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Publications Note: Several of these documents contain draft versions of published work (or in different stages of being published). For citations and quotations please refer to the officially published version. The contents of this site can be freely used for personal use ONLY. Although the material contained in this web site is freely available, it is not public domain. Its contents, in whole or in part (including graphics and datasets), cannot be copied and published in ANY form (printed or electronic) without consent. Permission to use any graphic material herein in any form of publication, such as an article, a book or a conference presentation, on any media must be requested prior to use. Books | Book Chapters | Articles in Preparation | Refereed Articles | Special Issues | Reviews & Reports Books Rodrigue, J-P, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (2012) (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. Forthcoming. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2009) The Geography of Transport Systems, Second Edition, London: Routledge, 352 pages. ISBN: 9780415483247. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2006) The Geography of Transport Systems, London: Routledge, 296 pages, ISBN: 0415354412. Rodrigue, J-P (2000) L'espace économique mondial: les économies avancées et la mondialisation, (The Global Economic Space : Advanced Economies and Globalization), Collection géographie contemporaine, Sainte Foy : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 534 pages. ISBN 2760510379. PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Business Book Award. Book Chapters (2012) "Commercial Goods Transport" in UN-HABITAT, 2013 Global Report on Human Settlements: Sustainable Urban Transport, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, London: Earthscan. In preparation. (2012) "Transport, Flows and Globalization", in J-P Rodrigue, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. In preparation. Rodrigue, J-P, B. Slack and C. Comtois (2012) "Green Supply Cha

Overview Conference Summary Presentations Sponsors Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities Conference Agenda Format for Paper Submission Track Chairs and Conference Program Committee Freight Week Hotels/Room Accommodations Things to do   SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS Select the presentation to view or download it. Presentations are in pdf format. Date Session Speaker Presentation Title Organization 2/1/2006 Opening Plenary Session George Schoener A Draft Framework for National Freight Policy (1.03MB) US Department of Transportation     Paul Bingham Future Freight Transportation Demand (1.018 KB) 1018 1Global Insight 2/1/2006 Luncheon Keynote Speaker Lillian Borrone Wanted: Dangerously Good Solutions for Freight Transportation 247 KB) Eno Transportation Foundation 2/2/2006 Plenary Session -- Best Practices John Horsley The Role of State DOTs in Managing Urban Goods Movement (357 KB) AASHTO     Harold Linnenkohl Managing Urban Goods Movement: Growing the Georgia Economy (425 KB) Georgia Department of Transportation     Ron McCready National Cooperative Freight Research Program (36 KB) Transportation Research Board Please select from the topics below to view the papers presented in that catagory. Otherwise, you may scroll the page to view all papers presented. PORT ECONOMICS: RAIL SOLUTIONS: TECHNOLOGY FOR PORT OPERATIONS I & II: TRUCK SOLUTIONS: TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT & SPILLOVERS: URBAN FREIGHT & TRIP DEMAND: INTERMODAL FEDERAL & STATE PLANNING: ALGORITHMS FOR PORT OPERATIONS: URBAN LOGISTICS: INSTITUTIONS & POLICY ISSUES: PORT PRODUCTIVITY I & II PORTS & NETWORK LOS: LABOR ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION:  MANAGING IMPACTS OF URBAN FREIGHT: REGIONAL FREIGHT FLOWS: REDUCING EMISSIONS: CALIFORNIA PORTS, PLANS & POLICY: PORT SECURITY & TERRORIST EVENTS: EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT I & II: PRICING & PRODUCTIVITY: ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC IMPACTS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT:   PORT ECONOMICS: Presenting Author: Contributing Author: Port Infrastructure Investment Analysi

Vanpool Vanpool Seat Finder Start End Register Now Already Registered Vanpools are a good choice for groups of commuters who live and work near each other and travel more than 15 miles to work one-way. Passengers split a low monthly fare, and share a van that can range from a minivan seating 7 up to a full size van seating 15. Vanpool is a partnership between DRCOG and the Regional Transportation District (RTD). RideArrangers contracts with VPSI to manage its Vanpool program. If you would like fare information, have five or more people who wish to start a new vanpool, or have questions, contact Nick Sands or Corey Taylor at 303-333-3640 or email nick.sands@vpsiinc.com or corey.taylor@vpsiinc.com. Want to join an existing vanpool? Click here to register. There are over 70 vanpools around the Denver Region, call or register today to see which routes might work for you. How vanpool works: A group of 5 to 15 people share a ride to work in a van dedicated to their commute, for a monthly fare based on commuting distance. The monthly fare and fuel are split among the passengers in the van. All vans commuting within the RTD district receive a subsidy to reduce the total fare. Vanpool riders volunteer to drive, track maintenance, submit paperwork and collect fares. Volunteer vanpool drivers must be at least 25 years of age, pass a motor vehicle check, and sign a driver agreement. Approved drivers are covered under VPSI insurance. The program provides the van, maintenance and repairs, insurance, fuel, bike racks and the Guaranteed Ride Home. Vanpool Documents: If you have already registered and have 5 or more people ready to vanpool, please click here for the vanpool documents. Need to make a payment? Click here to make your vanpool payment.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT/BICYCLE INTEGRATION The Institute for Sensible Transport has a comprehensive knowledge of the link between the public transport system and cycling. Our understanding of world's best practice is becoming increasingly called on as governments look to create a more integrated transport system in our major cities. We recently completed a major technical evaluation for the Victorian Department of Transport to find better ways of integrating cycling with the public transport system. We are able to offer practical solutions to help create a seamless connection between the public transport system and cycling. Our team is able to provide strategic and detailed advice on: Linking bicycle routes to transport hubs Providing secure bicycle parking at train stations Carrying bicycles on public transport vehicles - including front racks on buses  

Efficient Movement of Goods in Large Metropolitan Areas National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research (METRANS), University of Southern California and California State University-Long Beach METRANS conducts research that addresses transportation issues within large metropolitan areas. One of its major thematic research areas is goods movement and international trade, which concerns how crowded cities can efficiently move goods and provide transportation infrastructure to support economic growth. Examples of research that METRANS is conducting in this area are as follows: A major source of inefficiency in truck drayage is the handling of empty containers. One proposed solution is to establish depots closer to receiver destinations rather than to transport empty containers back to the shipper before reuse. Researchers found that container reuse would result in large reductions in truck travel time and cost.Another source of inefficiency in urban truck transport is the unpredictability of congestion. Because truck routing is based on optimization and does not take uncertainty into account, building in slack time for unforeseen events reduces the effects of even a big delay, increasing efficiency overall. This does not add time when everything goes as planned, but it minimizes costs when the unexpected arises.Efficiency can also be shaped by public policy. Researchers estimated the optimal toll for reducing the congestion generated by drayage trucks and found that tolls would be sufficient to cover the additional costs of off-peak dock operations. They also analyzed the impacts of the PierPASS program, which charges $100 per eligible container moved into or out of ports during daytime hours, and concluded that congestion reductions were approximately equivalent to two years of port growth.Collaboration with trucking companies, railroads, ports, and local public agencies ensured that this research has real-world application, and some findings have already been

Bicycles riders (cyclists) on public streets have the same rights and responsibilities as automobile drivers and are subject to the same rules and regulations as any other vehicle on the road. Each year in California, over one hundred people are killed, and hundreds of thousands more are injured in bicycle collisions. The keys to safe bicycling include being predictable, visible and communicating your intentions to motorists. The following links provide valuable information on Bicycle Rules and Safety, as well as some helpful hints and general bicycle information. Bicycle Rules and SafetySafety Tips for Bicyclists and Motorists (FFDL 37)DMV Driver's Handbook-Bicycle SectionSafety Guidelines and Bike TipsTips for Safe Bicycle RidingBicycle Safety Links10 Smart Routes to Bicycle SafetyGeneral Bicycle InformationCaltrans Bicycle InformationCalifornia Air Resources Board-Bicycle Awareness ProgramBicycle Related SitesCalifornia Vehicle Code Sections for BicyclesVehicle Code 21200 Series-Operation of BicyclesVehicle Code 39000 Series-Registration and LicensingFor information on Motorized Bicycles and Motorcycles check DMV's Motorcycle Driver Handbook.Motorcycle Driver Handbook (PDF)  Everyone should be aware of Bicycle Safety   

Spotlight on Pedestrian Safety by Tamara Redmon, Dan Gelinne, Leah Walton, and Jeff Miller FHWA's aggressive approach to reducing the fatality rate in 13 States and 5 municipalities is showing promising results. Focus cities have installed high-visibility crosswalks, such as this one in Montclair, NJ, in a number of locations to improve pedestrian safety. For the past 7.5 years, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been trying to aggressively reduce pedestrian deaths by focusing extra resources on the States and cities with the highest numbers or rates of pedestrian fatalities. In recent years, 13 States experienced pedestrian fatalities above 150 per year and above the national rate of 2.5 per 100,000 population. In 2003 those States were Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. An increase in Nevada's rate later added it to the list, while Michigan dropped off in 2007. In addition, five cities had the highest number of fatalities per year: Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; and Phoenix, AZ. Washington, DC, later went on the list, and Detroit dropped off (only to rejoin in 2011). To address this challenge, FHWA's Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety project began with a memorandum dated May 2004 outlining the goal of reducing pedestrian fatalities by 10 percent by the year 2008 (goal later changed to 2011). To address this performance goal, FHWA encouraged the affected States and cities to develop and implement pedestrian safety action plans. A previous article in Public Roads documented the early implementation of the Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety (see "In Step With Safety" in the September/October 2006 issue). "The focused approach to pedestrian safety has changed the way road owners and operators view pedestrians," says Elizabeth Alicandri, FHWA director of the Office of Safety Programs. "One of the reasons it has bee

cycle Maintenance Guide and Riding Tips - an online manual about bicycle maintenance and repairs, and tips for how to ride efficiently, covering the wheels, steering, the drive train, bicycle computers, clothes, riding, travel tips, what to do in an accident and more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1683)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bicycle Street Smarts - an illustrated online tutorial on bicycle safety and safe bike riding on public streets and roads, covering such topics as starting and stopping, where to ride on the road, riding through intersections, getting across non-standard intersections, steer out of trouble, using your brakes, riding in groups, riding in rain and darkness, safety equipment, bicycle helmets, ways to deal with tough situations and more   (Rating: 6.97 Votes: 1529)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Locking your Bicycle - a collection of illustrated guides about locking your bicycle, including "The art of locking your bike", "The science of locking your bike", "A study of what not to do", "A comparative analysis of locks" and more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1559)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 REI: Expert Advice -- Cycling - a large collection of instructional articles and online clinics about cycling, including such articles as "Repairing a Flat Tire", "Basic Bicycle Maintenance", "Designing a Specific Route", "Pedaling Basics", "Riding in Traffic", "Avoiding Injury" and much more   (Rating: 7.06 Votes: 1612)   Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10  Read Comments (2)

London's Exhibition Road Transforms Into Shared Space for Pedestrians and CarsNovember 11, 2011   The issue of bike lanes in New York City has sparked numerous debates, sending right-leaning journalists on a crusade against DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and pitting Williamsburg hipsters against their Hasidic Jew neighbors. While those with a more Dutch-minded vision for the city view bike lanes as a step towards shared public space, planners in London have taken quite the opposite route towards the same goal. According to The Guardian, after 18 months of renovation, London's Exhibition Road has been overhauled from a traditional sidewalk-and-road arrangement into a continuous smooth surface to be shared by pedestrians, bikers and drivers alike. Gone are the crosswalks, lane markings, sidewalks and railings, leaving only a uniform expanse of crosshatched black-and-white granite running from South Kensington station to Hyde Park. So what is the rationale behind this madness? Exhibition Road, as The Guardian design columnist Justin McGuirk explained, was once the main route to the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. While the Exhibition came and went over a century and a half ago, the Victorian thoroughfare continues to connect a number of cultural institutions, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum, remaining what is perhaps "London's grandest cultural artery." However, despite its legacy, Exhibition Road has become somewhat of a "glorified car park," moving many pedestrians to find underground alternatives to get to their cultural destination of choice. This is exactly what the architects at Dixon Jones sought to reverse with their rule-breaking, seamless "shared space" plan, which is in the final stages of completion today. Crediting Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman and Danish urban planner Jan Gehl, Dixon Jones proposed to remove all existing delineations on the street,

"Donald Shoup Takes San Francisco Solving the vexing parking problem. Posted March 20, 2012 Print This Post * 3 comments Every so often during his tenure as mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg has tried to push through congestion pricing, in which drivers would have to pay to use city streets in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. That's a popular solution to chronic overcrowding but, like drinking coffee to try to cure a hang over, it doesn't really get to the heart of the matter. More intervention usually doesn't solve the problems that were themselves the result of a prior intervention. Let me explain. Last year I had the opportunity to participate in an online discussion over at Cato Unbound. It focused on Donald Shoup's book The High Cost of Free Parking, which looks at the consequences of not charging for curbside parking. If you've ever tried to find a parking spot on the street in a big city, especially on weekdays, you know how irritating and time-consuming it can be. It may not top your list of major social problems, except perhaps when you're actually trying to do it. In fact, according to Shoup about 30 percent of all cars in congested traffic are just looking for a place to park. The problem though is not so much that there are too many cars, but that street parking is "free." Except, of course, it isn't free. What people mean when they say that some scarce commodity is free is that it's priced at zero. Some cities, such as London, Mayor Bloomberg's inspiration, charge for entering certain zones during business hours - with some success. (As well as unintended consequences: People living in priced zones pay much less for parking and higher demand has driven central London's real-estate prices, already sky high, even higher). But this doesn't really address what may be the main source of the problem: the price doesn't reflect supply and demand. The same kind of chronic congestion will occur with any fixed resource in high d

ABSTRACT: This study contributes to the debate about tolls' equity impacts by examining the potential economic costs of tolling for low-income and non-low-income households. Using data from the Puget Sound metropolitan region in Washington State and geographic information systems methods to map driving routes from home to work, we examine car ownership and transportation patterns among low-income and non-low-income households. We follow standard practice of estimating tolls' potential impact only on households with workers who would drive on tolled and nontolled facilities. We then redo the analysis including broader groups of households. We find that the degree of regressivity is quite sensitive to the set of households included in the analysis. The results suggest that distributional analyses of tolls should estimate impacts on all households in the relevant region in addition to impacts on just users of roads that are currently tolled or likely to be tolled.

Maritime Policy & Management, Vol. 38, No. 5, 01 Sep 2011 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online. This new issue contains the following articles: Original Articles Dynamics of liner shipping service scheduling and their impact on container port competition Wei Yim Yap & Theo Notteboom Pages: 471-485 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597451 Tactical planning models for managing container flow and ship deployment Xinxin Liu, Heng-Qing Ye & Xue-Ming Yuan Pages: 487-508 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597447 Determinants of container port choice in Spain Simme Veldman, Lorena Garcia-Alonso & José Ángel Vallejo-Pinto Pages: 509-522 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597450 A review of container terminal simulation models Panagiotis Angeloudis & Michael G. H. Bell Pages: 523-540 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597448 The potential seasonal alternative of Asia-Europe container service via Northern sea route under the Arctic sea ice retreat Hua Xu, Zhifang Yin, Dashan Jia, Fengjun Jin & Hua Ouyang Pages: 541-560 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597449 Book Review Integrating Seaports and Trade Corridors, edited by Peter Hall, Robert J. McCalla, Claude Comtois, and Brian Slack Owen Tang Pages: 561-566 DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.597452

  Dynamic Eco-Driving:The Potential to Improve Fuel Economyand Reduce Emissions Matthew J. BarthProfessor of Electrical Engineering, Yeager Family ChairDirector, Center for Environmental Research and TechnologyUniversity of California, Riverside      Friday, April 22, 20111:30 to 3:00 p.m.1065 Kemper HallUniversity of California, Davis Abstract: Improving vehicle fuel economy and thus reducing CO2 emissions is a key goal of the automotive sector. To meet this goal, much effort has been put into improving engine and drivetrain technology, making vehicles lighter while maintaining safety, and using fuels that are less carbon-intensive. As a complementary approach, there has been recent research and development to use technology that allows for real-time modifications of how the vehicle operates on the road. Among these is the concept of dynamic eco-driving which consists of providing real-time information to drivers in order to optimize driving efficiency in terms of fuel consumption and emissions. Common examples include individual vehicle eco-driving advice, intelligent speed adaptation, arterial corridor velocity/acceleration management, and eco-routing. In this presentation, several of these applications will be described in detail and experimental results will be given based on both simulated and real-world testing.

Regional Vanpools VANPOOLS - THE BEST CHOICE FOR COMMUTING Vanpoolers Choose to share the ride with 5 to 15 other people Choose their departure and arrival times Choose the best route to travel Choose to save $$$ by sharing the costs of commuting Choose to reduce the wear and tear on their personal automobiles Choose to reduce their dependence on foreign oil Choose to be part of the solution . . . not part of the growing traffic congestion problem. Choose to relax and enjoy the ride. Vanpoolers have choices and SO DO YOU! What is a vanpool? A vanpool is a group seven to fifteen people who commute together to and from work in a late model 12- or 15-passenger van. The van is provided on a month-to-month basis by The TMA Group. Insurance, maintenance and repairs, license and registration are provided by The TMA Group. The riders share the monthly operating costs. How much does it cost? Monthly costs vary based upon the number of miles traveled and the number of riders in the vanpool. The average cost of vanpooling in Middle Tennessee is $85 plus actual fuel usage. In addition, your employer can offer a commuter benefits program that includes vanpooling to further reduce your monthly commuting costs. Under the Internal Revenue Code Section 132(f)(2)(A), Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit, your employer can: (1) Provide you a tax-free benefit for vanpooling up to $230 per month (federal employees and certain other private and public employees are provided this benefit) ; or (2) Provide you with the option to designate a portion of salary before taxes (pretax income) to pay for your monthly vanpool expenses. Who drives? One member of the vanpool group agrees to become the primary driver; there must be one or more other members of the group who agree to become an alternate driver in the event the primary driver is not available. A vanpool driver must be at least 25 years of age, hold a current and valid driver's license, and a good driving record. What is t

Seminar Papers Access to Health The application of accessibility planning to develop a locational policy for the West Midlands Evaluation of transport accessibility for elderly and disabled people: A proposal for an activity-based quality of life approach A healthy food physical accessibility standard and its implications for transport, spatial planning and public health. HSTAT - Towards a better understanding of the impact of accessibility on healthcare reconfiguration policies Health and transport - two sides of the same coin Planning for better access to health Assessing the health impact of local traffic policy plans Health impacts of childrens' traffic exposure Incorporating health and social benefits with user benefits in the valuation of urban realm improvements Development of an urban railway network to improve passenger health