Publications

MTI research publications are available to download. All publications are listed below. To sort by topic area, select the specific topic from the dropdown menu below.

Title	Date	Author
An Analysis of Vehicle Ramming as a Terrorist Threat	May 2018	Jenkins & Butterworth
Establishing a Central Archive for Transit Passenger Data	May 2018	Newmark & Nixon
Improving Demand Modeling in California's Rail Transit System	May 2018	Rui Liu, PhD
A Survey of Viva CalleSJ Participants: San Jose, California, 2017	April 2018	Agrawal, Nixon & Simons
Do Americans’ Opinions About Federal Transportation Tax Options Depend on Survey Mode? A Comparison of Results from Telephone and Online Surveys	April 2018	Nixon & Agrawal
Evaluation of the Valley Transportation Authority’s DO IT! Program A “Ladders of Opportunity Initiative” Program Funded by the Federal Transit Administration	March 2018	Haas & Springer
Analyzing the Potential of Hybrid and Electric Off-Road Equipment in Reducing Carbon Emissions from Construction Industries	September 2017	Holian & Pyeon
Terrorist Vehicle Attacks on Public Surface Transportation Targets	September 2017	Jenkins & Butterworth
Designing Road Diet Evaluations: Lessons Learned from San Jose’s Lincoln Avenue Road Diet	July 2017	Nixon, Agrawal & Simons
What Do Americans Think About Federal Tax Options to Support Public Transit, Highways, and Local Streets and Roads? Results from Year Eight of a National Survey	June 2017	Agrawal & Nixon
Permeable Pavement as a Sustainable Management Option for Highway Stormwater and Safe Use of Roadways	June 2017	Ndon & Al-Manaseer
Improving Livability Using Green and Active Modes: A Traffic Stress Level Analysis of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Access and Mobility	May 2017	Mekuria, Appleyard, & Nixon
Data Presentation on Transportation Agency Websites: Trends and Best Practices	May 2017	Cherman
Transportation Construction Work-Zone Safety Impact on Time-Related Incentive Contracting Projects	March 2017	Pyeon & Kim
The Threat to Air and Ground Transportation Posed by Mentally Disordered Assailants	March 2017	Jenkins & Butterworth
A Comparative Analysis of High-Speed Rail Station Development into Destination and Multi-Use Facilities: The Case of San Jose Diridon	February 2017	Loukaitou-Sideris & Peters
The Challenge of Protecting Transit and Passenger Rail: Understanding How Security Works Against Terrorism	February 2017	Jenkins
A Survey of Viva CalleSJ Participants: San Jose, California 2016	November 2016	Agrawal & Nixon
Unfinished Business: The Importance of Human Resources to National Transit Asset Management Program Development and Transit Safety Performance	November 2016	Beverly A. Scott, PhD
The US Transit Bus Manufacturing Industry	October 2016	Czerwinski, Hartling & Zhang