Photos of the recently renovated North Carolina State Highway 54, The Triangle Expressway, including a new electronic toll. Photos via Flickr user Washuotaku Photo via Flickr user adamontheroad
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North Carolina: Highway 54 Photos
Monday, December 26th, 2011American Public Transportation Association: 2011 Q3 Ridership
Monday, December 26th, 2011
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Public transportation ridership in the third quarter of 2011 increased 2 percent over 2010. Over 51 million more trips were taken on public transportation in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. Ridership increased across all modes. Improving regional economic conditions, higher gas prices, and new service extensions all contributed to the increase.
MTA Special: Tour Around the Holiday Vintage Nostalgia Train, NYC
Friday, December 23rd, 2011Uploaded by WoodpeckerRamsey on Youtube
Take A Tour Around The Vintage Nostalgia Train as those are car type R-1 and R-9.Those cars are from 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and the 80’s.
View this complete post...The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Public transportation is an enterprise with expenditure of $55 billion in the United States. There has been a steady growth trend over the past three decades, with long-term economic and social trends (population, energy, public choice) all pointing to an even more prominent future standing. Since 1980, the number of fixed-guideway systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to become the next generation of investment. Investment from all levels of government is on a long-term upward trend, and public support for more and better public transportation, as measured through ridership and public approval of transit ballot measures (a 73 % approval rate over the past 12 years) continues to increase.
View this complete post...San Francisco, CA: Bay Bridge Cable Animation
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Animation of how the longest suspension cable in the world will be installed over the next few months on the new Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge. ZushaElinson1 on YouTube.
View this complete post...Innovative Rural Transit Services
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Rural public transit systems and rural intercity bus service face a wide variety of challenges on a daily basis. Complicating this is the unique nature of rural transit—each system has its own dynamics related to geography, quality of service, political issues, service design, cost, and a host of other factors. The unique nature of most rural transit systems requires management to adapt to their specific needs, making innovation important to rural transit.
The Dialysis Report: Transportation Demand Outstrips Supply
Monday, December 5th, 2011
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Everyday, thousands of Americans who need regular kidney dialysis board a community or public transit vehicle to access this life-sustaining care. The trips these patients take are time-consuming — they often last more than four hours in duration — and essential, as they absolutely must be made, regardless of the weather or any other circumstances. Dialysis trips also are changing the nature of public transit in many communities.
A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM
Many transportation agencies are recognizing the importance of sustainability—in terms of concern for the environment, community health and vitality, and economic development, now and into the future. However, these agencies often struggle to apply sustainability in their core activities. This guidebook provides a flexible framework through which transportation agencies can apply the concepts of sustainability through performance measurement. NCHRP Project 8-74, “Sustainability Performance Measures for State DOTs and Other Transportation Agencies,” includes this guidebook, the enclosed CD-ROM, and a research report. The research report forms the basis for the research approach and is available at the NCHRP Project 8-74 website. The research report offers
Background on sustainability definitions and issues,
Washington State Transportation Commission’s 2011 Statewide Transportation Survey
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Key Findings
1. Most residents do not see the transportation system’s needs or funding situation as immediately critical, however they still feel it is urgent to maintain an effective transportation system now and in the future.
View this complete post...Detroit Department of Transportation Bus Timelines Report
Thursday, November 24th, 2011TRANSPORTATION RIDERS UNITED
To supplement media reports, the personal experience of TRU members, and anecdotes from other bus riders, we conducted analysis of our own. During the week of October 17- 21, 2011, TRU volunteers compared the published schedule for eight major DDOT bus routes with the actual time each bus departed from pre-selected checkpoints including Rosa Parks Transit Center, State Fair Transit Center, Fairlane Center, Northland Center and bus stops located in downtown Detroit. In all, we monitored the actual performance of nearly 4,000 scheduled bus runs.
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