Research Projects
This is a list of projects and studies that the ITS-Davis Telecommunications and Travel Behavior Research Program has undertaken.
PROJECTS IN WHICH WE ARE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Agreement. Multi-tasking while Traveling in the Capitol Corridor: The Role of Wi-Fi. September 2011 – September 2012.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 6. Activities Conducted while Traveling: An Empirical Examination of their Impact on the Value of Travel Time Savings. October 2011 – September 2012.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 5. How Permanent are Construction-Induced Adjustments in Commute Behavior? Change Persistence Six Months after the Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California. October 2010 – September 2011.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 4. How Do Commuters React to a Temporary Freeway Closure? An Evaluation of the Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California. October 2009 – September 2010.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 3. Activities Conducted while Traveling: An Examination of their Impact on the Value of Travel Time Savings. October 2008 – September 2009.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 2. The Impact of the Internet on Shopping Behavior: Modeling the Choice of Pre-purchase and Purchase Modes. October 2007 – September 2008.
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University of California, Davis University Transportation Center, Year 1. Structural Equation Modeling of Desired Travel Amounts. August 2006 – July 2007.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center, Years 17 & 18. Modeling the Adoption of Teleshopping. August 2004 – July 2006.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center, Year 16. Aggregate Structural Equations Modeling of the Relationships between Consumer Expenditures on Communications and Travel. August 2003 – July 2004.
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DaimlerChrysler. Determinants of Travel Liking: Who has a Positive Utility for Travel? September 2002 – August 2003.
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California Department of Transportation. Alternative Fleet Scenarios. July 2002 – June 2004.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. An Input/Output Analysis of the Relationships between Communications and Travel for Industry. August 2002 – July 2003.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Telecommuting over the Long Term: Patterns of Engagement and Impacts on Residential Location. August 2001 – July 2002.
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California Energy Commission. An Aggregate Evaluation of the Impact of Teleworking on Vehicle-Miles Traveled. June – December 2001.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. The Impact of Attitudes toward Mobility, Adoption of Previous Strategies, and Demographic Characteristics on Responses to Congestion. August 2000 – July 2001.
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Daimler-Benz. Is there a Drive to Travel? December 1998 – December 2000.
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Daimler-Benz. Modeling Mobility Budgets. December 1998 – September 1999.
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW). Long-Term Effects of Telecommuting on Travel Behavior and Residential Location. August 1998 – March 1999.
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National Science Foundation Integrated Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) grant. October 1998 – September 2003.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Is Accessibility the Solution for All? Segmenting the Market for Mobility and Accessibility Policies. August 1997 – July 1999.
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Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways. Beyond Telecommuting: The Travel/Communications Impacts of Advanced Telecommunications Services. September 1996 – July 1997.
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Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways. Is there a Case for Public Investment in Telecommuting? The Cost/Benefit Analysis. (Co-PI with Debbie Niemeier). September 1996 – July 1997.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Travelers’ Responses to Congestion. August 1995 – July 1996.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. An Empirical Analysis of the Travel Behavior of Telecommuters and Home-Based Business Owners. August 1994 – July 1995.
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Washington State Energy Office. Puget Sound Telecommuting Demonstration Transportation Emissions Analysis. June 1994.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Market Segmentation of the Demand for Telecommuting. August 1993 – July 1994.
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California Energy Commission. Present Status and Future Directions of Telecommuting in California. November 1992 – September 1993.
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Residential Area-Based Telecommuting Work Centers. July 1992 – January 1997.
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Davis Community Network Demonstration Project. July 1992 – June 1995.
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Modeling the Choice to Telecommute. August 1991 – July 1993.
OTHER PROJECTS
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California Air Resources Board. Evaluation of I-5 Closure in Downtown Sacramento. May 2008-December 2009 (co-PI with Prof. Michael Zhang).
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Residential Location Modeling. July 2002-June 2004 (co-PI with Prof. Susan Handy).
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National Science Foundation. Decentralized Decision-Making in Complex Network Systems. 2000-2003 (in collaboration with Prof. Anna Nagurney of University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Prof. June Dong of State University of New York, Oswego).
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Statistical Approaches to the Study of Causes and Concomitants of Traffic Generation: Reexamining and Expanding upon Recent Work. March – June 1999 (in collaboration with F. Samaniego, R. Azari, R. Shumway, and N. Willits).
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California Air Resources Board. Development of a Land Use/Travel Model. November 1991 – March 1993 (co-PI with R. Kitamura).
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U. S. Department of Transportation Region Nine Transportation Center. Impact of Telecommuting on Travel: Accessibility Implication of Working at Home. August 1990 -July 1991 (co-PI with R. Kitamura, P. P. Jovanis, and D. S. Bunch).
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University of California Energy Research Group. Telecommuting, Energy and Air Quality. July 1990 – June 1991 (co-PI with R. Kitamura and P. P. Jovanis).
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