Transportation Research Forum

2006 Annual Forum
Conference Proceedings

The 47th Annual Forum was held Mar. 23-25, 2006 at the Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life on the New York University campus in New York, NY. The Forum was co-sponsored by NYU's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. View the Foreword from the TRF Program Vice-President (PDF, 9K)

Sponsors

  • Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Maher Terminals
  • Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Raritan Central Railroad
  • TRF New York Chapter
  • CH2M HILL
  • Washington Group International
  • Innovative Scheduling

Papers & Presentations

  • A Draft Framework for National Freight Policy
    George Schoener, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • A Leading Indicator of Globalization
    Richard M. Larabee, Director of Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • A Non-Deterministic Path Generation Algorithm for Traffic Networks
    Bo Zhou, The George Washington University
    Azim Eskandarian, The George Washington University
  • A State-of-the-Art of Underground Construction in Urban Areas
    Nasri Munfah, Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Accommodating Global Trade Growth
    David Plavin, Aviation Consultant
  • Airport Ownership and Its Effects on Capacity and Price
    Leonardo J. Basso, University of British Columbia
  • An Analysis of the Effects of Operating and Financial Leverage on the Major U.S. Air Carriers' Rates of Return: 1990-2003
    Richard D. Gritta, University of Portland
    Brian Adams, University of Portland
    Bahram Adrangi, University of Portland
  • An Economic Analysis of Construction Bottlenecks
    William P. O'Dea, SUNY-College at Oneonta
  • An Exploratory Survey of Potential Community Transportation Providers and Users
    Gary Barnes, University of Minnesota
    Heather Dolphin, University of Minnesota
  • An Integrative Conceptual Framework for Stakeholder Collaboration in Maximizing Port Industry Performance - the Case of the NY/NJ Region
    Maria Boile, Rutgers University
    Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
    Alok Baveja, Rutgers University
  • Area-Wide Road Pricing Research in Minnesota
    Ken Buckeye, Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Assessing Schedule Delay Propagation in the National Airspace System
    William Baden, The MITRE Corporation
    James DeArmon, The MITRE Corporation
    Jacqueline Kee, The MITRE Corporation
    Lorrie Smith, The MITRE Corporation
  • Assessment of Bicycle Paths From Users Perspective
    Liliana Gonzalez, University of Rhode Island
    Choudary Hanumara,University of Rhode Island
    Carol Overdeep, Saint Martin's University
    Steven Church, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
  • Catching Up with Growth: The Role of Stakeholders in Transportation Planning
    Dia (Andrea) Cirillo, Work, Welfare and Families
  • Comparison of TRANSIMS' Light Duty Vehicle Emissions with On-road Emission Measurements
    Mansoureh Jeihani, Resource Systems Group Inc.
    Kyoungho Ahn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Antoine G. Hobeika, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Hanif D. Sherali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Hesham A. Rakha, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Congestion Pricing: New Opportunities for Managing Transporation Systems
    Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Federal Highway Administration
  • Daily Travel Time Variability in the Twin Cities, 1990-2001
    Gary Barnes, University of Minnesota
    Stephanie Erickson, University of Minnesota
  • Deployment Strategies for Paratransit Computer-Assisted Scheduling and Dispatching Systems: Results from a Focus Group in Illinois
    Paul Metaxatos, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Anthony M. Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Developing Measures of US Ports Productivity and Performance: Using DEA and FDH Approaches
    Evangelos Kaisar, University of Maryland
    Somchai Pathomsiri, University of Maryland
    Ali Haghani, University of Maryland
    Pantelis Kourkounakis
  • Developing Rail Infrastructure Capacity to Support Port Growth
    Thomas K. Ellert, Intermodal Transportation Planner, CH2M Hill
  • Development and Implementation of a Driver Safety History Indicator into the Roadside Inspection Selection System
    Brenda Lantz, North Dakota State University
    Jeff Loftus, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Differences in Truck Driver Labor Supply Between Owner-Operators and Employees
    Steven Peterson, Washington State University & University of Idaho
  • Does Investment in Technology Resources Affect Motor Carrier Firm Performance?
    John Macdonald, University of Maryland
  • Economics of the Airport Capacity System in the Growing Demand of Air Traffic - A Global View
    P.S.Senguttuvan, Airports Authority of India
  • Efficiency Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Lessons for Institutional Planning
    Breno Ramos Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
    Oswaldo Lima Neto, Universidade Federal de Parnambuco
    Yony Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Parnambuco
  • Empirical Estimation of Attributes Influencing Warehouse/Distribution Center Operations: Washington State Warehouse Industry
    Eric Jessup, Washington State University
    Quinton Pike, Washington State University
    Ken Casavant, Washington State University
  • Energy Use and Pollutant Emissions Impacts of Shortline Railroad Abandonment
    Michael W. Babcock, Department of Economics, Kansas State University
    James L. Bunch, Kansas Army National Guard
  • Environmental Impact Statement for Las Vegas Supplemental Commercial Service Airport
    Peter Byrne, Senior Project Manager, VHB, Inc.
  • Feasibility of Commuter Bus Service Between Wahpeton-Breckinridge and Fargo-Moorhead
    Del Peterson, North Dakota State University
    Dustin Ulmer, North Dakota State University
    Jill Hough, North Dakota State University
  • Formulating and Implementing a North American Short Sea Shipping Policy: Challenges and Impediments - Exploiting the EU Experience
    Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
    Maria Boile, Rutgers University
  • Geo-Coding Survey Truck Route Data: GIS Analytical Applications
    Tosmai Puenpatom, Washington State University
    Eric Jessup, Washington State University
    Ken Casavant, Washington State University
  • Global Trade Outlook: Growing Demand for Transportation
    Paul Bingham, Principal, Global Insight
  • Implementation of Acyclic Graph Technique in Modeling Highway Safety Data
    Thobias Sando, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Renatus Mussa, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    John Sobanjo, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
    Lisa Spainhour, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
  • Improving Traffic Assignment Model Using Intersection Delay Function
    Mansoureh Jeihani, Resource Systems Group
    Stephen Lawe, Resource Systems Group
    JP Connelly, Resource Systems Group
  • Integrating Intermodal Freight Flows with Intermodal Terminals: Using Spatial Logistic Methods with GIS
    Steven Peterson, Washington State University
  • Investment in Rural Roads: Willingness-to-Pay for Improved Gravel Road Services in Freight Transportation
    Tamara VanWechel, North Dakota State University
    Kimberly Vachal, North Dakota State University
  • ITS Transit Case Studies: Making a Case for Coordination of Community Transportation Services Using ITS
    David Ripplinger, North Dakota State University
    Del Peterson, North Dakota State University
  • Key Issues and Challenges in Intermodal Transportation Security
    Nishant Pillai, Senior Project Manager of Supply Chain Solution, UNISYS
  • Left Behind: The Dilemma of Transit for the Disabled and the Poor in a Disaster
    Patricia Whitfield, North Carolina A&T State University
  • National Evaluation of a Mileage-Based Road User Charge
    Paul Hanley, Assistant Professor of Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa
  • Number 7 Subway Line Extension
    Joseph Trainor, Vice President and Program Executive, MTA Capital Construction
  • Optimum Port Throughput
    Wayne K. Talley, Old Dominion University
  • Oregon's Mileage Fee Concept and Road User Fee Pilot Program
    James M. Whitty, Manager of Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, Oregon Department of Transportation
  • PANYNJ Rail Facility Expansion Program
    Donald Lotz, Manager of Intermodal Development, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Peak-Load Pricing in a Vertical Setting: The Case of Airports and Airlines
    Leonardo J. Basso, University of British Columbia
    Anming Zhang, University of British Columbia
  • PHL Capacity Enhancement: Full Build Configuration and Assumptions
    Tom Felix, Manager, Federal Aviation Administration
  • Predicting Truck Crash Involvement: Developing a Commercial Driver Behavior Model and Requisite Enforcement Countermeasures
    Rebecca Brewster, American Transportation Research Institute
    Daniel C. Murray, American Transportation Research Institute
    Brenda Lantz, North Dakota State University
    Stephen A. Keppler, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
  • Privatization, Corporatization, Ownership Forms, and Their Effects on the Performance of the World's Major Airports
    Tae H. Oum, University of British Columbia
    Nicole Adler, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Chunyan Yu, University of British Columbia
  • Productive and Operational Efficiency of US Airports with Joint Consideration of both Desirable and Undesirable Outputs
    Somchai Pathomsiri, University of Maryland
    Ali Haghani, University of Maryland
    Robert Windle, University of Maryland
    Martin Dresner, University of Maryland
  • Prospects and Challenges of the Proposed Intermodal Train Station at T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island
    Farhad Atash, University of Rhode Island
  • Puget Sound Traffic Choices Study
    Matthew Kitchen, Puget Sound Regional Council
  • Recent Developments in the Aviation Insurance Industry
    Paul Hayes, Airclaims Limited, London
    Thomas Walker, Concordia University
    Triant Flouris, San Jose State University
  • Safe Egress from Deep Stations
    Herbert T. Landow
  • Safety Management Systems in the Transportation Industry
    Bernie Adamache, Senior Director-Regulatory Compliance, Air Canada Technical Services
  • Status of Accommodating the A380
    Kevin Bleach, Manager, Aviation Technical Services, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Surface Transportation Security - Rail and Mass Transit
    Peter Roe, Branch Chief-Surface Transportation Security Inspections, Transportation Security Administration
  • The Characteristics of Effective Strategic Planning in Public Transit Systems
    Kofi Obeng, NCAT State University
    Isaiah Ugboro, NCAT State University
  • The Impact of Firm Financial Condition on Air Fares: A Contingency Approach
    Christian Hofer, University of Maryland
  • The Influence of Transportation Rates on Grain Prices: A Dynamic Analysis
    Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Iowa State University
    David A. Bessler, Texas A&M University
    Stephen W. Fuller, Texas A&M University
  • The Operational Impacts of Governmental Restructuring of the Airline Industry in China
    Carl A. Scheraga, Fairfield University
  • The Potential of Short-Haul Rail
    Randolph R. Resor, Vice President of Costing and Economic Analysis, ZETA-TECH Associates, Inc.
  • The Role of Various Players in the Port Industry - Theory and Practice
    Maria Boile, Rutgers University
    Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University
    Lazar Spasovic, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • The Tunnel Access to the Region's Core
    Thomas Schulze, Project Director of ARC, New Jersey Transit
  • Transatlantic Business Traveller Decision Drivers - Nationality and Product Attribute Differentials: A Stated Preference Approach
    Keith J Mason, Cranfield University
    Iain Dudley, Rolls-Royce
  • Transitioning Barrier Toll Collection Systems to Open Road Tolling: Flow and Management Issues
    Jonathan R. Peters, CUNY - Staten Island
    Michael E. Kress, CUNY - Staten Island
    Jonathan K. Kramer, Kutztown University
  • Trespassing on the Railroad
    Ian Savage, Northwestern University
  • U.S. Waterways Industry Structure
    Kimberly Vachal, North Dakota State University
    Gene Griffin, North Dakota State University
    Jill Hough, North Dakota State University
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