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Employment-Worker Balance & Polycentric Transit-Oriented Development: Towards an Index
Robert Hibberd
This dissertation will further NITC goals to increase access to employment opportunities and provide better models for an increasingly complex transportation system. It will consider the effectiveness of transit-oriented development (TOD) at addressi ...
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The use and influence of health indicators in transportation decision-making
Kelly Rodgers
Research on health and transport has increased significantly in the past 20 years, both across health and transportation fields. Researchers and practitioners have called for the use of health indicators in transportation, which come amidst the growi ...
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Modeling Highway Capacity and Level of Service for High-Volume Freeways: Multiple Weaving Areas
Sheida Khademi
Behruz Paschai , James Williams
The Highway Capacity Manual provides concise, well-defined procedures for estimating capacity and level of service for most types of roadways and intersections. While not perfect, these procedures allow for a quick comparison of roadway geometries wh ...
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Pedal the Old Pueblo: A Naturalistic Study on Bicycling in Tucson, AZ
Joey Iuliano
Concerns for the environment and personal health have made bicycling an increasingly popular mode of transportation in the US. Understanding how bicyclists move through the built environment is critical to designing infrastructure that promotes safe ...
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Transportation as a Critical Factor in the Homelessness Continuum
Erin Murphy
Transportation is an often-cited barrier to health management, employment, social inclusion, and access to social services. Despite its importance, transportation is largely overlooked in the homelessness literature and, despite their vulnerabilities ...
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Identifying and Measuring Transportation Challenges for Survivors in Intimate Partner Violence Shelters
Sarah Robinson
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are more likely to experience transportation challenges. Inadequate transportation can lead to challenges accessing health care, increased usage of police services, and frequent IPV shelter stays. While re ...
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Free Movement: Enhancing Open Data to Facilitate Independent Travel for Persons with Disabilities
Shiloh Deitz
Amy Lobben , Henry Luan , Colin Koopman , Stephen Fickas
Nearly 40 million Americans report a disability, and of this population, 70 percent travel less because of the challenges they face. When they do travel, those with limited mobility are more likely to be pedestrians or public transit users. Today, fr ...
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Maternal Mental Health and Keetoowah Women: Past, Present, and Future
December Maxwell
American Indian/Native American (AI/NA) women experience postpartum depression (PPD) at a disproportionate rate. Poor transportation services and systems increase the risk of PPD prevalence in AI/NA populations, particularly since those in more rural ...
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Methodologies to Quantify Transit Performance Metrics at the System-Level
Travis Glick
Performance metrics have typically focused at two main scales: a microscopic scale that focuses on specific locations, time-periods, and trips; and, a macroscopic scale that averages metrics over longer times, entire routes, and networks. When applie ...
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Suburban Black Poverty in East Portland: The Role of Transportation in Making Ends Meet
Steven Howland
Portland has faced a mass displacement of Black households from the historically segregated area of Albina through various phases of urban renewal, urban deterioration, and gentrification. A substantial number of them have moved to East Portland, a s ...
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Transportation, Social Support by Family Visitation, and Depression of Older Adult Nursing Home Residents: A Mixed-Methods Study
Vivian Miller
Older adults who live in nursing homes are at an increased risk for depression and anxiety, and research has shown that social connections and family support are key factors that positively impact their mental health. However, research also suggests ...
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Social Equity in Transit: Toward social and environmental justice in transportation
Torrey Lyons
Much of the literature on transit focuses on very fine-grained aspects of the industry, often neglecting the important foundation of why the service is even provided in the first place. Transit service is supported by local governments with aid from ...
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