General News
- DelDOT Develops Pedestrian Master Plan With Full Citizen Input
- Commuters Paid To Use Alternative Modes During Major Bridge Reconstruction
- First-Ever Study of Car-Sharing Shows Significant Reduction in Private Vehicle Travel
- Fatalities at LRT Crossings Still a Problem at Many Locations
- FRA Issues Rule Providing Local Communities the Opportunity to Silence Train Horns at Railroad Crossings
- New Freeway Management and Operations Handbook Available
- Light Rail Line Opens in Houston
- Tort: Retraining of Bus Driver After Accident at Issue in Tort Case
Intelligence
- Transportation Management Systems Maintenance Concept and Plans Handbook Available
- Submissions for Federal Transportation Planning Excellence Awards Requested
- Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Evaluation Tool Available Online
- CTPP 2000 Part 2 Data Release Begun
- New Research Finds Billboards Do Not Inhibit Driver Performance
- Use of Imagery in Transportation Planning
- International Group Focuses on ITS Benefits, Questions
- Study Finds Limited Correlation Between Highways and Sprawl in North Carolina
Survey: Characteristics of Urban Heavy Rail Systems in the U.S.
- Name of heavy rail service
- Length of heavy rail system
- Number of operational passenger-carrying heavy rail vehicles in system
- Seating and crush capacity of most recently acquired heavy rail vehicles
- Minimum scheduled headway on heavy rail lines
- Present weekday passenger volume
- Maximum operating speed
- Average operating speed in peak periods (stops included)
- Number of stations in system
- Number of park-and-ride spaces at heavy rail stations
- Highest amount charged per day at any of the park-and-ride lots serving heavy rail system
- Year heavy rail system first start operating
- Base fare
- Type of fare system (e.g. barrier free or not)
Present total annual operating budget for heavy rail system\- Best feature(s) of system
- Worst feature(s) of system
- Advice to agencies contemplating the implementation of heavy rail
Report Synopses
- Highways and Sprawl in North Carolina
- Lessons Learned in Transit Efficiencies, Revenue Generation, and Cost Reductions, Second Edition
- GIS-Based Assessment of Highway Network, Crash, and Traffic Volume Data in the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Area
- Integrated Traffic Management and Emergency Response: Success Factors
RFPs
- Traffic Design Services
- Design Traffic Control for Railroad Crossing at Various Statewide Locations
- GIS Services for Conversion of Paper Zoning Maps
- Expert Professional Engineering Services for Airtrain-Newark
- As-Needed Design Consultant Services for ITS Projects
- Consulting Services for Transportation Security Solutions
- Small Business Innovative Research
- Update Congestion Management System
- Feasibility Study for Regional Multimodal Transportation Center
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