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 2021
Local Climate Action Planning as a Tool to Harness the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation and Equity Potential of Autonomous Vehicles and On-Demand Mobility, Serena Alexander, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, and Benjamin Y. Clark
Evaluating Financing Mechanisms and Economic Benefits to Fund Grade Separation Projects, Shailesh Chandra, Mehran Rahmani, Timothy Thai, Vivek Mishra, and Jacqueline Camacho
Evaluating Innovative Financing Mechanisms for the California High-Speed Rail Project, Shailesh Chandra, Timothy Thai, Vivek Mishra, and Princeton Wong
Infrastructure Academy Transportation Program, Hassan Hashemian
Using BEAM Software to Simulate the Introduction of On-Demand, Automated, and Electric Shuttles for Last Mile Connectivity in Santa Clara County, Gary Hsueh, David Czerwinski, Cristian Poliziani, Terris Becker, Alexandre Hughes, Peter Chen, and Melissa Benn
Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions, Swapneel R. Kodupuganti, Sonu Mathew, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Do Equity and Accountability Get Lost in LOSTs? An Analysis of Local Return Funding Provisions in California’s Local Option Sales Tax Measures for Transportation, Jaimee Lederman, Peter Haas, Stephanie Kellogg, Martin Wachs, and Asha Weinstein Agrawal
Developing Guidelines for Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Compaction Technology, Mehran Mazari, Siavash F. Aval, Siddharth M. Satani, David Corona, and Joshua Garrido
TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?, John Niles and J.M. Pogodzinski
Numerical Investigations of Transient Wind Shear from Passing Vehicles Near a Road Structure (Part I: Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Simulations), Hamid Rahai and Assma Begum
Structural Identification and Damage Detection in Bridges using Wave Method and Uniform Shear Beam Models: A Feasibility Study, Mehran Rahmani and Manan Naik
Enhancement of Multimodal Traffic Safety in High-Quality Transit Areas, Yongping Zhang, Wen Cheng, and Xudong Jia
Submissions from 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Recovery on California Transportation Revenue: A Scenario Analysis through 2040, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hannah King, Martin Wachs, and Jeremy Marks
Crime and Harassment on Public Transportation: A Survey of SJSU Students Set in International Context, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Cristina Tortora, and Yajing Hu
Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon, and Cameron Simmons
Will Ride-Hailing Enhance Mobility for Older Adults? A California Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Manish Shirgaokar, Aditi Misra, Martin Wachs, and Bonnie Dobbs
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Eleven of a National Survey, Asha W. Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
Harmonizing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Transportation and Land-Use Planning in California Cities, Serena E. Alexander, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ashley M. Hooper, and Michael R. Boswell
A Smart Growth & Equity Framework and Tool for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination for Sustainability, Livability, and Equity, Bruce Appleyard, Chris Allen, and Jonathan Stanton
Toward a Guide for Smart Mobility Corridors: Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination, Bruce Appleyard, Jonathan Stanton, and Chris Allen
Freeways and Farms: Veggielution & Taylor Street Urban Farms Study, Joshua Baur and Ashley Estrada
Is the Transit Industry Prepared for the Cyber Revolution? Policy Recommendations to Enhance Surface Transit Cyber Preparedness, Scott Belcher, Terri Belcher, Eric Greenwald, and Brandon Thomas
Stability of Fiber-Reinforced Bridge Bearings under Compression and Shear Loads, Andrea Calabrese, Simone Galano, and Tran Nghiem
Evaluating Crowdsourcing as a VMT Reduction Tool to Support Smart Cities Initiatives, Shailesh Chandra, Rutviz Vyas, and Ravi Mazin
Characteristics of Effective Metropolitan Areawide Public Transit: A Comparison of European, Canadian, and Australian Case Studies, Michelle DeRobertis, Christopher E. Ferrell, Richard W. Lee, and John M. Eells
The Geographic Disparities in Transportation-Related Physical Activity in the United States: An Analysis of the 2017 NHTS Data, Hongwei Dong
Surveying Silicon Valley on Cycling, Travel Behavior, and Travel Attitudes, Kevin Fang
Impact of Smart Phones’ Interaction Modality on Driving Performance for Conventional and Autonomous Vehicles, Francesca M. Favarò
Analysis of the Benefits of Green Streets, Christopher E. Ferrell, John M. Eells, Richard W. Lee, and Reyhane Hosseinzade
A New Materials and Design Approach for Roads, Bridges, Pavement, and Concrete, Alan Fuchs, Tathagata Acharya, Luis Cabrales, Jesse Bergkamp, and Nyakundi Michieka
Impact of Regular and Narrow AV-Exclusive Lanes on Manual Driver Behavior, Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, Aryan Sohrabi, and Arash Jahangiri
Transportation, Terrorism and Crime: Deterrence, Disruption and Resilience, Daniel C. Goodrich and Frances L. Edwards
Eco-Driving Systems for Connected Automated Vehicles: Multi-Objective Trajectory Optimization, Ke Huang and Xianfeng Yang
Developing a Computer Vision-Based Decision Support System for Intersection Safety Monitoring and Assessment of Vulnerable Road Users, Arash Jahangiri, Anagha Katthe, Aryan Sohrabi, Xiaobai Liu, Shashank Pulagam, Vahid Balali, and Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani
Development of a Statistical Model to Predict Materials’ Unit Prices for Future Maintenance and Rehabilitation in Highway Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Changmo Kim, Ghazan Khan, Brent Nguyen, and Emily L. Hoang
Freight Demand Model for Southern California Freeways with Owner–Operator Truck Drivers, Joseph J. Kim, Samuel Dominguez, and Luis Diaz
A Visible Light Communications Framework for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Hovannes Kulhandjian
Manual for Thin Asphalt Overlays, Lerose Lane, R. Gary Hicks, DingXin Cheng, and Erik Updyke
The Mismeasurement of Mobility for Walkable Neighborhoods, Sherman Lewis, Emilio Grande, and Ralph Robinson
Assessing Complete Street Strategies Using Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models, Bernice Liu, Alireza Shams, Jonathan Howard, Serena Alexander, Alex Hughes, and Anurag Pande
Development of a Quality Control Method and Guidelines for Hot Mix Asphalt Using Recycled Concrete Aggregate, Xiaojun Li, Dingxin Cheng, Kun Zhang, Kanwar M. S. Jakhar, and Uday V. Pericherla
Promoting Transit-Oriented Developments by Addressing Barriers Related to Land Use, Zoning, and Value Capture, Shishir Mathur and Aaron Gatdula
Congestion-Clearing Payments to Passengers, Paul Minett, John S. Niles, Richard W. Lee, and Brittany Bogue
Evaluation of Coordinated Ramp Metering (CRM) Implemented By Caltrans, Amir Molan, Nivedha Murugesan, Alireza Shams, Cristina Tortora, Faridur Rahman, Jacky Loh, and Anurag Pande
Critical Issues in Trucking Workforce Development, Thomas O’Brien, Tyler Reeb, Deanna Matsumoto, and Diana Sanchez
Southern California Regional Workforce Development Needs Assessment for the Transportation and Supply Chain Industry Sectors, Tom O’Brien, Deanna Matsumoto, Diana Sanchez, Caitlin Mace, Elizabeth Warren, Eleni Hala, and Tyler Reeb
Altamont Pass Commuter Study: A Longitudinal Analysis of Perceptions and Behavior Change, Orestis Panagopoulos, Gökçe Soydemir, and Xun Xu
Automatic Traffic Monitoring and Management for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Using Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Mohammad Pourhomayoun
Reducing NOx Emissions of Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) with Humid Air Systems, Hamid Rahai and Jeremy Bonifacio