Publications

Journal Publications


  • M. Mandelzys and B. Hellinga (2010) “Automatically identifying the causes of bus transit schedule adherence performance issues using AVL/APC archived data” Forthcoming in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C.
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  • B. Hellinga and M. Mandelzys (2010) “Impact of Driver Compliance on the Safety and Operational Impacts of Freeway Variable Speed Limit Systems” Forthcoming in the ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering.
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  • J. Casello, A. Nour, and B. Hellinga (2010) “Anxiety-Based Formulation to Estimate Generalized Cost of Transit Travel Time" Forthcoming in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
  • M. Mandelzys and B. Hellinga (2009) “Transit Pass-Through Lanes at Freeway Interchanges: A Life-Cycle Evaluation Methodology” Journal of Public Transportation Volume 12, Issue 3.
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  • J. Casello, A. Nour, and B. Hellinga (2009) “Quantifying Impacts of Transit Reliability on User Costs” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2112 published by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C. 2009, pp. 136 – 141.
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  • F. Saccomanno, D. Doung, F. Cunto, B. Hellinga, C. Philp, P. Thiffault (2009) “Safety Implications of Mandated Truck Speed Limiters” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2096, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2009, pp. 65–75.
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  • J. Casello and B. Hellinga (2008) “Impacts of Express Bus Service on Passenger Demand”. Journal of Public Transportation Vol. 11 No. 4. pp. 1 – 23.
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  • B. Hellinga, P. Izadpanah, H. Takada, and L. Fu (2008) “Decomposing Travel Times Measured by Probe-based Traffic Monitoring Systems to Individual Road Segments ". Transportation Research Part C 16 (2008) 768–782. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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  • Z. Abdy and B. Hellinga (2008) “Modeling Day-to-Day Variability of Intersection Performance Using Microsimulation"Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2088, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C. 2008, pp. 18-25.
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  • P. Allaby, B. Hellinga, M. Bullock “Variable Speed Limits: Safety and Operational Impacts of a Candidate Control Strategy for Freeway Applications” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 2007 p. 671-680.
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  • B. Hellinga and Z. Abdy “Signalized Intersection Analysis and Design - Implications of Day-to-Day Variability in Peak Hour Volumes on Delay” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering Vol. 134, No. 7, July 2008, pp. 307-318.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and F. Saccomanno (2006) "Evaluation of variable speed limits to improve traffic safety".  Transportation Research Part C - Emerging Technologies Vol. 13 Issue No. 3, pp. 213-228. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and K. Ozbay (2006) Quantifying the effects of ramp metering on freeway safety. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention.
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  • B. Hellinga, H. Rakha, and M. Van Aerde (2005) Framework for Evaluation of Communication System Loading for ATIS and ATMS Applications. Forthcoming in the International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems published by Inderscience Publishers. ISSN (PRINT): 1471-0242.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and F. Saccomanno (2004) Assessing Safety Benefits of Variable Speed Limits. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and F. Saccomanno (2003) Real-Time Crash Prediction Model for Application to Crash Prevention in Freeway Traffic. Transportation Research Record 1840 - Journal of the Transportation Research Board. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. pages 67 – 78.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and F. Saccomanno. (2003) Proactive Freeway Crash Prevention Using Real-Time Traffic Control. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering - Special Issue on Innovations in Transportation Engineering. 30(6). Pages 1034-1041.
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  • A. Mehmood, F. F. Saccomanno, and B. Hellinga (2003) Application of System Dynamics in Car-Following Models. American Society of Civil Engineers' Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 129, No. 6, November/December 2003, pp. 625-634.
  • C. Lee, F. Saccomanno and B. Hellinga (2002) Analysis of Crash Precursors on Instrumented Freeways. Transportation Research Record 1784 - Journal of the Transportation Research Board. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. pp. 1 - 8.
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  • B. Hellingaand L. Fu (2002) Reducing Bias in Probe-Based Arterial Link Travel Time Estimates. Transportation Research Part C - Emerging Technologies Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 257-273.
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  • F. Dion and B. Hellinga(2002) A Rule-Based Real-Time Traffic Responsive Signal Control System with Transit Priority: Application to an Isolated Intersection. Transportation Research Part B Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 325-343.
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  • B. Hellinga(2002) Improving Freeway Speed Estimates from Single-Loop Detectors. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 128 No. 1. January 2002. American Society of Civil Engineers. pp. 58-67
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  • B. Hellinga(2001) Automatic Vehicle Identification Tag- Matching Algorithms for Estimating Vehicle Travel Time: Comparative Assessment. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1774. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. pp. 106 - 114.
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  • A. Mehmood, F. Saccomanno and B. Hellinga (2001) Simulation of Road Crashes using Systems Dynamics. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1746. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. pp. 37 - 46.
  • L. Fu and B. Hellinga (2000) Delay Variability At Signalized Intersections. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1710. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. pp. 215-221.
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  • Bruce Hellinga and Geoff Knapp (2000) AVI Based Incident Detection. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1727. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. pages 142 - 153.
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  • B. Hellingaand L. Fu (1999) Assessing the Expected Accuracy of Probe Vehicle Travel Time Reports. Journal of Transportation Engineering published by the American Society of Civil Engineers; Nov./Dec., 1999 Volume 125 No. 6. pages 524 - 530
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  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1995) Examining the Potential of Using Ramp Metering as a Component of an ATMS. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1494. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 75-83.
  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) A Statistical Analysis of the Reliability of Using Vehicle Probes as Estimators of Dynamic O-D Departure Rates. IVHS Journal Vol. 2(1), pp. 21 - 44.
  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) An Overview of a Simulation Study of the Highway 401 Freeway Traffic Management System. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 21. pp. 439-454.
  • B. R. Hellinga and J. H. Shortreed (1993) FREEVU - A Computerized Freeway Traffic Analysis Tool. Transportation Research Record - Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1341. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 30-37.
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Conferences


  • D. Duong, F. Saccomanno, B. Hellinga (2010) “Calibration of microscopic traffic model for simulating safety performance”. Compendium of papers of the 89th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 10 – 14, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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  • M. Mandelzys and B. Hellinga (2010) “Automatically identifying the causes of bus transit schedule adherence performance issues using AVL/APC archived data” Compendium of papers of the 89th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 10 – 14, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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  • A. Nour, J. Casello and B. Hellinga (2010) “An Anxiety-Based Formulation to Estimate the Generalized Cost of Transit Travel Time”  Compendium of papers of the 89th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 10 – 14, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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  • M. Mandelzys and B. Hellinga (2009) “Warrant Methodology for Evaluating and Ranking Transit Pass Through Lanes at Freeway Interchanges”.  Compendium of papers of the 88th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 11 – 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  • P. Izadpanah, B. Hellinga, and L. Fu (2009) “Automatic Traffic Shockwave Identification Using Vehicles’ Trajectories”.  Compendium of papers of the 88th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 11 – 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  • J. Casello, A. Nour, and B. Hellinga (2009) “Quantifying the Impacts of Transit Reliability on User Costs” Compendium of papers of the 88th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 11 – 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  • F. Saccomanno, D. Doung, F. Cunto, B. Hellinga, C. Philp, P. Thiffault (2009) “Safety Implications of Mandated Truck Speed Limiters” Compendium of papers of the 88th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 11 – 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  • Z. Abdy and B. Hellinga (2009) “Impact of Cycle Recovery Algorithms on the Performance of Red Truncation Transit Signal Priority” Compendium of papers of the 88th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 11 – 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  • Z. Abdy and B. Hellinga (2008) “Modelling Day-to-Day Variability of Intersection Performance using Micro-Simulation”. Compendium of papers of the 87th Annual TRB Conference held in Washington D.C. Jan. 13 -17, 2008.
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  • A. Samimi and B. Hellinga (2007) Safety Evaluations using a Real-Time Crash Potential Model: Sensitivity to Model Calibration. Proceedings of the ITE Canadian District Annual Conference held May 6-10, 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
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  • B. Hellinga, J. Casello and S. Farahani (2007) Impact of the introduction of an express transit service in Waterloo Region. Proceedings of the ITE Canadian District Annual Conference held May 6-10, 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
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  • Z. Abdy and B. Hellinga (2007) Day-to-Day Variability of Signalized Intersection Performance during the Peak Hour. Proceedings of the ITE Canadian District Annual Conference held May 6-10, 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
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  • P. Izadpanah and B. Hellinga (2007) Wide-area Wireless Traffic Conditions Monitoring: Reality or Wishful Thinking? Proceedings of the ITE Canadian District Annual Conference held May 6-10, 2007 in Toronto, Canada.
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  • B. Hellinga and Z. Abdy (2006) Impact of Day-to-Day Variability of Peak Hour Volumes on Signalized Intersection Performance. Proceedings of the 86th Annual TRB Conference held Jan. 21-25, 2007 in Washington D.C.
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  • P. Allaby, B. Hellinga, and M. Bullock (2006) Variable Speed Limit Systems: Safety and Operational Impacts for Freeways Applications. Proceedings of the 13th ITS World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems held October 8 – 12, 2006 in London, UK.
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  • H. Takada, B. Hellinga, and L. Fu (2006) Link Travel Time Estimation Based on Mobile Phone Location Tracking. Proceedings of the 13th ITS World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems held October 8 – 12, 2006 in London, UK.
  • P. Allaby, B. Hellinga, and M. Bullock (2006) Variable Speed Limits: Safety and Operational Impacts of a Candidate Control Strategy for an Urban Freeway. Presented at the 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems held Sept. 17 – 20 in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
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  • J. H. Noh, F. Saccomanno, and B. Hellinga (2005) Estimating traffic delay caused by freeway crashes. Proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum held in Hamilton, Ontario from May 8-11, 2005.
  • B. Hellinga, L. Fu, and H. Takada (2005) Traffic network condition monitoring via mobile phone location referencing – an emerging opportunity. Proceedings of the 6th Transportation Specialty Conference held in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Toronto June 2-4, 2005.
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  • J. H. Noh, F. Saccomanno, and B. Hellinga (2005) Estimating traffic delay caused by freeway crashes. Proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum held in Hamilton, Ontario from May 8-11, 2005
  • B. Hellinga, M. Alamillo and L. Fu (2004) Development of a freeway crash duration prediction model. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held June 6-9, 2004 in Moncton , NB, Canada.
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  • B. Hellinga and X. Wang (2004) Estimating travel times in work zones using re-deployable traffic management systems. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held June 6-9, 2004 in Moncton , NB, Canada.
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  • B. Hellinga, M. Van Aerde, and H. Rakha (2004) Assessing the Potential of Using Traffic Simulation Model Results for Evaluating Automatic Incident Detection Algorithms. Proceedings of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Safety and Security Conference held March 24 – 25, 2004 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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  • H. Rakha, B. Hellinga, and M. Van Aerde (2004) Testbed for Evaluating Automatic Incident Detection Algorithms. Proceedings of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Safety and Security Conference held March 24 – 25, 2004 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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  • B. Hellinga and R. McNally (2003) A Method for Quantitatively Prioritising Transportation Projects on the Basis of Sustainability. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada held September 21-24, 2003 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
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  • B. Hellinga, L. Fu, and H. Takada (2003) Traveller Information via Mobile Phone Location Referencing – Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada held September 21-24, 2003 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
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  • A. Mehmood, B. Hellinga, and F. F. Saccomanno (2003) Modeling Car-following Using System Dynamics. Paper # 03-2158 in the proceedings of the year 2003 TRB Conference in Washington D.C.
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  • C. Lee, B. Hellinga, and F. F. Saccomanno (2003) Real-Time Crash Prediction Model for the Application to Crash Prevention in Freeway Traffic. Paper # 03-2749 in the proceedings of the year 2003 TRB Conference in Washington D.C.
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  • T. N. Chan, C. Lee, and B. Hellinga (2003) Real-Time Identification and Tracking of Traffic Queues Based on Average Link Speed. Paper # 03-3351 in the proceedings of the year 2003 TRB Conference in Washington D.C.
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  • Ryan McNally and Bruce Hellinga (2002) The Kyoto GHG Emission Targets – What Can We Expect from the Road Transportation Sector? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada held September 15 - 18, 2002 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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  • Liping Fu and Bruce Hellinga (2002) Real-time, Adaptive Prediction of Incident Delay for Advanced Traffic Management and Information Systems. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held May 12-15, 2002 in Ottawa, Canada.
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  • Ryan McNally and Bruce Hellinga (2002) Estimating the Impact of Demographics and Automotive Technologies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held May 12-15, 2002 in Ottawa, Canada.
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  • Bruce Hellinga, Charles Lee, James Mallett, and JoAnn Woodhall (2002) Employer Based Travel Demand Management - Devising Options to Meet Employee Travel Needs. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held May 12-15, 2002 in Ottawa, Canada.
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  • Bruce Hellinga and Thomas N. Chan (2002) Issues Related to Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of Transportation Strategies using GPS Data. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers held May 12-15, 2002 in Ottawa, Canada.
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  • C. Lee, F. Saccomanno, and B. Hellinga (2002) Analysis of Crash Precursors on Instrumented Freeways. Paper # 02-3790 presented the year 2002 TRB Conference in Washington D.C.
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  • L. Fu, B. Hellinga and Y. Zhu (2001) An Adaptive Model for Real-time Estimation of Overflow Queues on Congested Arterials, Proceedings of The IEEE 4th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Oakland, CA, August 25-29, pp. 219-226.
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  • A. Mehmood, F. Saccomanno, and B. Hellinga (2001) Evaluation of a car-following model using systems dynamics. Presented at the 19th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society held July 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • F. Dion and B. Hellinga (2001) A Methodology for Obtaining Signal Coordination within a Distributed Real-Time Network Signal Control System with Transit Priority. Presented at the year 2001 TRB Conference in Washington DC.
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  • B. Hellinga(2001) Comparative Assessment of AVI Tag Matching Algorithms for Estimating Vehicle Travel Times. Presented at the year 2001 TRB Conference in Washington DC.
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  • A. Mehmood, F. Saccomanno and B. Hellinga(2001) Simulation of Road Crashes using Systems Dynamics. Presented at the year 2001 TRB Conference in Washington DC.
  • B. Hellinga, M. A. Khan, and L. Fu (2000) Analytical Emission Models for Signalised Arterials Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers 3rd Transportation Specialty Conference held in London, Ontario June 7-10, 2000.
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  • B. Hellinga and R. Gudapati (2000) Estimating Link Travel Times for Advanced Traveller Information Systems. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers 3rd Transportation Specialty Conference held in London, Ontario June 7-10, 2000.
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    • B. Hellinga, M. A. Khan, and L. Fu (2000) Estimating Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Tail-Pipe Emissions at Signalised Intersections. Proceedings of the ITE District 1 & 7 Joint Annual Conference held in Niagara Falls, Ontario May 6 - 10, 2000.
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  • B. Hellingaand R. Gudapati (2000) Estimating travel times from different data sources for use in ATMS and ATIS. Proceedings of the ITE District 1 & 7 Joint Annual Conference held in Niagara Falls, Ontario May 6 - 10, 2000.
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  • L. Fu and B. Hellinga (1999) Delay Variability At Signalized Intersections. Presented at the year 2000 meeting of TRB.
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  • Bruce Hellinga and Geoff Knapp (1999) AVI Based Incident Detection. Presented at the year 2000 meeting of TRB.
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  • B. Hellingaand G. Knapp (1999) Automatic Freeway Incident Detection using Travel Time Data from AVI Equipped Vehicles. Presented at the 6th ITS World Congress held in Toronto, Canada November 8 - 12, 1999.
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  • L. Fu and B. Hellinga (1999) Real-time, Adaptive Prediction of Incident Delay for Advanced Traffic Management Systems. Published in the proceedings of the 6th ITS World Congress held in Toronto, Canada November 8 - 12, 1999.
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  • B. Hellingaand L. Fu (1999) Route Selection Considering Travel Time Variability. Presented at the 6th ITS World Congress held in Toronto, Canada November 8 - 12, 1999.
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  • B. Hellingaand C. MacGregor (1999) Towards Modeling the Impact of an Ageing Driver Population on Intersection Design and Traffic Management. Presented at the 1999 Transportation Association of Canada meeting held in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Sept. 26 - 29, 1999.
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  • P. Grubb, B. Hellinga, J. Mallett (1999) Using Micro-Simulation Tools to Improve Transportation Decisions: Case Studies. Presented at the AQTR-ITE Conference held in Montreal in May, 1999
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  • L. Fu and B. Hellinga(1999) Prediction of Arrival Time Dependent Delay Variability at Signalized Intersections. Presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
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  • L. Sabounghi, J. Wang, and B. Hellinga (1998) Advanced Traveller Information Services Via Digital Audio Broadcasting: The Canadian Experience. Presented at the 5th Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress in Seoul, Korea. October 12-16, 1998
  • Y. Stogios and B. Hellinga (1998) Strategic Highway Improvements: Quantifying Benefits using Traffic Simulation. Presented at the 1998 Institute of Transportation Engineers 68th Annual Meeting held August 9-12, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario.
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  • B. Hellinga (1998) Incident Detection via Commuter Cellular Phone Calls. Presented at the 1998 Institute of Transportation Engineers 68th Annual Meeting held August 9-12, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario.
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  • B. Hellingaand D. Tsui (1998) Aggregate Analysis of Traveller Adaptation to Transportation Network Changes - A Study of the Impact of the Opening of Highway 407. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 1998 Annual Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Volume IVb, p. 151 - 161. ISBN 0-921303-86-6.
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  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1998) Estimating Dynamic O-D Demands for a Freeway Corridor using Loop Detector Data. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 1998 Annual Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Volume IVb, p. 185 - 197. ISBN 0-921303-86-6.
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  • B. Hellinga (1998) Requirements for the Validation and Calibration of Traffic Simulation Models. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 1998 Annual Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Volume IVb, p. 211 - 222. ISBN 0-921303-86-6.
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  • B. Hellinga(1998) Assessing the Potential for the Automatic Detection of Incidents on the basis of Information Obtained from Electronic Toll Tags. Proceedings of the 1998 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering Forum held May 19-22, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. Volume 5: Future Directions in Engineering Education and the Profession; and Recent Advances in Transportation Systems and Technologies. ISBN 0-919351-67-0. p. 204-211.
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  • B. Hellinga (1998) Quantifying the Potential Impacts of ATMS on Air Quality. Proceedings of the 1998 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering Forum held May 19-22, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. Volume 5: Future Directions in Engineering Education and the Profession; and Recent Advances in Transportation Systems and Technologies. ISBN 0-919351-67-0. p. 243-250.
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  • M. Van Aerde, B. Hellinga, M. Baker, and H. Rakha. (1996) INTEGRATION: Overview of Simulation Features. Presented at the 1996 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
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  • Hesham Rakha, B. Hellinga, Michel Van Aerde, and William Perez (1996) Systematic Verification, Validation and Calibration of Traffic Simulation Models. Presented at the 1996 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
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  • B. Hellinga, M. Baker, M. Carter, and M. Van Aerde (1995) Linking ATIS/ATMS and Environmental Plume Dispersion Models in the IEEE 1995 Vehicular Navigation and Information Systems Conference Proceeding. ISBN 0-7803-2587-7; IEEE 95CH35776. p. 251 - 258.
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  • B. Hellinga, Hesham Rakha, and Michel Van Aerde (1995) Coupled Evaluation of Communication Systems Loading and ATIS/ATMS Efficiency in the IEEE 1995 Vehicular Navigation and Information Systems Conference Proceeding. ISBN 0-7803-2587-7; IEEE 95CH35776. p. 286 - 291.
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  • K. Wunderlich, M. Van Aerde, B. Hellinga, and J. Harding (1995) Macro-level Traffic Simulation and Case Study Development for IVHS System Architecture Evaluation. Presented at the 1995 ITS America Conference in Washington, D.C. (22 pages)
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  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) Examining the Potential of Using Ramp Metering as a Component of an ATMS. 1994 Compendium of Technical Papers (Vol. 2) of the CITE Annual Conference held in Windsor, Ontario. pp. 75-92.
  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) A Speed-Delay Study of Highway 401 in Toronto. 1994 Compendium of Technical Papers (Vol. 2) of the CITE Annual Conference held in Windsor, Ontario. pp. 405-420.
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  • M. Van Aerde, B. Hellinga, L. Yu, and H. Rakha (1993) Vehicle Probes as Real-Time ATMS Sources of Dynamic O-D and Travel Time Data. Large Urban Systems - Proceedings of the ATMS Conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. 207- 230
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  • B. Hellinga, M. Baker, L. Aultman-Hall, M. Van Aerde, and P. Masters (1993) Overview of a Before and After Simulation Study of the Highway 401 FTMS. 1993 Compendium of Papers of the CITE Annual Conference held in Edmonton, Alberta. pp. 145 - 166.
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  • B. R. Hellinga and J. H. Shortreed (1992) FREEVU - A Computerized Freeway Traffic Analysis Tool. Presented at the 1992 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  • M. Van Aerde, G. MacKinnon, and B. Hellinga (1991) The Generation of Synthetic O-D Demands from Real-Time Vehicle Probe Data: Potential and Limitations. Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference Proceedings. Volume II, pp. 891 - 900. ISBN 1-56091-191-3; IEEE 91CH3091-6.

Technical Reports


  • B. Hellinga and P. Izadpanah (2006) An Opportunity Assessment of Wireless Monitoring of Network-Wide Road Traffic Conditions. Report submitted to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Office of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (55 pages).
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  • P. Allaby and B. Hellinga (2006) Variable Speed Limits: Safety and Operational Impacts of a Candidate Control Strategy on a Modelled Urban Freeway. Submitted to the Advanced Traffic Management Section of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (69 pages).
  • B. Hellinga(2004), Development and Demonstration of a System for using Cell-Phones as Traffic Probes – Speed Estimation Algorithms. Prepared for Globis Data Inc. (21 pages)
  • B. Hellinga (2004) Survey of Canadian ATIS Infrastructure: Summary of Results. Report submitted to IBI Group and Transport Canada (14 pages)
  • B. Hellinga (2004) Construction Zone Queue-End Warning System: Feasibility Evaluation. Report submitted to the Advanced Traffic Management Section of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (35 pages).
  • B. Hellinga (2004) Quantifying Benefits of the Brock Road Incident Management System. Report submitted to the Works Department, Regional Municipality of Durham (45 pages).
  • B. Hellinga(2000) Comparison of the CMEM, Mesoscopic, and Microscopic Vehicle Emission Models. Report submitted to Mitretek Systems Corp. Washington, DC (21 pages).
  • W. Wierwille, R. Hanowski, B. Hellinga, N. Early, C. Kieliszewski, and T. Dingus (1998) Identification and Evaluation of Driver Errors - Task A Report: Information Gathering in Support of Taxonomy Development. Submitted to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration under project DTFH 61-97-C-00051. (101 pages)
  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) Functional capabilities incorporated into the INTEGRATION model version 1.5x3 as part of Phase 2 of the FHWA Architecture Study. Report submitted to the MITRE Corporation. (28 pages)
  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) Validation test results of INTEGRATION 1.5x3 for Phase 2 of the FHWA Architecture Study. Report submitted to the MITRE Corporation. (22 pages)
  • B. R. Hellinga (1994) Estimating Dynamic Origin-Destination Demands from Link and Probe Counts. Ph.D. Dissertation, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (275 pages) (note: pdf file does not contain appendices)
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  • B. Hellinga and M. Van Aerde (1994) A Simulation Study of the Highway 401 FTMS. Final report submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. (127 pages)
  • B. Hellinga and J. H. Shortreed (1991) FREEVU - A Computerized Freeway Traffic Analysis Tool. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Report #TDS-91-01. (197 pages)