstract This article explores three concepts of justice in transportation: environmental justice (EJ), transport justice (TJ), and mobility justice (MJ). The salient features of the concepts are discussed and the similarities and dissimilarities between the concepts...
Staying at Home Is a Privilege: Evidence from Fine-Grained Mobile Phone Location Data in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exposed and, to some degree, exacerbated social inequity in the United States. This study reveals the correlation between demographic and socioeconomic variables and home-dwelling time records derived from...