Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory Current Research Projects

Our work is funded by numerous agencies and we rely on strong collaborations with transportation agencies and other researchers from universities around the world We currently have active projects with budgets totaling $2,810,654 .

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ITS DATA, OPERATIONS, & TRAFFIC FLOW
2007 Portland Metropolitan Region Transportation System Performance Report
Assessment and Refinement of Real-Time Travel Time Algorithms for Use in Practice
Development of a Model to Predict and Mitigate Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Traffic Flows and Traffic Management Policies in Urban Transportation Microenvironments
Effects of Temporal Data Aggregation on Performance Measures and other ITS Applications
Empirical Observation of the Impact of Traffic Oscillations on Freeway Safety
Exploiting a Next Generation ITS Data Warehouse for Improved System Performance and Congestion Monitoring
Exploiting Live Plus Archive Data for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Greening PORTAL: Adding Sustainability Metrics to a Transportation Data Archive
ITS Integration: Field-Based Evaluation of Corridor Performance After Deployment of an Adaptive Signal Control System in Gresham, Oregon
ITS Integration: Monitoring Arterial Performance Using Data From Automatic Vehicle Location Devices and Inductive Loop Detectors
ITS Integration: PORTAL Enhancement
PORTAL Data Archive Sustainability Funding
The Effects of Data Aggregation on Measuring Arterial Performance
Using Archived ITS Data to Measure the Operational Benefits of a System-wide Adaptive Ramp Metering System
Value of Reliability

FREIGHT
Application of WIM Data for Improved Modeling, Design, and Rating
Approximations to Quantify the Impact of Congestion, Time Windows, and Delivery Sizes on Freight Vehicle Miles Traveled
Freight Data Collection Infrastructure and Archive System
Freight Performance Measures: Approach Analysis
Oregon Freight Data Mart
Using Existing ITS commercial Vehicle Operation (ITS/CVO) Data to Develop Statewide (and Bi-state) Truck Travel Time Estimates

SAFETY
Assessment of Statewide Intersection Safety Performance
Calibrating the Future Highway Safety Manual Predictive Methods for Oregon Highways
Evaluation of Bike Boxes at Signalized Intersections
Evaluation the Effectiveness of the Safety Investment Program (SIP) Policies
Expanding Development of the Oregon Traffic Safety Data Archive
ITS Integration: OR-140 Dynamic Ice Warning Evaluation
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities and Injuries: An Analysis of the Relationship of Roadway, Driver, Vehicle, and Emergency Medical Services in Oregon Counties

TRANSIT
No active projects at this time

EDUCATION
Carbon Sponsoring: A New Idea in Personal Carbon Trading, Direct Carbon Offset Pledges for Travel