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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Surface Transportation"”.
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Stuck with the bill, but why? : an analysis of the Portuguese public finance system with respect to surface transportation policy and investments
… and fiscal power over national and sub-national surface transportation operations and infrastructure. This thesis provides a global view of the state of surface transportation in Portugal through an analysis of both the nation's public finance and transportation finance systems as well as a …
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Ground access to domestic airports : the creation of a federal program to streamline enhancement and modernization projects
… the current structure of federal aviation and surface transportation funding, little incentive is provided for these organizations to develop a comprehensive intermodal outlook towards airport access projects. Given the concurrent reauthorization during the next legislative session of several …
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Sensor-based Computing Techniques For Real-time Traffic Evacuation Management
… necessary with flexibility and coordination. The surface transportation system plays a critical role in responding to terrorist attacks or other unpredictable human-caused disasters. In particular, existing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) can be enhanced to improve the ability of the …
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Recovering Capital Expenditures: The Railroad Industry Paradox
… variable capital expenditures suggesting that Surface Transportation Board estimates of revenue to variable cost are overstated, subjecting a larger share of rail traffic to potential economic regulation than would otherwise occur.
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The Effects of Vehicle Automation Level and Warning Type on Responses to Vehicle Hacking
<p>Modern surface transportation vehicles often include different levels of automation. Higher automation levels have the potential to impact surface transportation in unforeseen ways. For example, connected vehicles with higher levels of automation are at a higher risk for hacking attempts, …
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The importance of road transport infrastructure development and maintenance in trade facilitation : a South African case
Road transportation is the most frequently used means of transporting goods and people in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, because of the region's geographic nature, where many of the countries are landlocked, imports and exports of goods happen primarily by land and in this case by road …
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Fiscal federalism and its potential effects on public transportation in mid-sized cities
… climate on Capitol Hill, as the next surface transportation bill is being negotiated, may possibly carry over to a greater dependence on fiscal federalism for funding public transportation. With local governments already straining their resources, an examination of how a greater …
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Advancing strategic focuses through performance-based evaluation – the growth of state dot approaches
As a result of the enactment of the 2012 national surface transportation legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), performance-based approaches have substantially grown in importance and use. States are examining their existing processes to ensure increases in …
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Unintended effects of federal transportation policy: a look at the lifecycle costs of the interstate system
The federal surface transportation program in the United States stands at a crossroads. Short on money and lacking vision, the program is in need of reevaluation and reform. This thesis attempts to illustrate the current issues affecting the program within the historical context of transportation …
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Fundamentals of public-private partnerships in the transportation sector : international methodologies of highway public-private partnerships and a framework to increase the probability of success and allocate risk
… and estimates that by year 2020, the US surface transportation deficit will reach $846 billion. Furthermore, in 2013 the US Congressional Budget Office estimates that the main source of highway funding, the Highway Trust Fund, will have insufficient capital to meet its shortfalls by 2015. …
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Risk and reliability-based maintenance for highway infrastructure asset management
… highway industry, a critical section of Nigeria surface transportation industry is in pressing need of methods that would enable the reliability and maintainability of their fielded system. The availability and safety of highway infrastructure is a primary objective of an economy in other to …
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Privacy-Preserving Vehicle Miles Traveled (PPVMT) tax
… collected for the development and maintenance of surface transportation. Gasoline tax payments are becoming a matter of concern as the share of Battery Vehicles (BVs) increases in the market. Those funds need to be collected in some other way in light of the decreased gasoline sales. In the recent …
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Requirements for a Nationwide Intermodal Trip Planner in the US
… States has yet to achieve the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act's (ISTEA) goal of creating a seamless intermodal transportation system. In addition to the dearth of connections, the nation's poor transportation information systems limit intercity intermodal transportation. …
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Benefit-Cost Analysis with Nevada Characteristics
The efficient allocation of funding for transportation projects is crucial for Nevada's roadway system. Well-established prioritization frameworks are needed in order to accomplish the allocation of funding for projects that will provide the most benefit for its users. In Nevada, the Nevada …
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An Analysis of the Demand for Rail Transportation of Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat in South Dakota
… cropping patterns, grain marketing flows, and transportation needs have changed in South Dakota as increased ethanol production has led to a significant increase in corn production and the production of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as a co-product. Previous studies have not …
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Regional architectures and environmentally-based transportation planning : an institutional analysis of planning in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
… technologies has changed the face of both transportation system management and long-term planning. Second, the federal mandate for integrated environmentally-based transportation planning in the United States was expanded with firm resolve by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency …
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Innovative strategies for managing the increasing costs of paratransit operations under the Americans with Disabilities Act
… US legislation since 1964 with regards to transportation and disabilities; examines the current state of paratransit and its funding levels; identifies and evaluates paratransit's costs throughout the US and their implications; and proposes a three pronged approach of institutional, …
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Development of New Network-Level Optimization Model for Salem District Pavement Maintenance Programming
… and bridges throughout the US (Miller, 2007). Transportation networks are essential parts of the Nation's infrastructure systems. Deterioration due to age and use is the main threat to the level of service observed in surface transportation networks. Thus, highway agencies throughout the United …
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Intelligent Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles in an Automated Highway System: Learning Methods and Interacting Vehicles Approach
… to provide safe, fast and more efficient surface transportation. A key factor in AHS deployment is intelligent vehicle control. While the technology to safely maneuver the vehicles exists, the problem of making intelligent decisions to improve a single vehicle's travel time and safety …
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