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Projects

Project NameYearStatusInstitutionTopic Area
Assessing Changes to Federal and State Law for Megaregion Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison, and Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin as an advisory team member

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Can Crowdsourcing Support Co-productive Transportation Planning in Megaregion? Evidence from Local Practice

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Creating a Framework to Determine Purpose and Need for Increased Travel Options in the Megaregion for Vulnerable Non-urban Communities

Principal Investigator: Dr. Carol Lewis

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin
In collaboration with: Robert Harrison and Lisa Loftus-Otway

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
Megaregions Workshop Summary

1CompletedTexas Southern University2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Evaluation and Analysis of Post-Disaster Re-Entry in Megaregions: A Pilot Study

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Identifying Organizational Changes to Facilitate MPO Megaregion Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison, and Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin as an advisory team member

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Megaregion (MR) Freight Mobility: Impact of Truck Technologies

Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Megaregion Truck Flow Estimation Model

Principal Investigator: Dr. Qisheng Pan

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedTexas Southern University1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Mobilizing Investment in America’s Transportation Infrastructure

Principal Investigator: Marilyn Taylor

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Yaro

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Multi-Modal Modelling: BIM Templates for Hub Design and Networks

Principal Investigator: Danelle Briscoe

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Significance and Prospects of Transportation Planning at the Megaregional Scale

Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Oden

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Gian Claudia Sciara

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
The Effect of Shadow Evacuation in Megaregion Disasters: A Pilot Study

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Effects of Transportation Infrastructure Investments on Freight Mobility: a Megaregion Perspective (with GRA, Rydell Walthall)

Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Michael Walton

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
The Northeast Megaregion Travel Demand and Investment Model: Final Report and User's Manual

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Landis

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Philadelphia Story: Urban Renaissance and Shifting Travel Behavior in a Northeast Region

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra

Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Michael Smart of Rutgers University and Dr. Nicholas Klein of Cornell University

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report

1CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Transit Operators in Metropolitan Transportation Decision Making

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Using Technological Innovations Across the Megaregion to Enhance the Mobility and Access of Seniors

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
1CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Advancing Transformational Infrastructure Projects across Political Boundaries in the Northeast

Principal Investigator: Marilyn Taylor

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Yaro

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Airport-MPO Collaboration: Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperative Megaregional Transportation Planning

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara, Dr. Megan Ryerson

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania and The University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Application of the Equity Rubric for Purpose and Need to a Demonstration Corridor in the Texas Megaregion

Principal Investigator: Dr. Carol Lewis

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedTexas Southern University2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Assessment of Post-disaster Re-Entry in Megaregions: A Pilot Study

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Beyond Political Boundaries: Constructing Network Models for Megaregion

Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Boyles

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Creating Neighborhood Walkability Metrics that Represent the Needs of Older People; Developing Appropriate Infrastructure and Policy Interventions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2In ProgressThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Develop a GIS-based Megaregion Transportation Planning Model

Principal Investigator: Dr. Qisheng Pan

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Bumseok Chun

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedTexas Southern University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Effect of Disruptions on Megaregion Emergency Evacuations: A Pilot Study

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Identifying Organizational Changes to Facilitate MPO Megaregion Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison, and Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin as an advisory team member

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Incorporating active transport into the regional planning process to support first and last mile travel

Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Michael Walton

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Location Affordability and Fair Housing on a Collision Course?

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jake Wegmann

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra, Dr. Vincent Reina

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Location Affordability and Fair Housing on a Collision Course?

Principal Investigator: Dr. Vincent Reina

Co-Principal Investigator: Erick Guerra, Dr. Jake Wegmann

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Megaregions and America's Future

Principal Investigator: Dean Frederick Steiner, Robert Yaro, Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Final Research Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania and The University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Regional Opportunities and Challenges for Transit Oriented Development: The Case of Texas Triangle

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
The Northeast Megaregion Travel Demand and Investment Model: Final Report and User's Manual

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Landis

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Right Structure for the Right Incentives: Multimodal Transportation in America’s Growing Megaregions (with GRA, Alexander Hunn)

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison , with Advisory Team Member: Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
The Rise of Long-Distance Trips, in a World of Self-Driving Cars: Anticipating Trip Counts and Evolving Travel Patterns Across the Texas Triangle Megaregion

Principal Investigator: Dr. Kara Kockelman

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Transportation and land use across US and Mexican cities and megaregions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra

Co-Principal Investigator: Jorge Montejano of CentroGeo, Camilo Caudillo of CentroGeo, Ariadna Reyes Sanchez of UT Austin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Understanding Transportation Related Infrastructure Access in 52 Major US Cities

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
2CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
A Philadelphia rideshare story: An Investigation of ride-share’s impact on transit

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra
Co-Principal Investigator: Xiaoxia Dong

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Integration of Daily Travel and Interregional Travel - A Classification of Travelers

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Application of Equity Rubric Showing Purpose and Need for Rural and Low Density Communities Near Megaregions: IH 10 East Corridor, Houston the Texas State Line

Principal Investigator: Dr. Carol Lewis

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedTexas Southern University2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Develop a GIS-based Megaregion Transportation Planning Model

Principal Investigator: Dr. Qisheng Pan

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Bumseok Chun

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedTexas Southern University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Freight Megaregional Planning and Financial Policy


Principal Investigator: Dr. C. Michael Walton

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Megaprojects for Megaregions: Global Cases and Takeaways

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Landis

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Megaregional Transportation System Resilience Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Multi-Modal Modelling: BIM Template for Hub Connectivity and Networks

Principal Investigator: Danelle Briscoe

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Robustness of Transportation Networks under Megaregion Evacuations

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Seizing the Opportunity: A Vision for CBD Tolling in New York City

Principal Investigator: Marilyn Taylor

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Yaro

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Spatiotemporal Traffic Characteristics of Megaregion Mass Evacuation

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedLouisiana State University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Special Legislation and Megaregion Transit Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
The Northeast Megaregion Travel Demand and Investment Model: Final Report and User's Manual

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Landis

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in Megaregion Mobility: Optimizing multi-modality through the optimal combination and utilization of different modes for intra-megaregion travel

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Erick Guerra and Dr. Qisheng Pan

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania, and Texas Southern University 1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Transportation and land use across US and Mexican cities and megaregions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra

Co-Principal Investigators: Jorge Montejano of CentroGeo, Camilo Caudillo of CentroGeo, and Ariadna Reyes Sanchez of UT Austin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Utilize Crowd-Sourced Data and Machine Learning Technology to Enhance Planning for Transportation Resilience to Flooding

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Qisheng Pan

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
3CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin and Texas Southern University 3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Effect of freeway incidents and diversionary behavior on transportation network resiliency

Principal Investigator: Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4In progressLouisiana State University1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Identifying Organizational Changes to Facilitate MPO Megaregion Planning

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert Harrison, and Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin as an advisory team member

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional planning and setting of transportation priorities
1.3. Developing analytical framework targeting freight mobility improvement in megaregions
Scooter-Share Travel Demand Forecast: A Context-Aware LSTM Recurrent Neural Network Approach

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Applications of GIS-based Megaregion Transportation Planning Model: A Case Study on the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle (AV)

Principal Investigator: Qisheng Pan

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedTexas Southern University1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
1.2 Developing analytical framework targeting passenger mobility improvement in megaregions
The Evolving Texas Megaregion: Developing a Sustainable Megaregion Mobility Planning Blueprint

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus - Otway

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional planning and setting of transportation priorities
Developing recommendations for roles, requirements, and responsibilities for transportation planning agencies
Virtually There: Estimating the Potential of Teleconference to Reduce Travel within and between Megaregions in the Aftermath of a Global Pandemic

Principal Investigator: Dr. Megan S. Ryerson


Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional planning and setting of transportation priorities; developing analytical framework targeting passenger mobility improvement in megaregions
Who drives, where, and when? An evaluation of behavioral responses to license-plated based driving restrictions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra


Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
4CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional planning and setting of transportation priorities; developing analytical framework targeting passenger mobility improvement in megaregions
Advancing equity and justice in megaregions: A case law analysis on the challenges in developing disproportionality metrics for successful suits

Principal Investigator: Lisa Loftus-Otway

Co-Principal Investigator: Alex Karner

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5In ProgressThe University of Texas at Austin2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Analyze the Spatial Inequality Trends in the U.S. Megaregions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Are US cities and regions overbuilding roadway in the post-Interstate era?

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report

5CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Assessing Electric Vehicle’s Impact on Megaregion Expansion: Spatial Analysis of Beijing’s Metropolitan Growth Based on Mobility Data

Principal Investigator: Dr. Zhongjie Lin
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Jing Kang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Compilation: A Statement of Vulnerability Regarding Texas’ Megaregion Corridors

Principal Investigator: Dr. Carol Lewis

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedTexas Southern University2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 on Travel Behavior and Perceptions: An Investigation of Commuting Travel and Intercity Travel in the Northeast Megaregion

Principal Investigator: Dr. Megan S. Ryerson

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Generational Patterns of Modal Shares Across Megaregions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Generational Travel Patterns in the United States: New Insights from Eight National Travel Surveys

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Megaregional Traffic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Activity Restriction

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report

5CompletedLouisiana State University4. Planning for Emergency Responses in Megaregions
MPO Roles in Supporting Local Smart Growth

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Oden

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Report
5CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Patterns and drivers of urban expansions in the Texas Triangle: Case study of the Austin metropolitan region

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Potential Impact Analysis of Driverless-Cars on Megaregion Traffic Flow Patterns

Principal Investigator: Dr. Bumseok Chun

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedTexas Southern University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Vehicle travel and ownership among the US older adults in the digital era

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
5CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania2. Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban and rural communities
Assessment of Driver Route Decision-Making During a Range of Incident-Induced Traffic Flow Disruptions

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Wolshon

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6In ProgressLouisiana State University1.2 Developing analytical framework targeting passenger mobility improvement in megaregions
Evaluating the Effect of Heat Vulnerability on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Incidents in Austin, Texas

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Examining the Impacts of Land Use on Air Quality in Chicago: Application of Street View Imagery and Hyperlocal Urban Climate

Principal Investigator: Dr. Junfeng Jiao

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Exceptional Densification and Resulting Mode Shifts in the US and Canada

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jake Wegman

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Opportunities and Challenges of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) for Rural-Metro Communities: Case Study of the Rio Grande Valley, TX

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Pedestrians’ and Cyclists’ Perceptions of and Behavioral Responses to Driverless Cars

Principal Investigator: Dr. Erick Guerra
Co-Principal Investigator: Xiaoxia Dong

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedUniversity of Pennsylvania1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
1.2 Developing analytical framework targeting passenger mobility improvement in megaregions
Electrifying Vehicle Transportation: Issues and Challenges for Local Planning and Policy Making

Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Oden

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Potential Description of Services: Using the Compositive
Vulnerability Index to Identify Needed Transportation Connection


Principal Investigator: Dr. Carol Lewis and Dr. Gwendolyn Goodwin

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedTexas Southern University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Transportation in the Formation and Operation of Human Trafficking Policy and Its Implications for Transit Riders

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedThe University of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
Spatial Travel Mode Choice Model for Megaregions in an Autonomous Driving World

Principal Investigator: Dr. Chandra Bhat

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Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
The Extensions and Applications of Megaregional Transportation Planning Model

Principal Investigator: Dr. Qisheng Pan and Dr. Bumseok Chun

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6In ProgressTexas Southern University3. Innovations in multi-modal planning and modeling for high-growth regions
Tour Generation of Interregional Travel in the United States: Insights from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey

Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Zhang

Project Information Form
Executive Summary
Final Research Report
6CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin1. Regional Planning and Setting of Transportation Priorities
A Multidimensional Network-Based Approach to Modeling Urban Growth in Texas Triangle Megaregion

Principal Investigator: Zhenghui Sha

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Executive Summary
Final Report
6CompletedUniversity of Texas at Austin

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