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Evaluating the Traffic and Emissions Impacts of New York City Cordon Pricing
(2020-05)Traffic congestion is a major challenge in metropolitan areas due to economic and negative health impacts. Several strategies have been tested all around the globe to relieve traffic congestion and minimize transportation ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on Transportation Engineering Education and Research
(2020-09-30)In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in the United States forcing many universities to discourage in-person classes and research meetings. Many faculty members modified their modes of instruction and research ... -
Potential impacts of electric vehicles on air quality and health endpoints in the Greater Houston Area in 2040
(2019-12-30)Significant emissions from transportation contribute to the formation of O3 and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), causing poor air quality and health. In this study, four scenarios were developed to understand how future ... -
Health Perception on the Adoption and Acceptance of Shared Mobility: From Now to Future
(2018-10-01)Bikesharing has become increasingly popular in urban areas as an alternative active transportation mode that canhelp relieve congestion, mitigate negative environmental impacts, and improve public health through increasedphysical ... -
Reducing Airport Pollution and Consequent Health Impacts to Local Community
(2018-10-31)Research shows that air pollution caused by a large airport could be equivalent to that produced by many hundreds of miles of freeway traffic. Airplane air pollution include ultrafine sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and ... -
Impacts of Transportation Emissions on the Risk of Mortality: Findings from the Literature and Policy Implications
(2020-09-30)Background: Exposure to vehicle emissions have been considered a cause of several negative health outcomes including mortality. The existing findings are too inconsistent to drive a well-founded exposure-response function ... -
Air quality implications of COVID-19 in California
(2020-10)The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected human health and the economy. The implementation of social distancing practices to combat the virus spread, however, has led to a notable improvement in air quality. This ... -
Exploring Social Connectivity and Transportation Needs of the Seniors through a Mobile Smartphone Application
(2020-03-31)Mobile smartphone applications may assist seniors in their mobility and connect them with the community. This project involves the development of a new version of the Urban Connector application to: (1) identify a metric ... -
Smart Sensors to Reduce Pollutant Emissions in Transportation, Phase II
(2020-03-31)The proposed project is intended to design, develop, characterize, and demonstrate the feasibility of oxide materials based sensors, which are compatible for high temperature operation and efficient in functionality in a ... -
How do car donation programs effect travel, income, and healthcare access among poor families?
(2020-06-01)What happens when you give poor families a car? For decades, scholars have suggested that giving poor families cars can help them move up the economic ladder, yet these programs have rarely been studied. My research will ...
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