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 2016
Safety of Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide Battery Packs in Transit Bus Applications, Timothy Cleary, Marc Serra Bosch, Jim Kreibick, and Joel Anstrom
The US Transit Bus Manufacturing Industry, David Czerwinski, Xu (Cissy) Hartling, and Jing Zhang
Improving Pathways to Transit for Persons with Disabilities, Stephanie DiPetrillo, Andrea Lubin, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Carla Salehian, Stephen Gibson, Kristen William, and Theodore Trent Green
Emergency Management Training for Transportation Agencies, Frances Edwards, Daniel Goodrich, and James Griffith
International Lessons for Promoting Transit Connections to High-Speed Rail Systems, Stan Feinsod, Eduardo Romo Urroz, Peter J. Haas, and James Griffith
Estimating Uncertainty of Bus Arrival Times and Passenger Occupancies, Vikash V. Gayah, Zhengyao Yu, and Jonathan S. Wood
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Transportation Planning and Public Policy: Towards Multimodal Demand Modeling, Matthew Holian and Ralph McLaughlin
Experimental Modeling of NOx and PM Generation from Combustion of Various Biodiesel Blends for Urban Transport Buses, Ashok Kumar, Dong-Shik Kim, Hamid Omidvarborna, Manideep Yarlagadda, Sudheer Kumar Kuppili, and Nader Sawtarie
Bikesharing and Bicycle Safety, Elliot Martin, Adam Cohen, Jan L. Botha, and Susan Shaheen
Bus Transit Operational Efficiency Resulting from Passenger Boardings at Park-and-Ride Facilities, John S. Niles and J. M. Pogodzinski
The Impact of Transit-Oriented Development on Social Capital, Robert B. Noland, Orin T. Puniello, and Stephanie DiPetrillo
Funding Resilient Infrastructure in New Jersey: Attitudes Following a Natural Disaster, Robert B. Noland, Marc D. Weiner, and Michael R. Greenberg
Trend Analysis of Long Tunnels Worldwide, Jae-Ho Pyeon
Transit Performance Measures in California, Caroline Rodier and Emily Issac
Remedial Actions to Prevent Suicides on Commuter and Metro Rail Systems, Patrick Sherry
Advances in Repurposing and Recycling of Post-Vehicle-Application Lithium-Ion Batteries, Charles R. Standridge, Lindsay Corneal, and Nicholas Baine
Submissions from 2015
What Do Americans Think about Public Transit? A Review of U.S. Public Opinion Polling Survey Questions, Asha W. Agrawal
Comparing Data Quality and Cost from Three Modes of On-Board Transit Passenger Surveys, Asha W. Agrawal, Stephen Granger-Bevan, Gregory Newmark, and Hilary Nixon
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Public Transit, Highways, and Local Streets and Roads? Results from Year Six of a National Survey, Asha W. Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
Development of Bus-Stop Time Models in Dense Urban Areas: A Case Study in Washington DC, Stephen Arhin and Errol Noel
The Purpose, Function, and Performance of Streetcar Transit in the Modern U.S. City: A Multiple-Case-Study Investigation, MTI Report 12-39, Jeffrey Brown, Hilary Nixon, and Luis Enrique Ramos
Economic Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit in Southeast Michigan, Utpal Dutta and Jeff Henze
Great East Japan Earthquake, JR East Mitigation Successes, and Lessons for California High-Speed Rail, MTI Report 12-37, Frances Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich
The Benefits of Transit in the United States: A Review and Analysis of Benefit-Cost Studies, Christopher E. Ferrell
Neighborhood Crime and Transit Station Access Mode choice - Phase III of Neighborhood Crime and Travel Behavior, Christopher E. Ferrell, Shishir Mathur, and Bruce S. Appleyard
Household Income and Vehicle Fuel Economy in California, Christopher E. Ferrell and David B. Reinke
Automated Transit Networks (ATN): A Review of the State of the Industry and Prospects for the Future, MTI Report 12-31, Burford Furman, Sam Ellis, Lawrence Fabian, and Peter Muller
High-Speed Rail and Equine Issues, Peter J. Haas and Allie Scrivener
Net Effects of Gasoline Price Changes on Transit Ridership in U.S. Urban Areas, MTI Report 12-19, Hiroyuki Iseki and Rubaba Ali
Advanced Low-Floor Vehicle (ALFV) Specification Research, Suresh Iyer, Partha Mishra, David Klinikowski, Boyd Thompson, Myra Strange, Wanda Boggs, and Carl Thornblad
Suicide Bombings Against Trains and Buses Are Lethal but Few, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
Troubling Trends in Terrorism and Attacks on Surface Transportation: The Outlook Is Grim, but People Still Have a Great Deal of Control, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
Promoting Intermodal Connectivity at California’s High-Speed Rail Stations, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Deike Peters, and Wenbin Wei
Passenger Flows in Underground Railway Stations and Platforms, MTI Report 12-43, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Brian D. Taylor, and Carole Turley Voulgaris
Changes in Transit Use and Service and Associated Changes in Driving Near a New Light Rail Transit Line, MTI Report 12-44, Hilary Nixon, Marlon Boarnet, Doug Houston, and Steven Spears
Synergistic Interactions of Dynamic Ridesharing and Battery Electric Vehicles Land Use, Transit, and Auto Pricing Policies, Caroline Rodier, Farzad Alemi, and Dylan Smith
Managerial Segmentation of Service Offerings in Work Commuting, MTI Report WP 12-02, Steven Silver
A Longitudinal Analysis of Cars, Transit, and Employment Outcomes, Michael J. Smart and Nicholas J. Klein
Submissions from 2014
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Public Transit, Highways, and Local Streets and Roads? Results from Year Five of a National Survey, MTI Report 12-36, Asha Weinstein Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
An Approach for Actions to Prevent Suicides on Commuter and Metro Rail Systems in the United States, MTI Report 12-33, Jan L. Botha, Marissa K. Neighbour, and Satnam Kaur
Exercise Handbook: What Transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness Leaders Need to Know to Improve Emergency Preparedness, MTI Report 12-08, Frances Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich
Building Consensus and Partnerships for Implementing the MAP-21 Section 5310 Program in California, MTI Report WP 12-25, Christopher Ferrell and Bruce Appleyard
Perceptions of Bicycle-Friendly Policy Impacts on Accessibility to Transit Services: The First and Last Mile Bridge, MTI Report 12-10, Bradley Flamm and Charles Rivasplata
Modal Shift and High-Speed Rail: A Review of the Current Literature, MTI Report 12-35, Peter J. Haas
The Breach of Security at San Jose’s Airport Raises Broader Issues, Brian M. Jenkins
A Terrorism Analysis of the April 14, 2014, Bus Terminal Bombing in Abuja, Nigeria, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
By the Numbers: Russia’s Terrorists Increasingly Target Transportation, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
Mineta Transportation Institute Says Subways Are Still in Terrorists’ Sights, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
The Terrorist Attack in Kunming, China: Does It Indicate a Growing Threat Worldwide?, Brian M. Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth
Fourteenth Annual Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium, MTI Report S-14-01, Mineta Transportation Institute
