Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems Future Laboratory Completed Research Projects

Our completed sponsored research projects are listed below. We have completed projects with budgets totaling $2,077,367

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YEARITS DATA, OPERATIONS, & TRAFFIC FLOW
2009Analysis of Freeway Travel Time Reliability at the Segment Level for Hotspot Identification
2009Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Rain on Measured Freeway Traffic Parameters
2009ITS Loop Detector Data Quality Performance Metrics
2008CAREER: Mining Archived Intelligent Transportation Systems Data: A Validation Framework for Improved Performance Assessment and Modeling
2008Effect of Sun Glare on Traffic Flow
2008Identification of Country Specific Characteristics of Oscillating Congested Traffic
2008Network Performance Scenario Modeling: An Analysis of the Sunrise System in the Portland, Oregon Region
2007Dynamic Travel Time Estimation Using Regression Trees
2007Empirical Comparison Of German And U.S. Traffic Sensor Data And Impact On Driver Assistance Systems
2007Travel Time Reliability
2007Using Archived ITS Data for Analysis of Incidents on the Portland, Oregon Freeway System
20062005 Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report
2006Congestion And Its Extent: An International Analysis Of Congestion Definitions
2006Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Research Initiative
2005Changes in Travel Behavior Demand Associated with Managed Lanes Facility System Expansion
2005Development of Custom Data Collection Software for PalmOS-Based Handheld Computers
2005Freeway Travel Time Validation
2005Frontier Project Evaluation of Video Recognition Travel Time System
2005Observations of Dynamic Traffic Flow Phenomena on a German Autobahn (A5)
2005Using Archived Data to Measure Operational Benefits of ITS Investments
2005Using PeMS Data to Empirically Diagnose Freeway Bottleneck Locations in Orange County, California
2004Benefits of Intelligent Transportation Systems Technologies in Urban Areas
2002Empirical Study of Traffic Features at a Freeway Lane Drop
2002Evaluation of Paramics Microsimulation Software
2002Evaluation of VISSIM Microsimulation Software (In-kind)
2002Oregon Intelligent Transportation System Monitoring Evaluation Prototype
2002Region 1 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) TransPort Support
2001Alternatives to the Motor Fuel Tax Phase I: Identification of Economic/Institutional & Technology Issues
2001Evaluation of Region 2 Incident Response Program
2001Institutional and Technology Options for VMT Data and Fee Collection Centers
2001Traffic Signal Pole Failure Testing

YEARFREIGHT
2008Evaluating Traffic Signal Improvements for Freight Mobility
2007Freight Railroad Capacity Alternatives In The Pacific Northwest: An Analysis of Class I Cooperation In The Columbia River Gorge
2006Techniques for Mining Truck Data to Improve Freight Operations and Planning

YEARSAFETY
2008Collision Diagramming Tools Evaluation
2008Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership Research and Evaluation (Year 2)
2007Highway Safety Manual: Parts 2 and 3 (NCHRP)
2007Safety Effectiveness from a Behavioral Perspective of Marked vs. Unmarked Crosswalks at Unsignalized Intersections
2007Understanding the Safety Effects of Roadway Illumination Reductions
2006A Comprehensive Assessment of Electronic Communications from Oregon Courts to the DMV
2006Determining Optimum Safety Countermeasures for Speed Related Crashes: Comparison of Identification and Ranking Methodologies for Speed Related Crash Locations
2006Enhancing the Oregon Crash Reporting Process: A Feasibility Assessment
2006Evaluation of the Myrtle Creek Curve Advanced Warning System
2006Update and Enhancement of Oregon Department of Transportation's Crash Reduction Factors
2005Clackamas County Safety Survey
2005Effects of Highway Illumination Reduction on Highway Safety Performance
2004Identifying Truck Rollover Locations
2004Impacts and Issues Related to Changes in Interstate Speed Limits

YEARTRANSIT
2005Great Cities Prototype for Advanced Public Transit Systems in Multimodal Corridors
2005Toward Optimal Transit Stop Spacing
2005Transit Buses as Traffic Probes for Arterial Performance Measurement
2005Transit Signal Priority Evaluation
2001Bus Rapid Transit and the American Community Design Competition

YEAREDUCATION
2006Portland State University/University of Idaho Seminar, Fall 2006
2001Transportation Engineering Community-Based Learning