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MPC Researchers Participate in Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting

Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Researchers from the Mountain-Plains Consortium's eight collaborating universities were among the more than 20,000 transportation administrators, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers who came to Washington, DC, for the Transportation Research Board's 102nd Annual Meeting, January 8–12. The meeting featured more than 600 workshops, lectern sessions, committee sessions, and poster sessions. The theme for this year's meeting was "Rejuvenation Out of Disruption: Envisioning a Transportation System for a Dynamic Future."

The following provides an overview of MPC participation at TRB.

Colorado State University

Presentations:

Challenges of Incorporating Social Equity into Transportation Practices

• Fawzi Khalife, Colorado State University

Identifying Measures of Emotional Intelligence and Dangerous Driving

• Jubaer Ahmed, Colorado State University
• Nicholas Ward, Leidos, Inc.
• Jay Otto, Center for Health and Safety Culture
• Annmarie McMahill, no organization
• Erika Miller, Colorado State University

Poster:

Responsibilities and Technical Competencies for Highway Construction Inspection

• Datta Suruboyina, Colorado State University
• Christofer Harper, Colorado State University
• Jon Elliott, Colorado State University
• Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Manideep Tummalapudi, California State University, Fresno

North Dakota State University

Presentations:

Designing an Electric Transit Route Network Utilizing Energy Storage Technology to Mitigate Annual Demand Charges

• Mohsen Momenitabar, North Dakota State University
• Zhila Dehdari Ebrahimi, North Dakota State University
• Jeremy Mattson, North Dakota State University
• Jill Hough, North Dakota State University

Determining Spreading Rates of Hazardous Materials on Unmodified Cellulose Filter Paper: Implications on Potential Risks Associated with Transportation

• Heshani Anjalie Manaweera Manaweera Wickramage, North Dakota State University
• Jianbang Du, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Denver Tolliver, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Peter Oduor, North Dakota State University

Role of Public Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Enhance Food Access by the Food Delivery Service in 2020–2021

• Hamad Al Qublan, North Dakota State University
• Jeremy Mattson, North Dakota State University
• Jill Hough, North Dakota State University

Posters:

Understanding Emerging Mobility Adaptation in Rural America

• Ranjit Godavarthy, North Dakota State University
• Jill Hough, North Dakota State University

An Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Freight Rail Service Quality: Shippers' Perspective

• Elvis Ndembe, Prairie View A&M University
• Kimberly Vachal, North Dakota State University

An Automated Rail Extraction Method Using Laser Scanning

• Yihao Ren, North Dakota State University
• Chengbo Ai, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University

Machine Learning Predictive Model for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems to Achieve and Maintain Public Transportation Rolling Stock in a State of Good Repair

• Dilip Mistry, NDSU/UGPTI Transportation Safety Systems Center
• Jill Hough, North Dakota State University

Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Traffic Safety: From "Lockdown" to the "New Normal"

• Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Use of Crowdsourced Data for Evaluating the Effects of Bicycle Facilities and the Built Environment on Bicycle Use in a Small City

• Jeremy Mattson, North Dakota State University
• Taraneh Askarzadeh, North Dakota State University
• Zhila Dehdari Ebrahimi, North Dakota State University

Secondary Crashes Identification and Modeling Along Highways in Utah

• Zhao Zhang, University of Utah
• Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Considering Spatial Structure of the Road Network in Pavement Deterioration Modeling

• Lu Gao, University of Houston
• Ke Yu, University of Pittsburgh
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Rural, Intercity Bus, and Specialized Transportation Standing Committee

• Jill Hough, North Dakota State University, presiding

South Dakota State University

Presentation:

Post-Earthquake Serviceability Assessment of Standard Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns Using Computer Vision and Seismic Analyses

• Mostafa Tazarv, South Dakota State University
• Kwanghee Won, South Dakota State University
• Youjeong Jang, South Dakota State University
• Kallan Hart, South Dakota State University
• Evan Greeneway, South Dakota State University

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Standing Committee on Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges

• Mostafa Tzarv, South Dakota State University, voting committee member

University of Colorado Denver

Presentations:

Structural Equation Modeling of Older Pedestrian Crashes Considering Exposure Characteristics

• Manze Guo, Beijing Jiaotong University
• Bruce Janson, University of Colorado, Denver
• Yongxin Peng, Beijing Jiaotong University
• Zhenzhou Yuan, Beijing Jiaotong University
• Rui Yue, Beijing Jiaotong University

Unsupervised Detection of Anomalous Bridge Performance

• Ryan Cheng, University of Colorado, Denver
• Jimmy Kim, University of Colorado, Denver
• Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, University of Colorado Denver

Posters:

Identifying User Needs and Current Challenges of Interface Design for Automated Vehicle-Vulnerable Road User Communications: Insights from an Expert Survey Data Analysis

• Dania Ammar, University of Michigan, Dearborn
• Yi Wu, University of Michigan
• Huizhong Guo, University of Michigan, Transportation Research Institute
• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado, Denver
• Bochen Jia, University of Michigan-Dearborn
• Shan Bao, University of Michigan

Understanding Post-COVID-19 Changes in Grocery Shopping Trip Patterns: A Latent Class Approach

• Shubhayan Ukil, University of Michigan
• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado, Denver

Investigating Shifting Paratransit Demand by Time of Day and Location to Improve Service

• Manish Shirgaokar, University of Colorado, Denver
• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado, Denver
• Dervis Akcicek, University of Colorado Denver
• Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Is the Americans with Disabilities Act Effective?: An Assessment Based on Everyday Travel Experiences and Transportation Infrastructure Challenges

• Molly Wagner, University of Colorado, Denver
• Manish Shirgaokar, University of Colorado, Denver
• Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

How Time Inefficient and Uncertain Are Paratransit Trips Compared to Car Trips?

• Dervis Akcicek, University of Colorado Denver
• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado, Denver
• Manish Shirgaokar, University of Colorado, Denver
• Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Physics-Guided Neural Networks for Bridge Deterioration Forecasting

• Tobby Lie, University of Colorado Denver
• Kevin Rens, University of Colorado, Denver
• Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, University of Colorado Denver

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Research Needs in Travel Demand Forecasting Workshop, sponsored by the standing committees on Transportation Demand Forecasting, Traveler Behavior and Values, Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Travel Choices, Transportation Network Modeling, and Transportation Planning Analysis and Application.

• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado Denver, moderator

Advancements in Processing, Understanding, and Using Bicycle and Pedestrian Data, lectern session sponsored by the Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Monitoring and the Joint Subcommittee on Bicycle and Pedestrian Data.

• Aditi Misra, University of Colorado Denver, presiding

University of Utah

Presentations:

A Transfer Learning-Based Long Short-Term Memory for Traffic Flow Prediction with Missing Data

• Zhao Zhang, University of Utah
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Pavement Marking Conditions Assessment Using Mobile Phone–Based on YOLO and Similarity Detection

• Biao Kuang, University of Utah
• Jianli Chen, University of Utah
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park
• Sayantan Tarafdar, University of Maryland, College Park

Posters:

Rail Defect Detection Using Ultrasonic A-Scan Data and Deep Autoencoder

• Yuning Wu, University of Utah
• Xuan Zhu, University of Utah

Physics-Constrained Gaussian Process for Traffic State Estimation

• Yun Yuan, University of Utah
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Evaluate the Impacts of Daily Activities on Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Etiquette with Bayesian Approach

• Bingkun Chen, Monash University
• Zhuo Chen, Monash University
• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah
• Zhiyan Yi, University of Utah
• Wenyan Hu, University of Melbourne

Delineating Race-Specific Driving Patterns for Racial Segregation

• Yirong Zhou, University of Utah
• Tony Grubesic, University of Texas, Austin
• Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside
• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah

An Automated Federal Highway Administration Roadside Safety Rating System for Rural Roadways Using Computer Vision

• Ali Hassandokht Mashhadi, University of Utah
• Abbas Rashidi, University of Utah
• Juan Medina, University of Utah
• Nikola Marković, University of Utah

Inferencing Driver Characteristics Using Microscopic Driving Behavior Analysis from Naturalistic Data on Freeway Segments

• Juan Medina, University of Utah
• Arman Malekloo, University of Utah
• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah

Equivalency of the Intermediate Temperature Fracture Test to Predict Cracking Performance

• Abdullah Al Mamun, University of Utah
• Carlos Hermoza, University of Utah
• Pedro Romero, University of Utah
• Beatriz Paula Fieldkircher, University of Utah

Enable Decision Making for Battery Electric Bus Deployment Using Robust High-Resolution Interdependent Visualization

• Gabrielius Kudirka, University of Utah
• Xinyuan Yan, University of Utah
• Sarah Kunzler, University of Utah
• Yirong Zhou, University of Utah
• Bei Wang, University of Utah
• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah

Evaluate the Impacts of Daily Activities on Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Etiquette with Bayesian Approach

• Bingkun Chen, Monash University
• Zhuo Chen, Monash University
• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah
• Zhiyan Yi, University of Utah
• Wenyan Hu, University of Melbourne

Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Traffic Safety: From "Lockdown" to the "New Normal"

• Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Connected Automated Vehicle Trajectory Optimization Along Signalized Arterial: A Decentralized Approach

• Qinzheng Wang, Leidos, Inc.
• Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Secondary Crashes Identification and Modeling Along Highways in Utah

• Zhao Zhang, University of Utah
• Yaobang Gong, University of Utah
• Pan Lu, North Dakota State University
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Roadway Snow Estimation Using Dual-Spectrum Camera Images and Computer Vision

• Xiangdong He, University of Utah
• Yuning Wu, University of Utah
• Keping Zhang, University of Utah
• Xuan Zhu, University of Utah
• Xianfeng Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Technology Transfer Subcommittee, sponsored by the Standing Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service

• Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, University of Utah, presiding

University of Wyoming

Presentations:

The Effect of Geological Uncertainty on the Shaft Resistance Prediction and Reliability of Piles Driven in Multi-Layered Geomaterials

• Opeyemi Oluwatuyi, University of Wyoming
• Kam Weng Ng, University of Wyoming
• Shaun Wulff, University of Wyoming
• Nafis Bin Masud, University of Wyoming

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Surface Treatments on Pavement Friction Performance Using Deterministic Historical Data and Survival Analysis

• Marwan Hafez, City of Fort Worth
• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Posters:

Spatial Analysis of Snowplow Truck Crash Hot Spots in the Mountainous Road Networks

• Imran Reza, University of Wyoming
• Muhammad Tahmidul Haq, University of Wyoming
• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Evaluating Pedestrian Service of the New Super Diverging Diamond Interchange on Three Case Study Sites in Denver, Colorado

• Muhammad Tahmidul Haq, University of Wyoming
• Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan, University of Mississippi
• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Investigating Commercial Motor Vehicles Injury Crashes in Wyoming: Mixed Logit Model

• Sahima Nazneen, HNTB
• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Analysis of Factors Affecting Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity of Wyoming Highways

• Mst Rahanuma Tajnin, University of Wyoming
• Uttara Roy, University of Wyoming
• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Rural Road Safety Policy, Programming and Implementation subcommittee, a joint subcommittee of the standing committees on Transportation Safety Management Systems, Safety Performance and Analysis, and Low Volume Roads.

• Khaled Ksaibati, University of Wyoming, presiding

Utah State University

Presentations:

Impacts of Area-Wide Air Pollution on Multimodal Traffic: Comparing Pedestrian and Motor Vehicle Volumes in Northern Utah

• Prachanda Tiwari, Utah State University
• Keunhyun Park, University of British Columbia
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University

Barriers and Drivers to Transit Bus Electrification: The Transit Agency's Perspective

• Aleks Paskett, Utah State University
• Ziqi Song, Utah State University
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University

Risk Factors for Pedestrian Crashes on Utah State Highway Segments: Results from Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches Controlling for Pedestrian Exposure

• Md Rafiur Rahman, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (KAI)
• Mahyar Vahedi Saheli, Utah State University
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University

Mode Shift Potential Evaluation from Desire Line Analysis

• Grace Young, Alta Planning + Design
• David Wasserman, Alta Planning + Design
• David Foster, Alta Planning + Design
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
• Stephanie Tomlin, Utah Department of Transportation

Posters:

Importance of Social Behaviors on Pedestrian Dynamics: A Case Study of Islamic Clothing in Iran

• Amir Rafe, Utah State University
• Tobias Kretz, PTV Group
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University

Validating the Satisfaction with Travel Scale and Measuring Long-Distance Recreational Travel Satisfaction

• Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
• Michelle Mekker, Utah State University
• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University

Common Advanced Driver Assistance System Myths Assumed by Drivers and Recommended Public Messaging

• Ashik Rahman, Utah State University
• Michelle Mekker, Utah State University

How Does the Reputation of Data Manager Affect the Public Acceptance of Connected Vehicles?: Findings from a Questionnaire Survey in the United States

• Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
• Michelle Mekker, Utah State University

Bicycling Comfort at Roundabouts: Effects of Design and Situational Factors

• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University
• Niranjan Poudel, Utah State University

Measuring Intentions to Ride, Own, or Recommend Connected Vehicles Using a Multivariate Model

• Sailesh Acharya, Utah State University
• Michelle Mekker, Utah State University

Workshops/Committees/Other:

Investigating Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility, poster session sponsored by the Standing Committee on Pedestrians.

• Patrick Singleton, Utah State University, moderating

Standing Committee on the Testing and Evaluation of Transportation Structures (AKB40)

• P. Vaikasi and Marv Halling presented "Concrete Panels for Wireless Power Transfer to Vehicles"