CTR Library Research Digest -- Aug 2010

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Research Digest FORWARD ALL REQUESTS TO: The University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research LIBRARY 1616 Guadalupe St. ‡ 6XLWH ‡ $XVWLQ ‡ 7H[DV ‡ Phones: (512) 232-3126 and (512) 232-3138 Email: ctrlib@austin.utexas.edu

In this Issue: Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Reports

Table of Contents Item 1. An Evaluation of Alternative Fuels Usage by Public Transit Agencies (SWUTC/06/167321-1) ....... 1 Item 2. Intelligent Transportation Systems Data Compression Using Wavelet Decomposition Technique (SWUTC/09/167651-1) ............................................................................................................................... 1 Item 3. Multimodal Network Models for Robust Transportation Systems (SWUTC/09/167867-1)............... 2 Item 4. Driver Eye-Scanning Behavior at Intersections at Night (SWUTC/09/169111-1)............................. 3 Item 5. Evolution of the Household Vehicle Fleet (SWUTC/09/169202-1) .................................................. 3 Item 6. A Methodology for Incorporating Fuel Price Impacts into Short-term Transit Ridership Forecasts (SWUTC/09/169203-1) ............................................................................................................................... 4 Item 7. Trip Internalization and Mixed-Use Development (SWUTC/09/169207-1)...................................... 4 Item 8. Laboratory Investigation of a Novel Method to Accelerate Healing in Asphalt Mixtures Using Thermal Treatment (SWUTC/09/476660-00005-1) ..................................................................................... 5 Item 9. Improving the Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements through Developing a Predictive Model with Fundamental Material Properties (SWUTC /09/476660-00007-1) ................................................................ 5 Item 10. Bush School Capstone Course Support (SWUTC/09/476660-00010-1) ......................................... 6 Item 11. Developing and Applying Mobility Performance Measures for Freight Transportation in Urban Areas (SWUTC/09/476660/00014-1) .......................................................................................................... 6 Item 12. Sustainable Intersection Control to Accommodate Urban Freight Mobility (SWUTC/09/47666000015-1)..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Item 13. Pilot Information System for Cross-Border HAZMAT Transportation (SWUTC/09/476660-000161) ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Item 14. Dynamic Traffic Assignment-Based Trailblazing Guide Signing for Major Traffic Generator (SWUTC/09/476660-00046-1) .................................................................................................................... 8 Item 15. Vehicle and Driver Scheduling for Public Transit (SWUTC/09/476660-00063-1).......................... 8 Item 16. A Statistical Analysis of the Relationship between Land Values and Freestanding Bus Facilities (SWUTC/10/167372-1) ............................................................................................................................... 9 Item 17. Addressing Safety through Evaluation and Optimization of Permeable Friction Course Mixtures (SWUTC/10/476660-00013-1) .................................................................................................................... 9 Item 18. Southwest Region University Transportation Center Annual Report 2009 (SWUTC Annual Report 2009) ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Research and Technology Implementation Office, August 2010


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