Traffic gridlock is choking our roadway system, and we cannot simply build our way out of the problem. Our research aspires to help inform policy decisions that strike a balance between better efficiency and more construction.
Research
- How to Fix Congestion
- Finding the Value of Urban Parking
- Demonstration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Traffic Incident Management
- Estimating Congestion Benefits of Transportation Projects with FIXiT 2.0
- Policy Implications of Transportation Network Companies
- Influence of Transportation on Residential Choice: A Survey of Texas REALTORS® on Factors Affecting Housing Location Choice
- Identifying Transportation Solutions That Promote Healthy Aging for Texans
- Operations and Policy Implications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Traffic Incident Management
- Understanding Congestion Context and a Tool to Help Choose the Right Mitigation Strategies
- Managed Lanes in Texas: A Review of the Application of Congestion Pricing
- Improving Texas Incident Management Programs
- The Future of TDM: Technology and Demographic Shifts and Their Implications for Transportation Demand Management
- Commuter Tax Benefits
- Connecting Demand Management and Economic Development Activities
- Austin State Agency Congestion Footprint
- It's About Time: Investing in Transportation to Keep Texas Economically Competitive
- Mobility Investment Priorities Project
- Status of travel demand management efforts
- Improving Resource Allocation Through Layered Data Analysis
Testimony to the Texas Legislature
Congestion
- TxDOT Rider 42 Overview of FindingsTim Lomax, June 23, 2014
David Schrank, Ph.D.
Email
Tel: 979-317-2464
Area Leader
Dr. Schrank has been involved in urban mobility research for over 35 years. He has co-authored the Urban Mobility Report utilizing performance measures to assess area-wide traffic congestion levels and costs for all urban areas in the United States. The information in these reports has been used to describe patterns and trends in mobility to a wide range of audiences, including transportation professionals, public policy decision makers, the media, and the general public.