TPOL Practicum Reports

TPOL students near their final semester participate in a practicum, an in-depth field study of ongoing transportation policy, operations and logistics situations. Students focus on the design and delivery of actions to manage or resolve problems as part of their group’s task. Projects are chosen depending on relevance to the degree program, interests of the student body and faculty, and opportunity. Click on the titles below to read the final reports from past years’ practicum.

2008:
Review of Access and Circulation on the National Mall
in Washington, D.C. Presentation ( 3.13 MB)
A Review of Access and Circulation on the National Mall
in Washington, D.C. Report ( 3.95 MB)
A New Sunrise at the Herndon-Monroe Station ( 4.15 MB)

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2007:
Parking Taxes as a Means of Congestion Pricing: A Feasibility Assessment, submitted to Arlington County Virginia

Virginia Freight Truck Parking: A Study of Management, Policy & Solutions, A Practical Policy Analysis Prepared for Virginia Department of Transportation

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2006:
Capitalizing on Potential: Air Cargo Development at Washington Dulles International Airport( 8.73 MB)

Powerpoint of Capitalizing on Potential (6.06 MB)

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2005:
U.S. Route 29 in South-Central Virginia: Transportation and Economic Development Study
(Final Report and associated files) ( 2204 KB)

Montana - Custer Avenue/Henderson Street Draft Corridor Study (Final Report and associated files) ( 2502 KB)

Virginia - #1 Route to a Cooperative Goal: Improving the Mid-Atlantic Rail Corridor ( 156 KB)

2004 : An Analysis of Transportation Needs for Dialysis Patients in Fairfax County, Virginia ( 2740 KB)

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2003 : Coordinating Critical Transportation Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments And Needs Prioritization For The National Capital Region ( 575 KB)

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2002 : Meeting the Needs of Virginia’s Motorists: Recommendations for Improving Customer Satisfaction with VDOT( 1711 KB)

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