University of Vermont Transportation Research Center
The UVM Transportation Research Center (TRC) conducts research that advances the science of understanding how we travel, the design of resilient transportation systems, and the impact of transportation on the environment, our health and wellbeing, and the economic prosperity of diverse communities. Explore our research, which is free and publicly available through ScholarWorks.
Submissions from 2014
Tailpipe Emissions and Engine Performance of a Light-Duty Diesel Engine Operating on Petro- and Bio-diesel Fuel Blends, Britt Holmén, Tyler Feralio, James Dunshee, and Karen Sentoff
Quantifying Biodiesel Fuel Effects on Light-Duty Diesel Engine Particle Composition by GCMS, Britt Holmén, John Kasumba, and Philip Cannata
Light-Duty Gasoline Hybrid-Electric and Conventional Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions Under Real-World Operating Conditions, Britt Holmén and Mitchell Robinson
Work Zones and Travel Speeds: The Effects of Uniform Traffic Officers & Other Speed Management Measures, Brian Lee, Dale Azaria, and Sean Neely
Estimating the Effect of Mobility and Food Choice on Obesity, Brian Lee, Jane Kolodinsky, Rachel Johnson, Erin Roche, and Geoffrey Battista
Exploration of Walking Behavior in Vermont Using Spatial Regression, Brian Lee and Nancy Liu
Vermont Travel Model 2013-2014 (Year 6), James Sullivan and Jonathan Dowds
UVM Transportation Research Center Signature Project 1B – Integrated Land-Use, Transportation and Environmental Modeling, James Sullivan, Austin Troy, Brian Voigt, Dale Azaria, Brad Lanute, Adel Sadek, Stephen Lawe, David Hershey, Brian Grady, John Boussard, and John Lobb
Bicycles, Transportation Sustainability, and Quality of Life, Luis Vivanco, Phoebe Spencer, Richard Watts, Stephanie Kaza, and Joshua Farley
Reducing Single-Occupancy Vehicle Use in Northern New England; Unlimited Access, Employee Incentives and Ridesharing, Richard Watts and Geoff Battista
Impact of Information Network Structure on Interorganizational Partnership Collaboration: A Hierarchical Perspective, Richard Watts and Tao Sun
Harvesting Data from Advanced Technologies, Xindong Wu
Submissions from 2013
Intelligent Traffic Signals: Extending the Range of Self-Organization in the BML Model, Christopher Danforth and Daniel Brown
Laboratory and Field Evaluations of Pervious Concrete, Mandar Dewoolkar, Ian Anderson, and Mark Suozzo
Optimization of Snow Removal in Vermont, Jonathan Dowds, James Sullivan, David Novak, and Darren Scott
Multi-Scale Model of the U.S. Transportation Energy Market for Policy Assessment, Margaret Eppstein, Donna Rizzo, and Jeffrey Marshall
The Social Drivers of Conservation: Social Capital, Environmental Concern and Transportation, Thomas Macias and Kristin Williams
Sustainable Transportation for Tourism: Green Certification Programs, Robert Manning, Lisa Chase, Laura Anderson, David Kestenbaum, Christina Mastrangelo, Peter Pettengill, Nathan Reigner, and William Valliere
Sustainable Transportation for Tourism: Indicators and Standards, Robert Manning, Lisa Chase, Laura Anderson, David Kestenbaum, Christina Mastrangelo, Peter Pettengill, Nathan Reigner, and William Valliere
A Census of the US Near-Roadway Population: Public Health and Environmental Justice Considerations, Gregory Rowangould
Vermont Travel Model 2012-2013 (Year 5), James Sullivan and Matthew Conger
Travel Importance and Strategic Investment in Vermont’s Transportation Assets, James Sullivan, David Novak, and Darren Scott
Submissions from 2012
Weather Factor Impacts on Commuting to Work by Bicycle, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Brian Flynn, Greg Dana, and Justine Sears
Integrated Transportation and Land Use Models: Systems Approaches and Applications for Modeling Transport Alternatives, Roelof Boumans
Spatial Analysis of Travel Demand and Accessibility in Vermont: Where will EVs work?, Jonathan Dowds, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Justine Sears, and Paul Hines
Seasonality, Mobility, and Livability, Jane Kolodinsky, Erin Roche, Thomas DeSisto, William Sawyer, David Propen, Faye Conte, and Matthew Putman
Environmental Concern, Social Capital and the Social Context of Tailpipe Emissions-Related Knowledge in Northern Climates, Thomas Macias, Elysia Nelson, and Richard Watts
Transportation Education Demonstration Pilot Program, Glenn McRae
Spatial Extent of the Impact of Transported Road Materials on the Ecological Function of Forested Landscapes, Deborah Neher, David Asmussen, and Kristin Williams
Vermont Travel Model 2011-2012 (Year 4), James Sullivan and Matthew Conger
Passenger Vehicle Idling in Vermont: Year 1 Report, James Sullivan, Jonathan Dowds, and Lisa Aultman-Hall
Efficiency in Transportation - Community and State Transportation Efficiency Planning in Vermont, James Sullivan, Jennifer Kenyan, and Richard Watts
Efficiency in Transportation - Optimal Transit Networks For Vermont, James Sullivan, Jennifer Kenyan, and Richard Watts
Integrated Land-Use, Transportation and Environmental Modeling The Vermont Integrated Land-Use and Transportation Carbon Estimator, James Sullivan, Anna Mika, Joe Fraker, David Hershey, Kevin Hathaway, and Stephen Lawe
Identifying Network Representation Issues with the Network Trip Robustness, James Sullivan, David Novak, and Lisa Aultman-Hall
Efficiency in Transportation - Increasing Carpooling in Vermont: Alternatives to Single Occupancy Vehicle, Richard Watts
The Social Construction and Framing of Tailpipe Emissions in the Media, Richard Watts, Thomas Macias, Jonathan Maddison, and Aaron Witham
Social Network Analysis of Sustainable Transportation Organizations, Richard Watts and Aaron Witham
Submissions from 2011
Atmospheric Oxidative Chemistry of Organic Particulate Emissions from Fuel Combustion, Giuseppe Petrucci and Scott Geddes
Numerical Modeling and Experimental Investigation of the Local Hydrology of a Porous Concrete Site, George Pinder and Christina Syrrakou
The Vermont Transportation Energy Report 2010, Justine Sears and Karen Glitman
Is There a Link Between Highway Funding, Construction Costs and Employment?, Richard Sicotte and Karen Glitman
Vermont Travel Model 2010 - 2011 (Year 3), James Sullivan
Efficient Transportation for Vermont Optimal Statewide Transit Networks, James Sullivan, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Nathan Belz, and Richard Watts
A Travel-Livability Index for Seniors, Phase 1: Livability Attribute Importance, James Sullivan, Justine Sears, and Karen Glitman
Application of the Network Robustness Index to Identify Critical Links Supporting Vermont's Bulk Milk Transportation, James Sullivan, Julia Smith, and Rebecca Grover
Submissions from 2010
Quantifying Vermont Transportation Safety Factors: Young Drivers and Departure from Lane, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Justine Sears, and Karen Glitman
Estimating Tourism Expenditures for the Burlington Waterfront Path and the Island Line Trail, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Chen Zhang, and Lance Jennings
More Robust Spatial Sampling Strategies for Non-motorized Traffic, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Chen Zhang, and Lance Jennings
Design and Collection of the NETI New England Travel Survey, Matthew Coogan, Lucy Gibson, and Margaret Campbell
An Investigation into Porous Concrete Pavements for Northern Communities, Mandar Dewoolkar and George McCain
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Project: Phase II Report, Jonathan Dowds, Paul Hines, Chris Farmer, Richard Watts, and Steve Letendre
Transportation Workforce Development at Community Colleges, Karen Glitman
The Vermont Transportation Energy Report: Vermont Clean Cities Coalition, Justine Sears and Karen Glitman
Advanced Development and Calibration of the Network Robustness Index to Identify Critical Road Network Links, James Sullivan, Lisa Aultman-Hall, and David Novak
Application of the Network Robustness Index to Identifying Critical Road-Network Links in Chittenden County, Vermont, James Sullivan, Lisa Aultman-Hall, and David Novak
Integrated Land-Use, Transportation and Environmental Modeling: Validation Case Studies, James Sullivan, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Austin Troy, Dale Azaria, and Stephen Lawe
Phase I Report: Integrated Land Use, Transportation and Environmental Modeling, Austin Troy, Brian Voigt, Adel Sadek, Stephen Lawe, Jun Yu, Yi Yang, David Hershey, Brian Grady, John Broussard, and John Lobb
Pupil Transportation: Travel Behavior, Traffic Impacts, and Potentials for Improvement, Qingbin Wang, Erica Campbell, and Robert Parsons
Gasoline Taxes: An Examination of News Media Discourse Related to Gas Tax Funding Debates in Six States, Richard Watts
Increasing Carpooling in Vermont: Opportunities and Obstacles, Richard Watts
Vermont Statewide Travel Demand Model - A Preliminary Evaluation, Andrew Weeks
Scenario Analyses and Simulations Using TRANSIMS and UrbanSim for the Chittenden County of Vermont, Jun Yu and Yi Yang
Submissions from 2009
Results of the Vermont Rural Transportation Funding Summit, Lisa Aultman-Hall and Karen Glitman
The On-Board Tailpipe Emissions Measurement System (TOTEMS): Proof-of-Concept, Britt Holmén, Mitchell Robinson, Karen Sentoff, Paul Montane, and Kevin Hathaway
Future Surface Transportation Financing Options: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural States, Glenn McRae, Jennifer Kenyan, and Karen Glitman
Extended Kalman Filter for the On-line Calibration of Traffic Simulation Models, Donna Rizzo and Adel Sadek
Intelligent Adaptive Control for Dynamic Traffic Routing, Adel Sadek
Effects of Miles Per Gallon Feedback on Fuel Efficiency in Gas-Powered Cars, Laura Solomon, Nick Lange, Michael Schwob, and Peter Callas
The Demographics of Travel in the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Region, Richard Watts, Cassandra Gekas, and Tristam Coffin
Modeling the Emissions of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles on Interstate 89/189 and US Route 7 in the Burlington Area, Andrew Weeks
Transportation Impacts of Smart Growth Development in Maine, Andrew Weeks
Submissions from 2008
The Vermont Transportation Energy Report, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Karen Glitman, Tristam Coffin, and Richard Watts
Transportation System Efficiency in Vermont – An Initial Evaluation, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Elaine Wang, and Richard Watts
Performance of a Battery Electric Vehicle in the Cold Climate and Hilly Terrain of Vermont-Final Report, Michael Cross, Keith Pelletier, and Walter Varhue
Incentive Elasticity of Demand for Bike/Walk Program, Jane Kolodinsky and Erin Roche
Regional Microscopic Simulation Model for Studying Traffic Control Strategies at Work Zone, Gopal Patil and Adel Sadek
Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles and the Vermont Grid: A Scoping Analysis, Richard Watts, Steve Letendre, and Michael Cross
Submissions from 2007
Voices of Vermonters: Vermont's Transportation Future, Richard Watts and Erica Campbell
The Vermont Transportation Energy Report (2007), Richard Watts, Karen Glitman, and Elaine Wang