An interactive map from Midwest High-Speed Rail predicts the travel time between stations in the Midwest using high-speed rail.
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Mapping HSR Travel Times
Monday, May 9th, 2011Axtell, Utah Prefab Bridge Installation
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Well known for its use of accelerated bridge construction techniques and pre-fabricated bridge components to speed the construction and repair of the state’s aging bridge infrastructure, the Utah DOT opted to replace the Sevier River Bridge with pre-fabricated steel bridge components. – shortspansteelbridge on YouTube
View this complete post...Key Transportation Indicators
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
This report provides timely and easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated every two months on the BTS website.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Jay Walder, Chairman & CEO, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Jay H. Walder joined the MTA as chairman and chief executive officer on October 5, 2009. In his first year in charge of the country’s largest public transportation system, Walder has overseen an agenda of change that included the most aggressive cost-cutting initiative in the history of the MTA and numerous customer improvements.
View this complete post...Study Finds Access to Real-Time Mobile Information Could Raise Status of Public Transit: Part III
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
LATITUDE & NEXT AMERICAN CITY
Study participants felt that there were a number of inherent benefits to driving less, many of which aligned with their own personal goals—perks like good exercise, reducing one’s carbon footprint, feeling more immersed in their communities, or having more time to read or relax.
East Side Access Soft Ground Tunnel Boring Machine Launch
Monday, April 18th, 2011On March 18, 2011, MTA Capital Construction launched two soft ground tunnel boring machines that will dig tunnels beneath Sunnyside Rail Yard in Queens. A part of the East Side Access project, these new tunnels will connect Long Island Rail Road with tracks that will lead to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
-mtainfo on YouTube
Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Plan
Monday, April 18th, 2011
THE CENTER FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT I. Introduction The Portland region has a successful history at achieving transit-oriented development and compact growth. It continues to outperform many of its peer regions when it comes to connecting jobs to transit, promoting alternative modes of transportation beyond the car, and promoting successful new compact development. But, there is […]
View this complete post...The Case for Business Investment in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
Friday, April 15th, 2011
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
This report focuses on key issues critical to private investors as they consider investments or future expansion into business serving growing passenger rail markets. It highlights national and international trends, the market potential in the U.S. future funding sources, and the need for public support.
Jumpstarting the Transportation Space Race: 2011
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
RECONNECTING AMERICA
Since 2004, regions including Denver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Charlotte and the Twin Cities have been planning large transit network expansions that would move forward faster than the one-line-at-a-time production schedule that in the past had been economically and politically feasible. At the same time, smaller regions have been inspired by the benefits that transit can bring to their communities and have proposed their first streetcars, light rail starter lines and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). However these places have to compete with each other for the approximately $1.6 billion annually available in the federal New Starts funding program to build out their multibillion-dollar networks.
Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
RURAL POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) offers this Rural Policy Brief as a contribution to the current dialogue regarding the ongoing nature and scope of transportation investment in the United States, specifically the implications of these decisions for our nation’s rural communities and regions. The policy recommendations outlined below reflect a detailed, evidence-based analysis, but also incorporate the accumulated policy and program insights gained in over two decades of RUPRI assessment of the rural differential impacts of public policy.
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