New Report: Performance Measures for Public Participation Methods
It has become increasingly important for public agencies to be transparent in how they meet their customers’ needs. Public engagement can be designed to integrate the views, concerns, and issues of the...
View ArticleNew Report: Potential Impacts of Panama Canal Expansion on Texas Ports
When the Panama Canal opened in 1914, it provided the first ever direct water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The 2016 expansion of the Canal allows significantly larger cargo ships...
View ArticleNew Report: Finding the Value of Urban Parking
In this study, researchers examined smart parking, a parking management tool that helps drivers efficiently find and pay for available parking by knowing where they will park before reaching their...
View ArticleNew Report: Exploring Blockchain – Technology Behind Bitcoin and Implications...
Blockchain is a distributed ledger of transactions, developed originally as the accounting platform for the virtual currency, Bitcoin. The technology is used to verify transactions, creating records...
View ArticleNew Report: The Legal Status of Low Speed, Electric, Automated Vehicles in Texas
This research explores whether vehicles that are both Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) and Automated Vehicles (AVs) may operate legally on public roads in Texas. The report concludes that the...
View ArticleNew Report: Connected Vehicle Infrastructure: Deployment and Funding Overview
Connected Vehicle Infrastructure (CVI), a component of the broader category of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), focuses on communications and connectivity between vehicles and infrastructure....
View ArticleNew Brief: An Overview of Transportation Data
Transportation data is the foundation for informed policy decision making. The purpose of this brief is to provide an overview of the various transportation data requirements and current transportation...
View ArticleNew Brief: Vertiports: Policy implications
In April 2017, the transportation network company (TNC) Uber held a conference called Elevate Summit where it revealed a plan for on-demand urban air transportation. Uber’s plan was already in an...
View ArticleNew Report: Potential Transportation Impacts of Expanded U.S.-Cuba Trade
A more open economic relationship with Cuba offers the opportunity to expand U.S.-Cuba (and Texas-Cuba) trade, increase imports for U.S. products among Cuban consumers, and foster greater productivity...
View ArticleNew Report: Data Management Life Cycle
Decision makers use data to assess alternatives, weigh tradeoffs, and to evaluate performance. Stakeholders use data to assess the comprehensive performance of a transportation organization. The public...
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