Features
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President’s
Message
By Alfred A. Guebert, P.Eng., PTOE (F)
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Rolling into the Future: Emerging Resources and New Initiatives for Bicycle Transportation
By Richard C. Moeur, P.E.
Recent years have brought a significant expansion of available technical resources for engineering and planning professionals in addressing the needs of bicyclists. Three significant 2008 initiatives are the proposed revision of MUTCD, a new edition of the Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities and a proposed new system of U.S. bicycle routes administered by AASHTO.
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Complete Streets: We Can Get There from Here
By John LaPlante, P.E., PTOE and Barbara McCann
This feature explains the complete streets movement and explores ways to make urban thoroughfares more pedestrian and bicycle friendly and respectful of the surrounding community while not unduly compromising motor vehicle travel. |
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Sustainable Streets: An Emerging Practice
By Ellen Greenberg, AICP
This feature presents the contributions that urban street design can make to achieving sustainability goals. Examples of new and redesigned streets in suburban and high-density contexts built and under construction are described.
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Integrated Corridor Management
By Brian Cronin, Steve Mortensen and Dale Thompson
In this article, which was originally published in the March/April 2008 issue of Public Roads, the authors discuss how USDOT and eight pioneer sites are addressing congestion, empowering travelers, and improving travel time reliability.
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The ITE 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Anaheim, CA, USA: Transportation and Other Items of Interest in Orange County, CA
By Rock E. Miller, P.E., PTOE
This feature provides an overview of some of the interesting, innovative and unique transportation projects and programs in southern California. |
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Transit Station Design—Rider Preferences and Best Practices: Lessons from the American Southwest and Beyond
By Raj V. Ponnaluri, P.E., Celeste A. Gilman and Phil M. Klinkon
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada undertook the development of prototype transit stations that can be easily adapted for use with different types of transit service. This feature summarizes key insights from the research. |
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May 2008
Vol. 78 (5)
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