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NJDOT Bridge Resource Program

February 23, 2022August 10, 2023Elena ChungLeave a Comment

The primary mission of the Bridge Resource Program (BRP) is to provide ongoing engineering evaluation and research support to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) Division of Bridge Engineering and Infrastructure Management. Major Goals of BRP is to (1) Preserve the state’s Bridge and Structural Assets, (2) Optimize the overall condition of the state’s assets within available funding limits and (3) Assist in developing the policy and standard based on new technologies to ensure structures safety and preserve NJDOT’s structures.

City-scalable Destination Recommender System for On-demand Senior Mobility

October 15, 2021January 11, 2024Elena Chung

This project aims to improve the efficiency of mobility-on-demand services with the help of machine learning. The goal is to create an algorithm that public paratransit services, private rideshare companies, and future autonomous vehicle fleets could use to improve operations and lower costs.

Emerging Leaders in Transportation

October 14, 2021August 10, 2023Nick Hudanich

Led by NYU Rudin Center Assistant Director Sarah Kaufman, the Emerging Leaders in Transportation program develops early-career transportation professionals to develop and promote innovations within their organizations. The three-day program includes professional development with executive leaders, communication work through networking activities, and site visits to major transportation management locations.

Development of a Mobile Navigation Smartphone Application for Seniors in Urban Areas

October 14, 2021January 11, 2024Nick Hudanich

The main deliverable for this project was a smartphone navigation app that addresses the specific mobility needs and priorities of seniors, improving their ability to travel around their cities. After the prototype was developed, the researchers recruited seniors to test the app for a few weeks, and then gathered their feedback.

Monitoring and Control of Overweight Trucks for Smart Mobility and Safety of Freight Operations

October 14, 2021August 10, 2023Nick Hudanich

This project will investigate technologies to screen overweight trucks including a high-speed weigh-in-motion (HS-WIM) system integrated with a license plate reader and/or security camera, and to evaluate the feasibility of such technologies compared to current screening practices at weighing stations.=.

New York City Connected Vehicle Pilot

October 8, 2021August 10, 2023Elena Chung

Researchers at NYU are working with NYCDOT and other partners on this portion of the NYC CV Pilot, as well as on safety performance evaluation of the CV technology deployment.

Integrated Analytics and Visualization for Multi-Modality Transportation Data

October 8, 2021August 10, 2023Nick Hudanich

This research project aimed to develop a data-driven approach for modeling cities, with a focus on pedestrian dynamics, which play a fundamental role in urban planning. It focused on detecting and counting objects such as pedestrians, cars, and bicycles in visual data sources that can provide insight into how people move around a city. The research team used an image database made up of tens of millions of images produced by Brooklyn-based start-up Carmera as its main data source.

Quantifying Uncertainty and Distributed Adaptive Control for Unanticipated Traffic Patterns as a Result of Major Natural and Man-made Disruptions

October 8, 2021May 7, 2023Nick Hudanich

This project developed real-time distributed network control techniques capable of utilizing various types of real-time traffic data, from both fixed and mobile sources. The work is divided into two major parts: traffic state estimation when data is limited and adaptive control.

Sustainability of Urban Consumption Practices

October 6, 2021August 10, 2023Elena Chung

This work will be conducted with the research group 6-t: Bureau de Recherche, based in Paris. The project aims to better understand and compare the consumption practices and mobility behaviors of the residents living in two of the major cities in the world (Paris and NYC). The work will be conducted through a simultaneous survey in both cities, analysis, stakeholder meeting and narrative.

Traffic Signal Optimization and Coordination in Connected Cities

October 1, 2021August 10, 2023Nick Hudanich

This research aims to explore the basic research on developing signal control and coordination methods under the CV environment, develop a framework for urban traffic signal optimization with CVs, and test the developed methods both in traffic simulation and using real-world CV data.