Via Urban Institute: “The nation’s second-busiest heavy rail transit system, the Washington, DC area’s Metro, is in crisis. This is a long-term crisis, occasionally punctuated by national headlines, like when smoke filled a train killing one passenger in January 2015, or when nine people died in a crash in June 2009. In both cases, the… Continue Reading
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UK Report – Cycling infrastructure: framework for evaluating economic and social impacts
Technopolis Group on behalf of the UK Department for Transport “This report presents the results of a study to research the options for robustly evaluating the economic and social impacts of investments in new or improved cycling infrastructure, in a mixture of different types of urban and rural areas. The report has been written for evaluation practitioners and commissioners, and while it attempts to avoid… Continue Reading
FAA Aviation Forecasts 2016
Aerospace forecasts – “The FAA has developed a set of assumptions and forecasts consistent with the emerging trends and structural changes taking place within the aviation industry. The purpose of the forecasts is to accurately predict future demand. FAA develops the commercial aviation forecasts and assumptions from statistical (econometric) models that explain and incorporate emerging… Continue Reading
Research Scientist Ixchel Faniel Interviewed about Work on Data Reuse
Via OCLC – Ixchel Faniel, Ph.D., was interviewed by Thomas Padilla for dh+lib as a part of its Data Praxis Series. “Dr. Faniel discussed her interests in reuse of research data within academic communities and the role of libraries and librarians in supporting researchers’ data sharing, management and reuse. The interview ranged over various aspects… Continue Reading
GAO Reports – Federal Protective Service, HUBZone Program, IRS Referral Programs, 2015 Lobbying Disclosure
Federal Protective Service: Enhancements to Performance Measures and Data Quality Processes Could Improve Human Capital Planning, GAO-16-384: Published: Mar 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016. HUBZone Program: Actions Taken on February 2015 GAO Recommendations, GAO-16-423R: Published: Mar 24, 2015. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016. IRS Referral Programs: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Controls and Increase… Continue Reading
GAO Report – Vehicle Safety and NHTSA’s Oversight of Safety Defects
Vehicle Safety: Enhanced Project Management of New Information Technology Could Help Improve NHTSA’s Oversight of Safety Defects, GAO-16-312: Published: Feb 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2016: “NHTSA’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the economic costs due to traffic crashes. As such, NHTSA is responsible for overseeing vehicle safety, a task… Continue Reading
FBI and NHTSA issue warning – Motor Vehicles Increasingly Vulnerable to Remote Exploits
PSA – “Modern motor vehicles often include new connected vehicle technologies that aim to provide benefits such as added safety features, improved fuel economy, and greater overall convenience. Aftermarket devices are also providing consumers with new features to monitor the status of their vehicles. However, with this increased connectivity, it is important that consumers and… Continue Reading
FHWA Announces New Safety Performance Measures, Including Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety
“The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) [March 14, 2016] published new safety performance measures as part of its national safety program, calling for state and regional targets to help reduce highway deaths and injuries, including for the first time, those among people walking and bicycling. The new regulations call for improved data… Continue Reading
INRIX 2015 Traffic Scorecard
“Urbanization continues to drive increased congestion in many major cities worldwide. Strong economies, population growth, higher employment rates and declining gas prices have resulted in more drivers on the road – and more time wasted in traffic. The INRIX 2015 Traffic Scorecard analyzes and compares the state of traffic congestion in countries and 100 major… Continue Reading
Note to DC, MD, VA Commuters – All Metrorail service will be suspended Wednesday, March 16, for emergency inspections
“Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, with support from the Authority’s Board of Directors, today announced the full closure of the Metrorail system on Wednesday, March 16, for emergency inspections of the system’s third-rail power cables following an early morning tunnel fire yesterday. The inspections of approximately 600 “jumper cables” will occur along all tunnel… Continue Reading
D.C. Area’s Housing Prices Based On Proximity To Metro Stations
via dcist: Christina SturdivantLooking to purchase a home near the Metro? Properties close to certain stations are considerably cheaper than others, according to real estate search site Estately, which analyzed pricing info from the last six months of home sales near each of the area’s stations. Today, the site released data showing a $700,000 price… Continue Reading
Alternatives for Making Federal Highway Spending More Productive
“Presentation by Chad Shirley, CBO’s Deputy Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, at the Transportation Policy & Finance Summit of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). Federal spending on highways (or, synonymously, roads) totaled $46 billion in 2014, roughly a quarter of total public spending on highways. But that spending does not correspond very… Continue Reading
