OTREC Events

Faculty and students affiliated with OTREC's four universities are involved in the following TRB sessions on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Each entry lists the session name as well as the title of the paper(s) authored or co-authored by OTREC affiliates. For complete details, please download OTREC's TRB Guide, 2012 Edition.

Reception Invitation: OTREC is a co-host of the Region X Consortium reception, along with UTCs from Washington, Alaska and Idaho. The reception will be held on Monday night from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Stone's Throw Dining Room at the Marriott. Please join us!

8:30-10:15 (Poster Sessions)

• Session 240: Highway Safety Management Improvement Through Research  (P) features “Exploring Traffic Safety and Urban Form in Portland, Oregon.” Marriott, Salon 2.

10:45 - 12:30 (Poster Sessions)

• Session 295: Current Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics Planning and Operations (P) features 3 affiliated papers. Shoreham, Blue Room Foyer.
  • “An Integer Multi-Commodity Flow Model with Recourse for the Capacitated Freight Online Network Assignment with Transportation Disruptions” 
  • “Model to Evaluate Cost Competitiveness and Limitations of Electric Delivery Trucks in Less-Than-Truckload Deliveries” 
  • “A Statistical Study of Commodity Freight Value/Tonnage Trends in the United States."
• Session 298: Health, Transportation, and Data (P) features “National Evidence Regarding Behavior and Physical Activity in New Urbanist Neighborhoods.” Hilton, International Center.

1:30-3:15

• Session 317: Research on Traffic Sign Minimum Retroreflectivity and Pavement Marking Presence  features “ Assessment of Sign Retroreflectivity Compliance for Development of a Management Plan .” Marriott, Thurgood Marshall North.
• Session 335: New Frontiers in Modeling Trip Generation  features “Context-Based Approach for Adjusting Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Rates.” Hilton, Columbia Hall 6.

2:00-3:45 (Poster Sessions)

• Session 342: Advances in Traffic Control Devices (P) features “Evaluation of Effects Associated with Advanced Vehicle Detection Systems on Dilemma-Zone Protection.” Marriott, Salon 2.
• Session 349: Emerging Methods and Developments in Travel Surveys (P) features two affiliated papers. Hilton, International Center.
  • “Framework for Applying Data Masking and Geoperturbation Methods to Household Travel Survey Data Sets.” 
  • “Capturing and Representing Multimodal Trips in Travel Surveys: Review of the Practice.” 
• Session 352: Issues in Transportation Economics: Marginal Cost of Travel, Value of Time, Value of Reliability, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Economic Activity  (P) features “ Relationship Between Vehicle Miles Traveled and Economic Activity.” Hilton, International Center.
• Session 357: Transportation Revenue and Finance Showcase  (P) features “Costs of Alternative Revenue Generation Systems.” Hilton, International Center.
• Session 358: Transportation Systems Performance Measurement  (P) features “User Needs and Enhancements to PORTAL.” Hilton, International Center.
• Session 372: Operations Workforce: Agency Needs and Future Directions features  a Panel Discussion. Marriott, Salon 3.
• Session 386: Emerging Topics in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Nonhighway Vehicles  features “ Bus Stop Air Quality: An Empirical Analysis of Exposure to Particulate Matter at Bus Stop Shelters.” Hilton, Georgetown East.

4:15-6:00 (Poster Sessions)

• Session 411: Case Studies and Modeling for Transit Management and Performance: United States and International Examples(P) features “Model and Study of Key Variables Affecting Bus Replacement Age and Life-cycle Costs.” Hilton, International Center.

7:30-9:30

• Session 432: Research for the Sake of Safety features “ How Far Are Current Advisory Speeds from Being Optimal? Analysis Based on Safety Performance.” Marriott, Virginia A.
• Session 447: Explorations in Transit Management, Performance, and Funding features “Extraboard Performance: TriMet Case Study.” Hilton, International East.

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