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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"transportation demand"”.
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Probabilistic choice set generation in transportation demand models
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1984.
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A dynamic input-output model to project U.S. freight transportation demand
Understanding and modeling U.S. freight transportation demand is essential for infrastructure planning, the development of transportation-related regulatory frameworks, and the assessment of environmental implications. However, existing models that forecast U.S. freight transportation demand are …
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Democratizing mobility and accessibility in American communities : transportation demand management and universal design approaches
… are two approaches can create more accommodating transportation journeys in the public realm and on transit for specific protected groups and restore mobility and accessibility injustice for historically marginalized groups.
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Aviation Global Demand Forecast Model Development: Air Transportation Demand Distribution and Aircraft Fleet Evolution
… efforts with Virginia Tech to develop a global demand model with the capability to predict future demand in the air transportation field. A previous study (Alsalous, 2015) started the development of the Global Demand Mode (GDM) to predict air travel demand based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
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What Would it Take for You to Stop Driving to Work? Employer-Based Transportation Demand Management at Brock University
… is through the implementation of employer-based transportation demand management (TDM), which is a set of policies that can be used to influence the commute behaviors of employees. From the employees at Brock University, in St. Catharines, Ontario, we wanted to know: What would it take for you to …
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A Modeling Framework to Estimate Airport Runway Capacity in the National Airspace System
… order to understand future tradeoffs between air transportation demand and supply. The study presented in this report includes capacity estimates for general aviation and commercial airports. To estimate airport runway capacity, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airfield Capacity Model …
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Managing pavement in a busy urban highway network
In this dissertation, two dynamic transportation models are formulated and analyzed. When employed in optimal control exercises, these models determine for some metropolitan highway a set of optimal transportation policies, specifically relating to the problem of pavement management. The first …
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Transportation resource scheduling in food retail industry
… of delivery data, which represent the company's transportation demand. The driver requirements are calculated and compared with their actual assets. Driver requirements are assessed on a per-day basis, considering the volatility in transportation demand over the course of the week. The …
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Great Langdale Valley, Cumbria: An Analysis of the viability of road-user charging as a Demand Management Tool for motor-vehicle dependent recreation
… application of road-user charging to the Transportation Demand Management Strategy for Great Langdale Valley in the Lake District National Park. There were three research objectives: firstly, to investigate the response of motorists to the hypothetical imposition of monetary road-user …
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Variability in the emissions savings potential of battery electric vehicles across regions and individuals
… is due to several factors, including a growth in transportation demand and the decarbonization of electricity by 30% since 2007. Alternative technologies for road vehicles, such as battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell powertrains have the potential to achieve significant emission …
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Big data fusion to estimate driving adoption behavior and urban fuel consumption
… Methods that utilize such data in the field of transportation demand forecasting have been proposed and represent a welcome addition. We propose a framework that uses the resulting travel demand and computes fuel consumption. The model is calibrated for application on any range of car fuel …
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Decarbonizing Long-haul Trucking
… an ever-increasing challenge for the world, the transportation sector has experienced significant troubles in mitigating its carbon dioxide emissions. Particularly responsible for this development is the heavy-duty trucking sector. Heavy-duty freight trucks are responsible for approximately 30 % …
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The potential for using urban growth management for transportation system enhancements in Developing countries : the case of the Santiago, Chile Metropolitan Region
… using urban growth management tools to improve transportation system performance in a developing country context, focusing specifically on the case of the Santiago de Chile metropolitan area. In industrialized countries, such as the United States, recent years have seen a renewed focus on using …
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Supply chain network for hydrogen transportation in Spain
… study of the feasibility of hydrogen as a transportation fuel from a supply chain point of view. The aim is to discover the most efficient, sustainable, and ultimately most cost-effective strategy to meet future transportation demand scenarios. This includes optimizing costs over …
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Global Demand Forecast Model
Air transportation demand forecasting is a core element in aviation planning and policy decision making. NASA Langley Research Center addressed the need of a global forecast model to be integrated into the Transportation Systems Analysis Model (TSAM) to fulfil the vision of the Aeronautics Research …
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The impact of peer-to-peer ridesharing on travel mode: Empirical study of Uber effects on travel mode in Seattle
… mode, could be a potential solution to two major transportation issues: congestion and air pollution by reducing inefficient driving and promoting public transit ridership. Uber, as one of the leader transport network company, launched in San Francisco in 2010 and expanded around the world. This …
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Distance based vehicle insurance : actuarial and planning issues
… per-km” insurance) has long been advocated by transportation planners as a transportation demand management (TDM) strategy. In addition to reducing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, it also has the potential to meet a number of planning goals, such as health and equity improvements. …
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Influence of track arrangement on expanding rail corridor capacity and operations
… is projected to experience rising freight transportation demand in the coming decades, coupled with continued interest in expanding passenger services. Congestion resulting from these demands strains the capacity of rail lines and jeopardizes the operational fluidity of the rail network, …
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Determining relationships and policies that transit properties have with regional employers to increase ridership : a case of the Tren Urbano in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Employer-based transportation demand management measures are increasingly seen by transportation planners as one of the potential means to manage the demand for private transport. These measures are essentially a comprehensive package of incentives and disincentives targeted at employees to …
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Accessibility-based analysis of infrastructure improvements to the Multimodal Western Corridor in Massachusetts
… is currently occurring in the absence of viable transportation options, rather than because of them, and additional options will need to be provided if future growth in the area is to be sustained. This thesis assumes an optimistic view of continued development by continuing to project high job …
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