Publications
Refereed Journal Publications: Roorda, M.J. (2011). Data Collection Strategies for a Benchmarking Urban Goods Movement Across Canada. Transportation Letters 3(3). Bachmann, C., M.J. Roorda and B. Abdulhai (2011). Simulating Traffic Conflicts on Truck-Only Infrastructure Using an Improved Time to Collision Definition. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record. Sharman, B. and M.J. Roorda (2011). Analysis of Freight GPS Data: A Clustering Approach for Identifying Trip Destinations. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record. Cavalcante, R. and M.J. Roorda (2011). A Bayesian Approach for Identifying Efficient Stated Choice Survey Designs With reduced Prior Information. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record. Abdelgawad, H. B. Abdulhai, G. Amirjamshidi, M. Whaba, C. Woudsma, M.J. Roorda (2011). Simulation of Exclusive Truck Facilities on Urban Freeways. Forthcoming in ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Roorda, M., A. Shalaby, and S. Saneinejad (2011). Comprehensive Transportation Data Collection: A Case Study in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Canada. Forthcoming in ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. Ruiz, T., and M. Roorda (2011). Assessing Planning Decisions by Activity Type During the Scheduling Process. Transportmetrica 7(6). Roorda, M., M. Hain, G. Amirjamshidi, R. Cavalcante, B. Abdulhai, C. Woudsma (2010). Exclusive Truck Facilities in the Toronto Area: Analysis of Truck and Automobile Demand. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2168, pp. 114-128. Mercado, R., Paez, A., Farber, S., Roorda, M., and C. Morency (2010). Explaining transport mode use of low-income persons for journey to work in urban areas: A case study of Ontario and Quebec. Forthcoming in Transportmetrica. Farber, S., Páez, A., Mercado, R.G., Roorda, M., and C. Morency (2010). Transport and social exclusion: A time-use investigation of shopping participation in three Canadian cities. Forthcoming in Transportation. Mitra, R., R.N. Buliung, and M.J. Roorda (2010). Built Environment Influences on School Travel Mode Choice in Toronto, Canada. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2156, pp. 150-159. Morency, C., Paez, A., Roorda, M., Mercado, R. and S. Farber (2010). Distance Traveled in Three Canadian Cities: Spatial Analysis from the Perspective of Vulnerable Population Segments. Journal for Transport Geography 19 (1): 39-50. Paez, A., R. Mercado, S. Farber, C. Morency and M. Roorda (2010). Accessibility to Health Care Facilities in Montreal Island: An Application of Relative Accessibility Indicators from the Perspective of Senior and Non-Senior Residents. International Journal of Health Geographics. 9(52). Roorda, M. Paez, A., Morency, C., Mercado, R. and S. Farber (2010). Trip Generation of Vulnerable Populations in Three Canadian Cities: A Spatial Ordered Probit Approach. Transportation. 37(3): 525-548. Roorda, M., Cavalcante, R., McCabe, S., and H. Kwan (2010). A conceptual framework for agent-based modelling of logistics services. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 46(1): 18-31. Paez, A., Mercado, R., Farber, S., Morency, C., and M. Roorda (2010). Relative Accessibility Deprivation Indicators for Urban Settings: Definitions and Application to Food Deserts in Montreal. Urban Studies. 47(7): 1415-1438.
Roorda, M.J., D. Passmore, and E.J. Miller (2009). Including Minor Modes of Transport in a Tour-Based Mode Choice Model with Household Interactions. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. 135(12): 935-945.
Saneinejad, S., and M.J. Roorda (2009). Application of Sequence Alignment Methods in Clustering and Analysis of Routine Weekly Activity Schedules. Transportation Letters. 1(3): 197-211. Auld, J., Mohammadian, A., and M.J. Roorda (2009). Implementation of a scheduling conflict resolution model in an activity scheduling system. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.2135, pp. 96-105. Morency, C., Roorda, M. and M. Demers (2009). Steps in reserve: Comparing latent walk trips in Toronto and Montreal. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2140, pp. 111-119. El-Tantawy, S.,Djavadian, S., Roorda, M.J. and B. Abdulhai (2009). Safety Evaluation of Truck -Lane Restriction Strategies using Micro-Simulation Modeling. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.2099, pp. 123-131. Roorda, M. J., J. A. Carrasco and E. J. Miller (2009). An Integrated Model of Vehicle Transactions, Activity Scheduling and Mode Choice. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. 43(2): pp. 217-229. Buliung, R., M.J. Roorda and T.K. Remmel (2008). Exploring Spatial Variety in Patterns of Activity-Travel Behaviour: Initial Results from the Toronto Travel-Activity Panel Survey (TTAPS). Transportation. 35(6): 697-722. Roorda, M.J., C. Morency, and K. Woo (2008). Two Cities, Two Realities? A Closer Look at the Evolution of Trip Rates in Toronto and Montreal. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2082, pp. 156-167. Ruiz, T. and M.J. Roorda (2008). Analysis of Planning Decisions During the Activity Scheduling Process. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2054, pp. 46-55. Roorda, M.J. and T. Ruiz (2008). Long and Short-term Dynamics in Activity Scheduling: A Structural Equations Approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 42(3), pp. 545-562. Roorda, M. J., E. J. Miller and K. Habib (2008). Validation of TASHA: A 24-Hour Activity Scheduling Microsimulation Model. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 42(2), pp. 360-375.
Roorda, M.J. and B.K. Andre (2007). A Stated Adaptation Survey of Scheduling Responses to Delays: Empirical and Preliminary Model Results. Transportation Research Record 2021. pp. 45-54. Roorda, M.J., E.J. Miller and N. Kruchten (2006). Incorporating Within-household Interactions Into a Mode Choice Model Using a Genetic Algorithm for Parameter Estimation. Transportation Research Record 1985. pp.171-179. Roorda, M.J. and E.J. Miller (2006). Assessing Transportation Policy Using an Activity-Based Microsimulation Model of Travel Demand. ITE Journal. November Issue. Miller, E.J., M.J. Roorda and J.A. Carrasco (2005). A Tour-Based Model of Travel Mode Choice. Transportation. 32(4): pp. 399-422. Doherty, S.T., E. Nemeth, M.J. Roorda and E.J. Miller. (2004). Design and Assessment of the Toronto Area Computerized Household Activity Scheduling Survey. Transportation Research Record 1894. pp. 140-149. Miller, E.J., M.J. Roorda, M. Haider and A. Mohammadian (2004). Empirical Analysis of Travel and Housing Expenditures in the Greater Toronto, Canada, Area. Transportation Research Record 1898. pp. 191-201. Miller, E.J. and M.J. Roorda (2003). A Prototype Model of 24-Hour Household Activity Scheduling for the Toronto Area. Transportation Research Record 1831. pp. 114-121. Roorda, M. J., E.J. Miller and A. Mohammadian. (2000). Toronto Area Car Ownership Study: A Retrospective Interview and its Applications. Transportation Research Record 1719. pp. 69-76. Aultman-Hall, L., M.J. Roorda and B. Baetz (1997). Using GIS for Evaluation of Neighbourhood Pedestrian Accessibility. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 123 (1): pp. 10-15.
Book Chapters:
Roorda, M.J. Ferdous, N. and A. Nuzzolo (2010). Behavioral Paradigms for Modeling Freight Travel Decision-making. (Bhat, C. and R. Pendyala eds.) Forthcoming.
Roorda, M.J., A.H. Meyburg, M. Browne (2009). Surveys on Urban Freight Transport. Transport Survey Methods: Keeping Up with a Changing World. (Bonnel, P, M. Lee-Gosselin, J. Zmud and J-L Madre eds.) Emerald, UK.
Roorda, M.J. and E.J. Miller (2005). Strategies for Resolving Activity Scheduling Conflicts: An Empirical Analysis. In Progress in Activity-Based Analysis. (Timmermans, H. J. P. ed.). Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 203-222.
Roorda, M.J. S.T. Doherty and E.J. Miller (2005). Operationalizing Household Activity Scheduling Models: Addressing Assumptions and Using New Sources of Behavioural Data. In Integrated Land-Use and Transportation Models: Behavioural Foundations. (Lee-Gosselin, M. and S. Doherty, eds.) Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 61-85.