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Richard Krochalis: Transportation Policy Project
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 8:35pm.Description: Transportation Policy Project
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Dr. Lawrence Frank: Climate Change and Health Impacts of Transportation Network Design
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 8:30pm.Description: Climate Change and Health Impacts of Transportation Network Design
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Andy Mortenson: Measuring Transportation Connectivity by RDI
Submitted by nathan.ziccarelli on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 8:19pm.Description: Andy Mortenson-Measuring Transportation Connectivity by RDI
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Stuart Gwin: Transportation Networks
Submitted by nathan.ziccarelli on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 9:03pm.Description: Transportation Networks
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Scott Bernstein: Where Did Those Rules Come From? Observations From Contemporary Historians on Networks and Highways
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 10:19pm.Description: This presentation from Scott Bernstein highlights the origins of contemporary network and highway legislation while reminding us about the influence of contemporary historians who have greatly influenced discussion surrounding transportation networks.
Bernstein Street History
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Rex Burkholder: Metro Update on the Regional Transportation Plan
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 10:02pm.Description: While outlining principles that contribute to successful community and regional planning designs, Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder discusses the importance of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Metro's unique role in implementing transportation reform that helps to link a com... read more »
Todd Litman: Where We Want To Be: Home Location Preferences And Their Implications For New Urbanism
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 1:18am.Description: Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Institute reports on the history of desirability of living locations, and how our automobile dependent society has fueled sprawl development. Mr. Litman also outlines the benefits of Smart Growth development and how growing trends, "chang... read more »
“What we're talking about is a vision for high-speed rail in America...”
Submitted by logannash on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 7:59pm.Description: “...Imagine boarding a train in the center of a city...Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from your destination. Imagine what a great project that would be to rebuild Americ... read more »
F is for Fantastic: New Directions in Transportation Level of Service
Submitted by logannash on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 4:14pm.Description: As cities work to bring about a new generation of healthy urban places, the importance of streets as major forces shaping the urban environment is leading to development of new tools for evaluating transportation network performance. This session will provide an overview of emergin... read more »
Transportation Networks
Submitted by tbellino on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:27pm.Description: This session will offer insights into myths, challenges, and rays of light associated with the complex subject of transportation network planning. It will highlight both the British and American perspectives on networks. Breakout groups of session attendees will discuss a variety ... read more »
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