2012-05-17T18:57:42Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/e/ecola_liisa.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR615.html 2008-11-10T20:20:00Z 2008-11-10T20:20:00Z

Reviews Pennsylvania's statutory and regulatory authority over rail, recent studies and actions regarding rail safety and security, and actions taken by other states, and includes a qualitative analysis of risks to rail infrastructure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9385.html 2008-09-03T09:42:00Z 2008-09-03T09:42:00Z

This research brief identifies key factors determining L.A. transportation policy needs and makes 13 recommendations that together could reduce congestion -- arguably the worst in the country -- substantially within five years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9415.html 2009-02-20T16:42:00Z 2009-02-20T16:42:00Z

In an effort to share different perspectives on potential climate policy solutions, RAND convened three workshops -- one each on climate change policy, energy, and transportation -- in which stakeholders addressed climate policy ideas and challenges.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF257.html 2009-04-09T14:34:00Z 2009-04-09T14:34:00Z

Summarizes the remarks of three previous Department of Transportation secretaries at a January 2009 panel discussion on transportation policymaking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF256.html 2009-02-20T16:42:00Z 2009-02-20T16:42:00Z

Three workshops on climate change mitigation policy brought together representatives of government, industry, advocacy groups, and the research community to address the interconnection of such policies with the energy and transportation sectors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1423.html 2011-02-11T10:30:00Z 2011-02-11T10:30:00Z

Explore options for conducting a set of trials to test the feasibility of transitioning from fuel excise taxes to a system of road use charges based on vehicle miles of travel.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9576.html 2011-03-29T13:15:00Z 2011-03-29T13:15:00Z

Assesses alternate mechanisms for implementing fees to fund the nation's road network based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and outlines a plan for large-scale system trials to further evaluate the most promising concepts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1395.html 2009-09-25T17:36:00Z 2009-09-25T17:36:00Z

Explores ways that direct charges to road users, based on vehicle-miles of travel (VMT), could be implemented by 2015.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR820.html 2010-09-21T10:59:00Z 2010-09-21T10:59:00Z

Reviews a wide variety of evidence regarding traffic safety in the United States, with specific reference to military personnel, focusing on safety interventions and attempts to change driver behavior and decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP252.html 2009-04-03T16:34:00Z 2009-04-03T16:34:00Z

This paper develops a framework for evaluating U.S. greenhouse gas-mitigation policy balancing several criteria, beyond just cost-effectiveness, to reflect institutional and political realities and the policies' effects on producers and consumers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090529.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article discusses research into policies to manage greenhouse gases in the U.S. Debates in the U.S. Congress regarding the distribution of economic impacts associated with different mechanisms designed to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are considered.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2010-12.html 2011-01-06T10:00:00Z 2011-01-06T10:00:00Z

Stories discuss Haitian recovery, transportation finance, teacher accountability, childhood psychological problems, aging Americans, military savings, U.S. space systems, Middle East peace, the Wallace Foundation, and Politics Aside 2010.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP251.html 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z 2009-09-10T16:30:00Z

U.S. international energy-assistance programs, a potentially important tool for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy security, are reviewed and compared with German programs; recommendations are made for further study.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG748.html 2008-08-23T13:32:00Z 2008-08-23T13:32:00Z

The authors of this book recommend strategies for reducing traffic congestion in the Los Angeles area that could significantly enhance quality of life, reduce economic and environmental costs, and improve social justice within about five years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1170.html 2012-04-10T09:00:00Z 2012-04-10T09:00:00Z

This report uses energy services analysis (ESA) to examine possibilities for changing how a service is delivered. ESA is used to analyze how changes in two services -- news delivery and personal mobility -- might reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG997.html 2011-02-17T11:45:00Z 2011-02-17T11:45:00Z

Develops a unified decisionmaking approach for selecting aeronautics research agendas that quantifies the social and economic reasons for the research, balances competing perspectives, and enables transparent explanation of the resulting decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR680.html 2009-05-21T16:35:00Z 2009-05-21T16:35:00Z

Some congestion pricing projects have been undertaken to address traffic congestion, but some worry that congestion pricing is inequitable. This report looks at the evidence that might support or negate this claim.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110014.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Identifies and assesses ways of making congestion pricing equitable.