NYU Wagner

Research Projects

The Rudin Center conducts research on transportation policy and management issues at all levels, from local to international. Past studies have touched on a wide range of topics, including:

• Freight Transportation Planning
• Pedestrian and Bike Safety
• Transportation finance
• On-street parking in large cities
• Inter-jurisdictional coordination for traffic management
• Interagency sharing of fiber optic systems
• Transportation operations

Current Projects

• Assessing the Performance of Mega-projects
• Assessing Public Participation Initiatives of MTA
• Best Practices for Context Sensitive Solutions in Urban Areas
• Defining the Shared Goals of the NYMTC Principals and Related Future Trends
• Feasibility of Freight Villages in the NYMTC Region
• Integrative Freight Demand Management in the New York City Metropolitan Area Institutional Analyses and Coordination
• Pedestrian Fatality and Severe Injury Crashes in New York City
• Pedestrian Safety and Potential High-Risk Groups in Large Central Cities: Issues, Tools, and Policy
• Urban Distribution Centers: A Means for Reducing Freight VMT?
• Urban Transportation Benchmarking Partnership

Project Archive

• Assessment of Border Crossing Needs in New York State
• At Capacity: The Need for More Rail Access to the Manhattan CBD
• Context Sensitive Solutions in Large Central Cities
• Bi-State Domestic Freight Ferries
• Environmental Justice
• Fare Policy Regarding Regular and/or Inflation-related ("Programmed") Price Increases
• Funding Analysis for Long-Term Planning
• High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for Success - Part 1
• High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for Success - Part 2
• Identifying and Reducing Institutional Barriers to Effective and Efficient Freight Movement in Downstate New York Study
• ITS for Congestion Mitigation and Improved Reliability
• The Impact of MTA Capital Spending
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• NYC State Arterial Highway Peer City Review
• NYMTC's Highways and Streets Planning Initiative
• On-Street Parking Study
• Pedestrian and Bicyclist Standards and Innovations in Large Central Cities
• Strengthening Inter-jurisdictional Coordination on Transportation and Related Land Use in the NYMTC Region
• Transportation Financial Flows
• Value Pricing and Changes in the Toll Schedule on Port Authority Facilities