Type | Book |
---|---|
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
URL | https://www.nap.edu/catalog/26084 |
Place | Washington, D.C. |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Date | 2021-02-23 |
Extra | Pages: 26084 DOI: 10.17226/26084 |
Library Catalog | DOI.org (Crossref) |
Abstract | Fundamental shifts in preparedness planning are needed to ensure health, safety, and smooth operations during emergencies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To prepare for emergency events requiring evacuation, it is necessary to revise shelter planning and mass care operations, shelter staffing, and shelter design and operations with a focus on reducing virus transmission and ensuring safety. Developing effective public messaging is also critical during the pandemic and requires advance planning and familiarity with the needs and characteristics of the communities being served. |
Date Added | 3/4/2021, 4:00:02 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
---|---|
Author | Zixuan Liu |
Author | Raphael Stern |
URL | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000527 |
Rights | © 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers |
Volume | 147 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 04021014 |
Publication | Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems |
Date | 2021/05/01 |
Extra | Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers |
DOI | 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000527 |
Library Catalog | ASCE |
Language | EN |
Abstract | The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly disrupted transportation and travel patterns across the US and around the world. A significant driving factor in the significant reduction in travel in the US was the declaration of varying state-, county-, and city-level stay-at-home orders with varying degrees of reduction. However, it is still not clear how significantly any one of those orders contributed to the reduction in travel. This article looks at continuous count data from the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, area to quantify the disruption in terms of reductions in traffic volume as well as the abnormality of the disruption to travel patterns. A nearly 50% reduction in total traffic volume is found, and regional trends both in reductions and the gradual recovery toward normal travel patterns are identified. Furthermore, key dates are identified that led to significant reductions in travel, and this disruptive event is compared with other significantly disruptive events in Minnesota for context. It is found that although the stay-at-home order was a significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19, traffic volumes had already reduced significantly before the order went into effect, and traffic volumes had recovered significantly before the order expired. These findings will be helpful in understand the impact of stay-at-home orders on future outbreaks of COVID-19 or other pandemics. |
Date Added | 3/1/2021, 8:15:33 AM |
Type | Journal Article |
---|---|
Author | David Waetjen |
Author | Fraser Shilling |
URL | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/078193ht |
Date | 2021-02-01 |
DOI | 10.7922/G2VX0DT3 |
Library Catalog | escholarship.org |
Language | en |
Abstract | In 2015, the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis developed a web-based method to collect all incident data that appear on the CHP real-time incident-reporting website (https://cad.chp.ca.gov/). These data are assembled into a database called CHIPS, the California Highway Incident Processing System. Previous analyses suggest that these data are more spatially accurate than other state resources (e.g., the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)). Because they are collected and organized in real-time, they can also be shared and queried more easily. The current project developed a web-portal that supports queries for counties and specific highways (https://roadecology.ucdavis.edu/resources/covid19- traffic). The results shown make apparent the reduction in crashes and traffic during the summer 2020 peak of the COVID19 pandemic. |
Date Added | 3/5/2021, 9:33:01 AM |
Type | Web Page |
---|---|
Author | International Transport Forum |
URL | https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/infrastructure-investment-covid-19.pdf |
Abstract | Infrastructure investment is a tried and tested way to successfully stimulate economic activity following a crisis. It raises two important policy questions: how to prioritise projects and what method of project financing to adopt? We explore what works best and how to avoid pitfalls. |
Date Added | 3/3/2021, 12:19:30 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
---|---|
Author | Zilin Bian |
Author | Fan Zuo |
Author | Jingqin Gao |
Author | Yanyan Chen |
Author | Sai Sarath Chandra Pavuluri Venkata |
Author | Suzana Duran Bernardes |
Author | Kaan Ozbay |
Author | Xuegang (Jeff) Ban |
Author | Jingxing Wang |
URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856421000276 |
Volume | 145 |
Pages | 269-283 |
Publication | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
Date | March 1, 2021 |
Journal Abbr | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
DOI | 10.1016/j.tra.2021.01.019 |
Library Catalog | ScienceDirect |
Language | en |
Abstract | The unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic demand timely action. However, due to the complex nature of policy making, a lag may exist between the time a problem is recognized and the time a policy has its impact on a system. To understand this lag and to expedite decision making, this study proposes a change point detection framework using likelihood ratio, regression structure and a Bayesian change point detection method. The objective is to quantify the time lag effect reflected in transportation systems when authorities take action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using travel patterns as an indicator of policy effectiveness, the length of policy lag and magnitude of policy impacts on the road system, mass transit, and micromobility are investigated through the case studies of New York City (NYC), and Seattle—two U.S. cities significantly affected by COVID-19. The quantitative findings show that the National declaration of emergency had no policy lag while stay-at-home and reopening policies had a lead effect on mobility. The magnitude of impact largely depended on the land use and sociodemographic characteristics of the area, as well as the type of transportation system. |
Date Added | 3/3/2021, 8:47:38 AM |
Type | Web Page |
---|---|
URL | https://www.nap.edu/trb/podcasts/?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=&utm_content=14ff7bb2-5b68-4701-8db1-e4e3aa6e6f52&utm_campaign=General |
Abstract | Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer at the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), discusses where San Francisco is in the vaccination effort and how excellent communications is crucial to getting riders back on transit. |
Date Added | 3/2/2021, 10:27:45 AM |