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Frank Southworth
Principal Research Scientist
Reports
- F. Southworth and J. Gillett (2011) Trucking in Georgia: Freight Performance Measures. Georgia Department of Transportation Research Project No.10-16. Final Report. Atlanta, GA.
- F. Southworth, M.D. Meyer and B.A. Weigel (2011) Transit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Compendium. Report No. FTA-GA-26-7006.2011.01. Federal Transit Administration, Washington, D.C. http://www.fta.dot.gov/research
- F. Southworth, B.E Peterson, H-L Hwang, S-M Chin and D. Davidson (2011) The Freight Analysis Framework Version 3 (FAF3): A Description of the FAF3 Regional Database And How It Is Constructed.. Prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. for the Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth, Davidson, D, Hwang, H-L, Peterson, B.E. and Chin, S-M (2010) The Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3: Overview of the FAF3 National Freight Flow Tables. Report prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth (2010) Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions from Freight Logistics. White paper written for The Pew Center for Global Climate Change. Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth and P.S. Hu (2010) The American Long Distance Personal Travel Data and Modeling Program: A Roadmap. Report prepared for the Office of Highway Policy Information Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Washington D.C. 20590.
- TRB (2009) Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions. Transportation Research Board Special Report 298, Washington D.C.(Committee co-author)
- F. Southworth (2009) Recruit Sustainment Program Center Site Selection Model. Report prepared for the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, Strength Management Division.
- . F. Southworth, B.E. Peterson, S-M. Chin, H-L. Hwang and D. Davidson (2009) On the development of some new FAF products. Freight Analysis Framework 3. Technical Memorandum No. 4. Report prepared for the Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
- F. Southworth (2009) Potential improvements to the FAF3 methodology: flow disaggregation methods. Freight Analysis Framework 3. Technical Memorandum No.3. Report prepared for the Office of Freight Management and Operations Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
- F. Southworth, H-L. Hwang and S-M. Chin (2009) An assessment of the impacts of data source changes on FAF3 development. Freight Analysis Framework 3. Technical Memorandum No. 2. Report prepared for the Office of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
- F. Southworth, M. D. Meyer and B. A. Weigel (2009) Summary of Climate Change Implications from Transportation and Transit’s Role. Prepared for the Office of Technology, Federal Transit Administration, Washington D.C.
- F. Southworth, A. Sonnenberg, and M.A. Brown (2008) The Transportation Energy and Carbon Footprints of the 100 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Prepared for the Metropolitan Program, Brooking Institution, Washington, D.C. (Also available as WP37. School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA).
- F. Southworth and Z. Patterson (2008) Emerging methodologies in freight demand modeling.Prepared as Chapter 5 in Innovations in Freight Transportation Modeling. Transportation Research E-Circular.
- T. R Curlee, M.R. Hilliard, R.S.Pillai, F. Southworth, D.P. Vogt and D. Xiong (2007) Enterprise Modeling and Analysis: The Cost of Implementing Security Systems in Heavy Rail Transit. Report prepared for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington D.C. (Draft, April 2007)
- T.R.Curlee, F. Southworth, F. and D.P.Vogt (2006) Urban Transit in Tennessee, Efficiency Frontiers, and the Benefits of Marginal Investments. Report prepared for the Tennessee Department of Transportation Research Development and Technology Program, Nashville, TN.
- T. R.Curlee, et al (2006) The 2002 Freight Analysis Framework Freight Flow Database: Development of a set of Commodity and Mode Specific Origin-to-Destination Freight Flow Matrices for the United States. Report prepared for the Office of Operations, Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. January, 2006.
- F. Southworth (2005) A multimodal regional routing and multi-port analysis model. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Alexandria, VA.
- F. Southworth and B.E. Peterson (2005) Generation of a U.S. commodity flows matrix using log-linear modeling and iterative proportional fitting. Paper prepared for the Office of Operations, Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
- F. Southworth and D.P. Vogt (2005) Multi-level modeling of waterway improvements: linking ORNIM to the broader regional transportation model paradigm. Planning Center of Expertise for Inland Navigation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Huntington, WV.
- F. Southworth and T. Reuscher (2004) An Analysis of New York Residents’ Views of Highway Travel. Report Prepared for the New York Department of Transportation, Albany, New York.
- F. Southworth, R. Pillai and D.L. Greene (2003) A Hydrogen Transition Planning Model: Creating A Framework For H2 Investment Analysis and Decision-Making. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- F. Southworth (2003) A Preliminary Roadmap for the American Freight Data Program. White Paper prepared for the Bureau of Transportation, US Dept. of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
- B G. Ashdown, M. Lapsa, D. J. Bjornstad, G. Boudreau and F. Southworth (2003) Assessing Consumer Values and Supply-Chain Relationships for Solid-State Lighting Technologies. Report prepared for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
- M. Lapsa, B. G. Ashdown, F. Southworth, B. Shumpert, D. Bjorstadt and S. Schexnayder (2003) Consumer Market Analysis for Heat Pump Water Heaters. Report prepared for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
- D. P. Vogt, F. Southworth, W. W. Walker, D. Kelz, and C. Dummer (2003) Documentation of the Revised Coal Transportation Projection Model (CTPM). Report prepared for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV.
- F. Southworth, D.P. Vogt, T. R.Curlee, A, Chatterjee and F.J. Wegmann (2002) Demands for and Benefits of Public Transit Services In Tennessee. Office of Public Transportation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, TN.
- F. Southworth, D.P. Vogt, T. R.Curlee, A, Chatterjee and F.J. Wegmann (2002) An Assessment of Future Demands for and Benefits of Public Transit in Tennessee. ORNL/TM-2002/55
- D.P. Vogt, F. Southworth , B.E. Peterson and C. Rizy (2002) The MIO Input-Output Model: Conceptual Overview. Report prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV.
- D.P. Vogt, F. Southworth, B.E. Peterson and C. Rizy (2002) Estimation of Regional Economic Benefits from Improvements in Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway Navigation: Phase 1Reconnaissance Study. Report prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV
- F. Southworth (2001) Generation of A Set of U.S. County-Based Truck Traffic Analysis Centroids. Chapter 3 in Freight Analysis Framework: Highway Capacity Analysis. Methodology Report. Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH.
- F. Southworth (2001) Independent Technical Review of the Traffic Demand Forecasts for the Chickamauga Lock Study. Prepared for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN 37902.
- R.B. Capelle, et al (2000) Freight USA. Highlights from the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey and Other Sources. Report prepared for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth (1999) The National Intermodal Transportation Data Base: Passenger and Goods Movement Components. Report prepared for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth (1998) Purpose and Status of the Multimodal Commodity Flow and American Travel Surveys. Report prepared for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth, B.E. Peterson and S-M Chin (1998) Methodology for Estimating Freight Shipment Distances for the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey. Report prepared for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC.
- F. Southworth and B.E. Peterson (1997) Estimation of truck-to-rail drayage distances for BEA regions. Prepared for Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH.
- F. Southworth (1997) Research and Development Priorities on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection. President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics (1997) Transportation Statistics Annual Report 1997. Mobility and Access. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. (Contributing Author).
- F. Southworth. (1997) Development of Data and Analysis Tools in Support of A National Intermodal Network Analysis Capability. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.C.
- M.S. Bronzini, D.L. Greene, J. Sheffield, F. Southworth and R.E. Ziegler (1997) End-Use Technology: Transportation. In Energy Technology R&D: What Could Make the Difference? (J. Sheffield, Ed). Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL-6921/V2/P1: 1-22.
- F. Southworth, D. Xiong, M.S. Bronzini, and D. Middendorf (1996) A framework for considering national trade and transportation impacts of site specific freight bottlenecks. Prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Washington D.C.
- M.S. Bronzini, R. Curlee, P.N. Leiby, P.N., R.S. Solanki, F. Southworth, M. Summers and D.P. Vogt (1996) Ohio River Navigation Investment Model: Problem Scope Study Final Report. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Huntington District, WV.
- F. Southworth and D.W. Jones (1996) Travel Reduction Through Changes in Urban Spatial Structure: A Search for Policy Instruments in Support of Cleaner, More Energy Efficient Cities. Office of Policy, Planning and Program Evaluation. U.S Department of Energy, Washington D.C.
- J.J. Ray, F. Southworth et al (1996) Highway Network Design and Evaluation System (HNDES).Version 1.0b.User Manual. Vols.1&2. Prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth (1995) A Technical Review of Urban Land Use-Transportation Models As Tools For Evaluating Vehicle Travel Reduction Strategies. Land Use Compendium. US DOT-T-99-03. http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/landuse/compendium/
- R.S. Solanki, J. Gorthi and F. Southworth (1995) An Optimization-Based Algorithm for Network Design. Technical Description and Testing. Prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Washington, D.C.
- M. M. Venigalla, F. Southworth and C. Griffith Davies (1992) Evacuation Time Estimates for Pueblo Depot Activity and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- M. M. Venigalla, A.K. Rathi, D.N. Metzger, C. Griffith Davies and F. Southworth (1992) Evacuation Time Estimates for Pine Bluff Arsenal and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN.
- J.J. Ray and F. Southworth (1992) The Highway Traffic Forecasting System Version 2.0B. The Freight Network Policy Model User Manual. Prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth (1991) Regional Evacuation Modeling in the United States: A State of the Art Review. ORNL-TM/11740. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- A.K. Rathi, F. Southworth, M.M. Venigalla and J.M. Jacobi (1991) Evacuation Time Estimates for Umatilla Depot Activity and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- A.K. Rathi, D.N. Metzger, M.M. Venigalla and F. Southworth (1991) Evacuation Time Estimates for Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- A.K. Rathi, F. Southworth, M.M. Venigalla and J.M. Jacobi (1990) Evacuation Time Estimates for Tooele Army Depot and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- F. Southworth, A.J. Rathi, J. M. Jacobi, M. M. Venigalla, M and D.F. Flanagan (1990) Evacuation Time Estimates for the Aberdeen Proving Ground and Vicinity. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
- A.K. Rathi, S.P. Miaou, F. Southworth and B. E. Peterson (1990) National Highway Network Analysis: Suburban Highway Needs for Year 2005. Report prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Highway Needs and Investments Branch, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- S-M Chin and F. Southworth. (1990) RTMAS: Prototype Real Time Traffic Monitoring Analysis System. Technical Manual and User's Manual. Report prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C.
- E.L. Hillsman, F. Southworth and D.W. Jones (1989) A Compendium of Options for Government Policy to Encourage Private Sector Responses to Potential Climate Change. Chapter 9: Transportation Sector. Report to the Congress by the Office of Environmental Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy, DOE/EH-0108. Washington, D.C.
- R.S. Solanki, C.S. Bowman and F. Southworth (1988) ADANS Execution Planning Algorithm. Prepared for MAC/DO-ADANS, Military Airlift Command, USAF, Scott AFB, IL.
- G. Harrison, F. Southworth, et al (1988) Airlift Deployment Analysis System: ADANS Functional Description. HQ, Military Airlift Command, USAF, Scott AFB, IL
- F. Southworth, S M Chin and P.D. Cheng (1987) Quantifying Spontaneous Population Evacuations In Time of Threat: A Near Real Time Traffic Monitoring System For The Tampa Bay Area. Report prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C.
- G. Harrison, R. D. Kraemer and F. Southworth (1987) Airlift Deployment Analysis System: ADANS Concept Description. Military Airlift Command, USAF, Scott AFB, IL.
- B. N. Janson, C. Zozaya Gorostiza and F. Southworth (1986) NETPEM-PC: A Network Performance Evaluation Model for Assessing the Impact of High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM 10060.
- B. N. Janson, C. Zozaya Gorostiza and F. Southworth (1986) NETPEM PC: A User's Manual. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/Sub/85/27439/1.
- F. Southworth (1986) VMT Forecasting for National Highway Planning: A Review of Existing Approaches. Prepared for the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth and B. E. Peterson (1986) Review of the Highway Traffic Forecasting System. Report to the Office of Policy Development, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
- R. D. Kraemer and F. Southworth (1986) Functional Description of the MOBCON Automated Support System (MASS). U.S. Army Forces Command, Scott AFB, IL.
- F. Southworth (1985) DOE National Rideshare Program Plan, ORNL/TM 9608. Prepared for the Office of Transportation Systems, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth and F. Westbrook (1985) Study of Current and Planned High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Use: Performance and Prospects. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-9847.
- S. A. Carnes, et al. (1985) Assessment of Alternative Transportation Routes for Hazardous Weapons Movement from Demilitarization Sites. Report prepared for the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL 6198.
- D. L. Greene, R. Kowalski and F. Southworth (1984) Transportation Energy Conservation: Reconnaissance Mission to Costa Rica. U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.
- B. E. Peterson and F. Southworth (1984) Disaggregation of highway traffic by vehicle type. Prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program and Policy Planning, Washington, D.C.
- F. Southworth, Y. J. Lee, C. S. Griffin and D. Zavattero (1983) Motor Freight Planning For The Chicago Region. Document no.83/06, Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Springfield, IL
- F. Southworth, Y. J. Lee, C. S. Griffin and D. Zavattero (1983) A Strategic Motor Freight Planning Model. CATS Research News, Vol. 22, No.2. Chicago Area Transportation Study, Chicago, IL.
- F. Southworth (1982) A Scenario based Approach to Assessment of Requirements for Freight Transportation: Map 2000 Project. Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council,Chicago, IL.
- D. E. Boyce, F. Southworth, T. J. Kim, G. Provenzano, K. S. Chon K. Cromwell Cain and T.R. Wells (1981) Testing Models for Estimating the Impact of Transportation System Management on Travel Choices and Vehicle Emissions. Illinois Institute of Natural Resources Doc. 81/32, Chicago, IL.
- F. Southworth and K. S. Chon (1981) Direct and Indirect Emissions Production By Truck Movements In The Chicago Region, Illinois Institute of Natural Resources Document no. 81/19, Chicago, IL.
- F. Southworth, B. N. Janson and E. Papathanassopoulos (1980) Energy Accounts For Urban Truck Freight Movements In The Chicago Region, Illinois Institute of Natural Resources, Energy Planning Division, Springfield, IL.
- D.E. Boyce, G. Provenzano, F. Southworth, K. Cromwell Cain and K. S. Chon (1979) Modeling The Impacts Of Transport System Management On Vehicle Emissions. Illinois Institute of Natural Resources Document no. 79/09, Chicago, IL.
- F. Southworth (1978) Modelling The Changing Relationship Between Travel Demand and Land Use. Report no. B/RG/19829, British Science Research Council; and in abridged form as WP 225, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
- F. Southworth (1977) The calibration of highly disaggregated trip distribution and modal split models: some comparisons of macro and micro analytic approaches. Ph.D. Thesis, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, England
- F. Southworth (1977) Alternative closure procedures for predictive trip distribution models. Regional Highway Traffic Model Project. Alistair Dick & Associates, Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
- F. Southworth (1977) Goodness of fit tests for trip distribution models: a review. Regional Highway Traffic Model Project, Alistair Dick & Associates, Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
- F. Southworth (1976) DISTDEM (DISTribution-DEMand Model): A user's manual. Working Paper 90, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
- P. Bonsall, A. F. Champernowne, E. L. Cripps, P. R. Goodman, A. Hankin, R. Mackett, I. Sanderson, M. L. Senior, F. Southworth, R. Spence, H.C.W.L. Williams and A.G. Wilson (1974) A transport model for West Yorkshire, Working Paper 87, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
- F. Southworth (1973) Recent developments in trip distribution and modal split transport models: a review. Working Paper 38, School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, England.







