John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Director for Environment, Planning and Economics
Research Interests:
- Safety
- Planning
Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia
Registrations:
- Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Memberships:
- Member, TRB Committee ADA20, Standing Committee on Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes
Awards:
- Tilton E. Shelburne Award, VTRC, 2018
- TRB Transportation Systems Policy, Planning and Process Section Best Paper Award w/ L. D. Evans
- VTRC Horizon Award for Outstanding Productivity and Achievement, 2001
- Tilton E. Shelburne Award, 2000; 2005
- ASCE Journal of Transportation Best Paper Award with Michael J. Demetsky, 1999
- Fellow, Eno Foundation, 1994
Current Projects
Reports
-
A Simulation-Based Approach to Evaluate Safety Impacts of Increased Traffic Signal Density
Report No: 02-R7 -
Approaching the "Smart Growth" Issue: A Look at Best Practices Used by Transportation Planning Organizations
Report No: 00-TAR3 -
The Transferability of Safety-Driven Access Management Models for Application to Other Sites
Report No: 01-R12 -
Considerations in the Development of Procedures for Prioritizing Transportation Improvement Projects in Virginia
Report No: 02-R6 -
Survey of VDOT's Internal Transportation Planning Customers
Report No: 02-TAR2 -
Residential Trip Generation: Ground Counts Versus Surveys
Report No: 03-R18 -
Expected Changes in Transportation Demand in Virginia by 2025
Report No: 03-TAR5 -
Ways to Estimate Speeds for the Purposes of Air Quality Conformity Analyses
Report No: 03-TAR8 -
Survey of Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning Practices
Report No: 03-TAR9 -
Options for Improving the Coordination of Transportation and Land Use Planning in Virginia
Report No: 04-R14 -
Field Validation of Speed Estimation Techniques for Air Quality Conformity Analysis
Report No: 04-R19 -
Feasibility of Protecting Corridors through the National Environmental Policy Act
Report No: 04-R29 -
Providing Technical Assistance in an Environment of Uncertainty: A Case Study in Coordinating Transportation and Land Use
Report No: 05-R20 -
An Evaluation of Red Light Camera (Photo-red) Enforcement Programs in Virginia: A Report in Response to a Request by Virginia's Secretary of Transportation
Report No: 05-R21 -
A Tale of Three Regions: Influence of Highway Investments on Population and Traffic Growth in Virginia
Report No: 05-R23 -
Multimodal Statewide Transportation Planning: A Survey of State Practices
Report No: 06-R13 -
Alternative Transportation Funding Sources Available to Virginia Localities
Report No: 06-R17 -
The Impact of Red-Light Cameras (Photo-red Enforcement) on Crashes in Virginia
Report No: 07-R2 -
Update on Status of Proposed TransDominion Express (TDX) Passenger Rail Service
Report No: 07-R23 -
Defining Effective Regional Planning in Virginia
Report No: 07-R8 -
A Methodology to Evaluate Unplanned Proposed Transportation Projects
Report No: 08-R10 -
A Review of the Virginia Department of Transportation's Scoping Process and Options for Potential Improvements
Report No: 08-R13 -
Airport Offsite Passenger Service Facilities: An Option for Improving Landside Access: Volume 1: Definition, Background, and Opportunities
Report No: 08-R15 -
Socioeconomic and Travel Demand Forecasts for Virginia and Potential Policy Responses: A Report for VTrans2035: Virginia’s Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan
Report No: 09-R16 -
Improving Socioeconomic Land Use Forecasting for Medium-sized Metropolitan Organizations in Virginia
Report No: 09-R2 -
Airport Offsite Passenger Service Facilities: An Option for Improving Landside Access: Volume II: Access Characteristics and Travel Demand
Report No: 09-R6 -
Access Management Performance Measures for Virginia: A Practical Approach for Public Accountability
Report No: 10-R2 -
Causal Factors for Intersection Crashes in Northern Virginia
Report No: 10-R22 -
Feasibility of Using Jobs/Housing Balance in Virginia Statewide Planning
Report No: 11-R1 -
A Model to Forecast Peak Spreading
Report No: 12-R11 -
Pilot Implementation of a Resource Guide to Enhance the Incorporation of Safety Into the Regional Planning Process
Report No: 12-R8 -
Planning for Active Traffic Management in Virginia: International Best Practices and Implementation Strategies
Report No: 13-R1 -
An Interim Update to the 2035 Socioeconomic and Travel Demand Forecasts for Virginia
Report No: 13-R4 -
Determinants of Variability in Preliminary Engineering Funding
Report No: 14-R2 -
How Might Virginia Age and Grow by 2040?
Report No: 16-R12 -
A Retrospective Evaluation of Traffic Forecasting Techniques
Report No: 17-R1 -
Multimodal Public-Private Partnerships: A Review of the Practices of Other States and Their Application to Virginia
Report No: 17-R11 -
Extent and Impacts of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Exception Process for Access Management Design Standards
Report No: 18-R24 -
Ways to Consider Driverless Vehicles in Virginia Long-Range Travel Demand Models
Report No: 19-R11 -
Development of Demand Estimation Models for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Park and Ride Facilities
Report No: 21-R19 -
Feasibility of Adapting VisionEval for Scenario Planning
Report No: 22-R21 -
Development of Guidance for a Vehicle Occupancy Rate Data Collection Program
Report No: 23-R5 -
Pilot Implementation of a Vehicle Occupancy Data Collection Program
Report No: 24-R9 -
Increasing Regional Truck Freight Planning in Virginia
Report No: 25-R15 -
Evaluation of BMD Surface Mixtures with Conventional and High RAP Contents Under Laboratory-Scale and Full-Scale Accelerated Testing
Report No: 25-R16 -
Evaluation of the Use of Live Aerial Video for Traffic Management
Report No: 94-R14 -
Analysis of the Capabilities and Operations of the Northern Virginia Traffic Management System
Report No: 94-TAR4 -
Development of Manuals for the Effective Use of Variable Message Signs
Report No: 95-R15 -
An Overview of Virginia's Computerized Crash Records Systems
Report No: 96-R11 -
Guidelines for the Effective Operation and Control of VDOT Permanent Variable Message Sign and Highway Advisory Radio Units: State of the Practice and Recommendations: Technical Assistance Report
Report No: 96-TAR4 -
Feasibility of Applying the Global Positioning System to Locate Motor Vehicle Crashes: Final Report
Report No: 98-R13 -
Designing and Maintaining Web Pages: A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations with a Focus on Transportation Safety
Report No: 98-R22 -
Using Historical Data to Measure Transportation Infrastructure Constraints on Land Use
Report No: 98-R32 -
Albemarle County/City of Charlottesville Transportation Planning Compact Disc
Report No: 98-R33 -
What Value May Geographic Information Systems Add to the Art of Identifying Crash Countermeasures?
Report No: 99-R13
Team Membership
Last updated: May 15, 2025
