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 2025
Assessing the Perceived Safety of Cyclists with Virtual Reality, Vahid Balali
Survey of Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I), Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Nigel Blampied, Elhami Nasr, and Tariq Shehab
Conceptual Critical Success Factors Model on Infrastructure Sustainability Rating System for California Construction Projects, Joseph J. Kim and Jose A. Arroyo-Turcios
Smart Highway Construction Site Monitoring Using Artificial Intelligence, Mehran Mazari, Yahaira Nava-Gonzalez, Ly Jacky N. Nhiayi, and Mohamad H. Saleh
Insights for the Future of Car Rental and Ridesharing: Driving Behavior Across Different Levels of Automation, Pranav Meda, Aubrey Victoria Contreras, Wei-Hsiang Lo, Gaojian Huang, and Yue Luo
Understanding the Prevalence of Mental Health and Behavioral Distress in Transit Assaults and Presenting Targeted Response and Mitigation Methods to Reduce Victimization Trends, Kathleen Moore, Emilie Ellenberg, Melissa Carlson, Jodi Godfrey, and Lisa Staes
Development of Physics-Based Deterioration Models for Reinforced Soil Retaining Structures, Amr Morsy and Islam Ebo
Performance Testing of Asphalt Binder Modified with Amine-Impregnated Zeolite and Plastic in Hot Mix Asphalt to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Shadi Saadeh, Unmona Aditi, Mohammad Javad Kazemi, Elham Fini, and Roger Khoudessian
Investigating the Conversion of a Signalized Intersection to a Turbo Roundabout, Vyshnavi Shetty, Mycola Sauciur, and Anurag Pande
Intelligent Blind Crossings for Suburban and Rural Intersections, Shahab Tayeb
Inspection Technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Highway Infrastructure – Review and Analysis, Manideep Tummalapudi and Prem Raj Timilsena
Understanding Mobility-Related Challenges for AAPI Older Adults: A Preliminary Study in Southern California, Yongping Zhang, Priscila Salgado Inzunza, Carol Kachadoorian, Wen Cheng, and Calvin Wong
Submissions from 2024
Understanding Workforce Diversity in the Transit Industry: Establishing a Baseline of Diversity Demographics, Asha W. Agrawal, Evelyn Blumenberg, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, and Brittney Lu
How Will California’s Electric Vehicle Policy Impact State-Generated Transportation Revenues? Projecting Scenarios through 2040, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Hannah King, and H. A. “Burt” Tasaico
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Transportation? Results from Year Fifteen of a National Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
Traffic Sign Extraction from Mobile LiDAR Point Cloud, Yushin Ahn, Riadh Munjy, and Ziyuan Li
Impervious Surfaces from High Resolution Aerial Imagery: Cities in Fresno County, Yushin Ahn and Richard Poythress
Exploring Equity Frameworks for a Cross-Jurisdictional Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Program in Santa Clara County, Serena Alexander, Luana Chen, and Maxwell Belote-Broussard
Consistent VMT Mapping and Modeling in California: How Can We Better Assess the VMT Impacts of State and Local Transportation Projects?, Serena E. Alexander, Shams Tanvir, Syed Tanvir Ahmed, and Annie Jones
Ten Years Forward: An Evaluation of California’s Active Transportation Program, Bruce Appleyard, Mario Carbajal, Madison Swayne, Nell Ahangarfabrik, and Megan Honey
Right Turn on Red: Energy-Saving Measure or Unsafe Maneuver?, Bruce Appleyard, Anurag Pande, Joseph Gibbons, Shams Tanvir, Megan Honey, Nell Ahangarfabrik, Mario Carbajal, and Madison Swayne
Mapping of Pavement Conditions Using Smartphone/Tablet LiDAR Case Study: Sensor Performance Comparison, Calvin Beavers, Chad Day, Austin Krietemeyer, Scott M. Peterson, Yushin Ahn, and Xiaojun Li
Experimental Investigation of the Self-Healing Potential of Bacteria for Sustainable Concrete Structures Phase 2, Andrea Calabrese, Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Nisarg N. Patel, Nanubala Dhruvan, Austin Adams, Michael Hernandez, and Douglas S. Lopez-Cruz
Exploring Performance-Based Contracts: A Good Option to Address Long-Term Road Maintenance in California?, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez and Richard Poythress
Examining Transit Service Improvements with Internet-of-Things (IoT): A Disparity Analysis, Shailesh Chandra, Robert Valencia, and Vamsi Krishna Oruganti
Development of the Roadway Pothole Management Program, DingXin Cheng
Forecasting Commercial Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in Urban California Areas, Steve Chung, Jaymin Kwon, and Yushin Ahn
Moving Towards the Electrification of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles in the Inland Empire, Kimberly Collins, Raffi Der Wartanian, Francisca Beer, and Yunfei Hou
Investigating the Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Manual and Automated Driving: A Systematic Review, Miaomiao Dong, Yuni Lee, Jackie Cha, and Gaojian Huang
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Guidance for Railroads, Frances L. Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich
Battery Electric Vehicles: Travel Characteristics of Early Adopters, Yunwen Feng, Jean-Daniel Saphores, Hilary Nixon, and Monica Ramirez Ibarra
Zero-Emission Buses in the US: Understanding and Addressing Market and Policy Challenges, Leah Foecke, Zachary Karson, and Thomas Tiberghien
Transit Workforce Development Challenges and Mitigation Practices, Jodi Godfrey
An Assessment of the Viva CalleSJ Event in San Jose, Richard Kos and Adam Cohen
Effects of Low-Cycle Fatigue Fracture of Longitudinal Reinforcing Steel Bars on the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers, Yu-Fu Ko and Jessica Gonzalez
Smart Robot Design and Implementation to Assist Pedestrian Road Crossing, Hovannes Kulhandjian
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Roadside Transportation-Related Air Quality (StarTraq 2022): Data-Driven Exposure Analysis by Transportation Modes, Jaymin Kwon, Yushin Ahn, and Steve Chung
The Transportation Sector, Cap-and-Trade and Blockchain: A Carbon Credit Trading Platform, Aditya Mankar and Forouzan Golshani
Are California’s Local Jurisdictions Disproportionately Directing Growth Toward Existing Disadvantaged Communities? Evidence from the Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area Regions, Shishir Mathur and Christopher Ferrell
The Indirect Benefits of a Transit Apprenticeship and its Potential Value as a Flexible Postsecondary Pathway, Kathleen F. McConnell and Priya Raman
Time-To-Failure Prediction of Fine-Grained Soil Slopes Subject to Weather-Driven Deterioration, Arm M. Morsy
Estimating Models for Engineering Costs on the State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) Portfolio of Projects, Elhami Nasr, Tariq Shehab, Nigel Blampied, and Vinit Kanani
Assessing GTFS Accuracy, Gregory L. Newmark
Measurement and Prediction of Transit System Performance Using Probe Data Generated through DSRC and non-DSRC Technologies, Gregory L. Newmark
Addressing Transportation Construction Workforce Needs Through Innovative Policies and Practices, Thomas O'Brien, Ben Olson, and Devin Martinez-Flores
Artificial Intelligence for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety: Using AI to Detect Near-Miss Collisions, Mohammad Pourhomayoun
Is Parking Cash-Out Worth It? Comparing Cost-Effectiveness and Climate and Equity Benefits in the Bay Area and South Coast Air Quality Management Districts, Fynnwin Prager, Tianjun Lu, Ashley Membere, and Parveen Chhetri
Experimental Investigations of Wind Shear from Passing a Vehicle, Hamid Rahai, Assma Begum, Jeremy Bonifacio, and Ryan Moffit
A Practical Framework for Component-Level Structural Health Monitoring of the Gerald Desmond Bridge, Mehran Rahmani, Vesna Terzic, Andrea Calabrese, and Brittany Cambell
Developing an ROI Assessment Model for Employee Development Programs Implemented by California Transit Agencies, Tyler Reeb and Susan Gallagher
