This dissertation research proposes the development and evaluation of a new concept for high coverage point-to-point transit systems (HCPPT). Overall, three major contributions can be identified as the core of this research: the proposed scheme design, the development of sophisticated routing...

Managing the launch of new technological trajectories is a complex task, especially in the case of High-Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) Systems. For instance, Maglev systems are now developed since 40 years, and none of these technologies has been implemented until the first Transrapid...

This literature review is the culmination of the first phase of a research study directed at reviewing, analyzing, and quantifying the impacts of transportation corridors’ design features on user behavior, safety, community and economic vitality, environmental quality, and public health....

Freeway “deconstruction†marks an abrupt shift in urban policy. Priorities are shifting away from designing cities to enhance mobility toward promoting economic and environmental sustainability, livability, and social equity. This paper investigates the neighborhood, traffic, and...

Just as the Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris, and the Statue of Liberty is the symbol of New York, it can be said that the freeway is an internationally recognized symbol of California. The California transportation system was not too long ago the envy of the world, yet there is today a...

Moisture damage is the progressive deterioration of asphalt mixes by loss of adhesion between asphalt binder and aggregate surface and/or loss of cohesion within the binder due to water. It is a complex phenomenon affected by a variety of factors, and has not been fully understood in the...

Infrastructure management systems help public works agencies decide when and how to maintain, repair, and rehabilitate infrastructure facilities in a cost effective manner. An integral part of an infrastructure management system is a model describing how the different infrastructure facilities...

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, calls for closer coordination of intermodal transportation as a method to solve many of today’s transportation problems. The passage of this Act has prompted many engineers and planners to re-assess the potential benefits of...

Motor vehicle emission prediction models have been shown to underestimate emissions by factors of 2 to 3 in some cases. There are many reasons why current models do not predict automobile emissions under ‘real-world’ driving conditions accurately. Among them are: non-representative...

After a half-century of increasing public ownership and rising costs, public transit agencies in the U.S. began to experiment with competitive contracting of their operations during the 1980s. Previous research tells us much about possible cost savings from contracting, but we know relatively...