Video Cameras in Access Link Paratransit Vehicles. Patrick J. Szary, Andy Kaplan, Andrea Lubin, Brian Tobin, and Mike Manzella. 49 pages. 2015. The objective of this project is to identify the actual current use of continuous recording in demand response or other public transportation applications in the US, determine the projected costs per vehicle within […]
Deka, Devajyoti, Michael Lahr, Thomas Marchwinski, and Maia de la Calle. 2015. “Economic Impacts of Rail Transit on Recreational Shore Communities – The Case of the North Jersey Coast Line.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2531, pp. 1-8. ABSTRACT: This study estimated the impact of spending by North Jersey Coast […]
Deka, Devajyoti, 2015. “Relationship Between Households’ Housing and Transportation Expenditures Examination from Lifestyle Perspective.” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2531, pp. 26-35. ABSTRACT: Because of growing concern about the significant increase in American household transportation costs, federal agencies have endorsed the notion that it is not merely the affordability of […]
Deka, D. 2015. “Factors Associated with Disability Paratransit’s Travel Time Reliability.” Journal of Transport Geography, 48: 96-104. ABSTRACT: This paper identifies some of the characteristics of trips and pick-up and drop-off locations that are associated with paratransit’s travel time reliability. Following convention, reliability has been defined as the inverse of variability. Four measures of travel […]
Smart, Michael, and Klein, Nicholas J. 2015. “The Social Context of Travel.” ACCESS 46, Spring. Abstract The authors examine how the social context of a neighborhood can influence activity and travel patterns. Specifically, the authors explore the travel patterns of those living in “neighborhoods of affinity,” where members of a group with strong social ties […]
Deka, D., and Von Hagen, L.A. 2015. “The Evolution of School Siting and its Implications for Active Transportation in New Jersey” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 9: 602–611. Abstract: The study examines historical changes in the size and location of schools in New Jersey and their relevance to children walking and bicycling to school. […]
Imagine being able to travel from New York to Los Angeles without having to step on a plane, yet be able to do so in a fraction of the time it would take to drive. On the surface, that tantalizing prospect took a step closer with the news last month that a Japanese maglev train […]
Noland, Robert B., and DiPetrillo, Stephanie. 2015. “Transit-Oriented Development and the Frequency of Modal Use.” The Journal of Transport and Land Use. 8(2): 1-25. Abstract Transit-oriented development (TOD) is assumed to be effective at changing the travel behavior of individuals, particularly in increasing the use of public transit, but also by increasing walking activity while […]
More than 130,000 people die in road accidents in India every year — the highest in the world. Speeding, drunk driving and not using helmets and seat belts are some of the immediate reasons identified for these deaths. But as the number of deaths keeps rising, there is a need to look more closely at […]
Smart, Michael. 2015. “A nationwide look at the immigrant neighborhood effect on travel mode choice.” Transportation. 42(1): 189-209. Abstract Immigrants to the United States walk, bicycle, and use transit and carpools more than U.S.-born residents do. These differences persist over time and across income groups. The differences appear strongest when immigrants reside in immigrant neighborhoods […]
