Transportation and Infrastructure

RAND Europe, a division of RAND, specializes in transportation issues, including planning, policy, safety, and environmental considerations of air, water, and surface systems. Many other RAND divisions participate in research on critical infrastructure, such as power grids or waterways, particularly RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment. View all Transportation and Infrastructure Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security — Nov. 24, 2008

Pennsylvania leaders have an active role to play in coordinating public and private efforts to improve the safety and security of Pennsylvania's extensive and complex railroad system.

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Western Riverside County Habitat Conservation Plan Progressing, but Needs Fine-Tuning — 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.

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Research Highlights Critical Infrastructure Protection — Aug. 20, 2007

Protecting U.S. air, rail, and other critical infrastructure is among the many topics addressed by the RAND Homeland Security Program. This research helps federal, state and local agencies to prevent and mitigate the effects of terrorist activities within America's borders.

November 24, 2008: Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security

November 3, 2008: Western Riverside County Habitat Conservation Plan Progressing, but Needs Fine-Tuning

October 2, 2008: Comprehensive Study on Traffic Congestion in Urban Los Angeles Suggests Ways to Improve Traffic

August 24, 2008: Change Choices, Not Conversation, By Melissa Flournoy (Monroe (LA) News Star)

June 24, 2008: Challenges of Applying Risk Management to Terrorism Security Policy, By Henry H. Willis

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The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State

An examination of options for strengthening the housing and transportation infrastructure of a potential future independent Palestinian state in the context of a large and rapidly growing Palestinian population. The book includes initial cost estimates for improving and expanding infrastructure to facilitate successful development.

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Building a Multinational Global Navigation Satellite System

The U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), now the world's preeminent pointing, navigation, and tracking (PNT) system, will in the not too distant future be joined by the European Union's Galileo, a PNT system planned to be similar to GPS in function and performance. Will the two systems cooperate, providing users with the benefits of both, or will they compete? The authors assess the economic impact of competition and how the United States can address that competition, especially as it affects U.S. economic interests.