-APTAtv on YouTube
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Public Transportation for the Holidays
Wednesday, December 25th, 2013Las Vegas: Arts in Transit Along the Sahara Express
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) commissioned artist Susan Kaprov to develop three dynamic themes for the Arts in Transit program: “The Art of Neon,” the “Natural Environment of Southern Nevada,” and “Multi-Modal Transportation in Las Vegas.” Thirty-five transit stops along the Sahara Express route had a unique art piece installed.
-RTC Southern Nevada on YouTube
Washington State DOT: Ferry Construction Time Lapse
Monday, December 23rd, 2013The video captures construction of Washington’s newest Olympic Class ferry, 144-car Tokitae, from the start of construction through summer 2013.
View this complete post...Transit in High-Growth Business Clusters
Friday, December 20th, 2013
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
There has been significant attention in the transportation research field
regarding the extent to which transit investment supports “agglomerations
economies” – the ability of business firms to realize productivity gains
because of greater labor market access. This research study addresses
this same general issue of business productivity, market access and transit
service, but from a different perspective.
Washington, DC: Streetcar Construction
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
For the last several months, DDOT and the streetcar team have been busy at work along H Street and Benning Road on the last leg of streetcar construction. Right now the team is performing final design and construction for several areas of the project, including streetcar turnarounds, the Car Barn Training Center, pole and overhead wire installation, track installation for turnarounds, pocket tracks, and final roadway.
View this complete post...NYC: Installing Sky Reflector-Net
Monday, December 16th, 2013
Catch a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the building of Sky Reflector-Net, the centerpiece of the forthcoming Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan.
View this complete post...Washington, DC: Don’t Miss Transportation Camp 2014
Friday, December 13th, 2013
A preview of one of the most exciting transportation technology events of the year, happening the weekend before the big annual Transportation Research Board conference in January.
View this complete post...Riding the Bike Share Boom
Monday, December 9th, 2013
Without a doubt 2013 has been a banner year for bike share in the United States with large systems implemented in New York City (Citibike) & Chicago (Divvy) and many others debuting (or expanding their size) in cites big and small. In fact, Citibike now boasts over 10 million bike miles travelled and is inching closer to 100,000 members!
View this complete post...The Bike-Share Planning Guide
Monday, December 9th, 2013
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Bike-share has taken many forms over the course of its development, from free bikes left for a community to use at will to more technologically advanced and secure systems. In every iteration, the essence of bike-share remains simple: anyone can pick up a bike in one place and return it to another, making point-to-point, human-powered transportation feasible.
Transportation in Transition
Friday, December 6th, 2013
U.S. PIRG
A review of data from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and Census Bureau for America’s 100 most populous urbanized areas – which are home to over half of the nation’s population – shows that the decline in per-capita driving has taken place in a wide variety of regions. From 2006 to 2011, the average number of miles driven per resident fell in almost three-quarters of America’s largest urbanized areas for which up-to-date and accurate data are available.
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