Transportation policy is of great interest to the business community and all levels of government. Today's more pressing policy issues include traffic congestion, air quality, safety, mobility for disadvantaged groups, maintenance of infrastructure, application of major technological advances, needs associated with new manufacturing techniques, and the role of transportation in making regions economically competitive. Listed are some of the projects that have been or are being carried out by the Transportation Research Program at the Public Policy Center to address these and other key issues. Each project has involved the active participation of a project advisory committee comprised of technical experts, business leaders, members of government organizations, and transportation users.

• NCHRP Report 532 - Effective Methods for Environmental Justice Assessment
• Transportation Policy Strategies for Iowa to Advance the Quality of Life
• Using Crash Costs in Safety Analysis
• Policy Strategies for Iowa in Making Major Road Investments
• A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges
• Safety Policy Considerations in Truck and Rail Freight Transportation
• Evaluation of Social and Economic Effects of Transportation Projects
• Transportation Investment Policy and Urban Land Use Patterns
• Highway Performance and Time-Sensitive Industries
• External Costs of Truck and Rail Freight Transportation
• Pavesim: Simulation of Pavement Damage Due to Heavy Vehicles
• Spatial Data Systems for Transportation Planning
• Travel Time Estimation on Urban Arterials Using Loop Detector Data
• Greenhouse Gas Action Plan for the Transportation Sector in Iowa
• Environmental Justice and Transportation Investment Policy
• Distributing Road Use Tax Funds to Counties
• Planning for Parking
• Computer-aided Decision Support System for Making Locational Decisions
• Dynamic Simulation Methods for Evaluating Vehicle and Pavement Interaction
• Safety Impact of the Increased 65 MPH Speed Limit on Iowa Rural Interstates
• Transit-Related Joint Development
• Strategies for Winter Highway Maintenance
• Safety and Highway Investment
• Transportation and Iowa's Economic Future
• Employment and Commuting by Rural Women on the Metropolitan Periphery