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.
November 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| November 29, 2012 |
SSI News |
IED's Found Near Railroad Tracks |
| November 25, 2012 |
Bellingham (WA) Herald |
California's high-speed rail gains momentum, but doubts remain |
| November 21, 2012 |
OneNewsPage |
Caltrain track patrols help halt suicides |
| November 20, 2012 |
Metro Magazine |
Judge rejects bid to halt Calif. high-speed rail project |
| November 20, 2012 |
Progressive Railroading |
High-Speed Rail Conference -- Los Angeles |
| November 20, 2012 |
Stateline |
California’s High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain |
| November 16, 2012 |
China Daily |
Transportation on Table |
| November 16, 2012 |
Redwood City-Woodside Patch |
High-Speed Rail Association Names New Chair |
| November 16, 2012 |
NBC Bay Area |
Rod Diridon Gets National High Speed Rail Position |
| November 1, 2012 |
CNN |
Huge plugs could have spared subways from flooding, developers say |
July 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| July 30, 2012 |
International Herald Tribune |
Bike-Share City |
| July 25, 2012 |
Redwood City Patch |
The Future of Peninsula Transportation: Caltrain or Bus? |
| July 24, 2012 |
Palo Alto Patch |
The Future of Peninsula Affordable Housing: Grim or Bright? |
| July 16, 2012 |
Mobilizing the Region |
Tappan Zee BRT Cost Estimates: Out of Step With Industry Standards |
| July 16, 2012 |
Minnesota 2020 Blog |
Twin Cities Bikesharing Promotes Transit, Walking |
| July 12, 2012 |
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute |
Charlotte joins global bike phenomenon |
| July 10, 2012 |
The Transit Wire |
Researchers document bikesharing in North America |
| July 10, 2012 |
WorldStreets |
Public Bikesharing in North America |
| July 2, 2012 |
Passenger Transport |
High-Speed Rail: Why Not California and the U.S.? |
| July 2012 |
Center for Infrastructure Protection Newsletter (PDF) |
Engagement of Minority Communities in Campaign Awareness Programs |
| July 2012 |
Center for Infrastructure Protection Newsletter (PDF) |
U.S. Buses: Are They Safe and Should We Care? |
| July 2012 |
Metro Magazine |
U.S. High-Speed Rail: Despite Political Railroading, Supporters Optimistic |
June 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| June 29, 2012 |
Fog City Journal |
Transit Reshaping Bill Stalled in Congress for 1,000th Day This Week |
| June 27, 2012 |
AutoBlogGreen |
Strong majority of Americans support higher gas tax to improve roads |
| June 22, 2012 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
U.S. must fund transportation infrastructure
|
| June 20, 2012 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
UC business schools try to ease reliance on state |
| June 20, 2012 |
News @ Northeastern |
Safe city biking: It can happen
|
| June 15, 2012 |
ABC News |
BART shutdown exposes weaknesses in transit network
|
| June 14, 2012 |
Orange County Register |
New CEO of rail authority will evaluate former colleagues
|
| June 14, 2012 |
KQED Radio |
Preventing the Next Nightmare Commute
|
| June 14, 2012 |
KQED News; |
Shutdown Proves Need For 2nd BART Tunnel, Say Experts |
| June 13, 2012 |
AutoNet |
At what cost construction? |
| June 12, 2012 |
Transit Miami |
Miami’s Sharrow Boom Needs to Evolve or Go Bust |
| June 11, 2012 |
Bike San Diego |
Sharrows are a Copout to Real Change in Increasing Bicycling Rates in San Diego |
| June 2012 |
Progressive Railroading |
California high-speed rail officials still aiming for 2012 construction launch |
| une 06, 2012 |
Infrastructure USA |
Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity |
| June 1, 2012 |
KLIV Radio |
Inside Silicon Valley: Rod Diridon |
May 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| May 31, 2012 |
CBOE News |
TSA's Surface Inspection Program: Strengthening Security or Squandering Scant Resources? |
| May 29, 2012 |
Mass Transit Magazine |
Bringing High-Speed Rail to America - Part I |
| May 29, 2012 |
San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News |
Ex-Caltrans chief tapped to lead high-speed rail project |
| May 29, 2012 |
Traffic Technology Today |
MTI releases free estimation model for TMPs |
| May 23, 2012 |
If It Hits the Fan |
Planning Traffic Routing in No-Notice Disasters |
| May 21, 2012 |
Traffic Technology Today |
MTI report shows how cities can plan traffic routing in emergencies |
| May 17, 2012 |
Times Newsweekly |
Transit Security Funding Bill Clears House Hurdle |
| May 15, 2012 |
CBC News Canada |
How subway passengers can boost their own security |
| May 15, 2012 |
Auto News |
Better ecodriving through education |
| May 11, 2012 |
Atlantic Cities |
Getting More Women On Bikes |
| May 9, 2012 |
US House of Representatives |
Turner’s Bill To Streamline Public Transportation Security Funding Passes Committee |
| May 4, 2012 |
Traffic Technology Today |
Mineta Transportation Institute report offers crash risk assessment models |
April 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| April 30, 2012 |
LexisNexisNews |
Rep. Gus Bilirakis Holds a Hearing on Homeland Security Grants Oversight (Part II) |
| April 30, 2012 |
League of American Bicyclists |
New Report: Women Underrepresented on Bike/Ped Advisory Committees |
| April 30, 2012 |
Where the Sidewalk Starts |
Are Bike and Pedestrian Committees Boys’ Clubs? |
| April 29, 2012 |
Radio Alice |
Mineta Transportation Institute Bike Safety Study
|
| April 29, 2012 |
Bay Area Focus 12 |
Stanley Feinsod interview about high-speed rail (no recording available) |
| April 16, 2012 |
Fierce Homeland Security |
Chem-bio terrorist attacks a supplanted fad, says analysis |
| April 16, 2012 |
Traffic Technology Today |
Mineta Transportation Institute releases new report on bus lanes in urban areas |
| April 13, 2012; |
Homeland Security News Wire |
New insights into terrorist threats to ground transportation |
| April 13, 2012 |
Security Management |
Mineta Publishes Study of Foiled Attacks on Public Transportation |
| April 10, 2012 |
Calaveras Pine Tree |
Local Middle School Wins National Award
|
| April 10, 2012 |
TMC.net |
Mineta Transportation Institute Publishes ‘Model-based Transportation Performance’ |
| April 10, 2012 |
The Times Standard |
Rio Dell middle schoolers place in sustainability competition |
| April 6, 2012 |
Stockton Record |
Grass as gas is a winner |
| April 3, 2012 |
Capital Public Radio |
Dr. Peter Haas interviewed by Bruce Maiman about job training for high-speed rail workers |
| April 2, 2012 |
Mass Transit |
New California bullet train plan a grand finale to years-long drama |
March 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| March 24, 2012 |
Northeast Mississippi News |
TMS students to present transportation projects |
| March 23, 2012 |
Breaking Travel News |
How can California meet the needs of High-Speed Rail? |
| March 22, 2012 |
Property and Environmental Research Center |
How Can Cities Reverse Urban Sprawl, Increase Transit Use, Reduce Emissions? |
| March 13, 2012 |
Bakersfield Californian |
Bullet train economic impact won't occur without some help--study |
| March 12, 2012; |
KCET |
What Do Women Transit Users Want? |
| March 12, 2012 |
Homeland Security Policy Institute |
A New Report on Suicide Bombing Against Public Transportation in Israel |
| March 9, 2012 |
HSR Updates |
Mineta Transportation Institute issues recommendations for high-speed station planning |
| March 9, 2012 |
Next American City |
What Women Want (in Sustainable Transit) |
| March 8, 2012 |
The City Fix |
Celebrating Women in Sustainable Transport |
| March 8, 2012 |
Mass Transit; CA |
Planning Key to Rail Cities' Success |
| March 8, 2012 |
California Progress Report |
City, County Growth and High-Speed Rail Development a ‘Two-Way Street’ |
| March 7, 2012 |
Fresno Bee |
Study: Planning key for cities along high-speed rail |
| March 6, 2012 |
Best Syndication |
California High Speed Rail Project Case Study Released |
| March 5, 2012 |
Homeland Security Newswire |
Making bus transportation more secure: Learning from Israel’s experience |
| March 4, 2012 |
KBAY Radio News |
Stanley Feinsod interviewed about high-speed rail (no recording available) |
| March 2, 2012 |
Security Management |
Researchers Hope Lessons Learned in Second Intifada Will Open Dialogue About U.S. Transit Security |
February 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| February 25, 2010 |
The Bay Citizen |
Sex Crimes Ride Under the Radar on Public Transit |
| February 25, 2012 |
New York Times |
Sex Crimes Pass Under the Radar on Public Transit |
| February 22, 2012 |
Construction Equipment |
Students Honored at 15th Annual CUTC Awards Banquet |
| February 21, 2012 |
The City Fix |
User Preference Key to Implementing Sustainable Transportation |
| February 16, 2012 |
Chasing Mailboxes DC (Blog) |
Link Love: To Be Inspired Edition
|
| February 15, 2012 |
Profnet |
Is "Flack" a Four-Letter Word? |
| February 15, 2012 |
Bike Forums |
New Report from Mineta Transportation Research Institute |
| February 13, 2012 |
The Energy Bulletin |
Transport & Urban Design News Roundup |
| February 6, 2012 |
Hawaii Reporter, |
Honolulu Rail Critic Continues 'Fearmongering' |
| February 5, 2012 |
The Spartan Daily |
Mineta Transportation Institute receives $ 3.5 million grant for transportation research and education |
| February 3, 2012 |
KGO, Ronn Owens Show |
California High-Speed Rail debate, featuring MTI researcher, educator and high-speed rail expert Stan Feinsod with former World Bank economist William Gridley (MP3 autoplay file) |
January 2012
|
| Date |
Media Outlet |
Topic |
| January 30, 2012 |
World Highways |
Honours for US transport researchers and educators |
| January 25, 2012 |
Santa Clara Weekly |
High Speed Rail Not Derailed |
| January 18, 2012 |
The Atlantic Cities |
How to Entice Car Owners to Switch to Public Transit |
| January 17, 2012 |
United States Senate |
Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $3.5 Million for Transportation Research Consortium at Rutgers |
| January 17, 2012 |
Senator Frank Lautenberg |
Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $3.5 Million for Transportation Research Consortium at Rutgers |
| January 17, 2012 |
KQED Public Radio |
Research Group to Focus on Improving Transit |
| January 26, 2012 |
New York Times |
The Right Idea in the Wrong Place |
| January 16, 2012 |
Hawaii Reporter |
Urban Rail and Terrorism |
| January 15, 2012 |
KRON-TV |
Stanley Feinsod on MNTRC funding and high-speed rail (no recording available) |
| January 13, 2012 |
Chicago Homeland Security Examiner |
Congress gives DHS two thumbs up on social media monitoring |
| January 13, 2012 |
San Francisco Business Times |
Bullet train's CEO was strong engineer, weak politician |
| January 13, 2012 |
Edmonton Journal (Canada) |
Bomb-sniffing technology a waste of taxpayer funds |
| January 12, 2012 |
KLIV Radio News |
Rep. Zoe Lofgren on MNTRC funding (no recording available) |
| January 8, 2012 |
San Francisco Examiner |
High-speed rail cost increase latest in public works projects |
| January 3, 2012 |
Sacramento Business Journal |
Free Report Investigates Best Practices for Context-Sensitive Solutions Policies to Increase Successful Community Involvement in Transportation Projects |
