Core Research Programs
Sustainable Freight Movement
- Alternative Fuels Usage in Maritime Transportation System
- Feasibility of Estimating Commodity Flows on Highways with Existing and Emerging Technologies
- Multimodal Freight Distribution to Support Increased Port Operations
- Performance Measures for Freight Transport and General Traffic: Investigating Similarities and Differences Using Alternative Data Sources
Coastal Infrastructure Resiliency
Energy Efficient Urban Transportation
- Climate Change and Non-Motorized Transportation
- Connected Vehicle Technologies for Energy Efficient Urban Transportation
- Develop and Test Connected Vehicle Freeway Speed Harmonization Systems
- Eco-Speed Control for Hybrid Electric Buses in the Vicinity of Signalized Intersections
- Enhancing Traffic Control Systems to Reduce Emissions and Fuel Consumption
- Environmental and Safety Attributes of Electric Vehicle Ownership and Commuting Behavior: Public Policy and Equity Considerations
- Exploring the use of LIDAR data from Autonomous Cars for Estimating Traffic Flow Parameters and Vehicle Trajectories
- Investigating Relationship between Driving Patterns and Traffic Safety using Smartphones Based Mobile Sensor Data
- Leveraging Connected Vehicles to Enhance Traffic Responsive Traffic Signal Control
- LiDAR for Air Quality Measurement
- Network-wide Impacts of Eco-routes and Route Choice Behavior/Evaluation of AERIS Applications
- Planning for Walking and Cycling in an Autonomous Vehicle Future
- Quantifying the Impact of On-Street Parking Information on Congestion Mitigation
- Real-Time System Prediction & Optimal Rebalancing Strategies for Public Bike Sharing Systems
- Would You Consider a “Green” Vehicle? Anticipating Electric Vehicle Adoption Patterns and Emissions Impacts in Virginia with a Spatial Latent Choice Model
Enhanced Water Quality Management
- Design of a Decision Support Tool for Nutrient Credit Exchange Feasibility in Stormwater Regulatory Compliance
- Evaluation of Waste Concrete Road Materials for Use in Oyster Aquaculture
- Integrated Data for Improved Asset Management
- Mitigating Pollutants from Highway Infrastructure for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Compliance: Monitoring Efficacy of Best Management Practices and Advancing Decision Support
- Removing Nitrate from Stormwater with Biochar Amendment to Roadway Soils
- Simultaneous Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Stormwater by Zero-Valent Iron and Biochar in Bioretention Cells
Sustainable Land-use Practices
- Bicycle Justice or Just Bicycles: Analyzing Equitable Access to Baltimore’s Bike Sharing Program
- Designing Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Count Program to Estimate Performance Measures on Streets and Sidewalks in Blacksburg, VA
- Driver Education for New Multimodal Facilities
- GIS Story Maps: A Tool to Empower and Engage Stakeholders in Planning Sustainable Places
- Multi-city Direct-Demand Models of Peak Period Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic
- Virginia Sustainable Travel Choices: Effects of Land Use and Location on Current and Future Travel Options