2012-05-24T14:56:48Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/highway-transportation.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/03/20/DCSTBLOG.html Mar 20, 2012 Mar 20, 2012

Good data can inform decision makers about what really works—how best to relieve congestion and improve supply-chain connectivity to make freight transportation—and hence the U.S. economy—more competitive, write Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, and Johanna Zmud.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-12.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/30/INNOV.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

Our transportation future will be multi-layered and complex—bounded by transportation infrastructure that is under-funded on the one hand and ever-expanding congestion and capacity constraints on the other, writes Johanna Zmud.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1049.html May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011

To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, an analysis of literature on the effects of highway infrastructure spending on the economy offers principles for reforming federal policy and programs, as well as ideas for future research.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/12/25/DFP.html Dec 25, 2010 Dec 25, 2010

A proposed 15-cents-a-gallon gas tax is worth a second look. Among various painful options put forward in the Deficit Reduction Commission's draft report, this tax hike may be well justified, writes Martin Wachs.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/05/14/RFF.html May 14, 2010 May 14, 2010

The principle of paying for roads and transit by charging those who use the system has served our nation well, but in its current form it will soon outlive its usefulness, writes Martin Wachs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z7.html Mar 11, 2010 Mar 11, 2010

<p>How can planners anticipate new choices by road users? RAND Europe examines induced traffic effects.</p>

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2010/03/08/surface_transportation_finance.html Mar 7, 2010 Mar 7, 2010

In this March 8, 2010, Congressional Briefing, Martin Wachs and Paul Sorensen discuss alternative funding streams for highway and public transportation improvements that Congress can consider as it focuses on the pending reauthorization of the federal transportation bill.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/06/09.html Jun 9, 2009 Jun 9, 2009

The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/06/02.html Jun 2, 2009 Jun 2, 2009

Policymakers need to address equity concerns early when implementing congestion pricing to improve traffic flow, as each situation is unique and must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/11/03/riverside.html Nov 3, 2008 Nov 3, 2008

Western Riverside County's Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan -- a sweeping effort to protect endangered and threatened species while accelerating the approval of transportation improvements -- has made significant progress, but needs modifying to reach its goals in Southern California's changing economy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP189.html Jul 18, 2007 Jul 18, 2007

<p>Drivers 65 and older are just one-third as likely as drivers 15 to 24 to cause auto accidents, and not much more likely than drivers 25 to 64 to cause accidents. </p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/09/index1.html May 9, 2007 May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/03/index2.html May 3, 2007 May 3, 2007

May 3, 2007 news release: RAND Says Further Study Warranted on Save the World Air Technology.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/10/25/SDUT.html Oct 25, 2006 Oct 25, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Paying for Our Transportation Needs, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/08/22/ND.html Aug 22, 2006 Aug 22, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security, in Newsday.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/05/03/SJMN.html May 3, 2004 May 3, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4945.html Dec 31, 1965 Dec 31, 1965

Description of a computer program to evaluate the capability of transportation networks to deliver supplies, as road segments or arcs of the network are successively destroyed and repaired. The program, written in FORTRAN IV, can be adapted for any o...

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<em>Senior Principal Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School</em><br>Ph.D. and M.S. in urban and regional planning, Northwestern University; B.S. in civil engineering, City University of New York