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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

Transportation Services Index and the Economy by Peg Young, Ph.D.; Ken Notis; Gary Feuerberg, Ph.D.; and Long Nguyen PDF Summary The March 2005 release of the Transportation Services Index (TSI), an economic measure of freight and passenger movements,1 marked the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS') entry into the company of federal statistical agencies that produce monthly U.S. economic indicators. The TSI consists of three component indexes: a freight index, a passenger index, and a combined (or total) index. Figure 1 shows the freight and passenger indexes as recently displayed on the BTS website. The TSI is the broadest monthly measure of U.S. domestic transportation services and, as such, provides the best current measure available of these services. As an index, the TSI reflects real monthly changes in freight and passenger services in the United States. After development of the TSI, followed by additional research, it became clear the TSI moved in conjunction with other indicators of the national economy. Cycles of various kinds, depths, and durations occur frequently in the U.S. economy. Of these, the business cycles of recession and expansion, and the growth cycle are of particular interest to economists. The TSI, as presently published on the BTS website, spans the time period from 1990 to the present and covers two recessions. But, extending the TSI back to 1979 allows coverage of four recessions2 and numerous growth cycles. By comparing the turning points in the extended TSI with other economic data series, it is possible to ascertain whether and how transportation services relate to movement in the overall economy. Quantitatively exploring the relationships between the turning points of the TSI and measures of the broader economy reveal some interesting results. One finding is that the freight component of the TSI, which encompasses five modes of transportation, shows a strong leading relationship to the economy. When the accelerations and

APPEL À CONTRIBUTION Mercredi 29 février 2012 Les conditions de production d'un transport durable : nouvelles interventions publiques, nouveaux référentiels ? The conditions for producing sustainable transport: new public interventions, and new referentials Publié le lundi 16 janvier 2012 par Loïc Le Pape RÉSUMÉ La revue « Développement durable et territoires » lance un appel à contributions qui pose la question des conditions de production d'un transport durable. De nouvelles options d'interventions publiques ou de nouveaux référentiels pourront alors être discutés. Les propositions de résumé, attendues pour le 29 février 2012, devront s'inscrire dans une des 3 directions suivantes : - comment analyser les déterminants de la demande de transport pour différencier les leviers d'interventions publiques ? - comment mieux intégrer la dimension servicielle du système de transport ? - comment renouveler les conditions de production des politiques publiques de transport ? ANNONCE Appel à contributions pour la revue Développement durable et territoires : Les conditions de production d'un transport durable : nouvelles interventions publiques, nouveaux référentiels ? Corinne Blanquart, Frédéric Héran, Thomas Zéroual Argumentaire  La nécessité de modifier ou de compléter l'action publique en matière de transport apparaît dans les discours à différentes échelles, notamment au regard des problèmes environnemen­taux. Selon la Commission Européenne, en effet, la réalisation d'une poli­tique durable des transports passe par « l'adoption d'une panoplie plus vaste, et plus souple d'instruments d'ac­tion » (CCE, 2006). Toutefois, cette diversification souhaitée est peu effective, et les change­ments dans les interventions publiques demeurent limités. Pourtant, les résultats médiocres des politiques conduites plaident en faveur d'une évolution plus marquée. Ainsi, en 2009, une Communication de

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

Look inside Transport And Ethics Ethics and the Evaluation of Transport Policies and Projects Bert van Wee Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands October 2011 272 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 964 1 Hardback $115.00 on-line price $103.50 Qty Series: Transport Economics, Management and Policy series This book is also available as an ebook  978 1 84980 965 8 from - www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description 'Transport impacts on all aspects of our lives and businesses, but the inclusion of ethics is not seen as a central concern. This book fills a major gap in the literature, through its understanding of the many important dimensions of ethics and its treatment of a range of situations in transport, through asking about the why, what and how as it relates to ethics. The clear conclusion is reached that ethics should feature much more prominently in all transport decisions, but that it is also context specific in both time and space. The approach adopted is transparent and informative, and the author guides the reader through the main conceptual and theoretical issues, using examples to illustrate the range of important ethical choices raised in the evaluation of transport policies and practices.' - David Banister, University of Oxford, UK Contents Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Opinion of the Target Group 3. How Suitable is CBA for the Ex ante Evaluation of Transport Projects and Policies? 4. Social Exclusion 5. Long-term Sustainability and Transport Evaluation 6. Safety: Indicators, Pricing Humans and Democracy 7. The Ethics of Doing Transport Research 8. The Use of Models 9. Epilogue and Discussion Index Futher information 'Prof. van Wee draws on extensive research and nearly three decades of professional experience to shine a welcome spotlight on a neglected yet critical area of transportation research and practice: the role o

Transport And Ethics Ethics and the Evaluation of Transport Policies and Projects Bert van Wee Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 2011 272 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 964 1 Hardback $115.00 on-line price $103.50 Qty Series: Transport Economics, Management and Policy series This book is also available as an ebook  978 1 84980 965 8 from - www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description 'Transport impacts on all aspects of our lives and businesses, but the inclusion of ethics is not seen as a central concern. This book fills a major gap in the literature, through its understanding of the many important dimensions of ethics and its treatment of a range of situations in transport, through asking about the why, what and how as it relates to ethics. The clear conclusion is reached that ethics should feature much more prominently in all transport decisions, but that it is also context specific in both time and space. The approach adopted is transparent and informative, and the author guides the reader through the main conceptual and theoretical issues, using examples to illustrate the range of important ethical choices raised in the evaluation of transport policies and practices.' - David Banister, University of Oxford, UK Contents Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Opinion of the Target Group 3. How Suitable is CBA for the Ex ante Evaluation of Transport Projects and Policies? 4. Social Exclusion 5. Long-term Sustainability and Transport Evaluation 6. Safety: Indicators, Pricing Humans and Democracy 7. The Ethics of Doing Transport Research 8. The Use of Models 9. Epilogue and Discussion Index Futher information 'Prof. van Wee draws on extensive research and nearly three decades of professional experience to shine a welcome spotlight on a neglected yet critical area of transportation research and practice: the role of ethics in the ex ante

Transport The transport sector refers to economic activities related to the provision of transport infrastructure (e.g. road building and maintenance) the operation of public and private transport services (e.g. running trains, cargo ships, taxis, airplanes). For the purposes of subsidy analysis the sector is sometimes extended to include the production or consumption of vehicles and vessels (e.g. cars and airliners) and transport fuels. Governments have been spending public money on transport infrastructure since antiquity, particularly where roads and ports have served strategic military purposes. Initially, many roads and ports were self-financed, through tolls collected on users. However, with the expansion of road networks, most governments have moved away from charging user fees directly and, except in the case of limited-access highways, now finance roads and highways out of general taxation or through earmarked taxes on transport fuels. Government subsidization of public transit began in the 20th century in most countries; few city bus lines or underground railway lines cover all of their costs through fares. Even in rural areas, many OECD countries purchase passenger transport services under contract from commercial and semi-commercial bus, train and airline operators. These would be money-losing ventures were it not for public subsidies. Three types of policies have a bearing on the use of transport infrastructure: government transfers to transport operators; subsidies to transport inputs, including fuel, vehicles, labour and land (for operators in this case rather than infrastructure); and charges for the external costs of transport (mainly environmental and congestion costs). Examples of subsidies to transport operators include compensation payments in connection with public-service obligations; differential rates of VAT applied to air and train tickets that are lower than standard rates applied to other services in the economy; and fuel tax rebates and

Urban transport in the developing world: perspectives from the first decade of the new millenium Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer 0 Resenhas Edward Elgar Publishing, 30/03/2011 - 631 páginas The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in the urban development of developing cities: its efforts to link sustainability with urban transport and other development concerns; and its understanding of the consequences of globalism in choices and obligations for urban transport. This Handbook will prove invaluable for professional practitioners and academics engaged in and concerned with the future of movement in cities of the developing world. It will also be of interest to students of urban transport and city planning, particularly those from developing countries. Politicians, policy-makers and international development agencies and investors, as well as those working for international non-government organizations wishing to familiarize themselves with the mounting transportation challenges of developing cities, will also find this book a source of inspiration. « Menos    Ver uma prévia deste livro » O que estão dizendo - Escrever uma resenha Não encontramos nenhuma resenha nos lugares comuns. Livros relacionados ‹ Sustainability and cities Peter Newman, Jeffrey R. Kenworthy Urban transport planning Harry T. Dimitriou Cities on the move World Bank, K. M. Gwilliam Urban transport development Emin Tengström A developmental approach to urb

A Handbook Of Transport Economics André de Palma , Robin Lindsey , Emile Quinet , Roger Vickerman Edited by André de Palma, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France, Robin Lindsey, University of British Columbia, Canada, Emile Quinet, Paris School of Economics, ENPC, Paris, France and Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UK December 2011 928 pp Hardback 978 1 84720 203 1 Hardback $330.00 on-line price $297.00 Qty Series: Elgar original reference Description 'This Handbook is a stellar compilation of up-to-date knowledge about the important topics in transport economics. Authors include the very best in the field, and they cover the most important topics for today's research and policy applications. Individual chapters contain sound, readable, well referenced explanations of each topic's history and current status. I cannot think of a better place to start for anyone wanting to become current in the field or in any of its parts.' - Kenneth Small, University of California-Irvine, US Contents Contributors include: S.P. Anderson, H. Andersson, R. Arnott, B. Bartin, L. Basso, A. Behar, M. Ben Akiva, Y. Berechman, M. Beuthe, C.R. Bhat, J. Brocker, M.R. Brooks, K. Button, C.G. Chorus, J. Clougherty, M. Delucchi, A. de Palma, A. Estache, R. Friedrich, J. Gifford, D. Gillen, D. Graham, D. Hensher, E. Iossa, S. Jara-Diaz, E. Juan, Y. Kanemoto, M. Lafourcade, J. Laird, R. Lindsey, D. Mac Fadden, P. Mackie, D. Martimort, D. McCubbin, H. Meersman, J. Mercenier, C. Nash, T. Oum, K. Ozbay, A.R. Pinjari, M. Ponti, S. Proost, R. Renault, P. Rietveld, E. Quinet, G. Santos, T. Tabuchi, J. Thisse, H.J.P. Timmermans, A. Trannoy, N. Treich, L. Trujillo, T. Vanelslander, E. Van de Voorde, A.J. Venables, E. Verhoef, R. Vickerman, J. Walker, W.G. Waters II, M. Wegener, K. Yamaguchi, O. Yanmaz-Tuzel, Y. Yoshida, A. Zhang, Y. Zhang Futher information 'This Handbook is a stellar compilation of up-to-date knowledge about the important topics in transport economics. Aut

The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing Citizens Closer Together OECD Publishing Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF Price:   €140 | $196 | £126 | ¥18200 | MXN2520 Standard shipping included!     Imprint:  International Transport Forum Availability: Available  Publication date:  21 May 2010  Language: English  Pages: 556  ISBN: 9789282102657  OECD Code: 742010021P1    Other Versions & Languages | Table of contents Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to manage congestion, and to improve the quality of transport services. Technological and regulatory innovation will shape the future of transport. These conference proceedings bring together ideas from leading transport researchers from around the world related to the future for interurban passenger transport..  A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future.  The remaining papers investigate transport policy issues that emerge as key challenges: when to invest in high-speed rail, how to regulate to ensure efficient operation, how to assign infrastructure to different types of users, and how to control transport's environmental footprint by managing modal split and improving modal performance. Other languages:  French (Available) Other Versions:  E-book - PDF Format Further reading: 17th International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy: Benefiting from Globalisation - Transport Sector Contribution and Policy Challenges (Available) Port Competition and Hinterland Connections - (Available) Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks - (Available) Competitive Interaction between Airports,

Cycling Data The collection of data on the number of bicycles per household, number of bicycle journeys and the nature of those journeys helps to inform transport policy and practice. Filter by : All |  Case Studies | Cycling Advocacy | Effective Marketing | International | Resources | Videos | United Kingdom | Australia | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland | New Zealand | South Australia | Bike Commuting | Bike Share Schemes | Europe | North America | State and Territory Government | Tasmania | Sustainable Urban Transport Plans | Cost Benefit Analysis | Research paper | Austroads | Australian Capital Territory | Local Government | Northern Territory | National Government | Western Australia | United States of America | Canada | Australian Bicycle Council Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers (USA) 06th Feb 2012 Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers was published by Rails-to-Trails Conservacy in January 2012. It shows that in large and small "rural cores" of 2,500 to 50,000 residents, the share of total trips made on foot or by bike is only 20 percent below the rate for larger urban cores. Furthermore, when it comes to work trips, rural areas fall right in line with the national rates of biking and walking to work. Read more Local Government Bicycle Account 2011 (Australia) 02nd Feb 2012 In January 2012 the Australian Bicycle Council released the results of Local Government and Cycling Survey undertaken in July 2011. Councils responding to the survey spent more than $72 million on bicycle-related programs in 2009-10. More than two thirds of responding councils either have a bicycle strategy or are working towards one. As at June 2010, councils responding to the survey reported having constructed 11,704km of cycling infrastructure. When their cycle networks are complete the infrastructure will measure 17,842km. Read more Weather or Not to Cycle: Temporal Trends and Impact of Weather on Cycling in an Urban Environment (Canada) 01st Feb 2012 Thi

EMBARQ Network Launches New Association to Advance Public Transport in Latin American Cities Published on Apr 5 2010 Curitiba's public transport system has become a model for other Latin American cities. Photo by Mariana Gil/CTS-Brasil. CURITIBA, Brazil, March 29, 2010 - Top executives from Latin America's most influential transit agencies will gather next month to launch the Latin American Association for Bus Rapid Transit and Integrated Transport Systems--a member-driven organization that seeks to advance urban public transport and improve quality of life in the region's biggest cities. EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, which launched the initiative, will serve as the association's Technical Secretariat, under the leadership of EMBARQ's Director for Latin America Luis Gutierrez. Guitierrez said, "Despite the progress of urban mass transit in Latin America, the managers of transit agencies and other transport projects do not currently have the tools to deal with some of the problems that exist in the industry. This new association will help transport officials identify common challenges, share their experiences and knowledge, and ultimately, improve their services." Association members will pay an annual fee to participate in meetings and workshops that will take place throughout the year. EMBARQ Network experts will work with members to measure the performance, impact and management of their city's existing transit systems, as well as to plan and implement future transport projects. Specific technical and managerial support will come from the EMBARQ Network's three Latin American centers: the Center for Sustainable Transport in Brazil (CTS-Brasil), the Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS-México), and the Center for Sustainable Transport and Health in the Andean Region (CTSS-Andino.). "Latin America has some of the highest rates of urbanization and motorization in the world, leading to

TRANSPORT PRESENTATIONS Our Director, Elliot Fishman is a well known presenter on transport issues, with regular appearances on radio and major public events. Elliot has provided extended briefings to Ministers as well the Prime Minister's economic advisor on contemporary transport issues and emerging challenges. Local councils increasingly contract our services for sustainability and green transport events. We deliver accessible, engaging presentations on a range of transport issues. We are able to provide presentations on: Transport sustainability Transport, fuel prices and oil depletion Transport, the environment and climate change Integrating cycling with the public transport system Transport and social disadvantage The health impacts of transport To download a bio for Elliot Fishman and an outline of our new oil vulnerability presentation, click here. Past Presentations   1. Title: Oil Vulnerability Planning for SE Queensland, PDF 3.7MB    Client/Conference: South East Queensland Group of Councils, 5th  October 2009 2. Title: Oil Depletion Planning - For Inner City Sydney Councils PDF 2.2MB    Client/Conference: Marrickville City Council, 23rd September 2009 3. Title: Peak Oil Contingency Planning for Local Government PDF 1.8MB    Client/Conference: Municipal Association of Victoria, 19th August 4. Title: Oil Depletion Planning - For the National Transport Commission PDF  2.4 MB  Client/Conference: National Transport Commission, 10th August 2009 5. Title: Affirmative Action for Active Travel PDF 1.4MB  Client/Conference: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Incorporated, 6th August 2009  6. Title: Cycling Strategies and the new Victorian Cycling Strategy PDF 1.6MB Client/Conference: Metropolitan Transport Forum, 5th August 2009 7. Title: Integrating Cycling with Public Transport Client/Conference: Future City Transport Summit 2009, 20th July 2009 8. Title: Developing Bicycle Strategies PDF 2.1

Resources for Practitioners Urban Quick Links ecoMOBILITY MOST UTSP Information Network Policy This section provides resources that support the implementation of green transportation initiatives. This information is targeted at transportation professionals and decision makers. Active Transportation in Canada: A resource and planning guide This guide is a resource tool for transportation planners and related professionals to accommodate, promote, and support active transportation in current and long-range planning and development. [ More... ] Bicycle End-of-Trip Facilities This guide is primarily addressed to municipal agencies responsible for promoting bicycle use and providing bicycle facilities. It will help municipalities and employers create appropriate and attractive bicycle parking and related facilities that will encourage bicycle use. The guide provides guidance on how to determine where, how much, and what type of bicycle parking and related facilities to provide, and how to best design them. [ More... ] Bike Sharing Guide This guide is intended to help planners and decision makers determine whether public bicycle sharing is viable in their community and, if so, how to design, implement, and operate a successful system. The material presented in this guide is drawn primarily from recent European experiences, with the information being assessed in terms of relevance to the Canadian context, where appropriate. [ More... ] Canadian Guidelines for the Measurement of Transportation Demand Management Initiatives User's Guide These guidelines will help organizations that are conducting TDM initiatives to measure the impacts of those initiatives and, over time, effectively evaluate progress toward established goals. The guidelines are applicable to a range of TDM initiatives and offer a step-by-step framework, providing the practitioner with the information from which to choose the impact measurement technique that suits the specific application, local cond

CALL FOR PAPERS                                                                                   7th Workshop on Agents in Traffic and Transportation @AAMAS 2012 4 or 5 June 2012 - Valencia, Spain Website: http://www.ia.urjc.es/att2012   Post-proceedings will be published in a special issue of the  SCI-indexed Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (Impact factor 2010: 1.273, 9th out of 26 in category Transportation  Science & Technology)                *************************************************************************** Building effective and user-friendly transportation systems is one of the big challenges for engineers in the 21st century. The rapid change of location, enabled by plane, high-speed rail, sea and road travel, has constantly become easier and more natural.  These days we travel without any of the difficulties that accompanied taking a trip less than a century ago. All we have to do is to organize and to pick up the transport mode that comes closest to our objectives. In much the same way, many new opportunities for the delivery of goods are being explored and commercially exploited. The purpose of this workshop is to bring researchers and practitioners together in order to set up visions on how agent technology can be and is used for today's isolated IT-tools so as to model, simulate, and manage large-scale complex transportation systems.  Therefore, we are interested in research papers, case studies and practitioners' reports on the implementation and use of Autonomous Agents in all areas related to transportation, traffic and logistics. Besides running real-world applications, we are also interested in papers concerning demonstrators or testbed that are still under development.  Conceptual papers and those reporting on particular components of transportation systems are also welcome. This is the seventh of a well established series of workshops since  2000. Post-pro

How to choose environment-friendly means of transport Transport is responsible for one-fourth of all Norwegian emissions. A new research project is now underway to identify the changes needed to reduce emissions from this sector. By Silje Pileberg If major, comprehensive measures are not implemented, the transport sector's impact on the climate will continue to increase throughout this century. This applies to Norway as well. From 1990 to 2005, emissions from the transport sector increased by 27 percent, while total emissions in Norway increased by 9 percent. The Norwegian Government's white paper on climate change calls for emissions from the transport sector to be reduced by 2.5 to 4 million tonnes of CO2 compared with the anticipated level of emissions in 2020. What must be done to reach this goal?   "There are many research activities now underway that aim to develop environment- and climate-friendly technology. But it does not help to design and build emission-free forms of transport if we cannot get society to use them," says Lasse Fridstrøm, Managing Director of the Institute of Transport Economics.   Fridstrøm heads the recently-launched research project called TEMPO, which will study the social conditions for a sustainable transport sector. Choices made every day "Choices between climate-friendly and climate-unfriendly transport alternatives are taken every day - by the individual consumer, company or agency. How can we get these millions of individual decisions to move in one sustainable direction?" asks Fridstrøm. He continues:   "How can we achieve one consistent, effective policy? What instruments do we have at our disposal? What instruments work best? Which ones do not work? There are many myths out there and just as little scientific knowledge."   The TEMPO project will create a better basis for decision-making on climate policy in the transport area. The Institute of Transport Economics is heading the project in conjunction

Maryland & Virginia Telework How can municipal and regional governments best promote telework? This case study highlights the telework program that originated in the Washington DC area in 1996, and the state-wide program that was subsequently established in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The later offers cost reimbursement (up to $35,000 per business), free personal assistance, and promotional "Telework Days." Both programs help overcome key policy and adoption barriers, and both have impressive impact data. Background This case study focuses on telework initiatives in the region of Washington, DC, which covers the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions (counties and cities within Maryland and Virginia). In 2010, the region had about 2.8 million workers and the regional forecast is to add 1.2 million new jobs to the region by 2030. Such growth forecasts will impact the region's transportation infrastructure. Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), started in 1974 to provide mobility solutions in the region. The network is administered through the Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, part of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)   Setting Objectives The Commonwealth set a goal of having 20% of its eligible workforce [approximately 105,000 employees) teleworking by 2010. Getting Informed "Dating back to the late 1980s, the TPB conducted a series of reviews of telecommuting pilot programs, which were in operation in Los Angeles and in Arlington County, Virginia," explained Nicholas Ramfos, Commuter Connection's Alternative Commute Programs Director. "These programs were primarily started at the local government level with the idea that lessons learned could be shared with the rest of the businesses in those jurisdictions and beyond." The TPB also reviewed the federal government's Flexiplace progr

METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE | NUMBER 19 « Previous | Next » Access for Value: Financing Transportation Through Land Value Capture Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment David M. Levinson, R.P. Braun-CTS Chair of Transportation Engineering, University of Minnesota Emilia Istrate, Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program The Brookings Institution Save Download the Full Paper (PDF) Facebook Share inShare 4 StumbleUpon E-mail Print APRIL 28, 2011 - The worsening financial state of the federal, state, and local governments is a frequent sub­ject in media and political circles. As discretionary expenditures, transportation programs likely face significant changes if they are to cope with spending cuts across all levels of government. These changes would require not only reprioritizing the use of scarce funds, cutting ineffective programs, and improving the performance of remaining programs, but also encour­aging states and local partners to find other sources of funding for transportation. Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative Save Subscribe Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative ALSO IN THIS SERIES NUMBER 24 Moving Forward on Public Private Partnerships: U.S. and International Experience With PPP Units Emilia Istrate, Robert Puentes, December 08, 2011 NUMBER 8 Transit Access and Zero-Vehicle Households Adie Tomer, Robert Puentes, August 18, 2011 NUMBER 7 How the U.S. Can Improve Transportation Policy Robert Puentes, May 23, 2011 View All » Measuring accessibility is an essential tool in such a makeover because it reveals the benefits of a transportation system. Accessibility is the ease of reaching valued destinations, such as jobs, shops, schools, entertainment, and recreation. As such, accessibility creates value. Capturing some of this value would allow state and local governments to invest in the operations, maintenance, and in some cases expansion of their transportation networks. Accessibility, as an outcome-oriented metric,

Welcome to the proceedings repository of the European Transport Conference. Each year, more than 200 papers are presented making this an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. The repository contains the papers from each conference held since 1996. Copies of papers presented from 1973 to 1995 are available in book form from PTRC Education and Research Services Ltd: www.ptrc-training.co.uk. European Transport Conference 2010 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 11/10/2010 - 13/10/2010European Transport Conference 2009 Leeuwenhorst Conference Centre, The Netherlands 05/10/2009 - 07/10/2009European Transport Conference 2008 Leeuwenhorst Conference Centre, The Netherlands 06/10/2008 - 08/10/2008European Transport Conference 2007 Leeuwenhorst Conference Centre, The Netherlands 17/10/2007 - 19/10/2007European Transport Conference 2006 Strasbourg, France 18/09/2006 - 20/09/2006European Transport Conference 2005 Strasbourg, France 03/10/2005 - 05/10/2005European Transport Conference 2004 Strasbourg, France 04/10/2004 - 06/10/2004European Transport Conference 2003 Strasbourg, France 08/10/2003 - 10/10/2003European Transport Conference 2002 Homerton College, Cambridge 09/09/2002 - 11/09/2002European Transport Conference 2001 10/09/2001 - 12/09/2001European Transport Conference 2000 Homerton College, Cambridge 01/01/2000 - 01/01/2000European Transport Conference 1999 Cambridge 01/01/1999 - 01/01/1999European Transport Conference 1998 01/01/1998 - 01/01/1998European Transport Conference 1997 01/01/1997 - 01/01/1997European Transport Conference 1996 01/01/1996 - 01/01/1996

Why the Bike Lane is the Golf Course of the 21st Century Posted on January 26, 2012 Hello Dear Readers, The Sightline Daily, a blog affiliated with a Northwest policy think tank, published an article I wrote about my Stevens Fellowship experience. You can read the article here! A funny story about how the opportunity with Sightline came about. I was waiting at a stoplight near Mercer Street in Seattle in late November and this guy pulled up to me (on his bicycle) and commented on how bad the bicycle infrastructure was at that particular intersection. He noticed that I had no "biking clothes" on and asked me if I'd ever heard of Copenhagen Cycle Chic.  "Copenhagen Cycle Chic is my favorite blog!" I told him. Then we started talking bike politics and eventually I realized he was Alan Durning, the founder of the Sightline Institute. I've been reading the Sightline blog and using their research in my work for years. I really like that this Sightline article came about because of a conversation that started on the bike lane (or..errr…lack of bike lane).  Who needs the golf course when you cycle! Cycling is such a social form of transport. Sean and I were biking in to work a few days before Christmas and bumped into our friend Jed who I hadn't seen in almost a year.  (Jed and his wife recently had a baby!) We rode together along the cold, but sunny, shores of Westlake for about ten minutes and caught up.  It was a great way to start the day and I was happy to know that Jed was doing well. Then, the next morning, Sean and I bumped into Jed again-in almost the same place as the day before-and we shared another pleasant commute together while joking about how we were becoming a bike commuter gang. The morning before I left for Copenhagen I biked downtown alone after saying goodbye to Sean. I was feeling the weight of the goodbye and also some anxiety about professional challenges ahead.  I pedaled slowly along Dexter, my pace matchi