Transit research and industry news update : November 2009.

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• Alternative Title:
  Transit research and industry news update, November 2009 : contents
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Research projects
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Transit Laws and Regulations ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and Policy ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and Finances ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Energy and Environment ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Law and Regulation ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Newsletter ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Safety and Security
• Abstract:
  SPECIAL...........................................................................................................................3 ; Charter for Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety...........................................3 ; U.S. Department of Transportation Motorcoach Safety Action Plan.........................3 ; U.S. Seeking to Set Transit Safety Rules....................................................................3 ; RESEARCH IN PROGRESS.............................................................................................4 ; Advanced Technology Bus Rapid Transit..................................................................4 ; Travel Management Coordination Center...................................................................4 ; The Center for Transportation and the Environment..................................................5 ; FEDERAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS......................................................................6 ; Catalog of 2010 Practice-Ready Papers......................................................................6 ; Detection of Radioactivity in Transit Stations—Phase 2...........................................6 ; FRA Research Results................................................................................................6 ; Extra—Easter Seals Project ACTION Monthly Electronic Newsletter......................7 ; Guidebook for Rural Demand-Response Transportation: Measuring, Assessing, and Improving Performance.........................................................................................7 ; Guidelines for Rail Base Inspection and Rail Condemnation Limits for Corrosion-Induced Material Loss............................................................................................7 ; Federal Project Approval Process Remains a Barrier to Greater Private Sector Role and DOT Could Enhance Efforts to Assist Project Sponsors................................8 ; RECOVERY.......................................................................................................................8 ; A Day in the Life of a Recovery Act Transit Grant....................................................8 ; BART Considers Stimulus Funds to Avoid Layoffs..................................................8 ; Hybrid Metro Mobility Buses Hit the Road in Minnesota..........................................8 ; Transit, Road Contractors Expect less Business in 2010, Coalition Poll Shows........9 ; ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE....................................................................................9 ; Transportation Research Program for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Conserving Energy..........................................................................................9 ; Santiago, Chile Installs Green Walls in Subway Stations..........................................9 ; SAFETY AND SECURITY..............................................................................................10 ; Security 101: A Physical Security Primer for Transportation Agencies—Surface Transportation Security Volume 14, NCHRP Report 525...................................10 ; NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations....................................................................10 ; Obama Administration Proposes Seatbelts, Other Safety Measures for Long Distance Buses.....................................................................................................10 ; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.............................................................................................11 ; Financing Tools and Partnerships for Rural, Semi-Urban Transportation Projects.11 ; Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Third Annual Report..............................11 ; Personal Rapid Transit: Winona is Ready................................................................11 ; University of Delaware Adds Hydrogen Bus to Fleet..............................................12 ; INTERNATIONAL..........................................................................................................12 ; Developing Countries 2009......................................................................................12 ; Indian Bus Rapid Transit Systems Funded by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission..................................................................................................12 ; Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels..........13 ; Transportation Research Program Administration in Europe and Asia....................13 ; Visit by a Delegation from Uzbekistan.....................................................................13 ; RESEARCH NEWS & RESOURCES.............................................................................14 ; Federal Government Suggest U.S. Control of Subway and Light-Rail Safety Rules14 ; Associated Press Poll: Sometimes It Isn’t Easy Being Green..................................14 ; Bay Area Burden: Examining the Impacts and Hidden Costs of Housing and Transportation......................................................................................................14 ; CTA Fare Deal Gets Final Approval........................................................................14 ; DC Metro Wrestles with Growing Suicide Problem................................................15 ; Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half of 2009........15 ; Easter Seals Project ACTION and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Host Free Webinar–Wednesday, December 9, 2009...........................................15 ; Feds to Check if BART Service and Fares Amounts to Bias...................................16 ; Florida Think Tank Rejects Rail...............................................................................16 ; Has Enforcement been the Missing Piece?...............................................................16 ; Indiana DOT Launches Statewide Traveler Website................................................16 ; Landscapes on the Edge: New Horizons for Research on Earth’s Surface..............16 ; Muni Ride is Like Being at Work for Prison Guard.................................................17 ; Stranded at the Station: Impact of the Financial Crisis in Public Transportation.....17 ; Three Arrested at Inspection Station Linked to Sherman Bus Crash.......................17 ; Transit Use is Growing, but Not Where You Think.................................................18 ; TR News September-October 2009: Demographic Changes Driving Change: Ensuring Mobility for All—Safely, Efficiently, Equitably..................................18
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17242/dot_17242_DS1.pdf
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  US Transportation Collection
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