Showing 1 - 10 of 26
The Virtual Airspace Modeling and Simulation (VAMS) project developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) presents a detailed plan for increasing National Airspace System capacity. Interviews with aviation experts regarding the VAMS project led to lessons learned which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817573
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817684
The transportation sector is one of the largest sectors contributing to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, the gases which cause anthropogenic climate change. The aviation and maritime shipping sectors are growing segments of transportation GHG emissions, yet mitigation strategies have largely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817751
Ferry service between the East Bay and San Francisco is one of the most tangible, in the view of some most positive, legacies of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Begun as an emergency measure within hours of the event, the service has continued in one form or another through the time of this writing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817774
This research, sponsored by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, involved the development and application of a model of International Gateway Competition, to be used for purposes of airport demand forecasting and airline strategy assessment. The model, named ALIGATER (AirLine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011130896
Since the mid-1970s, traffic congestion on California’s urban highways has increased markedly. The roughly 3 per cent annual growth in the ratio of vehicle-miles to lane-miles that occurred during the 1960s accelerated to 4 per cent from 1974 to 1985 and 5 per cent after 1985. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011130966
This paper analyzes the economic structure of the integrated air freight industry. We evaluate a total cost model for Federal Express, Inc. by analyzing quarterly time-series data from 1986-1992. We find that Federal Express, and arguably all dedicated air freight carriers, exhibit diseconomies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131046
This report proposes and applies a model of traffic allocation in multiple airport systems (MAS). Unlike most previous studies, which focus on a passenger’s choice of airport for a given set of service attributes (frequency, fare, etc.), this model assumes that service attributes are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131058
This report identifies opportunities to improve transit performance using Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS) Technologies, assesses transit operator viewpoints on and experiences with APTS technologies, and proposes how current adoption and utilization practices might be improved so...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131063
Road transport infrastructure can, together with other factors, influence location choices and decisions involving residential, commercial, and industrial development. The network of roads and highways provides a means for access for workers and materials as well as a way for distributing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131076