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News Analysis & Commentary
Legislative/Policy Initiatives
Innovative Financing/Public-Private Partnerships
Congestion/Road Pricingg
Tolling, HOT Lanes and Express Toll Lanes
Demand Management and Operations
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Automobile-Related Issues
Mass Transit/Inner City Rail
Travel Behavior
Metropolitan Development/Growth Management
Experience From Aboard
Enviromental Issues
Paratransit, Contracting & Deregulation


News Analysis & Commentary
Topic Vol. No. Date
The Looming Budget Battle 8-1 Jan/Feb '97
ISTEA Reauthorization Shifts Into High Gear 8-3 May/June '97
Washington Update 8-4 June '97
The Federal Budget Battleground 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
The November (1998) Election Results 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
The Billion Dollar Surplus 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Fiscal Year 2000 Transportation Appropriations 10-6 Nov/Dec '99
Election Results From Around the Country 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
"Dead on Arrival" - The Administration's FY 2001 Budget Request 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriations 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Conditions and Performance of the Nation's Transportation Facilities 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
What Can We Expect in the Next Administration? 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Growth Management and Transit Initiatives on the November Ballot 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
There is Light at the End of the Congestion Tunnel - Commentary by Peter Samuel 13-1 Jan/Feb '02
The Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
The Fiscal Year 2004 House Transportation Appropriations Bill 14-5 Sep/Oct '03
The Administration's FY 2005 Budget Request 15-2 Mar/Apr '04

The New Starts Program Receives Low Marks from the House Appropriations Committee

15-6 Sep/Oct '04

The Stage is Set for the Long-Delayed Reauthorization

16-2 Mar/Apr '05
Notes from the Annual TRB Meeting 17-2 Mar/Apr '06
Reflections on the Interstates' Golden Anniversary 17-4 Jul/Aug '06
Asset Monetization: A Tale of Two States 18-2 Mar/Apr '07
The Debate on Public-Private Partnerships Has Been Joined 18-2 Mar/Apr '07
The National Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission 18-3 May/June '07
News from the Transportation Front (August 2007) 18-5 Sept/Oct '07
News from the Transportation Front 18-6 Nov/Dec '07

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Legislative/Policy Initiatives
Topic Vol. No. Date
* Items marked with roman numerals are part of the series "A Transportation Agenda for the 21st Century"
ISTEA: Provisions Relating to Private Sector Participation 4-4 March '92
Executive Order on Infrastructure Privatization 4-6 July '92
ISTEA's Congestion Management System 4-10 March '93
ISTEA Congestion Management Requirement 4-10 March '93
Transportation Enterprise Zones 5-1 October '93
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities 5-4 April '94
ISTEA-II: The Battle Lines Are Being Drawn 7-2 April '96
The Endless Road "Crisis" 7-4 August '96
The Winds of Devolution 7-5 October '96
The Federal Role in Surface Transportation: I 8-1 Jan/Feb '97
The Federal Role in Surface Transportation: II 8-2 Mar/Apr '97
The Federal Role in Surface Transportation: III 8-3 May/June '97
A Confrontation Over ISTEA-II 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
ISTEA Reauthorization -- What Next? 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
ISTEA Successor Legislation -- The Fight Has Already Begun 9-1 Jan/Feb '98
The Surface Transportation Reauthorization 9-3 May/Jun '98
TEA-21 Becomes Law 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
The Federal Highway Administration in Transition 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
The Changing State DOTs 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
Toward an Entrepreneurial Market-Driven System (I)* 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
A National Dialogue on Transportation Operations (II) 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
Developing an "Operations Vision": The Dialogue Begins 11-3 May/Jun '00
"Marketization" - A New Transportation Paradigm (III)* 11-3 May/Jun '00
Paying for the Use of Roads that Offer a Premium Level of Service (IV)* 11-3 May/Jun '00
Franchising Urban Freeways: Getting There From Here (V)* 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
The State of Innovation in Surface Transportation 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Proposed Environmental Streamlining Regulations Under Fire 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Restructuring Public Transit (VI)* 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
A New Agenda for the Federal Surface Transportation Program 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
Sustaining Future Mobility (VII)* 12-2 Mar/Apr '01
Developing an "Operations Vision": The Dialogue Continues 12-2 Mar/Apr '01
Streamlining the Environmental Review Process (VIII)* 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
Congestion Relief as Federal Objective (IX)* 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
Streamlining the Highway Approval Process: Commentary (Ray Barnhart) 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
The New Politics of Mobility (Guest Commentary by R. Atkinson) (X)* 12-6 Nov/Dec '01
The National Summit on Transportation Operations 12-6 Nov/Dec '01
Commercializing Highways (XI)* 13-1 Jan/Mar '02
An Emerging Consensus on Surface Transportation 13-3 May/Jun '02
From Just-in-Time to Just-in-Case: Long-term Impact of Increased Transportation Security 13-3 May/Jun '02
Relieving Highway Congestion 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Toll Truckways: Toward a Model 21st Century Freight Highway System 13-5 Sep/Oct '02
The Route to Reauthorization
13-5 Sep/Oct '02
The Reauthorization Campaign Shifts Gears
13-6 Nov/Dec '02
Expediting Environmental Reviews and Project Delivery
13-6 Nov/Dec '02
The Condition and Performance of the Nation's Highways 13-6 Nov/Dec '02
The Impact of the November Elections 13-7 Election '02
The November Transportation Referenda: A post Mortem 14-1 Jan/Feb '03
New Ideas to Get America Moving Again:
Harnessing Market Forces to Combat Congestion
14-1 Jan/Feb '03
Major Surface Transportation Issue in the 108th Congress 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
HOT Networks: An Idea Whose Time May Have Come 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
Promoting an "Operations Mindset": Why Has There Been So Little Progress? 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
A First Look at the Administration's Reauthorization Proposal 14-3 May/Jun '03
It's Time to Take a Fresh Look at Highway Tolls - Commentary 14-3 May/Jun '03
The Administration's Reauthorization Proposal — A Critical Appraisal 14-4 Jul/Aug '03
The First Five Hundred Days: A Mid-Point Assessment 14-4 Jul/Aug '03
Managing Change in State DOTs 14-5 Sep/Oct '03
Reauthorizing the Federal Surface Transportation Program: What Lies Ahead 14-6 Nov/Dec '03
News from the Legislative Front 15-1 Jan/Feb '04
The Reauthorization Conundrum 15-2 Mar/Apr '04
The Future of the Reauthorization Measure Remains Clouded 15-2 Mar/Apr '04
The House Reauthorization Bill 15-3 May '04
Funding Levels and Tolling Provisions Emerge as Key Issues in the House-Senate Conference 15-5 Jul/Aug '04

The Impasse Continues

15-6 Sep/Oct '04

The Congressional Earmark Explosion

15-6 Sep/Oct '04

Transportation Reauthorization – Where Do We Go From Here?

15-7 Nov/Dec '04

The Federal Surface Transportation Program: The Next Four Years

15-8

Dec '04

Transportation Referenda

15-8

Dec '04

Are Congressional Earmarks in Jeopardy?

16-1

Jan/Feb '05

Reuthorization Bill Still Facing a Bumpy Road Ahead

16-3

May/Jun '05

Beyond the Interstate Highway System: It May Be Time To Rethink The State-Federal Relationship

16-3

May/Jun '05

Another Temporary Extension 16-4 Jul/Aug '05
Is There a Case for Devolution? 16-4 Jul/Aug '05
Rethinking the Future of the Federal Transportation Program 16-5 Sep/Oct '05
A New Transportation Vision for the 21st Century: Commentary 16-6 Nov/Dec '05
The Challenge Ahead: Looking Beyond SAFETEA-LU 17-1 Jan/Feb '06
New Transportation Visions for the 21st Century (I. Mary Peters) 17-1 Jan/Feb '06
The Surface Transportation Program at a Crossroads 17-5 Sep/Oct '06
The Transportation Policy Commission Gets Down to Business 17-6 Nov/Dec '06
U.S. DOT's Urban Partnerships Initiative 18-1 Jan/Feb '07
A National Surface Transportation Program for the 21st Century (Part 1) 18-3 May/June '07
The Future of the Nation's Surface Transportation System (Commentary by Emil Frankel) 18-3 May/June '07
A National Surface Transportation Program for the 21st Century (Part 2) 18-4 July/Aug '07
A National Surface Transportation Program for the 21st Century (Part 3) 18-5 Sept/Oct '07
Addressing the Transportation Challenges of the 21st Century 18-6 Nov/Dec '07

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Innovative Financing/Public-Private Partnerships
Topic Vol. No. Date
The Dulles Toll Road Extension 3-2 July '91
Route 28 Transportation District, No. Virginia 4-1 September '91
Honolulu's Turnkey Transit Development Approach 4-3 January '92
Public/Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development 4-5 May '92
California's Private Toll Roads 4-11 May '93
State Route 91 in Orange County 5-1 October '93
Debt Financing of Private Toll Roads 5-2 December '93
Washington State's Public/Private Infrastructure Initiative 5-7 October '94
Private Investment in Public Infrastructure 5-8 December '94
The Dulles Greenway 6-5 October '95
Private Toll Roads in the United States: A Status Report 7-1 February '96
Differential Highway Tolls Acquire a New Rationale 7-6 December '96
Paying for New Roads 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
SR 91 Express Lanes - A Road to Riches? 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
An Early Look at the Unfolding Reauthorization Debate - Parts I and II 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
Financing Future Transporation Needs
Part I: Short-Term Revenue Enhancements
13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Financing Future Transporation Needs
Part II: The Next Six Years
13-5 Sep/Oct '02
Financing Future Transporation Needs
Part III: Long Term Alternatives
13-5 Sep/Oct '02
Paying for Roads: Where Will the Money Come From? 14-1 Jan/Feb '03
It's Time to Take a Fresh Look at Highway Tolls - Commentary 14-3 May/Jun '03
Toll Revenue Bonds: An Answer to the Funding Dilemma? 14-5 Sep/Oct '03
Texas - Expediting Road Construction With Toll Financing 15-1 Jan/Feb '04
Reinventing Highway Financing 15-3 May '04
How Should We Finance Future Highway Needs? 15-4 Jun '04
Two Senior Federal Transportation Officials Share Their Views on the Future Federal Role in Transportation Financing 15-5 Jul/Aug '04
Toll Financing Is Gaining In Popularity 16-1 Jan/Feb '05
The Chicago Skyway Lease: A Harbinger of Future Revenue Deals? 16-1 Jan/Feb '05

Bridging the Transportation Funding Gap: Will the Private Sector Come to the Rescue?

16-2 Mar/Apr '05

The Future of Transportation Finance

16-3

May/Jun '05

Private Toll Road Financing

17-1

Jan/Feb '06

Highway Tolling Has Reached the Tipping Point 17-2 Mar/Apr '06
The Search for Alternatives to the Fuel Tax... 17-2 Mar/Apr '06
Thinking About the Future of the Highway Program 17-3 May/June '06
Private Sector Role in Highway Financing 17-4 Jul/Aug '06
Future Prospects for Transportation Financing 18-1 Jan/Feb '07
Asset Monetization: A Tale of Two States 18-2 Mar/Apr '07
The Role of Public Pension Funds in Infrastructure Financing 18-3 May/June '07
The Public-Private Partnerships Debate Takes a New Turn 18-4 July/Aug '07
The New Politics of Transportation Financing (in two parts) 18-5 Sept/Oct '07
The Infrastructure Financing Debate Is Gaining Momentum 18-6 Nov/Dec '07
The 19th Public-Private Ventures Conference: The Dialogue Continues 18-6 Nov/Dec '07

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Congestion/Road Pricing
Topic Vol. No. Date
Congestion Pricing: A Market-Based Approach to Congestion Management 4-6 July '92
The Politics of Congestion Pricing 5-7 October '94
Congestion Pricing Encounters a Rocky Road 6-1 February '95
Value Pricing: Paying Premium Price for Premium Service 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
Electronic Road Pricing Comes of Age 9-3 May/June '98
The Value Pricing Pilot Program 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
The Value Pricing Pilot Program: Federal Position 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Paying a Premium for Premium Level of Service 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
U.K. Government Gives New Stimulus to Road Pricing 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
Thinking About the Future of Highway Travel 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Paying for the Use of Roads that Offer a Premium Level of Service 11-3 May/Jun '00
London Considers Congestion Charges 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Charging for the Use of Roads 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
Congestion Pricing is Inevitable: Guest Commentary (John Charles) 12-3 May/Jun '01
London's Big Gamble 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
London's Congestion Charging Scheme— Will Other Cities Follow? 14-4 Jul/Aug '03
Beyond the Tipping Point: A News Round-up 17-4 Jul/Aug '06
Beyond the Tipping Point III 17-5 Sep/Oct '06
Beyond the Tipping Point IV 17-6 Nov/Dec '06
Beyond the Tipping Point V 18-1 Jan/Feb '07
Beyond the Tipping Point VI 18-2 Mar/Apr '07
Congestion Pricing in Manhattan 18-3 May/June '07
New York City's Congestion Pricing Plan 18-4 July/Aug '07

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Tolling, HOT Lanes and Express Toll Lanes
Topic Vol. No. Date
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes 5-6 August '94
Rethinking High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes I 7-2 April '96
Rethinking High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes II 7-5 October '96
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes vs. Traditional HOV Lanes 7-6 December '96
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Revisited 8-3 May/Jun '97
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Revisited -- Again 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
The Growing Disenchantment with HOV Lanes 9-5 Sep/Oct ?98
The Spreading Revolt Against HOV Lanes 10-1 Jan/Feb ?99
The Spreading Revolt Against HOV Lanes (Cont'd) 10-2 Mar/Apr ?99
Building a Case for HOT Lanes 10-3 May/Jun ?99
Carpool Lanes - The Debate Continues 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
Carpool Lanes - Are They Achieving Their Goals? 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
HOV Lanes: An Idea Whose Time Has Come ...and Gone 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
The Future of High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
"HOT Networks" 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
HOT Networks: An Idea Whose Time May Have Come 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
News from the HOT Lane Front 14-6 Nov/Dec '03
The Washington DC Region-HOT Lane Incubator 15-1 Jan/Feb '04
Maryland's Express Toll Lanes: A Giant Step Forward 15-4 Jun '04
We Can No Longer Afford to Give Away Highway Lanes to Carpools and Low-Emission Vehicles 15-5 Jul/Aug '04
HOT Networks 16-4 Jul/Aug '05
Is American Ready for Toll Roads? 16-6 Nov/Dec '05
Thinking About the Future of the Highway Program 17-3 May/June '06
Flexible Managed Lanes 18-4 July/Aug '07
Highway Tolling Has Entered the Mainstream 18-6 Nov/Dec '07

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Demand Management and Operations
Topic Vol. No. Date
Tax Treatment of Employer Parking and Transportation Subsidies 4-1 September '91
California's Congestion Management Planning 4-3 January '92
Guaranteed Ride Home Programs 4-3 January '92
Casual Carpooling 4-4 March '92
University of Washington U-Pass Program 4-9 January '93
Delaware's TraveLink Program 4-10 March '93
"Traffic Solutions:" Santa Barbara's Voluntary Approach 5-1 October '93
Cashing-Out of Employer-Subsidized Parking 5-2 December '93
TRB Symposium on TDM Innovation and Research 5-2 December '93
Why Do Commuters Drive Alone? 5-3 February '94
Telecommuting 5-4 April '94
Congestion Management in Montgomery County, MD 5-5 June '94
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes 5-6 August '94
"Family-Friendly" Transportation Services 6-3 June '95
Transportation Management Districts in Montgomery County MD 6-6 December '95
Rethinking High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes I 7-2 April '96
Rethinking High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes II 7-5 October '96
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes vs. Traditional HOV Lanes 7-6 December '96
The Future of Transportation Demand Management 8-2 Mar/Apr '97
Traffic Calming 8-2 Mar/Apr '97
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Revisited 8-3 May/June '97
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Revisited -- Again 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
The Growing Disenchantment with HOV Lanes 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
The Spreading Revolt Against HOV Lanes 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
The Spreading Revolt Against HOV Lanes (cont.) 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Building a Case for HOT Lanes 10-3 May/Jun '99
Can Alternatives to Driving Reduce Auto Use? 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
Carpool Lanes - The Debate Continues 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
Carpool Lanes - Are They Achieving Their Goals? 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
Can Alternatives to Driving Reduce Auto Use - A Rebuttal 11-3 May/Jun '00
In So. California Commuters' Travel Habits Continue Unchanged 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
Peak Hour Congestion is Inescapable (Guest Commentary by A. Downs) 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
Searching for Solutions to Traffic Congestion 12-3 May/Jun '01
HOV Lanes: An Idea Whose Time Has Come ...and Gone - Commentary 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
The Future of High-Occupancy Lanes 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
"HOT Networks" 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Traffic Congestion: Why It's Getting Worse and What Can Be Done About It 15-2 Mar/Apr '04
Still Stuck in Traffic 15-5 Jul/Aug '04

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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Topic Vol. No. Date
Advanced Traveler Information Systems 4-8 December '92
The New Technology of Parking Management 4-11 May '93
ATIS: One Step Closer to Commercial Application? 4-12 July '93
Thinking Small About Intelligent Transportation Systems 5-4 April '94
The Houston Intelligent Transportation System 5-5 June '94
Managing Travel Demand with IVHS Technologies 5-6 August '94
Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems 5-7 October '94
Is There a Market for Advanced Traveler Information Services? 5-8 December '94
The Atlanta "Traveler Information Showcase" 6-2 April '95
Advanced Transportation Management centers 6-4 August '95
ITS: If They Build It Will They Come? 6-5 October '95
Applying ITS Technologies to Travel Demand Management: I 6-6 December '95
Operation TimeSaver: A New Direction for the Federal ITS Program 7-1 February '96
Applying ITS Technologies to Travel Demand Management: II 7-2 April '96
The Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI) Initiative 7-3 June '96
Traveler Information Systems: The Future is Now 7-3 June '96
Is There a Consumer Market for Travel Information Services? 7-4 August '96
Toronto's Highway 407: First All-Electronic Highway 7-5 October '96
Consumer Response to Traveler Information Systems 7-6 December '96
Will Deployment of Smart Technology Help Unsnarl Traffic? 7-6 December '96
The Intranet - A New Instrument of Traveler Information 8-1 Jan/Feb '97
Assessing the Impact of Traveler Information 8-3 May/Jun /97
Broadcasting vs. "Narrowcasting" of Traveler Information 8-5 Jul/Aug '97
Trafficmaster: U.K.'s Nationwide Traveler Info System 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
French Traveler Information Services 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
GM's OnStar: Offering Safety, Security and Convenience 9-1 Jan/Feb '98
Electronic Road Pricing Comes of Age 9-3 May/Jun '98
Florida's Traveler Information Radio Network 9-3 May/Jun '98
The Wired Car 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
Radio Data Systems (RDS) 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Telematics 10-3 May/Jun '99
Car Makers See New Business Opportunities in Telematics 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
On the Cutting Edge of Traffic Management 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
The Smart Card Revolution 10-6 Nov/Dec '99
The Market for Telematics is Expanding 10-6 Nov/Dec '99
The Auto Industry on the Threshold of a Revolution 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
Serving "People in Motion" 11-3 May/Jun '00
The State of Innovation in Surface Transportation 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Telematics and the Problem of Driver Distraction 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
The Traveler Information Industry Today 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
The State of Innovation in Surface Transportation 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
The "Supercar" is Dead...Long Live the "Freedom Car" 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
The National ITS Program Plan 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
Cologne's Intelligent Parking Management System 13-3 May/Jun '02
ITS at a Crossroads 14-1 Jan/Feb '03
The Intelligent Transportation Systems Program — A Change in Direction? 14-4 Jul/Aug '03

ITS: "We Could Be Doing Much Better"

15-6 Sep/Oct '04
New Perspectives on ITS 16-4 Jul/Aug '05
ITS Metropolitan Deployment Falls Short of Promise, Says GAO 16-6 Nov/Dec '05

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Automobile-Related Issues
Topic Vol. No. Date
Electric "Commute Cars"-- Can We Regulate Them Into Existence? 5-6 August '94
The Aging of the U.S. Vehicle Fleet 5-7 October '94
The Great Electric Car Debate 6-3 June '95
Alternatives to Car Ownership 7-4 August '96
The Electric Car -- A Consumers Union Evaluation 7-5 October '96
The Aging of America's Driving Population 7-5 October '96
Innovations in Automobile Marketing 8-2 Mar/Apr '97
The Electric Car -- A Reality Check 8-5 Jul/Aug '97
New Mobility Concepts I: The City Car 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
New Mobility Concepts II: Car Sharing and Pool Leasing 9-1 Jan/Feb '98
The Wired Car 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
"Graduated Licensing" of Young Drivers 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Policies Affecting Automobile Use (The Challenge of Mobility III) 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
The Auto and its Enemies 10-3 May/Jun '99
The "Supercar" 10-5 Sep/Oct '99
Novel Automobile Service Concepts 10-6 Nov/Dec '99
The Auto Industry on the Threshold of a Revolution 11-2 Mar/Apr '00
Serving "People in Motion" 11-3 May/Jun '00
Different Strokes for Different Folks 11-3 May/Jun '00
A Requiem for Electric Cars 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Car Sharing USA 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
California's Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate Reaffirmed 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
In Praise of the Automobile (Guest Commentary by James A. Dunn, Jr.) 12-2 Mar/Apr '01
The Hybrid Car 12-6 Nov/Dec '01
Car Sharing Revisited 13-1 Jan/Feb '02
Toward a Hydrogen-Based Future 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Automobile Fuel Efficiency: A Modest Proposal (Commentary by James A. Dunn, Jr.) 13-5 Sep/Oct '02
The End of the Road for the Electric Vehicle 14-6 Nov/Dec '03
Federal Fuel Economy Program Due for an Overhaul 15-1 Jan/Feb '04
Toward Sustainable Mobility 15-5 Jul/Aug '04

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Mass Transit/Intercity Rail
Topic Vol. No. Date
Employer-Sponsored Transit Pass Programs 3-2 July '91
Bank ATMs in Transit Stations 3-2 July '91
Transit Voucher Programs 4-2 November '91
Bus Card Plus Program, Phoenix 4-6 July '92
Transit Stores 4-8 December '92
Redesigning Indianapolis' Transportation System 4-11 May '93
San Francisco's Regional Transit Telephone Info System 5-1 October '93
Increasing Transit's Share of the Metropolitan Travel Market 5-3 February '94
The Flowering of Commuter Rail 5-5 June '94
Light Rail Transit Comes of Age 6-2 April '95
Boulder, CO: Enhancing Livability Through "Alternative Transp." 6-5 October '95
In Search of More Flexible Transit Alternatives 6-6 December '95
Public Transit - Searching for New Paradigms 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
Amtrak: Headed for Oblivion? 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
Innovations in Transit Service 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
TransitChoice: A New Vision for Greater Detroit 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
Track-Sharing: Intermodalism in Action 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
The Transit Metropolis 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Bus Rapid Transit - Can It Work in the US? 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Amtrak - Facing an Uncertain Future 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
The Growing Role of the Private Sector in Provision for Transit Service 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Commuter Rail Comes of Age 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
The Politics of Rail Transit: A Tale of Two Cities (Miami and Seattle) 10-5 Sep/Oct '99
Rail Initiatives Continue to Stir Controversy 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
For Amtrak, Still No Light at the End of the Tunnel 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Restructuring Public Transit 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Seattle's LINK Project: The Anatomy of a Rail Controversy 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
Passenger Information Systems 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
High Speed Trains - A Solution to the Growing Gridlock in the Sky? 12-2 Mar/Apr '01
The Uncertain Future of Urban Rail 12-2 Mar/Apr '01
Seattle's Rail Controversy Comes to a Head 12-3 May/Jun '01
The Prospects for Rail Transit 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
The Prospects for Intercity Passenger Rail in the Aftermath... 12-6 Nov/Dec '01
Amtrak — What Next? 13-1 Jan/Feb '02
Amtrak's Long Range Future Remains in Doubt 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
The Myth of the Underfunded Mass Transit 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Mass Transit Debate Continues 13-6 Nov/Dec '02
Intercity High Speed Rail Service Abroad 14-3 May/Jun '03
Megaprojects 14-4 Jul/Aug '03
Reinventing Amtrak - Commentary 14-5 Sep/Oct '03
Bus Rapid Transit Comes of Age 14-5 Sep/Oct '03

It's Time To Take a Fresh Look at the "New Starts" Program: Commentary

15-3 May '04
Rating and Evaluating "New Starts" 15-4 Jun '04

The New Starts Program Receives Low Marks from the House Appropriations Committee

15-6 Sep/Oct '04

A National Debate About Amtrak Has Begun

16-2 Mar/Apr '05

"New Starts" Projects Facing a More Rigorous Competition for Funds

16-5 Sep/Oct '05

The Dulles Rail Imbroglio

16-5 Sep/Oct '05

Amtrak's Uncertain Future

17-1 Jan/Feb '06

The "New Starts" Program is Changing...

17-2 Mar/Apr '06
Is There a Future for Urban Rail in America? 17-3 May/June '06
A New Chapter in the Evolution of the New Starts Program 17-4 Jul/Aug '06
The Future Federal Role in Transit Investment 17-5 Sep/Oct '06
The Streetcar Makes a Comeback 17-5 Sep/Oct '06
The Changing Nature of the Federal Transit Program 18-5 Sep/Oct '07

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Travel Behavior
Topic Vol. No. Date
Changing Patterns of Travel 4-8 December '92
The Los Angeles Earthquake -- Opportunity in Adversity? 5-3 February '94
The Journey-to-Work -- Thirty-Year Trends 5-6 August '94
In the Aftermath of the Northridge Earthquake 5-8 December '94
National Commuting Patterns 7-4 August '96
The Aging of America's Driving Population 7-5 October '96
The 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
How Americans Travel 9-1 Jan/Feb '98
Changing Travel Patterns 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
Travel Patterns in Southern California, 1990-96 9-3 May/Jun '98
Mobility and the Elderly 9-4 Jul/Aug '98
"Graduating Licensing" of Young Drivers 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Commuter Travel Habits in So. California Remain Remarkably Unchanged 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
Congestion Continues to Worsen... And Still, Americans Would Rather Drive 11-2 May/Apr '00
Travel Habits and Demographic Trends at the Turn of the Century 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
The Challenges of the New Demography 13-3 May/Jun '02
New Census Data Provides a Reality Check 13-4 Jul/Aug '02
Increasing Reliance on the Automobile Documented in the Latest Survey 14-3 May/Jun '03
New "State-of-Traffic-Congestion" Report Finds Traffic Jams Still Growing 14-6 Nov/Dec '03
Preserving Mobility for Elderly Americans 15-1 Jan/Feb '04
How Americans Travel to Work 17-6 Nov/Dec '06

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Metropolitan Development/Growth Management
Topic Vol. No. Date
Planning of Transit-Related Joint Development 4-12 July '93
"Sustainable Development -- Livable Neighborhoods" 5-3 February '94
Transit Villages 6-1 February '95
Urban Sprawl Revisited 6-3 June '95
Portland OR: Searching for an Alternative to Sprawl 6-4 August '95
Livable Communities: Lessons from Abroad 6-4 August '95
Does the Transportation-Land Use Connection Still Matter? 7-1 February '96
"Eurosprawl" 7-1 February '96
Neo-Traditional Communities - Do They Work? 8-1 Jan/Feb '97
New Urbanism: Can It Deliver in Its Promises? 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Maryland's Smart Growth Policy 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
Suburban Sprawl - Can We Do Anything About It? 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
Is Road Building Really Futile? - Commentary 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
The Politics of "Smart Growth" 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Transit-Oriented Development: Vision and Reality 10-3 May/Jun '99
"Congestion is Here to Stay...": Commentary by Anthony Downs 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
GAO Report: Extent of Federal Influence on Sprawl is Unclear 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
The Lessons of BART 10-5 Sep/Oct '99
In Search of "Livability" 10-5 Sep/Oct '99
"Smart Growth" - The Cure May Be Worse Than the Malady 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
The Rise and Decline of the "Smart Growth" Crusade 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Atlanta Debates Its Transportation Future 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Growth Management and Transit Initiatives on the November Ballot 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
The Lone Mountain Compact 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
The Cult of Portland 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
Peak Hour Congestion is Inescapable (Guest Commentary by A. Downs) 12-1 Jan/Feb '01
The Culture of Low Density: Commentary 12-3 May/Jun '01
The Changing Complexion of Metropolitan Growth 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
Anti-Sprawl Measures Make Traffic Worse - Guest Commentary (W. Cox) 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
The Suburbanization of the Paris Region: Commentary (Christian Gerondeau) 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
Travel Habits and Demographic Trends at the Turn of the Century 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
Smart Growth - European Style :Guest Commentary (Roger K. Lewis) 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
Can We Tame Sprawl? - Commentaries by Anthony Downs and Matthew J. Kiefer 13-2 Mar/Apr '02
Reshaping the American Landscape 13-3 May/Jun '02
The New Suburban Frontier 13-6 Nov/Dec '02
"Smart Growth”: A Report Card 14-1 Jan/Feb '03
The "Smart Growth" Debate Continues 14-3 May/Jun '03
The Backlash Against Smart Growth 14-6 Nov/Dec '03

The Age of the Great Dispersal: Despite "Smart Growth" Entreaties, Outward Migration Continues

15-3 May '04

The Edgeless City and Other Tales of Metropolitan Dispersal

15-7 Nov/Dec '04

Is Living in the Suburbs Bad for Your Health?

15-7 Nov/Dec '04

The Politics of Exurbia

15-8 Dec '04

The Emerging Influence of the “Micropolis”

16-1 Jan/Feb '05

News From the Smart Growth Front

16-3

May/Jun '05

What Went Wrong With Maryland's "Smart Growth" Policy?

16-6 Nov/Dec '05
A Contrarian View of Sprawl 17-3 May/June '06

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Experience From Abroad
Topic Vol. No. Date
International Experience in Competitive Contracting 4-12 July '93
Singapore's Area Licensing Scheme 5-3 February '94
Europe Leads in Transport Innovation 5-8 December '94
Livable Communities: Lessons from Abroad 6-4 August '95
"Eurosprawl" 7-1 February '96
International Mobility Observatory 7-3 June '96
Automobile Trends in German Cities 8-5 Jul/Aug '97
Trafficmaster: U.K.'s Nationwide Traveler Info System 8-7 Sep/Oct '97
French Traveler Information Services 8-8 Nov/Dec '97
The Challenge of Mobility: I - Report to the World Economic Forum 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
The Challenge of Mobility: II - Report to the World Economic Forum 9-3 May/Jun '98
The Transit Metropolis 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
Radio Data Systems (RDS) 9-5 Sep/Oct '98
The Challenge of Mobility: III - MIT Report to the World Economic Forum 9-6 Nov/Dec '98
U.K. Government Gives New Stimulus to Road Pricing 10-1 Jan/Feb '99
Transportation Innovations from Abroad 10-3 May/Jun '99
On the Cutting Edge of Traffic Management 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
Novel Automobile Service Concepts 10-6 Nov/Dec '99
London Considers Congestion Charges 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Transportation Notes from Abroad 12-3 May/Jun '01
Transport Innovations from Abroad 12-4 Jul/Aug '01
The Suburbanization of the Paris Region: Commentary (Christian Gerondeau) 12-5 Sep/Oct '01
London's Congestion Charging System 13-5 Sep/Oct '02
China's Rush to Motorize 13-5 Sep/Oct '02
London's Big Gamble 14-2 Mar/Apr '03
Intercity High Speed Rail Service Abroad 14-3 May/Jun '03
London's Congestion Charging Scheme— Will Other Cities Follow? 14-4 Jul/Aug '03
News From Abroad 15-2 Mar/Apr '04
News From Abroad 16-4 Jul/Aug '05
News From Abroad 16-5 Sep/Oct '05

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Environmental Issues
Topic Vol. No. Date
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Employer
Participation
4-1 September '91
New Jersey's Employee Trip Reduction Legislation 4-2 November '91
Mandatory Trip Reduction Programs — How Effective
Are They?
4-5 May '92
"Spare the Air" Initiative, San Francisco 4-7 September '92
State Employer Trip Reduction Legislation: Part I 4-8 December '92
State Employer Trip Reduction Legislation: Part II 4-9 January '93
The Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Program (CMAQ) 4-9 January '93
Complying with ETR Requirements of the Clean Air Act 4-12 July '93
Reducing Vehicle Emissions with TCMs 5-1 October '93
Episodic Control of Air Pollution 5-2 December '93
News from the ECO Front 5-4 April '94
Enhanced Vehicle Inspection Programs 5-4 April '94
Searching for More Flexible Ways to Comply with
the ETR Requirement
5-5 June '94
News from the ECO Front -- An Update 5-6 August '94
Episodic Emission Control Progams During High Ozone Days 5-7 October '94
News from the ECO Front -- Update No. 2 5-8 December '94
Attacking the Problem of "Gross Emitters" 6-1 February '95
California Considers Alternatives to Trop Reduction Programs 6-2 April '95
The Lessons of California's Experience -- A Commentary 6-6 December '95
EPA Proposes Tighter Air Quality Standards 8-1 Jan/Feb '97
Should Air Quality Standards Be Tightened? 8-3 May/June '97
Court Reins In EPA's Regulatory Zeal 10-4 Jul/Aug '99
EPA: A Rogue Agency? 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
Court Blocks EPA Rules 11-1 Jan/Feb '00
EPA's Regulatory Powers Challenged in the Supreme Court 11-4 Jul/Aug '00
Proposed Environmental Streamlining Regulations Under Fire 11-5 Sep/Oct '00
Landmark Regulatory Case Argued in the Supreme Court 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
In So. California Commuters' Travel Habits Continue Unchanged 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
California's Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate Reaffirmed 11-6 Nov/Dec '00
Can Mobility Be Made "Sustainable"? 12-6 Nov/Dec '01

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Paratransit, Contracting & Deregulation
Topic Vol. No. Date
The Foothill Transit Zone 3-2 July '91
Phoenix Hiring Clause - Update 3-2 July '91
Access-to-Jobs Program, Baltimore MD 4-1 September '91
Private Minibus Services in Miami 4-2 November '91
The SuperShuttle 4-3 January '92
Golden Empire Transit: Contracting for Supplemental Service 4-3 January '92
In-House Bidding of Transit Service by Union Employees 4-4 March '92
San Diego: Competitive Contracting Service Update 4-5 May '92
ACCEL Transportation Reverse Commute Program 4-4 March '92
Bus Service Continuation Project, Los Angeles 4-6 July '92
The Miami Jitneys: An Update 4-7 September '92
Competitive Contracting Update: Denver 4-8 December '92
Houston: Competitive Contracting Update 4-10 March '93
Dade County's Emergency Transportation Assistance Program 4-10 March '93
"Kids Kab" 4-11 May '93
Reverse Commute Programs 5-5 June '94
The "Bridges to Work" Program 8-5 Jul/Aug '97
Cars for the Working Poor: I 9-1 Jan/Feb '98
Cars for the Working Poor: II 9-2 Mar/Apr '98
Access to Jobs 9-3 May/Jun '98
The Growing Role of the Private Sector in Provision of Transit Service 10-2 Mar/Apr '99
Empowering the Carless 10-5 Sep/Oct '99
The Case for "Outsourcing" 11-6 Nov/Dec '00

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