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

Electric Vehicles and Socioeconomic Inequality in Charging Stations on Virginia Roads
Project No: 123127

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 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

John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.

John.Miller@VDOT.Virginia.gov

(434) 293-1999

Team Membership

Environment, Planning, and Economics

Last updated: February 27, 2025