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Congestion

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.

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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
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Data Visualization

  • How TNCs are Changing the Market for Transportation with On-Demand Mobility

Testimony to the Texas Legislature

Congestion

  • TxDOT Rider 42 Overview of FindingsTim Lomax, June 23, 2014
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Timothy J. Lomax, Ph.D., P.E.

Email
Tel: 979-317-2483 Ext. 42483

Area Leader

Dr. Lomax has been extensively involved in urban mobility research for more than 30 years. He developed and applied a methodology to assess areawide traffic congestion levels and congestion costs. The Urban Mobility Report examines trends in urban area mobility in 101 cities throughout the U.S. A related pooled-fund research project has developed several performance measures and analytical techniques to describe mobility to a wide range of audiences including transportation professionals, public policy decision-makers, the media and the general public.

Key Researchers

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Phil Lasley

Email  ·  Tel: 512-407-1113

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David Schrank

Email  ·  Tel: 979-317-2464

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