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Effect Of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments On Residential Property Values, Mti Report 08-07, Shishir Mathur, Christopher Ferrell
Effect Of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments On Residential Property Values, Mti Report 08-07, Shishir Mathur, Christopher Ferrell
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
The development of successful TODs often encounters several barriers. These barriers include: a lack of inter-jurisdictional cooperation, auto-oriented design that favors park and ride lot over ridership generating uses, and community opposition. The community opposition may be more vocal in suburban areas where residents of predominately single-family neighborhoods may feel that the proposed high-density, mixed-use TOD will bring noise, air pollution, increased congestion and crime into their area. Community opposition has been instrumental in stopping many TOD projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. While community opposition to TODs has been pronounced, very little empirical research exists that indicates whether …
Lessons Learned: A Conference On Transit Referenda And Why They Succeed Or Fail, Mti Report S-01-03, Mineta Transportation Institute
Lessons Learned: A Conference On Transit Referenda And Why They Succeed Or Fail, Mti Report S-01-03, Mineta Transportation Institute
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
In the summer of 2001, the Mineta Transportation Institute co-sponsored, with the American Public Transportation Association, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and the Center for Transportation Excellence, a two-day symposium on July 29 through July 31, entitled “Lessons Learned: A Conference on Transit Referenda and Why They Succeed or Fail.” The purpose of the conference was to discuss the history of successful and unsuccessful transportation measures that have existed in various cities across the United States . Participants represented members from transportation agencies nationwide. Each table was presented with issues to discuss and present to the conference. Short presentations were …
California Border Zone Land Transportation Issues: Nafta Ii, Mti Report 01-06, George E. Gray
California Border Zone Land Transportation Issues: Nafta Ii, Mti Report 01-06, George E. Gray
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
The Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University conducted this study to review the issues, impacts, implications, and opportunities for improved California-Baja California border area land transportation. The study reviews current conditions, previously identified issues, and, in consultation with Caltrans District 11 officials and others, developed an ultimate listing of seven issues for detailed study as follows: (1) public transportation at the border; (2) cross-broder Americans with Disabilities Act interface; (3) California highway access to Tijuana International Airport; (4) Clean Air Act compliance; (5) General Services Administration off-site authority; (6) southbound inspection requirement; and (7) pipelines or other stationary …
Our Transportation Crisis: Who Will Pay? Iistps, Report M-00-1, Mineta Transportation Institute
Our Transportation Crisis: Who Will Pay? Iistps, Report M-00-1, Mineta Transportation Institute
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
The purpose of this forum, which was held on November 17, 1998, was to explore ways to fund transportation and mass transit improvements. Co-sponsored by the Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Studies, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Commonwealth Club, the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, and the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Committee, the forum dealt specifically with methods of funding transportation improvements. The traditional way of funding California’s highway system, the gas tax, will soon be unable to keep up with the necessary maintenance and expansion Silicon Valley will require to maintain its status as …
Driving Into The Twenty-First Century: Technology Solutions To Transportation Problems Symposium, Iistps Report S-99-I, Mineta Transportation Institute
Driving Into The Twenty-First Century: Technology Solutions To Transportation Problems Symposium, Iistps Report S-99-I, Mineta Transportation Institute
Mineta Transportation Institute Publications
Driving Into the Twenty-First Century: Technology Solutions to Transportation Problems is the transcript of a symposium held on November 16, 1998. The symposium was sponsored by the Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, Hewlett-Packard and Lockheed Martin. Numerous industry leaders and innovators were invited to participate in the open forum, and several vendors of electric and alternative power vehicles were on hand for participants to view and test drive. Topics of discussion included new technologies which will make commute times more pleasant for the 21st century worker. These possibilities include high-tech …