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UTRC follows the reporting requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The purpose of these reports is to share the funded research results available for the transportation professionals and researchers and to publish the center’s past and future activities in the education, workforce development and technology transfer programs.

UTRC publications include a variety of reports; Project Reports, Project Briefs, Journal Articles, Quarterly Newsletters, Annual Reports, and Conference Reports. These reports can be accessed using the search tool which filters publications by the report type, publication year, principal investigator, and research topics.

Title: On-Road Energy Harvesting from Running Vehicles

Author(s): Dr. Lei Zuo, Dr. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban

Publication Year: 2014

A new type of large-scale on-road energy harvester to harness the energy on the road when traffic passes by is developed. When vehicles pass over the energy harvesting device, the electrical energy can be produced by the mechanical motion even…

Title: Performance Measures To Characterize Directional Corridor Travel Time Delay Based On Probe Vehicle Data

Author(s): Dr. Thomas M. Brennan Jr

Publication Year: 2016

Anonymous probe vehicle data are currently being collected on roadways throughout the United States. These data are being incorporated into local and statewide mobility reports to measure the performance of freeways and arterial systems.…

Title: Suburban Poverty, Public Transit, Economic Opportunities and Social Mobility

Author(s): Dr. Rae Zimmerman, Carlos E. Restrepo

Publication Year: 2015

Recent demographic trends suggest an increasing suburbanization of poor populations. Given that poor households are often unable to afford increasing housing prices in many urban areas they are increasingly moving to the suburbs. At the same time…

Title: The Economy of Preventive Maintenance of Concrete Bridges

Author(s): Dr. Riyad S. Aboutaha

Publication Year: 2016

The most economical approach to maintain existing concrete bridges is by adopting an active preventive maintenance approach. An in-depth investigation of the combined deterioration effects of various deterioration mechanisms is needed to…

Title: The Role of Social Media in Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Traffic Operations

Author(s): Dr. William "Al" Wallace, Jeffrey Wojtowicz

Publication Year: 2015

The objective of this project was to present an assessment of how social media is used to support the management of traffic operations during non-routine events. To accomplish this, the authors reviewed literature related to social media use for…

Title: The Role of Social Media in Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Traffic Operations during Non-Routine Events such as Incidents and Planned Special Events

Author(s): Dr. William "Al" Wallace, Dr. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban, Jeffrey Wojtowicz

Publication Year: 2015

Social media has become an integral part of modern communication. There is however no clear consensus among transportation managers on how social media could or should be used to collect or disseminate actionable information. To provide guidance…

Title: Requirements, Model and Prototype for a Multi-Utility Locational and Security Information Hub

Author(s): Dr. Fadi A. Karaa

Publication Year: 2015

This project lays the foundation for building and exchange hub for locational and security data and risk assessment of potential excavation work.  It acts primarily at 2 stages: upstream of the mark-out process, as a decision support tool to…

Title: Real-time Dynamic Pricing for Bicycle Sharing Programs

Author(s): Dr. Changhyun Kwon, Jee Eun Kang

Publication Year: 2014

This paper presents a new conceptual approach to improve the operational performance of public bike sharing systems using pricing schemes. Its methodological developments are accompanied by experimental analyses with bike demand data from Capital…

Title: Omitted Variable Bias in Crash Reduction Factors

Author(s): Dr. Robert B. Noland

Publication Year: 2015

Transportation planners and traffic engineers are increasingly turning to crash reduction factors to evaluate changes in road geometric and design features in order to reduce crashes. Crash reduction factors are typically estimated based on…

Title: Network System Effects of Mileage Fee

Author(s): Dr. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban

Publication Year: 2015

This project presents a comprehensive investigation about the network effects of MF to facilitate the developments of proper MF policies. After a practice scan and a review of the recent literature on MF, a multiclass mathematical programming…

Title: Development of a Comprehensive Inventory Management System for Underground Fiber Optic Conduits

Author(s): Dr. Fadi A. Karaa

Publication Year: 2013

Major State Departments of Transportation operate and maintain networks of thousands of miles of conduits, many carrying fiber optic cables that are vital to State communication systems. These conduits are located alongside or across highways and…

Title: Evaluating the Role of Private Investment in Infrastructure Assets

Author(s): Dr. Huaizhu (Oliver) Gao, Dr. Rick Geddes

Publication Year: 2015

Public Private Partnership (P3) projects are likely to fundamentally impact entire transportation systems. However, most studies are focused on system modeling rather than policy analysis, and few studies have examined the impacts of P3s on real-…

Title: Effects of Overweight Vehicles on NYSDOT Infrastructure

Author(s): Dr. Michel Ghosn, Dr. Neville A. Parker

Publication Year: 2015

This report develops a methodology for estimating the effects of different categories of overweight trucks on NYSDOT pavements and bridges. A data mining algorithm is used to categorize truck data collected at several Weigh-In-Motion stations…

Title: The Game-Theoretic National Interstate Economic Model: An Integrated Framework to Quantify the Economic Impacts of Cyber-terrorist Behavior

Author(s): Dr. JiYoung Park

Publication Year: 2014

This study suggests an integrated framework to quantify cyber attack impacts on the U.S. airport security system. A cyber attack by terrorists on the U.S. involves complex strategic behavior by the terrorists because they could plan to invade an…

Title: Potential Long Island Intermodal Sites Study

Author(s):

Publication Year: 2011

This Study was prepared in response to the Governor's directive to conduct an extensive analysis of the feasibility of a truck/rail facility on Long Island. It was designed to answer three questions:

Is an…
Title: Potential Long Island Intermodal Sites Study

Author(s): Dr. Robert E. Paaswell, Herbert Levinson (Late), Allen J. Zerkin, J.D., Benjamin Miller

Publication Year: 2011

This Study was prepared in response to the Governor's directive to conduct an extensive analysis of the feasibility of a truck/rail facility on Long Island. It was designed to answer three questions:

Is an…
Title: Using Mobile Computers to Automate the Inspection Process for Highway Construction Projects

Author(s): Dr. José L. Perdomo Rivera, Dr. Didier M. Valdés-Díaz

Publication Year: 2013

Highway construction projects are characterized by the large amount of data that needs to be collected, processed, and exchanged among the different project participants. Collection of construction inspection data, in particular, allows field…

Title: Designing, Developing and Implementing a Living Snow Fence Program for New York State

Author(s): Dr. Timothy A. Volk

Publication Year: 2015

Living snow fences (LSF) are a form of passive snow control designed to mitigate blowing and drifting snow problems on roadways. Blowing and drifting snow can increase the cost of highway maintenance and create hazardous driving conditions when…

Title: Impact of Polymer Modification on Mechanical Viscoelastic Properties

Author(s): Dr. Yusuf A. Mehta

Publication Year: 2015

This study was initiated with the aim of evaluating the relative impact of different cross-linking agents on the rheological and morphological properties of polymer modified asphalt binders (PMAs). To complete this objective, two cross-linking…

Title: Analysis of Energy Efficient Highway Lighting Retrofits

Author(s): Dr. Mark Rea, Dr. John Bullough

Publication Year: 2015

Solid state lighting technology is advancing rapidly to a point where light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems can be viable replacements for existing lighting systems using high pressure sodium (HPS). The present report summarizes analyses…