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PATH research report, Aug 1, 2007

Page 1. ISSN 1055-1425 August 2007 This work was ... valuable information. Finally, we thank Dan ... more Page 1. ISSN 1055-1425 August 2007 This work was ... valuable information. Finally, we thank Dan Lovegren and Lindsee Tanimoto of Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation for their assistance. Page 6. Page 7. 3 Abstract The ...

Routledge eBooks, Feb 22, 2016

This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobi... more This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobile dependency. The book is innovative and inspirational views these low car(bon) communities’ potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America. The table of contents lists the chapter titles as: Introduction: Why Low Car(bon)? Global Warming, Cars, and Cities; Amsterdam: GWL Terrein Case Study; Freiburg: Vauban Case Study; San Francisco: Market and Octavia Case Study; Stockholm: Hammarby Sjostad Case Study; Malmo: Vastra Hamnen Case Study; London: Greenwich Millennium Village Case Study; The Randstad: Houten Case Study; and Conclusions and Lessons Learned.

Transportation Research Record, 2015

In 2013, the City of Oakland, California, implemented a green shared lane (i.e., super sharrow) t... more In 2013, the City of Oakland, California, implemented a green shared lane (i.e., super sharrow) treatment, which consisted of a continuous band of green color on the pavement in conjunction with shared lane markings (i.e., sharrows) as an experimental traffic control device. The implementation was an attempt to improve traffic operations on a multilane urban roadway frequented by cyclists but for which geometric constraints prevented installation of dedicated bicycle lanes. The purpose of the experiment was to promote (a) safe and legal lane positioning by cyclists and (b) safe and legal passing by motorists. Through statistical analysis, the effects of the green band (i.e., green shared lane) on user behavior were isolated for comparison with the effects of no bikeway striping and standard sharrows. The key findings were (a) the green shared lane led cyclists to ride farther from parked cars (i.e., outside of the door zone) than they did with standard sharrows; (b) standard sharrows and the green sharrow lane led motorists to shift more often from the right to the left travel lane than they did with no bikeway striping; (c) the average passing distance for motorists who overtook cyclists did not change significantly; (d) the percentage of motorists who left 3 ft or more when they passed decreased with the presence of the green sharrow lane; and (e) the green shared lane had no negative operational effect on auto operations, auto speed, or transit speed.

Transportation Research Record, 2013

meaningful ridership estimates for new streetcar systems or extensions with the use of travel dem... more meaningful ridership estimates for new streetcar systems or extensions with the use of travel demand models only. A direct ridership model is one that has its basis in regression analysis, which measures empirical relationships through statistical analysis of station ridership and local station characteristics. Such models are directly and quantitatively responsive to land use and transit service characteristics within the immediate vicinity and within the catchment area of transit stations. They are used to predict ridership at individual stations on the basis of local station area and system characteristics. Although streetcar systems sometimes are used for traditional commute trips, experience with transit agencies suggests that they predominantly provide access and circulation for downtown or city center areas. Streetcar systems commonly serve tourists, and they often duplicate existing transit service provided by bus (3). Thus it was expected that individual station-area characteristics greatly affected boarding and overall ridership projections. Limited research on urban streetcar ridership factors, along with the challenges to assess the streetcar market with regional travel demand models, highlight the value of the effort presented here. The findings are intended to help agencies and practitioners to develop a more accurate assessment of the relative benefits of streetcar lines. This research built on past transit ridership forecasting research, which focused primarily on light rail, commuter rail, and bus systems. With the recognition that variables that affect streetcar ridership may differ from those for other transit systems, this study analyzed ridership and characteristics for existing streetcar systems in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. A directional, stationlevel, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model approach was selected to predict streetcar boardings. The sections of the paper that follow describe the research. They include a literature review, data collection, methodology, model results and analysis, conclusions, and further research. Literature review Direct ridership forecasting is a growing field of research. Numerous studies have been conducted to estimate the factors that influence ridership for various transit systems (4-12). Table 1 provides an overview of research conducted on direct ridership forecasting. Most of the research references earlier work on the relationship between built environment, "D" variables (e.g., density, diversity, design), and travel demand (13-15) and the attempt to incorporate these variables into the ridership models. Some form of population or employment variable, or both, was included in each of the models studied. Typically, the variable represented the population, household, or employment density within a certain area around the given station. Station parking also was found to influence ridership for

Journal of Public Transportation, 2010

This article provides a methodology for solving the bus network design problem, covering network ... more This article provides a methodology for solving the bus network design problem, covering network design and frequency setting and taking into consideration that commercial speeds of buses vary depending on the aggregated frequency of buses on each corridor. This methodology, referred to as Variable Speed Methodology, uses a variation of an algorithm proposed by Baaj and Mahmassani that assumes speeds remain constant (denoted Fixed Speed Methodology). Both methodologies were applied to the street network of Barcelona. Outputs were compared, and it was found that the Variable Speed Methodology produces a bus network with faster average travel speeds, shorter travel times, smaller fleet size, less route kilometer, and fewer buses per link while still serving the same level of demand. These results demonstrate that taking variability of bus speeds into consideration when performing route generation and frequency setting can significantly improve the performance of the bus network produced.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2010

A new methodology is provided for solving the bus network design problem, covering both network d... more A new methodology is provided for solving the bus network design problem, covering both network design and frequency setting. Two new bus network design models are created that build on the methodology proposed by Baaj and Mahmassani. A modification considers that commercial speeds of buses vary depending on the aggregated frequency of buses on each street or corridor. A further modification is the updating of route frequencies during route generation. The models were applied to the street network of Barcelona, Spain. Outputs were compared, and it was found that the new models produce bus networks with faster average travel speeds, smaller fleet size, fewer route kilometers, and fewer buses per link than previous methodologies. These results demonstrate that consideration of the variability of bus speeds and required route frequencies during route generation and frequency setting can significantly improve the performance of a bus network.

This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobi... more This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobile dependency. The book is innovative and inspirational views these low car(bon) communities’ potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America. The table of contents lists the chapter titles as: Introduction: Why Low Car(bon)? Global Warming, Cars, and Cities; Amsterdam: GWL Terrein Case Study; Freiburg: Vauban Case Study; San Francisco: Market and Octavia Case Study; Stockholm: Hammarby Sjostad Case Study; Malmo: Vastra Hamnen Case Study; London: Greenwich Millennium Village Case Study; The Randstad: Houten Case Study; and Conclusions and Lessons Learned.

and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodrank... more and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodranksy for their reviews and revisions. Cover photo from La-Citta-Vita on Flickr. Additionally the authors would like to acknowledge the following people for providing information vital to the creation of the case studies:

This report was researched and written by Nicole Foletta and Simon Field in 2010. It was edited b... more This report was researched and written by Nicole Foletta and Simon Field in 2010. It was edited by Dani Simons. Many thanks to Michael Replogle, who conceived and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodranksy for their reviews and revisions. Cover photo from La-Citta-Vita on Flickr.

Today in Russia proportion of TB-infected male convicts serving sentences in prisons has signific... more Today in Russia proportion of TB-infected male convicts serving sentences in prisons has significantly increased. According to the data of domestic and foreign scientists (R. May, V. Frankl, A. Adler, D.A. Leontiev, A.I. Ushatikov, V.G. Deev, D.V. Sochivko, etc.), the formation of meaning of life orientations has a positive impact on the psychological state of an individual and positively correlates with the effectiveness of the treatment. In 2018, in order to study the personal characteristics of TBinfected male convicts and to determine the level of formation of their meaning of life orientations, the pilot study in the medical and correctional institution of the Russian Federation was conducted. Special attention was paid to identifying the personal (criminal, socio-demographic, medical, individual psychological) characteristics of TB-infected male convicts. The research was carried out with the help of a set of psychodiagnostic methods and techniques: observation, conversation, praximetric method (analysis of personal files and medical records), testing, the test "Methods of studying character accentuations" (H. Smishek, K. Leongard), the test "Meaning of life orientations". (D.A. Leontiem), Lusher's test, methods of mathematical statistics (correlation analysis). It was found that TB-infected male convicts are characterized by negative mental states, character accentuation, low level of formation of meaning of life orientations.

Comprehensive and accurate vegetation monitoring is required in forestry and agricultural applica... more Comprehensive and accurate vegetation monitoring is required in forestry and agricultural applications. The optical remote sensing method could be a solution. However, the traditional light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scans a surface to create point clouds and provide only 3D-state information. Active laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) only measures the photosynthesis and biochemical status of vegetation and lacks information about spatial structures. In this work, we present a new Multi-Wavelength Fluorescence LiDAR (MWFL) system. The system extended the multi-channel fluorescence detection of LIF on the basis of the LiDAR scanning and ranging mechanism. Based on the principle prototype of the MWFL system, we carried out vegetation-monitoring experiments in the laboratory. The results showed that MWFL simultaneously acquires the 3D spatial structure and physiological states for precision vegetation monitoring. Laboratory experiments on interior scenes verified the system's performance. Fluorescence point cloud classification results were evaluated at four wavelengths and by comparing them with normal vectors, to assess the MWFL system capabilities. The overall classification accuracy and Kappa coefficient increased from 70.7% and 0.17 at the single wavelength to 88.9% and 0.75 at four wavelengths. The overall classification accuracy and Kappa coefficient improved from 76.2% and 0.29 at the normal vectors to 92.5% and 0.84 at the normal vectors with four wavelengths. The study demonstrated that active 3D fluorescence imaging of vegetation based on the MWFL system has a great application potential in the field of remote sensing detection and vegetation monitoring.

PATH research report, 2007

The report describes a prototype system developed to serve Demand- Responsive Transit (DRT). The ... more The report describes a prototype system developed to serve Demand- Responsive Transit (DRT). The system is designed to reserve DRT trips and dispatch buses in an automated fashion. The DRT service is provided by buses and has been proposed for a pilot project deployment in Fremont, California. The service is scheduled to be deployed as a hybrid service alternating between a traditional fixed route mode and the DRT mode from one bus trip to the next. The report describes the prototype systems from the perspective of the system users. Software development notes are provided to document the lessons learned from tge development work.

PATH research report, Aug 1, 2007

Page 1. ISSN 1055-1425 August 2007 This work was ... valuable information. Finally, we thank Dan ... more Page 1. ISSN 1055-1425 August 2007 This work was ... valuable information. Finally, we thank Dan Lovegren and Lindsee Tanimoto of Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation for their assistance. Page 6. Page 7. 3 Abstract The ...

Routledge eBooks, Feb 22, 2016

This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobi... more This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobile dependency. The book is innovative and inspirational views these low car(bon) communities’ potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America. The table of contents lists the chapter titles as: Introduction: Why Low Car(bon)? Global Warming, Cars, and Cities; Amsterdam: GWL Terrein Case Study; Freiburg: Vauban Case Study; San Francisco: Market and Octavia Case Study; Stockholm: Hammarby Sjostad Case Study; Malmo: Vastra Hamnen Case Study; London: Greenwich Millennium Village Case Study; The Randstad: Houten Case Study; and Conclusions and Lessons Learned.

Transportation Research Record, 2015

In 2013, the City of Oakland, California, implemented a green shared lane (i.e., super sharrow) t... more In 2013, the City of Oakland, California, implemented a green shared lane (i.e., super sharrow) treatment, which consisted of a continuous band of green color on the pavement in conjunction with shared lane markings (i.e., sharrows) as an experimental traffic control device. The implementation was an attempt to improve traffic operations on a multilane urban roadway frequented by cyclists but for which geometric constraints prevented installation of dedicated bicycle lanes. The purpose of the experiment was to promote (a) safe and legal lane positioning by cyclists and (b) safe and legal passing by motorists. Through statistical analysis, the effects of the green band (i.e., green shared lane) on user behavior were isolated for comparison with the effects of no bikeway striping and standard sharrows. The key findings were (a) the green shared lane led cyclists to ride farther from parked cars (i.e., outside of the door zone) than they did with standard sharrows; (b) standard sharrows and the green sharrow lane led motorists to shift more often from the right to the left travel lane than they did with no bikeway striping; (c) the average passing distance for motorists who overtook cyclists did not change significantly; (d) the percentage of motorists who left 3 ft or more when they passed decreased with the presence of the green sharrow lane; and (e) the green shared lane had no negative operational effect on auto operations, auto speed, or transit speed.

Transportation Research Record, 2013

meaningful ridership estimates for new streetcar systems or extensions with the use of travel dem... more meaningful ridership estimates for new streetcar systems or extensions with the use of travel demand models only. A direct ridership model is one that has its basis in regression analysis, which measures empirical relationships through statistical analysis of station ridership and local station characteristics. Such models are directly and quantitatively responsive to land use and transit service characteristics within the immediate vicinity and within the catchment area of transit stations. They are used to predict ridership at individual stations on the basis of local station area and system characteristics. Although streetcar systems sometimes are used for traditional commute trips, experience with transit agencies suggests that they predominantly provide access and circulation for downtown or city center areas. Streetcar systems commonly serve tourists, and they often duplicate existing transit service provided by bus (3). Thus it was expected that individual station-area characteristics greatly affected boarding and overall ridership projections. Limited research on urban streetcar ridership factors, along with the challenges to assess the streetcar market with regional travel demand models, highlight the value of the effort presented here. The findings are intended to help agencies and practitioners to develop a more accurate assessment of the relative benefits of streetcar lines. This research built on past transit ridership forecasting research, which focused primarily on light rail, commuter rail, and bus systems. With the recognition that variables that affect streetcar ridership may differ from those for other transit systems, this study analyzed ridership and characteristics for existing streetcar systems in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. A directional, stationlevel, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model approach was selected to predict streetcar boardings. The sections of the paper that follow describe the research. They include a literature review, data collection, methodology, model results and analysis, conclusions, and further research. Literature review Direct ridership forecasting is a growing field of research. Numerous studies have been conducted to estimate the factors that influence ridership for various transit systems (4-12). Table 1 provides an overview of research conducted on direct ridership forecasting. Most of the research references earlier work on the relationship between built environment, "D" variables (e.g., density, diversity, design), and travel demand (13-15) and the attempt to incorporate these variables into the ridership models. Some form of population or employment variable, or both, was included in each of the models studied. Typically, the variable represented the population, household, or employment density within a certain area around the given station. Station parking also was found to influence ridership for

Journal of Public Transportation, 2010

This article provides a methodology for solving the bus network design problem, covering network ... more This article provides a methodology for solving the bus network design problem, covering network design and frequency setting and taking into consideration that commercial speeds of buses vary depending on the aggregated frequency of buses on each corridor. This methodology, referred to as Variable Speed Methodology, uses a variation of an algorithm proposed by Baaj and Mahmassani that assumes speeds remain constant (denoted Fixed Speed Methodology). Both methodologies were applied to the street network of Barcelona. Outputs were compared, and it was found that the Variable Speed Methodology produces a bus network with faster average travel speeds, shorter travel times, smaller fleet size, less route kilometer, and fewer buses per link while still serving the same level of demand. These results demonstrate that taking variability of bus speeds into consideration when performing route generation and frequency setting can significantly improve the performance of the bus network produced.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2010

A new methodology is provided for solving the bus network design problem, covering both network d... more A new methodology is provided for solving the bus network design problem, covering both network design and frequency setting. Two new bus network design models are created that build on the methodology proposed by Baaj and Mahmassani. A modification considers that commercial speeds of buses vary depending on the aggregated frequency of buses on each street or corridor. A further modification is the updating of route frequencies during route generation. The models were applied to the street network of Barcelona, Spain. Outputs were compared, and it was found that the new models produce bus networks with faster average travel speeds, smaller fleet size, fewer route kilometers, and fewer buses per link than previous methodologies. These results demonstrate that consideration of the variability of bus speeds and required route frequencies during route generation and frequency setting can significantly improve the performance of a bus network.

This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobi... more This book examines seven case studies in Europe and the United States that aim to reduce automobile dependency. The book is innovative and inspirational views these low car(bon) communities’ potential for transferability to cities around the world, including North America. The table of contents lists the chapter titles as: Introduction: Why Low Car(bon)? Global Warming, Cars, and Cities; Amsterdam: GWL Terrein Case Study; Freiburg: Vauban Case Study; San Francisco: Market and Octavia Case Study; Stockholm: Hammarby Sjostad Case Study; Malmo: Vastra Hamnen Case Study; London: Greenwich Millennium Village Case Study; The Randstad: Houten Case Study; and Conclusions and Lessons Learned.

and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodrank... more and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodranksy for their reviews and revisions. Cover photo from La-Citta-Vita on Flickr. Additionally the authors would like to acknowledge the following people for providing information vital to the creation of the case studies:

This report was researched and written by Nicole Foletta and Simon Field in 2010. It was edited b... more This report was researched and written by Nicole Foletta and Simon Field in 2010. It was edited by Dani Simons. Many thanks to Michael Replogle, who conceived and edited earlier versions of this report, as well as Walter Hook, Luc Nadal and Michael Kodranksy for their reviews and revisions. Cover photo from La-Citta-Vita on Flickr.

Today in Russia proportion of TB-infected male convicts serving sentences in prisons has signific... more Today in Russia proportion of TB-infected male convicts serving sentences in prisons has significantly increased. According to the data of domestic and foreign scientists (R. May, V. Frankl, A. Adler, D.A. Leontiev, A.I. Ushatikov, V.G. Deev, D.V. Sochivko, etc.), the formation of meaning of life orientations has a positive impact on the psychological state of an individual and positively correlates with the effectiveness of the treatment. In 2018, in order to study the personal characteristics of TBinfected male convicts and to determine the level of formation of their meaning of life orientations, the pilot study in the medical and correctional institution of the Russian Federation was conducted. Special attention was paid to identifying the personal (criminal, socio-demographic, medical, individual psychological) characteristics of TB-infected male convicts. The research was carried out with the help of a set of psychodiagnostic methods and techniques: observation, conversation, praximetric method (analysis of personal files and medical records), testing, the test "Methods of studying character accentuations" (H. Smishek, K. Leongard), the test "Meaning of life orientations". (D.A. Leontiem), Lusher's test, methods of mathematical statistics (correlation analysis). It was found that TB-infected male convicts are characterized by negative mental states, character accentuation, low level of formation of meaning of life orientations.

Comprehensive and accurate vegetation monitoring is required in forestry and agricultural applica... more Comprehensive and accurate vegetation monitoring is required in forestry and agricultural applications. The optical remote sensing method could be a solution. However, the traditional light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scans a surface to create point clouds and provide only 3D-state information. Active laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) only measures the photosynthesis and biochemical status of vegetation and lacks information about spatial structures. In this work, we present a new Multi-Wavelength Fluorescence LiDAR (MWFL) system. The system extended the multi-channel fluorescence detection of LIF on the basis of the LiDAR scanning and ranging mechanism. Based on the principle prototype of the MWFL system, we carried out vegetation-monitoring experiments in the laboratory. The results showed that MWFL simultaneously acquires the 3D spatial structure and physiological states for precision vegetation monitoring. Laboratory experiments on interior scenes verified the system's performance. Fluorescence point cloud classification results were evaluated at four wavelengths and by comparing them with normal vectors, to assess the MWFL system capabilities. The overall classification accuracy and Kappa coefficient increased from 70.7% and 0.17 at the single wavelength to 88.9% and 0.75 at four wavelengths. The overall classification accuracy and Kappa coefficient improved from 76.2% and 0.29 at the normal vectors to 92.5% and 0.84 at the normal vectors with four wavelengths. The study demonstrated that active 3D fluorescence imaging of vegetation based on the MWFL system has a great application potential in the field of remote sensing detection and vegetation monitoring.

PATH research report, 2007

The report describes a prototype system developed to serve Demand- Responsive Transit (DRT). The ... more The report describes a prototype system developed to serve Demand- Responsive Transit (DRT). The system is designed to reserve DRT trips and dispatch buses in an automated fashion. The DRT service is provided by buses and has been proposed for a pilot project deployment in Fremont, California. The service is scheduled to be deployed as a hybrid service alternating between a traditional fixed route mode and the DRT mode from one bus trip to the next. The report describes the prototype systems from the perspective of the system users. Software development notes are provided to document the lessons learned from tge development work.