Transportation

Commentary
Terrorism Shouldn't Affect Travel Plans
Evidence suggests that the threat of terrorism need not affect individuals' behavior and travel decisions, not even in the wake of attacks such as those in Brussels and Paris.
May 21, 2016
Commentary
What Are the Public Health Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana?
Legalizing and allowing profit-maximizing firms to produce, sell, and advertise recreational marijuana would likely increase marijuana consumption. But how would this increased consumption influence the use of other substances?
May 16, 2016
Commentary
Expo Line Could Enhance Wellbeing in Santa Monica
On May 20, the long-awaited Metro Expo Line will begin service to Santa Monica. Viewing urban mobility as a key component of community wellbeing may be an instructive way to assess the impact of Expo and other infrastructure efforts.
May 6, 2016
Commentary
Out of Line: How to Better Protect Airports from Terrorist Attacks
In airport security, it's not the size of a potential terrorist bomb that matters most, it's where it detonates. Fortunately, new technologies may present opportunities to get travelers out of line and keep them safe.
May 2, 2016
Report
Can the Air Force and Airlines Collaborate for Mutual Benefit? An Exploration of Pilot and Maintenance Workforce Options
This report explores ways the Air Force and commercial airlines could collaborate on issues related to their pilot and maintenance workforces by evaluating benefits, costs, and feasibility from the perspectives of both sides.
Apr 21, 2016
Commentary
Regulating Drone Airspace Using 'Smart Markets'
With commercially operated autonomous drones potentially on the horizon, a policy problem is likely to emerge: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths. “Smart markets” could help.
Apr 19, 2016
News Release
Autonomous Vehicles Cannot Be Test-Driven Enough Miles to Demonstrate Their Safety; Alternative Testing Methods Needed
Under even the most-aggressive test driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets of autonomous vehicles tens and even hundreds of years to log sufficient miles to adequately assess the safety of the vehicles when compared to human-driven vehicles.
Apr 12, 2016
Report
Test-Driving Alone Cannot Demonstrate the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
In order to advance autonomous vehicles into daily use, alternative testing methods must be developed to supplement on-the-road testing. Alternative methods might include accelerated testing, virtual testing and simulators, mathematical modeling, scenario testing, and pilot studies.
Apr 12, 2016
Journal Article
Trade-off Across Privacy, Security and Surveillance in the Case of Metro Travel in Europe
Focusing on train/metro travel we investigate whether Europeans perceive similar security and privacy issues as have been raised in recent discussions about surveillance.
Apr 6, 2016
Journal Article
Understanding the Potential of Variable Tolling to Smooth Congestion on Downstream Facilities: Applications of a Joint Time-of-Day and Route Choice Model
The aim of this research was to understand the conditions under which time-varying tolls could be used to effectively smooth congestion on a downstream, untolled roadway.
Apr 6, 2016
Journal Article
Investigating Changes in Willingness to Pay for Managed-Lane Systems: Quasi-Panel Approach
This paper investigates the hypothesis that willingness to pay for managed lanes (MLs) changes through time in the aftermath of the opening and operation of a facility.
Apr 6, 2016
Commentary
A New Tool to Assess the Costs and Effectiveness of Traffic Crash Interventions
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the U.S. An online tool can help policymakers understand the available evidence-based interventions that can help prevent crash injuries and deaths, what they will cost, and how effective they will be in their state.
Apr 4, 2016
Commentary
The Police Could Be Controlling Your Self-Driving Car
As self-driving cars become widespread, one of the biggest issues will be the rules under which public infrastructures and public safety officers may be empowered to override how autonomous vehicles are controlled.
Apr 4, 2016
Report
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers
Autonomous vehicle technology has the potential to significantly improve social welfare. This report addresses the numerous legislative, regulatory, and liability issues this technology will raise.
Mar 22, 2016
Testimony
Perspective on 2015 DoD Cyber Strategy: Addendum
Document submitted on February 23, 2016 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 29, 2015.
Feb 26, 2016
Commentary
Why Engineers Need to Be Thinking About Climate Change
As sea levels rise and extreme weather events become more common, evacuation routes in coastal areas will become more important. Transportation engineers need to be more proactive as they try to anticipate damage to pavement, bridges, and culverts.
Feb 22, 2016
Commentary
With Driverless Cars, How Safe Is Safe Enough?
Before driverless cars can be deployed, a fundamental question remains: How safe is safe enough? Waiting for autonomous vehicles to operate perfectly misses opportunities to save lives by keeping far-from-perfect human drivers behind the wheel.
Feb 1, 2016
Brochure
Spotlight on 2015
RAND Europe's annual review, Spotlight on 2015, illustrates how our work helps to improve people's lives through policymaking based on objective research and rigorous analysis.
Jan 26, 2016
Periodical
RAND Review: January-February 2016
This issue highlights RAND research findings on the effectiveness of correctional education in U.S. prisons; an exploration of how emerging technologies present an ongoing challenge to the criminal-justice community; and more.
Jan 11, 2016
Essay
How Will Technology Change Criminal Justice?
In perhaps no other field does society have as direct a stake in getting technology right as in policing. How will technology change the work that law enforcement agencies do and the communities they serve?
Jan 7, 2016

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Transportation

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Transportation Infrastructure

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Thomas Light

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Thomas Light is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and a member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty. His research spans a variety of areas including military acquisition, cost, and logistics issues as well as transportation and energy policy. Examples of Light's research include…

Aaron Kofner

Senior Research Programmer

Aaron Kofner is a senior research programmer who works extensively with Medicare, Medicaid, and private health claims datasets, cleaning and analyzing to report on cost, utilization, and health care quality. His interests include the evaluation of health care payment and delivery innovations,…

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