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Mar 20, 2018
The paper should assist the transport modellers and policy makers in choosing appropriate trip frequency modelling tools which best suit their problem.
Podcast
Feb 15, 2018
Duration 41:52
In this Call with the Experts, Senior Information Scientist Nidhi Kalra discusses a RAND study that shows putting driverless cars on the road before they're nearly perfect could save lives, and also describes new approaches for safety standards. Media relations director Jeffrey Hiday moderates the call.
Dec 28, 2017
From the research reviewed and the existing data summarized, this report develops a theory of change for how labor market outcomes for females might be influenced by improvements to public transportation.
Project
Apr 27, 2017
An analysis of the National Travel Survey allowed researchers to quantify the impact of external socio-economic factors on rail demand in the UK. Application of the improved models for forecasting purposes requires the collation of socio-economic and demographic forecast data at an appropriately granular level.
Expert Insights
Nov 16, 2016
Testimony presented before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and UrbanDevelopment, and Related Agencies on November 16, 2016.
Apr 6, 2016
The aim of this research was to understand the conditions under which time-varying tolls could be used to effectively smooth congestion on a downstream, untolled roadway.
Mar 22, 2016
Autonomous vehicle technology has the potential to significantly improve social welfare. This report addresses the numerous legislative, regulatory, and liability issues this technology will raise.
قد تُحسن تقنية المركبات ذاتية القيادة مستوى الرفاه الاجتماعي. تتناول هذه الدراسة العديد من القضايا التشريعية والتنظيمية وقضايا المسؤولية التي ستثيرها هذه التقنية.
Oct 8, 2015
This report summarises the parameters and the key features of the demand models used in the 2011 base version of the Sydney Strategic Travel Model (STM).
Sep 28, 2015
The report documents work to modify version 3 of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM3) to work with an average school day definition, rather than an average workday.
The report documents work to update version 3 of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM3) to work with a 2011 base year instead of a 2006 base year.
