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Relationship between crash severity and speed.
October 6, 2021

Lower Volumes, Higher Speeds: Changes to Crash Type, Timing, and Severity on Urban Roads from COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Policies

A new article co-authored by CURA's Director Harvey Miller and former CURA Graduate Research Associate Jinhyung Lee has been published in the journal Transportation Research Record. This study…

Average daily origin–destination flow from the low SES origins with essential travel to business facilities during pre-lockdown phase (top row) and lockdown phase (bottom row). SES = socioeconomic status.
October 6, 2021

What Is Essential Travel? Socioeconomic Differences in Travel Demand in Columbus, Ohio, during the COVID-19 Lockdown

This week, an article was published in the journal Annals of the American Association of Geographers co-authored by CURA Director Harvey Miller. This study focused on the socioeconomic differences…

City of Columbus 311 calls hotspot map
February 24, 2021

In the News: Ohio State study: 311 statistics can predict opiate, overdose hotspots

Earlier this month, CURA's Director Harvey Miller was interviewed by 10TV news anchor Angela Ann about the recent study of 311 call data related to overdose hotspots in Franklin County, Ohio. To…

Mapping Science Committee
January 11, 2021

CURA's Director appointed to second term as Chair of the National Academies Mapping Science Committee

Harvey Miller appointed to second term as Chair of the National Academies Mapping Science Committee. The Mapping Science Committee organizes and oversees National Research Council studies that…

Geographic distribution average Procrustes distance between normal and pandemic weekday hourly demand curves.
December 3, 2020

Who still needs public transit during the pandemic? Essential workers, minorities, and seniors

By: Luyu Liu, Harvey J. Miller

Background

COVID-19 became a global pandemic due to its contagiousness, fatality rates, and lack of effective vaccines or treatments. Public transit…

MORPC Dashboard
November 24, 2020

Regional Sustainability Dashboard

CURA and The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) are launching an interactive, online dashboard that provides current and accurate information on Central Ohio’s sustainability…

311 calls spatial analysis
November 23, 2020

311 calls may predict opioid overdose hotspots

By: Yuchen Li, Ayaz Hyder, Lauren T. Southerland, Gretchen Hammond, Adam Porr & Harvey J. Miller

Background

Opioid use disorder and overdose deaths is a public health crisis in…

walking time is correlated with longer waiting time for the optimized RTI-based strategy
October 16, 2020

Does real-time transit information reduce waiting time? Probably not

By: Luyu Liu, Harvey J. Miller

Background

A common belief about real-time information (RTI) is the reduction of waiting time by allowing passengers to appropriately time their…

Housing changing over time in Columbus Ohio
June 8, 2020

Evidence of housing price and neighborhood polarization in Columbus, Ohio

Jinhyung Lee, Nicholas Irwin, Elena Irwin, and Harvey J.
Miller
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
The Ohio State University
15 May 2020…