Bob Noland is a Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and serves as the Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. He received his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in Energy Management and Environmental Policy. Prior to joining Rutgers University he was Reader in Transport and Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, a Policy Analyst at the US Environmental Protection Agency and also conducted post-doctoral research in the Economics Department at the University of California at Irvine. The focus of Dr. Noland’s research is the impacts of transport planning and policy on environmental outcomes. This is defined very broadly to include not just air and water quality impacts, but also impacts on safety, climate, health, and other factors associated with overall quality of life. Active research areas include examining the impact of induced travel on vehicle emissions; understanding the policy implications of induced travel and behavioral responses to new transport capacity; investigation of policies to mitigate the climate impacts of aviation, in particular those associated with contrail formation; micro-simulation of pedestrian-vehicle interactions to provide an understanding of the costs and benefits associated with policies to improve pedestrian flow; analysis of behavioral issues associated with transport safety policies and empirical analyses of safety data, and assessment of the economic effects of transport investments. Dr. Noland’s research has been cited throughout the world in debates over transport infrastructure planning and environmental assessment of new infrastructure. Dr. Noland is currently the Associate Editor of Transportation Research-D (Transport and Environment) and the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation and is Chair of the Transportation Research Board Committee’s on Joint Sub-committee on Transportation and Global Climate Change.
Impacts of transport planning and policy on environmental outcomes
Impact of induced travel on vehicle emissions
Behavioral responses to new transport capacity
Micro-simulation of pedestrian-vehicle interactions
Journal articles
Crôtte, A., Noland, R.B. & Graham, D.J. 2009, "Is the Mexico City metro an inferior good?", Transport Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 40-45.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2009, "Pedestrian and Vehicle Flow Calibration in Multimodal Traffic Microsimulation", Journal of Transportation Engineering, vol. 135, pp. 338-348.
Jiwattanakulpaisarn, P., Noland, R.B., Graham, D.J. & Polak, J.W. 2009, "Highway Infrastructure Investment And County Employment Growth: A Dynamic Panel Regression Analysis", Journal of Regional Science, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 263-286.
Jiwattanakulpaisarn, P., Noland, R.B., Graham, D.J. & Polak, J.W. 2009, "Highway infrastructure and state-level employment: A causal spatial analysis", Papers in Regional Science, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 133-159.
Law, T.H., Noland, R.B. & Evans, A.W. 2009, "Factors associated with the relationship between motorcycle deaths and economic growth", Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 234-240.
Melo, P.C., Graham, D.J. & Noland, R.B. 2009, "A meta-analysis of estimates of urban agglomeration economies", Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 332-342.
Noland, R.B. & Wadud, Z. 2009, "Review of Oil Demand Restraint Policies for Heavy-goods Vehicles", Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 84-99.
Pejovic, T., Noland, R.B., Williams, V. & Toumi, R. 2009, "A tentative analysis of the impacts of an airport closure", Journal of Air Transport Management, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 241-248.
Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2009, "The effects of navigation sensors and spatial road network data quality on the performance of map matching algorithms", GeoInformatica, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 85-108.
Wadud, Z., Graham, D.J. & Noland, R.B. 2009, "Modelling fuel demand for different socio-economic groups", Applied Energy, vol. 86, no. 12, pp. 2740-2749.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2008, "A review of behavioural issues in pedestrian speed choice and street crossing behaviour", Transport Reviews, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 61-85.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2008, "Simulated pedestrian travel and exposure to vehicle emissions", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 27-46.
Noland, R.B. 2008, "Understanding Accessibility and Road Capacity Changes: A Response in Support of Metz", Transport Reviews, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 698-706.
Noland, R.B., Quddus, M.A. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2008, "The effect of the London congestion charge on road casualties: an intervention analysis", Transportation, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 73-91.
Pejovic, T., Noland, R.B., Williams, V. & Toumi, R. 2008, "Estimates of UK CO2 emissions from aviation using air traffic data", Climatic Change, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 367-384.
Schmöcker, J., Quddus, M., Noland, R.B. & Bell, M.G.H. 2008, "Mode choice of older and disabled people: a case study of shopping trips in London", Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 257-267.
Wadud, Z., Noland, R.B. & Graham, D.J. 2008, "Equity analysis of personal tradable carbon permits for the road transport sector", Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 533-544.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2007, "Trade-offs between vehicular and pedestrian traffic using micro-simulation methods", Transport Policy, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 124-138.
Noland, R.B. 2007, "Transport planning and environmental assessment: implications of induced travel effects", International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-28.
Noland, R.B. & Thomas, J.V. 2007, "Multivariate analysis of trip-chaining behavior", Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 953-970.
Quddus, M.A., Ochieng, W.Y. & Noland, R.B. 2007, "Current map-matching algorithms for transport applications: State-of-the art and future research directions", Transportation Research Part C, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 312-328.
Williams, V., Noland, R.B., Majumdar, A., Toumi, R., Ochieng, W.Y. & Molloy, J. 2007, "Reducing environmental impacts of aviation with innovative air traffic management technologies", The Aeronautical Journal, vol. 111, no. 1125, pp. 741-749.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2006, "Making roads safe for pedestrians or keeping them out of the way? An historical perspective on pedestrian policies in Britain", Journal of Transport History, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 115-137.
Noland, R.B., Cowart, W.A. & Fulton, L.M. 2006, "Travel demand policies for saving oil during a supply emergency", Energy Policy, vol. 34, no. 17, pp. 2994-3005.
Noland, R.B. & Ishaque, M.M. 2006, "Smart Bicycles in an Urban Area: Evaluation of a Pilot Scheme in London", Journal of Public Transportation, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 71-95.
Noland, R.B. & Quddus, M.A. 2006, "Flow improvements and vehicle emissions: Effects of trip generation and emission control technology", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
North, R.J., Noland, R.B., Ochieng, W.Y. & Polak, J.W. 2006, "Modelling of particulate matter mass emissions from a light-duty diesel vehicle", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 344-357.
Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2006, "A high accuracy fuzzy logic based map matching algorithm for road transport", Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, Operations, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 103.
Quddus, M.A., Ochieng, W.Y. & Noland, R.B. 2006, "Integrity of map-matching algorithms", Transportation Research Part C, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 283-302.
Williams, V. & Noland, R.B. 2006, "Comparing the CO2 emissions and contrail formation from short and long haul air traffic routes from London Heathrow", Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 487-495.
Ishaque, M.M. & Noland, R.B. 2005, "Multimodal Microsimulation of Vehicle and Pedestrian Signal Timings", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1939, pp. 107-114.
Noland, R.B. 2005, "Fuel economy and traffic fatalities: multivariate analysis of international data", Energy Policy, vol. 33, no. 17, pp. 2183-2190.
Noland, R.B. & Karlaftis, M.G. 2005, "Sensitivity of crash models to alternative specifications", Transportation Research Part E, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 439-458.
Noland, R.B. & Quddus, M.A. 2005, "Congestion and safety: A spatial analysis of London", Transportation Research Part A, vol. 39, no. 7-9, pp. 737-754.
North, R.J., Ochieng, W.Y., Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Polak, J.W. 2005, "Development of a vehicle emissions monitoring system", Transport, vol. 158, no. 3, pp. 167-177.
Ochieng, W.Y., North, R., Noland, R.B. & Polak, J.W. 2005, "Integrated Vehicle Performance and Emissions Monitoring System", Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 39-43.
Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2005, "Validation of map matching algorithms using high precision positioning with GPS", The Journal of Navigation, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 257-271.
Schmöcker, J.D., Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Bell, M.G.H. 2005, "Estimating trip generation of elderly and disabled people: analysis of London data", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1924, pp. 9-18.
Williams, V. & Noland, R.B. 2005, "Variability of contrail formation conditions and the implications for policies to reduce the climate impacts of aviation", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 269-280.
Ashiru, O., Polak, J.W. & Noland, R.B. 2004, "Utility of Schedules: Theoretical Model of Departure-Time Choice and Activity-Time Allocation with Application to Individual Activity Schedules", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1894, pp. 84-98.
Majumdar, A., Noland, R.B. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2004, "A spatial and temporal analysis of safety-belt usage and safety-belt laws", Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 551-560.
Noland, R.B. 2004, "Motor vehicle fuel efficiency and traffic fatalities", The Energy Journal, vol. 25, pp. 1-22.
Noland, R.B. 2004, "A review of the impact of medical care and technology in reducing traffic fatalities", Journal of the International Association of Traffic Safety Sciences: IATSS Research, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 6-12.
Noland, R.B., Ochieng, W.Y., Quddus, M.A., North, R.J. & Polak, J.W. 2004, "The Vehicle Emissions and Performance Monitoring System: Analysis of Tailpipe Emissions and Vehicle Performance", Transportation Planning and Technology, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 431-447.
Noland, R.B. & Oh, L. 2004, "The effect of infrastructure and demographic change on traffic-related fatalities and crashes: a case study of Illinois county-level data", Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 525-532.
Noland, R.B. & Quddus, M.A. 2004, "A spatially disaggregate analysis of road casualties in England", Accident analysis and Prevention, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 973-984.
Noland, R.B. & Quddus, M.A. 2004, "Improvements in medical care and technology and reductions in traffic-related fatalities in Great Britain", Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 103-113.
Noland, R.B. & Quddus, M.A. 2004, "Analysis of pedestrian and bicycle casualties with regional panel data", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1897, pp. 28-33.
Ochieng, W.Y., Quddus, M.A. & Noland, R.B. 2004, "Positioning Algorithms for Transport Telematics Applications", Journal of Geospatial Engineering, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 10.
Ashiru, O., Polak, J.W. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "Space-time user benefit and utility accessibility measures for individual activity schedules", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1854, pp. 62-73.
Goodwin, P. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "Building new roads really does create extra traffic: a response to Prakash et al.", Applied Economics, vol. 35, no. 13, pp. 1451-1457.
Noland, R.B. 2003, "Traffic fatalities and injuries: the effect of changes in infrastructure and other trends", Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 599-611.
Noland, R.B. 2003, "Medical treatment and traffic fatality reductions in industrialized countries", Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 877-883.
Noland, R.B., Polak, J.W., Bell, M.G.H. & Thorpe, N. 2003, "How much disruption to activities could fuel shortages cause?–The British fuel crisis of September 2000", Transportation, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 459-481.
Ochieng, W., Polak, J., Noland, R., Park, J.Y., Zhao, L., Briggs, D., Gulliver, J., Crookell, A., Evans, R. & Walker, M. 2003, "Integration of GPS and dead reckoning for real-time vehicle performance and emissions monitoring", GPS Solutions, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 229-241.
Ochieng, W.Y., Polak, J.W., Noland, R.B., Zhao, L., Briggs, D., Gulliver, J., Crookell, A., Evans, R., Walker, M. & Randolph, W. 2003, "Monitoring real-time vehicle performance and emissions", Traffic engineering & control, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 102-107.
Ochieng, W.Y., Quddus, M. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "Map-matching in complex urban road networks", Brazilian Journal of Cartography (Revista Brasileira de Cartografia), vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 1-18.
Quddus, M.A., Ochieng, W.Y., Zhao, L. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "A general map matching algorithm for transport telematics applications", GPS solutions, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 157-167.
Stathopoulos, F.G. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "Induced travel and emissions from traffic flow improvement projects", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1842, pp. 57-63.
Williams, V., Noland, R.B. & Toumi, R. 2003, "Air transport cruise altitude restrictions to minimize contrail formation", Climate Policy, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 207-219.
Zhao, L., Ochieng, W.Y., Quddus, M.A. & Noland, R.B. 2003, "An extended Kalman filter algorithm for integrating GPS and low cost dead reckoning system data for vehicle performance and emissions monitoring", The Journal of Navigation, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 257-275.
Noland, R.B. & Lem, L.L. 2002, "A review of the evidence for induced travel and changes in transportation and environmental policy in the US and the UK", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-26.
Noland, R.B. & Polak, J.W. 2002, "Travel time variability: a review of theoretical and empirical issues", Transport Reviews, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 39-54.
Quddus, M.A., Noland, R.B. & Chin, H.C. 2002, "An analysis of motorcycle injury and vehicle damage severity using ordered probit models", Journal of Safety Research, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 445-462.
Williams, V., Noland, R.B. & Toumi, R. 2002, "Reducing the climate change impacts of aviation by restricting cruise altitudes", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 451-464.
McDonald, N.C. & Noland, R.B. 2001, "Simulated Travel Impacts of High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane Conversion Alternatives", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1765, pp. 1-7.
Noland, R.B. 2001, "Relationships between highway capacity and induced vehicle travel", Transportation Research Part A, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 47-72.
Park, J.Y., Noland, R.B. & Polak, J.W. 2001, "Microscopic Model of Air Pollutant Concentrations: Comparison of Simulated Results with Measured and Macroscopic Estimates", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1750, pp. 64-73.
Fulton, L.M., Noland, R.B., Meszler, D.J. & Thomas, J.V. 2000, "A statistical analysis of induced travel effects in the US mid-Atlantic region", Journal of Transportation and Statistics, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
Noland, R.B. 2000, "Simulated relationships between highway capacity, transit ridership and service frequency", Journal of Public Transportation, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 2-15.
Noland, R.B. & Cowart, W.A. 2000, "Analysis of metropolitan highway capacity and the growth in vehicle miles of travel", Transportation, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 363-390.
Beshers, E., Hayduk, B. & Noland, R.B. 1998, "Devolution of Surface Transportation: Preliminary Assessment of Revenue and Financial Aspects", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1649, pp. 26-36.
Downing, D. & Noland, R.B. 1998, "Environmental consequences of reducing the federal role in transportation: Legal framework", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1626, pp. 3-10.
Mullen, M.A., Wilson, J.H., Gottsman, L., Noland, R.B. & Schroeer, W.L. 1997, "Emissions impact of eliminating national speed limits: one year later", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1587, pp. 113-120.
Noland, R.B. 1997, "Commuter responses to travel time uncertainty under congested conditions: Expected costs and the provision of information", Journal of Urban Economics, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 377-406.
Noland, R.B. 1996, "Pedest rian Travel Times and Motor Vehicle Traffic Signals", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1553, pp. 28-33.
Noland, R.B. & Kunreuther, H. 1995, "Short-run and long-run policies for increasing bicycle transportation for daily commuter trips", Transport Policy, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 67-79.
Noland, R.B. & Small, K.A. 1995, "Travel-time uncertainty, departure time choice, and the cost of morning commutes", Transportation Research Record, vol. 1493, pp. 150-158.
Noland, R.B. 1995, "Perceived risk and modal choice: risk compensation in transportation systems", Accident; Analysis and Prevention, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 503-521.
Noland, R.B., Wills, R. & Wirtshafter, R.M. 1992, "The advantages of automated spreadsheets for cogeneration financial analysis", Energy Engineering, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 57-70.
Feldman, S.L., Bernstein, M.A. & Noland, R.B. 1988, "The costs of completing unfinished US nuclear power plants", Energy Policy, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 270-279.
Books
International Energy Agency 2005, Saving Oil in a Hurry: Oil Demand Restraint in Transport, International Energy Agency, Paris.
Small, K.A., Noland, R.B., Chu, X. & Lewis, D. 1999, Valuation of travel-time savings and predictability in congested conditions for highway user-cost estimation, National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 431, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC.
Book chapters
Williams, V., Noland, R.B., Majumdar, A., Toumi, R. & Ochieng, W.Y. 2007, "Mitigation of Climate Impacts with Innovative Air Transport Management Tools" in Tourism and Climate Change Mitigation: Methods, Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Policies, ed. P. Peeters, NHTV Academic Studies no. 6 edn, Stichtung NHTV, Breda, the Netherlands, pp. 91-104.
Thorpe, N., Bell, M.G.H., Polak, J.W. & Noland, R.B. 2002, "A Telephone Survey of Stated Travel Responses to Fuel Shortages" in Transport Lessons from the Fuel Tax Protests of 2000, eds. G. Lyons & K. Chatterjee, Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 161-182.
Noland, R.B. 1999, "Information in a two-route network with recurrent and non-recurrent congestion" in Behavioural and Network Impacts of Driver Information Systems, eds. R. Emmerink & P. Nijkamp, Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 95-114.
Book reviews
Noland, R.B. 2009, "Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City", Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 497-498.
Noland, R.B. 2007, "Street Smart: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads", Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 361.
Edited journals
Noland, R.B. 2009, "The interaction of environmental and traffic safety policies", Transportation Research Part D, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 373-374.
Wong, W.K.I., Noland, R.B. & Bell, M.G.H. 2005, "The theory and practice of congestion charging", Transportation Research Part A, vol. 39, no. 7-9, pp. 567-570.
