TRB Highlight: “Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Population Groups’ Ridership of Public Transport”
Title of Paper: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Population Groups’ Ridership of Public Transport Authors: Hossain, M. S., Fatmi, M. R. Description: Public transit ridership was severely impacted during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 and continued to have some impact since. The present study examines changes to ridership immediately post-pandemic in 2021. Research investigating the effects […]
TRB Highlight: “Modeling and Simulating Demographic Dynamics within an Agent-based Integrated Urban Model: Application of Machine Learning Techniques”
Title of Paper: “Modeling and Simulating Demographic Dynamics within an Agent-based Integrated Urban Model: Application of Machine Learning Techniques” Authors: Khalil, M.A., Fatmi, M. Description: The demographic characteristic of any region directly affects its transportation demand and energy consumption, among others. Most of the existing demographic components rely on logit and rule-based models, which can […]
TRB Highlight: “Jointly Modeling the Preference for Telecommuting and Teleshopping After the Pandemic”
Title of Paper: “Jointly Modeling the Preference for Telecommuting and Teleshopping After the Pandemic” Authors: Khaddar, S., Fatmi, M. Description: COVID-19 mitigation measures triggered a sharp increase in adoption of teleshopping and telecommuting activities. This study aims to understand extent to which past frequencies and experiences will affect post-pandemic teleactivities behavior. Moreover, findings of the […]