Vol. 15, No. 2, February 2, 2001

General News

  • ConnDOT Proposes Closing Entrance Ramps To Reduce Congestion
  • U.S.DOT Selects Two Maglev Projects for Next Phase
  • Transportation Tort Liability: Bond Issue Contested on Grounds of Traffic Safety
  • Innovative Techniques Developed To Reduce Traffic Congestion Resulting from Incidents
  • U.S.DOT Studies the Causes of Large Truck Crashes
  • New Transportation Export Council Formed
  • Mineta is 14th U.S. Transportation Secretary

Intelligence

  • Cleveland, OH: Greater Cleveland RTA announces money-back guarantee offer
  • London, England: The British Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions announces successful test of broadcasting real-time traffic information
  • Washington, DC: FHWA produces study of how other countries manage traffic flow through work zones
  • Washington, DC: U.S Trade and Development Agency launches joint sponsorship with South Korea of three Business Briefings on rail and port development projects in Korea
  • London, England: New government report admits that ministers will fail to deliver on promises to reduce rapid growth of traffic
  • Research Triangle Park, NC: System allowing users to obtain information about bus locations and arrival times via the Internet is developed
  • Columbia, SC: Cost to public of crashes on state’s roads calculated
  • Baltimore, MD: Plan to relieve congestion by imposing tolls opposed by public
  • Ottawa, Canada: Internet Symposium on Benefit Cost Analysis launched

Survey

Bus Rapid Transit: Issues and Characteristics

  • Reasons why BRT chosen over development of light rail
  • General view of residents in the corridor being served by BRT
  • Main elements of planned or existing BRT system
  • Main characteristics of buses
  • Essential statistics of BRTs
  • Features of cost-effective BRT system explored
  • Advice for agencies considering BRT
  • Transit agencies address these and other issues

RFPs

  • Engineering Services: Pedestrian Safety Project
  • Orlando Urbanized Area Year 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan
  • Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making
  • Technical Assistance Services
  • Systems Planning
  • Design of Noise Barrier/Noise Analysis

Reports

  • Analytical Transport Economics: An International Perspective
  • Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice
  • Transport: An Economics and Management Perspective
  • Infrastructure Outsourcing: Leveraging Concrete, Steel, and Asphalt with Public-Private Partnership

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