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The successful mass evacuation of populations endangered by natural and manmade disasters requires establishment of mass-exit and operational strategies that maximize the proficiency and capacity of multimodal transportation networks. A workable emergency evacuation calls for...
The University of Idaho's National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) has been transferring technology that it developed to students in the classroom and to practitioners in the field for over 10 years, thanks to a closely integrated program of technology...
0n May 19, 2009, President Obama announced a new federal vehicle policy, starting in 2012, that requires automobile and light-truck fleets to scale up to an average fuel economy of 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2016. In order to meet these new regulations, automobile manufacturers will...
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Since the early 1990s, The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) has been active in instituting programs aimed at improving safety, with a special focus on pedestrians and cyclists. New York has experienced dramatic pedestrian safety gains since 1990-reducing the pedestrian...
For more than 15 years, researchers at the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University (MSU) have focused on using technology to address the unique transportation challenges in rural areas. In particular, WTl's Systems Engineering Development and Integration program...
Researchers at Purdue University and the NEXTRANS Center (Region V Regional University Transportation Center) are applying cutting-edge technology to develop a model that can accurately measure travel-time reliability. This model may provide a new basis for transportation professionals to...
Livable communities are places that achieve economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social equity -the "three Es" of sustainability. In terms of transportation, they are places where transportation modes other than driving are viable for activities such as walking or biking to school....