Transit research and industry news update : August 2009.

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Public Transit Research Projects
• Resource Type:
  Organization Info
• 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
  
  Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions........................................................................................................3
  
  511 Transit Hailed as "great" Government Website...................................................3
  
  RESEARCH IN PROGRESS.............................................................................................4
  
  Rail Capacity Improvement Study..............................................................................4
  
  Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium.......................................5
  
  Wayside Charging and Hydrogen Hybrid Bus...........................................................5
  
  FROM THE TRI RESEARCH CORNER.........................................................................6
  
  Portland Streetcar Event.............................................................................................6
  
  Research Program Group; APTA Standards Presentation..........................................6
  
  U.S./Africa Workshops “Developing Sustainable Transportation Systems”……….7
  
  ECONOMIC RECOVERY.................................................................................................7
  
  Albuquerque’s First Stimulus Funds go to Transit.....................................................7
  
  ARRA to fund $1.5M TriMet Parking Facility..........................................................7
  
  Guest blogger Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff: America’s Transit Systems are on Track with Recovery Investments................................................7
  
  Minnesota's Share of Transportation Stimulus Money is Credited for 2,130 Jobs.....8
  
  Missouri to apply for $200M in High-Speed Stimulus...............................................8
  
  ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE....................................................................................8
  
  America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition........8
  
  Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program.................8
  
  Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles........................................................................................9
  
  FEDERAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS......................................................................9
  
  Benefit/Cost Analysis of Converting a Lane for Bus Rapid Transit..........................9
  
  Model Orlando Regionally Efficient Travel Management Coordination Center (MORE-TMCC) Final Report................................................................................9
  
  Interoperable Communications-Based Signaling as a Basis for Positive Train Control..................................................................................................................10
  
  Proceedings of Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Joint Military/Civilian Workshop on IntelliDrive........................................................10
  
  Transit and Congestion Pricing.................................................................................10
  
  Transit, Call Centers, and 511: A Guide for Decision Makers.................................10
  
  INTERNATIONAL...........................................................................................................11
  
  4th Annual China High-Speed Railway Summit 2009.............................................11
  
  An International Conference on Placemaking..........................................................11
  
  Rail Transport - Thematic Research Summary (2009).............................................12
  
  Transport and the Environment................................................................................12
  
  RESEARCH NEWS & RESOURCES.............................................................................12
  
  US Transport Secretary to View ‘Backpack’ Bridge in Maine................................12
  
  Bus Rapid Transit Channel.......................................................................................13
  
  National Bus Rapid Transit Institute.........................................................................13
  
  CapMetro Refuses to Release Rail Start...................................................................13
  
  Charlie Card Users Get New Online Options...........................................................13
  
  Complete Streets Included in Bills to Create Livable Communities for an Aging America................................................................................................................13
  
  CTA's $2 Billion Transit Plan...................................................................................13
  
  40' Mass-Transit Bus: The GTB-40..........................................................................14
  
  GIS goes Vertical, with Integration across State, Local, Federal Lines...................14
  
  Link's Ticket System Confounds Seattle Riders.......................................................14
  
  MARTA Launches New Website and Asks for Customer Feedback.......................15
  
  Minnesota Transit Agency Unveils New Marketing Campaign...............................15
  
  MTA Releases Key Reports for Public Comment....................................................15
  
  New York MTA Tells Blogger to Share Profits for iPhone App.............................15
  
  ‘Rail’-Time Information...........................................................................................16
  
  Stray Dogs Learn How to Use the Subway in Moscow [Ananova article]..............16
  
  Tennessee 511 Receives 2 Millionth Call.................................................................16
  
  Train Operator Blacked Out in S.F. Muni Rail Crash..............................................16
  
  Transit Execs' Take on the 'Authorization' Act.........................................................16
  
  
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