James Fox
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Education
Overview
Biography
James Fox is a research leader at RAND Europe. He conducts most of his work in the area of transport demand modelling. He has considerable experience in the development and application of model systems to forecast demand for transport systems at urban, regional, and national levels. Fox is also RAND Europe's deputy research quality assurance manager.
Fox received his M.Eng. and M.Sc. from the University of London, and is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Manchester Motorway Box: post-survey research of induced traffic effects
- Feasibility study for a model of longer-distance demand
- PRISM West Midlands: extension of model system to represent the impact of incomes
Transportation & Infrastructure
Biography
James Fox is a research leader at RAND Europe. His work on RAND Europe's modelling team focusses on the development of policy-responsive transport demand model systems. He has considerable experience in the development and application of model systems to forecast demand for transport systems at urban, regional, and national levels. Fox is also RAND Europe's deputy research quality assurance manager.
Fox received his M.Eng. and M.Sc. from the University of London, and is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
Recent Projects
- Sydney Strategic Model: update of demand models and extension to model toll roads and park-and-ride
- Development of a long-distance travel demand model capable of forecasting demand for high-speed rail and other policies
- Manchester Motorway Box: post-survey research of induced traffic effects
- PRISM West Midlands: extension of model system to represent the impact of incomes
Selected Publications
Fox, J., S. Hess, "Review of Evidence for Temporal Transferability of Mode-Destination Models," Transportation Research Record, 2175, 2010
Fox, J., A. Daly, B. Patruni, "Improving the Treatment of Cost in Large Scale Models," European Transport Conference, Noordwijkerhout, 2009
Fox, J., C. Rohr, A. Daly, B. Patruni, "Manchester Motorway Box: Post Survey Research on Induced Traffic Effects," European Transport Conference, Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, 2008
Vuk., G., C. Overgaard Hansen, J. Fox, "The Copenhagen Transport Model and its Application in the Metro City Ring Project," Transport Reviews, 29(2), 2008
Burge, P., J. Fox, M. Kouwenhoven, C. Rohr, M. Wigan, "Modeling of Motorcycle Ownership and Commuter Usage: a UK study," Transportation Research Record, 2031, 2007
Fox, J., "Modelling Park-and-Ride in the West Midlands Region," European Transport Conference, Strasbourg, 2005
Honors & Awards
- 2010 Freg Burgraff award, planning and environment, for excellence in transportation research by researchers aged 35 years of age or younger, Transportation Research Board
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