NY region is expected to grow by additional 1 million people by 2020, which translates into roughly 70 million more tons of goods to be delivered annually. Due to lack of rail capacity, mainly trucks will haul this volume of freight, challenging an already much constrained highway network. What...

In this paper, we explore how an incumbent airline firm structures its route network under the threat of entry caused by deregulation. We show that entry induces the incumbent firm to strategically alter its flight operating network structure from a fully connected network (FC) to a...

We explore how an incumbent airline firm structures its route network under the threat of entry caused by deregulation. We show that entry induces the incumbent firm to strategically alter its flight operating network from a fully connected network (FC) to a hub-and-spoke network (HS). While...

Macro-level studies of the effect of transportation infrastructure investment on regional economic growth have shown positive relationships between the level of public investment and the rate of private capital formation, employment, and output growth. At a microlevel, however, it is not quite...

The ancient Romans built an excellent system of roads, the development of which required systematic planning, creative design and high-quality construction and maintenance capabilities. At the empire's peak about 85,000 km (53,000 miles) of road connected the capital Rome with its far-away...