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Media Coverage: 2009
MTI’s expertise in surface transportation topics has brought the organization a great deal of media coverage. This list represents a sample that includes print and broadcast stories.
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| Date | Media Outlet | Topic |
| December 28, 2009 | Planetizen.com | New Research: Effect of Suburban TODs on Surrounding Property Values |
| December 25, 2009 | North County Times | Phoenix area’s light rail system marks first year |
| December 21, 2009 | Georgia Tech School of Architecture | Effect of TODs on Suburban Land Values |
| December 21, 2009 | KQED radio | Public Transportation Cuts |
| December 6, 2009 | KCBS | Women more afraid to use mass transit |
| December 4, 2009 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune | Underground high-speed rail trains at Diridon Station unlikely, rail leaders say |
| December 3, 2009 | San Jose Business Journal | High-speed rail board discusses rescinding EIR |
| November 15, 2009 | Palo Alto Online | Rail authority approves $9 million PR effort |
| November 6, 2009 | New York Times | Stimulus Sparks Scuffle Among High-Speed Rail Boosters |
| November 2, 2009 | Ottawa Citizen | Canada, US urged to get on board with HSR |
| October 29, 2009 | Federal Transit Administration | Deputy Administrator addresses MTI and Commonwealth Club |
| October 28, 2009 | KGO Radio | Bay Bridge emergency repairs |
| October 22, 2009 | New York Times | HSR effort proceeds with caution |
| October 12, 2009 | Spartan Daily | Bicycle Riding, Sharing is focus of workshop |
| October 12, 2009 | San Jose Business Journal | Cooperation key to funding Bay Area high-speed rail |
| October 09, 2009 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | Judge issues tentative ruling in favor of California high-speed rail authority |
| October 08, 2009 | Contra Costa Times | State rail agency can stay on track |
| October 05, 2009 | San Jose Business Journal | Move to delay California high-speed rail rejected |
| October 05, 2009 | San Jose Business Journal | New Scheme Tried on High-Speed Rail |
| October 02, 2009 | ABC News | HSR Advocates Discuss Funding |
| October 02, 2009 | KTVU | High-Speed Rail Advocates Rally For Federal Fun |
| October 02, 2009 | LA Curbed | Everyone’s at the High-Speed Rail Rally at Union Station |
| October 02, 2009 | San Francisco Examiner | Stimulus to keep rail plan moving |
| September 30, 2009 | KCBS | Rail Plan Unveiled |
| September 23, 2009 | New Kerala | Training under NRTI begins |
| September 14, 2009 | CNBC | MTI publishes report on attracting students to transportation careers |
| September 14, 2009 | Sacramento Bee | MTI publishes report on attracting students to transportation careers |
| August 27, 2009 | Wall Street Select | MTI studies role of transportation in campus emergencies |
| August 27, 2009 | Forbes | MTI studies role of transportation in campus emergencies |
| August 24, 2009 | Buffalo News | SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 24, 2009 | CBS-2 Chicago | SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 24, 2009 | Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune | SJSU professors study lane conversion on BRT and light rail systems |
| August 19, 2009 | BizWire | MTI alumnus joins LA water board |
| August 7, 2009 | The Week | The drive for faster trains |
| August 5, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News | MTI publishes study on publicv vs private mobility for poor people |
| August 5, 2009 | CBS Money Watch | MTI publishes study on publicv vs private mobility for poor people |
| August 5, 2009 | Earth Times | MTI publishes report on public vs.private transportation for welfare recipients |
| July 31, 2009 | Mass Transit | Does the US really need HSR?– bylined article |
| July 7, 2009 | Bnet Books | Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? – book review |
| July 7, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News | HSR may need more study |
| June 19, 2009 | CBS News | Investigation into Muni crash |
| April 19, 2009 | Airport Business | MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 16, 2009 | IBA Buzz | Bay Area group meets with President about HSR |
| April 9, 2009 | Direkt Broker (Germany) | MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 9, 2009 | Street Insider | MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 9, 2009 | Yahoo! Finance | MTI releases report on land use around airports |
| April 8, 2009 | The Economist | Will HSR work in the US? |
| April 7, 2009 | Clean Fleet Report | HSR opens the way for intermodal potential |
| March 23, 2009 | San Francisco Examiner | Survey respondents favor HSR over air travel |
| March 23, 2009 | Albuquerque Business Journal | Bay Area Roads May Get $1.5B from Feds |
| March 16, 2009 | San Francisco Examiner | Crime Not an Obstacle to Transit in San Francisco |
| March 13, 2009 | KLIV Radio | HSR board member explains loan |
| March 13, 2009 | Business Journal | HSR Seeks State Loan |
| March 12, 2009 | San Francisco Examiner | Agencies must unite for HSR funds |
| March 12, 2009 | Metro | Diridon quoted in HSR article |
| March 11, 2009 | Digital50 | MTI releases report on public transit use and crime rates |
| March 11, 2009 | forbes.com | MTI releases report on public transit use and crime rates |
| March 10, 2009 | All Business | MTI: Where crime is high, people use less transit |
| March 10, 2009 | Reuters | Crime Not an Obstacle to Transit in San Francisco |
| March 4, 2009 | Mass Transit | Diridon addresses local HSR issues |
| March 2, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle | Wi-Drive proposes service; Diridon not so sure |
| February 25, 2009 | Int’l Herald Tribune | Ignoring rail put US on the wrong track |
| February 22, 2009 | CBS News | Diridon interviewed about high-speed rail |
| February 18, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News | Roadshow: Do public officials use alternative transport? |
| February 17, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News | Transportation Leaders Walk the Talk |
| February 13, 2009 | Construction Equipment Guide | California Schools Compete in Garrett Morgan Program |
| February 12, 2009 | Project Disaster | Strengthening the Safety of Our Mass Transit System |
| January 26, 2009 | Media News Group | Carpool buy-in could be tough sell |
| January 25, 2009 | The Lyme Times | Diridon addresses the need for speed at HSR conference |
| January 23, 2009 | Thames River Times | Diridon is special speaker at New London transportation meeting |
| January 23, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News | Diridon addresses carpool lane issue |
| January 21, 2009 | SF Bay Guardian | Diridon sees hope in stimulus package |
| January 6, 2009 | This New England | Summary of speakers at New London transportation meeting |
| January 3, 2009 | Eureka Times Standard | School joins Garrett Morgan competition |
| January 1, 2009 | BLET News | High-speed rail optimistic about more spending |
