 Active Participation in the Transportation Research Board's 88th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. • January 2009
Students and faculty from the Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab were very active at the Transportation Research Board's 88th Annual Meeting, held January 11-15, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Students and faculty presented a total of 14 peer-reviewed papers, and participated in committee meetings and other activities. Student travel was partially supported by OTREC. A full summary of our involvement can be found below:
- Rafael J. Fernandez-Moctezuma, Robert Lawrence Bertini, David Maier, Kristin A. Tufte, Portland State University
Session 250: Detecting Traffic
Toward Improved and Transparent Imputation Techniques for Online Traffic Data Streams and Archiving Applications (09-1559)
- Alexander Y. Bigazzi, Robert Lawrence Bertini, Portland State University
Session 254: New Concepts in Urban Data
Adding Green Performance Metrics to a Transportation Data Archive (09-2462)
- Mathew Berkow, Alta Planning + Design, Christopher M. Monsere, Portland State University, Peter J .V. Koonce, Kittelson and Associates, Inc., Robert Lawrence Bertini, Michael Wolfe, Portland State University
Session 265: Managing System Performance: Developing Tools to Maximize Efficiency
Prototype for Data Fusion Using Stationary and Mobile Data Sources for Improved Arterial Performance Measurement (09-2280)
- Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Session 327: Freight Systems Research
Planning Approximations to Average Length of Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Window Constraints (09-1343) (P09-1536)
- Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Session 327: Freight Systems Research
Route Improvement Algorithm for Vehicle Routing Problem with Time-Dependent Travel Times (09-3821) (P09-1567)
- Huan Li, Robert Lawrence Bertini, Portland State University
Session 327: Practical Bus Rapid Transit Planning
Assessment of Optimal Bus Stop Spacing Model Using High-Resolution Archived Stop-Level Data (09-1422)
- Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Session 411: Freight and Transit Network Models
Planning Approximations to Average Length of Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Window Constraints (09-1343)
- Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Session 411: Freight and Transit Network Models
Route Improvement Algorithm for Vehicle Routing Problem with Time-Dependent Travel Times (09-3821)
- Sirisha Kothuri, Portland State University
Session 451: Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Research Showcase
Bottleneck Identification and Optimal Detector Placement for Travel Time Application (P09-0875)
- Delia Chi, HNTB Corporation, Jennifer Dill, Christopher M. Monsere, Portland State University
Session 457: Pedestrian Safety
Observational Evaluation of Safety Effectiveness of Marked and Unmarked Crosswalks at Unsignalized Intersections (09-1727)
- Christopher M. Monsere, Oren Eshel, Robert Lawrence Bertini, Portland State University
Session 537: Freeway Operations
Empirical Evaluation of Freeway Corridor Performance Before and After Systemwide Adaptive Ramp Metering System Implementation (09-0611)
- Mathew Berkow, Alta Planning + Design, Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, McGill University, Canada, Robert Lawrence Bertini, Portland State University, David T. Crout, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Session 552: Optimum Performance for Transit: Explorations in Transit Economics and Transit Management
Beyond Generating Transit Performance Measures: Visualizations and Statistical Analysis Using Historical Data (09-2188)
- Hannah Kapell, Alta Planning + Design, Jennifer Dill, Portland State University
Session 681: Research Developments in School Transportation
Factors Affecting Walking and Biking to Elementary School: Urban form, parental attitudes, and school characteristics (09-2163)
- Soyoung Ahn, Arizona State University, Manasa Rayabhari, Arizona State University, Qing Ou, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, Robert Lawrence Brtini, Portland State University
Session 730: Travel Time Characteristics in Congested Networks
Empirical Study of Transient Freeway Traffic States Along Kinematic Waves (09-3377)
- Zeyan Zhang, University of Sydney, Australia, Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Session 731: Freight Analysis Case Studies
Survey of Chinese Importers and Exporters: China's Logistics Industry Developments and Impacts of Transportation System Performance on Supply Chain Costs and Operations (09-2848)
- Miguel Figliozzi, Kristin A. Tufte, Portland State University
Session 760: Collecting, Analyzing, and Displaying Freight Data
Prototype for Freight Data Integration and Visualization Using Online Mapping Software: Issues, Applications, and Implications for Data Collection Procedures (09-3820)
In addition, a group of students representing the Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning (STEP) chapter attended, including:
Chengyu Dai, Lisa Diercksen, Meead Saberi, Wei Feng, Huan Li, Rolando Melgoza, Alex Bigazzi, Kristie Gladhill, Enas Fayed, Oliver Smith, Ray Delahanty, Hongwei Dong, Brandon Haggerty, Mariah Vanzerr, Daniel Constantino, Joe Broach, and Mathew Berkow. |