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 2024
L&D On-ramps and Off-ramps for the Mobility Workforce: A Blueprint for Knowledge Ecosystem Formation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Tyler Reeb, Barbara Taylor, and James Reuter
Governing Structures for Successful Regional Transit Coordination and their Formation, Charles Rivasplata, Richard Lee, Michelle DeRobertis, and Christopher Ferrell
Enhancing Evacuation Warning Responsiveness: Exploring the Impact of Social Interactions through an Agent-Based Model Approach, Alessandro Toledo Salazar, Matthew Medrano, Mathias Duque Medina, Julio Roa, and Jorge E. Pesantez
Construction Contracting in the Zero Emission Transportation Sector: Evidence from Underrepresented Businesses, Gökçe Soydemir and Orestis P. Panagopoulos
Beneath I-280: Excavating a Neighborhood Lost to San José Freeways, Leila Ullmann and Gordon Douglas
Fresno County Afterschool Transportation Education, Christian Wandeler and Felipe Mercado
Does California High-Speed Rail Promote Accessibility for Station Cities?: Case Study of Fresno and Merced, Chih-Hao Wang and Na Chen
Battery Management System Development for Electric Vehicles and Fast Charging Infrastructure Improvement, Yu Yang, Hen-Geul Yeh, and Cesar Ortiz
Submissions from 2023
Learning about Street Harassment on Transit: A Survey Instrument for Transit Agencies, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Jon Canapary, Carol Anne Caroll, Tam J. Guy, and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
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
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Fourteen of a National Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hilary Nixon, and Adam Azevedo
Pay-As-You-Go Driving: Examining Possible Road-User Charge Rate Structures for California, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Samuel Speroni, Michael Manville, and Brian D. Taylor
Understanding the Effect of Pervasive Events on Vehicle Travel Time Patterns, Chirag Akbari, Ninad Gore, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Examining the Externalities of Highway Capacity Expansions in California: An Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Using Remote Sensing Technology, Serena E. Alexander, Bo Yang, Owen Hussey, and Derek Hicks
Evaluating Benefits from Transportation Investments Aligned with the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), Serena Alexander, Shams Tanvir, and T. William Lester
Incorporating Public Health into Transportation Decision Making, Bruce Appleyard and Tim Garrett
Influence of Pavement Conditions on Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes, Stephen Arhin, Babin Manandhar, and Adam Gatiba
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
A Guide to Navigating Existing and Emerging Sources of Local VMT and Travel Data, So-Ra Baek and Dohyung Kim
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
Autonomous Shuttle Implementation and Best Practices, Dil Samina Diba, Ninad Gore, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
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
Misconduct on Public Transit: An Exploratory Analysis Using the Comments Formerly Known as Tweets, Egbe Etu Etu, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Imokhai Tenebe, Jordan Larot, and Dang Minh Nhu Nguyen
Metropolitan Transportation Commission Discretionary Transit Funding Methods Evaluation, Christopher E. Ferrell, John M. Eells, David Reinke, and Richard Lee
Defining and Measuring Equity in Public Transportation, Christopher E. Ferrell, David Reinke, John M. Eels, and Matthew M. Schroeder
Evolving Patterns of Violence in Developing Countries, Brian Michael Jenkins, Bruce R. Butterworth, and Sachi Yagu
Cycling Past 50: A Closer Look into the World of Older Cyclists, Year 4 Survey, Carol Kachadoorian
Exploring Traffic Speed Patterns for the Implementation of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Signs, Panick Kalambay and Srinivas Pulugurtha
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
AI-Based Bridge and Road Inspection Framework Using Drones, Hovannes Kulhandjian
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
Should State Land in Southern California Be Allocated to Warehousing Goods or Housing People? Analyzing Transportation, Climate, and Unintended Consequences of Supply Chain Solutions, Tianjun Lu, Jian-yu Ke, Azure Fisher, Mahmoud Salari, Patricia Valladolid, and Fynnwin Prager
Equity in Learning Opportunities for Middle School Students: Connecting Communities and Transportation Through GIS, Tom O’Brien and Ben Olson
Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or Statistical Models for Weather-related Crash Severity Prediction, Abimbola Ogungbire, Panick Kalambay, Hardik Gajera, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Modeling and Evaluating Alternatives to Enhance Access to an Airport and Meet Future Expansion Needs, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Abimbola Ogungbire, and Chirag Akbari
Virus Control Aboard a Commuter Bus, Hamid Rahai and Jeremy Bonifacio
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
Sensitivity Analysis of the IDEAL CT Test Using the Distinct Element Method, Shadi Saadeh and Maria El Asmar
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
