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Title Date Published Investigator MTI Project
Security Research Reports Back to Top
The Role of Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning

June 2009

Edwards & Goodrich 2727
Selective Screening of Rail Passengers February 2007 Jenkins & Butterworth 2501
Designing and Operating Safe and Secure Transit Systems: Assessing Current Practices in the United States and Abroad November 2005 Taylor, Sideris, Liggett, Fink, Wachs, Cavanagh, Cherry & Haas 2301
Saving City Lifelines: Lessons Learned in the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks September 2003 Jenkins & Winslow 2114
Protecting Public Surface Transportation Against Terrorism and Serious Crime: Continuing Research on Best Security Practices October 2001 Jenkins & Gersten 9805
Terrorism Overview October 2001 Jenkins
Protecting Surface Transportation Systems and Patrons from Terrorist Activities December 1997 Jenkins
Security Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
Rail Passenger Selective Screening Summit October 2009 MTI 2891
The Fourth National Security Summit: Approaches to Passenger Screening March 2007 MTI 2654
Third National Transportation Security Summit: rail security--a symposium on terrorism and business continuity September 2005 MTI 2353
California Transportation Security Summits

April 2003

MTI 2118
National Transportation Security Summit October 2001 MTI 2110
Terrorism in Surface Transportation - A Symposium

March 1996.

MTI

Transportation Finance Research Reports Back to Top
"Green" Transportation Taxes and Fees: A Survey of Californians

June 2009

Agrawal, Dill & Nixon 2701
Transportation Financing Opportunities for the State of California October 2006 Agrawal, Dill, Goldman, Hall, Holtzman, Recker & Goodwin 2427
Factors Influencing Voting Results of Local Transportation Funding Initiatives with a Substantial Rail Transit Component: Case Studies of Ballot in Eleven Communities October 2001 Werbel & Haas 9904
Why Campaigns for Local Transportation Funding Initiatives Succeed or Fail: An Analysis of Four Communities and National Data

June 2000

Haas, Massey, Valenty & Werbel
Analysis of Policy Issues Relating to Public Investment in Private Freight Infrastructure.

December 1999

Evans & Kelley
Transportation Finance Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
The Fourth National Security Summit: Transportation Finance: Tough Choices Down the Road

October 2006

2651
Lessons Learned: Tax Referenda and Why They Succeed or Fail

November 2001

2101
Our Transportation Crisis: Who Will Pay?

November 1998

Transportation/Land Use/Environment Research Reports Back to Top
How to Ease Women's Fear of Transportation Environments: Case Studies and Best Practices

October 2009

Loukaitou-Sideris 2611
An Ambit-Based Activity Model for Evaluating Green House Gas Emission Reduction Policies

August 2008

Zia 2613
Creating an Educational Network in California to Assess and Address its Future Transportation Education Challenges

July 2008

Flouris 2614
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports September 2008 Lee 2303
Connecting Transportation Decision Making With Responsible Land Use: State and Regional Policies, Programs, and Incentives. February 2008 Binger, Lee, Rivasplata, Lynchm & Subhashini 2607
Beyond Uncertainty: Modeling Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality in Planning October 2007 Rodier 2407
How Far, By Which Route, and Why? A Spatial Analysis of Pedestrian Preference

June 2007

Binger, Lee, Rivasplata, Lynch & Subhashini 2406
Verifying the Accuracy of Land Use Models Used in Transportation and Air Quality Planning: A Case Study in the Sacramento, CA Region

October 2005

Rodier 2302
Modeling Long-Range Transportation and Land Use Scenarios for the Sacramento Region, Using Citizen-Generated Policies

May 2005

Johnston, Gao & Clay 2107
The Pasadena Gold Line: Development Strategies, Local Decisions, and Travel Characteristics along a New Rail Line in the Los Angeles Region

April 2005

Lund & Willson 2305
Can Consumer Information Tighten The Transportation/Land-Use Link? A Simulation Experiment

March 2006

Levine, Rodriguez, Song & Weinstein 2202
Higher-Density Plans: Tools for Community Engagement

September 2004

Schreiber, Binger & Church 2204
Using Spatial Indicators for Pre-and Post -Development Analysis of TOD Areas: A Case Study of Portland and the Silicon Valley

September 2004

Schlossberg, Brown, Bossard & Roemer 2203
Toward Sustainable Transportation Indicators for California

August 2003

Lee, Wack, Jud, Munroe, Anguiano & Keith 2106
Verifying the Accuracy of Regional Models Used in Transportation and Air Quality Planning

June 2003

Rodier 2108
Trucks, Traffic, and Timely Transport: A Regional Freight Logistics Profile

June 2003

Niles 2004
Making Growth Work for California´s Communities

May 2003

Schreiber, Binger & Church 2111
The California General Plan Process and Sustainable Transportation Planning

June 2002

Lee, Wack, Deertrack, Duiven & Wise 2003
Land Use and Transportation Alternatives: Constraint or Expansion of Household Choice

June 2002

Levine, Inam, Werbel & Torng 9803
Developer-Planner Interaction in Transportation and Land Use Sustainability June 2002

June 2002

Inam, Levine & Werbel 9905
Using the Internet to Envision Neighborhoods with Transit Oriented Development Potential

June 2002

Bossard, Colman, Hobbs, Keck, Reed, Roemer, Taketa & Zheng 2001
Envisioning Neighborhoods with TOD Potential“ (Includes demonstration CD)

May 2002

Bossard, Hobbs, Hondorp, Kelly, Plembaeck, Salazar, Subotic, Taketa, Tran, Wang, Zheng & Colman 9810
Using Fiber Networks to Stimulate Transit-Oriented Development: Prospects Barrier and Best Practices

October 2001

Siembab, Graham & Roldan 2007
Applying an Integrated Model to the Evaluation of Travel Demand Management Policies in the Sacramento Region

September 2001

Johnston, Rodier, Abraham, Hunt & Tonkin 9804
Construction of Transit-Based Developments: New Policy Initiatives for Governments

September 2001

Lefaver, Buys, Castillo, Mattoon & Vargo 9901
Applying an Integrated Urban Model in the Evaluation of Travel Demand Management Policies in the Sacramento Region: Year Two

September 2001

Johnston, Rodier, Abraham & Hunt 2002
GIS for Livable Communities: Examination of community Perceptions of Assets, Liabilities and Transportation Improvements

September 2001

Horan, Serrano & Murran 9806
Best Practices in Developing Regional Transportation Plans

September 2001

Rothblatt &Colman 9811
A Planning Template for Nonwork Travel and Transit Oriented Development

September 2001

Nelson, Niles & Hibshoosh 9807
Sustainable Communities/San Joaquin Valley Growth Response ( Non grant funding)

August 2001

Schreiber
Public Land with Private Partnerships for Transit Based Development

May 1997

Lefaver
Transportation/Land Use/ Environment Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
Using Bicycles for the First and Last Mile of a Commute September 2009

September 2009

*Planning for Surface Transportation and Land Use - A Symposium

June 1995

Transit Issues Research Reports Back to Top
Effect of Suburban Transit Oriented Developments on Residential Property Values

June 2009

Mathur & Ferrell 2609

The Influence of Service Planning Decisions on Rail Transit Success or Failure

June 2009

Brown & Thompson 2608

Feasibility Of One-Dedicated-Lane Bus Rapid Transit/Light-Rail Systems And Their Expansion To Two-Dedicated-Lane Systems: A Focus On Geometric Configuration And Performance Planning

March 2009

Tsao, Wei & Pratama 2605

Public Versus Private Mobility for the Poor: Transit Improvements Versus Increased Car Ownership in the Sacramento Region

June 2009

Johnston & Gao 2403

Neighborhood Crime and Travel Behavior: An Investigation of the Influence of Neighborhood Crime Rates on Mode Choice

April 2008

Ferrell, Mathur & Mendoza 2405

Video Transit Training for Older Travelers: A Case Study of the Rossmoor Senior Adult Community, California

June 2007

Shaheen & Rodier 2404
Bus Rapid Transit: A Handbook for Partners

August 2006

Gray, Kelley & Larwin 2426
Ridership Enhancement Quick Study
( Non grant funding)

September 2005

Haas 2425
Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit Systems in the 1990s

June 2002

Taylor, Haas, Boyd, Hess, Iseki & Yoh 2005
Implementation of Zurich´s Transit Priority Program

October 2001

Nash & Sylvia 9809
How to Best Serve Seniors on Existing Transit Services“ September 2001

September 2001

Koffman & Salstrom 9902
*Capital versus Operating Grants for Transit: Economic Impacts for California

October 1997

Haas
Transit Issues Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
Bart to Silicon Valley, What's Next?

April 2006

2454
Bus in the Fast Lane: A Forum on Bus Rapid Transit in the Bay Area

May 2005

MTI Staff 2451
Bart to Silicon Valley, How Now?

April 2001

MTI Staff 9913
Crossing the Bay: Water Transit Initiative Forum

July 1999

9814
*Rail Transit: Issues and Opportunities For the Bay Area and California. A Series of Two Public Forums Sponsored by The Mineta Institute, The Commonwealth Club of California, and the Silicon Valley Forum: San Jose Forum, Sept 26, 1997; San Francisco Forum, October 17, 1997

July 1998

Passenger Rail Research Reports Back to Top
A Consumer Logistics Framework for Understanding Preferences for High-Speed Rail Transportation

August 2007

Gerth & Rajan 2206
High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements of Success-Part 2

Novembe 2006

Cerreno 2401
High-Speed Rail Projects in the United States: Identifying the Elements for Success-Part 1

October 2005

Cerreno, Evans & Permut 2304
Best Practices in Shared-Use High-Speed Rail Systems

June 2003

Nash 2113
Passenger Rail Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
Fast Tracks in the Golden State: Symposium on California High-Speed Rail

December 2003

2253
International Issues Research Reports Back to Top
(NAFTA II) California Border Zone Land Transportation Issues

September 2001

Gray & Kelley 9802
Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Transportation in the Border Areas of the United States

August 1999

Gray
International Issues Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
*Conduct of Background Research for the Establishment of an International Surface Transportation Policy Conference in California (Global Cooperation Through Transportation: Joining Forces Across Border)

June 1996

Murray
Workforce and Labor Issues Research Reports Back to Top
Paving The Way: Recruiting Students into the Transportation Professions

June 2009

Agrawal & Dill 2408
The Impact of Telecommuter Rail Cars on Modal Choice

May 2005

Hayton 2205
The Future of Transportation Education: A Needs Assessment of the Transportation Management Program at San José State University

June 2004

Valenty 2201
Transit Labor Relations Guide

September 2001

Oestreich & Whaley 9906
Issues Related to the Emergence of the Information Superhighway and California Societal Changes

December 1996

Botha
*An Assessment of Needs for Management Training and Education in Surface Transportation in the United States and Canada

September1994

Giglierano
Workforce and Labor Issues Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
The Crisis in Workforce Development

March 2008

MTI
*Toward a Cooperative Future? Labor-Management Relations in Surface Transportation: A Symposium

May 1997

Miscellaneous Research Reports Back to Top
Exploration of Data Sources for Air Cargo Studies November 2006 Wei 2525
The Travel Behavior and Needs of the Poor: A Study of Welfare Recipients in Fresno County, California

May 2002

Blumenberg & Haas 9808
Effects of Online Shopping on Vehicular Traffic -

October 2001

Giglierano & Roldan 9903
Statewide Safety Study of Bicycles and Pedestrians on Freeways, Expressway, Toll Bridges, and Tunnels

September 2001

Ferrara 9909
Non-Pricing Methods to Optimize High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Usage

September 2001

Gray, Harvey & Kelley9908
Maintenance and Continued Development of the IISTPS Transportation Information System, TransWeb™

January 1999

Belanger & Kwan
*Development of a Statewide Surface Transportation Network Utilizing the International Transportation Information System ITIS

June 1996

Belanger
Miscellaneous Symposium and Forum Reports Back to Top
A Town Hall Meeting on Our Bicycle Safety Crisis

February 2009

MTI Staff 2753
No Road, No Rage: a Forum on Expanding Bay Area Ferry Service

September 2003

MTI Staff 2251
Regional Transportation Hot Spot Forum Marin/Sonoma 101 Corridor

April 2003

MTI Staff 2112
Visioning Session Silicon Valley

June 2000

Driving into the 21st Century: Technology Solutions to Transportation Problems

November 1998

*American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials Region 4 Research Advisory Committee - Summer Meeting Proceedings
Garrett Morgan Symposium Reports Back to Top
Ninth Annual Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium

May 2009

2860
Eighth National Garrett Morgan Symposium on Sustainable Transportation

September 2008

2750
National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium

March 2007

2653
Sixth National Garrett Morgan Symposium on Sustainable Transportation

March 2006

2551
National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium

May 2005

2353
National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium

June 2004

2351
National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium

May 2003

2103
National Symposium and Videoconference on Sustainable Transportation

June 2001

9911