Research Theme: Advancing New Technologies
Advancing New Technologies

Definition: The development and use of new technologies in transportation planning and transportation systems.
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Corresponding TRID/TRT Terms
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- Sidewalk Scout, Sidewalk Sentry, and the Sidewalk Priority Index: Cost-Effective Tools for Inventorying and Managing Sidewalk Assets and Prioritizing Improvements in Small to Large Communities
This report describes tools developed for managing pedestrian infrastructure as a transportation asset.
- Framework for Creating a Smart Growth Economic Development Strategy: A Tool for Small Cities and Towns
This tool provides smart growth economic development strategies for stable economic growth in small cities and towns.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Automating Web Collection and Validation of GPS Data for Longitudinal Urban Travel Studies
This research developed a Web-based prototype to collect, analyze, and update GPS travel survey data.
- Transport Survey Methods, Best Practice for Decision Making
This book compiles the travel behavior research strategies discussed at the 9th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, held in 2011.
- Evaluation of Existing Smartphone Applications and Data Needs for Travel Surveys
The report discusses the use of smartphones as a vehicle for travel surveys in Texas.
- Multimobility and Sharing Economy: Shaping the Future Market Through Policy and Research
The paper reports on findings and discussions that took place during the workshop on Multimobility and Sharing Economy: Shaping the Future Market Through Policy and Research, at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.