Publications

CIITR-Sponsored Reports

Title	Report Number	Author(s)	Date
Potential Benefits of Co-Locating Texas/Mexico Border Safety Inspections: A Study Directed by the Texas Legislature	185922-00014	Rafael M. Aldrete, Swapnil Samant, Okan Gurbuz, Kirbie Ferrell, Erik Vargas, Alejandro Berlanda	December 2022
Exploring Crowdsourced Big Data to Estimate Border Crossing Times	185921-00011	Xiao Li, Michael Martin, Bahar Dadashova, David Salgado, and Swapnil Samant	December 2022
Evaluating Crowdsourced Data Sources for Cross-Border Travel	TTI-2022-3	Ipek N. Sener, Erik Vargas, Okan Gurbuz, and Rafael M. Aldrete	November 2022
The Potential Role and Application of Emerging Data in a Border-Crossing Context	185922-00010	Okan Gurbuz, Erik Vargas, Ipek N. Sener, and Rafael M. Aldrete	October 2022
Exploration of Cross-Border Trip Characteristics Using Crowdsourced Data	185921-00016	Erik Vargas, Ipek N. Sener, Okan Gurbuz, David Salgado, and Rafael M. Aldrete	November 2021
Contact Tracing to Maintain Mobility at the Border during a Pandemic	185921-00008	Okan Gurbuz, Rafael M. Aldrete, David Salgado, and Mario Vazquez	September 2021
Free and Secure Trade with Enhanced Reliability (FASTER)	185920-00012	David Salgado Manzano, Swapnil Samant, Rafael Aldrete, Mario VazquezOstos	December 2020
Evaluation of Ambulance Cross Border Operations	TTI-2020-10	David Salgado, Rafael M. Aldrete, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, Lorenzo E. Cornejo, Dusan Jolovic, and Ihtesham Qureshi	October 2020
Cross-Border Transportation as a Disease Vector in COVID-19	185920-00015	Okan Gurbuz, Rafael M. Aldrete, Erik Vargas	October 2020
Potential Implications of USMCA on Energy and Transportation Sectors: Phase I	185919-00015	Bahar Dadashova, Jim Cline, Xiao Li, Alfredo Sanchez, Okan Gurbuz, and Rafael Aldrete	September 2020
Border Park, Cross, and Ride	185919-00014	Okan Gurbuz	September 2020
Accuracy of Probe-Based Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Estimates in Border Regions	TTI-2020-1	Ioannis Tsapakis, Lorenzo Cornejo, Alfredo Sánchez	January 2020
Forecasting Model for U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends Report	185918-00007	David Salgado, Bahar Dadashova, and Rafael M. Aldrete	September 2019
Expansion of Commercial Truck Counts at the Border	185917-00017	Dan Middleton, Swpanil Samant, and Lorenzo Cornejo	February 2019
Estimating Economic Impact of Commercial Vehicle Border Delays in Real Time	185917-00019	Rafael M. Aldrete, David Salgado, Swapnil Samant, and Mario Vazquez Ostos	September 2018
Developing Adaptive Border Crossing Mobility Measures and Short-term Travel Time Prediction Model Using Multiple Data Sets	185917-00015	Sushant Sharma, Dong Hun Kang, Abhisek Mudgal, Jose Rivera Montes de Oca, Swapnil Samant, and Gabriel A. Valdez	August 2018
2017 CIITR Research Brief -- U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends	TTI-2018-3	Geza Pesti and Rafael M. Aldrete	March 2018
Considerations for a Plan to Manage Empty Trailers Along the United States/Mexico Border	TTI-2017-12	Nick Norboge, Alfredo Sanchez and Brenda Manak	October 2017
El Paso Regional Transportation Data Warehouse and Traffic Monitoring	185917-00014	S.S. Samant, D. Salgado	September 2017
Remotely Determine Lane Status at Border Land Ports of Entry	185917-00010	D.R. Middleton, L.E. Cornejo, S.S. Samant	September 2017
Get Active, El Paso!	TTI-2016-22	I.N. Sener	September 2016
Employing Big Data Analytics to Monitor Transportation Impacts in El Paso during Pope's Visit to the City of Juarez	185046-00013	S. Sharma, L.D. Galicia Cabrera, G.A. Valdez Ceniceros, J. Susen, L.E. Cornejo, J.A. Shelton, A. Sanchez, S.S. Samant, J.M. Rivera Montes De Oca	August 2016
A Report on El Paso Resident Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Active Travel	TTI-2016-21	I.N. Sener, J.C. Pourteau	August 2016
Effectiveness of the Reimbursable Fee Agreement Between the City of El Paso and U.S. Customs and Border Protection	185046	N.D. Norboge, B.K. Manak, R.S. Trotter, A. Sanchez, K.C. Culver, A. Bujanda	July 2016
Alternative Transportation Modes and Technology Applications for Multimodal Transportation Planning in the El Paso Region	TTI-2016-15	R. Aldrete, T.B. Carlson, L.D. Galicia, T.S. Geiselbrecht, B.L. Ettelman, M.V. Braughton, A. Sanchez, I.N. Sener, S. Chandra, C. Simek, R.J. Lee	June 2016
2014 CIITR Research Brief - U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends	TTI-2016-17	G. Pesti, R.M. Aldrete	2016
Long-Term Border Traffic Counts	186045-00009	D.R. Middleton, S. Samant, H.A. Charara, L.E. Cornejo	October 2015
Develop a Plan to Deploy an ITS Solution to Measure Volume and Crossing Times of Passenger Vehicles at the Bridge of the Americas	1860054-1	D.R. Middleton, L. Ruback, R. Rajbhandari	October 2014
Active Transportation and Demand Management Texas Test Bed	161408-1	J.A. Shelton, G.A. Valdez, J.T. Williams, B.T. Kuhn, S.G. Bricka, M.M. Moran	October 2014
Investigation of Detectors for Border Traffic Counts	186054-00008	D.R. Middleton, H.A. Charara, L.E. Cornejo, S.S. Samant	September 2014
Time Savings Benefits Assessment for Secure Border Trade Program -- Phase II	186054-00002	R. Macias	September 2014
Creation of a 2012 Multi-Purpose Master Network for the Paso del Norte Region: Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), El Paso (Texas), and Las Cruces (New Mexico)	TTI-2014-13	L.D. Galicia, J.S. Williams, I. Ibarra	August 2014
Design of an Express Carpooling System for the Border Region	TTI-2014-2	G.A. Valdez, L.E. Cornejo, L.D. Galicia, A. Bujanda, D. Salgado Manzano, M. Borrego, K.G. Jurado Duarte	August 2014
Assessment of Commuting Crossing Cost at El Paso-Ciudad Juarez International Bridge of the Americas	TTI-2014-18	L.D. Galicia Cabrera, G.A. Valdez, D. Salgado Manzano, I. Ibarra, E.A. Varela	April 2014
Assessment of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Opportunities in El Paso-Juarez	186054-00010	B.K. Manak, R.S. Trotter	March 2014
Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns when Developing Tolling Policies for the Border Region	TTI-2013-13	J.A. Shelton, G.A. Valdez, L. Comejo	October 2013
Economic Costs of Critical Infrastructure Failure in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez Region	TTI-2013-31	Jeff Shelton, Sharada Vadali, Shailesh Chandra, Gabriel A. Valdez, and Arturo Bujanda	October 2013
Time Savings Benefits Assessment for Secure Border Trade Program -- Phase I	TTI-2013-28	R. Macias	September 2013
Assessment of Multiple Layers of Security Screening of Trucks by Customs Border Protection in El Paso, Texas	186043-00005	R.S. Trotter, B.K. Manak	August 2013
El Paso Socio-Economic-Health Data Assessment	TTI-2013-23	D.H. Bierling, W. Li	August 2013
Mobility Investment Priorities Project: Long-Term Central Texas IH 35 Improvement Scenarios Executive Summary	TTI-2013-17	J.A. Shelton, K.M. Lorenzini, G.A. Valdez, T.A. Williams	August 2013
Mobility Investment Priorities Project: Long-Term Central Texas IH 35 Improvement Scenarios	TTI-2013-18	J.A. Shelton, K.M. Lorenzini, G.A. Valdez, T.A. Williams	August 2013
Cross-Border Hazardous Materials Transportation Study: El Paso, Texas	186052-00003-1	D.H. Bierling, J.C. Villa, D.L. Jasek, A. Bujanda, E.A. Varela, E.L. Cowsar, A.L. Garcia	March 2013
Toward Understanding the Pedestrian Travel on the Paso Del Norte Bridge: Phase I - Development of a Conceptual Data Inventory Framework	186042-00009	I.N. Sener, K.M. Lorenzini, L.D. Galicia, R.M. Aldrete	November 2012
Dynamic Travel Demand Management for Non-Recurring Extreme Events	186042-00003	Jeff Shelton, Geza Pesti, Gabriel A. Valdez	August 2012
Exploring the Applicability of Commercially Available Speed and Travel Time Data around Border Crossings	186051-00001	R. Rajbhandari	June 2012
Sustainability Performance Measures for Transit Corridors	TTI-2012-15	CIITR Staff	February 2012
Freight Shuttle System: Cross-Border Movement of Goods	477770-00001	S.S. Roop, R.M. Aldrete, A. Bujanda, K.P. Fierro, J.E. Warner, J.S. Williams	August 2011
Application of an Integrated Land Use and Transport Model to the El Paso and Ciudad Juarez Binational Area	TTI-2011-11	A. Bujanda, R.M. Aldrete, U.R. Navarro Hernandez, J.S. Williams, L.D. Galicia, K.P. Fierro	March 2011
Development of Ciudad Juarez Traffic Simulation Model in Paramics	TTI-2010-16	J.O. Vidana Bencomo, R. Rajbhandari	December 2010
Development of a Data Repository and Web Interface for Air Quality Studies in Border Areas - Project Summary and User Guide	TTI-2010-21	R.U. Cardenas Casas, N.H. Fluker, D.A. Myerly, P.D. Portillo, T.L. Ramani, S.S. Samant, C.A. Seigel	October 2010
Regional Impact of Roadway Construction on Traffic and Border Crossing Operations in the El Paso Region	TTI-2010-12	G. Pesti, C. Chu, K.A. Balke, X. Zeng, J.A. Shelton, N.A. Chaudhary	October 2010
2010 CIITR Research Brief - Northbound Freight Traffic Trends at the U.S.-Mexico Border	TTI-2010-15	R.A. Sanchez	August 2009
CIITR Research Brief Series 2009: Northbound Freight Traffic Trends at the U.S.-Mexico Border	TTI-2009-8	R.M. Aldrete	August 2009
Modeling for Flexibility and Consistency: An Integration Capability for Mesoscopic DTA and Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models	TTI-2009-7	J.A. Shelton, Y. Chiu, S. Samant	August 2009
Short Haul Heavy Duty Vehicles -- Examination of Fleet Activity and Emissions in the El Paso Region	TTI-2009-9	L.E. Olson, D.H. Bierling, M. Farzaneh, J. Zietsman, T.L. Ramani	August 2009
Field Experiment to Identify Potentials of Applying Bluetooth Technology to Collect Passenger Vehicle Crossing Times at the U.S.-Mexico Border	TTI-2009-6	R. Rajbhandari	July 2009
Regional Transportation Data Warehouse - Phase I, II, III	TTI-2008-9	R. Rajbhandari	August 2008

Reports Funded by Other Sponsors

Title	Report Number	Author(s)	Date
Border Delay Costs and Texas-Mexico Trade Competitiveness: A Comparative Analysis		R.M. Aldrete, S. Samant, O. Gurbuz, K. Ferrell, E. Vargas, A. Berlanga, M. Vazquez	April 2023
Transportation Reinvestment Zones: Texas Legislative History and Implementation - Final Report	PRC 15-36 F	R.M. Aldrete, S.R. Vadali, D. Salgado Manzano, S. Chandra, L.E. Cornejo, A. Bujanda	February 2016
Dynamic Ride Sharing, Car-Sharing, Bike-Sharing and State-level Mobility	0-6818-S	T.S. Geiselbrecht, K.M. Miller, S.G. Bricka, M.M. Moran, T.B. Carlson, G.A. Valdez, M.W. Burris, G. Stoeltje, J.G. Hudson, G.P. Griffin, S. Johnson, D.L. Spillane, A.Y. Chacon	2016
Evaluation of Costs to Process and Manage Utility and Driveway Permits	0-6756-1	C.A. Quiroga, S. Sharma, M.E. Meyland	October 2014
Determine the Cost for TxDOT to Process/Review/Approve Utility and Driveway Permits	0-6756-S	C.A. Quiroga, S. Sharma, M.E. Meyland	2014
Border Delays and Economic Impact to the Freight Sector: An Exploration of the El Paso Ports of Entry	186041-00005	S.R. Vadali, D. Kang, K.P. Fierro	July 2011
TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2011	0-6581-TI-3	S. Anderson, C.P. Beaty, L. Ding, D.R. Ellis, J.A. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, B.A. Glover, M.L. Hoelscher, N.D. Norboge, R. Rajbhandari, T.L. Ramani, T. Scullion, J.A. Shelton, C. Shon, W.R. Stockton, S.R. Vadali, S.P. Venglar, J. Zietsman	April 2012
Prototype Design for a Predictive Model to Improve Evacuation Operations	0-6121-S	R.H. Henk, P. Songchitruksa, S.P. Venglar, S.S. Samant, G. Lim	2011
Valuing Public Sector Risk Exposure in Transportation Public-Private Partnerships	UTCM 08-41-01	R.M. Aldrete, A. Bujanda, G.A. Valdez	October 2010
Multi-Resolution Model Integration	186040-00006	G. Pesti	August 2010
Integrating the Transportation System with a University Transportation Master Plan: Best Practices and Lessons Learned	0-6608-3	R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, R. Cheu	May 2010
Integrating the Transportation System with a University Campus Transportation Master Plan: A Case Study	0-6608-2	R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, R.L. Cheu	April 2010
Integrating the Transportation System with a University Transportation Master Plan	0-6608-P2	R.A. Sanchez, J.A. Shelton	February 2010
Integrating the Transportation System with a University Campus Transportation Master Plan	0-6608-S	R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, A. Bujanda, E. Li, M. Farzaneh, S.M. Turner, K. Fitzpatrick, L.K. Cherrington, K. Cheu, C. Chang, I. Ibarra	2010
Traffic Control Strategies for Congested Freeways and Work Zones	0-5326-2	G. Pesti, P.B. Wiles, R. Cheu, P. Songchitruksa, J.A. Shelton, S.A. Cooner	October 2008
Managed Lane Strategies Feasible for Freeway Ramp Applications	0-5284-2	B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar	January 2008
Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps	0-5284-P1	B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar	December 2007
Feasibility and Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps	0-5284-S	B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar, R. Cheu	November 2007
Improved Techniques for Traffic Control for Freeways and Work Zones	0-5326-S	G. Pesti, P.B. Wiles, P. Songchitruksa, S.A. Cooner, R. Cheu, J.A. Shelton	August 2007