Transportation and Housing Issues
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RAND periodically sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about transporation and housing.
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View More »Congressional Testimony
June 24, 2008: Challenges of Applying Risk Management to Terrorism Security Policy
By Henry H. Willis
Testimony submitted for the record to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
November 28, 2007: Evaluating Alternative Organizational Structures to Revitalize the Economy of New Orleans
By Kevin F. McCarthy
Testimony presented before the New Orleans City Council.
February 21, 2007: Beyond the Gas Tax: Alternatives for a Greener World
By Martin Wachs
Testimony presented before the Los Angeles Field Hearing of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.
April 19, 2006: A Quiet Crisis in Transportation Finance: Options for Texas
By Martin Wachs
Testimony ppresented before the Texas Study Commission on Transportation Finance.
April 8, 2004: Terrorism and the Security of Public Surface Transportation
By Brian Michael Jenkins
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
March 31, 2004: The
Effect of Terrorist Attacks in Spain on Transatlantic Cooperation
in the War on Terror
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European Affairs.
March 23, 2004: Terrorism and Rail Security
By K. Jack Riley
Testimony presented to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
May 6, 2000: The Reauthorization of the National Safety Board
By Cynthia C. Lebow
Testimony presented to the Aviation Subcommittee, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives.
March 19, 1997: Effects of an Auto-Choice Automobile Insurance Plan on Costs and Premiums
By Stephen J. Carroll
Testimony presented to the Joint Economic Committee of the United States
Congress.
View More »Congressional Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, please contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
Protecting US Passenger Rail Systems From Terrorism: Identifying Cost Effective Security Strategies
Presented by K. Jack Riley and Jeremy Wilson
December 11, 2007
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Issues in Rebuilding Affordable Housing on The Mississippi Coast
Mark Bernstein from RAND will be one of the three panelists for the The Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Caucus
March 7, 2006
2:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2226 Rayburn House Office Building
Regulating Senior Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?
Presented by Seth Seabury
October 25, 2007
10 A.M. — 11:00 A.M.
304 Cannon House Office Building
Challenges Facing the Global Supply Chain
This event also introduces the new RAND Supply Chain Policy Center
May 17, 2007
8:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
419 Senate Dirksen Building
Fact Sheet
The following PDF fact sheet encapsulates selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of transportation issues.
What Progress Is Mississippi Making in Rebuilding Its Affordable Housing Stock After Katrina? — Oct. 3, 2007
View More »Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
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