Research Theme: Innovative Data Analysis
Innovative Data Analysis

Definition: Data analysis techniques for transportation planning
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- Mapping Bicycle Facilities by Levels of Traffic Stress
This research reviewed the San Diego bicycle infrastructure and developed recommendations for increasing the city’s ridership.
- An Interim Synthetic Approach for Estimating Pedestrian Volumes in Smaller Communities
This paper addresses the gap in transportation performance measures for pedestrians in small, rural communities.
- Travel Demand Forecasting: Parameters and Techniques
This project served to update NCHRP Report 365, and provide guidance on setting parameters and using forecasting procedures consistent with current practices.
- Smartphone Panels as Viable and Cost-effective GPS Data Collection for Small and Medium Planning Agencies
This research investigates the feasibility for other data collection methods for small and mid-sized MPOs, such as GPS data from a smartphone.
- Close to Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas
This handbook aims to provide insights into small, rural communities’ and the relationship between development patterns, land use, and increased driving.
- Designing a Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Monitoring Program to Estimate Annual Average Daily Traffic in a Small Rural College Town
This research designed traffic monitoring programs for non-motorized modes of transportation in small, rural communities.
- Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey: Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities
This report identifies areas of improvement for the American Community Survey (ACS), including methods for surveying small geographic areas and efficiently meeting new data needs.
- Developing a Mode Choice Model for Small and Medium MPOs
This report documents the development of mode choice models for use at MPOs throughout Texas.
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All
This article highlights several of the innovative practices shared at the Tools of the Trade conference held in Burlington, VT in July 2014.
- Factors Influencing Walking in Small Urban Region
The research and analysis gives an overview of factors that contribute to people’s prioritization of walking over other forms of transportation.