Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Casello, Jeffrey"
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Application of Crowdsourced Travel Data in Identifying Potential Opportunities for Transportation Demand Management
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)Traffic congestion is a major concern that many urban regions contend with. Since the 1970s, transport practitioners have sought out different ways to alleviate the negative impacts of congestion. The concept of Transportation ... -
An Empirical Study of Bicyclists' Turning Behaviour at Signalized Intersections
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-23)Efforts to increase cycling mode share have seen some success in North America, though challenges persist due to real and perceived safety issues. Of particular concern are left turns at signalized intersections. Left turns ... -
Enhanced Transit Ridership Forecasting Using Automatic Passenger Counting Data
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-07)Recent emphasis on sustainable development has carried over into the transportation sector, given the impacts of transportation behavior on environment and equity. Transit is widely recognized as a viable option supporting ... -
Establishing baseline travel patterns from smart-phone and spatial data
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-19)Investment in public transit infrastructure and services is essential to providing effective transportation alternatives, and it is important to monitor the progress of key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure goals of ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cities Working With Ridesourcing Companies
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)The process of using an application or web-based platform to hire a person with their personal vehicle to transport someone to their destination is also known as ridesourcing; and this is a new form of transportation ... -
Exploring the Accessibility Gap: Quantifying Transport Disadvantage in the City of Toronto
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-19)Researchers and policymakers have become increasingly interested in understanding the intersection between transportation and equity. Many scholars argue that it is important to understand transportation through an equity ... -
Impact of Free Transit Passes on Youth Travel Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)Young adults are often restricted in their activity participation and mobility by parental constraints and driving age restrictions. Public transit can, however, be a viable option for youth to accomplish their trips ... -
Improving the Fiscal Transparency and Sustainability of Public-Sector Transportation Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-25)Public-sector infrastructure funding is a complex and often unclear process. Cities operate most efficiently if there is an adequately-funded transportation network with which residents and visitors can easily travel from ... -
Quantifying the Impact of Transit Rider Perception and Satisfaction on User Cost: An Experiential Sampling Approach Using Smartphones
(University of Waterloo, 2018-03-15)The aim of travel demand modelling is to accurately estimate trips in future time periods by understanding current travel behaviours. Accurate generalized cost modelling for determining transit mode share has proven elusive. ... -
Transit-oriented federalism: Policy ideas and dynamics in Canada's urban transit policy regime
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-28)Canada remains the sole G8 country lacking a national-scale policy and institutional framework for funding and planning urban transit projects and operations, largely due to a constitutional division of powers granting ...