The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) conducts research, education programs, and information and technology transfer, focusing on multimodal surface transportation policy and management issues. The Lucas Graduate School of Business at San José State University is the Institute’s academic home.
This collection consists of MTI research publications from 1996 to the present.
Submissions from 2023
Investing in California’s Transportation Future: 2022 Public Opinion on Critical Needs, Asha Weinstein Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Thirteen of a National Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
Incorporating Public Health into Transportation Decision Making, Bruce Appleyard and Tim Garrett
Experimental Investigation of the Self-Healing Potential of Bacteria for Sustainable Concrete Structures, Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Simone Galano, Andrea Calabrese, Mehran Rahmani, Maggie Ly, Daniela Flores, Michael Hernandez, and Nicholas Banuelos
System-of-Systems Integration for Civil Infrastructures Resiliency Toward MultiHazard Events, Vahid Balali
Preconstruction Support Cost Hours Estimating on Caltrans Pavement Rehabilitation Projects, Nigel Blampied, Tariq Shehab, Elhami Nasr, and Laxmi Sindhu Samudrala
Evaluating Automated Truck Platoon (ATP) Deployment for the Los Angeles–Inland Empire Trade Corridor Enhancement, Shailesh Chandra, Aastha Chaudhary, Prakhar Srivastava, and Jose Torres-Aguilera
Evaluation of Left Shoulder as Part-Time Travel Lane Design Alternatives and Transportation Management Center Staff Training Module Development, Zhuohang Deng, Zhiliang Luo, Neil Hockaday, Ahmed Farid, and Anurag Pande
Smart Transportation in Small- and Medium-sized Cities in Central California, Hongwei Dong
Evaluation of Nanoclay Additives for Improving Resistance to Moisture Damage in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), Amro El Badawy and Ashraf Rahim
Defining and Measuring Equity in Public Transportation, Christopher E. Ferrell, David Reinke, John M. Eels, and Matthew M. Schroeder
Curriculum Evaluation of the Academy of Global Logistics Program: Connections to STEM Education, Ann Y. Kim, Tyler Reeb, Jaylee Jordan, and Youngjin Song
Economic Evaluation of Route Choice Characteristics for Company Truck Drivers and Owner-Operator Truck Drivers in Southern California Freeways, Joseph J. Kim and Jose Alejandro Arroyo Turcios
Fiber-Based Seismic Damage and Collapse Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Single-Column Pier-Supported Bridges Using Damage Indices, Yu-Fu Ko and Jessica Gonzalez
Attention-Based Data Analytic Models for Traffic Flow Predictions, Kaushal Kumar and Yupeng Wei
Pavement Condition Survey using Drone Technology, Lerose Lane and DingXin Cheng
Equity in Learning Opportunities for Middle School Students: Connecting Communities and Transportation Through GIS, Tom O’Brien and Ben Olson
Modeling and Evaluating Alternatives to Enhance Access to an Airport and Meet Future Expansion Needs, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Abimbola Ogungbire, and Chirag Akbari
Final Report: California Tribal Nations Transportation Planning Needs Assessment Study, Seetha Reddy, Ashley Parker, David Reinke, and Kaely Colligan
Trade and Transportation Talent Pipeline Blueprints: Building UniversityIndustry Talent Pipelines in Colleges of Continuing and Professional Education, Tyler D. Reeb and Stacey Park
Recognizing the Potential to Reduce GHG Emissions Through Air Transportation Electrification, Julio Roa, Joseph Oldham, and Marina Lima
Analysis of Freight Movements in the San Joaquin Valley, Aly Tawfik and Utsav Shah
Extending the Service-Life of Bridges using Sustainable and Resilient Abutment Systems: An Experimental Approach to Electrochemical Characterization of Lightweight Mechanically Stabilized Earth, Fariborz M. Tehrani, Kenneth L. Fishman, and Farmehr M. Dehkordi
Using Thermal Remote Sensing to Quantify Impact of Traffic on Urban Heat Islands during COVID, My-Thu Tran and Bo Yang
A Gravity Model Integrating Land-Use and Transportation Policies for Sustainable Development: Case Study of Fresno, California, Chih-Hao Wang and Na Chen
Evaluation, Comparison, and Improvement Recommendations for Caltrans Financial Programming Processes and Tools, Wenbin Wei, Nigel Blampied, and Raajmaathangi Sreevijay
Land Use Analysis on Vertiports Based on a Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area, Wenbin Wei, Kerry Rohrmeier, Tiffany Martinez, Michael Winans, and Heungseok Park
Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Design and Operations, Yu Yang and Hen-Geul Yeh
Enhancing Older Adults’ Mobility in Active Living and Tiered Living Communities, Yongping Zhang, Carol Kachadoorian, Wen Cheng, and Edward Clay
Submissions from 2022
Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Local Transportation Revenue –A Mid-Crisis View from Experts, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Serena Alexander, and Ashley M. Hooper
Fragmented or Aligned Climate Action: Assessing Linkages Between Regional and Local Planning Efforts to Meet Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Serena E. Alexander, Ahoura Zandiatashbar, and Branka Tatarevic
Impact of Dedicated Bus Lanes on Intersection Operations and Travel Time Model Development, Stephen Arhin, Babin Manandhar, Kevin Obike, and Melissa Anderson
Biological Hydrogen Gas Production from Food Waste as a Sustainable Fuel for Future Transportation, Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Leanne Deocampo, and Nicholas Banuelos
Connected Simulation for Work Zone Safety Application, Vahid Balali
Aligning the Transit Industry and Their Vendors in the Face of Increasing Cyber Risk: Recommendations for Identifying and Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges, Scott Belcher, Terri Belcher, Kathryn Seckman, Brandon Thomas, and Homayun Yaqub
Contracting Strategies: A Different Approach to Address Long-term Performance, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez
Optimizing Multimodal Transportation Access to Support Commuting Among Low-Income Transit Riders with Social Distancing, Shailesh Chandra and Vivek Mishra
Manual for Asphalt Pavement Repair and Resurfacing Preparation, DingXin Cheng, Gary Hicks, and Roger D. Smith
Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Passive Crowdsourcing for Counting Pedestrians and Bikes, Wen Cheng, Yongping Zhang, and Edward Clay
Inventorying San Francisco Bay Area Parking Spaces: Technical Report Describing Objectives, Methods, and Results, Mikhail Chester, Alysha Helmrich, and Rui Li
Design of an Evaluation Plan for Senate Bill 1046, Maria Chierichetti, Armin Moghadam, and Fatemeh Davoudi
Can Californian Households Save Money on Transportation Costs by Living in Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs)?, Hongwei Dong
Analyzing the Use and Impacts of Oakland Slow Streets and Potential Scalability Beyond Covid-19, Gordon Douglas and David Moore
Best Practices in Disaster Public Communications: Evacuation Alerting and Social Media, Frannie Edwards, Kaikai Liu, Amanda Lee Hughes, Jerry Zeyo Gao, Dan Goodrich, Alan Barner, and Robert Herrera
Twilytics: A Social Perception Analysis of Public Transit Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Egbe-Etu Etu, Imokhai Tenebe, Ankur Parma, Likhitha Yelamanchili, Dang Minh Nhu Nguyen, Louis Tran, and Ihor Markevych
Examining the Effects of a Bike and E-Bike Lending Program on Commuting Behavior, Dillon T. Fitch, Zeyu Gao, Lucy Noble, and Terry Mac
Influence of Level 1 and Level 2 Automated Vehicles on Fatal Crashes and Fatal Crash Occurrence, Hardik Gajera, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, and Sonu Mathew
Examining the Effects of Precision Scheduled Railroading on Intercity Passenger and High-Speed Rail Service, John G. Green and Francis J. Miller
Assessing Public Health Benefits of Replacing Freight Trucks with Cargo Cycles in Last Leg Delivery Trips in Urban Centers, Jennifer C. Hartle, Ossama (Sam) A. Elrahman, Cara Wang, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Yue Ding, and Matt McGahan
Wastewater-derived Ammonia for a Green Transportation Fuel, Joseph Kalman and Maryam Haddad
