Patrick Singleton
Transportation
Associate Professor

Contact Information
Office Location: ENGR 231Phone: 435-797-7109
Email: patrick.singleton@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Biography
Dr. Patrick Singleton is an assistant professor in transportation. His research spans the areas of travel behavior, transportation planning, and traffic safety, specializing in active transportation, data analysis, and health/well-being.
Teaching Interests
Transportation Data Analysis, Transportation Planning, Traffic Safety, Transportation Engineering, Active Transportation, Travel Behavior Theory & Analysis, Transportation & Health, Discrete Choice Modeling
Research Interests
Travel Behavior Analysis, Active Transportation, Walking & Bicycling, Health & Transportation, Physical Activity, Safety & Security, Transportation Planning, Travel Demand Modeling, Public Transit, Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation & the Built Environment
Awards
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2023
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Utah State University
Faculty Researcher of the Year, 2021
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Utah State University
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, 2019
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Utah State University
Best Paper, 11th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, 2017
International Steering Committee for Travel Survey Conferences
- Singleton, P., (2020). Exploring the Positive Utility of Travel and mode choice: Subjective well-being and travel-based multitasking during the commute: Mapping the Travel Behavior Genome. Elsevier
- Singleton, P., De Vos, J., Heinen, E., Pudāne, B., (2020). Potential health and well-being implications of autonomous vehicles: Advances in Transport Policy and Planning: Policy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles (Volume 5). Elsevier
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Young, G., Wasserman, D., Foster, D., Singleton, P., Tomlin, S., (2023). Evaluating segment-level active mode shift potential using desire lines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, doi: 10.1177/03611981231175155
- Acharya, S., Mekker, M., Singleton, P., (2023). Validating the satisfaction with travel scale and measuring long-distance recreational travel satisfaction. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 95, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2023.03.015
- Singleton, P., Poudel, N., (2023). Bicycling comfort at roundabouts: Effects of design and situational factors. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 94, 227-242. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2023.02.008
- Flaris, K., Gkrtiza, K., Singleton, P., Graul, A., Song, Z., (2023). Riders’ perceptions towards transit bus electrification: Evidence from Salt Lake City, Utah. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 117, 103642. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103642
- Runa, F., Singleton, P., (2023). Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pedestrian push-button utilization and pedestrian volume model accuracy in Utah. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2677:4, 494-502. doi: 10.1177/03611981221089935
- Park, K., Singleton, P., Brewer, S., Zuban, J., (2023). Pedestrians and the built environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Changing relationships by the pandemic phases in Salt Lake County, UT, USA. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2677:4, 448-462. doi: 10.1177/03611981221083606
- Singleton, P., Taylor, M., Day, C., Poddar, S., Kothuri, S., Sharma, A., (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on traffic signal systems: A survey of agency interventions and observed changes in pedestrian activity. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2677:4, 192-203. doi: 10.1177/03611981211026303
- Islam, A., Mekker, M., Singleton, P., (2022). Examining pedestrian crash frequency, severity, and safety in numbers using pedestrian exposure from Utah traffic signal data. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 148:10, 04022084. doi: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000737
- Crump, M., Singleton, P., Torres-Rua, A., Pack, A., (2022). Active transportation routes using canal corridors: Decision tools in creating successful canal trail projects. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148:3, 04022030. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000854
- Acharya, S., Singleton, P., (2022). Associations of inclement weather and poor air quality with non-motorized trail volumes . Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 109, 103337. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103337
- Poudel, N., Singleton, P., (2022). Analyzing simple work time and commute time tradeoffs for insights into components of the value of travel time savings. Travel Behaviour and Society, 28, 330-337. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2022.04.011
- Ferenchak, N.N, Gutierrez, R.E, Singleton, P., (2022). Shedding light on the pedestrian safety crisis: An analysis across the injury severity spectrum by lighting condition. Traffic Injury Prevention, 23:7, 434-439. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2022.2100362
- De Vos, J., Singleton, P., Garling, T., (2022). From attitude to satisfaction: Introducing the travel mode choice cycle. Transport Reviews, 42:2, 204-211. doi: 10.1080/01441647.2021.1958952
- Poudel, N., Singleton, P., (2022). Preferences for roundabout attributes among US bicyclists: A discrete choice experiment. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 155, 316-329. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2021.11.023
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2021). Examining relationships between COVID-19 destination practices, value, satisfaction and behavioral intentions for tourists’ outdoor recreation trips. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 22, 100665. doi: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100665
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2021). Advances in pedestrian travel monitoring: Temporal patterns and spatial characteristics using pedestrian push-button data from Utah traffic signals. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 14:1, 1341-1360. doi: 10.5198/jtlu.2021.2112
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2021). Exploring tourists’ motivations, constraints, and negotiations regarding outdoor recreation trips during COVID-19 through a focus group study. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 36, 100447. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100447
- Humagain, P., De Vos, J., Singleton, P., (2021). Analyzing travel captivity by measuring the gap in travel satisfaction between chosen and alternative commute modes. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 97, 102965. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.102965
- Rahman, M., Poudel, N., Singleton, P., (2021). Multimodal traffic safety concerns in a university population. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 80, 424-435. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2021.05.013
- Singleton, P., Park, K., Lee, D., (2021). Varying influences of the built environment on daily and hourly pedestrian crossing volumes at signalized intersections estimated from traffic signal controller event data. Journal of Transport Geography, 93, 103067. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103067
- Runa, F., Singleton, P., (2021). Assessing the impacts of weather on pedestrian signal activity at 49 signalized intersections in northern Utah. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2675:6, 406-419. doi: 10.1177/0361198121994111
- Singleton, P., Runa, F., (2021). Pedestrian traffic signal data accurately estimates pedestrian crossing volumes. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2675:6, 429-440. doi: 10.1177/0361198121994126
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2021). Exploring satisfaction with travel time profiles towards understanding intrinsic utilities of travel time. Travel Behaviour & Society, 24, 22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.02.001
- Runa, F., Singleton, P., (2021). What factors are associated with travel liking? Evidence from commuters in Portland, Oregon. Travel Behaviour & Society, 23, 207-215. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.01.004
- Singleton, P., Clifton, K.J, (2021). Towards measures of affective and eudaimonic subjective well-being in the travel domain. Transportation, 48:1, 303-336. doi: 10.1007/s11116-019-10055-1
- Poudel, N., Singleton, P., (2021). Bicycle safety at roundabouts: A systematic literature review. Transport Reviews, 1877207. doi: 10.1080/01441647.2021.1877207
- De Vos, J., Singleton, P., Dill, J., (2020). Travel, health and well-being: A focus on past studies, a special issue, and future research. Journal of Transport & Health, 19, 100973. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2020.100973 *
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2020). Would you rather teleport or spend some time commuting? Investigating individuals’ teleportation preferences. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 74, 458-470. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2020.09.010
- De Vos, J., Singleton, P., (2020). Travel and cognitive dissonance. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 138, 525-536. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2020.06.014
- Humagain, P., Singleton, P., (2020). Investigating travel time satisfaction and actual versus ideal commute times: A path analysis approach. Journal of Transport and Health, 16, 100829. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2020.100829
- Gehrke, S., Singleton, P., Clifton, K., (2019). Understanding stated neighborhood preferences: The roles of lifecycle stage, mobility style, and lifestyle aspirations. Travel Behaviour and Society, 17, 62-71. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2019.07.001
- Stark, J., Singleton, P., Uhlmann, T., (2019). Exploring children’s school travel, psychological well-being, and travel-related attitudes: Evidence from primary and secondary school children in Vienna, Austria. Travel Behaviour and Society, 16, 118-130. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2018.02.005
- Singleton, P., (2019). Walking (and cycling) to well-being: Modal and other determinants of subjective well-being during the commute. Travel Behaviour and Society, 16, 249–261. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2018.02.005
- Singleton, P., (2019). Multimodal travel-based multitasking during the commute: Who does what?. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 14:2, 150-162. doi: 10.1080/15568318.2018.1536237
- Singleton, P., (2019). Validating the Satisfaction with Travel Scale as a measure of hedonic subjective well-being for commuting in a U.S. city. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 60, 399-414. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.10.029
- Singleton, P., (2019). Discussing the “positive utilities” of autonomous vehicles: Will travellers really use their time productively?. Transport Reviews, 39:1, 50-65. doi: 10.1080/01441647.2018.1470584
- Singleton, P., (2018). How useful is travel-based multitasking? Evidence from commuters in Portland, Oregon. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672:50, 11-22. doi: 10.1177/0361198118776151
- Singleton, P., Totten, J.C, Orrego-Onate, J.P, Schneider, R.J, Clifton, K.J, (2018). Making strides: State-of-the-practice of pedestrian forecasting in regional travel models. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672:35, 58-68. doi: 10.1177/0361198118773555
- Lefebvre-Ropars, G., Morency, C., Singleton, P., Clifton, K.J, (2017). Spatial transferability assessment of a composite walkability index: The Pedestrian Index of the Environment (PIE). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 57, 378–391. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.08.018
- Stark, J., Meschik, M., Singleton, P., Schutzhofer, B., (2018). Active school travel, attitudes and psychological well-being of children. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 56, 453–465. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.05.007
- Singleton, P., Clifton, K.J, (2017). Considering health in US metropolitan long-range transportation plans: A review of guidance statements and performance measures. Transport Policy, 57, 79–89. doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.02.003
- Clifton, K.J, Singleton, P., Muhs, C.D, Schneider, R.J, (2016). Development of destination choice models for pedestrian travel. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 94, 255–265. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.09.017
- Singleton, P., Goddard, T., (2016). Cycling by choice or necessity? Exploring the gender gap in bicycling in Oregon. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2598, 110–118. doi: 10.3141/2598-13
- Clifton, K.J, Singleton, P., Muhs, C.D, Schneider, R.J, (2016). Representing pedestrian activity in travel demand models: Framework and application. Journal of Transport Geography, 52, 111–122. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.03.009
- Singleton, P., Clifton, K.J, (2014). Exploring synergy in bicycle and transit use: Empirical evidence at two scales. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2417, 92–201. doi: 10.3141/2417-10
- Singleton, P., Wang, L., (2014). Safety and security in discretionary travel decision making: Focus on active travel mode and destination choice. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2430, 47–58. doi: 10.3141/2430-06
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Singleton, P., Mekker, M., Boyer, S., (2023). Pedestrian traffic signal violations: Safety, design, and operational implications. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Wasserman, D., Young, G., Foster, D., Singleton, P., (2022). Mode shift potential evaluations using desire lines & connections to active functional classification systems. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Singleton, P., Rahman, M., Burbidge, S., (2022). Systemic analysis of bicycle and pedestrian safety in Utah. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Crump, M., Singleton, P., Torres-Rua, A., Pack, A., (2022). Active transportation facilities in canal corridors. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Singleton, P., Park, K., Lee, D., (2021). Utilizing ATSPM data for pedestrian planning and analysis – Phase II: Extending pedestrian volume estimation capabilities to unsignalized intersections. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Singleton, P., Mekker, M., Ahadul, I., (2021). Safety in numbers? Developing improved safety predictive methods for pedestrian crashes at signalized intersections in Utah using push button-based measures of exposure. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Singleton, P., Runa, F., Humagain, P., (2020). Utilizing archived traffic signal performance measures for pedestrian planning and analysis. Utah Department of Transportation *
- Singleton, P., (2017). Exploring the positive utility of travel and mode choice. National Institute for Transportation and Communities *
- Clifton, K.J, Singleton, P., Muhs, C.D, Schneider, R.J, (2015). Development of a pedestrian demand estimation tool. National Institute for Transportation and Communities
- Clifton, K.J, Singleton, P., Muhs, C.D, Schneider, R.J, Lagerwey, P., (2013). Improving the representation of the pedestrian environment in travel demand models. Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Singleton, P., (2017). Exploring the positive utility of travel and mode choice. Portland State University *
- Singleton, P., (2013). A theory of travel decision-making with applications for modeling active travel demand. Portland State University *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.