Abstract: Transportation planning is multidimensional, complex, and dynamic in nature. The decision-making process often involves multiple stakeholders with conflicting preferences. Effective decision outcomes can only be reached ...

Abstract: This paper introduces an Empirical Bayesian (EB) before-after analysis method for assessing the effects of highway shoulder paving on safety performance. In the first step, multi-year data on field-observed crash frequencies ...

Abstract: A new methodology is introduced for project selection that explicitly addresses issues of achieving maximized overall project benefits by selecting a subcollection of candidate projects for possible implementation at a ...

Abstract: This study introduces a new methodology for signal timing optimization that is carried out by adjusting green splits of a.m. peak, p.m. peak, and rest of the day timing plans for each signalized intersection in the urban ...

Abstract: Emergency medical service (EMS) providers participating in vehicle crash-induced incident management aim to offer as wide and efficient coverage as possible to meet the demand for incident responses effectively; however, ...