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Commentary

A System Under Strain — 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.

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Among Potential Deficit Remedies, Don't Rule Out Raising Gas Tax — 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, write Martin Wachs.

Commentary

The Future of Transportation Finance: A New Generation of User Fees — 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.

Journal Article

The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Body Mass Index and Physical Activity — Jan 1, 2010

The results of this study suggest that improving neighborhood environments and increasing the public's use of light rail transit systems could provide improvements in health outcomes for millions of individuals.

Commentary

In Support of the Congestion Charge — Aug 7, 2007

In Support of the Congestion Charge, in Washingtonpost.com

Report

Terrorism and the Security of Public Surface Transportation — Dec 21, 2004

Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Judiciary on April 8, 2004.

Report

Onderzoek Studentenkaart 2001: Verantwoording onderzoek en tabellenboek [Research on the Public Transport Pass for Students 2001, Technical Report and Detailed Tables] — Jan 1, 2002

Measures the use of public transportation by students in the Netherlands who own a Public Transport Pass, and analyses and expands upon the resulting data.

Report

Onderzoek Studentenkaart 2001: Rapportage op hoofdlijnen [Research on the Public Transport Pass for Students 2001: Main Report] — Jan 1, 2002

Measures the use of public transportation by students in the Netherlands who own a Public Transport Pass, and analyses and expands upon the resulting data.

Report

Commuting and the residential decisions of Chicago and Detroit central business district workers. — Jan 1, 1963

A presentation of a model for explaining and predicting the travel and residential behavior of the urban population. The model is tested using data on work travel obtained from transportation studies of Chicago and Detroit. For the most part, the t...

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Ph.D. in geophysics and space physics, UCLA; M.S. in geophysics and space physics, UCLA; B.S. in physics, UC San Diego

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David Galvan is an associate physical scientist at RAND with expertise in space science and engineering, remote sensing, and quantitative signal and data analysis. He has policy research interests in space, transportation, the environment, energy, and defense. Galvan has over 13 years experience…

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Benjamin Batorsky is a Ph.D. candidate at Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy analyst at RAND. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2012, earning a Master's in Public Health. He previously worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in New…

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