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2003

San Jose State University

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Fast Tracks In The Golden State: On California High-Speed Rail, Mti Report S-02-02, Mineta Transportation Institute Dec 2003

Fast Tracks In The Golden State: On California High-Speed Rail, Mti Report S-02-02, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

Two educational symposia on the future of high-speed rail in California were co-sponsored by the Mineta Transportation Institute, The Commonwealth Club of California, Town Hall-Los Angeles, and the California State Automobile Association. The events were held on July 17, 2003, in San Francisco and on July 18, 2003, in Los Angeles, California, USA. The primary goal of the symposia was to introduce the general public to the California High-Speed Rail Project. A presentation on the project alternatives, costs, and revenues was followed by a panel discussion on the issues and questions from the audience. The Secretary of the California Business, …

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Saving City Lifelines: Lessons Learned In The 9-11 Terrorist Attacks, Mti Report 02-06, Brian M. Jenkins Sep 2003

Saving City Lifelines: Lessons Learned In The 9-11 Terrorist Attacks, Mti Report 02-06, Brian M. Jenkins

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

This case study of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks examines how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit, Port Authority, and other transit systems responded to the events of 9-11, and how the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) worked to coordinate response and recovery operations; it also seeks to identify those lessons that can be captured before participants rotate or retire, memories dim, and what was learned is lost. The scope is limited to the evaluation of transit response, not other surface transportation elements such as bridges and tunnels, which seemed to function quite well and could be …

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No Road, No Rage: A Forum On Expanding Bay Area Ferry Service, Mti Report F-02-01, Mineta Transportation Institute Sep 2003

No Road, No Rage: A Forum On Expanding Bay Area Ferry Service, Mti Report F-02-01, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

As part of the Mineta Transportation Institute's ongoing efforts to promote dialogue addressing surface transportation issues, it is my pleasure to share this edited transcript of No Road, No Rage: A Forum on Expanding Bay Area Ferry Service . As the title suggests, expanding water transit services has been proposed as one way to ease congestion on the roads. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority is seeking to expand ferry service for the Bay Area, and this forum offered an opportunity for interested citizens to hear more about the proposal, ask questions, and share their concerns and hopes. …

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Trucks, Traffic, And Timely Transport: A Regional Freight Logistics Profile, John Niles Jun 2003

Trucks, Traffic, And Timely Transport: A Regional Freight Logistics Profile, John Niles

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

This report justifies and designs a comprehensive tool for describing intraurban trucking, which is the bulk of truck movement in an urban area but typically is unexamined in regional transportation planning. We begin by reviewing literature describing the characteristics and policy issues bearing on freight. We extract from that literature a structure for describing those policy issues, and then go on to design a series of map displays and quantitative measures that provide a linkage between the characteristics of local delivery trucking and the public policy issues that stem from and influence these characteristics. The Regional Freight Logistics Profile (RFLP) …

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Best Practices In Shared-Use High-Speed Rail Systems, Mti Report 02-02, Andrew Nash Jun 2003

Best Practices In Shared-Use High-Speed Rail Systems, Mti Report 02-02, Andrew Nash

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

A high-speed rail system is intercity passenger ground transportation that is time-competitive with air and/or auto for travel markets in the approximate range of 100 to 500 miles, and these systems are increasingly gaining attention in the United States. Many states are developing proposals for new HSR systems designed to solve critical transportation problems, especially the growing congestion on our highway and airport systems. Highspeed rail is also viewed as a way to focus growth and development around stations as well as to serve as a catalyst for economic growth. There is significant international experience in building and operating HSR …

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National Symposium And Videoconference On Sustainable Transportation, Mti Report S-01-01, Mineta Transportation Institute Jun 2003

National Symposium And Videoconference On Sustainable Transportation, Mti Report S-01-01, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

In June 2001, the Mineta Transportation Institute joined several schools nationwide, as well as authorities in transportation, to discuss sustainable transportation. The purpose was to expose children to the opportunities available in transportation-related careers and to discuss utilizing natural resources to develop alternatives to current modes of transportation. Each school presented a short project on sustainable transportation. The keynote speaker was Secretary Norman Mineta. The moderators were Rod Diridon and Trixie Johnson from MTI. The organizer of the event was Dr. D.K. Kung, Professor at San José State University. Participating in the event were: Secretary Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, …

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Verifying The Accuracy Of Regional Models Used In Transportation And Air Quality Planning, Mti 02-03, Caroline Rodier Jun 2003

Verifying The Accuracy Of Regional Models Used In Transportation And Air Quality Planning, Mti 02-03, Caroline Rodier

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

Communities with air quality problems in California and across the nation are proposing major beltway and highway projects to address roadway congestion problems. However, the travel and emissions models used in conformity analyses and environmental impact statements have low accuracy. Travel demand models are typically estimated on and calibrated to observed data, but rarely validated against observed data not used in their estimation and calibration. Validation of a model is critical to determining the degree of precision to which it can be reasonably applied. In this historical forecasting case study in the Sacramento, California region, the original version of the …

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Making Growth Work For California’S Communities, Kenneth R. Schreiber May 2003

Making Growth Work For California’S Communities, Kenneth R. Schreiber

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

If the State of California government is to become a stronger advocate for transportation and land use policies that address growth patterns and related issues associated with community planning and development, it will be helpful for state policymakers, concerned professionals, and others involved in shaping California’s land use policies to have the clearest and most up-to-date understanding of existing efforts by local governments to improve and update planning methods; the status of, and attitude toward, innovation and change in the planning and community development profession; the extent to which local governments are incorporating new ideas and concepts into local plans …

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Third National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium, Mti Report S-02-01, Mineta Transportation Institute May 2003

Third National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium, Mti Report S-02-01, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

On May 2, 2003, the Mineta Transportation Institute joined numerous authorities in the surface transportation industry with several middle and elementary schools to discuss the topic of sustainable transportation. The purpose of this forum was to expose the students (from Maryland, Virginia, and California) to the many opportunities available to them in transportation-related careers, and to discuss the utilization of many natural resources to develop alternatives to current modes of transportation. Each of the schools participated in a videoconference to present projects for sustainable transportation options for the future. Their ideas included powering buses, cars, light rail, and ultra-light rail …

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California Transportation Security Summits, Mti Report S-01-04, Mti Apr 2003

California Transportation Security Summits, Mti Report S-01-04, Mti

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

In the aftermath of September 11, it became undeniably clear that terrorists target civil transport systems and are willing to use transport systems as weapons of mass destruction as well as targets. In response to this threat, America ’s transportation community must adopt more effective measures to insure the safety of the millions of passengers and employees who use or work in transit facilities every day. To meet this heightened responsibility, leaders of the transportation community need high-quality information and appropriate policy guidance. To help meet this need, the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)—a leader in transportation terrorism research since the …

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Regional Transportation Hot Spot Forum Marin/Sonoma 101 Corridor, Mti Report F-01-02, Mineta Transportation Institute Apr 2003

Regional Transportation Hot Spot Forum Marin/Sonoma 101 Corridor, Mti Report F-01-02, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute Publications

The entire Hwy. 101 corridor in Marin County and 10 miles in Sonoma County were at F service level as early as 1995. Tourists and recreational destinations make this a seven-day-a-week traffic hot spot. Three failed elections in the past revealed an electorate divided and unable to reach consensus on solutions. Recent work by public and private leaders in both counties was leading toward an election in November 2004. On April 11, 2002, the Mineta Transportation Institute cosponsored a regional transportation forum with The Commonwealth Club of California in Marin County, California. Several representatives from key Marin County and Sonoma …

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