Research Projects | National Institute for Transportation and Communities

Engaging Youth to Increase their Transportation System Support, Understanding, and Use

Principal Investigator: Autumn Shafer

Little is known from research about how to motivate youth to choose non-car mobility, especially specific Portland-area youth. Understanding the current attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of youth in relation to non-car mobility contributes to the sus ... Read More

The Use of Mt. Mazama Volcanic Ash as Natural Pozzolans for Sustainable Soil and Unpaved Road Improvement

Principal Investigator: Matthew Sleep

This Small Starts study offers sustainable road building materials for rural infrastructure, from an unlikely source. Approximately 7,000 years ago, the eruption of Oregon's Mt. Mazama blanketed the Klamath Basin region with a thick layer of volcanic ... Read More

How Do Stressed Workers Make Travel Mode Choices That Are Good For Their Health, Safety, and Productivity?

Principal Investigator: Liu-Qin Yang

This proposal integrates the perspectives from transportation and psychology research by focusing on the relations between commuting stress, commuting mode choice, and consequences of such choice for commuters' health, travel safety, and work perform ... Read More

Active and Public Transportation Connectivity between North Temple TOD and Jordan Park River Trail

Principal Investigator: Ivis Garcia

Co-Investigator: Christie Oostema

Students in the University of Utah’s Westside Studio researched and developed this project by studying the west side’s history and demographics, conducting surveys and focus groups with residents and performing on-site analyses of infrastructure ... Read More

Travel to Food: Transportation Barriers for the Food Insecure in Tampa Bay

Principal Investigator: Ann Joslin

Co-Investigator: Kevin Salzer

In partnership with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF), the Transportation Innovation Group informed practical transportation solutions aimed at improved food access in Tampa Bay (Hillsboroug ... Read More

Narratives of Marginalized Cyclists: Understanding Obstacles to Utilitarian Cycling Among Women and Minorities in Portland, Oregon

Principal Investigator: Amy Lubitow

Everyday cycling for transportation can have positive, population-level health impacts. Significant deterrents to cycling remain, however, particularly for women and minorities. Narratives of Marginalized Cyclists, a NITC project conducted by Amy Lub ... Read More

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