One mode of transportation has largely been overlooked which is ideal in an urban setting
and inexpensive to purchase and maintain—the bicycle. Bicycles are not commonly thought
of as a form of public transportation; however, recent technological advances have allowed …

The participants in the grain logistics system need forecasts of railroad grain carloads.
Although forecasting studies have been conducted for virtually every mode, no forecasting
studies of quarterly railroad grain transportation have been published. The objectives of the …

This study investigates the independent effects of land use on house-hold travel behavior,
controlling for sociodemographic differences among households. It appears that even in a
sprawling sunbelt environment, land use patterns matter. However, their effect is not exactly …

This article examines the issue of transportation performance in terms of mobility,
accessibility, livability, and sustainability. Whereas levels of service relate to facilities,"
mobility" generally pertains to populations," accessibility" to land uses," livability" to …

This article describes the state of the transportation services immediately after the
earthquake and discusses the role of the transportation system in the events following the
quake. It identifies the major problems faced in the management of the transportation system …

This article presents a simple model of a state and local economy in which transportation
investments can be" tracked" through to their logical impacts. In the framework of this model,
major impacts that might be expected from such investments are identified and discussed …

With mean daily temperatures of minus 17 deg C in January it is not surprising that climatic
conditions such as temperature and wind speed are factors that influence bus passenger
walking distances and waiting times in northern cities such as Calgary. The objectives of this …

Level of Service on Pedestrian Facilities PN SENEVIRATNE AND JF MORRALL Dr. Seneviralne
is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of
Nova Scotia, His particular interests are in the areas of urban transportation systems and highway …

… TRID the TRIS and ITRD database. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HIGHWAY TOLLS AND
CONGESTION. This article discusses the primary reasons behind toll road implementation and
why piecemeal tolling is more popular in the US than in other countries. Also discusses congestion …

This article uses the 1995 NPTS (Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey) to examine
the most important socioeconomic variations in urban travel behavior. The 1995 NPTS is the
most recent and most comprehensive source of information on local travel in the US; …