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|  SYSTAN specializes in evaluating complex programs to measure their success in achieving identified goals and to quantify anticipated and unanticipated impacts. Impact assessments are typically conducted within a structured statistical framework, document attitudinal shifts as well as behavioral changes, and address the transferability of results to other situations.REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS Evaluation Handbook. Developed handbook to assist project managers responsible for evaluations of the social and economic impacts of urban transportation innovations. (Client: U.S. DOT) Motorcycle Training Effectiveness. Undertook a matched-pair analysis of trained and untrained motorcyclists to assess the effects of formal motorcycle training on accident rates and traffic violations. (Client: California Highway Patrol) 55 MPH Enforcement. Evaluated the effectiveness of 55 MPH enforcement program consisting of a combination of aerial surveillance, public information, and police patrols in reducing speeds on selected highway segments. (Client: California Highway Patrol) Santa Monica Freeway Diamond Lanes. Conducted award-winning evaluation of the controversial Santa Monica Freeway Diamond Lane Project. The evaluation assessed the impacts of converting an operating freeway lane to a carpool lane on carpool formation, traffic safety, congestion, law enforcement, travel times, mode choice, media reaction, and public opinion. (Client: U.S. DOT Transportation Systems Center) Service and Methods Demonstration Programs. Evaluated over two dozen innovative transportation projects as part of the U.S. DOT Service and Methods Demonstration Program. Evaluations involved such innovations as timed-transfer service, subscription buses, preferential parking, integrated bicycle/bus operations, reserved transit lanes, and improved paratransit scheduling. (Client: U.S. DOT Transportation Systems Center)  |